Northern Lights Shine for a Second Night

A geomagnetic storm made the aurora borealis visible across a swath of the United States again on Wednesday, illuminating the ...
The New York Times

Like This Year’s Other Major Storms, Melissa Appears Likely to Miss U.S.

Most forecast models show the hurricane moving on a path that would keep it well east of Florida. By Judson Jones and Nazaneen Ghaffar Judson Jones is a meteorologist and reporter. Nazaneen Ghaffar is ...

Arctic Blast Brings Risk of Snow and Ice to Britain

The cold weather, which comes on the heels of a storm that caused flooding in Wales, is expected to jolt Britain out of its recent run of mild temperatures.
The New York Times

Hurricane Melissa Could Be One of the Strongest Storms to Strike Jamaica

Direct landfalls from big hurricanes are rare for Jamaica. Melissa could pummel the island as an “upper-end” Category 4 hurricane, forecasters said. By Nazaneen Ghaffar Nazaneen Ghaffar is a reporter ...
The New York Times

You Could Catch a Glimpse of the Northern Lights This Week

A strong geomagnetic storm is expected to push the often-magical light display farther south than usual. By Nazaneen Ghaffar Nazaneen Ghaffar is a reporter on The Times’s weather team. A strong ...
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Britain’s Famous Forecasting Failure

The Great Storm of 1987 was a forecasting blunder that left at least 18 people dead, felled 15 million trees and caused a billion pounds’ worth of damage. Credit...By Getty Images Supported by By ...