Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. “Blizzard conditions are likely in some areas due to strong winds and low visibility as the evolving nor'easter intensifies into a ...

The ocean is an important carbon sink that absorbs 20–30% of the total anthropogenic CO2 emissions in the industrial era (1.0–3.0 Pg annually, 1 Pg = 1015 g). Tropical cyclones are among the most ...

A bomb cyclone will blow into the Southeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions this weekend—as airlines recover from a massive snowstorm that led to nearly 20,000 flight cancellations last weekend. A ...

NOAA explains that bombogenesis “describes a midlatitude cyclone that rapidly intensifies” over a 24-hour period. This rapid intensification is measured by how much the storm’s central pressure falls ...

You may hear the term "bomb cyclone" and think it's a scary term that meteorologists made up to get your attention. But it's actually rooted in meteorology, from the term "bombogenesis." Hearing "bomb ...

Meteorologists are watching what could become a " bomb cyclone " — a winter version of a hurricane — forming off the Carolinas from Friday night into Saturday. The storm could dump snow in the ...

When environmental hazards strike, the damage is usually counted in numbers: how many people died, how many homes were destroyed, how many people were displaced, and how much money it will take to ...

Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have categorized a unique, previously unclassified type of heat wave in Japan, so-called "moist heat waves" which are accompanied by an approaching ...