It was only a generation or two ago that weather forecasts were not to be taken too seriously: funny-guy meteorologists on the local news wisecracking about ruined golf plans. That has long stopped ...

El Niño is officially here and may become one of the strongest on record, but what is this global weather influencing ...

Weather prediction systems provide critical information about dangerous storms, deadly heat waves and potential droughts, among other climate emergencies. But they're not always accurate. And ...