Weather

Wind shear and atmospheric instability have combined to create a brutal tornado season this year

Heat waves are getting hotter, more frequent and longer. But there are ways to keep yourself and your community cool.

Each year in the U.S. lightning strikes 37 million times and kills 21 people on average. Here’s how to stay safe during lightning storms

With a heat dome baking the eastern U.S., emergency departments in New England and the Midwest have seen a spike in heat-related cases

Sizzling summer days can be a dangerous time to be outside. Here’s what to think about before heading into the heat and how to stay safe

Places beset by heat waves should receive FEMA disaster funds just as those hit by hurricanes or flooding do, labor unions, green groups and public health advocates argue in a new petition

A heat dome is sending temperatures soaring across the U.S. Midwest and East

The 2024 Atlantic hurricane season could be disastrous. Experts warn that a storm’s Saffir-Simpson category misses many storm dangers

The National Hurricane Center’s hurricane season outlook for the Atlantic Ocean forecasts 17 to 25 named storms in 2024 because of an expected combination of warm ocean temperatures and a La Niña climate pattern

An atmospheric scientist explains what wind shear is and how it influences hurricanes

Earth is shifting into a La Niña period, changing climate patterns all around the globe

Heat seems to trigger a sweep of changes in immune system molecules, although researchers disagree on what they might mean