Weather
NOAA Predicts Another Above-Average Atlantic Hurricane Season
Hurricane season runs from June 1 to November 30 and NOAA predicts it will see between 13 and 20 named storms
Haunting 'Ghost Forest' Resurrected in New York City
Artist Maya Lin hopes to call attention to one of the dire effects of climate change with an installation in Madison Square Park
Could Weirdly Straight Bolts of Lightning Be a Sign of Dark Matter?
A group of scientists say the phenomenon could indicate dark matter speeding through our world at more than 300 miles a second
Lightning May Wash Pollution Out of the Air With a Chemical Dubbed 'Detergent of the Atmosphere'
The oxidizing chemicals hydroxyl and hydroperoxyl may clean the skies of harmful pollutants by reacting with them
How Extreme Temperature Swings in Deserts Stir Sand and Dust
Understanding the movement of particles, some of which enter the atmosphere, may help scientists improve climate models and forecast dust storms on Mars
Climate Change Linked to Increase in Arctic Lightning Strikes
A warming climate makes Arctic lightning possible, and resulting wildfires release immense amounts of carbon from the permafrost
NOAA's Weather Forecasting System Just Got a Major Update
The new version of the Global Forecast System could give Americans in the path of a hurricane an additional 36 hours to prepare compared to the old model
Largest Dust Storm in More Than a Decade Blanketed China This Week
Air quality readings in Beijing reached dangerous levels while residents were urged to stay indoors
Ancient Lightning May Have Sparked Life on Earth
More than a billion strikes a year likely provided an essential element for organisms
First Ever Space Hurricane Spotted in Earth's Upper Atmosphere
The 600-mile-wide swirling cloud of charged particles rained down electrons from several hundred miles above the North Pole
How Rivers in the Sky Melt Huge Holes in Antarctic Ice
New research is causing scientists to rethink how polynyas—massive openings in the sea ice—are formed
How Winter Storm Uri Impacted the United States
The Arctic blast has swept across the Lower 48, bringing record cold temperatures and interruptions to electricity and water services
How the Louvre Is Protecting Its Cultural Treasures Against Extreme Weather
Spurred by flooding linked to climate change, the Paris museum is relocating a third of its collection to a new conservation center
Super High-Speed Footage Captures the Moment a Lightning Bolt Forms
The video shows the electricity reaching from the sky and up from a lightning rod until a thin connection appears
Have Scientists Finally Unraveled the 60-Year Mystery Surrounding Nine Russian Hikers' Deaths?
New research identifies an unusual avalanche as the culprit behind the 1959 Dyatlov Pass Incident
These Are the Highest-Resolution Photos Ever Taken of Snowflakes
Photographer and scientist Nathan Myhrvold has developed a camera that captures snowflakes at a microscopic level never seen before
How the Pandemic Is Undermining Weather Monitoring
Scientists are scrambling to patch the cracks forming in the global marine weather monitoring system
Mysterious Blue Jet Lightning Seen From Space
Researchers captured an instance of this poorly understood type of lightning using instruments aboard the International Space Station
U.S. Breaks Record for Billion-Dollar Climate Disasters in 2020
A total of 22 disasters caused $95 billion in total damage, reflecting climate change’s growing cost
Why Are Lightning 'Superbolts' More Common Over the Ocean?
Salt seems to be the reason why bolts are brighter over seas than over land
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