October 2019 Was Coolest in 10 Years as U.S. Continued Its Wettest Year to Date
The average U.S. temperature for the year to date (January through October) was 55.5 degrees F, (0.5 of a degree above the 20th-century average). Keep Reading
Summer 2019 Was Hottest on Record for Northern Hemisphere
The average global temperature in August was 1.66 degrees F above the 20th-century average of 60.1 degrees, tying it with 2015 and 2017 as the second-hottest August in the 140-year record. Keep Reading
Scientists Make Troubling Discovery in Rain Falling Over Portion of U.S.
They originally had set out to analyze the samples to study rainwater for nitrogen pollution levels. Instead, they found something much more tragic. Keep Reading
U.S. Has Its Wettest 12 Months on Record – Again
Rain – and plenty of it – was the big weather story in June, adding to a record-breaking 12 months of precipitation for the contiguous U.S. Keep Reading
New Research May Upend What We Know About How Tornadoes Form
Many people may picture a funnel cloud emerging from the bottom of a dark mass of thunderstorms and then extending to the ground. Keep Reading
WATCH: New Experimental Radar Could Lead to Earlier Severe Weather Warnings
Researchers say the new radar should be ready to collect experimental weather data for the first time during severe weather season in spring 2019. Keep Reading
America’s Tornado Alley Is Moving Farther East, Study Finds
The shift could be deadly because the area with increasing tornado activity is bigger and home to more people, said study lead author. Keep Reading
