Typhoon Yagi, Asia’s most powerful storm this year, has left dozens dead since sweeping across southern China and Southeast Asia last week, leaving a trail of destruction with its intense rainfall and powerful winds. As AccuWeather reports, after hitting the Philippines, where it killed more than a dozen people, it churned westwards towards southern China and shortly […]
Rocky debris blasted away from the tiny asteroid Dimorphos when NASA’s DART spacecraft intentionally slammed into it in 2022 could create the first human-made meteor shower known as the Dimorphids, new study has found. As AccuWeather reports, the space agency planned the DART, or Double Asteroid Redirection Test, mission to carry out a full-scale assessment of asteroid […]
Meteorological fall is underway, pumpkin spice flavors are being infused into food and drinks, and college football season has kicked off. However, there’s no better sign that autumn has arrived than a hillside of trees transformed into an ocean of yellow, orange and red As AccuWeather reports, due to recent and upcoming weather patterns across the […]
The autumnal equinox marks the start of fall across the Northern Hemisphere, but meteorologists commonly consider a different date to mark the start of the new season. As AccuWeather reports, equinox comes from the Latin words aequi, which means equal, and nox, which means night. On the day of the equinox, the sun’s rays are most direct […]
September marks the changing of the seasons and the arrival of cooler weather across the Northern Hemisphere, but the cosmos has two more easy-to-see astronomy events lined up before astronomical autumn officially arrives. From a “Super Harvest Moon eclipse” to the autumnal equinox, here are the top three astronomy events to mark on your calendar this month, […]
After the earliest start on record and a brutal first half of the 2024 Hurricane Season, the Atlantic is currently uncharacteristically quiet before the busiest part of the season is still to come. But while the Atlantic takes a breather, the Pacific Hurricane Season is taking center stage. As USA Today reports, after getting soaked […]
German astronomer Johannes Kepler made sketches of sunspots in 1607 from his observations of the sun’s surface — and centuries later, the pioneering drawings are helping scientists solve a solar mystery. Even though everything in the solar system revolves around the sun, scientists have yet to unlock many of the star’s secrets. However, as CNN […]
The eastern and central Pacific have come to life recently with multiple tropical features brewing since last week, including one named storm. However, while Tropical Storm Gilma does not pose a threat to land, a vigorous feature farther west may soon be the next tropical storm and could wander close to Hawaii, AccuWeather meteorologists warn. The tropical […]
As autumn leaves begin to transform the landscape into hues of red and gold, the weather patterns across the United States will also start to shift. However, for many eagerly awaiting the arrival of sweater weather and cool, cozy evenings, it may feel like summer is overstaying its welcome. As AccuWeather reports, Meteorological autumn begins on […]
Tropical Storm Debby – the fourth named storm of the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season – formed Saturday in the Gulf of Mexico, according to the National Hurricane Center. The storm follows Tropical Storms Alberto and Chris, and deadly and destructive Hurricane Beryl, which wreaked havoc across the U.S. in July. As USA Today reports, Debby is expected to […]