Using artificial intelligence to predict lightning strikes
The saying goes, “you never know when lightning will strike.” That may no longer be true thanks to computer learning and a space-based lightning monitoring...
The Perseid meteor shower peaks next week
One of the best meteor showers of the year will peak during the middle of next week. What You Need To Know The Perseid meteor...
Ring of fire weather pattern
People living in the eastern U.S. have experienced hot temperatures and severe storms lately and there’s a reason. This all has to do with a...
What causes a mackerel sky?
Have you ever looked up at a pattern of clouds dotting the sky and noticed that occasionally, they look like the scales of a fish?...
What are the dog days of summer?
Summer can be ruff with soaring temperatures that leave us panting for relief. Some people call the worst of the heat “the dog days of summer.”...
New categories for severe thunderstorms
No two severe storms are the same, and the National Weather Service (NWS) released new threat levels for severe thunderstorms. The update will begin on...
Severe weather alerts
Severe weather push alerts are now available in the Spectrum News app. What You Need To Know Alert options include lightning, precipitation alerts, watches, warnings...
Are sharks scared of hurricanes?
There’s a new study from the University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science about how hurricanes affect the behavior of large sharks. The...
Science breakthrough will make beaches safer this summer
Just in time for the summer beach season, NOAA has a technological breakthrough that could save lives. What You Need To Know More people die...
This season’s Atlantic hurricane names may sound familiar
If you thought you’d heard that hurricane name before, you might be right. What You Need To Know Hurricane names are rotated every six years...