Whether it's beautiful red and yellow leaves falling during the autumn months, or a ripened fruit dropping from a tree, this natural process is called abscission. In the fall, as days shorten and ...

The Intertropical Convergence Zone, or ITCZ, is a belt that circles the Earth near the equator, where the trade winds from the Northern and Southern hemispheres meet. This convergence forces warm, ...

The equinox happens twice a year, around March 20 and September 22, when day and night are nearly equal in length all over the world. The word itself comes from the Latin aequus (equal) and nox (night ...

The Fujiwhara Effect happens when two nearby tropical cyclones begin to interact with each other. Instead of moving independently, their circulations cause them to start orbiting around a common ...

Severe Weather Day for Saturday to prepare Memphians and Mid-Southerners. Disruptive to severe weather is possible this weekend. Tonight will be calm, clear and cool. Tomorrow will be warmer than ...

The Department of Energy has told employees to avoid using certain words, including "climate change," "green" and "sustainable," according to an internal email sent to staff and obtained by NPR. The ...

Minister Jean-François Roberge told reporters on Wednesday that gender-inclusive writing in communications intended for the public from the education and health-care systems would also be banned in ...

The Azerbaijan Grand Prix is fast approaching in Baku, so we can take a look at how weather conditions might make an impact around the Baku City Circuit. Wet running has been rare in Azerbaijan’s ...