Cool your jets. As several states, including New York, gird to manage a simmering heat wave this week, experts are expressing concerns regarding the impact high temperatures can have on flights. Last summer, a plane out of Newark Liberty International Airport was left stuck on a steamy tarmac as passengers suffered on board for seven … Read more
We’re on the edge of a record heat wave — thanks to an oppressive “heat dome” — and the onset of the hottest season of the year, when temperatures rise, sweat rages, and we are at increased risk of dehydration. “Hydration requirements differ widely between individuals, and it varies depending on your age, your activity … Read more
On the Tuesday after Labor Day weekend 2019, Scott Jones did his usual morning chore of dropping his eldest kids off at school and returning to his Arizona home office to knuckle down to work. Around four hours later, his wife, Angela, called him to ask how 3-year-old Charlotte, their youngest child, was doing as they had … Read more
The heat is on. With temperatures expected to soar above the 90s across much of the eastern US this week, millions are preparing to beat the heat. Experts are urging those who take certain medications, including those used to treat high blood pressure, allergies, and mental health conditions, to take extra precautions. Temps will begin … Read more
Sink your teeth into this bit of news. Sharks may be more useful than meteorologists when it comes to long-term hurricane forecasting, experts say — and the clues can be found in their migration patterns. Like dogs and birds before a thunderstorm, sharks who smell trouble will typically move en masse into deeper waters weeks in … Read more
DALLAS – Powerful thunderstorms rocked the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex on Tuesday, leaving more than 800,000 utility customers in the dark as severe weather barreled across the region and produced baseball-sized hail, hurricane-force wind gusts and significant damage in several communities. Outdoor warning sirens wailed, and cellphones lit up with emergency notifications as the National Weather … Read more
The world was shocked by the record-breaking rainfall in Dubai last month. The desert city was inundated with more rain in a few days than typically falls in an entire year, killing at least 20 people across the United Arab Emirates and neighboring Oman. It was also surprising that many blamed the downpour on something … Read more
It started with a call from the US Navy back in November, asking if I’d be interested in taking a trip to the Arctic later that winter. It’d be part of a three-week operation in the Arctic Ocean in March called Operation Ice Camp, which has happened every two years since 1946. It involves scientific … Read more
After the planet’s warmest year on record and a record number of heat-related deaths in 2023 for some cities across the nation, U.S. agencies developed a tool to combat heat exposure that anyone with a computer or smartphone can access. NOAA and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention partnered to address the skyrocketing number of heat-related deaths each … Read more
Multiple flights from the DC area got a roaring start to London over the weekend with help from near-record jet stream winds over the Mid-Atlantic. According to FlightAware, the flight from Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) to London Heathrow International Airport (IAD) arrived 45 minutes early, and the wind and flight speed data can help explain why. Travelers on Flight 22 can thank the … Read more
Frostbite may have met its match. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the first medication to treat severe frostbite, the agency announced this week. The drug, iloprost (brand name Aurlumyn) is intended to reduce the risk of finger and toe amputations due to dangerously cold extremities. Iloprost was originally approved for treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension, … Read more
Millions of Americans in the nation’s busiest corridor along the Northeast will soon experience weather whiplash, going from record February warmth to a potential nor’easter next week that will bring heavy rains, gusty winds and plowable snow, with even much of the I-95 corridor in play for snowfall. First, Friday and Saturday will be record-setting as temperatures climb into … Read more
A dire situation continues to unfold in California as a deadly atmospheric river storm slams the state with torrential rain, destructive wind gusts and catastrophic flash flooding. Southern California, including downtown Los Angeles, was in the bull’s-eye where forecasters believe the risk of flooding is highest. NOAA’s Weather Prediction Center (WPC) placed about 14 million … Read more
GALVESTON, Texas – A ferocious storm that struck a cruise ship while in the Gulf of Mexico Friday left at least one cabin flooded as torrential rains poured down. Royal Caribbean’s Voyager of the Seas first encountered hail as the ship was heading back to its home port of Galveston, Texas. Video from a passenger … Read more
ROI-NAMUR, Marshall Islands – Massive waves caused significant flooding at a remote U.S. Army base in the South Pacific, and the entire event was captured on video. U.S. Army Garrison Kwajalein Atoll (USAG-KA) said a major flooding incident occurred Saturday night on Roi-Namur in the Marshall Islands. A series of strong waves hit the dining hall, knocking doors off … Read more
After a wintry mix of freezing rain and snow struck the Midwest on Tuesday, the system is now on the move, and its winter weather impacts are being seen in the Northeast and New England. The National Weather Service said that the resurgence of warm air and moisture pushing north and eastward over retreating cold … Read more
With New York City becoming colder than Antarctica this week and much of the country experiencing temperatures below freezing, hypothermia is top of mind. Deaths from exposure to extreme cold have been reported this week from Seattle to Milwaukee and Mississippi. Here are the warning signs you might have hypothermia — and the ways to … Read more
There’s snow way he was letting them off the hook. A boss in Portland, Oregon, went viral on TikTok after one of his employees made a video showing the great lengths he went to ensure his workers wouldn’t be calling out after a snowstorm. “And i was hoping he would just let the store be … Read more
Two Australian siblings say they’re lucky to be alive after they survived a massive avalanche at a Californian ski resort that left one man dead. Experienced skiers, Hannah Sugerman and her brother Oliver Thompson were enjoying fresh snow on the slopes with Sugerman’s partner Callum at Palisades Tahoe, formerly known as Squaw Valley and the … Read more
Keep these tips in mind when the weather outside is frightful. They just might come in handy this weekend as the tri-state area is expecting a blowout snowstorm that could bring a foot of the white stuff upstate and give the Big Apple its first taste of significant snow — or possibly a yucky wintery … Read more