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A discarded SpaceX rocket stage was expected to crash into the moon early Wednesday, potentially creating a towering plume of lunar dust that could be visible through telescopes. The upper stage of a Falcon 9 rocket was expected to strike near Einstein Crater at approximately 2:34 a.m. EDT on Aug. 5, but NASA has yet...
Lightning can strike twice, but can a tornado? Tornadoes that loop back on their own track are not as rare as one might think. In fact, looped tornadoes have happened at least twice this year. On July 27, a tornado near Hazel Crest, Illinois, moved over a house at 16880 Anthony Avenue, then moved north...
A busy pattern of showers and thunderstorms will drench parts of the central and eastern United States through the end of the week. Some communities could receive a couple of inches of rain in just a few hours, raising the risk of flash flooding. One area of greatest concern will stretch across parts of the...
Weather conditions will be conducive to the spread of existing wildfires and the ignition of new blazes across much of the western United States into next week, with some of the highest fire potential days in the Northwest. Widespread drought conditions will persist as a large area of high pressure generally holds its position this...
A unique spider that appears to be sporting a smile was recently discovered in the western Himalayas. In a study published by Evolutionary Systematics, scientists discovered the spider in Uttarakhand, India, which resembles the Happy-Face Spider found in Hawaii. The new species, termed Theridion himalayana, is more commonly called the Himalayan Happy-Face Spider due to its pattern of black, white and red dots that resemble a smile. During fieldwork between April 2023 and October 2024, scientists collected and examined 61 spiders from three study sites. The...
Devastating wildfires in the Spokane, Washington, area have renewed questions about whether homeowners can protect their properties with hoses or sprinklers. Fire experts say water may help extinguish individual embers, but residents should not remain behind during an evacuation to defend a home. "This is a good and highly debated topic. There are a few...
Fast-moving wildfires near Spokane, Washington, have burned more than 10,500 acres, forced about 65,000 people to evacuate and damaged or destroyed at least 700 structures since erupting on Aug. 1. The Old Trails, Autumn Lane and Fairview fires, collectively managed as the Spokane Area Fires, forced roughly 65,000 to 67,000 people to evacuate at the...
As the dog days of summer continue, renewed heat and humidity will keep Easterners sweating into mid-August, while daily thunderstorms roll through the region, say AccuWeather meteorologists. The steamy and stormy pattern stands in stark contrast to much of the western half of the nation, which will endure a hot stretch amid mostly dry conditions...
A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck the western Pacific Ocean near New Zealand on Wednesday, the third earthquake near the country so far this month. The latest earthquake occurred around 7:43 p.m. local time on Wednesday, about 300 miles northeast of the country, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. It was a deep earthquake, with the...
Air quality levels reached the very unhealthy category in eastern Washington Monday morning in the NW.
