Can you taste wildfire smoke? Why it may seem like barbecue, metal or burnt plastic People across the Great Lakes and Northeast say Canadian wildfire smoke smells or tastes bitter, metallic, smoky or ...

'Dangerous' air quality in Chicago, Pittsburgh as thick wildfire smoke shrouds the sky for millions Smoke from wildfires burning in Ontario has caused air quality to reach "dangerous" levels across ...

This image was captured at midday on Friday, July 17, 2026, and shows a long plume of smoke extending southeastward across the Great Lakes and into the mid-Atlantic region. The source region of the ...

Texas deluge unleashes deadly, destructive floods; feet of rain fall Torrential downpours will keep central Texas at risk for dangerous flash flooding into Friday evening with ongoing downpours ...

Midwest, Northeast Arctic outbreak and lake-effect snow to last days The coldest and most prolonged cold weather in a couple of years will grip areas from the Midwest to the Northeast and will trigger ...

The Sunshine Protection Act would make daylight saving time permanent across most of the U.S., but it still needs approval from the Senate.

Cleanup underway after a series of severe microbursts unleashed 60- to 70-mph winds on Sunday, knocking trees onto cars, homes and roads across parts of the city.

Major cities across the Great Lakes had some of the worst air quality in the world on Thursday, including Detroit, Minneapolis and Chicago, with (dangerous) air quality alerts, according to PlumeLabs.

After weeks of quiet, the Atlantic hurricane season may be ramping up with two tropical areas to watch, including one that could unleash flooding rain across Florida and the Southeast.

Dangerous heat to reach from Salt Lake City to Minneapolis, Philadelphia While the worst of the heat dome this week will focus from the northern part of the Rockies to the Midwest, up to a few days of ...

"Large waves will be generated around the Great Lakes from Wednesday to Friday with the first risk of lakeshore overwash and flooding of the season," AccuWeather Meteorologist Brandon Buckingham said.