Thousands Flee Homes as Wildfires Scorch Southern California
Friday, May 16, 2014 Firefighters plan their attack as the brush fire flares up heading toward homes Thursday, May 15, 2014, in San Marcos, Calif. Gusty winds failed to return Thursday morning in San...
View ArticleThousands Wait for Evacuation From Balkan Floods
Friday, May 16, 2014 Members of the Bosnian army rescue a woman stranded in her home due to flooding, in the Bosnian town of Maglaj, 93 kms north of Sarajevo, Friday May 16, 2014. Two people drowned in...
View ArticleHurricane Season Is Now Underway in the Eastern Pacific
Friday, May 16, 2014 (Adastra via Getty Images) May 15 marks the beginning of the 2014 hurricane season in the eastern Pacific. The season will run until Nov. 30, which coincides with the end of...
View ArticleHundreds Die From Exposure to Heat, Humidity Each Year
Friday, May 16, 2014 (NOAA Photo Library) Prolonged exposure to stale heat and damp, choking humidity claims hundreds of lives each year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention....
View ArticleBoys Tossed From Flyaway Bounce House Still in Hospital
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View ArticleBREAKING: Five Laotian Leaders Killed in Military Plane Crash
Saturday, May 17, 2014 This image taken from video provided by Lao National TV, shows the wreckage of a Lao air force plane which crashed in a forested area of Xiangkhoung province, Laos Saturday, May...
View ArticleDry Weather to Win Out for Preakness Stakes
Saturday, May 17, 2014 (MDGovpics/Flickr) Following a soaking rain on Friday, drier weather has made a return to Baltimore just in time for the 139th running of the Preakness Stakes. The rain-free...
View ArticleArson Suspect Charged, Most California Blazes Dying Down
Saturday, May 17, 2014 A Riverside firefighter covers the face of another firefighter as they work a wildfire Thursday, May 15, 2014, in Escondido, Calif. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull) SAN DIEGO (AP) - A man...
View ArticleLift-Off! Air Force Launches New GPS Satellite Into Space
Saturday, May 17, 2014 A United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket launched a new GPS satellite for the U.S. Air Force Friday, May 16, 2014. (United Launch Alliance) CAPE CANAVERAL -- A replacement Global...
View ArticleMid-Atlantic Rivers to Swell, Reach Moderate to Major Levels
Saturday, May 17, 2014 (AP Photo/Al Behrman) Torrential rainfall Thursday into Friday first drove small streams out of their banks and will lead to flooding of the Potomac River and others in the...
View ArticleSummertime Heat Remains on Hold in the Northeast
Saturday, May, 17, 2014 (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley) The week leading up to Memorial Day will definitely not feel like summer across the Northeast with heat and humidity being held at bay. Air...
View ArticleSunday Storms to Rattle Rapid City, Billings
Sunday, May 18, 2014 As in this file photo, large hail is expected as part of this storm system. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis) A low pressure system ejecting out of the Rockies will bring the risk of...
View ArticleTropical Development Off the Coast of Mexico Next Week
Sunday, May 18, 2014 A satellite image of the developing system, taken Saturday afternoon. (NOAA) A tropical system is looking to take shape off of the coastline of western Mexico over the next few...
View ArticleWeary Crews Prepare for Long Wildfire Season in California
Sunday, May 18, 2014 Smoke plumes rise behind the Marine Corps Camp Pendleton entrance Friday, May 16, 2014, in Oceanside, Calif. San Diego County officials said Friday five wildfires have been 100...
View ArticleSurvival Guide: Recognize Which Clouds Mean Danger
Sunday, May 18, 2014 Cumulonimbus clouds are a sign of a maturing thunderstorm, which may produce heavy rain, hail and dangerous lightning. (Thinkstock) During severe weather outbreaks, conditions can...
View ArticleBosnia Flooding Triggers Landslides, Unearths Land Mines
Sunday, May 18, 2014 A large coal excavator at the flooded coal pit mine near the village of Veliki Crljeni, 18 miles south of Belgrade, Serbia, Sunday, May 18, 2014. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic) BRCKO,...
View ArticleGreenland's Never-Before-Seen Valleys Could Prolong Melting
Sunday, May 18, 2014 Sukkertoppen Isflade, a small ice cap in the southwest Greenland mountains. (Michael Studinger/NASA) The decline of Greenland's glaciers could be more spectacular than predicted,...
View ArticleNo Evidence of Megatsunamis Slamming California Coast
Thursday, May 29, 2014 A map of the California coast in the City of Long Beach showing areas predicted to be inundated (in red) by the SAFRR Tsunami scenario. These include the Long Beach Convention...
View ArticleTen Spring, Summer Weather Terms You May Hear This Season
Virga is seen as the sun sets in Arizona. (Wild Horizons/UIG via Getty Images) The polar vortex and bombogenesis, two terms commonly used in meteorology, became social media buzzwords this past...
View ArticleINFOGRAPHIC: Explore the Anatomy, Threats of a Hurricane
Sunday, June 1, marks the start of the 2014 Atlantic hurricane season. In an effort to raise awareness and prevention efforts for the season, which lasts through Nov. 30, the National Hurricane Center...
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