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.
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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.
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.
Mount St. Helens erupted 44 years ago: Here’s how it unfolded
It was 44 years ago on May 18 that Mt. St. Helens exploded to life, erupting in violent fashion, spewing towering clouds carrying 520 million tons of ash that turned day into night and claiming the lives of 57 people in what remains the largest volcanic eruption in American history.
Winterâs darkness got you down? Brighter days are fast approaching
Are those early sunsets and late sunrises bringing you down? Letâs chase those winter blues away because we will only get later sunsets as we head into summer.
Power outages top 1 million as wintry bomb cyclone impacts 25 states
A powerful blizzard barreling across the eastern half of the U.S. is bringing ferocious winds and dangerously cold temperatures across the South and East while an ice storm is wreaking havoc in the Pacific Northwest, and the dangerous combination has knocked out power to well over 1 million customers people across 25 states Friday morning.
Hurricane season 2022 ends with tropical activity below expectations
A third season La Niña was not enough to help the Atlantic continue its active streak and was the quietest year on record since 2015
A look at the high-tech methods being used to prevent whale deaths
After the growing number of whale fatalities from ships, scientists developed a program to prevent further deaths.