A spectacular eyewitness video filmed during a storm raging in New York captured the moment lightning struck near the Statue of Liberty. In a 21-second video taken from the dock on Alice Island and tweeted, dark gray clouds can be seen hovering over one of the main attractions of the Big Apple — and the very same lightning that slices through the sky and disappears behind the plinth. At the…

Due to extremely high July temperatures in parts of the United States, meteorologists are seriously worried about the so-called «ring of fire» effect. Scientists believe that nature will add sparkle to traditional fireworks for July 4th. Ring of Fire will cause thunderstorms and storms in some areas in the west-central United States. Difficult weather conditions will hit a wide area — from New Mexico and Colorado through the central plains…

A severe thunderstorm caused floods in Massachusetts, which literally drowned cities in water. The National Weather Service (NWS) office in Boston said more than 3 inches of rainwater fell in southeastern Massachusetts, causing storms followed by flash flooding. “The weather today is simply unthinkable. — wrote Norwood Police Chief William Brooks on social networks — Floods are everywhere, many drivers are trapped. Rainfall was especially heavy in Norwood, where the…

The death toll in Louisiana and Texas rose to 14 on Friday after it was hit by Hurricane Laura. Hurricane Laura hit the Louisiana coast as a Category 4 storm with a wind force of 150 miles per hour. It is the worst storm to hit the state since 1856. According to the Associated Press, the death toll from the Category 4 hurricane in the United States was 14, with…

Hurricane Laura hit the Louisiana coast early Thursday morning in one of the worst storms to hit the state. Laura reached shore — in a marshy and particularly vulnerable to storm surge — around 1am and was classified as a Category 4 hurricane. “This is one of the strongest storms on this stretch of the coastline. Said David Roth, National Weather Service forecaster. «We are concerned that the storm surge…

Hurricane Marco and Tropical Storm Laura dealt a devastating blow to the Caribbean and the Gulf of Mexico on Sunday, forcing thousands of coastal residents to evacuate. Marco, which escalated into a hurricane on Sunday, is projected to reach the coast off the Louisiana coast on Monday. Laura, who hit the Dominican Republic and Haiti earlier Sunday and killed at least 10 people, is tentatively set to escalate into a…

Forest fires have caused more than 10,000 lightning strikes across California. California Governor Gavin Newsom has declared a state of emergency after 367 fires hit the state, 23 of which are considered major. They were the result of hot weather and more than 10,000 lightning strikes in the past few days. This is the worst thunderstorm in the state in ten years. Fires have already destroyed 330 thousand acres of…

A reading of 54.4 Celsius (130F) was taken at the Furnace Creek weather station in the global California National Park at 3:41 pm on Sunday — and nearly broke a record 100 years ago. However, this figure is disputed by meteorological experts, who claim that the readings were inaccurate. Many believe that true record temperatures of 129F were previously recorded in Death Valley on June 30, 2013, and Kuwait and…