Andrew McCarthy, a known astrophotographer, has captured video of a thunderstorm, unlike anything you’ve likely ever seen. He shared the video on his Instagram and also has a composite print of the event available on his website.
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 or rain. It is, after all, nothing short of frustrating to leave your home only to find yourself stuck in a downpour 5 minutes later. With that in mind, the …
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 one East Texas town found fish falling from the sky. This is just one of the most recent occurrences of a bizarre phenomenon that scientists call animal rain. Animal 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 admittedly lacks a singular killer feature, the update is still chock-full of new features that, taken together, make it a compelling update on the whole. If you’re still poking around …
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 could return “science-quality data” with a much lower cost than weather satellites that are much larger. The satellite not only outlived its original three-month lifespan, but it returned a wealth …
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 half. The tradition stretches back well over a hundred years, but its accuracy is highly questionable. This year, some of the more famous groundhogs disagreed with each other, with some …
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 on the ISS is providing researchers with insights into curious storm phenomenon only seen from space. Bizarre features that have names like “blue jets” and “elves” are being studied using …
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 a new statement, the Chinese government announced an expansion of its weather control program, covering an area of over 2.1 million square miles. The country believes it will have the …
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 role that dust plays in Martian weather, and how huge dust storms can seemingly pop up out of nowhere. Perseverance should arrive on Mars within 100 days. I don’t know …
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 air that carries a ton of water down with it, is incredibly intense. A phenomenon like this can produce damage similar to that of a tornado, though in this case, …
