New York City has struggled with fires in its parks and open spaces in 2024, a record-breaking dry year for the Big Apple, including more than 200 such blazes over a recent two week period. As USA Today reports, residents who fled more than 160 homes along the New York-New Jersey border over the weekend due to a […]
An official announcement that La Niña has formed could come as soon as mid-November, when federal forecasters give their monthly update on the climate pattern. As USA Today reports, Current mild weather notwithstanding, winter is still coming – and a looming La Niña in the Pacific Ocean could impact the forecast for winter in 2024-25. An official announcement […]
Even though we’re well into the Fall season, residents of highly populated areas in California are being urged to exercise caution around fire sources as several factors combine to dramatically increase the risk of blazes this week as strong offshore winds are predicted to blow across the state. As USA Today reports, more than 25 […]
Hot enough for you? Unusual summer temps have been hanging on across much of the U.S., forecasters said, and no real cold is in sight in the forecast until at least mid-November. As USA Today reports, according to the National Weather Service, “a quiet and relatively uneventful fall weather pattern will be in place across the […]
Another storm threat could be brewing in the Caribbean when this historically brutal Atlantic Basin hurricane season rolls into its final month later this week, forecasters say. As USA Today reports, the season that brought massive damage − some estimates put damages from Helene and Milton at almost $100 billion − could face a new tropical threat […]
It’s almost bedtime and you’ve just let your dog out before hitting the hay. As your pooch approaches the door, a smell emerges – skunk! At this point, of course you’re going to jump up and get your dog into the bathtub as fast as possible to rid your house, your dog and your nostrils of […]
Since 1996 World Egg Day has been celebrated every year on the second Friday in October. This year, on October 11, countries throughout the world will join together to celebrate the egg in a variety of different ways. This year’s theme, ‘United by eggs’ emphasizes how eggs can help to connect people from diverse backgrounds, […]
Milton’s race from a Category 2 to a Category 5 hurricane in just a few hours has left people wondering if the powerhouse storm could, or should, possibly become a Category 6. As USA Today reports, hurricane grew very strong very fast Monday after forming in the Gulf of Mexico, exploding from a 60-mph tropical storm Sunday […]
Fat Bear Week is back, and this year’s contestants are a giant, fuzzy dream for the competition’s 10th anniversary. As USA Today reports, the initial Monday announcement was postponed until Tuesday following a gruesome attack captured on web cameras when one bear attacked and killed another one. However, the bracket was announced Tuesday celebrating the battle of the […]
The 2024 Atlantic hurricane season entered its fifth month Tuesday, and experts are again taking stock of a deadly and puzzling season. The year started with dire predictions of a hyperactive season, quickly followed by the explosive and record-breaking landfall of Beryl in early July. Then came an odd mismatch in Pacific and Atlantic activity a later mid-season lull. But […]