Temperature to Soar Across Arizona, West This Week
(Getty Images) PHOENIX (AP) - Arizona is in the grips of a dangerous heat wave that could send temperatures soaring to 118 degrees by the weekend in Phoenix, creating ripe conditions for wildfires and...
View ArticleDid a Derecho Cause a Tsunami in New Jersey?
(NOAA) Researchers are examining a possible meteotsunami that may have hit the coast of New Jersey June 13. The Tsunami Warning Center relayed an account of the events as seen by Brian Cohen, who was...
View ArticleAggressive, Bloodthirsty Mosquitos Invading US
Female Asian tiger mosquito biting on human skin and bloodfeeding to generate a new egg batch. (Getty Images) There's a new pest invading many American towns, and it's about as menacing as it sounds:...
View ArticleNRDC Report Highlights America's Dirtiest and Cleanest Beaches
Visions of America/UIG via Getty Images 1 of 26 A family trip to the beach might not be the good, clean fun it seems. The Natural Resources Defense Council released its annual analysis of water...
View ArticleToday's 10 Must-See Photos: 6-26-2013
ESA/NASA 1 of 10 Astronaut Luca Parmitano took this photo of Earth from the International Space Station. He tweeted the shot on June 21 with the caption, "The sky is simply perfect." share Share on...
View ArticlePhotographer Captures Amazing Photos of Red Hot Lava
JASON WEINGART / CATERS 1 of 9 Dodging acid rain, 1,100-degree lava and choking, sulphuric fog, photographer Jason Weingart hiked four hours to the summit of Kilauea volcano's Halemaumau crater on the...
View ArticleBody of NYC Storm Victim Lay Undetected for Months
A dilapidated trailer sits parked in a trash-strewn lot in the Queens borough of New York, Tuesday, June 15, 2013. (AP Photo/Jake Pearson) NEW YORK (AP) - In the chaotic days after Superstorm Sandy,...
View Article7 Aboard US Schooner Missing in South Pacific
Bay of Islands, New Zealand (Getty Images) WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) - A New Zealand meteorologist took the last known calls from the seven people aboard an American schooner: "The weather's turned...
View ArticleMaking NY's Lake George the World's 'Smartest'
Larry Eichler, a researcher scientist for Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute's Darrin Fresh Water Institute, lowers a Secchi disk into Lake George to test light penetration on Wednesday, June 26, 2013,...
View ArticleWatch: Breathtaking Views of Erupting Volcano
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View ArticleSevere Storms From the Plains to the Northeast
(Getty Images) Several rounds of thunderstorms will develop around the nation Thursday into Thursday night, bringing the risk of hail, damaging winds, flooding and perhaps a tornado. Although a stray...
View ArticleMassive, Record-Breaking Heat Wave Across West
(Getty Images) Temperatures will be at full throttle later this week over the interior West, reaching dangerous levels, challenging records and elevating the wildfire threat. While many folks over the...
View ArticleDeath Valley High Temp Could Hit 128 Degrees
(iStockphoto) Temperatures will be at full throttle later this week over the interior West, reaching dangerous levels, challenging records and elevating the wildfire threat. While many folks over the...
View ArticleWestern U.S. to Sizzle; Death Valley Temps Could Near 130
Thursday, June 27, 2013 Construction workers gather at a new home site at sunrise to beat daytime high temperatures, Thursday, June 27, 2013 in Queen Creek, Ariz. (AP Photo/Matt York) LAS VEGAS (AP) -...
View ArticleSevere Storms From Boston to Raleigh Today
Friday, June 28, 2013 (Getty Images) Severe thunderstorms will threaten part of the East Coast as well as the Tennessee Valley Friday. In addition to the threat of severe weather, storms producing...
View ArticleRescuers Believe American Schooner Carrying 7 Sank
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View ArticleExtreme Weekend Heat Wave to Bake Western US
Construction workers gather at a new home site at sunrise to beat daytime high temperatures, Thursday, June 27, 2013 in Queen Creek, Ariz. (AP Photo/Matt York) PHOENIX (AP) - Tigers at the Phoenix Zoo...
View ArticleNew NASA Satellite to Begin Sun-Watching Mission
This undated image provided by NASA shows technicians preparing at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. for the launch of NASA's latest satellite, Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph (IRIS), that will...
View ArticleCould Oceanside Living be Good for Your Health?
(Getty Images) WASHINGTON - The age-old wisdom that being near the seaside is good for your health may be true, studies suggest. People often focus on the threats the ocean poses to human health,...
View ArticleCivil War Statue Back on Pedestal After Wind Damage
Gettysburg, Pa. (Getty Images) GETTYSBURG, Pa. (AP) - A statue of a Union soldier on the Gettysburg battlefield damaged by high winds is back on its post in time for the commemoration of the 150th...
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