Latest Weather Stories
Hurricanes are no longer just a coastal problem
Scientists followed a leatherback turtle through Hurricane Florence—here’s what they saw
Megapixels: Hurricane Florence races the sun to reach the East Coast in this epic satellite photo
Hurricane category ratings can be misleading. Check out these deadly ‘minor’ storms.
Hurricanes are getting more intense—but should we add a Category 6?
Charted: How hurricanes are becoming more extreme
Hurricane Florence could stall out over the East Coast for days, bringing intense flooding
Hurricane Harvey’s record-setting floodwaters were packed with pollution and disease
Certain weather makes you more likely to get a rattlesnake bite
Hurricane Florence could be heading for the East Coast—but she’s a tough storm to track
Hurricane season has been quiet so far, but the Atlantic is finally waking up
Why you can smell rain—even though it’s odorless
As summers get hotter, death tolls will rise
A year after Hurricane Harvey, flawed flood risk maps are setting Texans up for another disaster
How to prepare for a hurricane barging in on your vacation
Hurricanes like Lane rarely hit Hawaii. Here’s why.
When rain is just as dangerous as drought
Hurricanes may have made these lizards better huggers
Three reasons why the U.S. is vulnerable to big disasters—and getting more vulnerable all the time
A heat wave made this bridge too swole to function
This week’s record-breaking heat has human fingerprints all over it
Meteorologists just found the coldest natural temperatures on the planet
2018 has been full of weird weather so far
How far away was that lightning? Here’s how to figure it out.
In a shocking turn of events, lightning strikes on Jupiter look a lot like our own
Why don’t we put power lines underground?
These U.S. Air Force pilots are ready for hurricane hunting season
Ernest Hemingway’s Florida home is ready to withstand its 168th hurricane season
Exclusive: Watch a new video of lightning strikes seen from space
Thunder fever sounds fake, but it’s a real danger to asthma sufferers
When there’s a hurricane between you and the hospital, telemedicine could save the day
What would happen if the moon suddenly disappeared?
Something weird is happening to the Gulf Stream current
Six clouds you can use to predict the weather
There are still undiscovered species of clouds—and you can find them yourself
With Operation Popeye, the U.S. government made weather an instrument of war
It’s not your imagination, we really are getting more blizzards
Weird winter weather has scientists looking to the north pole
The best weather for hitting a home run, according to scientists
Winter Storm Quinn is a weirdo—and it probably won’t be this year’s last
You can thank the Madden-Julian Oscillation for this wild winter
Heart attacks seem more common after extreme temperature changes
NASA’s new weather satellite will show us wildfires and storms in insane detail
Cyclones in the Pacific made it snow in Rome, and soon that weather will hit the U.S.
Februarys will continue to get warmer, which is good for picnics but bad for humans
Razor-sharp snowflakes are wreaking havoc on Olympians’ skis
Lightning nearly struck this kid. What happened?
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Climate scientists are working on a way to predict snow eight months in advance
Fluctuating temperatures are causing massive river ice jams
Lightning, meet snowstorm: The makings of thundersnow
Why cities where it definitely snows continue to act like they’ve never seen snow
This week, it was colder in Florida than it was in Alaska
Can it be too cold to snow?
Now we know why Hurricane Harvey’s rainfall was so intense
We’re scientists who turn hurricanes into music
Whatever your weather’s been like this week, you can probably expect the opposite for the rest of winter
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This weather pattern could complicate your Thanksgiving travel
Eleanor the sea turtle swam through a tropical storm and survived
Could brighter clouds make hurricanes less destructive?
These Staten Islanders lost their neighborhood to Sandy. Here’s why they’re not taking it back.
‘Geostorm’ is a very silly movie that raises some very serious questions
Dangerous hurricanes come in all shapes and sizes (literally)
It looks like we’re in for another La Niña winter. What does that mean?
Hurricane Ophelia is one extremely weird storm