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Severe Threats to Hit Tornado Alley, Upper Midwest

Severe storms are set to rumble from the Texas Panhandle to Lake Superior tonight.

Wednesday's Weather Outlook

This Wednesday, our warm, wet, and wild weather pattern continues to be in full swing.

Impact of Drought Mixed Across U.S.

Rainfall was highly variable across the U.S. once again this week.

First Aid and Survival Kits (Roger Brown via pexels.com)

Plan For a Hurricane

What steps do you need to take before a hurricane hits? Best time to start is before disaster strikes.

Keeping Fido and Fluffy Safe in the Summer

Hot weather can cause your pets to get sick or hurt. Here is how to keep Fido and Fluffy safe:

A U.S. soldier drinks water to beat the heat. (Wikimedia commons)

Heat Stroke: A Deadly Consequence of Too Much Sun

Heat stroke and heat exhaustion are avoidable if you are prepared.

Keeping Fido and Fluffy Safe in the Summer

Hot weather can cause your pets to get sick or hurt. Here is how to keep Fido and Fluffy safe:

Heat Stroke: A Deadly Consequence of Too Much Sun

Heat stroke and heat exhaustion are avoidable if you are prepared.

Young bearded man using electric fan at home. (EugeneEdge via Shutterstock)

How to Stay Cool When There's No A.C.

There are ways to endure the heat when there's no A.C.

NWS Heat Index chart. (National Weather Service)

Heat Index – What Is It?

Have you ever walked outside on a 90-degree day and it “feels like” the upper 90s and possibly the triple digits?

View of Earth taken during ISS Expedition 54. (Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, NASA Johnson Space Center, JSC Gateway to Astronaut Photography of Earth)

Atlantic and Eastern Pacific Hurricane Climatology

As summer hits full force, get acquainted with the hurricane norms before their onset.

The Waldo Canyon fire as it approaches the Mountain Shadows neighborhood on the west side of Colorado Springs, taken at 4:37 pm on Tuesday, 26-June-2012 from a distance of apx. 8 miles. (Ttcosprings via Wikimedia Commons)

Staying Safe During and After a Wildfire

Wildfires are unplanned fires that burn in natural areas like forests, grasslands or prairies.

California was affected by a historic drought from 2011-2016. When faced with a water shortage, agricultural land in California’s Central Valley that remains unplanted, or “fallow,” tends to increase markedly because farmers are unable to fully irrigate their crops. (NASA Goddard Photo and Video)

Weather vs. Climate: What Is The Difference?

While weather and climate are both changes in the atmosphere, the difference between them is a measure of time

Staying Safe During and After a Wildfire

Wildfires are unplanned fires that burn in natural areas like forests, grasslands or prairies.

Weather vs. Climate: What Is The Difference?

While weather and climate are both changes in the atmosphere, the difference between them is a measure of time

The U.S. Drought Monitor showing widespread drought conditions in the western and central U.S. on October 4, 2022

What Is The U.S. Drought Monitor?

The drought monitor is the go-to product used by many meteorologists, but what exactly is the weekly map showing?

A blanket of smog lays over Los Angeles in September 2011. Source: Temeku, Wikimedia Commons

What is the Air Quality Index?

What is the Air Quality Index and how can pollutants impact your health?

Asthma and the Weather

During an asthma attack, the airways in and out of your lungs narrow and your body makes extra mucus, both of which make it hard for you to breathe.

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Severe Threats to Hit Tornado Alley, Upper Midwest

Wednesday's Weather Outlook

Impact of Drought Mixed Across U.S.

Plan For a Hurricane

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Keeping Fido and Fluffy Safe in the Summer

Heat Stroke: A Deadly Consequence of Too Much Sun

Keeping Fido and Fluffy Safe in the Summer

Heat Stroke: A Deadly Consequence of Too Much Sun

How to Stay Cool When There's No A.C.

Heat Index – What Is It?

Atlantic and Eastern Pacific Hurricane Climatology

Staying Safe During and After a Wildfire

Weather vs. Climate: What Is The Difference?

Staying Safe During and After a Wildfire

Weather vs. Climate: What Is The Difference?

What Is The U.S. Drought Monitor?

What is the Air Quality Index?

Asthma and the Weather