For a snowstorm or any storm to be characterized as a blizzard by the National Weather Service, three elements must be present: visibility of a quarter-mile or less for at least three consecutive ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. “Blizzard conditions are likely in some areas due to strong winds and low visibility as the evolving nor'easter intensifies into a ...

When tropical storms make headlines, certain countries and regions are repeatedly part of the story. Why is that and what fuels cyclones and their paths? Recent tropical cyclones in southeast and ...

This weekend, a powerful winter storm known as a bomb cyclone will develop off the South Carolina coast and travel north along the East Coast. It will deliver heavy snow for the Carolina and Virginia ...

Meteorologists are watching what could become a " bomb cyclone " — a winter version of a hurricane — forming off the Carolinas from Friday night into Saturday. The storm could dump snow in the ...

The “bomb cyclone” about to wallop the East Coast has been referred to as a bombogenesis by meteorologists — leaving many scratching their heads. It’s also left Americans still digging themselves out ...

Ligin Joseph receives funding from the UK's Natural Environment Research Council (NERC). The final week of November was devastating for several South Asian countries. Communities in Sri Lanka, ...

The final week of November was devastating for several South Asian countries. Communities in Sri Lanka, Indonesia and Thailand were inundated as Cyclones Ditwah and Senyar unleashed days of relentless ...

Weekend plans? How about "bombogenesis." That's the name of the weather process headed for much of the East Coast this weekend, as "a mid-latitude cyclone rapidly intensifies," or quickly drops in ...