Tropical Cyclone Freddy, an unusually long-lived storm, wandered in the Indian Ocean for more than a month. For more than a month, Tropical Cyclone Freddy…
The tropical cyclone made landfall on February 21, 2023, after traveling for more than two weeks across the Indian Ocean. After traveling for 15 days…
Research from the University of Chicago provides the first clear explanation for the difference in storms and demonstrates that storms are becoming more severe over…
The configuration of the polar vortex may have played a role in unleashing bitter cold followed by record warmth in North America. December 2022 and…
Heavy rain and levee breaches triggered flooding in parts of Sacramento and the Bay Area. On New Year’s Eve 2022, heavy rain hit parts of…
When you say, “Are hurricanes getting stronger?” in the sense of, “Are they going to be category six?” The answer, in that case, will be…
Study rates 50 largest U.S. cities – finds marginal evacuation planning improvements. Evacuation planners rarely considered the needs of carless and vulnerable populations before Hurricane…
Storm-stirred sediment produced colorful swirls along the western coast of Florida. Hurricane Ian barreled into Florida’s southwestern coast on September 28, 2022, as a powerful…
Several cities on the west coast of Florida lost much of their electric power for days after the storm. Hurricane Ian roared across Florida over…
A pair of microwave radiometers gathered data on Hurricane Ian as they passed over the Caribbean Sea aboard the International Space Station (ISS). Two recently…
Warm seas provide fuel for extreme storms, and can then be cooled by them. Even though tropical cyclones are atmospheric phenomena, much of their fearsome…
After making landfall in Cuba, the category 3 storm entered the Gulf of Mexico and appeared headed toward the west coast of Florida. On September…
After making landfall in the Polillo Islands and Luzon, the storm strengthened again as it headed toward Vietnam. “Rapid intensification” of a tropical cyclone, according…
Fiona and Nanmadol dropped several feet of rain on the islands on opposite sides of the world. On September 18, 2022, potent tropical cyclones made…
Typhoon Muifa made landfall twice near China’s largest metropolitan area and several of the world’s major shipping ports on September 14, 2022. First, the typhoon…
On August 30, Typhoon Hinnamnor became the first category 5 cyclone on Earth in 2022. For most of 2022, the world’s ocean basins have been…
What do tornadoes look like on the inside? It’s a good question, but scientists really don’t know the answer. There are no visual observations from…
Snowmelt and heavy rain caused historically high water in Yellowstone National Park that destroyed homes, roads, and bridges, and isolated some of the national park’s…
