Sherpas Consider Boycott After Everest Disaster
Monday, April 21, 2014 Relatives of Nepalese climbers killed in an avalanche on Mount Everest, wait for the funeral procession to begin in Katmandu, Nepal, Monday, April 21, 2014. (AP Photo/Niranjan...
View ArticleSevere Weather to Impact Western US This Week
Monday, April 22, 2014 (Gettystock) A potent area of low pressure moving into the West will dictate the weather from Washington to Texas heading into the new week. The biggest impacts will be felt on...
View ArticleWith Climate Change, Wildfires Getting Worse in the West
Monday, April 21, 2014 A satellite image of the 2011 Las Conchas Fire in New Mexico shows the burned areas in magenta and the unburned areas in green. (Credit: Philip Dennison/MTBS) Across the western...
View ArticleLyrid Meteor Shower Peaks Tonight: How to Watch Live
Monday, April 21, 2014 Astrophotographer Jeff Berkes captured this Lyrid meteor in the marshlands of southern Maryland on April 14, 2013. (Jeff Berkes) The Lyrid meteor shower peaks tonight (April 21)...
View ArticleWatch: Huge Antarctic Iceberg Drifts Out to Sea
Monday, April 21, 2014 A huge iceberg that broke off of Antarctica's Pine Island Glacier is heading toward the Southern Ocean, satellite images show. Between November 2013 and March 2014, the Moderate...
View ArticleWhere Are Tornado Hot Spots Outside of the US?
Tuesday, April 22, 2014 Women look for their belongings after a tornado destroyed their home near San Pedro, in Misiones province, Argentina, Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2009. (AP Photo/Ramon Gonzalez-El...
View ArticleEarth Day 2014: Rain, Storms to Dampen Events
Tuesday, April 22, 2014 Holland America Line employee Danielle Stoeck picks Japanese Knotweed, an invasive species, during Seattle Cruise Industry Employee Volunteer Day, on Tuesday, April 23, 2013, at...
View ArticleDamaging Storms, Tornadoes Threaten Dallas to Omaha Wednesday
Tuesday, April 22, 2014 While remaining on a localized level through Tuesday, severe weather will ramp up across the Plains on Wednesday. The stage is being set for violent thunderstorms to line the...
View Article'Pollen Vortex'? Long Winter Worsens Allergies in Spring
Tuesday, April 22, 2014 False color scanning electron microscope image of pollen grains from a variety of common plants: sunflower, morning glory, prairie hollyhock, oriental lily, evening primrose and...
View ArticleSolar Eclipse Will Transform Sun into 'Ring of Fire' Next Week
April 24, 2014 The Moon's orbit about the Earth is not perfectly circular, so that at different times the Moon can be slightly closer or further away than usual. This composite shot shows the progress...
View ArticleEverest Climbing Season in Disarray After Deaths
Thursday, April 24, 2014 Phinjum Sherpa, 17, daughter of Ang Kaji Sherpa, killed in an avalanche on Mount Everest, lights a butter lamp in front of a portrait of her father in their rented apartment in...
View ArticlePHOTOS: Violent Thunderstorms Charge From Nebraska to Texas
The first widespread severe weather outbreak of the week began Wednesday, April 23, 2014, spanning from Nebraska down through west-central Texas. Lasting into early Thursday morning, the fierce...
View ArticleHow Do Animals Know When to Hibernate or Migrate?
Friday, April 25, 2014 Photo/Thinkstock More springlike weather is headed to the Northern Hemisphere. Temperatures are beginning to creep out of the chill, and parts of the region are beginning to see...
View ArticleThree Blockbuster Films That Conquered Extreme Weather
Friday, April 25, 2014 Australian actor Liam Hemsworth, left, and the U.S. actors Jennifer Lawrence and Josh Hutcherson, right, pose for photographers as they arrive at the German premiere of their...
View ArticleStrong Storms Target Norfolk, Raleigh, Myrtle Beach Friday
Friday, April 25, 2014 (ARMEND NIMANI/AFP/Getty Images) A cold front moving east across the mid-Atlantic on Friday will trigger a round of strong to severe thunderstorms from southeastern Virginia into...
View ArticleDangerous Tornado Threat to Arise From Texas to Nebraska This Weekend
Friday, April 25, 2014 (Gettystock) A dangerous multiple-day severe weather outbreak will begin this weekend over the South Central states and will include the potential for nighttime tornadoes in...
View ArticleTornado Shelters Face Dilemma With Pet Lovers
Friday, April 25, 2014 Jerry Starr is pictured with Tobi, his four-year-old shih tzu-yorkie mix dog at a park in Del City, Okla., Thursday, April 17, 2014. Starr was not allowed to take the dog into a...
View ArticleWatch: Sun Unleashes Major Solar Flare
Friday, April 25, 2014 An X1.3-class solar flare (far right) erupts from the surface of the sun on April 24, 2014, EDT (April 25, GMT). (Credit: NASA/Solar Dynamics Observatory) The sun erupted with a...
View ArticleIs Climate Change Causing More Powerful Tornadoes?
Friday, April 25, 2014 (AP Photo/Brian Agnell) The extreme weather, including the notable outbreaks in El Reno, Okla.; Moore, Okla.; and Washington, Ind.; last year forced the debate of the impact of...
View ArticleTornadoes Hit North Carolina, Thunderstorms Move Out to Sea
Saturday, April 26, 2014 Throughout Friday evening, violent thunderstorms swept northeastward across the Carolinas, bringing tornadoes, golf-ball-sized hail, severe lightning and damaging wind gusts...
View Article