The largest nontropical bomb cyclone on record since 1958 struck over the northern Pacific Ocean on New Year’s Eve from 2020 ...

(Reuters) - A dangerous weather phenomenon called a bomb cyclone that occurs in mid-latitudes - between Earth's tropics and the polar regions - can bring strong and damaging winds, torrential rains, ...

They are responsible for producing heavy rain and snow, especially when pushed up against mountain ranges like the Cascades and Sierra Nevada. A well-known type of atmospheric river is called a ...

The season of atmospheric rivers is again upon us. The 2024-2025 water year’s first major storm is arriving, and from space it looks like a behemoth. The storm currently off the northwest coast of the ...

Satellite footage from the National Weather Service shows a dramatic, churning cyclone approaching California. The image is a bomb cyclone, which occurs when cold and warm air collide, dropping the ...

In this file photo, a satellite image shows Hurricane Ian’s well-defined eye in September 2022 after the storm system cleared Cuba and moved toward the Florida coastline. National Hurricane Center In ...

You don’t have to be a professional meteorologist to know how to spot an emerging tropical cyclone. Understanding how hurricanes form can help, though. To get you caught up, here are some basic signs ...