Weather

If there’s one thing humankind has mastered, it’s problem solving. Throughout the ages, men and women alike have used an excess of brainpower to improve the quality of life and address obstacles. These days, many of those efforts are being focused on what could become humanity’s biggest challenge: global warming.

When it’s about to rain, it’s common to hear people say they can “feel it” in their bones – especially in an injured knee or the like. So doesn’t it make sense that other kinds of weather can influence the human body? Does it sound so crazy to claim that wind ...

Warmer-than-average temperatures dominated much of the western half of the U.S. throughout most of 2001, while the Atlantic hurricane season was the fifth-most-active season since 1871.

Forecasters had predicted a more active season in 2001 to continue the trend of heightened activity that began in 1995. For the fourth year in a row, they were right.

There’s a new wind chill index, thanks to the year-long pursuit of a group known as the Joint Action Group for Temperature Indices, made up of scientists and wind chill experts from academia and both U.S. and Canadian governments.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has made the decree for fall.

If you thought you knew the American National Anthem, check out the complete lyrics to the Star-Spangled Banner.

Now's a great time to break into the field of meteorology, because it's growing! A new branch called weather risk management offers an exciting option...

It’s one thing to study the raw power of lighting. It’s quite another to witness it up-close and personal. Experience the near-miss of a lightning expert.

Global Warming is a buzzword we all know and hate. We hear snippets of information about the topic, but much of it is misleading, and some of it is just plain wrong...