Northern Lights This Weekend: Will Clouds Block the View?
Aurora could reach parts of the northern United States Saturday night, but the cloud forecast may decide who actually sees it.
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Major Hurricane Isaias Nears Gulf Coast, Life-Threatening Storm Surge Expected
Category 3 Hurricane Isaias is approaching the northern Gulf Coast, with landfall expected this evening. Dangerous storm surge, destructive winds, flooding rainfall, and tornadoes are expected across portions of the Southeast.
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Can El Niño Bring More Tornadoes and Severe Weather in Winter?
El Niño is known for changing winter weather patterns, but its influence often goes beyond just rain and snow. Here's what it could mean for severe storms across the South.
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U.S. Drought Improves, But More Than 100 Million Still Affected
Where Is Drought Improving? Some of the biggest improvements occurred across portions of the West and areas west of the Plains, where recent precipitation helped reduce drought coverage and intensity. Those improvements contributed to the significant week-over-week decline in both the percentage of the country experiencing drought and the number of people affected. Where Is Drought Getting Worse? The improvement hasn't happened everywhere. Drought worsened again across portions of Texas and Oklahoma, the Lower Midwest, Lower Mississippi River region and Southeast. These areas will need additional rainfall to produce more meaningful and lasting improvements. Recent Tropical Rainfall Has Helped Remnants of Hurricane Polo brought beneficial rainfall to some drought-stricken areas. While the moisture helped improve drought conditions in some locations, heavy rainfall also brought a flooding risk, highlighting how quickly the weather can swing from too dry to too wet. Drought recovery also takes time. A period of heavy rain can improve short-term conditions, but longer-term drought impacts may require repeated periods of beneficial rainfall.
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