
The U.S. Is About to Get Much Better Weather Satellites
They will provide four times better image resolution and five times faster coverage

The U.S. Is About to Get Much Better Weather Satellites
They will provide four times better image resolution and five times faster coverage

How Much Do El Niño and La Niña Affect Our Weather?
This fickle and influential climate pattern often gets blamed for extreme weather. A closer look at the most recent cycle shows that the truth is more subtle


Insurance May Be Dropped for Properties That Repeatedly Flood
One percent of policy holders make 25 to 30 percent of claims

What Causes Wildfires?
The wildfire season started early this month in the northwestern U.S., and the huge blaze still burns in Fort McMurray, Alberta, after three weeks of fighting the flames. What causes wildfires on this scale, and how can we prevent them?

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Microbes in the atmosphere influence life on the planet's surface.
"Invisible Nature: Life in the Clouds" was first published on bioGraphic. ©2016 California Academy of Sciences.

Pacific Typhoons Are Hitting Asia with More Intensity
The proportion of storms that strike land as a Category 4 and 5 in the western Pacific is rising, because of warmer coastal waters

Visualizing Hurricanes
Information graphics demystify Earth’s most powerful storms

Storm Bears Down on Florida, Hurricane Threatens Hawaii
Officials and forecasters warn of potentially dangerous flooding and winds

Sewage Floods Likely to Rise
Sewer systems in many cities, stressed by age and growing populations, will spew more raw refuse into the streets during heavy rains

Extreme Floods May Be the New Normal
Communities should plan defenses and emergency responses based on the climate of the future, not the past

Can We Predict Lightning?
Forecasters head to Venezuelan hotspot in an attempt to model future strikes

Why the Deadly Louisiana Flood Occurred
Meteorologists say the storm was essentially a hurricane without high winds