Experience the dramatic sight of an EF4 tornado alongside striking lightning as powerful storm conditions create an ...

They look like electric jellyfish and were only recently discovered. If you're in the right place at the right time, you may ...

Wildfire season continues to blaze across parts of the country after several brutal seasons and, as the fires burn, the smoke and heat can create volatile weather phenomena such as tornadoes and ...

Thick smoke from massive wildfires has been spreading in North America and Europe once again in 2026. The health impacts of breathing this particle-filled air are becoming well known, but wildfires' ...

Casey Letkewicz is a doctoral student in meteorology at N.C. State University in Raleigh. She is one of a half-dozen students and faculty from N.C. State participating in VORTEX2, a research project ...

More severe thunderstorms are rolling across the central, eastern, and southern United States this weekend, bringing high winds, flash flooding, and dangerous lightning. Through Saturday night, severe ...

A fire whirl, or fire tornado, rises from flames near Wofford Heights, Calif., in August 2021. David McNew/Getty Images We often think about weather controlling wildfires: dry air, heat, wind and ...

(THE CONVERSATION) We often think about weather controlling wildfires: dry air, heat, wind and lightning help determine when fires start and how quickly they spread. However, once a wildfire becomes ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Yunyao Li, University of Texas at Arlington (THE CONVERSATION) We often think about ...