If it feels like the number of tornadoes this year has been way above average, you’re right. Spring is the peak of severe weather season across the United States, but 2024 has been incredibly active, particularly over the past few weeks, which has sent the annual tornado count toward record territory. As AccuWeather reports, as […]
Wildfires in North America made international headlines in 2023 as millions of people were cast under thick clouds of smoke from massive infernos. Air quality plummeted to dangerous levels and transformed famous skylines into views more akin to an apocalyptic horror movie. The 2024 wildfire season is right around the corner, and although AccuWeather meteorologists […]
In Antarctica, gold literally rains from the sky. Tucked in among the glaciers, fiery Mount Erebus is the southernmost active volcano on Earth, providing a bit of heat amid the frozen landscape, but it also provides a wealth of gold mixed within its ashes. As AccuWeather reports, according to a 2017 study, the frozen continent […]
A rare double-emergence of cicada broods is about to swarm the eastern United States in the coming weeks, scientists say. As AccuWeather reports, Brood 13, which emerges every 17 years, and Brood 19, which emerges every 13, will join together for the first time since 1803. To put that into perspective, that’s when the Louisiana […]
What could be Mother Nature’s form of a cruel April Fools’ joke for fans of warm weather will be a reality for Great Lakes and Northeast residents during the early days of the new month: February-like cold and heavy snow. As AccuWeather reports, a storm making a cross-country trek over the coming days will bring […]
Spring is underway with hints of summer right around the corner. The changing weather with the seasons can incite a symphony of sneezes and sniffles from allergy sufferers across the United States. AccuWeather meteorologists are already warning that it could be a bad year for allergies due to the weather. “This year will start off […]
We’ve all seen those white streaks trailing behind jets, creating stripes against the blue sky. The lines are called contrails, short for condensation trails, and they appear when water vapor condenses and freezes around the exhaust from an aircraft, according to the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research. At least, that’s what science says. As AccuWeather reports, in recent […]
While no reports of tornadoes came in the first week of March, there were many landspouts, which are considered cousins to the tornado. As Accuweather reports, landspouts, sometimes called “landspout tornadoes,” are formed differently. Unlike tornadoes spawned by rotating thunderstorms, landspouts start as a column of spinning air near the ground and are not connected to the […]
The utility company that provides power to most of the Texas Panhandle says its facilities appear to have played a role in the start of the state’s largest-ever wildfire, which incinerated over one million acres and left residents sifting through the destruction of their homes. “Based on currently available information, Xcel Energy acknowledges that its facilities appear to have […]
An astronomical double-header is slated for one of the first nights of spring, including a precursor to April’s highly-anticipated total solar eclipse. From views of Mercury to a Worm Moon, here are AccuWeather’s top astronomy events to mark on your calendar in March. March 10: Spring Forward Daylight Saving Time begins on Sunday, March 10, […]