Why Is the Southern Hemisphere Stormier? Scientists Solve a Century-Old Mystery
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…
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Polar Vortex Unleashed Winter Weather Whiplash in the US
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…
Floodwater Inundates North-Central California: Heavy Rain and Levee Breaches Triggers Flooding
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…
We Asked a NASA Scientist: Are Hurricanes Getting Stronger?
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…
What Has America Learned Since Hurricane Katrina? Researchers Evaluate Cities’ Evacuation Plans
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…
Gorgeous Watercolor Seas in the Wake of Hurricane Ian
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…
Dramatic Satellite Images Show Power Outages After Hurricane Ian
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…
New NASA Weather Sensors Capture Vital Data on Hurricane Ian From Space Station
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…
Fuel for Hurricane Ian: Fearsome Power Comes From the Ocean
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…
Hurricane Ian Enters the Gulf of Mexico – Headed Toward the West Coast of Florida
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…
Deadly Super Typhoon Noru Strikes the Philippines
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…
Hurricane Fiona & Typhoon Nanmadol: Powerful Storms Hit Puerto Rico and Japan
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 Lands Near Shanghai – Near China’s Largest Metropolitan Area and Major Shipping Ports
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…
Typhoon Hinnamnor: First Category 5 Cyclone on Earth in 2022
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?
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…
Catastrophic Flooding in Yellowstone – Historic Destruction of Homes, Roads, and Bridges
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…
Satellite Imagery Shows 16 Mile Line of Destruction From EF-3 Tornado Ripping Through Gaylord
Tornado Scars Northern Michigan Satellite imagery shows the line of damage extending through Gaylord, Michigan. Gaylord, a city in Otsego County in northern Michigan with…
Super Cyclones Will Be Even More Devastating in the Future
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…
