Ancient Shipwrecks Offer Clues Into the History of Hurricanes
Patterns in ancient shipwrecks are helping scientists fill in the gaps of the patchy hurricane records
Alaska Is Shipping in Snow for This Year’s Iditarod
Could a warm winter make the famous sled race go to the dogs?
Death Valley Bursts to Life With Rare “Super Bloom”
A rare spectacle covers Death Valley in wildflowers
Drought May Force 18 Elephants Out of Africa
As the driest rainy season in 35 years threatens southern Africa, elephants have become a flashpoint
For New England’s Snow Surfers, Surf’s Up Even When Temps Are Down
Catch a very cold wave at the New England Mid-Winter Surfing Championships
A Short History of Groundhog Day
Punxsutawney Phil is part of a tradition with roots that extend back thousands of years
The Moon’s Tidal Forces May Affect How Much It Rains
The higher the moon, the lower the chance of rain
There’s a Secret World Under the Snow, and It’s in Trouble
How do animals survive under the snow? We’re only beginning to understand—just as climate change may rewrite everything
A Rare Winter Hurricane Is Making a Beeline for the Azores
Alex is the first January Atlantic hurricane to form in almost 80 years
Ask Smithsonian: What Is Wind?
Whether arriving on a gentle breeze or a stiff gale, air moves like water responding to high and low pressures around the Earth
This Year’s El Niño Looks Menacingly Familiar
The world is bracing for record rains and droughts
Not All Rainbows Have Every Color
Depending on the angle of the sun, ROY G. BIV don’t all necessarily appear
This Weekend’s Southern Lights Were Nothing Short of Spectacular
The Northern Hemisphere hasn’t yet cornered the market for glorious aurorae
A New “Drought Atlas” Tracks Europe’s Extreme Weather Through History
The data, based on tree rings, fills in details about past events and could help improve climate modeling for the future
Venomous Sea Snake Washes Up on California Beach, and El Niño May Be to Blame
The lost sea snake isn’t the only problem the California can expect to face during a strong El Niño year
High Definition Video of Jupiter Reveals New Weather in the Great Red Spot
Video portrait shows massive storm changing as it shrinks
Holograms Show That Puffy Clouds Have Sharp Edges
A laser-based imaging technique let scientists see what happens to water droplets at the borders of cumulus clouds
Climate Change Is Turning 500-Year Floods Into 24-Year Ones
Rising sea levels and an increase in large storms will continue to threaten the Atlantic coast
Lightning Strikes Can Change Rocks’ Atomic Structure
New research suggests that rock crystals melt under the intense force and heat of lightning
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