Browsing: Extreme Weather

Hurricane Francine formed in the Gulf of Mexico in September 2024.NASA Earth Observation satellite imagery by Wanmei Liang using NASA EOSDIS LANCE, GIBS/Worldview, and Joint Polar…

A new type of weather forecast could give us advance warning of whether extreme weather events like 2018’s Hurricane Florence are exacerbated by climate change.Nathan Congleton/NBCU…

Andrew Farrell was haunted by the terrifying prospect that one day lightning would strike the historic windmill. A lightning strike five times hotter than the surface…

Some cities get more rain than the surrounding areas.Paul Brown / Alamy Urban environments affect the weather, with many cities around the world receiving more rain…

Bands of fast winds that blow from west to east across the globe play an important role in weather, and a poleward shift in parts of…

This story was originally Featured in Grist and part of the Climate Desk collaboration.No matter where you live, extreme weather can strike your area, causing damage…

This story was originally Featured in Grist and part of the Climate Desk collaboration.No matter where you live, extreme weather can strike your area, causing damage…

The water tornado blamed for the sinking of British tech billionaire Mike Lynch’s luxury superyacht in Italy has been called an unusual “black swan” event, but…

The water tornado blamed for the sinking of British tech billionaire Mike Lynch’s luxury superyacht in Italy has been called an unusual “black swan” event, but…

But global warming isn’t a smooth ride: Like home prices, while the overall trend is upwards, there are ups and downs along the way.Behind these fluctuations…