After severe flooding closed Yellowstone National Park for the first time in history, visitors will have to wait a little longer to reenter as upcoming storms could aggravate existing flood conditions. According to AccuWeather, the timing of the reopening of Yellowstone National Park remained unknown Wednesday as cleanup continues and the threat of additional storms […]
An incoming plume of dust from the Sahara Desert will create vivid, picturesque sunsets and sunrises from Texas to Florida over this week, according to AccuWeather meteorologists. Thanks to a weather pattern called the “African easterly jet,” which consists of strong low- to midlevel winds in the atmosphere over central Africa, an enormous plume of dust has […]
The maker of one of the United States’ most beloved condiments has been forced to suspend production of its iconic spicy sauces until at least Labor Day. A worsening drought and rising temperatures are to blame. In a letter sent out to customers in mid-April, the company said it is facing a severe shortage of chili and […]
Summer isn’t the only season that begins this month. June also marks the start of supermoon season for astronomy lovers. Supermoons are annual occurrences happening in sets of three or four and provide skywatchers and photographers with great opportunities to observe Earth’s celestial companion. This year features a trilogy of supermoons with the first of the […]
A veteran meteorologist who helped lead Hurricane Katrina recovery efforts and oversaw the National Hurricane Center during an onslaught of record-breaking storm activity in 2020 will now take the helm of the National Weather Service, the agency announced Tuesday. Ken Graham, the four-year director of the National Hurricane Center, will begin his tenure as NWS […]
Tourists on Lake Powell captured astounding video of massive red rocks on the side of the reservoir toppling over into the water, generating a wave powerful enough to capsize a small watercraft. As reported by AccuWeather, Mila Carter and her husband Steve were out boating on Lake Powell — a human-made reservoir on the Colorado […]
Call it the bright side of the planet’s climate crisis. An extreme drought in Iraq helped a team of Kurdish and German archaeologists to uncover what is believed to be the ancient city of Zakhiku. Zakhiku had long been lost underneath the waters of the Mosul reservoir, according to a press release from the University […]
One of the primary factors driving an increase in tick-borne diseases is climate change. Warming temperatures create more hospitable conditions for ticks and their animal hosts, thus creating more opportunities for ticks to spread diseases. In fact, the EPA uses Lyme disease as an indicator of climate change, highlighting the interconnection of human activity, the […]
Unusual dryness has affected large portions of Europe so far this year, and a new report that analyzed the ongoing drought situation across the continent has revealed concerning signs in some of the region’s vital river basins as the summer months quickly approach. The report by the Global Drought Observatory (GDO) of the Copernicus Emergency Management […]
The recently-ranked largest fire in New Mexico history was found Friday to have been caused by a prescribed burn that had concluded in January before reigniting in April following at least three winter weather events. Forest Service investigators determined that the Calf Canyon Fire, which has charred over 312,000 acres in the Pecos/Las Vegas Ranger […]