Eight days ago, it rained over the western Pacific Ocean near Japan. There was nothing especially remarkable about this rain event, yet it made big waves twice. First, it disturbed the atmosphere in ...

July heat has arrived in Northern California. A string of excessive heat is expected to last for several days. It’s being produced by a strong ridge of high pressure, also known as a heat dome. High ...

Mountain waves, it's a large-scale wind pattern that typically happens in the cooler months from fall to early spring. This weather phenomenon occurs in many mountain ranges around the globe including ...

The Viking Polaris was hit by a rogue wave in the Drake Passage, treacherous waters between Argentina and Antarctica. A rogue wave occurs when it's more than two times higher than waves around it.