It’s summer beach season, and people all over the country are trying to beat the heat by heading for the shores and cooling waters. But those waters can become deadly if you find yourself caught up in a rip current. According to the National Weather Service, 2026 has already seen multiple surf zone fatalities, exacerbated […]
The state of Illinois has already seen more tornado reports than it has in any year since records began, while “tornado alley” states are lagging behind this year in the annual tornado tally. Illinois Leads the Nation in Tornado Reports for 2026 As AccuWeather reports, Illinois has led the nation in preliminary tornado reports for […]
A record amount of sargassum seaweed has been washing ashore across South Florida since May, frustrating beachgoers and creating a growing challenge for coastal communities. The brown seaweed has piled up along beaches throughout the region, leaving behind large mounds that many visitors say are affecting their beach experience, and it’s even been increasing in June. […]
A solstice lasts only a moment, when the sun is at its farthest north in our sky for an entire year. Yet many will celebrate this solstice for a whole day. What is a solstice? And what makes this day so special? What is Summer Solstice? According to EarthSky, at the June solstice, the sun […]
It seems like there have been more and more reports of serious – and deadly – flooding events across the United States. In June 2026, multiple U.S. regions experienced significant flooding, with heavy rain, slow-moving storms, and high tides contributing to widespread impacts, including Houston and Central Texas, Indiana, and Chicago, Illinois. And this week, […]
El Niño has formed in the Pacific Ocean and is expected to intensify in the coming months, meteorologists say. As Yahoo News reports, last week, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) officially confirmed the arrival of El Niño, a prolonged period of warming sea surface temperatures in the central and eastern Pacific, which affects weather patterns […]
“It’s not the heat, it’s the humidity”. That’s a partly valid phrase you may have heard in the summer, but it’s actually both. What is a Heat Index? According to the National Weather Service (NWS), the heat index, also known as the “apparent temperature,” is what the temperature feels like to the human body when […]
For many people, the glow of fireflies marks the heart of summer, but as AccuWeather reports, the timing of those displays depends heavily on location, weather, habitat and species. AccuWeather built a map with Global Biodiversity Information Facility data to highlight the timing of the Big Dipper Firefly, Photinus pyralis, across the central and eastern […]
The first of two major planetary alignments of June is unfolding as Jupiter and Venus shine side-by-side in the evening sky. As AccuWeather reports, it will be hard to miss the pairing in the western sky after sunset, as the two can be easily seen without a telescope. Venus will be the brighter of the […]
World Ocean Day (WOD) is celebrated annually every 8th of June. The concept was originally proposed over 30 years ago, in 1992, by Canada’s International Centre for Ocean Development (ICOD) and the Ocean Institute of Canada (OIC) at the annual Earth Summit – UN Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED) in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The Ocean Project […]