By Jim Andrews, Senior Meteorologist Dec 1, 2011; 9:07 AM ET Torrential tropical rainclouds over western Indonesia on Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2011. At least five people have been killed with a further 30 missing in western Indonesia after a landslide...

Ralph Compares City Snowfall to La Nina, NAO Etc. Nov 30, 2011; 1:46 PM ET One of my blog readers Ralph Fato has a thing for stats and a passion for the weather. Over the past few months, he has crunched seasonal snowfall data for a number of cities, ...

On August 24, 2011, I had good reason to fear New York City's worst-case storm surge disaster might be named Irene. As Category 3 Hurricane Irene ripped through the Bahamas on its way to North Carolina and New England, our most reliable hurricane forec...

PRINT EMAIL Adri Verwey at Bang Sue canal water pumping station, November 2011 BANGKOK, 30 November 2011 (IRIN) - As 16 billion cubic metres of flood water bore down on Bangkok in early October, international experts flew in to help the gov...

By Kristina Pydynowski, Senior Meteorologist Nov 30, 2011; 7:25 AM ET Traffic was stop-and-go along I-25 northbound near the Denver Tech Center area when snow whitened the city on Nov. 2, 2011. Photo by AccuWeather.com Meteorologist Heather Buchm...

By Kristina Pydynowski, Senior Meteorologist Nov 30, 2011; 5:22 AM ET All the ingredients are coming together for a severe Santa Ana wind event to unfold across Southern California tonight into Thursday with other Southwest communities also faci...

PRINT EMAIL Photo: Mohamed Amin Jibril/IRIN Aid agencies in Mogdishu have started a project to resettle thousands of drought-displaced Somalis (file photo) NAIROBI, 29 November 2011 (IRIN) - Resettlement of tens of thousands of drought-displ...

By Jim Andrews, Senior Meteorologist Nov 29, 2011; 1:57 PM ET The season's first fall of snow has spread a cover of white across a swath of North China. Photos showing snow-covered landscapes were posted online in the China media on Tuesday. Aff...

Yes, you read that right.The last week or two of November is climatologically the worst period of the year by many measures.   For example, consider the average precipitation per day at Sea-Tac Airport (below).  It peaks in last November...

Several people, including a one-year-old baby, had to be rescued from their Durban homes on the 28 November 2011. Families in four homes on Randles Road were stuck in waist-deep water after a heavy downfall, Netcare911 spokesperson Chris Botha said. ...

By Bill Deger, Meteorologist Nov 29, 2011; 3:48 AM ET NOAA GOES-13 satellites capture Hurricane Irene, making landfall at approximately 7:30 a.m. EDT near Cape Lookout, N.C., with maximum-sustained winds of 85 mph. (NOAA) The 2011 Atlantic Hurric...

November 28, 2011 NASA MODIS image of Tropical Cyclone Gonu (June 4, 2007). Download here. (Credit: courtesy of NASA) A 'brown cloud' of pollution over the Indian Ocean resulting from human activities has led to stronger tropical cyclones in the A...

Tornado vs. Turbines: Wind Farm Mania Nov 28, 2011; 12:54 PM ET Ever since I visited the local wind farm in 2007, I have been interested in wind turbines, despite their unproven problems. Last year, I blogged about the dangers of wind turbines in the ...

As governments gear up for COP17, which starts today, experts are warning that among climate change's greatest consequences in developing countries are the risks to the agriculture sector, including an increased risk of food insecurity. Bangladesh is among the top five most vulnerable countries.

Wednesday marks the final day of the 2011 Atlantic hurricane season, and it was another very odd year. The season featured a huge number of named storms--nineteen--tying 2011 with 2010, 1995, and 1887 as the 3rd busiest year for tropical storms. Only 2...

By Meghan Evans, Meteorologist Nov 27, 2011; 1:13 PM ET Drenching rain and thunderstorms will continue to spread across the Southeast into Cyber Monday, threatening to trigger flash flooding. In general, it is a steady and chilly soaking rain th...

It seems like it occurs during nearly every storm.  Before a front or low center hits our region, one area gets winds first--and they are often very strong and from the southeast .  We are talking gusts about 50 mph and higher in the stronger...

Thanksgiving Weather 2005-2011 Nov 25, 2011; 3:33 PM ET As I have for the last few years, I'll take a look back at past Thanksgivings here in State College, Pennsylvania, home of AccuWeather HQ [Google Map]. Here's a summary of State College weather* ...

Back in 1938, long before satellites, radar, the hurricane hunters, and the modern weather forecasting system, the great New England hurricane of 1938 roared northwards into Long Island, New York at 60 mph, pushing a storm surge more than 15 feet high ...

Today is Black Friday when many people are thinking about getting that perfect gift for friends, loved ones, and even for yourself!Why hit the malls for a sweater or electronic luxury when you can get a weather-related present? A weather gift is g...

PRINT EMAIL Photo: Vincent Macisaac/IRIN Soy Chet- orphaned and now out of school also PHNOM PENH, 24 November 2011 (IRIN) - Schools damaged in Cambodia's worst monsoons in more than a decade may take up to a year to recover after flooding d...

The situation in Thailand is improving as floodwaters are receding but the death toll is now more than 600. The flood disaster is the worst in the past five decades but it also showed the creative and inventive ways of the people as they coped with the floods.

By Kristina Pydynowski, Senior Meteorologist Nov 24, 2011; 7:51 AM ET Following several deadly incidents in the past month, residents of Italy may be thinking that the nation has become a magnet for flooding rainfall. The most recent flooding ev...

The Eastern Pacific's late season surprise, Hurricane Kenneth, is falling apart nearly as fast as it intensified. Kenneth, now a Category 1 hurricane with 90 mph winds, was a powerful Category 4 storm with 145 mph winds yesterday, and was by far the st...

This is turning out to be a major winter storm, with serious rainfall, flooding, and winds.  And it is not over yet...some of the biggest action is yet to come.  This event is also spotlighting a lot of new technology:  coastal radars, s...

By Rob Miller, Senior Meteorologist Nov 23, 2011; 9:02 AM ET Dry weather has gripped much of southwest Europe over the past several months. In fact, many areas have had a dry year overall. Many parts of southern and western Europe, from Spain to...

On 7 November, an oil platform operated by Chevron-Texaco and located 350km off coast from Rio de Janeiro, began spilling crude oil. Two weeks after, the spill is believed to be under control and Chevron has been fined the maximum amount allowed by Brazilian environmental authorities. But not all is ...

Cat 4 Hurricane Kenneth a November Record Nov 22, 2011; 11:43 AM ET This high-res visible satellite shot is of Category 4 Hurricane Kenneth this morning. He is a beautiful, concentric storm in the Eastern Pacific -- but he's also a November record... ...

Hurricane Kenneth has intensified into an impressive Category 4 storm with 145 mph winds in the Eastern Pacific. Kenneth is by far the strongest hurricane to appear so late in the season in the Eastern Pacific; the previous record was held by Hurricane...

A VERY serious storm is going to hit the Northwest during the next two days--one that will cause flooding and coastal wind damage.  And the urban areas are doing to experience a deluge.Here is the forecast precipitation over the next 48h over the ...