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Understanding how storms form helps explain why forecasters watch ocean temperatures and wind patterns so closely.

Zachary Handlos receives funding from the National Science Foundation. He is affiliated with the American Meteorological Society. I teach meteorology at Georgia Tech, in a part of the country that ...

Despite a high temperature of 39 degrees Wednesday, the Chicago area Thursday started out frigid, with temperatures in the low teens in most parts -- and wind chills made the air feel even colder. As ...

Hurricane Gabrielle rapidly intensified from a Category 1 to a Category 4 storm on Monday. Rapid intensification is when a ...

The Moon is rusting — and it’s Earth’s fault. Scientists have found that oxygen particles blown from Earth to the Moon can ...