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Maintaining your puffer jacket is essential for making it look nice.

How to Re-Puff Your Puffer Coat

Is your puffer jacket looking a little lifeless? It may just need a good wash.

A new feature from Zillow should put home buyers at ease.

Zillow Is Adding a “Climate Risk Threat Score” to Listings

Zillow is making the home-buying process a little simpler for those concerned about floods, wildfires, and more.

iOS 18 offers several new features, including the ability to communicate via satellite.

How to Turn Your iPhone Into a Satellite Phone If You Lose Coverage

This feature may come in handy in an emergency situation.

How Do Hurricanes Get Their Names?

Beryl, Helene, Milton—recent hurricane monikers aren’t exactly the most popular girls’ and boys’ names.

Raking leaves is annoying—and totally unnecessary.

Leave the Leaves: Why Nature Experts Say You Shouldn’t Rake Your Yard This Fall

Good news for anyone who hates raking their lawn: You don’t have to.

A coronal mass ejection shoots out from the sun.

“Severe” Solar Storm Might Bring Northern Lights to the Deep South

Scientists just observed a powerful solar storm that could carry the northern lights over the lower 48 in the near future.

Tropical Storm Debby came with a storm surge warning in Florida's Big Bend region in 2024.

7 Things to Know About Storm Surges

Wind isn’t the only danger a hurricane can bring to coastal communities. Storm surges are often more destructive.

Pinpoint the perfect weekend for leaf-peeping.

Get Excited for Fall With the 2024 Peak Foliage Map

Can't wait for fall? Start planning the ultimate leaf-peeping expedition now with this interactive map showing peak foliage predictions for 2024.

Astronomically speaking, fall doesn’t start until late September.

What You Should Know About the 2024 Fall Equinox

The fall equinox lands on Sunday, September 22 this year. Here’s what you need to know about the first day of autumn.

If you’re only measuring air temp, you’re only getting half the picture.

What Is “Wet Bulb Temperature”?

If you’ve ever said “it’s not the heat, it’s the humidity,” you already understand what goes into calculating wet bulb temperature.

Why Do Some Road Signs Have Holes in Them?

Yes, they‘re often bullet holes. No, that‘s not the only explanation.

A tornado south of Cheyenne, Oklahoma, touched down on April 15, 2012.

10 of the Most Terrifying Tornadoes in History

Tornadoes can (and do) happen anywhere. Here are 10 of the most terrible twisters to ever take a turn on Earth.

Here’s What the Inside of a Tornado Looks Like

Filming the inside of a tornado is tricky for obvious reasons.

The 25 States Most Likely to Lose Power This Summer

Discover which U.S. states have an elevated risk of losing power this summer, plus how to prepare for a power outage ahead of time.

No one wants to see anything near 100°F on their dashboard.

Why Your Car Dashboard Says It’s a Lot Hotter Than It Really Is

You aren’t imagining things: Your weather app and your dashboard don’t often agree.

A few yards of clear air means the difference between a tornado and a funnel cloud.

Tornado vs. Funnel Cloud: What's the Difference?

People often confuse funnel clouds with tornadoes, but they're not the same. Learn how to tell the two apart.

See Why Venezuela's Lake Maracaibo Is Called 'The Lightning Capital of the World'

Learn how Lake Maracaibo's electrifying climate makes it the number one hotspot for lightning storms.

Don't believe everything you've been told about lightning.

Wild Misconceptions About Weather

From the color of snow to the shape of rainbows, weather breeds a lot of misconceptions.

The dog days of summer don’t actually have anything to do with this dog.

What Are The Dog Days of Summer?

The dog days of summer don’t actually have much to do with dogs. Instead, they relate to Sirius, otherwise known as the Dog Star.

The northern lights—caused by solar or geomagnetic storm—float over Tromsø, Norway.

12 Stunning Facts About Solar Storms

Solar storms are one of the most extreme types of space weather, and big ones can cause electronic malfunctions, GPS breakdowns, and gorgeous northern lights.

13 People Who Operated on Themselves

From the Founding Father who stuck whalebone where he shouldn’t have to the only known woman to have given herself a C-section.

The busy 2010 Atlantic hurricane season shows Hurricane Karl west of the Yucatan Peninsula, Hurricane Igor east of Puerto Rico, and Hurricane Julia in mid-Atlantic.

12 Powerful Facts About Hurricanes

The hurricane season officially runs from June 1 through November 30 each year. Here’s what you need to know about these destructive storms.

A major thunderstorm is about to blow over this vineyard.

Scattered vs. Isolated Thunderstorms: What’s the Difference?

Meteorologists convey the chance of cloud cover or rain in percentages, but what those numbers mean in the real world isn’t always clear—so you’ll often hear terms like ‘scattered’ and ‘isolated’ to describe thunderstorms.

The open road is the last place you want to be during a tornado.

Should You Ever Park Under an Overpass During a Tornado?

Overpasses are widely seen as safe shelters during a severe weather event. In reality, they're deadly.