Maria is now a tropical storm. The tropical storm's maximum sustained winds weakened to 70 miles per hour. It's central pressure is 974 mb and it continues to move north at 7 mph. Maria is expected to continue northward and then gradually turn northeast Wednesday before taking a more easterly track Thursday. The center…

It is Florida's rainy season so this isn't anything out of the ordinary but if you were planning a visit to South Florida or perhaps you had some outdoor plans scheduled you may want to have an indoor Plan B should you need to take it. A trough digging across the mid-west is moving east.…

Another day, another record high temperature obliterated in the Windy City. Chicago, Illinois set a record high of 92° on Tuesday, making it the seventh-straight day the city has set a new heat record. It will conclude a remarkable run of early autumn scorching temps, including the year's hottest temperature of 95°, measured on Saturday.…

The Canyon Fire gave drivers quite the view Monday night. The fire that started along California’s 91 Freeway near the Orange-Riverside county line on Monday, September 25, had quickly grown to 2,000 acres by around 10 p.m., local reports said. A video captured by a motorist traveling eastbound on the freeway showed large areas of…

[Credit: Virginia Tech] By better understanding the behavior of water in its smallest form, a Virginia Tech professor and his undergraduate student could be improving the efficiency of removing condensation in a major way. Jonathan Boreyko, an assistant professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering and Mechanics in the Virginia Tech College of Engineering, has been studying "jumping"…

US military members delivered supplies to Vieques and Culebra, which have been cut off since Hurricane Maria, in a video released on Monday, September 25. US Coast Guard members brought 750 liters of bottled water and 1,440 meals to Vieques, a news report said. The island is without power and communications, and food, gas and…

Fall officially arrived Friday, September 22nd but it seemed like we skipped over fall and right into winter western portions of the United States. Higher elevations received several inches of snow and new record lows were set over the weekend. You won't need your winter coats anymore though as we head into the later portions…

[Downed power lines in Georgia following Hurricane Irma. Photo: City of Concord NC] Due to damage from Hurricane Irma, the lights were out in much of Florida—an inconvenience to many and fatal to some. Meanwhile, in Texas, power restoration has been an issue in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey. As the Wall Street Journal headline says of both states, “Power Outage Pushes…

A wildfire broke out across Southern California Monday evening. This fire, know as the Canyon Fire, started from unknown reasons. Ground and air crews were dispatched immediately to contain this fire. Unfortunately, this fire has grown to near 2000 acres and is only 5% contained. This fire has prompted mandatory evacuations Monday night. According…