How to protect your pet when wildfire smoke creates poor air quality

Microscopic particles from wildfire smoke can cause serious health problems for animals, sometimes causing more harm than in humans, experts say.

Tornado with up to 100 mph winds touched down in Central Florida, damaging homes, NWS confirms

An EF-1 tornado touched down in Brevard County, Florida, on Wednesday, and traveled nearly a mile in approxmately five minutes, damaging homes and power poles, the National Weather Service said.

'Possible tornado' damages homes, downs power lines in Brevard County

As storms rained down across Central Florida on Wednesday, residents in Brevard County braced themselves after a possible tornado touched down in the evening. 

Yankees, Phillies postpone games due to hazardous air quality created by wildfire smoke

Several sporting events have been postponed Wednesday because of concerns over hazardous air quality issues caused by smoke blanketing the skies across the Northeast.

Hawaii's Kilauea volcano begins erupting again

Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano started to erupt early Wednesday morning, according to an alert released by the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory.

Photos: Wildfire smoke turns sun to reddish orb over Northeast

Air quality is considered unhealthy when the Air Quality Index reaches 100 or greater. Wednesday morning, Philadelphia’s AQI was 212.

Quebec ordering more evacuations with dozens of wildfires in Canada still out of control

The intense Canadian wildfires are blanketing the northeastern U.S. and parts of Eastern Canada, turning the sky yellowish gray and prompting warnings for vulnerable populations to stay inside.

Canada wildfires lead to air-quality alerts in US – Here's how to stay safe

The tiny particles are small enough to get past airway defenses and cause breathing problems. Here's a closer look at what's happening and some precautions for dealing with the haze.

Keep watch! Find out where hurricane names originate

Throughout the years we've seen many hurricane names come and go, but have you ever wondered where they originate from and why they have names to begin with?

Why wildfire smoke is turning the moon red

Air molecules from the smoke in Earth's atmosphere cause light to scatter out most of the blue light, leaving the remaining red light to create a red glow on the moon. More red moons are likely as smoky skies continue.

Tropical storm, depression likely to form near Florida coast, NHC says

The National Hurricane Center says Invest 91L that has formed in the Gulf of Mexico is likely to become a tropical storm or depression. The FOX 35 Storm Team explains how that will impact Florida.

Experts increase number of storms expected in 2023 Atlantic hurricane season

An updated Atlantic hurricane season outlook released Thursday now calls for 15 named storms, an increase from the initial outlook, and several of them could become hurricanes, experts say.

2023 Atlantic hurricane season begins: Here's what to know about this year's storms

An average hurricane season produces 14 named storms and seven hurricanes. Out of the hurricanes, three usually strengthen into major storms with winds of at least 115 mph. The season's first tropical cyclone will be named Arlene followed by Bret, Cindy, Don and Emily.

Cruise ship Carnival Sunshine pounded by large waves during coastal storm near Charleston, South Carolina

Passengers aboard the cruise ship Carnival Sunshine were left distressed as large waves churned up by a powerful storm off the Southeast coast pounded the vessel, delaying its return from the Bahamas over the Memorial Day weekend.

'Near-normal' 2023 Atlantic Hurricane Season with 17 named storms, NOAA predicts

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) said Thursday it was anticipating a "near-normal" season for the 2023 Atlantic Hurricane Season, which runs June 1 - November 30, 2023.

Witnesses say lightning that reportedly killed Deltona roofer came out of the blue

A roofer is dead after being struck by lightning in Deltona, authorities say. Edvin Velasquez Cinto, 24, was struck by lightning while building a roof along Sterling Pointe Drive just before 2 p.m. on Monday afternoon.

Typhoon Mawar continues to intensify as it barrels towards US territory of Guam

Typhoon Warnings are in effect for Guam and Rota, and forecasters say damaging winds of 39 mph are expected Tuesday evening, with typhoon-force winds of 74 mph or higher expected by Wednesday morning.