The current system for naming hurricanes has a list of names that correspond with the alphabet. All the letters are used except for Q, U, X, Y, and Z. That totals up to 21 names. There are 6 lists and…

The numbers are in and October 2020 was the 4th hottest October on record globally. This 4th place spot for the month actually makes it the "coolest" month in 2020 so far. Each month in 2020 was at least in…

Tropical Storm Iota is the 30th named tropical storm or hurricane of the Atlantic Hurricane Season. That's a record and records go back to 1851! It's expected to take a track similar to Eta in Central America, which made landfall…

Although the rain has stopped here in the Midlands, the flooding hasn't. The Upstate and North Carolina got a lot of rain over the past few days. And that water takes a few more days to flow downstream. So all…

Tropical Storm Eta will push across Florida and make its way along the South Carolina coast on Thursday night. At that time, the storm will be considerably weaker than it is now. So the South Carolina impacts will be mainly…

Tropical Storm Theta has formed in the eastern Atlantic Ocean. That breaks the record of 28 named storms set back in 2005. Hurricane records go back to 1851. This storm poses no threat to us here in the United States.

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Eta, the storm that made landfall in Nicaragua as a Category 4 hurricane, has moved inland and is now (Wednesday night) much weaker, but still going over Honduras. The latest estimate is that the storm will reinvigorate out in the…

Hurricane Eta is a Category 4 storm, now (Tuesday night) hammering Nicaragua. Over the next few days it'll move into Honduras. And then, if the storm survives, it's expected to take a sharp right turn. And on that track, it…

Hurricane Eta is now (Tuesday night) a strong Category 4 hurricane and it's expected to strengthen yet some more as it makes landfall in northern Nicaragua. The impacts will be catastrophic. The winds will be strong enough to blow over…

Astronomers have been tracking a large asteroid that has the potential to hit the earth. The asteroid, named Apophis, is about 1100 feet across and was discovered in 2004. Its orbit brings in relatively close to the earth in April…

Zeta came ashore south of New Orleans as a Category 2 Hurricane. It's now moving quickly to the northeast and will pass over the mountains of North Carolina early on Thursday. Here in the Midlands we'll be on the outer…

Hurricane Zeta is headed towards the coast of Louisiana and will make landfall in the late afternoon or early evening on Wednesday. Then the storm will move very quickly off to the northwest and weaken as it does. The biggest…

Hurricane Zeta is now (Monday night) slamming into the northern end of the Yucatan Peninsula. It's expected to make landfall in the US either side of New Orleans on Wednesday evening. From there it will move quickly inland of to…

Right now the amount of sea ice in the Arctic is lower than has ever been measured. This is the result of a warming planet and human activity is the cause. The longer we wait to take serious action to…