Katrina-Like Storm Surges Could Become Norm
New research shows that hurricane surges will become more frequent in a warmer climate. This is an illustration that suggests what could happen from the combined effects of sea level rise and more...
View ArticleThousands Without Power After Storms Rake South
A woman tries the front door of her new double-wide trailer that was rolled over by high winds in Leighton, Ala., Monday afternoon March 18, 2013. (AP Photo/Times Daily,Matt McKean) JACKSON, Miss....
View ArticleVW Snow Sculpture Given Parking Ticket
(Image credit: CEN) German traffic wardens were a bit too overzealous in distributing parking tickets recently, giving a citation to a Volkswagen Beetle -- made of snow. The life-size snow sculpture...
View Article'Dear Winter': 17 Tweeters Who Are So Over the Season
@lights/Twitter 1 of 17 @lights tweeted: "Dear winter: While it's been great having you at my place for a few months, I think it's time you left. I no longer enjoy our long walks." share Share on...
View ArticleToday's 10 Must-See Photos: 3-19-2013
AP Photo/Dave Martin 1 of 10 Lightning streaks across the sky behind the Young Meadows Presbyterian Church in Montgomery, Ala., Monday, March 18. Strong storms moved across much of Alabama on Monday,...
View ArticleEpic Snow Walls from America to Japan
Alamy 1 of 15 On Japan's Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route, huge walls of snow tower over a 1,640-foot sightseeing path. The area sees an average 23 feet of snow each year and when the snow is cleared from...
View ArticleAsteroid Threat Collides with Budget Realities in Congress
A meteorite contrail is seen in this frame grab made from a video captured on a highway from Kazakhstan to Chelyabinsk region, Russia, on Friday, Feb. 15, 2013. (AP Photo/Nasha gazeta, www.ng.kz) In...
View ArticleSnow Ushers in Spring in Northern New England
A pedestrian walks through the campus of Phillips Academy during a winter storm in Andover, Mass. Tuesday, March 19, 2013. (AP Photo/Winslow Townson) BOSTON (AP) - New Englanders were preparing for...
View ArticleSouthern States Clean Up After Fierce Hail Storms
In Tupelo, Miss., an overturned tractor trailer hangs off a bridge after it was blown off by high winds that hit North Mississippi Monday, March 18, 2012. (AP Photo/Northeast Mississippi Daily...
View ArticleSandy-Damaged Statue of Liberty to Reopen in July
In a Nov. 30, 2012 photo, parts of the brick walkway of Liberty Island damaged in Superstorm Sandy are shown during a tour of the Island. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File) NEW YORK (AP) - The Statue of...
View ArticleNuisance Snow to Brush DC, NYC, Boston
A weak storm tracking over the Florida Peninsula Wednesday will turn northward along the East Coast Wednesday night into Thursday morning, producing a bit of wet snow in some areas. The storm will...
View ArticleWant to Explore Everest Without the Trek?
Google Maps unveiled stunning images from the Mt. Everest base camp and three other mountains around the world. (Credit: Google Maps) Those unwilling to face the altitude sickness, crevasses and...
View Article22 Surefire Signs of Spring
1 of 22 Spring has officially sprung, even if it's not particularly warm where you are. How do we know it's spring? Let us count the ways. Click through for 22 surefire signs of spring. share Share on...
View ArticleDear Commander Hadfield: What's It Like to Have 16 Sunrises a Day?
Source: YouTube Dear Commander Hadfield, It's okay if I watch the videos where you answer questions from kids, right? Because I kind of love those. Their questions are great. I'd never given a whole...
View ArticleToday's 10 Must-See Photos: 3-20-2013
NOAA 1 of 10 At 7:20 a.m. ET on March 20, 2013, Earth was at its equinox. At 7:45 a.m. ET, the GOES-13 satellite captured this full disk image of Earth. Twice a year the relative angle of Earth is...
View ArticleUniverse Ages 80M Years; Big Bang Gets Clearer
George Efstathiou, a European Space Agency astrophysicist speaks in Paris, Thursday, March 21, 2013 in front of the most detailed map ever created of the cosmic microwave background. (AP...
View ArticleAmazon CEO Recovers Apollo Engines From Atlantic
This image provided by Bezos Expeditions shows a thrust chamber of an Apollo F-1 engine on the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean in March 2013. (AP Photo/Bezos Expeditions) LOS ANGELES (AP) - Rusted pieces...
View ArticleMajor Storm Potential Across US This Weekend
Another major storm will cross the nation from coast to coast with heavy snow, flooding rain and severe thunderstorms. The worst conditions with the storm may center over the Palm Sunday weekend. Like...
View ArticleSnow Brushing DC, Philly, NYC and Boston Thursday
A weak storm that was over the Florida Peninsula Wednesday has turned northward along the East Coast as expected, producing a bit of wet snow and flurries along the mid-Atlantic and southern New...
View ArticleSnow Day in San Diego?
Panda cub Xiao Liwu climbs on top of his mom during a special snow day at the San Diego Zoo. (Credit: Ken Bohn, San Diego Zoo) There was snow in San Diego this week - well, at least for a lucky group...
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