NASA has set April 1 as the target launch date for the Artemis II mission, sending four astronauts on a 10-day test flight around the moon. According to NASA, at 11:21 a.m. EDT on Friday, March 20, NASA’s Artemis II SLS (Space Launch System) rocket and Orion spacecraft arrived at Launch Pad 39B after an 11-hour journey from the Vehicle Assembly Building at […]
The rare superbloom that lit up Death Valley National Park in recent weeks is fading as an early-season heat wave bakes the Southwest. “Due to hot weather and high winds, many areas are now past peak,” the National Park Service said last week. As AccuWeather reports, on March 17, the temperature in Death Valley reached 100 degrees, […]
A major shift in the Pacific Ocean known as the El Niño climate pattern is increasingly likely to develop this summer and continue through the 2026 Atlantic hurricane season. As AccuWeather reports, NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center (CPC) says La Niña conditions — when waters in the central and eastern Pacific Ocean near the equator are […]
It’s been a tale of two extreme weather conditions across America this week. As the Midwest and Eastern region freeze under record-breaking blizzard conditions not seen in over 100 years, the western states are frying inside a heat dome that’s bringing the hottest temps to hit the month of March, ever. Record-Breaking Blizzard conditions and […]
Welcome, vernal equinox! Are you excited about the start of spring? Learn how daylight grows longer, flowers begin to bloom, and nature awakens from its winter slumber. Embrace the season of renewal and fresh beginnings! When Is the First Day of Spring 2026? As the Old Farmer’s Almanac reports, in 2026, the March equinox happens on March […]
There’s nothing more disgusting while trying to enjoy a pristine, sandy beach and clear blue water than smelly piles of sargassum lining the beaches and surf. Unfortunately, this year is shaping up to be one of the worst years for sargassum on record. As The Weather Channel reports, the University of South Florida Optical Oceanography […]
Winter barely showed up the way it usually does for millions of people from Oregon to Texas, as nine states logged their warmest meteorological winter on record. As AccuWeather reports, the winter season is defined as Dec. 1 through the end of February. These dates are agreed upon by meteorologists for record-keeping and comparison purposes, […]
La Niña is rapidly disintegrating and according to the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) there is now a 60% possibility of a transition to ENSO-neutral conditions between March and April, with a rising chance that El Niño could arrive in the Fall months. While the transition to ENSO-neutral sounds pleasant enough and could even be gradual, […]
This week, the midwestern region and some parts of the south are on high alert for severe thunderstorms and tornadoes, including nocturnal tornadoes. Nocturnal Tornadoes are Twice as Deadly Tornadoes at night are more than twice as likely to be deadly as those during the day, according to a study done at Northern Illinois University. After examining […]
After a multiday risk of severe thunderstorms sprang to life across the central United States much of last week, responsible for the deaths of at least 8 people in the region, AccuWeather meteorologists warn that more severe weather is on the way toward the middle of this week across the Plains and Ohio Valley. A […]