Understanding severe thunderstorms: criteria and impact
During storm season, there is increasing talk about severe thunderstorms. What does “severe” in severe thunderstorms mean? When does a thunderstorm become severe? What criteria …
An Unstoppable 2025 Polar Vortex: The United States cold from the Stratosphere
The Polar Vortex and its dynamics are powering recent and upcoming cold events in the United States. We are starting to see that an unusually …
Lightning: Top 10 Interesting Facts You Need to Know
If you are interested in lightning, you may have wondered about the most interesting facts about this extraordinary phenomenon. We will go through the Top …
Polar Vortex sends Arctic Blast south, grips Canada and U.S. into deep freeze
We are live-tracking the weather pattern evolution across North America, bracing for the most significant Arctic Blast of the winter season 2024/25. The southern lobe …
Hail around the world: the biggest, heaviest, and deadliest hailstone records
Imagine a melon-sized chunk of ice falling out of the sky and punching a hole in your windshield. Your roof? Breaking bone? In this article, …
La Niña boosts the Polar cold over North America, but an El Niño now appears on the Horizon in long-range predictions
La Niña event in the Pacific has reached its strongest cooling, playing an important role in creating the current “Polar Express” weather pattern over North …
Frigid Arctic cold blast will grip Canada and the U.S. through the second half of January
After significant winter storms across the U.S. recently, the conditions have improved, but it remains cold. Coming up late next week, the southern lobe of …
January 2025 Forecast: How long will this cold Winter period last over the United States?
January 2025 is underway and has already brought cold winter weather and snowfall across large parts of the United States and Canada. The pressure anomaly …