Business Slow in Post-Sandy Summer at Jersey Shore
Atlantic City, N.J. (Getty Images) MANASQUAN, N.J. (AP) - No, it wasn't a great summer to do business at the Jerseyshore. But considering the damage Superstorm Sandy did to the region last fall and...
View ArticleLow Humidity Brings Relief to the East
Baltimore's Inner Harbor (Getty Images) After a muggy and stormy Labor Day, much of the East will be refreshed with low humidity and some sunshine. The same cold front that brought afternoon showers...
View ArticleFlash Flooding Inundates RI Apartment Complex
Earlier this year, the Perkins Street neighborhood in Cranston, R.I., was flooded after the Pawtuxett River overflowed causing evacuations on March 30, 2010. (Photo by Darren McCollester/Getty Images)...
View ArticleSandy's 'Freaky' Path May Be Less Likely in Future
This Feb. 22, 2013, file photo shows two heavily damaged homes on the beach in Mantoloking, N.J., after Superstorm Sandy. (AP Photo/Mel Evans, File) WASHINGTON (AP) - Man-made global warming may...
View ArticleNew Zealand Experiences Warmest Winter on Record
In this Aug. 30, 2013, photo, visitors ride a Skyline gondola in a bright sunny winter day at Queenstown, in the South Island of New Zealand. (AP Photo/New Zealand Herald, Mark Mitchell) WELLINGTON,...
View ArticleBig Gains on Wildfire Near Yosemite National Park
In this Friday, Aug. 30, 2013, photo, a fire crew stands watch along a fire break near a burn operation on the southern flank of the Rim Fire near Yosemite National Park in California. (AP Photo/U.S....
View Article'Heat Days' Become More Common for Sweaty Schools
In this Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2013, photo, a teacher and students at Washington Elementary School in Monticello, Ill., walk past a large fan used to help cool the school. (AP Photo/David Mercer) CHICAGO...
View Article15 Breathtaking Photos of Venice, Italy
Getty Images 1 of 15 Gondolas are moored on Grand Canal with the Church of San Giorgio Maggiore in the background. share Share on Tumblr Pin It Email to a friend iStockphoto 2 of 15 Dusk falls over...
View ArticleHeat Reflected Off London Skyscraper Melts Nearby Cars
Sept. 3, 2013 From left, the Willis tower, the Shard tower and 20 Fenchurch Street, also known as the 'Walkie-Talkie,' are seen from the top of the Swiss Re building, also known as the 'Gherkin', in...
View ArticleThese People Want to Go to Mars (and Never Come Back)
Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2013 Artist's depiction of Mars One astronauts and their colony on the Red Planet. (Mars One/Bryan Versteeg) Tens of thousands of people are prepared to leave their families, jobs and...
View Article2013 in Running for Latest Atlantic Hurricane on Record
​This NOAA satellite image shows Gustav brushing the Outer Banks of North Carolina on Sept. 10, 2002. The 2013 season has a chance at producing no hurricanes through the middle of September, which...
View ArticleYosemite Fire Reaches 80 Percent Containment
Members of the Horseshoe Meadow Interagency Hotshot Crew, from Miramonte, Calif., walk near a controlled burn operation as they fight the Rim Fire near Yosemite National Park in California on Sunday,...
View Article6.5 Magnitude Quake Off Alaska's Aleutian Islands
Atka Island, Alaska. (AP Photo/Alaska Volcano Observatory/U.S. Geological Survey, Robert McGimsey) ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - A magnitude 6.5 earthquake was recorded Tuesday in waters off Alaska's...
View ArticleStudy: Most States Lack Disaster Plans for Kids
In this Monday, May 20, 2013 photo, Cam'ron Richardson, center, is carried out of the rubble of Plaza Towers Elementary school in Moore, Okla. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki) WASHINGTON (AP) - Eight years...
View ArticlePotential 'Comet of the Century' to Buzz Mars Soon
The Hubble Space Telescope captured this view of Comet ISON, C/2012 S1 (ISON), on May 8, 2013, as it streaked between the orbits of Jupiter and Mars at a speed of about 48,000 mph. [Credit: NASA, ESA,...
View ArticleAtlantic Tropical Depression 7 Forms in the Caribbean
Sept. 4, 2013 A system near Puerto Rico in the Caribbean has become Tropical Depression 7. Another system near Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula is also being monitored for potential development. According to...
View Article13 Clouds to See in Your Lifetime
Getty 1 of 14 As a meteorologist, I've spent more time than most looking at clouds, and I know this much to be true: Not all clouds are created equal. While there's nothing wrong with a garden-variety...
View ArticleWatch: Spectacular Fireball Outshines Moon Over Southeast
Sept. 4, 2013 A dazzlingly bright fireball lit up the skies over the American South last week, and NASA caught the dramatic action on video. The meteor blazed up in the predawn hours of Aug. 28,...
View Article10 Insane Photos from the 2013 Burning Man Festival
Adam Albright-Hanna 1 of 10 The 2013 incarnation of the great desert festival known as Burning Man is officially history. Purple Clover editor Adam Albright-Hanna was there in Nevada's Black Rock...
View ArticleSandy Destroyed Precious Reminders of 9/11
In this Sept. 2, 2013, photo, Joe Quinn and his wife Melanie visit the remains of his parents' home that was destroyed by Superstorm Sandy in the Breezy Point neighborhood of New York's Queens...
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