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As summer winds down, the days grow shorter, the air cools, and the end of Atlantic hurricane season begins to come into view. The season officially runs from June 1st to November 30th, but its most active stretch typically falls between mid-August and mid-October, with September 10th marking the climatological peak (1). This is when the Atlantic usually produces the greatest number of storms, the strongest hurricanes, and the highest risk for coastal impacts. Yet this year, the peak has come and gone with surprisingly little action...

The American Meteorological Society (AMS) has announced their 2026 Weather, Water, and Climate Honorees, and three accomplished and well-deserving ACM members were among those recognized.

When Hurricane Erin roared to life in mid-August 2025, it wasted no time etching its name into Atlantic hurricane history. Emerging as a Cape Verde wave off Africa on August 9th, the system steadily organized before it earned the name Erin as a tropical storm two days later. By August 15th, Erin had become the first Atlantic hurricane of the season, and within 24-hours it underwent explosive...

On the night of July 3rd, 2025, residents and visitors in the Texas Hill Country fell asleep under cloudy skies, many unaware that a catastrophic flood event was about to unfold. By sunrise, torrential rains had unleashed flash flooding that devastated communities along the Guadalupe River, especially in Kerr County...