Tag : New York State

See a Martian dust devil on Mars

NASA’s Perseverance rover on Mars is surveying some extraordinary phenomena on the planet and recorded a dust devil blowing across…

7 months ago

The jet stream

You've heard meteorologist talk about jet streams all the time. But have you ever wondered what they are exactly? Meteorologists…

7 months ago

How the 2023 hurricane season stacks up so far

We've passed the statistical peak of the hurricane season in the Atlantic, but the 2023 season was far from quiet-…

7 months ago

How weather influences fall foliage

Every fall, people travel far and wide to go ‘leaf-peeping.’ The goal is to catch the leaves at peak color…

7 months ago

Fact or myth: Animals and changing seasons

Even though animals don’t buy pumpkin spice toothpaste in the fall or plant way too many petunias in the spring,…

7 months ago

Tracking Rina

The disturbance in the central Atlantic east of Tropical Storm Philippe is now Tropical Storm Rina. What You Need To Know…

7 months ago

The Full Harvest Moon joins a trio of planets

The Full Harvest Moon brightens our night sky to finish the week. It’ll be fullest early Friday morning at 4:57…

7 months ago

‘Lights Out’ can help migrating birds

We’re in the midst of bird migration season. Many of the birds travel at night, and the bright lights of…

7 months ago

The science behind the season

The days become shorter; the air becomes crisp, and pumpkin-flavored everything appears in stores. This means fall is upon us,…

7 months ago

Northern lights were visible this week in the mid-latitudes

Earlier this week, social media was buzzing with pictures of the Aurora Borealis, otherwise known as the northern lights. People…

7 months ago