As water levels plummet to record lows in the mighty Mississippi River, some interesting finds have emerged. As the Associated Press (AP) reports, a shipwreck, which archaeologists believe to be a ferry that sunk in the late 1800s to early 1900s, was spotted by a Baton Rouge resident walking along the Louisiana shore of the […]
According to Accuweather meteorologists, mild winter is in the forecast for most of the southeastern U.S., but it’s not the air temperature that forecasters are keeping a close eye on. Instead, it’s the water temperature in the Gulf of Mexico and along the Atlantic Seaboard that has meteorologists’ attention. “The water temperatures are going to […]
In the days leading up to Ian making landfall, weather forecasters were all warning of the Storm Surge. Before the cyclone even makes landfall, it will start pushing a dangerous flood of ocean water inland, hence the “surge.” The water can rush in quickly, carrying away people and property, washing out streets and other infrastructure, […]
When Hurricane Ian ripped through Florida and the Carolinas, almost every report from a weather forecast described the affect that wind shear had on the impending storm. So it begs the question, what exactly IS wind shear, anyway, and what does it have to do with hurricanes? What is Wind Shear? Wind shear is a […]
In the wake of Ian, AccuWeather meteorologists are monitoring specific zones of the Atlantic basin where new tropical development may occur in the coming week or two. Experts say the season is far from over, with its official close not until Nov. 30. It took over four months into the 2022 Atlantic hurricane season for the basin’s […]
Meteorologists are all taking about the Triple Dip, but La Niña will not be the only meteorological force at play that could shape the weather patterns across the U.S. during the upcoming winter. As AccuWeather reports, on January 15, 2022, the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai volcano, an underwater volcano located about 2,200 miles northeast of Sydney, […]
In the wake of Hurricane Fiona and Ian, thousands of people are still picking up the pieces of what remains. AccuWeather has collected a list of several organizations that are offering services to victims and accepting donations. Project HOPE Project HOPE is an organization that works to provide care for evacuees and supports local health care […]
In the wake of Hurricane Ian’s devastating strike in Florida, the Atlantic hurricane season still has a little less than two months left, as The Weather Channel reports, including the typically active month of October. This latest disturbance, known to meteorologists as Invest 91L, is in the southeastern Caribbean just north of the coast of South […]
AccuWeather senior meteorologist Paul Pastelok and his team of long-range forecasters are predicting a “triple dip La Niña” for the Winter season of 2022, as it is the third winter in a row that La Niña will shape the weather patterns across the U.S. The regular climate phenomenon occurs when the water near the equator in […]
The cleanup continues in Florida from Ian, which the majority of Floridians will tell you is “the worst hurricane I’ve ever lived through.” The total economic impact is still undetermined, the damage assessments continue, and the death toll rises, but here are some of the early measures of Ian’s catastrophic impact, via Reuters: DEATH TOLL […]