The 2023 Atlantic hurricane season has been well above the historical average in terms of the number of storms, although compared to recent hyperactive seasons, it has largely flown under the radar, as the majority of the tropical storms and hurricanes have remained over the open waters of the ocean. With only a few weeks […]
Well, El Niño has arrived. There’s 100% certainty El Niño will last through early winter, the Climate Prediction Center, a division of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, recently said, and a 90% or higher chance it lasts into spring. As AccuWeather reports, El Niño typically divides the country in half, but where the dividing line […]
Violent shaking from an earthquake can strike suddenly, without warning, and at any time of the year, day or night — and residents of California are hardly the only people in danger. As CNN reports, forty-five states and territories of the United States are at moderate to very high risk of earthquakes, and every region […]
At least 129 people have been killed in an earthquake that struck a remote part of northwestern Nepal overnight on Friday and toppled multiple buildings as officials warned that the death toll could rise. As Accuweather reports, the quake measured magnitude 5.6 according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS) and hit some 42 kilometers […]
On the second Sunday of March, at 2 a.m., clocks in most of the United States and many other countries move forward one hour and stay there for nearly eight months in what is called Daylight Saving Time (yes you read that right – the correct term is Daylight Saving Time, not Savings). On the […]
Just over thirty years ago, a trio of atmospheric factors came together to form a storm so uniquely dangerous and powerful that its mesmerizing development could only be described in one way: perfect. As Accuweather reports, that’s how Bob Case, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Boston, categorized the storm at the time. […]
When envisioning a tumblin’ tumbleweed, one usually thinks of a lone bush wafting across a deserted desert highway. But that’s not what happened in Great Falls, Montana, last week. Tumbleweeds piled up into mountainous heaps against homes in the area in central Montana during a high wind event that blasted through the state on Tuesday. […]
September-like heat is underway across the Southwest, AccuWeather meteorologists say. The unseasonable heat will challenge daily record highs in several locations. “Strong high pressure will build into the West, leading to significant warming over much of the West,” AccuWeather Senior Meteorologist Heather Zehr said. “The peak of the heat for much of California will be Thursday, but over the […]
It has been one rainy weekend after another in the Northeast recently, and there’s a strong signal that a significant storm will develop along the East Coast this weekend, AccuWeather meteorologists say. It has the potential to become a full-fledged nor’easter, which will bring soaking rain and strong winds. Past Nor’easters have been responsible for billions of […]
The weather pattern across the Great Lakes and Northeast will suddenly switch from summerlike to brrrisk autumn conditions in the coming days. A November-like chill will sweep in and may even trigger snow in some places this weekend. AccuWeather meteorologists warn that the transition will be preceded by a dose of heavy rain and the risk of […]