WATCH: Pregnant rattlesnakes slither over each other in Colorado âmega-denâ
A recent video shows images of wild prairie rattlesnakes in a Colorado den that is home to hundreds of the slithering reptiles.
Month: July 2024
What are the phases of the Moon?
The same side of the Moon always faces Earth, but it looks different â even just a little bit every day â because sunlight reflects off the lunar surface, creating the different phases we see every month.
Chasing twisters: The crucial role technology plays in real tornado wrangling
When a deadly EF-4 tornado ripped through Greenfield, Iowa, on May 21, meteorologists equipped with cutting-edge technology were gathering critical data to enhance storm forecasting. The first "Doppler on Wheels," or what is known as DOW for short, was deployed in the 1990s.
88-year-old couple drown in Illinois flash floods before help arrives, deputies say
Tragedy struck a rural Illinois community as an 88-year-old couple died in Tuesday's heavy rain flash flooding.
Rare orange lobster saved after almost being cooked at Red Lobster
The 1-in-30-million orange lobster was caught off the coast of Canada and "accidentally delivered" to a Red Lobster in Pueblo, Colorado.
SPC Severe Thunderstorm Watch 554
WW 554 SEVERE TSTM NC VA CW 181700Z – 190100Z 
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 554 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 100 PM EDT Thu Jul 18 2024 The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of Central and Eastern North Carolina Southeast Virginia Coastal Waters * Effective this Thursday afternoon and evening from 100 PM until 900 PM EDT. * Primary threats include... Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph likely Isolated large hail events to 1 inch in diameter possible SUMMARY...Thunderstorms will continue to intensify across central North Carolina and central Virginia this afternoon and track eastward across the watch area. The strongest cells will pose a risk of locally damaging wind gusts. The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 100 statute miles east and west of a line from 15 miles east southeast of Fayetteville NC to 50 miles northeast of Roanoke Rapids NC. For a complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU4). 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. && AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to 1 inch. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 60 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean storm motion vector 28025. ...Hart
Rare video shows uncontacted Mashco Piro tribe in Amazon rainforest
Members of an uncontacted indigenous tribe were recently seen on a riverbank in a remote part of the Peruvian Amazon rainforest amid the increasing presence of loggers.
Elevated fire risk in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park force rangers to restrict access
Elevated fire risk prompted rangers to close access to some roads within Hawaii Volcanoes National Park this week. Drought, low humidity and gusty winds are increasing fire dangers.
Bryan Norcross: Tropics continue on July break
A strong high-pressure system is sprawled across the Atlantic. The high is a mountain of air, and the flow of air down the mountain suppresses any significant development under its dome of control. In addition, flow around the south side of the big high is dragging a giant plume of Saharan dust across the tropical Atlantic and the Caribbean.