Second Iditarod Qualifier Yields to Warm Temperatures
Saturday, Jan. 25, 2014 There was plenty of snow for last year's Iditarod, as can be seen in this file photo. (Glenn Cantor via Getty Images) ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - A qualifying race for Alaska's...
View ArticleSnow, Dangerous Cold Headed Back to Chicago
Sunday, Jan. 26, 2014 This photo shows the ice-covered boat slips in Chicago's Burnham Harbor last week. More frigid weather is headed to the Windy City soon. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images) A...
View ArticleBuilding Heat Wave in Rio de Janeiro
Sunday, Jan. 26, 2014 In this file photo, people sunbathe on Leblon beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Jan. 8, 2013. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana) An extended stretch extreme heat started to take hold on...
View ArticleVintage Space: The Ranger 3 Lunar Hard Lander Launched
Above is an image of the Ranger 3 -- USA Lunar Hard Lander probe. (NASA) Exactly 52 years ago on today's date, January 26, 1962, NASA launched the Ranger 3 USA Lunar Hard Lander. The only problem was,...
View ArticleSnowstorms Sweep Parts of Romania, Causing Havoc
Sunday, Jan. 26, 2014 A man shovels snow in Bucharest, Romania, Sunday, Jan. 26, 2014, during a snowfall. Heavy snow storms affected for a second day the southeastern regions of Romania leading to...
View ArticleAvalanche-Dammed River Cuts Off Road to Valdez, Alaska
Sunday, Jan. 26, 2014 This graphic, created by the National Weather Service Office in Anchorage, shows the avalanche-dammed Lowe River. It states that the flash flood threat has ended for the Keystone...
View ArticleMajor Winter Storm Targets Deep South
Monday, Jan. 27, 2014 (AP Photo) The impending polar blast will set the stage for snow and ice to cause significant disruptions in the South Tuesday through Wednesday. The arctic cold will plunge into...
View ArticleBrutal Cold Returns to US Midwest, Flights Affected
Updated Monday, Jan. 27, 2014, 4:50 p.m. ET Steam rises up from Lake Michigan as Navy Pier's Ferris Wheel is seen in the background Monday, Jan. 27, 2014, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato) CHICAGO...
View ArticleLook: Lunar Halo Crowns the Moon in Breathtaking New Photo
A lunar halo glows over Frosty Drew Observatory. Scott MacNeill captured this image at approximately midnight on Jan. 18, 2014, from Charlestown, R.I. (Credit: Scott MacNeill | www.frostydrew.org) A...
View ArticleGrand Canyon's Age? A Mix as Wild as the West
Monday, Jan. 27, 2014 Grand Canyon viewed from the Tonto Trail. (Credit: National Park Service) The Colorado River took the easy route when it carved the Grand Canyon through Arizona's ruddy sandstones...
View ArticleStrong Earthquake Rattles Greece; Emergency Declared
Monday, Jan. 27, 2014 In this Sunday, Jan. 26, 2014, image earthquake damage is visible at a port in the island of Kefalonia, western Greece. (AP Photo/InTime News) ATHENS, Greece (AP) - Schools were...
View ArticlePhotos: Bone-Chilling Temperatures Return to Midwest
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View ArticleWinter Storm Causes Wrecks, Gridlock in the South
Updated Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2014, 2:33 p.m. ET Traffic creeps along I-55 in north Jackson, Miss., Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2014 as ice and snow flurries cause difficult driving conditions. (AP Photo/Rogelio V....
View ArticleAvalanches Cut off Only Road to Alaska City
Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2014 This Jan. 24, 2014 photo shows multiple avalanches that crossed the Richardson Highway in the Thompson Pass region of Valdez, Alaska on Friday Jan. 24, 2014. (AP Photo/Alaska...
View ArticleEarly Week Polar Plunge Could Be Winter's Coldest
Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2014 Pedestrians try to keep warm as they walk through downtown in below-zero temperature January 27, 2014 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images) A blast of frigid...
View ArticleSunday's Big Game to Kick Off Without Polar Vortex
Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2014 Tractors plow snow off the parking lot of MetLife Stadium near a tent which will serve as an access point into Super Bowl XLVIII as crews removed snow following a snow storm,...
View ArticleHoly Snow Rollers! Strange Snowballs Invade the US
A strange and rare winter weather marvel appeared overnight in Eastern states blasted by blustery winds - snow sculpted into fanciful shapes such as doughnuts and hollow tubes. Known as snow rollers,...
View ArticleFive NASA Earth-Science Missions Blasting Off in 2014
In 2014 for the first time in more than a decade, five NASA Earth science missions will be launched into space in the same year, opening new and improved remote eyes to monitor our changing planet....
View ArticleNapa Valley Vintners Prepare for Drought
A sign along Highway 29 welcomes visitors to the Napa Valley in Oakville, Calif. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg, File) NAPA, Calif. (AP) - With California in the grips of severe drought, Napa Valley wine...
View Article11 Stunning Photos of Death Valley National Park
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