"Harvest" comes from an Old English word of Germanic origin, hærfest, which in some senses means “picking, plucking” (as one ...

When you see a mackerel sky, you can usually expect the clouds to start thickening with moisture within about 12 hours as the ...

Anthocyanins are the pigments that paint fall leaves red and purple, while also protecting plants and coloring some fruits.

A rip current is a fast, narrow stream of water that flows away from shore, and can pose a serious danger to swimmers and ...

A “fish storm” is a tropical system that stays out to sea but can still impact land by generating large swells, rip currents ...

When rain refuses to fall for weeks on end, a dry spell can gradually become a full-on drought. But what do meteorologists and other scientists look for to confirm it’s actually a drought? The ...

A coastal low is a low-pressure system that forms near coastlines from contrasts between warm ocean air and cold continental air, producing rain, wind, or snow.

Forecasting the weather is by nature an imprecise science, and that’s why we use probability when determining the likelihood of rain, snow, or otherwise. “Probability of Precipitation” is what that ...