If your area experiences a 1,000-year rainfall event, don’t assume that you’re off the hook for the next 999 years.

A white box designed by Robert Louis Stevenson’s dad revolutionised weather monitoring, and is still in use.

New techniques are helping forecasters spot potentially dangerous storms earlier than ever.

Forecasters are closely watching a storm headed for the Caribbean that’s likely to become Ernesto. New techniques are helping them spot potentially dangerous storms earlier than ever.

Record heat, storms and floods reveal new extremes made possible by climate change.

To understand how tornadoes behave, scientists need to be near the storm. The movies get some of it right.

To capture the data needed to understand how tornadoes behave, scientists have to be near the storm. The ‘Twister’ movies get some of it right.

To capture the data needed to understand how tornadoes behave, scientists have to be near the storm. The ‘Twister’ movies get some of it right.

What really happens when lightning strikes cars, what to do if you’re out in the open or on a beach, and other tips for National Lightning Safety Awareness Week.

National Lightning Safety Awareness Week is June 23-29, 2024. With the U.S. averaging 37 million lightning strikes and 21 deaths a year, it’s a good idea to pay attention.