Weather

We go on a bumpy ride with the Hurricane Hunters, who fly into storms in the name of science.

These ancient trees with a survivalist spirit inspire awe.

In Vanuatu, traditional knowledge provides resilience as tropical cyclones grow more intense.

These common formations create abstract designs and reveal important patterns of environmental change, big and small.

Was Charles Hatfield a scientist or a con man?

Don't forget about Big Al the Alligator and Scramble the Duck's predicting powers either.

How to appreciate ice without getting all that cold, with the Atlas Obscura Places Team.

In Arizona, the country’s most diverse desert teems with kaleidoscopic spring flowers, charming desert tortoises, and the famous saguaro cactus.

A snowstorm that slammed into Western New York left more than six feet of snow in places. Blame the Great Lakes.

Patterns in 1,000-year-old stalagmite formation connect the fall of empires, kingdoms, and industries to long and deadly dry periods.

A satellite captures the stunning effects of heavy rain and high winds on a landscape that—coincidentally—is used to calibrate satellites.

When a winter storm wallops a region, an army of volunteers springs into action—but exact totals can be tricky.

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.