Latest Weather Stories
Electric snow blowers that ease the pain of shoveling
A nearly unprecedented cluster of tropical storms are brewing in the Atlantic
Political rhetoric may impact your hurricane preparedness
Your car is probably full of spiders
How hurricanes like Laura get so strong
Severe storms are increasingly leaving us without power. Microgrids can help.
Hurricane Laura is the strongest storm to hit Louisiana in more than a century
Hurricane Laura will bring ‘unsurvivable’ storm surges to the Gulf of Mexico
The future may be full of fire tornadoes
The US has more power outages than any other developed country. Here’s why.
Toxic waste sites aren’t prepared for hurricane season
The best weather apps you can put on your phone
Ammonia ‘mushballs’ could spark strange lightning on Jupiter
Young trees have special adaptations that could save the Amazon
Capturing rainwater is an easy way to save money and the planet
A potential wave of mass evictions could make this year’s turbulent hurricane season even worse
This photographer chases the Midwest’s most dramatic storms. Here are some of his favorite shots.
Five wild facts about the Saharan dust plume before it hits the US
Wacky weather punched a new hole in the ozone—and it could happen again
The Great Lakes are higher than they’ve ever been, and we’re not sure what will happen next
This summer’s severe temperatures could make the pandemic even more complicated
The polar vortex is bringing snow to the US this weekend, because chaos loves company
The unexpected way COVID-19 is screwing up weather reports
Natural disasters will push the US further into crisis mode
We can no longer rely on historical data to predict extreme weather
Even fish at the bottom of the ocean can’t escape climate change
What the heck is a haboob? Hint: You can see it from space.
What’s a snow squall?
Hurricanes lay waste to mangroves, but they also help them flourish
What’s a frost quake?
Dissecting a lightning strike, from flash to boom
Humans need bumble bees—and they are disappearing faster than we thought
Antarctica is hotter today than it’s ever been
What the happiest cold-weather countries on the planet know about winter
Iguanas are falling out of trees in Florida, and it’s completely fine
2019 was the second warmest year on record—here’s what this means for our future
Our french fry supply is safe for now, but the future is uncertain
What the heck is a bomb cyclone?
Hurricanes really are becoming more destructive
An Arctic blast is headed our way this week, and it’s earlier than usual
California is primed to burn—but humans aren’t exactly helping
Frogs in tiny taffeta shorts paved the way for human in-vitro fertilization
The weirdest things we learned this week: Deadly rainbows, face blindness, and mysterious pink snow
Among Hurricane Harvey’s many bad effects: riskier childbirth for women
Weather monitoring tools for amateur meteorologists
Having too much time to prepare for a hurricane could actually be a bad thing
Nuking hurricanes out of the sky ‘doesn’t make sense at all’
Extreme weather is making these spiders extra feisty
Melting ice probably isn’t causing extreme winter weather, but there is a connection
Recent wildfire smoke was so devastating, scientists used it to study nuclear winter
In some heatwaves, fans do more harm than good
Your state probably isn’t prepared for droughts or floods
Our best defense against space weather has been offline for weeks
Tropical Storm Barry’s biggest threat is already on the ground
These rare blue clouds could be headed your way
Vandals, angry artists, and mustachioed tinkerers: The story of New York City’s weather forecasting castle
We battled hordes of tourists to put a weather station in Everest’s ‘death zone’
These flesh-eating bacteria are finding new beaches to call home
Antarctica’s mysterious ice holes are finally making sense
Connecting the dots on hurricanes and mental health issues
Hurricane season is early—again
What to expect from the 2019 hurricane season
Rainy days make everything worse—even restaurant reviews
Even after Hurricane Sandy, many people wouldn’t prepare before a future storm
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