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Researchers at Binghamton University and the University of Colorado are studying how ants bind together to survive flooding. These rafts allow the colony to stay afloat and endure heavy rainfall events.
WW 247 SEVERE TSTM KS OK 152255Z – 160600Z 
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 247 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 555 PM CDT Wed May 15 2024 The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of South-Central Kansas Western and Northern Oklahoma * Effective this Wednesday afternoon and Thursday morning from 555 PM until 100 AM CDT. * Primary threats include... Scattered damaging winds and isolated significant gusts to 80 mph likely Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2.5 inches in diameter likely A tornado or two possible SUMMARY...Several clusters of strong to severe thunderstorms are forecast to develop this evening across western into northern Oklahoma and into south-central Kansas. The environment will support a mix of supercells and organized linear clusters. A threat for large to very large hail will seemingly be greatest through the mid evening with any supercells. A non-zero risk for a tornado this evening may focus over far northern Oklahoma and southern Kansas. By mid to late evening, the risk for severe gusts will likely become the primary severe hazard. The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 90 statute miles north and south of a line from 55 miles northwest of Clinton OK to 40 miles south southeast of Emporia KS. For a complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU7). PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... REMEMBER...A Severe Thunderstorm Watch means conditions are favorable for severe thunderstorms in and close to the watch area. Persons in these areas should be on the lookout for threatening weather conditions and listen for later statements and possible warnings. Severe thunderstorms can and occasionally do produce tornadoes. && OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 245...WW 246... AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to 2.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 70 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean storm motion vector 24035. ...Smith
Rocket Lab is preparing to launch the first of two tiny NASA spacecraft designed to study how heat is emitted and absorbed from Earth's polar regions, which influences global weather patterns.
Since 2020, only two new NFL stadiums have opened. A building boom is on the horizon, with several new stadiums in the works.
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The last sugar mill in Texas shut its doors last month, citing a lack of water. Farmers were left to plow under the crop and wonder what drought would claim next.
The catastrophic and deadly flooding that has left much of Brazilâs Rio Grande do Sol buried in feet of floodwaters for weeks may remain for at least another month, Reuters reported Wednesday.
WW 246 SEVERE TSTM OK TX 152035Z – 160300Z 
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 246 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 335 PM CDT Wed May 15 2024 The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of The Oklahoma Panhandle The Texas Panhandle and South Plains * Effective this Wednesday afternoon and evening from 335 PM until 1000 PM CDT. * Primary threats include... Scattered damaging winds likely with isolated significant gusts to 75 mph possible Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2 inches in diameter possible SUMMARY...High-based thunderstorms are forming across the South Plains and additional storms will form and/or move into the northwest Texas and western Oklahoma Panhandles in the next couple of hours. Severe outflow winds up to 75 mph with be a threat as the high-based storms grow upscale into loose clusters and spread eastward through late evening. Any sustained cells/supercells will have the potential to produce large hail up to 2 inches in diameter. The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 85 statute miles east and west of a line from 20 miles north of Guymon OK to 20 miles southeast of Lubbock TX. For a complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU6). PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... REMEMBER...A Severe Thunderstorm Watch means conditions are favorable for severe thunderstorms in and close to the watch area. Persons in these areas should be on the lookout for threatening weather conditions and listen for later statements and possible warnings. Severe thunderstorms can and occasionally do produce tornadoes. && OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 245... AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to 2 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 65 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean storm motion vector 25025. ...Thompson