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Unbearable Heat Lingers Over The West

Record-breaking heat will continue over the western U.S. this week.

2025 Atlantic Hurricane Season Set to Ramp Up

As the peak of the Atlantic hurricane season arrives, indicators suggest an active period is ahead.

Tropical Storm Fernand Tracks Away From Bermuda

Not even a weekend has gone by since Hurricane Erin lost its tropical characteristics, and the Atlantic tropics are already drawing up a new storm.

Tuesday's Weather Outlook

Tuesday will be another cool, fall-like day for most of the U.S., but summer stays in spots.

Heat Safety Tips For the Pacific Northwest

A record-breaking heat wave is unfolding across the Pacific Northwest with dozens of heat records already forecast to be broken.

First Aid and Survival Kits (Roger Brown via pexels.com)

Plan For a Hurricane

What steps do you need to take before a hurricane hits? Best time to start is before disaster strikes.

Heat Safety Tips For the Pacific Northwest

A record-breaking heat wave is unfolding across the Pacific Northwest with dozens of heat records already forecast to be broken.

Plan For a Hurricane

What steps do you need to take before a hurricane hits? Best time to start is before disaster strikes.

Rip Currents: Before You Head to the Beach

It’s summertime, which means it is time to head to the beach!

Concerning Drought Expansion, Intensification Across U.S.

It’s an active week in the drought department, with many changes noted across the nation.

Images: An old fashion Westhinghouse fan once used to keep things cool. (Wikicommons)

Top 10 Summer Energy Saving Tips

Here are a few cost-cutting measures to help you save money on your energy.

Pilots and crewmembers of the 2nd General Support Aviation Battalion, 4th Aviation Regiment, 4th Combat Aviation Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, go into the thick smoke to release water onto the burning fires during their bambi bucket mission at Black Forest, Colo., June 12, 2013. (Photo by Sgt. Jonathan C. Thibault, 4th Combat Aviation Brigade Public Affairs Office, 4th Infantry Division; The U.S. Army)

How Do Wildfires Start and Spread?

Wildfires do sometimes occur naturally, either ignited by the sun’s heat or a lightning strike.

California was affected by a historic drought from 2011-2016. When faced with a water shortage, agricultural land in California’s Central Valley that remains unplanted, or “fallow,” tends to increase markedly because farmers are unable to fully irrigate their crops. (NASA Goddard Photo and Video)

Weather vs. Climate: What Is The Difference?

While weather and climate are both changes in the atmosphere, the difference between them is a measure of time

How Do Wildfires Start and Spread?

Wildfires do sometimes occur naturally, either ignited by the sun’s heat or a lightning strike.

Weather vs. Climate: What Is The Difference?

While weather and climate are both changes in the atmosphere, the difference between them is a measure of time

The U.S. Drought Monitor showing widespread drought conditions in the western and central U.S. on October 4, 2022

What Is The U.S. Drought Monitor?

The drought monitor is the go-to product used by many meteorologists, but what exactly is the weekly map showing?

A blanket of smog lays over Los Angeles in September 2011. Source: Temeku, Wikimedia Commons

What is the Air Quality Index?

What is the Air Quality Index and how can pollutants impact your health?

Asthma and the Weather

During an asthma attack, the airways in and out of your lungs narrow and your body makes extra mucus, both of which make it hard for you to breathe.

Top News Stories

Unbearable Heat Lingers Over The West

2025 Atlantic Hurricane Season Set to Ramp Up

Tropical Storm Fernand Tracks Away From Bermuda

Tuesday's Weather Outlook

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Heat Safety Tips For the Pacific Northwest

Plan For a Hurricane

Heat Safety Tips For the Pacific Northwest

Plan For a Hurricane

Rip Currents: Before You Head to the Beach

Concerning Drought Expansion, Intensification Across U.S.

Top 10 Summer Energy Saving Tips

How Do Wildfires Start and Spread?

Weather vs. Climate: What Is The Difference?

How Do Wildfires Start and Spread?

Weather vs. Climate: What Is The Difference?

What Is The U.S. Drought Monitor?

What is the Air Quality Index?

Asthma and the Weather