Massive Thunder Moon, Lightning Illuminate Cities Across Globe
Image courtesy of AccuWeather.com Astronomy Facebook Fan Carl Cohen. The night of July 22 was illuminated by an enormous thunder moon, and skygazers took to social media to post pictures of the...
View ArticleIs Global Warming Making This Summer Hotter?
A street vendor adjusts his signs advertising cold water on Canal Street in the Chinatown neighborhood of Manhattan, Friday, July 19, 2013. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer) After an uncomfortable heat wave...
View ArticleTropical Storm Dorian Forms in Eastern Atlantic
Updated Wednesday, July 24, 2013 at 11:55 p.m. ET (NOAA) MIAMI (AP) - Forecasters say Tropical Storm Dorian has formed in the eastern Atlantic and remains far from land. The storm's maximum sustained...
View ArticleAnniversary Hike Ends in Tragedy Near Scenic Spot
A May 28, 2013, file photo shows a hiker taking a photo on a rock formation known as "The Wave" in the Vermilion Cliffs National Monument in Arizona. (AP Photo/Brian Witte, File) SALT LAKE CITY (AP) -...
View ArticleGas Well in the Gulf Continues to Burn
This photo released by the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement shows natural gas spewing from the Hercules 265 drilling rig in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Louisiana, Tuesday, July...
View ArticleWatch: Massive Waves Slam Chicago
Massive waves made for an unusual day in Chicago on Tuesday. Typical July weather in the region is warm with little more than a breeze in the air. Not so yesterday, when high temperatures dropped into...
View ArticlePhotos: World's Largest Building Opens in China
STR/AFP/Getty Images 1 of 12 The world's largest stand-alone structure opened to the public this summer. The New Century Global Center, located in Chengu, China, has 19 million square feet of floor...
View Article2 Killed When Lightning Hits Ariz. Scenic Overlook
Wednesday, July 24, 2013 (Getty Images) FREDONIA, Ariz. (AP) - Two people were killed and a boy injured when lightning struck near a scenic overlook in northern Arizona. Coconino County Sheriff's...
View ArticleWatch: Get Lost in Space with Terrifying 'Gravity' Movie Trailer
Wednesday, July 24, 2013 It's the ultimate nightmare space exploration scenario: a routine space walk turns into chaos when satellite debris crashes into the space shuttle. In this clip from upcoming...
View ArticleRain to Cool, Hug East Coast Thursday
An area of rain will erupt along the East coast, from southeastern Virginia to southeastern New England Thursday into Friday. Some beach communities right could be thoroughly drenched. A few spots...
View ArticleSummer's 3 Deadliest Weather Conditions
A woman sheltering from the sun under an umbrella cools herself with water from a fire hydrant on Canal Street in New York's Chinatown, on Friday, July 19, 2013. (AP Photo/Jon Gerberg) So far this...
View ArticleTropical Storm Dorian Strengthens in the Atlantic
Updated Thursday, July 25, 2013, 3:58 pm. ET (NOAA) Dorian could bring tropical storm conditions to the Leeward Islands Sunday and may approach the southeastern U.S. late next week. A tropical system...
View ArticleNASA Video: Watch US Heat Up by 2100
By the end of the century, average temperatures rise in both scenarios: 4.5 degrees F (low emissions, left) versus 8 degrees F (high emissions, right). Credit: NASA The United States will be a much...
View ArticleWhy Are More Seals Getting Stranded Along US East Coast?
Harp seals can grow up to 6 feet long and weigh 400 pounds. (Credit: NOAA) Harp seals mate and rear their young on the sea ice off the east coast of Canada in the spring and move north as the weather...
View Article20 Stunning Photos of This Year's Monsoon Season in India
Sanjay Kanojia/AFP/Getty Images 1 of 20 Monsoon season is the lifeblood of India, as many say. Two-thirds of the country's annual rainfall arrives from June to September, and all that water is...
View ArticleTropical Storm Flossie Sets Sights on Hawaii
Thursday, July 25, 2013 Tropical Storm Flossie will remain on a path to Hawaii through next week. Flossie is more than a thousand miles away from land, but that distance will shrink through next week...
View ArticleBASE Jumping from a Moving Car: Brilliant or Boneheaded?
Sure, you can BASE jump off a 460-foot bridge while standing on the edge. Yawn. Or you can ratchet up the rush by leaping from the roof of a moving van, as this guy did as he passed the Viaduc de...
View ArticleTropical Storm Dorian to Approach Leewards Sunday
Dorian could bring tropical storm conditions to the Leeward Islands Sunday and may approach the southeastern U.S. late next week. A tropical system that moved off the coast of Africa last weekend...
View ArticleHow to Stay Safe During a Thunderstorm
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) - The deaths of two people at a scenic overlook in northern Arizona this week bring to 14 the number of people killed by lightning strikes in the U.S. this year, according to the...
View ArticleWatch: Has the North Pole Turned Into a Lake?
If you picture the North Pole as a massive sheet of frigid ice and snow, well, think again. At the moment, ice around the North Pole has melted, creating a shallow lake. A disconcerting time-lapse...
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