El Niños are a natural warming of sea water in the tropical Pacific Ocean that fuel weather extremes in the U.S. and around the world.
Author: Doyle Rice, USA TODAY
Ozone hole shrinks to smallest size on record, and it’s not related to global warming
Thanks to unusually warm temperatures high above Antarctica this month, the ozone hole shrank to its smallest size on record, scientists reported.
Hubble Telescope spots interstellar comet Borisov
Astronomers released the best photo yet of 2I/Borisov, the comet from outer space.
Strong storms can generate ‘stormquakes,’ scientists say
Scientists discovered a phenomenon that occurs when a strong storm sparks seismic events in the seafloor.
Powerful coastal storm known as a ‘bomb cyclone’ will blast the Northeast from New York to Maine
A powerful storm – created by a bombogenesis – will unleash rain and winds from the mid-Atlantic to New England at the end of the week
‘Very rare’ late-season tropical depression forms near Africa; forecasters also eye system in Central America
A tropical depression has formed off the coast of Africa in a rare location for so late in the Atlantic hurricane season, forecasters say.
Newly discovered comet is confirmed as an interstellar visitor – with a surprisingly familiar look
The comet is only the second interstellar comet ever detected in our solar system and the first that looks like a traditional comet.
Subtropical Storm Melissa has formed off the coast of New England
Subtropical Storm Melissa will bring heavy rain and wind gusts to 50 mph to portions of Cape Cod, Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket
Travel will be ‘impossible’ in the Dakotas as blizzard could bring up to 3 feet of snow
Residents of North and South Dakota are urged not to travel while a blizzard brings 1 to 3 feet of snow to the northern Plains
Nor’easter slams coastal New England with howling wind, drenching rain
A potent, slow-moving nor’easter continued to pound coastal New England on Thursday with heavy rain, rough surf and howling winds.