Long Island Express: The 1938 Hurricane That Reshaped New England’s Coast
On the afternoon of September 21, 1938, many people along the Long Island and southern New England shorelines were going ...
Calm Seas and a Moonless Night: The Weather Conditions Behind the Titanic Disaster
On the night of April 14, 1912, the North Atlantic was almost eerily still. The sky was clear, the stars ...
7 Unusual Places Snow Has Fallen, From the Sahara Desert to Hawaii’s Volcanoes
Most of us link snow with mountain resorts, northern winters and cold cities. Weather doesn’t always follow that script. Every ...
Fog Nets in Peru and Morocco Pull Drinking Water Straight From the Air
On some dry mountain slopes, the most dependable water source doesn’t fall as rain. It drifts in as fog, and ...
Sun Dogs: The Bright Spots Beside the Sun on Cold, Clear Days
Look toward a low winter sun and you may notice two glowing patches of light, one on each side, hovering ...
Mawsynram, India, Gets More Rain in a Year Than Most U.S. Cities Get in a Decade
Mawsynram is a small village in the East Khasi Hills of Meghalaya, in northeastern India. It sits at about 1,400 ...
New England’s “Dark Day” of 1780 Turned the Noon Sky Black
On the morning of May 19, 1780, people across New England woke to an odd, murky sky. By midday it ...
11 Heat Safety Habits for Adults Over 70 During Summer Heat Waves
Summer heat doesn’t hit everyone the same way, and that’s something a lot of families don’t fully grasp until it’s ...
I Moved to Arizona for the Dry Heat – Here Are 8 Things I Did Not Anticipate
I did all the research before packing up my life and heading to the desert. I read about the triple-digit ...
What to Know About Weather Damage and Insurance When Inheriting a Parent’s Home
Losing a parent is hard enough without having to think about insurance paperwork, but the timing rarely cooperates. A house ...