Weather

‘Unicorn’ meteor shower could cause spectacular, rare outburst of visible meteors Thursday night

November 19, 2019 2:33pm EST

A rare cosmic spectacle is likely to occur on Thursday night if the alpha Monocerotid meteor shower turns into a meteor storm like astronomers are predicting.

Tropical Storm Sebastien forms in Atlantic; no threat to U.S.

November 19, 2019 12:36pm EST

The National Hurricane Center says Tropical Storm Sebastien reached tropical storm status Tuesday morning with winds of 45 mph. Sebastien was in the Central Atlantic, moving north-northwest at 8 mph.

Venice hit by record third exceptional tide in a week; other parts of Italy struggle with weather woes

November 17, 2019 3:45pm EST

Venice was hit Sunday by a record third exceptional tide in the same week while other parts of Italy struggled with a series of weather woes, from rain-swollen rivers to high winds to an out-of-season avalanche.

3 cows feared dead after being swept away by Hurricane Dorian are spotted on North Carolina Outer Banks

November 15, 2019 12:53pm EST

A trio of cows that were feared dead after being washed away by Hurricane Dorian’s storm surge back in September have been found alive on North Carolina’s Outer Banks.