AccuWeather meteorologists are alerting residents across the southern United States of another severe weather event that is expected to evolve by the middle of the new week. Many of the same areas that were struck by violent weather this past week will once again face a risk to life and property. Locations from Mississippi, Alabama and Georgia to […]
Recovery and search efforts continued in the South on Friday, a day after severe storms and tornadoes raked the region, killing at least nine people, blowing roofs off homes and cutting power for thousands. As CNN reports, at least seven people were killed in central Alabama’s Autauga County alone, with two others – including a 5-year-old boy […]
Lightning is one of nature’s most powerful forces, and in 2022, there was an increase in lightning activity in the United States. In fact, there were more lightning bolts detected across the U.S. last year than there have been since the turn of the decade. Vaisala Xweather, an environmental measurements company, has released its annual […]
Glaciers are set to lose substantially more ice and contribute more to sea level rise than current scientific estimates project, according to a new report. Using new satellite data to model different climate change scenarios, researchers found that up to half of glaciers could be lost by the end of the century, even if the world’s ambitious global climate targets […]
Weeks after Hawaii’s Mauna Loa erupted for the first time in decades, neighboring volcano Kilauea is showing activity again after a brief pause, according to officials. According to CNN, Kilauea, which had stopped erupting last month for the first time since September 2021 amid Mauna Loa’s own lava eruption and subsequent slowdown — had increased earthquake activity beneath its […]
The deadly bomb cyclone that crashed into California last week will not be the end of dangerous storm conditions, with the state rushing to recover before another round of potentially damaging rain and winds make their presence felt. Governor Gavin Newsom has already declared a State of Emergency to help release crucial funding and resources to the […]
Here’s something to look forward to in the new year: 2023 could give us a once-in-a-generation chance to see a brand new comet grace our skies. Stargazers can keep their eyes peeled for Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) throughout January and early February, although they’ll need a telescope or binoculars to spot it at first. As the comet […]
A very wet, and in some cases record breaking rainfall, for December in the western U.S., some people are starting to scratch their heads, wondering about this predicted “Triple Dip” La Niña. The explanation from weather experts is that while the ENSO Outlook remains at La Niña, there are some signs that La Niña is […]
The forecast proved to be prophetic. A Category 4 atmospheric river would bring copious amounts of rain to the San Francisco Bay Area. But no one was really ready for just how much would fall. By the time the storm ended, San Francisco would receive 5.46 inches of rain over a 24-hour period. “This makes […]
The first mission to survey nearly all of the water on Earth’s surface has launched. The international Surface Water and Ocean Topography mission, known as SWOT, lifted off aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California earlier this month, and the first stage of the rocket has successfully landed back […]