Massive Winter Storm to Strike West, Northern Plains
A major snowstorm is set to ride the leading edge of cold air over a large part of the West and the northern Plains into Saturday. The storm will evolve into a blizzard as it emerges from the northern...
View ArticleOne Year Later: Survivors Still Suffering After Concordia Disaster
In this Saturday, Jan. 14, 2012, photo the luxury cruise ship Costa Concordia leans on its side after running aground near the tiny Tuscan island of Giglio, Italy. (AP Photo/Guardia di Finanza, File)...
View ArticleWatch: Menacing Dust Storm Hits Australia
A monstrous dust storm kicked up along Western Australia's shores on Wednesday, bringing winds of up to 75 mph and and a blinding wall of sand and dust to the coast near Onslow. The massive dust storm...
View ArticlePhotos: Rare Snow Falls on Lebanon and Jerusalem
AP Photo/Bernat Armangue 1 of 12 A rare snowstorm struck Jerusalem and parts of Lebanon on Thursday. Seven inches of powder fell upon Jerusalem, making it the most serious snowstorm in 25 years. At...
View ArticleAmerica's Newest National Park Declared
Pinnacles National Park, Manzanita tree on Bear Gultch Trail. (Getty Images) Pinnacles National Monument in California was signed into law as the United States' 59th and newest national park, now...
View ArticleThis Week's Must-See Twitter Photos
AudreyPuente/Twitter 1 of 11 Audrey Puente, self-described "weathergirl" with WWOR-TV in New Jersey, tweeted this photo from the top of Rockefeller Center in Manhattan, writing, "41 degrees at 11pm in...
View ArticleCalifornians Bring out Gloves, Hats for Cold Spell
Friday, Jan. 11, 2013 Fiona Chiang shields her face from blowing sand as she walks in Carlsbad, Calif. Thursday, Jan. 10, 2013. Southern California is bracing for a cold snap that is expected to drop...
View ArticleWatch: Roads Melt in Australia as Heat Wave Hits
Record temperatures in the Australian Outback are causing roads to melt, while bush fires in the country's southeast pose a threat. In the Outback town of Birdsville, the temperature hit 48 degrees...
View ArticleBrrr! Temperatures Drop to 20s and 30s in San Diego County
Bundled up against the elements, a boy catches a football as frigid, gusting winds blow sand in drifts across a boardwalk on a nearly-deserted beach near the pier at Santa Monica, Calif., Thursday. AP...
View ArticleLandslide Kills 46 in Hilly Southern China
Rescuers work at the mud-inundated debris Friday after a landslide hit Zhaojiagou in Zhenxiong County, southwest China's Yunnan Province. AP Photo/Xinhua Zhang Guangyu BEIJING (AP) - Authorities have...
View ArticleWatch: Potent Cold Front Sweeps Across Country
A cold front moving across the country will make it feel a lot more like winter on Sunday, driving temperatures down by about 20 degrees. The front is bringing with it heavy rain, which people in the...
View ArticleBeijing Smog Levels Go Off the Index
Visitors gather near an entrance to the Forbidden city during a very hazy day in Beijing Sunday. AP Photo BEIJING (AP) - People refused to venture outdoors and buildings disappeared into Beijing's...
View ArticleVictims of Italian Shipwreck Mark Anniversary
Relatives of the 32 victims of the Costa Concordia shipwreck aboard a ferry pass near the ship leaning on its side Sunday during ceremonies marking the one-year anniversary of the grounding. AP Photo...
View ArticleCold Snap Continues in Calif., But No Crop Damage
Visitors to the pier at Santa Monica, Calif., battle strong winds and frigid temperatures Thursday, Jan. 10, 2013. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon) LOS ANGELES (AP) - Southern California residents worked to stay...
View ArticleBeijing Warns Residents After Off-the-Charts Smog
Skyscrapers are obscure by heavy haze in Beijing, on Sunday, Jan. 13, 2013. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan) BEIJING (AP) - Beijing schools kept children indoors and hospitals saw a spike in respiratory cases...
View ArticleIce Storm Aims for Louisiana, Mississippi
Wild weather across Louisiana and Mississippi has taken a turn for the cold side as a major ice storm takes shape for Monday into Tuesday. The worst of the ice will fall from northern Louisiana into...
View ArticleEast, Midwest: Multiple Arctic Outbreaks Next Few Weeks
As forecast, warmth has peaked across the East this weekend, but a change is on the way. Waves of cold air with the potential of major arctic outbreaks may follow beginning this week and continuing...
View ArticleWatch: Jimmy Kimmel on Los Angeles' 'Cold, Cold, Cold' Weather
"Beyond cold." "Absolutely freezing." "Freezing cold weather." "Cold, cold, cold!" They must be reporting from Northern Wisconsin, right? Nope. This is what local news in Los Angeles has been saying...
View ArticleWeather Medium Suspends Deal with Rio City Hall
Jan. 14, 2012 View of the Sugar Loaf hill in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Vanderlei Almeida/AFP/Getty Images) RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Meteorologists in Rio de Janeiro will have to go back to predicting...
View Article5 Ways to Avoid Getting the Flu at Work
(iStockphoto) With one of the worst flu seasons in history under way, it is critical employees take the necessary steps to avoid getting themselves, or others, sick. A recent study found that 84...
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