In three separate incidents this year – two in June alone – rare deep-sea oarfish, nicknamed “doomsday fish,” have washed up on beaches in Tamil Nadu, India, Tasmania, and Mexico, stirring ancient legends and online speculation. As AccuWeather reports, some cultures believe oarfish are harbingers of natural disasters. The monstrous, snake-like appearance of these huge, […]
The sunniest time of the year is here. Solar Summer – one of the lesser-known versions of the season – has arrived in the Northern Hemisphere. As AccuWeather reports, there are many ways to quantify the season. Memorial Day weekend signals the start of summer for beachgoers and vacationers across the United States. Weather forecasters […]
Tracking seaweed might sound like a boring job, but the scientists at the University of South Florida Optical Oceanography Lab take it very seriously. As AccuWeather reports, at the end of May, they sounded the alarm: Sargassum seaweed is forming earlier and in more abundance than ever this season in the Atlantic — worse than the […]
While the idea of a massive dust cloud from the deserts of Africa hitting the United States might seem like the plot of a sci-fi movie — it’s actually just an annual weather event that can give way to some spectacular seaside sunsets. What is an SAL? What Causes It? Thunderstorms and the jostling position of a […]
Atlantic hurricane season 2025 is almost here and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says a “confluence of factors” are set to fuel tropical cyclones in coming months. NOAA officials said to prepare for danger now as they released a forecast that predicts a 60% chance of an “above-normal hurricane season.” As USA Today reports, specifically, NOAA is […]
Accuweather recently shared video of a dust devil spinning up a neighborhood baseball field in Florence, Alabama. According to reports, it was a mostly sunny day in mid May, and a youth baseball league was outside practicing when a tornado-like whirlwind seemed to appear out of nowhere, sweeping across the infield as if it was […]
Severe thunderstorms are known for producing hazards such as dangerous winds, damaging hail and large, destructive tornadoes. But medical experts say there’s another reason to take precautions before a storm. “Thunderstorm asthma” was first reported in the 1980s in England and Australia, and doctors have described it as an attack of asthma that starts or […]
Summer is right around the corner, and as people prepare for their vacation season, weather forecasters have been dropping some troubling news about what might be in store. How Meteorologists Predict the Summer Weather Trends As Grist reports, to make their predictions, AccuWeather’s seasonal forecast looks at weather trends in March and April, as well […]
From shiny metallic blue amphitheaters that serve as floodwater storage pools, basketball courts, and skateboarding rinks to double-decker road tunnels that can fill with stormwater and still remain usable for travel, cities around the world feature creatively designed multipurpose facilities that can both protect communities from weather disasters and bring people together in public spaces […]
Flooding can strike in seconds or days in various forms, each with its own life-threatening potential. “Sometimes people are not taking flooding situations as seriously as a tornado or hurricane or a big blizzard and sometimes can underestimate the power that water,” AccuWeather Chief Meteorologist Jon Porter said. “Unfortunately, that claims a lot of lives.” As AccuWeather reports, all […]