Podcast Episodes

Cold snap and a freeze to follow first heat wave of 2026 in part of eastern US

Record-challenging heat will give way to a sharp temperature drop, bringing freeze risks that could threaten buds, blossoms and annual garden flowers…

1 month, 2 weeks ago

How unusual is a typhoon in Guam in April?; plus a Swiss singer performed inside a vanishing glacier

Typhoon Sinlaku caused significant damage and severe flooding to Guam and the Northern Mariana islands.

Also, a breathtaking performance by singer To…

1 month, 2 weeks ago

Storm chasers take direct hit from Minnesota tornado; plus 75-car pileup in Colorado

Extreme meteorologist Dr. Reed Timmer intercepted a tornado on Monday as a stormy week of severe weather got underway in the central United States.

A…

1 month, 2 weeks ago

Rare tornado touches down in Northern California; also, the Lyrid meteor shower is coming up

Video shows a rare tornado touched down near Vina, California Sunday, but it couldn't be rated on the Enhanced Fujita Scale.

Also, the first meteor s…

1 month, 2 weeks ago

Heat in the east, severe storms rumbling through the central plains, and an abundance of rain on the way for the Pacific Northwest this week

A surge of early-season heat will build across the Southeast and mid-Atlantic this week, with some areas nearing record highs, while storms and wildf…

1 month, 2 weeks ago

Super El Niño: What it could mean for US weather, global heat and daily life

A "Super El Niño” is defined when temperature anomalies exceed 2.0 degrees Celsius, a rare threshold that has only been reached a handful of times si…

1 month, 3 weeks ago

The Masters expected to be the driest tournament in 15 years; Severe storms to threaten central US

The four-day Masters Tournament at Augusta National is expected to stay warm and rain-free, on track to become the first totally dry tournament at th…

1 month, 3 weeks ago

California records second-ever snowless April 1 at key location: 'The frozen reservoir is empty'

When scientists arrived to measure snow on a California mountain, there was none, something that's only happened once before in the historical record…

1 month, 3 weeks ago

Everything's bigger on Jupiter, including its lightning bolts

A new study examining microwave radiation data from NASA's Juno mission provides some clues as to why the lightning bolts on Jupiter may be up to 10,…

1 month, 3 weeks ago

Significant early April warmup in the West to exacerbate ongoing drought; Fairbank's 152 day streak below freezing ended, and more rain on the way for Hawaii

Following a break from record-smashing heat, warmer weather will return across the West, complicating drought and fire mitigation in the region.

Also…

1 month, 3 weeks ago