The Latest Weather Forecast along the Total Solar Eclipse Path
From cloud coverage to clear skies, here’s up-to-date weather conditions expected along the path of April 8’s total solar eclipse
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Lava-Lit Lenticular Cloud Crowns Volcano in Spectacular Photo
These bizarre-looking clouds form in stable atmospheric eddies
Diagnosing ‘Warming Winter Syndrome’ as Summerlike Heat Sweeps the U.S.
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”
Valley Fever Cases Surge after California’s Atmospheric River Downpour
The fungal pathogen that causes valley fever is thriving in the American West—and intensifying atmospheric rivers could be to blame
How El Niño Will Influence 2024 Weather
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?
What Are Atmospheric Rivers, and How Are They Changing?
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
Why Does the Same Temperature Feel Hotter or Colder in Different Places?
The answer isn’t just about temperature. Our physiology, psychology and clothing choices also factor in
Extreme Cold Snaps Could Get Worse as Climate Warms
Climate instability could be distorting the polar vortex, causing cold air outbreaks
What’s Behind the ‘Arctic Blast’ Plunging into the U.S.?
This week’s cold snap across the U.S. will be one of “the most impressive Arctic outbreaks of this century,” one climate scientist says
AI Weather Forecasting Can’t Replace Humans—Yet
GraphCast and other artificial intelligence-based forecasting tools offer a whole new way to predict the weather, but they have limits
To Predict Snowfall, NASA Planes Fly into the Storm
Cloud-diving expeditions reveal the hidden physics of brewing snowstorms
High-Flying Frigatebirds Collect Data from the Top of the Sky
Scientists accidentally discovered a new way of monitoring the Earth’s planetary boundary layer: high-flying great frigatebirds