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A satellite image from September 2025 captured Hurricane Kiko approaching Hawaii while a reflective ocean phenomenon known as sunglint turned part of the Pacific into a bright silver veil.

After unusually strong irradiance in March, April brought Western U.S. solar conditions back toward average, while Canada stayed cloudy and cold and coastal Texas saw a sharp drop from tropical moisture.

MIT researchers say atmospheric inversions help determine how long humid heat waves last and how intense the storms can become when the inversion finally breaks, a pattern growing more common in parts of

Climate models are increasingly pointing to a very strong El Niño later this year, with some suggesting a chance of the strongest event on record and broad consequences for heat, drought, and flooding.

NASA imagery shows Super Typhoon Sinlaku approaching the Mariana Islands after intensifying into a violent typhoon with sustained winds near 280 kilometers per hour unusually early in the Pacific season.

New research highlighted by Phys.org suggests that more timely and accurate weather forecasts could materially reduce heat-related deaths as the climate warms, sharpening the case for investment in forecast quality as a 

An atmospheric scientist who was dragged into a tornado while conducting field research in Kansas offers a stark reminder of how quickly supercells can turn deadly.

OpenSnow has grown from a tiny forecast operation into a trusted weather service for skiers by combining government data, in-house AI models, and human forecasters whose local knowledge has become part of the product.

New NASA Earth Observatory imagery captures widespread flooding on Oahu after two March kona lows brought torrential rain to Hawaii, with some areas recording more than 30 inches.