AccuWeather meteorologists report that there is a chance for a new tropical storm south of Mexico to redevelop over the southwestern Gulf of Mexico during the opening days of the Atlantic hurricane season. Forecasters expect Tropical Storm Agatha, which formed in the East Pacific early Saturday morning, to move inland over Mexico with torrential rain […]
Summer is fast approaching and many people across Europe could be facing another summer that rivals the record-setting heat experienced in 2021, but the warm weather is only part of the story of the weather pattern across the continent in the coming months. AccuWeather’s team of long-range forecasters has been analyzing the weather patterns around […]
Better wind forecasting can save American consumers millions of dollars a year on their collective utility bills, according to a new study by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Wind energy costs have already plummeted thanks to more efficient turbines, but there’s still a major hurdle to overcome when it comes to renewable energy: intermittency. Unlike coal and […]
It appears that the Southwest’s crippling drought has a morbid side effect: bodies long gone into the depths of what was once a deep Lake Mead are being revealed as the lake levels drop to historic lows. More human remains were found at Lake Mead less than a week after a body in a barrel was […]
With eyes on the massive Calf Canyon / Hermits Peak Fire raging through New Mexico, and extreme heat and more strong winds on the way, the term “fire whirl” has come into play. When high winds and fire heat meet, it can be a destructive and deadly combination in the forest. Extreme heat and turbulence […]
The Calf Canyon/Hermits Peak Fire has become the largest fire in New Mexico history, burning 298,060 acres, officials said. The blaze, burning east of Santa Fe, is 27% contained with 2,015 personnel working to contain the fire, officials said Monday on a Facebook page providing updates on the effort to quell it. As CNN reports, […]
For the first time, astronomers have captured an image of the supermassive black hole at the center of our galaxy. It’s the first direct observation confirming the presence of the black hole, known as Sagittarius A*, as the beating heart of the Milky Way. This result provides overwhelming evidence that the object is indeed a […]
The water cycle, also known as the hydrologic cycle, refers to the continuous movement of water between the earth and the atmosphere. There are many components to the water cycle, but we’ll just break down the most important ones. Evaporation and Transpiration According to the National Weather Service (NWS), Evaporation is the process by which […]
Parts of Utah saw wet weather in recent days, but it wasn’t enough to dampen the state’s crippling drought. Water managers are bracing for another year of shortages, with the lack of moisture expected to impact wildlife populations and drop the Great Salt Lake to a record low for a second year in a row. […]
As reported by AccuWeather.com, three University of Oklahoma meteorology students died in a tragic car crash on their return trip from Kansas last Friday, where they had successfully intercepted a tornado while on a routine storm chasing outing. According to a report from The New York Times, Nicholas Nair, 20, Gavin Short, 19, and Drake Brooks, 22, had been traveling […]