Weather Whiz: August 3, 2025

This Kills Millions Of Trees Each Year

How well have you been paying attention to the weather this week? Here are five questions that will test your knowledge of what's been going on.

QUESTIONS

1. In what month does the first Atlantic hurricane typically form?
2. A massive earthquake near ____ triggered tsunami warnings throughout the Pacific.
3. The phrase “dog days of summer” was inspired by what canine-named star?
4. Air quality in this U.S. city was named among the worst in the world thanks to wildfire smoke from Canada.
5. What weather phenomenon kills 320 million trees every year?

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ANSWERS

1. The first Atlantic hurricane typically forms in August (but July is a close second)
2. A massive earthquake near Russia
3. The phrase "dog days of summer" was inspired by Sirius
4. Air quality in Chicago
5. Lightning

How did you do? Come back for more can’t-miss weather tidbits next week, or risk showing up to trivia night unprepared 😉

Weather.com lead editor Jenn Jordan explores how weather and climate weave through our daily lives, shape our routines and leave lasting impacts on our communities.