October and November are among the most beautiful months in southern California. Temperatures remain warm, but as the saying goes, "It's a dry heat." The skies are crystal clear and you can see practically forever. However, after a long, hot summer with very little rain throughout the year, the entire natural landscape is brown.

Weather forecasting is becoming more accurate. I don't think there is much doubt about that. With the introduction of ever more sophisticated technology, both computerized and satellite, any weather professional can be more confident than ever about his ability to forecast - but only to a point.

Hurricane Paloma became a powerful category 4 hurricane in late November 2008. Find out how the western Caribbean survived its effects.

Current research and climate study indicates a high probability of worsening drought for the U.S. West and Southwest. Storms will be more severe but less frequent. Dry and hot periods will increase. Water will become even more scarce and that crisis will worsen. Energy and water go together, so expect and plan for more governmental control of those two commodities as well as rising prices

I'm sure you have heard this one on the news before: another trailer park hit by a tornado. All the residents are shown standing around in disbelief that all their trailers are demolished, while neighbor's houses outside the trailer park appear untouched. Maybe it is the atmospheric pressure from all the metal exteriors that drew the tornado to strike the trailer park and not the houses.

The nation is being hit with record temperature lows as winter creeps in, and there are things you need to do to safeguard you and your family.

If you live in or are moving to an area where it gets blistering hot in the summertime, you may want to pick up a few tips on how to cool off.

If you love going to the beach, plan your vacation wisely by knowing when to avoid hurricanes and typhoons.

Forecasting hurricanes is a combination of science and art. How do the experts do it?

With the increased media hype since Katrina, it seems the reports are flooding the areas a lot more than the tidal surge of the worst storm.