Dust May Help, Not Harm, Air Pollution in China
When it comes to some of Earth’s smoggiest cities, less dust isn’t necessarily better
A Beach Disappeared in Ireland 33 Years Ago—Now It’s Back
Dooagh Beach is sandy once more
“The Scream” Might Have Been Inspired By a Rare Type of Cloud
Did mother-of-pearl clouds stoke a painter’s angst?
The Chance of Another El Niño Is Rising
As the year presses on, the likelihood of another wacky winter has grown
How 148 Tornadoes in One Day in 1974 Changed Emergency Preparedness
The “super outbreak” flattened towns and killed and injured thousands, all with little warning and in the space of 24 hours
In This Alaskan Town, Every Resident Lives in the Same Building
Winter in Whittier means one thing: a self-contained city in Begich Towers
New Charter Flight Takes Passengers to See the Southern Lights
The first “Flight to the Lights” took 130 skygazers to get up close with the Aurora Australis
Cloud Atlas Adds First New “Species” in Almost 70 Years
The update includes 12 new cloud-related features, including volatus clouds, contrails, and wave-like asperitas discovered by citizen scientists
Wildfires Have Already Charred Over 2 Million Acres This Year
The fire season has gotten off to its fastest start in over a decade, with massive grass fires charring the southwest and plains states
A New Generation of Interplanetary Rovers Is Crawling Toward the Stars
These four-legged, wheel-less robots will explore asteroids and the frigid outer worlds of our Solar System
Check Out the Most Detailed Tornado Simulation So Far
A supercomputer created a simulation of the F5 “El Reno” tornado which devastated part of Oklahoma in 2011
What Killed Northern Australia’s Mangroves?
Last year’s massive die-off was the largest ever observed
Why Did This Australian Lake Turn Bright Pink?
Hot weather, scant rainfall and high salt levels have created a perfect storm for pinkness
Is Winter Storm Stella a “Weather Bomb”?
The storm battering the northeastern U.S. is expected to undergo “bombogenesis.” Just what does that mean?
Malta’s Iconic Azure Window Crumbles Into the Sea
The limestone arch on the island of Gozo was expected to stand several more decades, but a vicious storm Wednesday took out the natural wonder
Next-Gen Lightning Tracker Photographs Storms From Space in Stunning Detail
Part of the GOES-16 weather satellite, the geosynchronous imager promises to improve storm detection and reveal the secrets of thunderbolts
Another El Niño Could Be On Its Way
There’s a 40 percent chance of the pattern later this year
Check Out Breathtaking Images From NOAA’s Newest Satellite
In a word: wow
The Only Time in History When Men on Horseback Captured a Fleet of Ships
A Dutch fleet stuck in the ice. A group of French soldiers sent to capture it. What could go wrong?
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