So, Where's All the Snow?
In many cases, we’ve never recorded this kind of warmth so close to the end of the year.
In many cases, we’ve never recorded this kind of warmth so close to the end of the year.
The combination of thick clouds, steady rain, Seattle’s high latitude, and the sun’s low angle created the seriously gloomy conditions.
It’s easy to forget that there was a time in the not-too-distant past when we only had one or two ways to check the weather forecast. Today, we have the opposite problem—there are now so many sources of weather information that it’s hard to pick just one.
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The technique the researchers used to detect the stiff breeze could be used in the hunt for Earth-like planets.
On October 8, 1871—the same day the Great Chicago Fire killed 300—a far deadlier wildfire swept across Wisconsin.
This tempescope creates rain, clouds and lightning in a space no bigger than a table lamp.
The building covering could close when it rains, and open back up when the sun comes out.
A group of UK climate researchers spent their free time compiling data on how musicians talk about the weather.
Can you see the aurora? Tweet NASA scientists—they're cataloguing global sightings of the beautiful shimmering light.
You don't need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows, and you don't need an app to tell you when a storm is coming.
In some areas, the weather outside is pretty frightful. And since you've no place to go but outside to shovel, get cozy and read about snow removal in the good old days.
What does it really mean when the weatherman says it feels like minus-20 today? Is there a wind chill thermometer somewhere, or is he just using a mathematical formula? Let's answer these and some of the other pressing questions about the ubiquitous winte