Weather

Earth is shifting into a La Niña period, changing climate patterns all around the globe

Heat seems to trigger a sweep of changes in immune system molecules, although researchers disagree on what they might mean

From cloud coverage to clear skies, here’s up-to-date weather conditions expected along the path of April 8’s total solar eclipse

These bizarre-looking clouds form in stable atmospheric eddies

Winter is warming faster than any other season, leading to changes such as ice storms and rain in regions that were once reliably below freezing—a situation that one expert dubs “warming winter syndrome”

The fungal pathogen that causes valley fever is thriving in the American West—and intensifying atmospheric rivers could be to blame

The strong El Niño pattern that made 2023 particularly hot is finally starting to weaken, which scientists expect will conclude by late spring. What does that mean for weather this year?

Though atmospheric river storms are dreaded for the damage they can cause, they are also essential to the western U.S.’s water supply, particularly in California

The answer isn’t just about temperature. Our physiology, psychology and clothing choices also factor in

Climate instability could be distorting the polar vortex, causing cold air outbreaks

This week’s cold snap across the U.S. will be one of “the most impressive Arctic outbreaks of this century,” one climate scientist says

GraphCast and other artificial intelligence-based forecasting tools offer a whole new way to predict the weather, but they have limits