Ms. Renkl, a contributing Opinion writer, reports from Nashville on flora, fauna, politics and culture in the American South. Last month, while the rest of the world was burning up during the hottest ...

One moment the sun peeks through, the crocuses start to bloom, and cherry blossoms flirt with dreams of blissful spring. The next, the skies are weeping, and temperatures drop back into the 30s. It’s ...

You might have seen the charts floating around Facebook or elsewhere that list the true seasons of our region. Most of them follow winter with some version of "fool's ...

Was mid-March warmup part of a 'false spring' in the Lower Hudson Valley? See when the Lower Hudson Valley could see a return to warmer temperatures January 2025 was 'one of the coldest' seen in the U ...

If you follow the seasons, autumn is about endings. Spring is about hope. For those who love the desert, it’s those first raindrops of winter that bring hope for spring wildflowers. The seasonal bloom ...