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![A man walks on the sidewalk in front of a temperature monitor that reads 104 F in Joshua Tree, California.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/aLDwCXBVkaKJhcGzWANApe-320-80.jpg)
Heat dome triggers record-breaking temperatures across US West Coast
By Sascha Pare published
Scorching temperatures up to 130 degrees Fahrenheit are expected across the U.S. West Coast in the coming days, as a heat dome hovers over the region.
![A nighttime satellite photo showing three hurricanes in a line](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/3y3sejvrRtECnFXN5WG7sS-320-80.jpg)
3 hurricanes form a perfect line before smashing into land
By Harry Baker published
Earth from space A 2017 satellite photo captured three hurricanes — Katia, Irma and Jose — in a near-perfect line across "hurricane alley" in the Atlantic Ocean. Interestingly, the storms, which are named alphabetically, appeared to be in the wrong order.
![Hurricane Beryl as seen from the International Space Station on July 1, 2024.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/3aYaRurPvvKwRMJkXKfWkD-320-80.jpg)
'It's hard to communicate how unbelievable this is': Hurricane Beryl is the earliest Category 5 storm on record
By Ben Turner published
Unprecedented sea surface temperatures have driven the powerful storm to form early in the year, sowing catastrophe across the Caribbean.
![Toward the end of the Atlantic hurricane season, the International Space Station orbits about 259 miles (417 kilometers) above Trinidad and Tobago as Hurricane Sam churns in the Atlantic Ocean in the fall of 2021.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/f2bGT77QU7zDPsjHBrRSsi-320-80.jpg)
Hurricane season 2024: How long it lasts and what to expect
By Tia Ghose last updated
This guide to the Atlantic hurricane season of 2024, includes predictions, tropical storm science, naming conventions and storm safety tips.
![A spiral of cloud nestled along a coastline](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/TEZ2n69rFYBsmBQrwGvqLn-320-80.jpg)
Mysterious, slow-spinning cloud 'cyclone' hugs the Iberian coast
By Harry Baker published
Earth from space This 2017 satellite photo shows an unusual cloud "cyclone" nestled up against the coastline of Spain and Portugal. Researchers are unsure what caused the strange structure's spin, but ocean eddies and an extreme heat wave likely played key roles.
![A photo of a hurricane in the North Atlantic taken from space.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/5juM68cGsMR6N8zeodSjJP-320-80.jpg)
This year's hurricane season could see 25 named storms, NOAA says in record-breaking forecast
By Ben Turner published
Unusually high temperatures combined with the abatement of the El Niño could lead to more major hurricanes this year.
![A massive jellyfish cloud over a dark land mass](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/souu7jjmAYqosi8FLvagqA-320-80.jpg)
Rare phenomenon transforms African thunderstorm into giant ethereal 'jellyfish'
By Harry Baker published
Earth from space In 2018, a weather satellite captured a massive thunderstorm cloud in the shape of a jellyfish. The bizarre cloud was the result of a meteorological phenomenon gone wrong.
![map of the oklahoma-texas border shows a hot spot of green, yellow and red over tillman county where a major storm was brewing](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/sXyryQwhacbrqs3ygyaNMi-320-80.jpg)
'You certainly don't see this every day': Ultra-rare backward-spinning tornado formed over Oklahoma
By Nicoletta Lanese published
A pair of odd twisters spun out from a supercell thunderstorm in Oklahoma Tuesday (April 30).
![A view of Greek ruins, including the Parthenon, with a reddish haze from a dust storm.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/wspsWNPVkQbucfKzZ4Fqy9-320-80.jpg)
Eerie, orange skies loom over Athens as dust storm engulfs southern Greece
By Sascha Pare published
A Saharan dust storm that reached southern Greece on Tuesday (April 23) has turned the sky over Athens and other Greek cities an apocalyptic reddish-orange hue.
![A summer storm is seen near the skyscrapers of the Four Towers Business Area. Rain and hail have reached the city of Madrid during a summer storm, accompanied by high temperatures during a heat wave.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/bJGgn84SPexH6jHVuiHZw7-320-80.jpg)
Massive heat wave and a supercell thunderstorm caused deadly, baseball-size hailstones to rain down on Spain
By Patrick Pester published
A giant-hail event that hit Girona in northwest Spain in 2022 was fueled by climate change, with a marine heatwave helping to intensify the storm that killed a small child.
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