Vermont Officials on High Alert for Incoming Flash Floods
Vermont and other surrounding parts of New England are expected to see flash flooding today and into later this week, according to the National Weather Service (NWS). Local officials are…
AI Systems Could Help Us Speed Up Extreme Weather Forecasting, Studies Show
As climate change makes extreme weather more likely, and more unpredictable, meteorologists and government agencies need new tools to keep up. Two studies published this week in the scientific journal…
The Texas Heat Wave Is Heading North This Week
A scorching heat wave that has roasted the Gulf for much of June is likely to head upwards to Northern Texas and other nearby states. Oklahoma, a lot of the…
At Least 4 Dead and 100,000 Without Power After Texas Tornadoes
A toppled tree sits in the backyard of Grace Hatfield’s home, Thursday, June 22, 2023 in Spring, Texas, after an overnight storm blew through the area, knocking out power and…
See the Devastating Aftermath of Tornadoes in Mississippi
The winds from the tornado this past weekend have also damaged power lines across multiple counties, which shut off power for tens of thousands of Mississippi residents yesterday. Sadly, parts…
Amid Power Outages, Florida and Gulf States Brace for More Hazardous Weather
All of this comes after multiple counties across Southeast states were under thunderstorm warnings yesterday. This week’s weather has increased the risk of flash flooding for communities throughout the Southeast,…
NASA Set to Launch Satellite Constellation to Better Track Extreme Storms From Space
NASA is finally, once again, scheduled to get its constellation of small, storm-monitoring satellites into space after a 2022 launch failure tanked two of the six planned cubesats. Launch of…
All Signs Point to El Niño
Global weather patterns may be changing this year. Since March, ocean temperatures have rapidly increased in a short period of time, suggesting that the climate pattern known as La Niña…
See Rushing Waterfalls and Submerged Roads as California Floods
After a wild winter of more than a dozen huge storms and record-breaking snowfall in the Sierra Nevadas, California’s big flood season is just getting started. Last week, the National…
The Mississippi River Is Flooding Cities Throughout the Midwest
The Levee Inn is partially submerged by the rising Mississippi River, Monday, April 24, 2023, Davenport, Iowa. Photo: Niko Frazer/Quad City Times (AP) The Mississippi River is overflowing and flooding…