Latest Weather Stories
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
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
Even after Hurricane Sandy, many people wouldn’t prepare before a future storm
Disastrous spring floods loom for half of the United States
The midwest is in the midst of record-breaking, deadly floods
Here’s what a ‘very likely’ sequel to California’s 1862 megastorm would look like
Like a boiling frog, humans quickly normalize extreme temperatures
Thank a cloud today
Here’s how global warming will change your town’s weather by 2080
What the heck is a frost quake?
Megapixels: The polar vortex looks even colder from space
Survive an avalanche by carrying these four key pieces of gear
The polar vortex split apart. Here’s what to expect.
One day, 199 tornadoes
We need to talk about extreme weather
The 2018 hurricane season was full of extremes. Here’s what we expect in 2019.
SatPaq is Your Lifeline When Off the Grid
The 2018 hurricane season taught us some important lessons—so let’s not forget them
The surprising link between balmy winters and violent crime
Florence and Michael might be retired from the Hurricane naming book
Scientists want to put ‘speed bumps’ in hurricane alley to slow down storms
Extreme summer weather will be back next year . . . and probably forever
When flying into a hurricane won’t work, meteorologists use these high-tech alternatives
This could be the fiercest Pacific hurricane season ever
The terrifying new climate change report has one silver lining
There is simply no precedent for Hurricane Michael
Hurricane forecasts can be confusing—here’s a helpful glossary
Hurricane Michael is slamming into Florida as a devastating category 4
Hurricane categories consider windspeed but ignore one of the deadliest effects
Here’s what you need to know about today’s unavoidable Presidential Alert notification
The Carolinas are waging war against nickel-sized hurricane mosquitoes
An uncommon storm called a ‘Medicane’ is headed for Greece
Hurricane Rosa could flood the parched Southwest next week
Devastating termite infestations threaten more damage in the wake of post-hurricane floods
During a hurricane, where does all the pig poop go? Into your water.