Climate change is having a negative impact on our health. And world leaders are missing their chance to step in, says a new report from the medical journal The Lancet. The Lancet report concludes climate change is hurting human health in a myriad of ways. —Fires caused ...
During the Dust Bowl period,severe dust storms, often called “black blizzards” swept the Great Plains. Some of these carried Great Plains topsoil as far east as Washington, D.C. and New York City, and coated ships in the Atlantic Ocean with dust. What were black blizzards? During the d...
The storm caused blizzards and flooding from Colorado to the Midwest. What is a haboob? John D Sirlin // Shutterstock What is a haboob? Huge walls of dust are sometimes called a haboob which means “blown” in Arabic. They form when high winds push out of falling thunderstorms. A haboob...
Hurricane season in the U.S. is coming to a close, but November could bring another type of strong storm to the Midwest: So-called "witch storms." But what are witch storms?The term refers to the "Witches of November," said Greg Postel, a meteorologist atThe Weather Channel. The phras...
(in the South) that we literally can experience every single type of extreme weather event,” University of Georgia meteorology professor Marshall Shepherdsays. “Including blizzards. Including wildfires, tornadoes, floods, and hurricanes. Every single type. … There’s no other place in...
Are there different types of storms? Yes, types include thunderstorms, tropical storms, hurricanes, and blizzards. 8 How can thunder help us predict a storm’s distance? The time interval between a lightning flash and thunder tells how far away it is. 8 Does thunder cause damage like storms...
The storm caused blizzards and flooding from Colorado to the Midwest. What is a haboob? John D Sirlin // Shutterstock What is a haboob? Huge walls of dust are sometimes called a haboob which means “blown” in Arabic. They form when high winds push out of falling thunderstorms. A haboob...
What causes blizzards? What drives atmospheric circulation? What cycle affects atmospheric composition? What causes condensation in the water cycle? What causes ocean salinity to increase? What causes the dead zone in the Gulf of Mexico? What causes the movement of air masses? What causes aquatic ...
in 1996 to track extreme weather events. The number of extreme weather events that are among the most unusual in the historical record, according to the CEI, has been rising over the last four decades. Scientists project that extreme weather events, such as heat waves,droughts, blizzards and ...
BYCHYKHIN OLEXANDR/GETTY IMAGES Many airlines will issue travel advisories during (and ahead of) severe weather problems like impending blizzards, ice storms or even heavy thunderstorms. These advisories allow travelers to make changes even when flying on a restrictive ticket that typically can't be...