How to make your iPhone warn you before severe weather hits
Apple’s default Weather app on iPhone has improved from an afterthought into one of the most capable weather apps on the App Store. iOS 16 …
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This hidden iPhone setting warns you when it’s about to snow
Amid the flurry of new features that Apple added to iOS 15 is the ability to set up notifications for specific weather events like snow …
Fish rained from the sky due to a bizarre phenomenon in one Texas town
You’ve probably heard the phrase “it’s raining cats and dogs”, but have you ever heard “it’s raining fish”? At the end of December, residents in …
Your iPhone has a hidden map that shows where and when it’ll rain
Now that iOS 15 has been out for more than a month, there’s a good chance you’ve already downloaded the update. And though iOS 15 …
NASA’s ‘RainCube’ satellite is now dead
NASA launched a tiny CubeSat in mid-2018 as a proof of concept to study weather on Earth. The aim was to see if compact satellites …
Ridiculous tradition says we’ll have six more weeks of winter
Today is Groundhog Day, which means that select groundhogs across North America have been asked to predict the weather for the next month and a …
Storms look so cool from the International Space Station
The International Space Station is in a unique position to help scientists on Earth understand some of the more mysterious aspects of thunderstorms. An observatory …
China’s plans to control the weather just got a huge boost
China dreams of one day having robust weather-modification systems that it can use at will, and it’s ramping up its development of those technologies. In …
Get ready to learn more about Martian weather
NASA wants to better understand the weather of Mars and its new Perseverance rover should help with that. Scientists are eager to learn about the …
Watch a cloud tear itself open over a lake in Austria
A time-lapse video captured a stunning weather phenomenon playing out over a lake in Austria. The wet microburst, which is a column of rapidly descending …
Scientists want AI to help predict dangerous hurricanes
A team of scientists, including those at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, has developed an artificial intelligence algorithm to predict the rapid intensification of tropical storms …
NASA’s Mars rover spots a Martian dust devil
NASA’s Curiosity rover managed to capture images showing a dust devil cruising along the dry landscape. Dust devils occur when temperature irregularities create vortexes, much …
Another glitch plagues NASA’s InSight lander
NASA’s Mars InSight lander had been providing weather updates from the surface of the Red Planet, but that has abruptly stopped. An unspecified glitch has …
Two storms from the Gulf of Mexico head for the US
Hurricane Laura is preparing to slam into the Southern United States just as Tropical Storm Marco is leaving the same area soaked. Evacuations have already …
Sahara dust cloud is making its way to the US
A colossal dust cloud is headed for the United States after blanketing the Caribbean in a haze. The dust cloud is lowering air quality and …
Hurricanes are getting stronger, and it’s all our fault
A new study reveals that hurricanes are indeed getting more powerful on a decade-by-decade basis. The study also draws strong links between more powerful storms …
Hurricane season may start early as storm brews off the East Coast
Hurricane season looks to be starting early for a 6th straight year as favorable conditions for storm formation are growing off the East Coast. If …
2020 hurricane forecast predicts 16 storms, 4 major hurricanes
Weather scientists are predicting a total of 16 significant storms during the Atlantic hurricane season, along with four major storms of category 3 to 5. …
Apple buys Dark Sky, the incredibly popular hyperlocal weather app
Hyperlocal weather app Dark Sky has been purchased by Apple. Though the terms of the deal are still unclear, it will take effect immediately. Dark …
Frozen iguanas are falling from the sky in Florida
Some surprisingly chilly temperatures have pushed their way into South Florida this week, and this morning was particularly frigid. In fact, the air is so …
Ridiculous blizzard buried Newfoundland under several feet of snow, and the footage is surreal
Winter is well and truly upon us here in the states, and while shoveling out from a couple of feet (or even just a few …
Google’s data hoarding habits might help it build a life-saving product
Google has a fantastic set of apps available across platforms, but you have to leave your privacy at the door to access them. There’s no …
NASA’s Juno spacecraft spots massive cyclone on Jupiter
NASA’s Juno spacecraft has been hanging around the mighty gas giant Jupiter for a number of years now, and it’s returned some very interesting observations …
Brace yourself: A french fry shortage may soon sweep the US
Chilly temperatures and wet weather have given potato farmers across the United States and Canada a serious setback. Many farmers have been unable to harvest …
Cold front sweeping across the US has already killed 5 people, and it’s not over yet
Winter is coming, but for a huge chunk of the United States it feels like it’s already here. Record cold temperatures have already swallowed up …
Ocean buoy reveals birds hanging out in eye of Hurricane Dorian
Whenever a powerful storm threatens coasts, we often focus on the potential impact on human lives and infrastructure. It can sometimes be easy to forget …
The eye of Hurricane Dorian looks absolutely insane from space
Hurricane Dorian continues to batter the East Coast of the United States with high winds and plenty of rain, and as the storm creeps slowly …
