The air in Beijing is so polluted that Meng Han’s nostrils get filled with black dust after just a couple of hours outdoors. … [Read more...]
2015 Was The Costliest Wildfire Season To Date
Firefighters create a firebreak near a home in Middletown, Calif., on Sunday, Sept. 13, 2015. … [Read more...]
Unusual Possibility of Severe Thunderstorms Wednesday
The National Storm Prediction Center has included most of the Chicago area in a risk of severe thunderstorms Wednesday (see Wednesday severe weather outlook map above). The southern portion of the Chicago area rests in the northern edge of a Slight Risk of severe thunderstorms that includes most of southern and central Illinois/Indiana (yellow-shaded area on map above). … [Read more...]
Temperatures Continue to Surge in Record-Breaking October Globally
How hot was October globally? It was not merely the hottest October — by far — in the 135-year temperature record of NASA (see chart above). Or the hottest October — by far — in the 125-year temperature record of the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA): … [Read more...]
Will Rain Dampen Your Halloween Trick-or-Treating?
Trick-or-treaters across much of the country will need to make sure their Halloween costumes are waterproof and pack an umbrella as they head out on Saturday. Areas of rain and showers are in the forecast from the Gulf Coast up to the Great Lakes and across the Pacific Northwest. … [Read more...]
Weather and Science Behind Colorful Fall Leaves
The once green trees that created a place of relief during the summer heat are now turning an array of vibrant colors. According to Aviva Yasgur with the Woodlands Nature Center at Land Between the Lakes, the weather plays a big factor in those changing colors. … [Read more...]
Amazing Orionid Meteor Shower Just Before Dawn Oct. 22
Orionid meteors appear every year around this time, according to NASA. It happens when Earth travels through an area of space littered with debris from Halley’s Comet. This year the peak will occur on the night of Wednesday, Oct. 21 into the morning of Thursday, Oct. 22. … [Read more...]
Waterspout Captured on Video Over Lake Superior
A rare waterspout formed over Lake Superior west of Grand Island, Michigan prompting a tornado warning earlier Thursday afternoon. No damage was reported as a result. Graupel and small hail also fell under the showers and isolated thunderstorm formed in the afternoon. … [Read more...]