Winter weather creates difficult driving conditions, and if drivers aren’t prepared for ice and snow, situations can quickly turn dangerous. As AccuWeather reports, according to the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety, winter storms and bad weather are factors in nearly half a million crashes each year and more than 2,000 deaths every winter. Here are some tips […]
A sudden stratospheric warming is weakening the polar vortex, and is setting the stage for what could be one of the coldest Decembers in years. As AccuWeather reports, the first of three rounds of cold Arctic air from a shifting polar vortex has sent temperatures plunging across the central and eastern U.S., threatening centuries-old record lows in […]
The days continue to get shorter and to further remind you the winter solstice approaches, December’s full moon is known as the longest night moon. That December full moon, also called the “Cold Moon,” is set to rise amid the longest nights of the year as a special, large, bright supermoon that will shine for days. As […]
After more than 200 years of weather wisdom, folklore, and time-tested advice, editors announced that the 2026 Farmer’s Almanac will be the last edition. The website will remain operational only through the end of this December. “Many of you grew up hearing your parents or grandparents quote from the Almanac, always having a copy nearby. Maybe you have planted by […]
The 2025 Atlantic hurricane season proved to be consequential, even though no hurricanes made landfall in the U.S for the first time since 2015. How the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season unfolded As ABC News reports, Sunday, November 30, marks the official end of the Atlantic hurricane season, and for the first time in a decade, […]
We’ve all been there – we check our phone’s weather app before leaving for work or a trip. And yet so often we still end up shedding our coats, wishing we had brought a coat, running for cover from rain, or wind, or some other adverse condition that wasn’t predicted. What gives? Why can’t our […]
The snow and ice of winter are here. Even those of us who are winter driving “experts” need a brush-up on the science of driving in the snow and driving on the ice. Knowing what happens when we hit the brakes and how to keep tires gripping the road can save you from towing and car […]
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake shook Hawaii on Tuesday night, striking on the southern side of the Kilauea volcano, hot on the heels (pun intended) of another major eruption from the active volcano. Tuesday was a crazy day for the Big Island, and we’re not talking about Thanksgiving travel. Kilauea Erupts… Again First, Kilauea – one of the […]
“Don’t go out in cold weather with wet hair or you’ll catch a cold!” Many people have heard this sentiment throughout their lifetimes from well-meaning parents or grandparents. Many have passed the advice along to their own children. But as AccuWeather reports, just how true are these cold weather warnings? “I call these ‘everybody knows […]
The polar vortex is forecast to weaken unusually early, and that could lead to more persistent cold weather in at least parts of the U.S. in December. Last week, almost 100 daily record lows were tied or broken in the East and South, including some “coldest so early in season” record ties. That cold retreated quickly from […]