The biggest storm in our solar system is getting wilder: Winds in Jupiter’s great red spot are getting faster, astronomers reported in a new study.
Author: Doyle Rice, USA TODAY
‘Exceptional call’: Hurricane Ida’s strength may have seemed surprising. But not to forecasters.
Forecast for Hurricane Ida was accurate before landfall after moving over the exceptionally warm Gulf waters, going from 85 mph to 150 mph in 20 hours.
Hurricane Ida forecast to reach Category 4 strength as Louisiana coast braces for direct hit
Ida was forecast to reach Category 4 strength, with winds estimated at 140 mph, before it makes landfall Sunday afternoon or evening.
Hurricane Henri on track to hit Northeast; Cuomo declares state of emergency for NYC, Long Island
Hurricane Henri continued to barrel north Saturday and is predicted to strike the northeastern U.S. on Sunday.
‘Everything that we’ve built is gone’: Thousands flee raging Caldor Fire in California
California’s Caldor Fire was more than 20 times bigger on Thursday than it was on Tuesday. The massive Dixie Fire also continued to burn.
August’s full moon is this weekend. Here’s why it’s also called a ‘sturgeon moon.’
The next full moon will take place this weekend, and the August 2021 full moon will be both a “sturgeon moon” and a “blue moon.”
‘First place is the worst place to be’: July was Earth’s hottest month ever recorded, NOAA says
July 2021 was the planet’s hottest month ever recorded, federal scientists announced Friday. Asia had its hottest July on record, NOAA announced.
Florida could face 2 storm landfalls within days: Fred may strengthen again as Tropical Storm Grace forms
Tropical Depression Fred weakened to a tropical wave on Saturday but is expected to reform Sunday. Tropical Storm Grace formed in the Atlantic Ocean.
‘Code red for humanity’: UN report gives stark warning on climate change, says wild weather events will worsen
Hundreds of top scientists released a devastating report Monday on the danger that human-caused climate change poses to the world.
California’s Dixie Fire has burned nearly 700 square miles, larger than the size of New York City
Better weather conditions, including higher humidity and calmer winds, were expected to aid the fight against the blaze Saturday.