KHI occurs when two fluids slide past each other at different velocities, resulting in a “shear” at the boundary, according to NSO. This causes small movements to grow into whirlpools, or vortices, ...

Tropical Storm Cristobal forms in Atlantic, another storm may follow soon A gale center well northeast of Bermuda has become Tropical Storm Cristobal and poses no threat to land. However, a budding ...

A tropical rainstorm has formed southeast of Hawaii and could strengthen into a hurricane, bringing dangerous surf, heavy rain, flooding and damaging winds to the islands this weekend.

The changes happen quickly because an eclipse produces a rapid drop and return in solar heating, almost like a fast-moving sunset followed by sunrise. The strongest effects usually occur within the ...

More than 800,000 customers were without power early Wednesday from Indiana to Ohio, according to PowerOutage.us. Dozens of reports of snapped trees and downed power poles stretched from Iowa to Ohio.

A potent line of severe thunderstorms spawned a damaging wind event known as a derecho on Tuesday, tore through the Midwest on Tuesday, spawning a possible tornado along Interstate 71, flipping a car ...

A tropical threat is brewing southeast of Hawaii and could strengthen into a tropical storm or hurricane, bringing dangerous surf, heavy rain, flooding and damaging winds to the islands this weekend.

High risk of tropical development in Atlantic, just east of Caribbean A tropical wave is being tracked in the central Atlantic for development and impacts on the Caribbean later this weekend and more ...

A lifeguard was pulled underwater during a shark attack over the weekend at Scarborough Beach State Park in Maine, prompting a beach closure. “During the incident, a lifeguard was operating a rescue ...

Heat waves affect more than your comfort and electric bill, they may also impact the food on the table. Research shows that as temperatures rise, honeybees are spending more time and effort cooling ...

A car crash that sparked a brush fire in Burbank is the latest reminder that wildfires can start in strange ways, from dragging metal and lawnmowers to animals and even spontaneous combustion.

Spokane residents return after wildfires as officials warn of toxic debris Evacuation zones are shrinking around Spokane after destructive wildfires forced tens of thousands from their homes, but ...