Winter Reigns Again as Stormy Pattern Resumes Into March
Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2014 (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh) As cold air becomes re-established over the northern half of the nation, multiple storms will continue to move along with rounds of disruptive wintry...
View ArticleHarsh Winter Weather Confines Consumers, Employees
Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2014 (TIMOTHY CLARY/AFP/Getty Images) Adjusted for seasonal variations, U.S. retail and food sales figures dropped by 0.4 percent January from December 2013, according to the...
View ArticleFrigid Air, Nuisance Snow for DC, NYC and Boston
Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2014 (Photo by Andrew Burton/Getty Images) Frigid arctic air looks to make a return to the Northeast and Midwest this week following some of the warmest weather the regions have had...
View ArticleRain Finally Back in the Forecast for California
Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2014 (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) The second half of this week will feature soaking rain and mountain snow returning to drought-stricken California. Confidence is growing...
View ArticleWatch: Sun Unleashes Monster Solar Flare, Biggest of 2014
The sun fired off a major solar flare late Monday (Feb. 24), making it the most powerful sun eruption of the year so far and one of the strongest in recent years. The massive X4.9-class solar flare...
View ArticlePHOTOS: 'Bizarre Beautiful' Clouds Hover Over Atlanta, Resemble a Roller Coaster
Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2014 Jeremy Campbell captured this view of the Atlanta skyline early Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2014, saying the clouds look like a roller coaster track. (Twitter Photo/@Jeremy11alive)....
View ArticleRough Winter to Lag Into March for Midwest, East
Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2014 (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer) While spring officially begins on March 20 and there are signs of a pattern change beginning around that date, winter may not be in a hurry to let go...
View ArticleNuisance Snow Arrives for DC, NYC and Boston Wednesday
Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2014 A member of the National Park Service spreads salt on a sidewalk leading to the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2014, as snow falls. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)...
View ArticleAvalanche Deaths Spike as Storms Bring Snow, Risks
Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2014 In this Feb. 21, 2014 photo, Colorado Department of Transportation employees stop traffic as they use an explosives launcher to try to trigger a controlled avalanche, near...
View ArticleNASA Turns Research to California Drought
Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2014 A dead almond crop is seen in California's Westland Water District in Fresno, Calif. (AP Photo/Russel A. Daniels, File) FRESNO, California (AP) - NASA scientists have begun...
View ArticleDangerous Cold to Grip Midwest Late This Week
Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2014 Commuters exit Union Station with wind chills nearing minus 30 Fahrenheit on Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2014, in downtown Chicago. (AP Photo/Andrew A. Nelles) Arctic air will shift into...
View ArticleHubble Zooms in on Historic Supernova SN 2014J
Feb. 26, 2014 On Jan. 21, astronomers spotted the closest supernova in recent decades flash to life in the galaxy M82, some 11.5 million light-years from Earth. The supernova, designated SN 2014J,...
View Article20 Real Photos That Look Like Scenes From the Apocalypse
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View ArticleLong-Duration, Disruptive Snow Awaits Midwest, East
Thursday, Feb. 27, 2014 (AP Photo/Matt Rourke) March may not come in like a lion everywhere across the nation, but winter will roar during the first several days of the month and impact more than 100...
View ArticleWind-Driven Snow to Hit Northern Rockies, Central Plains
Thursday, Feb. 27, 2014 (AP Photo/Craig Lassig) March will come in like a lion from a large part of Montana, Wyoming, Nebraska and Iowa to parts of Idaho, Colorado, Utah and the Dakotas, due to a...
View ArticleHeavy Rain, Mountain Snow to Aid California Drought
Thursday, Feb. 27, 2014 Jose Ortega, left and Fidel Meza work the soil looking for drip lines in a dry tomato field as storms arrive in the area Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2014 in Lemoore, Calif. (AP...
View ArticleNASA Announces 'Mother Lode' of 715 New Planets
Thursday, Feb. 27, 2014 This handout artist conception provided by NASA depicts multiple-transiting planet systems, which are stars with more than one planet. (AP Photo/NASA) WASHINGTON (AP) - Our...
View ArticleWATCH: Erupting Volcano Creates Tornado-like Vortices
After more than 400 years of no volcanic activity, the Indonesian volcano Mount Sinabug has recently awakened with a vengeance. Volcanic activity started in January and proceeded well into February...
View ArticleWarm Alaskan Winter May Pose Problems for Iditarod Dog Sled Race
Friday, Feb. 28, 2014Musher Michelle Phillips of Tagish, Yukon Territory, Canada, makes the final push on the Bering Sea ice for the finish line a few miles outside Nome, Alaska, on Wednesday, March...
View ArticleSnow Squall to Blame for 100-Vehicle Pileup
Friday, Feb. 28, 2014A screenshot from CTV News Barrie shows part of a 96-vehicle pileup Thursday, Feb. 27, 2014, on Highway 400 near Barrie, Ontario. Almost 100 vehicles were involved in a snow...
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