Yesterday was quite a meteorological treat, with interesting clouds and an amazingly colorful sunset.   But it was also a good example of mid-level instability--when the mid-levels of the atmosphere starts to break out into cumulus-like conve...

How Much Will Hurricane Irene Will Damage Outer Banks? Aug 25, 2011; 4:49 PM ET Today is the day, a couple days ahead of a storm's landfall, when the models start to point to a very bad situation for a particular piece of land. It forms a pit in the s...

An Air Force Reserve hurricane hunter aircraft investigating Irene has found a slightly weaker storm. As of 4pm EDT, the strongest surface winds seen by the aircraft with their SFMR instrument were 91 mph in the storm's northeast eyewall. Highest winds...

Back in 1938, long before satellites, radar, the hurricane hunters, and the modern weather forecasting system, the great New England hurricane of 1938 roared northwards into Long Island, New York at 60 mph, pushing a storm surge more than 15 feet high ...

Back in 1938, long before satellites, radar, the hurricane hunters, and the modern weather forecasting system, the great New England hurricane of 1938 roared northwards into Long Island, New York at 60 mph, pushing a storm surge more than 15 feet high ...

As of 2AM EDT, Hurricane Irene was located at 24.2N, 76.0W, 105 miles east-southeast of Nassau or 760 miles south of Cape Hatteras. It was moving northwest at 12 mph with maximum sustained winds of 115 mph, making it a Category 3 storm on the Saffir-Si...

Hurricane Irene remains a powerful category 3 this afternoon, with maximum sustained winds of 120 mph. Irene is moving northwest through the Bahamas at 12 mph, and its center has cleared the northern edge of Crooked Island. The next islands in the path...

Powerful Category 3 Hurricane Irene stormed through the Turks and Caicos Islands overnight, bringing hurricane-force winds, torrential rains, and storm surge flooding. On Providenciales in the Turks and Caicos Islands, where half of the population of t...

Protests against Belo Monte power plant dam have gone global while citizens advocate for the indigenous populations of the Xingu region, and call for the protection of the environment. In this post, we compile a selection of photos and videos featuring the worldwide demonstrations, from the streets of many Brazilian ...

As of 2AM EDT, Hurricane Irene was located at 21.3N, 72.6W, 400 miles southeast of Nassau. It was moving west-northwest at 9 mph with maximum sustained winds of 100 mph, making it a Category 2 storm on the Saffir-Simpson scale. Irene has a minimum cent...

By Heather Buchman, Meteorologist Aug 24, 2011; 11:44 AM ET This Wikipedia image shows the track of Bob in 1991. With Hurricane Irene expected to track farther east along the East coast of the U.S. than previously expected, the most similar past ...

EXTRA: East Coast Hurricane Webcams Aug 24, 2011; 12:31 AM ET Here is a permanent link where you can see the beaches of the eastern U.S. on various webcams. This list was last updated 9/2/10. If you have additional cams for this list message me on Fac...

EXTRA: East Coast Hurricane Webcams Aug 24, 2011; 12:31 AM ET Here is a permanent link where you can see the beaches of the eastern U.S. on various webcams. This list was last updated 9/2/10. If you have additional cams for this list message me on Fac...

If you are a billionaire, a foundation leader, a powerful politician, or have a few million dollars to spare, I have an idea for you, one that might greatly improve the skill of hurricane forecasts.   No pressure--just a chance to make a huge...

Scented laundry products emit hazardous chemicals through dryer vents Public release date: 24-Aug-2011[ | E-mail | Share ] Contact: Hannah [email protected] of Washington The same University of Washington researcher who us...

Hurricane Irene is a category 1 on the Saffir Simpson scale as of 5pm EDT, with maximum sustained winds of 90 mph and a minimum central pressure of 976 mb. Irene is moving to the west-northwest at 9 mph, and continues to impact Hispaniola. Satellite im...

My First Earthquake Aug 23, 2011; 4:22 PM ET FOR MAPS & POSTS ABOUT HURRICANE IRENE, PLEASE SEE MY FACEBOOK PAGE! Unless you live under a rock -- wait a minute, especially if you live under a rock, you know that a strong earthquake hit Virginia (m...

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Hurricane Irene is pounding the north coast of the Dominican Republic this morning with tropical storm-force winds and torrential rains, as the storm continues to head west-northwest towards the Bahama Islands. Puerto Plata on the north coast of the Do...

As of 2am EDT, Hurricane Irene was located at 20.1N, 69.7W, 135 miles southeast of Grand Turk Island. It was moving west-northwest at 12 mph with maximum sustained winds of 100 mph, making it a Category 2 storm on the Saffir-Simpson scale. Irene has a ...

The 9th time was the charm in the Atlantic. Irene became our first hurricane of the season this morning at about 5am eastern. She did so as she was making landfall in Puerto Rico. So technically the streak is over. It had been 1,072 days since the last...

By Kristina Pydynowski, Senior Meteorologist Aug 23, 2011; 7:01 AM ET "Residents of the Carolinas should not underestimate the power Irene has the potential to unleash..." Irene is projected to become the strongest hurricane to hit the Carolinas...

Storm Surge Vs. Landfall: Hurricane Irene Bound for NC Aug 22, 2011; 7:03 PM ET One of the most important things you need to remember if you live on the coast during a hurricane is... storm surge. When the ocean rises and pushes itself in (not even co...

Hurricane Irene remains a category 1 on the Saffir Simpson hurricane wind scale, and continues to be a U.S. landfall threat for anywhere from southern Florida to North Carolina. In the 5pm EDT update from the National Hurricane Center, Irene had maximu...

A major change in weather is now occurring, with marine air pushing into western Washington, displacing the warmth of yesterday.   A front is approaching the coast, but will it rain?  How strong is the front?  Now we know--because o...

Hurricane Irene strengthened into the season's first Atlantic hurricane at 5am EDT this morning as the eye moved over San Juan, Puerto Rico, and crossed into the ocean just north of the island. Overnight, Irene held its own as the eye passed over the m...

Irene is a hurricane in the making. Tropical Storm Irene has all the characteristics of a storm that is on the verge of strengthening to hurricane status. The convective bands are forming on all sides and are being pulled into Irene's center ...

Press Release 11-168Newly Discovered Icelandic Current Could Change Climate Picture Current called North Icelandic Jet contributes to key component of ocean circulation Northern Denmark Strait showing newly discovered deep current, in relation to kn...

Tropical Storm Irene roared into life last night, transitioning from a tropical wave to a 50 mph tropical storm in just a few short hours. Irene is getting organized quickly, and has the potential to become a hurricane by Monday morning. All interests ...

There have been a lot of complaints about our summer weather, but one thing you have to admit--it has NOT been very wet.  Northwest summers are supposed to be relatively dry, but the last 4-weeks have been downright arid around here....even after ...