Severe Storm Threat From Denver to Wichita
The above image shows rainfall over the past seven days ending at 7 a.m. CDT, Friday, Aug. 2. Image courtesy of NOAA. Thunderstorms will percolate again later on Saturday across the central Plains,...
View ArticleVideo: See Mars Curiosity Rover's 1st Year in 2 Minutes
NASA has just released a video showing over a year's worth of Mars rover Curiosity images condensed into two minutes. (NASA) NASA's Mars rover Curiosity will celebrate its one-year anniversary on the...
View ArticleMysterious Pentagram in Kazakhstan Explained
On an isolated peninsula in Kazakhstan, a large pentagram was spotted from space. (Google Maps) Conspiracy theorists, start your engines: On the wind-blown steppes of central Asia, in an isolated...
View ArticleShark Week! 6 Facts Before It Starts on Sunday
If you're ready for views like this -- a close-up of an oceanic whitetip shark -- you might just be prepared for Shark Week. (AP) Before you dive into Shark Week on the Discovery Channel (Aug. 4 -...
View ArticleDorian No Longer a Tropical Storm, Gil Weakening
A shot from the GOES East satellite this morning -- Florida is in the center -- shows that Dorian is no longer an organized storm. (NOAA) MIAMI (AP) - Dorian is no longer a tropical storm as it moves...
View ArticleHigh Flood Risk in the Central Plains
The above image shows percent of normal rainfall for the past seven days ending at 7 a.m. CDT, Sat., Aug. 3. (NOAA) This time last year, the soil in the Plains was thirsty for rain with extreme...
View ArticleDead-Star Crashes May Spark Mysterious Cosmic Explosions
These images taken by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope reveal a new type of stellar explosion produced by the merger of two compact objects: either two neutron stars or a neutron star and a black hole....
View ArticleTropical Storm Henriette Forms in the Pacific
Above is a satellite image of Tropical Storm Henriette, which formed on Sunday, August 4. (NOAA) Behind Tropical Depression Gil, a new system strengthened to become Tropical Storm Henriette on Sunday....
View ArticleRescuers Wield Chainsaws in Snowboarder-Search Effort
In this undated photo provided by the Hood River County Sheriffs Office a hiker stands at the entrance to an ice tunnel that collapsed, trapping a snowboarder at Oregon's Mt. Hood Saturday Aug. 3,...
View ArticleNearly 60 Confirmed Dead in Afghan Flooding
The above photo was posted on Twitter by @Druzin_Stripes who wrote, "My story and photo gallery on yesterday's flood in Surobi district, #Afghanistan. More than 80 feared dead." KABUL, Afghanistan...
View ArticleChina's Heat Wave Brings 'Dead' Man Back to Life
This picture taken on July 27, 2013 shows people trying to cool off at a water park in Suining, southwest China's Sichuan province, as a heatwave hit several provinces in China. (Photo credit should...
View ArticleDeaths From Heavy Rains Up to 53 in Pakistan
People wade through flooded road caused by heavy rains on the outskirts of Karachi, Pakistan, Sunday, Aug. 4, 2013. (AP Photo/Fareed Khan) ISLAMABAD (AP) - Heavy rains that caused flash floods and...
View ArticleHenriette on Track to Strengthen Into Hurricane in Pacific
(NOAA) Behind Tropical Depression Gil, a new system strengthened to become Tropical Storm Henriette on Sunday. For the time being, Henriette is far away from any land, just as Gil was when it formed...
View ArticlePowerful Storms Aim for High Plains Today
(Getty Images) Jet stream energy rounding a strong ridge of high pressure over Texas will spark yet another severe weather episode from eastern Colorado into western Kansas on northward into Nebraska,...
View ArticleNYC, Miami Expand Hurricane Evacuation Zones for 2013 Season
Workers haul equipment to a house construction site in the Breezy Point community in New York's Queens borough on Wednesday, July 24, 2013. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan) Better data have allowed emergency...
View ArticleFather Feared Son Would Die in Snowboard Accident
A hiker stands at the entrance to an ice tunnel that collapsed, trapping a snowboarder at Oregon's Mt. Hood on Saturday, Aug. 3, 2013. (AP Photo/Hood River County Sheriffs Office) DENVER - John...
View ArticleHurricane Season 2013: What You Need to Know
Extreme weather events caused $110 billion in damages in 2012 making it the second costliest year on record, according to NOAA. Superstorm Sandy caused the brunt of that cost, resulting in...
View ArticleAtlantic Expected to See Sudden Uptick in Storms
(Getty Images) The battle between tropical waves and dry air in the Atlantic may let up in late August, leading to an increase in stronger tropical systems. A tropical wave is moving along the Tropic...
View ArticleHurricane Henriette Forms in the Pacific
(NOAA) Behind Tropical Storm Gil, Tropical Storm Henriette strengthened into a hurricane early Tuesday morning. For the time being, Henriette is far away from any land and will not come close to...
View ArticleWATCH: Massive Saharan Dust Cloud Swirls Over Atlantic
The Saharan Air Layer, or known more commonly as Saharan Dust, is a layer of tiny aerosols like sand, dirt and dust that occasionally push from east to west across the tropical Atlantic Ocean during...
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