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A new pair of European satellites is in orbit, promising to strengthen weather and climate monitoring while offering a clearer view of how vegetation responds to environmental stress. The European Space Agency's FLEX and Copernicus Sentinel-3C satellites lifted off aboard a Vega-C rocket from Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana at 10:21 p.m. local time Monday,...
Despite the official start of fall being days away, Mother Nature is holding onto her summer ways, as heavy showers and storms will roam scattershot across the country over the next week, according to AccuWeather meteorologists. Millions of people spanning dozens of states, from the Four Corners region to the Great Lakes states, can be...
In an El Niño year, another climate term is likely to make headlines: the Kelvin wave. These waves are not like the breaking waves at the beach, but are planetary waves that occur over long periods of time, stretching thousands of miles across the equatorial Pacific. Kelvin waves are vast pulses that travel through the...
A significant surge of moisture from Mexico will unleash numerous showers and thunderstorms across the interior West into this weekend. Meanwhile, a separate storm will trigger mainly dry thunderstorms in parts of the Northwest. The North American monsoon, which brings southerly winds carrying humid air from Mexico, the Gulf and the tropical Pacific Ocean, has...
A fast-moving fire broke out on Monday in Los Angeles County, destroying structures and injuring two people. Firefighters responded to the Palos brush fire burning near Las Palomas Drive in La Habra Heights at 2:25 pm. PDT, according to the Los Angeles County Fire Department. By the evening, the fire had burned 17 acres and was 41% contained. One firefighter and one civilian sustained minor injuries and were transported to local hospitals for evaluation,...
A Florida couple lay facedown on a trail after a lightning strike, the husband bleeding and struggling to respond. His wife had stopped breathing, and people nearby rushed to begin CPR. Newly released police body camera footage captures the urgent response after Aaron and Clare Walenga were struck during an evening walk Sept. 2 on...
AccuWeather meteorologists are monitoring two areas for possible development through late September, including one near the United States Gulf Coast. These tropical threats are emerging amid a weather pattern dominated by El Niño, which has largely suppressed tropical activity across the Atlantic throughout most of the hurricane season. Central Atlantic has higher odds of storm...
It has been an unusually active hurricane season near Hawaii, with multiple storms passing close to the islands and at least two causing fatalities and significant damage. Tropical Rainstorm Norbert could become the latest system to affect the state as its moisture moves in from the east. As of early Tuesday morning, Hawaii time, Norbert...
AirPods, hotel key cards, Invisalign retainers and rubber ducks are among the unusual items that have ended up where they do not belong at Yellowstone National Park in 2026. Over 4.5 million people visit the park every year, and as of early September, Yellowstone's Geology team had removed more than 20,100 pieces of trash, and...
A new study suggests that spraying harvested rainwater onto rooftops could help cities reduce the impact of heat waves. Urban watering techniques help reduce extreme heat, but their use is often limited by water availability. The research proposes a system that collects rainwater and uses it to cool roofs, potentially reducing air conditioning energy demand, high city temperatures, extreme urban surface runoff and the number of heat wave days. Published in Earth's Future, the study modeled a system in a Tokyo,...
