5+ hour, 42+ min ago   (14+ words) The Weather Network...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (1033+ words) Coinciding with this month's New Moon, the peak of the Perseids could put on the best show we've seen from this meteor shower in years! Each night since mid-July, tiny meteoroids have been plunging into Earth's atmosphere from space, producing…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (546+ words) The temperature of the ocean can vary greatly over short distances, significantly affecting the weather from one region to the next Oceans are a major driver of weather patterns around the world, an influence that extends from powerful hurricanes to…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (839+ words) This first Full Moon of Summer will be the last 'micromoon' for 2026. Eyes to the sky, Monday night, to spy the Full Strawberry Moon. Around 8 p.m. EDT, on Monday, June 29, 2026, the Moon will be on the exact opposite side of the…...

2+ mon, 4+ day ago   (1414+ words) All about the science and celebration of the Summer Solstice, plus, some oddities about the longest day of the year for 2026. Sunday, June 21 is the Summer Solstice for 2026. While this is typically the longest day of the year, the exact…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (880+ words) While most wait until June 21 for the start of summer, meteorologists begin the season 'early'. Why? It's all about the science! Did you know that there are actually two different sets of seasons, and thus two different summers, every year?...

3+ mon, 5+ day ago   (411+ words) The entire northern face of Mount St. Helens gave way on the morning of May 18, 1980 The largest landslide in recorded history led to one of the most devastating volcanic eruptions in modern times. Mount St. Helens forever changed the landscape…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago   (249+ words) By the end of this month, everyone north of the Arctic Circle will be immersed in 24-hour daylight for weeks. Northern communities are beginning to see the sun rise in the morning and not set again until later this summer....

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (433+ words) For years, folks around the world have reported loud, unexplained booms Just about everyone has heard a strange boom in the distance. Many of these jarring noises have simple explanations, but others are a true curiosity. These events are commonly…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (535+ words) Eastern Africa is breaking up faster than previously thought, according to new research published in Nature Communications. Scientists say a 500-kilometre-wide region known as the Turkana Rift is thinning and fracturing, a process that could eventually split eastern Africa apart…...