A storm is coming to the DC area, and it's going to be a wet and windy Thursday. The rain will start slow on Wednesday afternoon but will pick up speed overnight. By Thursday morning, the rain will be heavy, making the roads slippery and the morning commute slower than usual. The weather team is ke
Upstate New York is in for a wet and windy Halloween. A big storm is coming, bringing lots of rain and strong winds. This might make trick-or-treating a bit messy. The weather folks say it will rain a lot on Thursday and Friday. They expect 1 to 2 inches of rain all over the place. The storm will c
La Niña is making a comeback, and it's not good news for Southern California. This weather pattern, marked by cooler Pacific waters, is expected to stay until early 2026. But what does this mean for everyday life in SoCal? First off, rain is likely to be scarce. La Niña typically leads to drier w
The weather is about to take a nippy turn around Philly. Areas just beyond the city limits, on both sides of the Delaware River, are under a frost advisory for Friday morning. It's the coldest we've seen in over half a year! Don't expect a deep freeze, though. The city and Delaware County might sta
New York has been waiting a long time for a championship. Over 5, 000 days have passed since the Giants won the Super Bowl in 2012. That's a lot of time without a title. The city has seen its fair share of ups and downs since then. The Yankees and Mets have made deep playoff runs, and stars like Aar
Drought is a big problem for sugarcane. It makes it hard for the plant to grow and produce sugar. But scientists found a way to help. They used a gene from a small plant called Arabidopsis. This gene, DREB1A, helps sugarcane handle drought better. Scientists put the DREB1A gene into sugarcane using
Winter is coming, and with it, a lot of questions about what the weather will be like. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has just shared their updated winter weather predictions for New England. This forecast covers the months of December through February and gives us a good
Droughts are getting worse. They're lasting longer and hitting harder. Scientists have been studying how this affects grasslands and shrublands all over the world. They looked at 74 different places and found some interesting things. First, most ecosystems can handle droughts for a while. They migh
Massachusetts is stuck in a dry spell. The state has been parched for a while now, and it doesn't look like rain is coming to the rescue anytime soon. This week, folks can expect temperatures to hang out around the usual for this time of year. Think highs in the upper 70s to low 80s during the day a
Northwestern India's Trans-Gangetic Plains (TGP) are vital for the country's food supply, growing lots of wheat and rice. But this area is in trouble. Land is getting worse, and droughts are becoming more common. This is a big deal because not many studies have looked at both problems together. A r
