Earth recorded its hottest year ever in 2024, with such a big jump that the planet temporarily passed a major climate ...

A long-awaited La Nina has finally appeared, but meteorologists say the periodic cooling of Pacific Ocean waters is weak and ...

With all of West Virginia under the effects of Winter Storm Blair, some may wonder how this storm got its name.

NOAA data shows 9,759 tornadoes were reported statewide between January 1950 and January 2024, the most recent data available ...

Because global temperatures are warming, what’s considered normal is warming, too. So, when a 2025 cold snap is reported as ...

The Earth will notch its hottest year on record in 2024, breaking the previous peak set only last year, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said on Thursday. The new high ...

The potential for flooding in both states could lead to saturated soils, high river levels and high rainfall totals up to 7 ...

warned a cohort of scientists whose research appears in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's 2024 Arctic Report Card, published Tuesday. The report is an annual assessment of the ...

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Aurora borealis could ring in the New Year in New Hampshire's skies. See the northern lights forecast for tonight ...

They can carry water at flows up to 15 times greater than at the mouth of the Mississippi River, according to the National ...

The biggest flood risk from the incoming storm will extend from Maryland northward. Wind will also affect states farther south.