What Are Atmospheric Rivers? How Do They Affect The Weather?
Pineapple Express is the whimsical, nontechnical name of one of the most famous atmospheric rivers on the planet! Here's everything you want to know about atmospheric river storms.
Pineapple Express is the whimsical, nontechnical name of one of the most famous atmospheric rivers on the planet! Here's everything you want to know about atmospheric river storms.
Wondering what a bomb cyclone is and why you're hearing more about bomb cyclones these days? Here's everything you want to know about this winter weather storm phenomenon.
A space hurricane is a type of aurora borealis (Northern Lights). Space hurricanes are cyclone-like auroras in the sky that were discovered in 2014 and revealed to the public in 2021. Here's everything you want to know about them!
Wave clouds are unique & rare cloud formations in the shape of breaking ocean waves as seen from the side. Here's why and how Kelvin Helmholtz clouds form. (And the best places to see them!)
Ever wonder why we get freezing rain instead of snow? Here's a look at the simple explanation behind winter's most dangerous form of precipitation: ice!
Anybody can study and enjoy meteorology. In fact, thousands of people are self-declared amateur meteorologists!
Fun Halloween costume ideas for a weatherman (or a weatherman wannabee). Think along these lines: hurricane, sun, flood, mother nature, global warming, earth day, hail, clouds, snow globe, el nino, weatherman, tsunami, rain, snow, mother earth, blizzard, lightning, wind, stormy weather, rainbow, tornado, weather forecast, snowman, snowflake, wind turbine and solar panel costume ideas!
Hurricane wind can do damage even when the center of the storm is offshore or a great distance from you. Check out how strong winds must be to qualify as hurricane strength and the planes they're now using to conduct hurricane research.
Hurricanes are major storms with sustained winds of at least 74 mph and form over oceans. Hurricane Categories are used to estimate potential property damage -- on a scale from 1 to 5. See what each of the 5 categories means -- in terms of maximum wind speeds and the specific types of damage you can expect to see.
A snow house is made very similar to an igloo, except it is rectangular and doesn't include a roof. Last year, we made 2 snow houses which became castles and forts that all of the kids in the neighborhood enjoyed playing in.