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Emergency room visits for tick bites climbed in April compared to the same month last year, a sign that tick activity is ramping up as millions of people head outdoors for yard work, hiking, camping and sports. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Emergency Department Tick Bites by Month data, emergency room...
A surge of tropical moisture interacting with a stalled front will trigger repeated rounds of heavy rain and thunderstorms from Texas and Oklahoma to Florida, Georgia and the Carolinas through the remainder of May. A front drifting southward will stall across the South this week as waves of low pressure track along it. The setup...
A tropical area of interest may develop in the western Caribbean or Gulf and track toward the waters along the eastern Gulf and the southern Atlantic coast of the United States from the final weekend of May into early June. Should a storm evolve, it could add to and extend existing rain in parts of...
At twice the size of Texas, the Great Pacific Garbage Patch (GPGP) is continuing to grow, posing as a serious threat to the environment and ocean life. According to The Ocean Cleanup, an organization leading cleanup efforts, the garbage patch is the largest accumulation of ocean plastic in the world. Located between California and Hawaii, it is...
Another burst of midsummerlike warmth will spread across the Northeast through Wednesday before sharply cooler Canadian air sweeps into the region later this week, evolving into a chance for rare late-May snowflakes in the highest elevations. Tuesday through Wednesday - and possibly Thursday in some areas - may feature the warmest conditions in the Northeast...
The whitemargin stargazer is not just any fish. The stargazer fish is a strange-looking ambush predator that buries itself in sand and waits for prey to pass overhead, according to BBC Wildlife. When an unsuspecting fish or crustacean passes by, the stargazer opens its large mouth, creating a vacuum to suck in the creature and swallow it whole. To lure their prey,...
The first free entrance days at national parks in 2026 were Presidents Day, Monday, Feb. 16, and Memorial Day, May 25. Next up, is June 14 in celebration of Flag Day and President Trump’s birthday. During NPS free days, U.S. residents can visit National Park Service sites that normally charge entrance fees without paying the...
Two humpback whales have made one of the longest known crossings ever documented between breeding areas, traveling between the waters off eastern Australia and Brazil. The findings, published in The Royal Society on May 20, show how researchers used decades of whale photographs to identify two humpbacks that moved between breeding grounds separated by more...
A woman died Monday after her vehicle was swept away during a flash flood emergency in Petal, Mississippi, according to state officials. The National Weather Service issued a flash flood emergency for Petal, Hattiesburg and Purvis through Monday night after heavy rainfall created a dangerous situation. Forrest County emergency services responded to a vehicle in...
Memorial Day weekend 2026 will be remembered as an unseasonably chilly and wet one for many in the Northeast. As the rain becomes less frequent, many are wondering when the warmer weather will return. AccuWeather meteorologists say they won’t have to wait long. “The holiday weekend started off with one of the coldest days on...
