What is a flash drought?
You’re probably familiar with what a drought is, but what about a flash drought? It’s a type of drought that intensifies rapidly within a few...
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 the planet. What You Need...
The jet stream
You’ve heard meteorologist talk about jet streams all the time. But have you ever wondered what they are exactly? Meteorologists talk about jet streams for...
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- even with an emerging El...
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 to see all the vibrant...
‘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 towns and cities can make...
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, but why exactly is it...
Watch how NOAA flew into the record books
Robots are blowing the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration into the Guinness World Records book. What You Need To Know NOAA set two world records A...
What is light pollution?
If you live in or near a crowded city and have tried to see the stars or a meteor shower in the night sky, you...
Tornado field campaign wraps up research
Over the last two years, meteorologists with the NOAA’s National Severe Storms Laboratory (NSSL) have studied tornadoes up close in the Southeast. It’s all part...