Watch: Incredible Aerial View of California Rim Fire
Aug. 27, 2013 This video shot from the cockpit of a California Air National Guard plane reveals stunning views of the Rim Fire raging near Yosemite National Park. The planes fighting the wildfire are...
View ArticleMillions Impacted by Intense Heat in Plains, Midwest
(Getty Images) A heat wave in the Plains and parts of the Midwest will affect millions of people through this week and into the beginning of the Labor Day weekend. This heat will impact many major...
View Article2 Tropical Systems Brewing in Atlantic
Updated Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2013, 4:00 p.m. ET There is a chance that not one, but two systems may develop in the tropical Atlantic next week, during the early days of September. While the Atlantic...
View Article2 Years After Irene, Vermont's Recovery Nears End
In this Aug. 22, 2013, photo, Cheryl Harvey of Harvey's Plumbing and Excavating takes notes on a house to be demolished in Pittsfield, Vt. (AP Photo/Toby Talbot) WALLINGFORD, Vt. (AP) - Two years...
View ArticleExplosive Calif. Wildfire 20 Percent Contained
The Rim Fire burns through trees near Yosemite National Park, Calif., on Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2013. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong) GROVELAND, California (AP) - The giant wildfire burning at the edge of Yosemite...
View ArticleIdentity of 19th-Century Shipwreck Off NJ Coast Revealed
In this photograph provided Monday, Aug. 26, 2013, by NOAA, an undersea diver lights the paddlewheel from the ship USCS Robert J. Walker, which sank June 21, 1860. ( AP Photo/NOAA) The hulking wreck...
View ArticleNike Releases New Weather-Inspired Shoes
Aug. 28, 2013 We've always loved the look of Doppler radar, with its colorful, Jackson Pollackesque splotches. Of course, we never imagined wearing it. But now, incredibly, Nike has made a trio of...
View ArticleTropical Storm Juliette Approaches Mexico Coast
Aug. 28, 2013 MIAMI (AP) - Forecasters say the center of Tropical Storm Juliette is approaching Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, and warnings are out for the coast of Baja, California. The National Hurricane...
View ArticlePredator Drone Joins the Firefight in Yosemite
Updated Thursday, Aug. 29, 2013, 10:58 a.m. ET Cattle stand in a field as a smoke from the Rim Fire rises near Yosemite National Park, Calif., on Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2013. The giant wildfire burning at...
View ArticleTropical Storm Juliette Slams Mexico Resorts
Updated Thursday, Aug. 29, 2013 at 2:46 p.m. ET Juliette was especially damaging to Baja California. (NOAA) CABO SAN LUCAS, Mexico (AP) - Tropical Storm Juliette blew down trees and power lines as it...
View ArticleLooking Back at Katrina: 8 Years Later
Aug. 29, 2013 Hurricane Katrina imagery. (Getty) NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Eight years after Hurricane Katrina, the Ferris wheel at the former Six Flags amusement park in New Orleans sits idle. "Closed for...
View ArticleSoaring Temps Lead to Minneapolis School Closures
Aug. 29, 2013 As in this file photo, Minneapolis school administrators tried to keep students cool with fans, to no avail. (The Boston Globe via Getty Images) MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Minneapolis schools...
View ArticleMars Rover Curiosity Drives Solo for First Time
Aug. 29, 2013 The Mars rover Curiosity now gets to decide its own course on the Red Planet. (NASA/AP) After obeying orders on the Red Planet for more than a year, NASA's Mars rover Curiosity has...
View ArticleWatch: Breathtaking Time-Lapse of Yosemite Wildfire
Aug. 29, 2013 The California Rim Fire began on Aug. 17, 2013, and has since grown to cover 301 square miles, becoming one of the 10 largest California wildfires on record. In this time-lapse video, the...
View ArticleCloudspotting: Is This Cloud Angry at the World?
We've seen some pretty angry skies before, but this is something else altogether. Jamie O'Connell was walking his dog in Fort William, Scotland when he noticed a cloud that seemed to be making an...
View ArticleWild Tomatina Festival Turns Town Red
GABRIEL GALLO/AFP/Getty Images 1 of 5 An estimated 20,000 revelers tossed ripe tomatoes and turned the town redĀ Aug. 28, 2013 at the annual Tomatina festival in Bunol, Spain. Click through for photos....
View Article26 Hurt as 2 Planes Hit Turbulence Near Hong Kong
(SONNY TUMBELAKA/AFP/Getty Images) HONG KONG (AP) - About two dozen people on two flights were injured when their aircraft hit turbulence before landing at Hong Kong's airport on Friday morning. Thai...
View Article3 Dead as Tropical Storm Floods Taiwan
Local residents walk through floodwaters from passing Tropical Storm Kong-Rey in Tainan, Taiwan, Thursday, Aug. 29, 2013. (AP Photo) TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) - Three people in Taiwan perished as a result...
View ArticleYellowstone Fires Expected to Stay Away From Tourists
(Getty Images) CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) - Allaying concerns from tourists and campers, a National Park Service official says a wildfire burning in the heart of Yellowstone National Park is expected to stay...
View ArticleHoliday Trips on Hold Because of Calif. Fire
Aug. 30, 2013 Firefighters douse a spot fire as they battle the Rim Fire on Aug. 24, 2013, in Groveland, Calif. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - With the last big travel weekend...
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