The total solar eclipse of Monday, August 21, 2017 was the most breathtaking natural event I’ve witnessed in my entire life. I first...

Rumors of El Niño returning for summer 2017 have been percolating through meteorological echo chambers for the past few months, but...

A scanning electron microscope image of pollen grains from sunflower, morning glory, prairie hollyhock, oriental lily, evening primrose,...

Well, it was nice while it lasted. But all good things must come to an end, and this year’s weak La Niña was no exception. NOAA...

Frigid weather has been hard to come by the past few years in the Pacific Northwest. Due to the “Blob” of warm water in the Northeast...

In late 2013, a massive area of abnormally warm water known as the “Blob” began to form in the Northeastern Pacific. Growing in strength...

This winter has rewritten the rulebook for strong El Niños. Meteorologists were so certain that Southern California would be far wetter...