Wildfires and hurricanes may grab headlines, but the looming risks of a lesser-known climate disaster — hail — are worrying homeowners and insurance companies.

The enormous annual monetary losses could be substantially lessened.” Hailstorms total cars, destroy roofs, and ...

There are two methods of hail stone formation and growth that give hail stones their "layered" look. A tiny ice crystal will be the nucleus of the hail stone. In wet growth, supercooled water ...

Adam Tanata was working on his family’s farm near Stewart when a massive hailstorm rolled in Aug. 11, leaving a trail of destruction in its wake. The sudden onslaught of hailstones pummeled ...

Winds began sweeping through Sydney's CBD around 3pm while hail stones fell in north Sydney just before 4pm. The sudden change in temperature came after Sydney recorded its hottest day of the year ...

At 6:11 p.m., the hail slackened momentarily, so I donned a hard hat and sprinted outside to collect some stones before they ...

Applethorpe resident Jeff McCall was one of many residents who were hit with up to 10cm hail stones on Tuesday evening. Photo: Jeff McCall “We had a small hailstorm two years ago but I’ve ...

A frozen form of precipitation consisting of individual balls or lumps of ice called hail stones, produced from cumulonimbus or thunderstorm clouds. A bigger hail stone signifies a longer lifespan ...

When it comes to hail damage, the focus can be on giant hail, but jagged stones pose different risks. "Some damage, say to roof tiles or to cars, is more related to the mass of the hailstone ...

Picture: Douglas St John Edmonton resident Lyn Hayles a short time ago reported an intense dumping of hail stones, some of which were the size of large marbles. “I’m completely and utterly ...