It’s no secret this year has been a wet one for much of the eastern half of the country. In fact, Mississippi alone has already surpassed the annual average rainfall and there is still 5 months left of 2019.
The findings published in Nature Geoscience by an international research team with authors from the Federal University of Santa Catarina in Brazil, Australia’s ARC Centre of Excellence for Climate Extremes and NOAA in the U.S. suggest this may not have been the first time the Indian Ocean has brought extraordinary heat to the region.
Many of us are aware of what a tropical cyclone (hurricane) is, but what about an extratropical one?
For the millions of residents living within the Sacramento Valley and surrounding areas, extreme summer heat with temperatures soaring above one hundred degrees is about as natural and native as the valley, interior live, and blue oaks that dot the foothills and the Sacramento valley floor.
July 8th, 2014 was a typical summer day for Central New York State; hot, humid, with a slight risk of thunderstorms in the air as a cold front was expected to cross over the region.
?From California to the Arctic, wildfires have been in the headlines for months now; their effects have been nothing short of far-reaching, as their smoky plumes have transported smoke to areas that are hundreds, if not thousands away from their sources.
On July 13th, 2019, Tropical Storm Barry made landfall on the coast of Louisiana in the early afternoon hours.
Weather forecasts are important in dictating our plans for the day, week or even longer.
Weather patterns in the summer months, particularly throughout western portions of the United States, provide hot and dry conditions ideal for the growth of wildfires.
The Hawaiian Islands are a special place that brings some of the most attractive weather year-round to its visitors and locals.
As the US has dealt with copious amounts of severe weather over the past several months, across the pond Europe severe weather season continues as well.
Almost always, clouds form in the troposphere, the lowest level of the atmosphere where we live and where all weather takes place.
?This past week was Lighting Safety Awareness Week, and it is always important to be aware of your surroundings and know what your plan is when lightning strikes.
When Mother Nature seems to be getting ready to strike, many people try to prepare as much as possible.
Our long time friend, mentor, and charter Weather Factory member, J.B. Elliott, passed away on May 11, 2015. Click HERE to read James' tribute.
