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The dangerous phenomenon has already claimed one life in Oregon, as experts advise people along the coast to use caution to avoid being swept out to sea. Also,when Melissa departs the Caribbean later next week, it may contribute to stormy conditions along much of the United States East Coast with a new round of rough surf and beach erosion in some areas. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A parade of storms will march into the Northwest from the Pacific with drenching rain, heavy mountain snow, and gusty winds into next week, raising the risk for flooding, travel disruptions, and power outages. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

As Tropical Storm Melissa crawls through the Caribbean, it will strengthen to a hurricane and unleash torrential rain that may trigger major to extreme flooding and mudslides, endangering lives and property. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The BBC says climate change is leading to more extreme rainfall at the tail end of the monsoon season in India, which meteorologists used to say ended in September. This year, and for the last decade, the rainy season has lingered into October. Also, Covid-19 fell from the leading cause of death in 2021 to 20th place in 2023, with heart disease and stroke rising to again become the leading causes of death globally. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

From snowy nor'easters to frigid Arctic blasts, here's what to expect this winter across the US — and where drought and warmth may dominate instead. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

AccuWeather meteorologists explain why October is responsible for some of the most notorious Atlantic hurricanes in history and what climatological differences it brings compared to other months of hurricane season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Orionid meteor shower peaks Oct. 20–21 with up to 20 meteors per hour, and good weather is in the forecast for more than half of the United States. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Water levels on the Mississippi and lower Ohio Rivers are dropping again, threatening barge traffic and commerce as drought conditions persist with little sign of relief in the coming weeks. Also, the World Meteorological Organization blamed the increasing carbon dioxide emissions on human activity, a rise in wildfires and a reduction in carbon sinks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The biggest storm in months unloaded heavy rain and mountain snow across California to start the week, forcing evacuations near areas devastates by historic wildfires. Also, an unusual double-ring structure spotted in space with the help of citizen scientists has turned out to be a cosmic rarity. The celestial anomaly, captured by a radio telescope, is an odd radio circle, one of the scarcest and most mysterious objects in the universe. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Severe storms with damaging winds, hail and downpours will track from the Rockies at midweek to part of Appalachians later this weekend, threatening travel, outdoor plans and sporadic power outages. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Tropical Storm Lorenzo took shape over the Atlantic on Monday, and another storm could join it by next week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Flooding from both heavy rain and wind-driven storm surge will extend from eastern North Carolina to southern New England into Monday night as a sprawling tropical wind and rainstorm crawls northward before turning out to sea, AccuWeather meteorologists warn. Also, storms pushing inland from the Pacific will deliver the most significant rain and mountain snow to parts of the western United States since early last spring in the coming days. The storms will create travel disruptions, with mainly wet highways in the lower elevations and snowy, slippery conditions over the highest elevations. The greatest risk of flash flooding will be over the interior Southwest. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A new global weather pattern is taking shape in the Pacific Ocean, one that will help steer storms and influence temperatures across the United States into next year. After Hurricane Helene upended her plans, Betty Kellenberger completed the 2,200-mile hike from Georgia to Maine, setting a new age record on the legendary trail. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Combined moisture from Priscilla and a newly-formed Tropical Storm Raymond will bring torrential downpours to parts of Mexico and the U.S. Southwest, with a risk of 4-8 inches of rain and life-threatening flash flooding. Also, a powerful tropical wind and rainstorm will unfold and bring days of coastal flooding, erosive surf, high winds and rain from the Carolinas to New England; Some areas may face impacts similar to a major nor'easter or hurricane. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A powerful tropical wind and rainstorm will unfold and bring days of coastal flooding, erosive surf, high winds and rain from the Carolinas to New England; Some areas may face impacts similar to a major nor'easter or hurricane. Also, Jerry became the tenth named storm of the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season on Tuesday and is on track to become a hurricane as it nears the northeastern Caribbean islands later in the week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The parched Midwest and Northeast will finally get a drink of water in the form of rain, while temperatures will fluctuate wildly from near-record heat to a frosty chill through the week, say AccuWeather meteorologists. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

After a brief respite, the Atlantic is about to heat back up, with a new tropical storm expected to form soon. Meanwhile, the Eastern Pacific is still active, and may see its seventeenth storm form later this week. Also, the first EF5 tornado since 2013 has been confirmed in North Dakota. This tornado, which knocked a train off its tracks, ends the 12-year 'drought' of EF5 tornadoes since the Moore, Oklahoma storm in 2013. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

October can be a month of extremes, and the Midwest and Northeast will experience it all in the coming days: warm afternoons, frosty mornings and desperately needed rain. Unlike most tornado surveys done in person by the NWS, this tornado was confirmed with the help of satellite photos that showed the path of downed trees. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The seasonal occurrence that can lead to disruptive tidal flooding is due to a combination of astronomical, climatological and meteorological factors. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Despite the calendar's turn to October, Mother Nature will be throwing it back to summer in the Midwest from late this week into the weekend, with temperatures expected to soar well into the 80s and 90s, say AccuWeather meteorologists. Temperatures in some areas could challenge all-time October records. Also, 7 more homes collapse into the ocean on North Carolina's Outer Banks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A rare Jay hybrid emerges in Texas: part green, part blue. Unusual weather patterns are bringing once-distant bird species into contact, giving rise to rare hybrids that fascinate scientists and birders alike. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The first supermoon of 2025 will kick off a busy month for stargazers. Here are the top astronomy events to mark on your October calendar. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A large and strong area of high pressure will keep much of the central and eastern U.S. dry into mid-October, worsening drought, lowering river levels, raising wildfire risk, and bringing wide temperature swings. Also, a shift in winds will end the North American monsoon across the Southwest, bringing drier, warmer weather and increased fire danger in the days ahead. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Newly formed Tropical Storm Imelda to strengthen and bring flooding rain, storm surge, and gusty winds to parts of the Southeast U.S. coast this week. AccuWeather has the latest impacts and track information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The southeastern United States is on alert for a potentially land-falling tropical storm or hurricane next week as a new storm is about to join Hurricane Humberto in the Atlantic. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

With homes still full of sand and broken roads waiting to be built, Florida and the southern Appalachians haven't yet fully recovered from Hurricane Helene's wrath. However, a 26-mile stretch of the Blue Ridge Parkway has reopened in western North Carolina - just in time for the busy fall season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A new tropical storm has developed over the Atlantic Ocean, and AccuWeather meteorologists warn another one could soon join it off the coast of the southeastern United States. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Fall colors are showing up weeks ahead of schedule this year across the Northeast, and forecasters say the primary reason is due to the weather. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Super Typhoon Ragasa roared through the northern Philippines yesterday as the most powerful storm on Earth this year. It struck with destructive winds and torrential rain, prompting evacuations of thousands of people and preparations in nearby Hong Kong, Taiwan and mainland China.  Climate scientists worry this will happen more often in the coming years. The western Pacific is the most active tropical basin on Earth, and September is often its busiest stretch. Ragasa is a reminder of how quickly storms in this region can ramp up and how destructive they can be as they approach densely populated coastlines. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Gabrielle could strengthen into a major hurricane near Bermuda early this week as AccuWeather meteorologists monitor other tropical systems with potential to develop across the Atlantic and Caribbean. Also, a new storm is eyeing the West coast, bringing a renewed threat for heavy rain Just days after the last round of heavy rain, more wet weather is on the way to the West, especially California; there is also an increased risk for lightning and wildfires. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A new AccuWeather study of more than 60 years of rainfall records shows U.S. precipitation totals are flat, but heavy downpours and hourly extremes are increasing, raising the risk of flooding, damage, and economic losses. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Many Eastern states face worsening drought as rainfall remains scarce, stressing agriculture, waterways and fall foliage, though signs of Gulf moisture could bring relief to parts of the Central states next week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The unusual lull in Atlantic tropical activity during the climatological peak of hurricane season is at an end. The seventh tropical depression of the Atlantic hurricane season has strengthened into Tropical Storm Gabrielle and may become a hurricane in the coming days. Direct impacts are possible in Bermuda, while indirect impacts—such as rough surf or rip currents—may affect parts of the northeastern Caribbean and the United States. For a while on Tuesday, folks in the Pacific Northwest were  getting a little nervous. A plume of volcanic ash over Mount St. Helens gave folks the impression that the volcano might be erupting again. But luckily, this was not an eruption — just a wind-whipped encore decades in the making. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A storm with tropical traits will bring heavy rain and coastal flooding to part of the Atlantic Coast, while much of the Central and Eastern U.S. remains dry amid expanding drought and late summer warmth. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Tropical Storm Mario could send tropical moisture into Southern California and the Southwest this week, raising the risk for showers, storms and flash flooding. Also, from pizza boxes to stuffed animals, geologists have found unusual trash across Yellowstone National Park this year after millions visited during the summer season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Tropical development in the Gulf of Mexico poses the greatest short-term risk to the United States this September, with record-warm waters fueling potential rapid intensification and limited prep time for coastal areas. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A La Niña watch has been issued, but what does that really mean for the rest of Atlantic hurricane season and snow this winter in the U.S.? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A strengthening storm system and returning warmth will trigger severe thunderstorms across the U.S. Plains Friday into Saturday, with the primary threats being from damaging winds and large hail. In the East, a stagnant weather pattern will limit rainfall across much of the East, raising fire danger and stressing vegetation as cooler, drier air spreads south into Florida. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Cooler air and storms moving into the western US will aid firefighting in some areas but also bring hazards, including flooding on burn scars and gusty winds that could ignite new blazes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Despite their anxieties, many Americans said they don't feel ready for natural disasters. The poll of 2,500 adults, conducted by Talker Research on behalf of Master Lock, found tornadoes ranked as the scariest natural disaster overall (46%), narrowly edging out tsunamis (43%), followed by earthquakes (35%) and hurricanes (33%). Wildfires (30%), flash floods (26%), heat waves and droughts (6%), blizzards (4%) and mudslides (4%) trailed behind. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Water scarcity is a huge global issue. More than 2 billion people lack access to safe drinking water, a situation set to worsen due to climate change, which fuels longer and more severe drought. As reservoirs shrink, groundwater dries up and rainy seasons become more erratic, some believe one answer to this crisis lies in the reservoirs of moisture in our skies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Wildfire concerns remain high across the northwestern United States, and AccuWeather meteorologists warn that the upcoming week will bring both challenges and some relief for residents in the region. Also, Woolly Bear caterpillars are starting to emerge, and according to folklore, their colors can predict what type of winter is ahead. •Black bands: If a woolly bear is mostly black, it indicates a longer, colder and snowier winter is ahead.•Brown bands: If the middle brown band is large, then the upcoming winter will not be as cold or snowy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Leaf-peeping season is almost here. Find out where fall foliage is expected to pop and which regions may have a shorter show this year. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The start of autumn may feel like an extension of summer across most of the United States, but colder (and snowier) weather is in the forecast. Here's what you can expect in your area this fall. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A budding tropical rainstorm is forecast to strengthen into a hurricane and impact the northeast Caribbean by midweek, while other areas across the Atlantic and Gulf are being monitored. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A fast-moving wildfire tore through a historic Gold Rush community in Tuolumne County, California, on Tuesday, forcing evacuations and destroying homes, according to Cal Fire. The blaze, known as the 6-5 Fire, grew quickly to more than 6 square miles and was still uncontained Tuesday night. Sargassum supports biodiversity in the open sea, but when it washes ashore, it decomposes, creating environmental, economic and health problems. Mexico has some ideas of how to put it use rather than just cleaning it up from beaches. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The tropics are becoming more active across the eastern Pacific Ocean, with two named systems in the basin. Tropical Storm Lorena is forecast to affect portions of western Mexico this week and may later influence the weather in the southwestern United States, while Hurricane Kiko is expected to approach Hawaii next week, AccuWeather hurricane experts warn. 85% of world population may see total lunar eclipse Sunday. A "Blood Moon Eclipse" may be seen by billions around the world this weekend, with the moon expected to turn a dark red color for over an hour. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

September is peak hurricane season across the Atlantic, and there is a chance that Tropical Storm Gabrielle forms ahead of the upcoming weekend. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices