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Gallinippers make for pesky neighbors.
insects

Billions of Mosquitoes Are Having a Post-Hurricane Field Day in North Carolina

One resident compared the swarms to snow flurries.
Jessica Leigh Hester October 1, 2018
Pawleys Island, in gray.
haunted

What a South Carolina Ghost Story Says About Hurricanes and History

The Gray Man was a warning that it was time to leave.
Matthew Taub September 14, 2018
The Frying Pan.
video

From the Frying Pan Tower, a Front-Row Seat to Hurricane Florence

A camera is live-streaming the storm.
Jessica Leigh Hester September 13, 2018
Video • PinDrop

Venezuela's Everlasting Lightning Storm

1:40
Liepupes pagasts, Latvia

Kurmrags Lighthouse

This abandoned beacon is moving closer and closer to the sea.
Permanently Closed
Hula Hoop Tree.
Anamosa, Iowa

Hula Hoop Tree

Two hula hoops appeared on the tree after a storm, and the collection kept growing.
Actual lightning is more complex than what usually appears on canvas.
paintings

Why Is It So Hard to Paint Lightning?

Capturing lightning on a canvas is just as difficult as it sounds.
Jessica Leigh Hester June 8, 2018
Abandoned village of Hallsands.
Hallsands, England

Ruins of Hallsands

The abandoned fishing village was swept right into the sea.
June 2012, Nebraska.
nature

Photographing the Unbridled Power of a Supercell Storm

Nature at its most tempestuous.
Anika Burgess May 1, 2018
An astronaut on board the International Space Station was on the lookout for thunderstorms.
lightning

Cracking the Mystery of the Atmosphere's Dazzling Red and Blue 'Lightning'

Sprites, elves, and jets look like special effects, but they're electrical discharges.
Jessica Leigh Hester April 9, 2018
Former pier-head at Withernsea.
Withernsea, England

The Sandcastle

This two-towered gateway is all that remains of the unluckiest pier in the world.
<em>Hyrda</em>.
nature

Photographing a Stormy Sea in All Its Mythic Glory

Relentlessly imposing waves.
Anika Burgess March 21, 2018
Barra Head Lighthouse.
Isle of Barra, Scotland

Barra Head Lighthouse

The highest lighthouse in Scotland shines from an abandoned island.
North Pier.
Liepāja, Latvia

Karosta North Pier

The mile-long pier stretches from a ruined fortress out into the Baltic.
The Barra Head Lighthouse, alone on its cliff.
cemeteries

This Uninhabited Island Is Home to the Highest Lighthouse in Scotland

The last resident left Barra Island in 1980, but a tireless beacon remains.
Cara Giaimo March 5, 2018
Families picked their way through the flooded streets of San Juan after Hurricane Maria.
disasters

2017 Brought Disasters, and Brought Out the Best in People

When wildfires, earthquakes, floods, and other crises delivered one wallop after another, bravery, kindness, and creativity fought back.
Jessica Leigh Hester December 18, 2017
A replica Tempest Prognosticator at the Whitby Museum.
objects of intrigue

The Rise and Fall of the Leeches Who Could Predict the Weather

In Victorian England, was there anything leeches couldn't do?
Natasha Frost November 27, 2017
These waves off of Ireland's Clogher Beach are nothing compared to the Night of the Big Wind.
history

The Long Legacy of Ireland's 'Night of the Big Wind'

Before the Great Famine, the country experienced a storm that left a lasting mark.
Eric Grundhauser November 9, 2017