The shapes of desiccation cracks are often roughly polygonal, forming patterns that can look almost geometric. The exact size ...

Mammatus clouds are pouchlike formations that hang from the base of storm clouds, signaling turbulence in the atmosphere but ...

Leaf marcescence is when trees hold onto their dry leaves through winter, protecting buds and enriching the soil come spring.

Are you a fall person or an autumn person? When the leaves start to turn and the air gets crisp, you might hear both “fall” and “autumn” used to describe the season, but which one is correct? They can ...

Snow squalls can be just as dangerous, and they come on much, much faster. What makes snow squalls such a hazard for drivers is how quickly they arrive. Within a matter of minutes, roads can go from ...

Radar beams quite literally move at the speed of light, and when they bounce off an object in the sky and return to the radar site to be collected and analyzed, we called that an “echo.” For weather ...

In more than 20 years as a meteorologist, I learned plenty about how people interpret weather forecasts. Perhaps the most interesting (frustrating?) thing is that people ignore the words "chance" and ...