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The article looks at several types of strange and spectacular weather phenomena in the U.S. It states the tertiary and quaternary rainbows caused by the sun's rays undergoing three or four internal reflections in raindrops. It notes the Saint Elmo's Fire, a weather phenomenon associated with electrical potential. It mentions the earthquake lights (EQL) which occur before and during earthquakes in lowest levels of the atmosphere.

The article examines the role of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) which is considered as the new frontier for weather research and prediction in the U.S. It examines the capacity of the UAVs through testing wherein the vehicles are mounted with cameras to record the weather conditions. It notes that UAVs are used for monitoring hurricanes and other cyclonic storms as well as analyzes the meteorological extremes in remote areas and region.

This articles describes the equipment onboard a NOAA WP-3D Orion Hurricane Hunter aircraft which is used by weather forecasting agency in the U.S. to penetrate the eye of a hurricane. The crews composing a Hurricane Hunter aircraft are well trained. The aircraft's equipment and apparatuses are constantly update and upgraded by scientists in order to better gather information and data on hurricanes to help scientists understand hurricanes better and so meteorologists can offer more accurate weather forecast.

Discusses the moving rocks in Death Valley, California. Information on the rock trails in Racetrack Playa; Details on a study on the moving rocks conducted by geologist Paula Messina; Factors that influence the geology of Racetrack Playa.

Narrates the author's experiences concerning weather scenes in Alaska. Scene description; Landscapes; Cloud formations.

The article offers information on the weather of Texas Hill Country, U.S. Topics discussed include views on summer days that involves heat and humidity throughout the Hill Country; information on the spring season that offers wildflowers all over the Hill County; and views on weather forecasts says tornadoes are common in north and east of Hill Country.

The article offers information on the New York city, most populous city in the U.S.. It states that New York City is one of the few places on the planet that has experienced both extreme winter storms as well as powerful hurricanes. It further presents information on location, forecast, and inside knowledge of the New York.

The article provides information on the storms that commonly hit the mid-Atlantic seaboard of the U.S. The Gulf Stream current is a 40- to 90-mile-wide river of warm water that runs north along the mid-Atlantic coastline. It is rank as the most significant single factor in the mid-Atlantic region's climate and weather events. The Gulf Stream acts as a conveyor belt for cyclones. The heat energy of the Gulf Stream fed tropical storms and hurricanes that run up the Atlantic coast.

The article features the Monument Valley in the Arizona-Utah border. The formations of the valley are a result of the atmosphere. During summer, the valley hosts the Arizona Monsoon weather pattern. Its average minimum temperature is 24.6°F in January.