Stunning Photo: Mt. Etna's Lava Snakes Through Snow
Winter brings cooling snows to Italy's fiery Mount Etna, where tourists flock to ski resorts below the volcano's belching craters. On Dec. 13, NASA's Landsat 8 satellite snapped lava winding down...
View ArticlePhotos: Frozen Bubbles Create Whimsical Winter Art
Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2013 A Washington photographer has taken something as simple as a bubble and turned it into a winter art form. Angela Kelly of Kelly Images and Photography, Arlington, Wash., took...
View ArticlePhotos: Stunning New Glass Viewpoint High Above the French Alps
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View ArticleThousands Ready if Super Bowl Brings Snow
Thursday, Dec. 18, 2013 Workers remove snow from parking lots at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J., Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2013. (AP Photo/Mel Evans) EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) - Standing amid...
View ArticleWinter Storm Set to Snarl Holiday Travel
Thursday, Dec. 19, 2013 (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh) Multiple storms will produce areas of rain, ice and snow with areas of dense fog over the Central, Eastern and Northwestern states over the next several...
View Article1,000 Firefighters Battling Big Sur Blaze
Thursday, Dec. 19, 2013 Firefighters take a break while lighting a backfire along Highway 1 between Pfeiffer Ridge Road and the Big Sur Station in Big Sur, Calif. on Wednesday Dec. 18, 2013. (AP Photo/...
View ArticleWarm November Set Month's Heat Record for Planet
Thursday, Dec. 18, 2013 (AP Photo/Sergei Grits) CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - November was a hot month for planet Earth. Government scientists reported Tuesday that last month set a heat record. They say...
View ArticleEurope Launches Satellite to Map 1 Billion Stars
Thursday, Dec. 19, 2013 The Milky Way (Shutterstock) BERLIN (AP) - The European Space Agency launched its star-surveying satellite Gaia into space Thursday, hoping to produce the most accurate...
View ArticleLook: Winners of the 2013 National Geographic Photo Contest
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View ArticleSnow, Ice, Tornadoes Pose Holiday Travel Nightmare for Millions
Friday, Dec. 20, 2013 (AP Photo/Mel Evans) Similar to the days prior to Thanksgiving, the worst weather will focus on the days prior to Christmas as millions of travelers take to the roads and airways....
View ArticleCold and White Pre-Christmas in the West
Friday, Dec. 20, 2013 A Wyoming Department of Transportation plow clears snow from the northbound lane of Highway 85 near Jay Em, Wyo., on Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2013. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski) After...
View ArticleCould a Massive Tsunami Wipe Out Hawaii's Waikiki Beach?
Friday, Dec. 20, 2013 Waikiki Beach, Hawaii (Shutterstock) SAN FRANCISCO - Huge tsunamis with waves as high as a four-story building could inundate the island of Oahu, washing out Waikiki Beach and...
View ArticleWinter Solstice: The Sun Stands Still on Saturday
Friday, Dec. 20, 2013 Astrophotographer Daniel McVey sent in this photo of Orion taken in Colorado, Dec. 11, 2012. (Credit: Daniel McVey/www.danielmcvey.com) This coming Saturday (Dec. 21) marks one of...
View ArticleFoul Weather Threatens to Snarl US Holiday Travel
Saturday, Dec. 21, 2013 Passengers wait in the security line at Terminal 3 at O'Hare International Airport in Chicago on Friday, Dec. 20, 2013. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh) Freezing rain. Snow. Thunderstorms....
View ArticleNASA Astronauts Complete First Phase of Urgent Spacewalk
Updated Saturday, Dec. 21, 2013, 12:35 a.m. ET In this file photo, astronaut Nicholas Patrick is shown floating just below the International Space Station, making some repairs. (NASA) Astronauts...
View Article6 Ancient Tributes to the Winter Solstice
Saturday, Dec. 21, 2013 During the solstice, the sun's rays align in a unique way in Stonehenge, the ancient stone arrangement in England. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant) This weekend marks the beginning of...
View ArticleCalifornia Drought Building; No Winter Relief in Sight
Saturday, Dec. 21, 2013 Fire crews work to contain the fire atop Pfeiffer Ridge, Monday, Dec. 16, 2013, in Big Sur, Calif. The wildfire burning Monday in the Big Sur area of California destroyed at...
View ArticleIce, Flooding Happening Now, Tornadoes Later in Central US
Saturday, Dec. 21, 2013 The above satellite image shows storms moving across the middle of the country. (AccuWeather) As more than 94 million take to the roads and skies this weekend, a storm has begun...
View ArticleStorms Kill 2 in Southern US, Thousands in Region Lose Power
Sunday, Dec. 22, 2013 The Books-A-Million store is seen damaged by heavy wind, rain and possibly a tornado during a major storm in Monroe, La., Saturday, Dec. 21, 2013. (AP Photo/Matthew Hinton) A...
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