Weather Nerd

The sunniest time of the year is here. Solar Summer – one of the lesser-known versions of the season – has arrived in the Northern Hemisphere. As AccuWeather reports, there are many ways to quantify the season. Memorial Day weekend signals the start of summer for beachgoers and vacationers across the United States. Weather forecasters […]

June’s full moon will rise soon but not by much. This year’s Strawberry Moon is set to be one of the lowest full moons since 2006, according to EarthSky. A “lunar standstill” is affecting how the moon appears. That can also make it look more red or pink this year because of factors like the Saharan dust in the air […]

In three separate incidents this year – two in June alone – rare deep-sea oarfish, nicknamed “doomsday fish,” have washed up on beaches in Tamil Nadu, India, Tasmania, and Mexico, stirring ancient legends and online speculation. As AccuWeather reports, some cultures believe oarfish are harbingers of natural disasters. The monstrous, snake-like appearance of these huge, […]

Tracking seaweed might sound like a boring job, but the scientists at the University of South Florida Optical Oceanography Lab take it very seriously. As AccuWeather reports, at the end of May, they sounded the alarm: Sargassum seaweed is forming earlier and in more abundance than ever this season in the Atlantic — worse than the […]

While the idea of a massive dust cloud from the deserts of Africa hitting the United States might seem like the plot of a sci-fi movie — it’s actually just an annual weather event that can give way to some spectacular seaside sunsets. What is an SAL? What Causes It? Thunderstorms and the jostling position of a […]

Summer is here, and meteorologists predict it’s going to be a doozie. As USA Today reports, June 1 marks the first day of meteorological summer, the kickoff of the three months that typically feel the hottest (although the calendar will technically say it’s spring until June 20). According to multiple outlooks, summer 2025 will be […]