Weather

A heat dome is sending temperatures soaring across the U.S. Midwest and East

The 2024 Atlantic hurricane season could be disastrous. Experts warn that a storm’s Saffir-Simpson category misses many storm dangers

The National Hurricane Center’s hurricane season outlook for the Atlantic Ocean forecasts 17 to 25 named storms in 2024 because of an expected combination of warm ocean temperatures and a La Niña climate pattern

An atmospheric scientist explains what wind shear is and how it influences hurricanes

Earth is shifting into a La Niña period, changing climate patterns all around the globe

Heat seems to trigger a sweep of changes in immune system molecules, although researchers disagree on what they might mean

From cloud coverage to clear skies, here’s up-to-date weather conditions expected along the path of April 8’s total solar eclipse

These bizarre-looking clouds form in stable atmospheric eddies

Winter is warming faster than any other season, leading to changes such as ice storms and rain in regions that were once reliably below freezing—a situation that one expert dubs “warming winter syndrome”

The fungal pathogen that causes valley fever is thriving in the American West—and intensifying atmospheric rivers could be to blame

The strong El Niño pattern that made 2023 particularly hot is finally starting to weaken, which scientists expect will conclude by late spring. What does that mean for weather this year?

Though atmospheric river storms are dreaded for the damage they can cause, they are also essential to the western U.S.’s water supply, particularly in California