Thousands Without Power During 'Historic, Life-Threatening Cold'
Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2014 A man braves subzero cold as he walks down a street in downtown Indianapolis on Monday, Jan. 6, 2014, following a powerful snowstorm that dumped more than a foot of snow on parts...
View ArticlePolar Air Freezes the Eastern and Southern US
Updated Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2014, 5:50 p.m. ET Ice builds up along Lake Michigan at North Avenue Beach as temperatures dipped well below zero on January 6, 2014 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Scott...
View ArticleTravelers Spend Night Stranded on 3 Snowbound Amtrak Trains
Updated Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2013, 11:34 a.m. ET An Amtrak train kicks up fresh snow as it speeds southbound on Friday, Jan. 3, 2014, in Schodack Landing, N.Y. (AP Photo/Mike Groll) CHICAGO (AP) - Hundreds...
View ArticleUK Hit by High Winds After Month of Wintry Weather
Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2014 Large waves crash onto the road in the coastal village of Carnlough, Northern Ireland, Friday, Jan. 3, 2014. (AP Photo/Peter Morrison) LONDON (AP) - Britain's western coast is...
View ArticleWatch: Polar Vortex Causes 'Steam Devil' on Lake Michigan
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View ArticleSnowy Owl Invasion Puzzles Scientists, Dazzles Enthusiasts
Snowy owls have been spotted in the Northeast U.S., all the way down to South Carolina, since early December. Scientists aren't sure why the owls, who spent much of their lives around the Arctic...
View ArticleHeavy Rain, Fierce Winds Heading for the Northwest
Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2014 (Shutterstock) Waves of rain and snow are forecast for the Northwest into this weak, but a powerful system promises to add fierce winds to the mix by Saturday. Winds on the...
View ArticleArctic Air Eases Its Grip on Much of the US
Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2014 Garret Kelenske, 49, works to remove snow on the sidewalk along Hoyt Street near Sacred Heart Church in Muskegon Heights, Mich., Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2014. (AP Photo/The Muskegon...
View ArticleVail Founder's Grandson Killed in Colorado Avalanche
Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2014 One person was killed and three injured in an avalanche on Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2014, in the East Vail Chutes in the back country outside of Vail Mountain's ski boundary near Vail,...
View ArticleBy the Numbers: Temperatures Plummet to Brutal Extremes in US
Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2014 People bundled up in their coats walk outside in New York City, January 7, 2014, as a polar vortex grips United States and Canada. (Photo by Bilgin Sasmaz/Anadolu Agency/Getty...
View ArticleWatch: Sun Unleashes 1st Major Solar Flare of 2014
Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2013 A massive solar flare erupted from the sun on Tuesday (Jan. 7), rising up from what appears to be one of the largest sunspot groups seen on the star's surface in a decade, NASA...
View ArticleZoo Animals Get Iced Treats as Brazil Swelters
Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2014 A chimpanze named Paulinho eats a fruit popsicle at the city zoo in Rio de Janeiro Brazil, Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2014. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo) RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Sure, it's...
View ArticleFirst Northern Lights Display of 2014 for US Peaks Thursday
Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2014 The Northern Lights are seen above the East Coast in this photo, taken Jan. 29, 2012, by one of the Expedition 30 crew members aboard the International Space Station. (NASA) The...
View ArticleUnabating Winter Takes Bite Out of State, Local Budgets
Thursday, Jan. 9, 2014 Sanitation trucks outfitted with snow plows clear Fifth Avenue of snow, Friday, Jan. 3, 2014, in New York. New York City public schools were closed Friday after up to 7 inches of...
View ArticleEnergy Records Broken Amid Deep Freeze
Thursday, Jan. 9, 2014 The Chicago skyline is seen behind a large chunk of ice near North Avenue Beach on Jan. 7, 2014. (AP Photo/Andrew A. Nelles) The icy chill that shattered low temperature records...
View ArticleIs the Arctic Blast Over?
Thursday, Jan. 9, 2014 A salesmen at a car dealer digs out cars covered in snow at a dealership in Indianapolis Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2014, as temperatures hovered around zero. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)...
View ArticleDeep Freeze Has Silver Linings for Natural World
Thursday, Jan. 9, 2014 In this Jan. 7, 2014, image from video Diane Cordeau poses on her Kai-Kai farm near Indiantown, Fla. Cordeau picked says her leafy vegetables, such as kale, will be sweeter and...
View ArticleMisbehaving Sun Delays Space Station Supply Flight
Thursday, Jan. 9, 2014 This May 23, 2010, image provided by NASA shows the International Space Station with the Earth in the background made from the space shuttle Atlantis after undocking. (AP...
View Article7 Crazy Things That Happen Only When It's Really Cold
When temperatures dip below about 9 to 12 F, and you can make the bubbles freeze (Credit: YouTube screengrab) The cold is so delightful. Well, it can be. In fact, plenty of wacky phenomena, from frost...
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