Tornadoes create very violent and dangerous conditions on the ground. What do tornadoes look like on the inside? It’s a good question, but scientists really…
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Yellowstone National Park has experienced historic flooding, with rivers cresting at heights not seen in 100 years. Snowmelt and heavy rain caused historically high water…
Gaylord, May 30, 2021 Gaylord, June 2, 2022 Tornado Scars Northern Michigan Satellite imagery shows the line of damage extending through Gaylord, Michigan. Gaylord, a…
A new study has revealed super cyclones, the most intense form of tropical storms, are likely to have a much more devastating impact on people…
A new research study finds that extreme weather events could actually help protect beaches from the impact of sea level rise – by bringing in…
April 7 – 13, 2022 In the KwaZulu-Natal coastal province, heavy rainfall spurred deadly flooding and landslides. In April 2022, several days of unsettled weather…
Climate change will raise risks of debris flows, flash floods. The western United States this century is facing a greatly heightened risk of heavy rains…
Microwave brightness temperature on top of visible reflectance for Hurricane Harvey before its landfall in Texas. Credit: Penn State In 2017, Hurricane Harvey stalled after…
A new, Yale-led study suggests the 21st century will see an expansion of hurricanes and typhoons into mid-latitude regions, which includes major cities such as…
Tornadoes are hard to capture in climate models. The deadly tornado outbreak that tore through communities from Arkansas to Illinois on the night of Dec.…
[embedded content]December 15 – 16, 2021 Hurricane-force winds, dust storms, tornadoes, wildfires, snow squalls, heavy rain, and record-breaking heat accompanied an unusual December storm system.…
December 16, 2021 December 17, 2021 Locally named Odette, the storm is one of the strongest recorded on Earth this year and the 6th to…
November 14, 2021 Torrential rain in southern British Columbia and western Washington spurred deadly floods and mudslides that have damaged infrastructure and isolated communities. Torrential…
Scientists have provided new insights into how intense thunderstorms drive the injection of water vapor from the troposphere — the atmospheric layer closest to Earth’s…
NASAEstablished in 1958, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is an independent agency of the United States Federal Government that succeeded the National Advisory…
As climate change amplifies the frequency and intensity of hurricanes and other extreme events in the United States and around the world, and the populations…
The most devastating tornadoes are often preceded by a cloudy plume of ice and water vapor billowing above a severe thunderstorm. New research reveals the…
September 3, 2021 Federal and state agencies and private companies are working to find and contain oil leaks in the Gulf of Mexico. Hurricane Ida left…
September 3, 2021 September 19, 2015 The storm left behind large new patches of open water that scientists will be watching closely to see if…
September 9, 2021 The potent storm in the Western Pacific intensified from a tropical depression to a super typhoon in less than 48 hours. In…