You Think Europe Is Safe from Tsunamis? History Might Prove You Wrong!
When people picture a tsunami, they picture Southeast Asia in 2004 or Japan in 2011 – the Pacific “Ring of…
Category: Weather & Earth
Costa Rica’s Unusual Orange Shark: The Story Behind the Rare Sighting
When a group of sport fishermen dropped their lines off Costa Rica in August 2024, they were expecting the usual…
While Most of Europe Is Setting Up Christmas Markets, These Beaches Are Still Open for Business in November
By the second week of November, the European travel calendar has largely moved indoors. Mulled wine stalls are going up…
For Those Who Love Bad Weather: Why It’s Underappreciated and the Hidden Benefits It Brings
A few years ago, a woman posted a short video explaining why she’d moved to Seattle: not despite the famously…
The Subpolar Climate: What It’s Actually Like to Live Where Winter Never Really Ends
Somewhere between the temperate world most people know and the frozen poles almost nobody lives in, there’s a vast, cold,…
A Giant Forested Island Was Seen Floating Across a Canadian Reservoir. Then It Disappeared.
For a few weeks this summer, part of British Columbia appeared to have come loose. A huge, tree-covered mass was…
Unusually Warm Waters Off California’s Coast: A Rare and Troubling Phenomenon
A Record-Breaking Anomaly The Pacific coastline of Southern California is currently experiencing an extraordinary and alarming event: ocean temperatures have…
A Wall of Mud and Water Tore Through Nepal’s Border With Tibet, Leaving Scores Dead and Hundreds Missing
A sudden torrent of mud, rock and water tore through Nepal’s Himalayan border region with China’s Tibet on Wednesday, sweeping…
Mallorca Was Hit by a ‘Meteorological Tsunami.’ Here’s What Actually Happened
The sea around Mallorca can change dramatically in a matter of minutes. On Monday, August 24, several coastal areas of…
Tornado Strikes Southern France After Exceptionally Hot Summer
A powerful tornado swept through parts of southern France on Monday, leaving a trail of damaged homes, injured residents and…
Why Earthquake Maps Look ‘Terrifying’ – and How Science Tracks the Real Risk
Open any live earthquake tracker and the Pacific Rim looks like it’s on fire – dozens, sometimes hundreds, of red…
Canada’s Summer Isn’t Over Yet – But 2026 Is Already Shaping Up to Be a Historic Heat Year
From record-breaking temperatures to a punishing wildfire season, Canada is heading toward the end of summer with a climate story…
Italy’s Summer Storms Are Turning Violent. The Mediterranean Sea May Be Part of the Reason
From the Amalfi Coast to northern Italy, powerful thunderstorms, flash floods, hail and damaging winds have disrupted the country’s peak…
Hawaii Hasn’t Been Hit by a Hurricane in 150 Years? The Claim Is Completely Wrong
As a powerful tropical storm battered Hawaii’s shores, a viral claim started making the rounds: the islands allegedly haven’t been…
Hawaii Is Bracing for Lala as the Tropical Storm Strengthens – Here’s What We Know
Hawaii is running out of time to prepare for Tropical Storm Lala. The storm is strengthening as it moves toward…
Tokyo’s Worst Rain in a Generation: 360 mm in 12 Hours, 4 Dead, Thousands Stranded
Record-breaking rainfall hammered the Tokyo metropolitan area on August 13 and 14, 2026, turning streets into rivers, flooding homes and…
Ominous Scud Cloud Sweeps Across the Water Near Cape May, New Jersey
Residents and visitors along the New Jersey coast were treated to a dramatic atmospheric spectacle on Monday, August 10, when…
Millions Chased 2 Minutes of Darkness. Here’s How Spain Turned a Solar Eclipse Into a Tourism Gold Rush
Millions of people spent months – and, in some cases, thousands of dollars – chasing just a few minutes of…
Typhoon Dolphin Sweeps Across East Asia, Forcing Mass Evacuations in China
The powerful storm formed in the western Pacific in late July, battered Japan’s southern islands and made landfall in China’s…
Two Tropical Disturbances Are Being Watched Off Africa. This Is Where Some of the Atlantic’s Most Powerful Hurricanes Begin
The Atlantic hurricane season is entering one of its most important periods, and meteorologists are already watching the skies off…