When it rains, it pours … microplastics, that is. Researchers in Japan have discovered nine kinds of polymers and one rubber floating among the clouds — a worrying sign for the climate. Intrepid teams of scientists climbed Mount Fuji and Mount Oyama to collect water from the foggy mist that veils the mountain tops. Their … Read more
Wildfires burning in the northwest could cause some “Thursday Night Football” issues for the Giants and 49ers. The Week 3 kickoff game — and the 49ers’ home opener — is set for 8:15 p.m. ET at Levi’s Stadium as the San Francisco area is blanketed in smoke. Smoke from the rural wildfires in northwest California … Read more
It took until September, but New York City’s first official heat wave is on the books and the hot weather is here for to stay for at least a few more days. The mercury reached 93 degrees in Central Park Thursday after 93- and 92-degree showings Wednesday and Tuesday — marking the official heat wave … Read more
Labor Day weekend is here, but there is no need to kiss summer goodbye just yet. Several more beach days are on the horizon, meteorologists say, and heat and humidity are set to linger a little longer. The long weekend will grow progressively warmer and more humid, said Dan Pydynowski, senior meteorologist for AccuWeather, with … Read more
Business is typically booming at theme parks over the summer. This year, the weather has consistently put a damper on operations. As a result, it’s driving down traffic at popular theme parks around the country. Unfortunately, with Tropical Storm Hilary bringing heavy rain and the possibility of significant flooding to California and Nevada, these theme park operators … Read more
A third of the country is facing another blast of late summer heat just as the season begins to wind down. Nearly 109 million Americans across the central U.S. from the Plains to the Midwest, and the Gulf Coast and Southeast are now under heat alerts that will last through at least Wednesday, but with no relief … Read more
Say goodbye to the swamp — for now. New Yorkers delighted in an “unusually” mild and crisp week of weather as humidity levels plunged well below the city’s muggy summer average, meteorologists said Thursday. The dew point, which measures humidity, dipped into the 40s and 50s between Monday and Thursday — making the city feel … Read more
A record string of daily highs over 110 degrees Fahrenheit (43.3 degrees Celsius) in Phoenix ended Monday as the dangerous heat wave that suffocated the Southwest throughout July receded slightly with cooling monsoon rains. The historic heat began blasting the region in June, stretching from Texas across New Mexico and Arizona and into California’s desert. Phoenix and … Read more
Relief from extreme temperatures in the Northeast and New England is on the way with the arrival of a cold front expected to sweep across the region this week, but hot weather is expected to remain across the southern half of the US for at least the next several days. According to the FOX Forecast Center, an area of high pressure … Read more
There is an end in sight. New Yorkers suffering through the city’s first official summer heat wave can expect temperatures in the low 80s on Sunday, perfect to venture back out outside. “A cold front is going to sweep through … that’s going to do two things, knock the air temperature back about 10 degrees, … Read more