Health risks during a heatwave and sweltering hot weather
An extended period of hot weather, especially when temperatures are surpassing +35 °C, it is physically challenging and presents enhanced risk for health. Sweltering weather, …
Severe Weather Theory
Learn all about severe weather and thunderstorms, how they form, and why some are so destructive
Spotting convective weather: clouds and thunderstorms
The convective weather processes in the atmosphere involve heating the air at the surface, lifting it from the Earth’s surface upwards. As the warm air …
Severe thunderstorm potential is *four times bigger* across the United States as compared to Europe, a new research study finds
A recent research study published in the December issue of Journal of Climate finds that severe thunderstorm potential is four times bigger across the United …
Medicane – Mediterranean tropical-like cyclones: what are they?
Medicane. Mediterranean tropical-like cyclones. Websites, social media are full of these headlines – but are these systems something new? Mediterranean tropical-like cyclones are interesting severe …
Can you spot a supercell? 10 visual signs a storm may be a supercell
With supercells being reported left and right – what are the most typical and telltale signs a storm may be a supercell? Not every severe …
Hail around the world: the biggest, heaviest, and deadliest hailstone records
Imagine a melon-sized chunk of ice falling out of the sky? Punching a hole in your car windshield? Your roof? Breaking bone? In this article, …
Storm chaser jargon at the beginning of storm season
In late winter and early spring, just before the start of storm season, storm chasers suffer from SDS – Storm/Supercell Deprivation Syndrome. This is a …
European thunderstorm climatology – north-eastern Italy is the hot spot!
Have you ever wondered which part of Europe has the highest annual number of days with thunderstorms? Or wanted to know how thunderstorm activity changes …