Michigan man convicted of diverting Platte River in national park
A man was convicted this week on two federal charges after he diverted the Platte River by hand through Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore in Michigan.
Tornado
‘Good chance’ another arctic blast happens in February, polar vortex expert says
Don't "put a fork into winter" just yet warns a climate scientist, despite a little taste of spring this and next week after the deadly cold outbreak. Round 2 of winter could be on the horizon.
Great Lakes see feet of snow as lake-effect machine winds down
A surge of air over the still-warm Great Lakes fired up a widespread lake-effect snow event Friday and into the early weekend that brought inches to feet of new powder to downwind communities.
El Nino short term financial wins followed by losses in trillions
El Niño-spurred weather extremes take a toll not only on the U.S., but also on our wallets.
Atlantic hurricane season ranked 4th for most-named storms in a year despite El Nino
With 20 named storms this year, the Atlantic Ocean produced an above-average number of storms, NOAA announced on Tuesday.
US likely faces increasing wildfire risks as Americans build in fire-prone areas, study finds
The number of homes in wildfire-prone areas has doubled since the 1990s due to housing growth and an increase in burned areas, leaving many more families vulnerable to wildfires, a study published in the journal Science on Thursday found.
Fall is the second severe weather season
While spring has the most notorious reputation for severe thunderstorms and destructive tornadoes, the fall months often bring an uptick in severe weather as the transition from summer to winter takes place.
Atlantic hurricane season reaches climatological peak Sept. 10
Sept. 10 marks the climatological peak of the Atlantic hurricane season, as that's the date when the most tropical storms and hurricanes have roamed the Atlantic Basin in the historical records.
Science with Sarah: Invite KSAT to your school for live science experiments
Fill out this form to randomly be entered for a school visit from Sarah
Record EF-5 tornado drought extended as US marks 11 years since last one
Monday marked 11 years since a catastrophic EF-5 tornado was last documented in the U.S., continuing what is already the longest span between "5-rated" twisters in historical records dating to 1950.