While the Plains and Midwest endure drenching rain and record-breaking floods, extreme heat is fueling drought conditions and fires in the Southeast.
Author: Doyle Rice, USA TODAY
A month of Mayhem: ‘Stuck’ weather pattern fuels hundreds of tornadoes
A “stuck” weather pattern has produced a month of stormy mayhem across the central USA, one that’s fueled hundreds of tornadoes and boatloads of rain.
Mississippi River flood is longest-lasting in over 90 years, since ‘Great Flood’ of 1927
Flooding along portions of the Mississippi River is the longest-lasting flood since 1927, during that year’s Great Flood.
Forget the ‘Polar Vortex.’ Here comes the ‘Death Ridge’ and record heat for the Southeast
A blistering, dangerous heat wave, which one expert calls a “death ridge,” is poised to scorch the southeastern U.S. over the Memorial Day weekend.
Forecasters predict up to 8 hurricanes in ‘near-normal’ 2019 Atlantic hurricane season
The federal government predicts a near-normal hurricane season for the Atlantic Basin, expecting four to eight hurricanes.
China is shredding the ozone layer with banned chemical emissions, study says
Some alarming news from the stratosphere. Chinese foam manufacturers are releasing an ozone-destroying chemical into the air.
Tornado season has been wild, and more storms are coming
The deadly and destructive 2019 tornado season has been above-average, and shows no signs of letting up.
Earth’s oceans could rise over 6 feet by 2100 as polar ice melts, swamping coastal cities such as NYC
Portions of manyU.S. coastal cities could be lost to the sea by the end of the century because of global warming, a study says.
Weather forecasters urge caution for Tuesday after 18 tornadoes across five states on Monday
After18tornadoes swept through five states Monday, forecasters say Tuesday’s severe weather threat warrants caution, but lacks the same potential.
‘Extraordinary’: Almost 1/4 of West Antarctic ice is now ‘unstable’
More unsettling news from the bottom of the world.Almost one-quarter of the ice in the West Antarctic ice sheet has been classified as “unstable.”