Earth’s temperature was off the charts this year, and scientists just confirmed what much of planet already felt coming: 2023 will officially be the hottest year on record. As CNN reports, the analysis from the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service found this year’s global temperature will be more than 1.4 degrees Celsius warmer than […]
At least six people died Saturday after tornadoes tore through parts of Tennessee, officials said. As the sun rose across the state early Sunday morning, residents – and crews who spent a tough night digging through wreckage in search of survivors – were getting their first look at the destruction in daylight. Homes were destroyed, […]
The 2023 astronomical calendar has been packed with a variety of captivating celestial sights, and the year will conclude with a slate of events that includes a highly-anticipated meteor shower. As Accuweather reports, December’s longer nights present more time for stargazing, including the chance to see the return of the famous constellation Orion. Early morning stargazers have […]
As a fire hose of rain, known as an atmospheric river, continues in western Washington and Oregon, small streams and rivers have become raging torrents, posing significant threats to lives and property throughout the week. The atmospheric river turned deadly near Portland, Oregon, Monday when a man was swept away along Johnson Creek. A second death was […]
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. […]