Samantha-Rae Tuthill
Latest articles by Samantha-Rae Tuthill

Drastic New England Lobster Decline May Be Linked to Warmer Waters
By Samantha-Rae Tuthill published
Despite booming adult populations, young lobster numbers are nearly half of what they were in 2007.

Meteotsunami to Bear's Cage: 10 Weather Terms to Know this Season
By Samantha-Rae Tuthill published
These eight weather words are fairly common in meteorology but are not often heard in mainstream weather reporting.
Lightning Strike Launches Storm Chaser into Sky (Incredible Video)
By Samantha-Rae Tuthill published

Warm & Sunny: 5 Memorial Day Weekend Getaways
By Samantha-Rae Tuthill published
See the forecast for these five popular Memorial Day Weekend vacations.

POLL: Which Weather Event, Natural Disaster Would You Avoid if You Could?
By Samantha-Rae Tuthill published
With the varied landscape of the United States, dangerous weather and natural disasters cannot be entirely avoided. If you could pick one type of event to evade, which would it be?

Did Clear Weather Play a Role in JFK's Assassination?
By Samantha-Rae Tuthill published
Nov. 22, 2013 marks the 50th anniversary of the JFK assassination, which may have been prevented had morning rain continued.

Forty-Foot-Wide Sinkhole Leads to Evacuations, Possible Condemned Homes
By Samantha-Rae Tuthill published
Florida residents are being evacuated from their homes as a large sinkhole threatens their properties.

Rain, Heat Grow Mosquito Populations Increasing West Nile Concerns
By Samantha-Rae Tuthill published
After 2012 became the deadliest year yet for West Nile Virus in the United States, how will recent heat waves impact the mosquitoes who transmit it to people?

Battle of Gettysburg Anniversary: How Weather Impacted the Bloodiest Battle of the Civil War
By Samantha-Rae Tuthill published
More lives were lost at the Battle of Gettysburg than in any other battle of the Civil War. How did the weather contribute to these losses?

Derecho May Have Caused Tsunami in New Jersey
By Samantha-Rae Tuthill published
Strong waves associated with a low-end derecho that hit the area in mid-June indicate a possible meteotsunami.

Hurricane Risks Rise as Coastal Populations Grow
By Samantha-Rae Tuthill published
Populations along the coasts are growing exponentially, which could mean problems when it comes to hurricane season.

Spring Flooding Underway for Dakotas, New England
By Samantha-Rae Tuthill published
Rain and snowpack have contributed to flood warnings for parts of the Merrimack River in Massachusetts, tributaries of the Red River in North Dakota and Rock River in Wisconsin.
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