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24/7 Wall St. Insights There is a strict naming convention for hurricanes, including a list of name that repeats every 6 years When a hurricane is too powerful its name is retired Also see: 2...
In the last week of July 2024, The Weather Channel’s heat index map of the United States is all red. It feels like 108 °F in the Southwest, but even in parts of the Dakotas people are enduring a...
Even though there have been heavy rains across the United States recently, overall, most of the country is experiencing conditions that are abnormally dry or even in drought. This is nothing compared...
Tornadoes are one of nature’s most awe-inspiring and deadly storms. They pack the highest wind speeds ever measured on Earth, up to 300+ mph. At that speed, a tornado can pick up vehicles, shatter...
Sunday was the hottest day ever recorded on Earth, and 2024 could beat 2023 as the warmest year on record. According to data from the European Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), global average...
After about three weeks of heat wave engulfing much of the United States, this week is set to be wet and soggy in many parts of the country, while extreme heat will continue to stifle other parts....
The unrelenting, record-breaking heat wave gripping much of the U.S. since the beginning of July is not abating. As of Monday, over 146 million Americans were under heat alert, according to Heat.gov....
More than 100 million people were under heat alerts from coast-to-coast on Saturday as the long-duration heat wave continued. And according to forecasts, a new round of heat will build in the eastern...
The early July heat wave that has gripped the West has spread throughout the nation. Sure, it’s summer, and it’s hot in summer, but the intensity, duration, and geographic spread of the heat wave...
Hurricane Beryl made landfall along the Texas coast — on the Matagorda Peninsula, about 85 miles southwest of Houston and between Corpus Christi and Galveston — early Monday morning. The storm...
Hurricane Beryl, fueled in part by exceptionally warm ocean temperatures, pounded southern Jamaica on Wednesday afternoon, leaving a trail of destruction, including damaged houses and downed power...
Of all the natural disasters that have ever occurred, the most destructive, expensive, and devastating have happened in the last few years. This is true for every country in the world, and especially...
The Atlantic hurricane season started June 1 and lasts through the end of November. And it could be a doozy! The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration recently announced there’s an 85%...
The National Hurricane Center is tracking a low pressure system in the Atlantic Ocean that could become the first hurricane of the 2024 season. Located far in the Atlantic, the disturbance has a 90%...