Before Hurricane Helene began devastating parts of the southeastern U.S., Amanda Wright had expected some rain and perhaps some flooding in the area around Knoxville, Tennessee, where she lives. It wasn’t until friends more than two hours away in Asheville, North Carolina, started posting warnings on Facebook that Wright realized how dangerous the storm could … Read more
Asheville and surrounding towns in western North Carolina had just been drenched by a heavy rainstorm when the remnants of Hurricane Helene slammed into the Blue Ridge Mountains. What unfolded starting Wednesday evening and lasting throughout the weekend is a well-studied atmospheric phenomenon. “As the weather moves toward the mountains, the clouds have to rise … Read more
Wildfires in California spread rapidly Tuesday as firefighters faced high winds, dry conditions and a heat wave that sent temperatures in the Los Angeles area into triple digits. Cooler weather in the forecast, however, could provide some relief soon. Firefighters were also battling a blaze in dangerous, windy conditions in western Nevada, just south of … Read more
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific developments and more. Forecasters will soon be able to map lightning activity on Earth in real time and keep a closer eye on solar storms caused by the sun thanks to a new weather satellite. Together, NASA and … Read more
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific developments and more. Forecasters will soon be able to map lightning activity on Earth in real time and keep a closer eye on solar storms caused by the sun thanks to a new weather satellite. Together, NASA and … Read more
I remember learning about weather forecasting in college in the late 2000s. My classmates and I hand-drew maps showing current weather systems and then we looked at the satellite data to paint a picture of what would happen in the coming hours and days. NOAA’s weather satellites were good back then, but compared to what … Read more
The tornado ripped through southern Iowa at nearly 45 mph, tearing up wind turbines like string cheese. In the town of Greenfield, it overturned cars and tore houses from their foundations, leaving a rift of destruction visible from space. The twister, which the National Weather Service later rated EF4, killed five people on May 21, … Read more
By Gloria Dickie LONDON (Reuters) – Deadly heat waves are scorching cities on four continents as the Northern Hemisphere marks the first day of summer, a sign that climate change could once again help fuel record-breaking heat that could surpass last summer as the warmest in 2,000 years . Record temperatures in recent days are … Read more
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific developments and more. According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Space Weather Prediction Center, colorful aurora could soon reappear over parts of the United States — including the northern and upper Midwestern states from New York to … Read more
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific developments and more. According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Space Weather Prediction Center, colorful aurora could soon reappear over parts of the United States — including the northern and upper Midwestern states from New York to … Read more