Jet streams play a key role in how tornadoes are formed. When it comes to tornadoes, you’ve seen them, and you’ve seen what they can do. But do you really know how a tornado forms into that monstrous ...

Watching a hurricane can be both captivating and terrifying. These weather systems, as large as 1,000 miles in diameter, present three threats: winds destructive enough to tear apart buildings, storm ...

Wind energy is the largest single source of renewable energy in the U.S., comprising 10 percent of the nation’s electricity mix. In Iowa and South Dakota, wind provides more than half the electricity.

Natalie Venegas is a Weekend Reporter at Newsweek based in New York. Her focus is reporting on education, social justice issues, healthcare, crime and politics while specializing on marginalized and ...

Despite a high temperature of 39 degrees Wednesday, the Chicago area Thursday started out frigid, with temperatures in the low teens in most parts -- and wind chills made the air feel even colder. As ...

As temperatures plummet and the winds howl this winter, you'll hear about the dangers of the "wind chill." So what is it? The wind chill temperature is how cold people (and animals) feel while outside ...