Weather : Science World Report

Jan 20, 2014 10:30 AM EST

Extreme El Niño Events to Double as Climate Change Warms the Globe

It turns out that as our planet warms, extreme weather events are likely to increase. Scientists have discovered that El Niños may double in number as our planet warms, causing scenarios such as the 1983 heatwave that led to the Ash Wednesday bushfires in Australia.

Dec 11, 2013 01:26 PM EST

Top Ten Worst Weather Places on Earth

Did you think the weather in your city was bad? Think again. One man has attempted to name the top ten worst weather places in the world, citing locations with frigid temperatures and hot summers.

Sep 18, 2013 02:26 PM EDT

Colorado Floods Visible On NASA Space Images

Intense rainfall in northern and eastern Colorado brought widespread, destructive flooding in mid-September 2013. Local citizens reported as much as 18 inches (46 centimeters) of rain from September 9 to 15, with some of the heaviest accumulation along the front range of the Rocky Mountains.

Jul 16, 2013 09:14 PM EDT

East Coast Heatwave Caused by Anomalous Weather Phenomenon

A very anomalous weather pattern is in place over the U.S. for mid-July. Trapped between an upper level ridge centered over the Ohio Valley and the closed upper level low over the Texas/Oklahoma border, atypical hot, muggy air is stifling a broad swath of the eastern U.S.