In the wake of Hurricane Fiona and Ian, thousands of people are still picking up the pieces of what remains. AccuWeather has collected a list of several organizations that are offering services to victims and accepting donations. Project HOPE Project HOPE is an organization that works to provide care for evacuees and supports local health care […]
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This Year’s Tricky Triple Dip La Niña won’t be a Carbon Copy of the Last Two
AccuWeather senior meteorologist Paul Pastelok and his team of long-range forecasters are predicting a “triple dip La Niña” for the Winter season of 2022, as it is the third winter in a row that La Niña will shape the weather patterns across the U.S. The regular climate phenomenon occurs when the water near the equator in […]
Meteorologists are Monitoring What’s Next in the Atlantic in wake of Ian
In the wake of Ian, AccuWeather meteorologists are monitoring specific zones of the Atlantic basin where new tropical development may occur in the coming week or two. Experts say the season is far from over, with its official close not until November 30. It took over four months into the 2022 Atlantic hurricane season for the basin’s […]
The Latest on Hurricane Ian’s Track
It looks like this year’s Atlantic Hurricane System, which had a historically late start, with zero hurricanes throughout the month of August, is trying to make up for lost time in September. As AccuWeather reports, Floridians have rushed to evacuate ahead of Hurricane Ian as the Category 3 storm, packing maximum sustained winds of 120 […]
September started out feeling like Summer’s Heat and Drought would never end, but just wait until the shift in October
The start of meteorological autumn is likely to feel more like summer for millions across the Midwest and Northeast as a persistent weather pattern continues to promote above-normal warmth across the region. But, according to AccuWeather meteorologists, big changes are expected to take place as the calendar flips to October. Spells of dry weather paired […]
The Triple Dip La Nina fueled Drought will Exacerbate the already Active 2022 Fire Season
Widespread, long-term drought and the impending Triple Dip La Nina weather pattern has set the stage for another active wildfire season across most of the Western U.S., but the worst of the fires are expected to develop in different areas compared to 2021. As AccuWeather reports, North American monsoon has provided some drought relief across […]
La Niña to help reignite Atlantic hurricane season
The weather pattern in the Southeast will be influenced by several factors this autumn, including the unusually warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico and a significant climate pattern unfolding thousands of miles away. For the third year in a row, La Niña will be one of the dominant factors in the global weather pattern. […]
Meteorological Fall is Here (Even though it still feels like Summer)
September has arrived, marking the return of pumpkin spice lattes, football season and cooler weather, but AccuWeather long-range forecasters say that it may take some time for the latter to come to fruition across the United States. Meteorological autumn officially kicked off on Thursday, September 1, and will continue through Wednesday, November 30. AccuWeather meteorologists […]
Danielle strengthens into First Hurricane os the 2022 Atlantic Season
One day after becoming a tropical storm, the first in the basin since Colin in early July, Danielle strengthened into a Category 1 hurricane over the North Atlantic Ocean on Friday morning. As AccuWeather reports, the hurricane wasn’t a threat to land as it was located 885 miles west of the Azores, an island chain […]
August has been an Eerily Quiet month for Hurricanes, but September is Looming Large
The Atlantic Ocean has been void of tropical systems since early July, and the basin is on the verge of historic inactivity for the month of August. But AccuWeather meteorologists say that the tropics may soon come alive as they are tracking a few different areas for potential tropical development by early September. At least two out […]