VIDEO: Storm Chaser's Dangerously Close Call With Lightning
Storm chaser Ron Shawley was out tracking a complex of thunderstorms near Johnstown, Pa., on Aug. 8 when he heard an enormous crack and saw a flash of lightning that likely struck right above his...
View ArticleWatch: Heavy Rains Unleash Deadly US Flooding
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View ArticleLittle is Rebuilt at NYC Beach Burned During Sandy
This Jan. 18, 2013 file aerial photo shows the area of Breezy Point where more than 100 homes were damaged by fire, center, in Superstorm Sandy, in New York. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File) NEW YORK...
View ArticleCalif. Wildfire Spreads, Threatens Hundreds of Homes
Firefighters battle a wildfire, Thursday, Aug. 8, 2013, in Cabazon, Calif. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong) CABAZON, Calif. (AP) - Susana Medrano stood in her front yard, mesmerized by the orange and red flames...
View ArticleBottlenose Dolphin Strandings Spike on East Coast
(Getty Images) NORFOLK, Va. (AP) - An unusually high number of bottlenose dolphins are dying off the East Coast this summer, the deadliest period for the sea mammals since a virus killed off more than...
View ArticleFlash Flooding Risk From Nashville to DC, Boston
(Getty Images) Rounds of showers and thunderstorms will bring the threat of flash flooding and travel disruptions from the Ohio and Tennessee valleys to the mid-Atlantic and New England through...
View ArticlePhotos: Southern California Wildfire Spreads
Jae C. Hong/AP Photo 1 of 11 Southern California firefighters are facing another day of battle as they try to corral a wildfire that has destroyed 26 homes. Southern California's destructive wildfire...
View Article25 Incredible Photos of Volcanic Eruptions
Getty Images 1 of 25 Volcanic eruptions elicit both fear and awe. The explosions can spew magma, ash and smoke miles high, burying cities and decimating populations. But their sheer power also...
View ArticleMore Rain Expected in Flood-Weary Midwest
August 1, 2013 Nick Ramirez looks downstream for signs of his trailer which was swept away by flood waters. Ramirez returned to the Hidden Valley Mobile Home Park after earlier rescuing his neighbors...
View ArticleCalifornia Continues to Battle Intense Wildfires
August 10, 2013 An air tanker drops fire retardant on a hot spot as firefighters continue to battle a wildfire on Friday, Aug. 9, 2013, near Banning, Calif. Southern California firefighters are facing...
View ArticleAs Many as 6 Are Dead After Conn. Plane Crash
August 10, 2013 A responder surveys the scene of a small plane crash, Friday, Aug. 9, 2013, in East Haven, Conn. The multi-engine, propeller-driven plane plunged into a working-class suburban...
View ArticleHow to See the Perseid Meteor Shower
August 10, 2013 LAKE MEAD, NV: A Perseid meteor streaks across the sky early August 12, 2008, in Nevada. The meteor display, known as the Perseid shower because it appears to radiate from the...
View ArticleCan You Hear a Meteor?
Astrophotographer Mark Ezell took this photo of a Geminid meteor on Dec. 13, 2012, in Lometa, TX. (Mark Ezell) When the Perseid meteor shower bursts across the sky this week, will people be able to...
View ArticleAt Least 1 Dead in Colorado Flash Flood
Rainwater rages with mud and ash in Fountain Creek after flash flooding from the Waldo Canyon Fire burn scar swept through Manitou Springs, Colo. on Friday, Aug. 9, 2013, leaving one person confirmed...
View ArticlePowerful Typhoon Utor Approaching the Philippines
August 11, 2013 The image above is a satellite picture taken Sunday evening. (NOAA) Powerful Typhoon Utor continues to move steadily towards the Philippines, and as of Sunday afternoon local time was...
View ArticleFirefighters Make Progress in Battling So. Calif. Blaze
August 12, 2013 BANNING, Calif. (AP) - Firefighters made steady progress Saturday in battling Southern California's latest destructive wildfire, which burned 26 homes and threatened more than 500...
View ArticleSpaceport America Is Nearly Ready for High-Flying Tourists
The Tomorrowland-looking Virgin Galactic Gateway to Space, a combined terminal and hangar facility, is part of the expansive Spaceport America site. (Spaceport America) TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES, N.M. -...
View ArticleNext 'Sharknado' Film Named By Twitterverse; Release Date Set
August 11, 2013 In a scene from the original Sharknado, humans battle tornado-borne sharks. (AP Photo/Syfy) Love it or hate it, you can't deny the social-media, well, feeding frenzy when the Syfy...
View Article6 Killed by Volcano in Indonesia Had Refused to Leave
August 11, 2013 Mount Rokatenda spews volcanic material as it erupts on Palue island, Indonesia, Sunday, Aug. 11, 2013. Nearly 3,000 people have been evacuated from the island, according to the...
View ArticleFlooding, Gusty Thunderstorm Threat: Boston, NYC, D.C.
Thunderstorms capable of producing flooding downpours and/or damaging winds are set to return to New England and the mid-Atlantic on Tuesday. Travel delays, spoiled outdoor plans and property damage...
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