The new climate normal: Extreme, “once in a century” floods rip houses, kill dozens in Western Europe
With climate change, "once in a century" weather events are becoming more and more common.
Tag: weather
May was the sunniest month on record in the UK — and climate change might be behind it
Meteorologist are surprised by the sudden change from extremely wet to extremely dry weather in the UK.
2019 was the second warmest year on record, NASA and NOAA found
"The decade that just ended is clearly the warmest decade on record."
Scientists have found a record-breaking 500-km-long mega lightning bolt
Credit: Pixabay. Some thunderstorms are so intense that the vivid lightning and crashes of thunder may keep you up at ...
Researchers uncover how the freak cold wave of 2018 formed
Fantastic weather and how to predict it.
Climate warming changed rainfall patterns across the Northern Hemisphere
It's still changing them, though.
A hotter Arctic means more extreme weather elsewhere on the globe
This helps us understand how climate change can cause more extreme weather -- both hot and cold.
Weather and crime: is there a connection?
When temperature peaks, so does crime.
Climate change will make extreme cold more prevalent — and that’s bad news for some animals
"Extreme" things generally aren't very healthy.
That cold, gloomy weather you hate? It might give you a heart attack
Bad weather just got a bit worse.
Climate change is affecting national parks much more than the rest of the US
They're heating up twice as fast as everywhere else.
Man-made climate change makes heatwaves twice more likely
The effects of climate change are way beyond deniabiity, researchers say. It's time to start acting.
Japan experiences its hottest temperature in recorded history
I'm not saying it's climate change, but it definitely quacks like climate change.
Mars’ huge dust storm is now a “global” storm
Yarrr, there be a storm a'brewing!
Amazing views of Earth captured by NOAA’s latest weather satellite
The level of detail is exceptional.
What’s the difference between weather and climate? Here’s why it matters
Everything you wanted to know about climate. No -- really.
For the first time in 37 years, it snowed in Sahara
Yes, it actually snowed in Sahara.
WMO’s “Global Climate in 2011-2015” report published, proves we need to act now
Hot, droughty, floody, deadly.
New study might explain why winters have been more horrid in recent years
Researchers might have an explanation for why winters have gotten so horrendous.
Huge waves of foam wash over Froggy Beach after last week’s storm
Stormy weather has an unusual upside if you happen to live on Australia's eastern coasts: giant waves of sea foam.
90-day weather predictions are crap, no matter what Accuweather claims
Weather forecasts have gotten significantly better in recent years - not because we have a much better understanding of weather ...
All of 2015’s weather, in a stunning 4K time-lapse video.
The European Meteorological Satellite Organization (EUMETSAT) in collaboration with the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric ...
Map compiled by NASA shows how lightning strikes the Earth
By the time you've finished reading this sentence, thousands of lightning bolts had already discharged enormous amounts of energy onto ...
Why does it rain so much in London? Well, it’s not that much really
Did you know it rains more in Miami, Orlando and NYC than in London?
California’s storm depicted in a brilliant animation
What you see above is a rendering of California's winds, as derived from data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ...
Most detailed observations of Uranus reveal complex atmospheric patterns
The most detailed observations of the icy world of Uranus, the seventh planet from the sun, show complex weather patterns ...
Next generation NASA satellite set to improve weather forecast
This Friday morning NASA will upgrade its climate and weather observatory capabilities, when it's set to launch a new, high-end ...
It’s the methane rainy season on Titan
On Saturn's largest moon, Titan, precipitations under the form of methane has scientists staggered. NASA's Cassini spacecraft, through the use ...
‘Upside down rainbow’ caused by freak weather
It's one of the rarest phenomena you can see.
