A new NASA study underscores the fact that greenhouse gases generated by human activity — not changes in solar activity — are the primary force driving global warming. The study offers an updated calculation...
The Met Office warns that temperatures in the capital are unlikely to rise above 0C for the next two days. The Met Office upgraded its cold weather alert to Level 3, stating that temperatures...
Wondering where the true winter cold is? While cold air is either only average for late January, or completely lacking in the Lower 48 States, Alaska has been decidedly frigid, particularly this weekend. While...
BELGRADE, Serbia – Heavy snow and a severe cold snap killed at least 32 people across eastern Europe and many areas were under emergency measures Monday as schools closed down, roads became impassible and...
The Little Ice Age was caused by the cooling effect of massive volcanic eruptions, and sustained by changes in Arctic ice cover, scientists conclude. An international research team studied ancient plants from Iceland and...
A tropical cyclone and major bushfires are posing a twin threat to travellers in Western Australia’s central west. Authorities are concerned holidaymakers from Perth and elsewhere may find themselves stranded. The Fire and Emergency...
HOUSTON – Heavy rain and powerful winds that likely spawned tornadoes have swept across Texas, forcing drivers to abandon cars on flooded roads but not dropping enough water to make up for the state’s...
A tornado is a violently rotating column of air in contact with and extending between a cloud (often a thunderstorm cloud) and the surface of the earth. Winds in most tornadoes blow at 100...
January is sure disguising itself very well as the month of April. Be it the current temperatures or dew points or track of storm systems, the weather map simply looks like a map you’d...
UK scientists have detected a huge dome of freshwater that is developing in the western Arctic Ocean. The bulge is some 8,000 cubic km in size and has risen by about 15cm since 2002....
