A new tropical storm is developing in the Caribbean.  Once it gets sustained winds of at least 39 mph, it will be named and the next name on the list is Ian. The storm is expected to continue to strengthen…

Today's temperature reached 99°.  That's 3° hotter than the previous record high for the date, set back in 1940.  Today is also the first day of fall, but sometimes Mother Nature doesn't know these things...

A large area just to the north of South America (in red) is favorable for the development of a tropical storm of hurricane over the next 5 days.  If this were to happen, it's likely that the storm would develop…

After dumping more than 2 feet of rain in many spots in Puerto Rico, resulting in no power for the entire island, Fiona is now back over open water.  It will continue to push to the north and strengthen as…

Below is a look at the global summer temperatures from 1976 to 2022.  The comparison is dramatic.  Much of the planet is 4° Fahrenheit warmer than just 45 years ago.  And the areas near the north and south poles are…

Tropical Storm Fiona is not likely going to grow into a powerful hurricane (in terms of wind speed) over the next several days.  But that doesn't mean it won't cause any harm.  Fiona is going to tap into a lot…

According to a 464-page report put out by the International Energy Agency’s report World Energy Outlook 2020, creating electricity with solar panels is now the cheapest solution worldwide.  This conclusion agrees with the analysis done by many other experts in…

Tropical Storm Earl, just north of Puerto Rico, will stay well away from the United States on its path to the north - so no impacts here.  But it's expected to become a major hurricane over the next 5 days…

Today a new tropical storm was born in the Atlantic.  Danielle is going to stay waaaay out to sea and will have zero impacts on us here in the United States.  It appears that the only folks who will have…

NASA is going to crash a spaceship into an asteroid that's roughly 500 feet in diameter.  The plan is to see what happens on impact and use that information, if needed, in the future to redirect an asteroid headed towards…

It has been unusually slow in the Atlantic Ocean in terms of tropical storms or hurricanes.  There have been no storms at all in August.  But that looks like it's about to change.  Conditions are now pretty favorable for a…

The Webb telescope has found CARBON DIOXIDE on a planet that is many, many, many miles away.  But it's the first time that scientists have confirmed this finding on any planet anywhere outside of our solar system.  You can read…

So far this August has not produced a hurricane or topical storm in the Atlantic.  That's pretty unusual.  It's only happened twice in the last 72 years.  There is just a small chance that storm will get going in the…

Today marks the 30th anniversary of Hurricane Andrew plowing into South Florida.  Hurricane Andrew is one of only four Category 5 storms to make landfall in the continental United States.  The others are:   the 1935 Labor Day hurricane, 1969's Camille, and 2018's Michael.

A new storm is forming in the Gulf of Mexico.  It very likely will get a name shortly, Danielle.  Storms get names once they have sufficiently strong winds - at least 39 mph.  The biggest threat from this storm will…

Parts of Europe are experiencing the worst drought they've seen in centuries.  And yes the warming planet is making this worse.  Several ships in the Danube River that sunk in World War II are now visible - and many of…