U.S. Climate Change Study Explores Weather Modification
Workers load sacks of salt that will be used for cloud seeding to induce rain to battle forest fire into an Indonesian Air Force cargo plane at Roesmin Nurjadin airbase in Pekanbaru, Riau province,...
View ArticleTyphoon batters Philippines; 2 dead, 44 missing
Monday, Aug. 12, 2013 A Filipino man rides his bicycle as thick clouds form in Navotas, north of Manila, Philippines on Monday, Aug. 12, 2013. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila) MANILA, Philippines (AP) - A...
View ArticleWorld's First Pop-Art Satellite Headed to Space
Monday, Aug. 12, 2013 LOS ANGELES (AP) - If aliens ever target Earth, Jon Gibson and Amanda White are counting on them having an appreciation for pop art and a sense of humor. The two artists have...
View ArticleWatch: Silent Lightning Flashes Over Lithuania
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View ArticleLook: Lightning Strikes as Usain Bolt Wins Final
Monday Aug. 12, 2013 Jamaica's Usain Bolt wins the100 meter final at the 2013 IAAF World Championships at the Luzhniki stadium in Moscow on Aug. 11, 2013, while a lightning strikes in the sky. (OLIVIER...
View ArticleElon Musk Unveils 'Hyperloop' Transport Concept
Monday, Aug. 12, 2013 Released by Tesla Motors, this is a conceptual design rendering of the Hyperloop passenger transport capsule. (AP Photo/Tesla Motors) LOS ANGELES (AP) - Imagine strapping into a...
View ArticleSpike of Tropical Storms in Atlantic May Start This Week
(Getty Images) Tropical development will become more likely in the Atlantic toward the end of the week. An area of concern will be in the southwestern Caribbean where an area of low pressure and...
View ArticleFlooding Thunderstorm Threat: Boston, NYC, DC
(Getty Images) Thunderstorms capable of producing flooding downpours and/or gusty winds are set to return to New England and the mid-Atlantic on Tuesday. As of 7:30 a.m. EDT, this storm system has...
View Article2 Climbers Die in French Alps Avalanche
Mont Blanc (Getty Images) PARIS (AP) - An avalanche in the French Alps killed two Italian mountain climbers and injured another on Tuesday, rescue officials said. The accident occurred at 4 a.m. on...
View ArticleHundreds Evacuated Amid Idaho Wildfires
g A fire burns on the shoulder of U.S. Highway 20 north of Mountain Home, Idaho on Monday, Aug. 12, 2013. (AP Photo/John Miller) PINE, Idaho (AP) - Firefighters were kept on high alert with a chance of...
View ArticleAir Pollution Takes Toll on China's Tourism
In this Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2013 file photo, a man wears a mask on Tiananmen Square in thick haze in Beijing. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan, File) BEIJING (AP) - China, one of the most visited countries in the...
View ArticleWhy is Florida Prone to Sinkholes?
A portion of a building rests in a sinkhole Monday, Aug. 12, 2013 in Clermont, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux) ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - Sections of a building at a resort near Orlando's theme park district...
View ArticleDeadly Typhoon Utor Moving Closer to Southeast China
(NOAA) Typhoon Utor continues to churn the water across the South China Sea Tuesday night, local time, as it heads toward southeast China. Utor slammed into the Philippines near the Casapsapan Bay...
View ArticlePhotos: Astonishing Sinkholes Around the World
Red Huber/Orlando Sentinel/MCT 1 of 11 A large sinkhole - about 60 feet in diameter and 15 feet deep - opened at a resort near Orlando's theme park district late Sunday, forcing the evacuation of 105...
View ArticleHome DIY Myths: Fact or Fiction?
Thinkstock 1 of 13 Making improvements to your home with your own two hands can save you money and be rewarding. But doing so can also be challenging. Everyone wants to give you advice, and...
View ArticleWatch: Stunning Video of Lightning Striking Train in Japan
Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2013 Lightning struck a moving train in Tokyo yesterday. You can see the dramatic moment - and the ensuing sparks - 13 seconds into this video, followed by slow-motion replays....
View ArticlePhotos: Perseid Meteor Shower Peaks Around the World
ANDREW WHYTE / CATERS NEWS 1 of 10 The Perseid meteor shower occurs ever year as the Earth's orbit passes through debris from the tail of comet Swift-Tuttle. This year's display peaked on Aug. 10-12,...
View ArticleTyphoon Lands in China After Hong Kong Shuts Down
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View ArticleUPS Cargo Jet Crashes in Alabama; 2 Killed
Updated Wednesday, Aug. 14, 11:05 a.m. ET Debris burns as a UPS cargo plane lies on a hill at Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport after crashing on approach, Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2013, in...
View ArticleSummer Heat to Return to Northeast, Midwest
(Gettystock) Cooler-than-average temperatures have settled over much of the Midwest and Northeast for part of the summer. However, a stretch of warmer temperatures will be on the way next week,...
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