More Arctic Air in Store from Upper Midwest to New England
Cold weather will stick around through the weekend from the Upper Midwest to the mid-Atlantic and New England. The bitterly cold air will slosh out by the end of the week and will not dip into the...
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Jan. 23, 2013 Beyonce sings the National Anthem at the ceremonial swearing-in for President Barack Obama at the U.S. Capitol during the 57th Presidential Inauguration in Washington on Monday. (AP...
View ArticlePhotos: Temps Plunge as Arctic Blast Hits Eastern U.S.
TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP/Getty Images 1 of 12 An Arctic blast gripped the Midwest and Northeast on Tuesday and Wednesday with some of the lowest temperatures to hit the region in years. The freezing cold...
View ArticleSuper Bowl or Super Brrr? Big Game Coming to NY
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View ArticleStorm Clouds Crawling With Bacteria
Bacteria living in storm clouds could seed the ice crystals that form rain, new research suggests (NCAR) The storm clouds in Earth's atmosphere are filled with microbial life, according to a new...
View ArticleFlooded and Frozen: Cold Torments Sandy Survivors
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View ArticlePlane Carrying 3 Canadians Missing in Antarctica
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View ArticleSickening Fog Settles Over Salt Lake City Area
Jan. 24, 2013 In this Jan. 9, 2013, photo, an inversion cloud covers downtown Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/The Deseret News, Ravell Cal) SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - Michelle Francis keeps one eye on Utah's air...
View ArticleLate-Week Snowstorm to Dip into the South
Jan. 24, 2013 The combination of lingering arctic air and two merging storms has the potential to spread a large swath of snow, wintry mix and slippery travel from the Midwest to the part of the South...
View ArticleExtreme Cold Continues Through Week's End
The frigid air that's brought a brutal chill to parts of the country will continue through the weekend from the Upper Midwest to the Mid-Atlantic and New England. By the end of the week the cold air...
View ArticleThe Wildest Places Left on Earth
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View ArticleWorms: A Zimbabwe Snack, From Tree to Dinner Table
Amalinda Ndlovu shows her catch while harvesting mopane worms in Gwanda, Zimbabwe. (AP Photo/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi) GWANDA, Zimbabwe (AP) - In Zimbabwe, as well as most parts of southern Africa, mopane...
View Article8 Icy Photos of the Deep Freeze
AP Photo/Richard Drew 1 of 8 After hitting the midwest earlier in the week, a wave of polar air settled in over the Northeast, grinding trains to a halt, bursting pipes and bringing further misery to...
View ArticleUS Hit by New Stomach Bug Spreading Around Globe
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View ArticleBuoyed by Obama, Leaders Press for Climate Action
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View ArticleRare Freezing Rain Ices Salt Lake City Roads, Runways
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View ArticleSnowstorm Racing Across Great Lakes, Mid-Atlantic Today
A rapidly moving Alberta Clipper will bring a broad area of slippery travel from the Midwest to the interior South and much of the mid-Atlantic Friday. The wintry weather will be more of a nuisance...
View ArticleWeekend Ice Storm Precedes Warm Weather in Midwest
An ice storm will precede warmer weather after a week of bitter cold for the Midwest. The significant storm will hit the region Saturday and Sunday, with eastern Missouri, Illinois, Iowa, Indiana,...
View ArticleWind, Snow Thwart Search for Plane in Antarctica
McMurdo Weather Station in Antarctica. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren) WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) - Hurricane-force winds and snow were preventing searchers Friday from reaching a plane believed to have...
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