Weather

Snow’s appeal is more than just a fond nostalgia for childhood days away from school

Vast weather patterns can carry blasts of frigid air far from the polar regions—here’s how it works

A new study found that flood deaths can rise by 25 percent three months after a disaster

The nature of the Santa Ana winds makes them perfectly suited to fueling blazes like the Palisades Fire, and climate change is increasing the risk

Rising temperatures might be altering the atmosphere in ways that cause more extreme winter weather, scientists say

Blasts of Arctic air have brought frigid temperatures that are much colder than normal to parts of the U.S., but that “normal” background is warmer than in the past

We’re closing out the year with a roundup of the science stories that stood out to our editors in 2024.

Better forecasting would help communities prepare for the extreme weather from atmospheric rivers that causes an average of $1 billion in damages a year on the West Coast

Dry weather and an extreme Santa Ana wind event have contributed to the explosive growth of the Franklin Fire in Malibu, Calif.

A man scouring Google Earth found a mysterious scar in the Australian outback. And now scientists know what caused it

High-energy electrons released by storms on Earth can threaten satellites and spacecraft

Every Atlantic hurricane that formed this year had higher wind speeds because of climate change. Two likely would have remained tropical storms without its influence