Alarms Raised for Midwest, New England Spring Floods
While spring is officially here, many parts of the United States still feel like they are stuck in winter's grasp. Snow has continued to fall across parts of the Plains, Midwest, mid-Atlantic and the...
View ArticleToday's 10 Must-See Photos: 3-27-2013
Cmdr_Hadfield/Twitter 1 of 10 Astronaut Chris Hadfield tweeted this photo of a smaller river feeding the Amazon from the International Space Station on March 27. He wrote, "A squiggly little river...
View ArticleRare Horizontal Rainbow Forms Over Paris, Goes Viral
March 27, 2013 Photo by Bertrand Kulik / Facebook How does Paris' already stunning skyline become even more spectacular? One way, it turns out, is with the addition of a rare, rainbow-like prism...
View ArticleThe World's 50 Most Epic Views
Nick Smarto/Flickr 1 of 50 Amazing views: They've led travelers to hike the extra mile (or 10), drive for days (or weeks) and even risk life and limb. They're among the top reasons many of us venture...
View ArticleNearly 3 Dozen Homes Evacuated in Wash. Landslide
An aerial photo shows a landslide near Coupeville, Wash., on Whidbey Island, Wednesday, March 27, 2013. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren) SEATTLE (AP) - Geologists and engineers are assessing the stability of...
View ArticleExperts Urge Jamaica to Prepare for Big Quake
The beach of the Grand Lido Sans Souci resort in the town of Ocho Rios, Jamaica. (AP Photo) KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) - A U.S. seismic expert on Wednesday urged authorities in Jamaica to start long-term...
View ArticleSnow Has Roads Closed at Great Smoky Mountains
(AP Photo) GATLINBURG, Tenn. (AP) - Road crews are working to get snow-covered roads in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park open as the spring tourism season is set to begin. Park spokeswoman Dana...
View ArticleWatch: Were UFOs Spotted in Texas?
Fireballs seen floating in the sky near Houston, Texas, sent some residents into a panic, though they were not the alien invaders some had feared. Despite many residents' belief that they were seeing...
View ArticleGulf to Midwest at Risk for Severe Storm Season
AccuWeather long-range forecasters are predicting an active severe storm season during the mid-spring and early summer of 2013, despite a slow March this year, compared to last year. In short,...
View ArticleToday's 10 Must-See Photos: 3-28-2013
Cmdr_Hadfield/Twitter 1 of 10 Astronaut Chris Hadfield tweeted this photo of the moon on the horizon from the International Space Station on March 27. He wrote, "Tonight's Finale: The Moon rose on the...
View ArticleSandy-Ravaged Businesses Reopen; Residents Fear Public Confusion
March 28, 2013 The iconic Jet Star rollercoaster seen in the background was washed into the ocean during the wrath of Superstorm Sandy. Photo courtesy of AccuWeather.com's senior videographer David...
View Article5 Tornado Safety Myths Debunked
This tornado was one of many spawned during a massive outbreak stretching from eastern Colorado to Oklahoma on May 23-24 in 2011. (Sean Waugh | NOAA | NSSL) Tornadoes conjure up images of massive...
View ArticleSolar Plane to Travel Across U.S.
Solar Impulse solar-powered plane is displayed during a press conference at Moffett Airfield, NASA Ames Research Center in Mountain View, Calif., on Thursday, March 28, 2013. (AP Photo/Tony Avelar)...
View ArticleAmericans Oppose Paying for Storm-Ravaged Beaches
A public works employee operates a bulldozer on the beach in Long Beach Township, N.J., on March 5, 2013, a day before a powerful winter storm was forecast to hit the Jersey shore. (AP Photo/Wayne...
View ArticleMystery of Desert 'Fairy Circles' Solved, Creators Found
Here, numerous tracks of Oryx antelopes crossing fairy circles in an interdune pan, shown in this aerial view of Namibrand, Namibia. (Image courtesy of N. Juergens) The "artists" behind bizarre,...
View ArticleWet and Mild End to March in Midwest, East
After a slew of winter storms this month, March will end on a wetter and milder note in many places. The next storm system that will move eastward this weekend is poised to bring rain and some...
View ArticleToday's 10 Must-See Photos: 3-29-2013
Cmdr_Hadfield/Twitter 1 of 10 Astronaut Chris Hadfield tweeted this photo of the Nazca lines in Peru from the International Space Station on March 28. He wrote, "The Nazca lines seem to show that the...
View ArticleHow a Storm Became Big Enough to Span the Atlantic
An image of the storm taken by the MODIS instrument on the Aqua satellite on March 27, 2013. (NASA) There is currently a massive storm churning over the Atlantic that spans the entire ocean basin,...
View ArticleWatch: How to Stay Chic in the Rain
We're in the midst of those transitional months - one day it's hot, the next it's cold, with rainy days peppered in between. But a little inclement weather is no reason to let your look suffer;...
View ArticleSevere Thunderstorms Threaten Texas, Oklahoma
Thunderstorms are in the forecast across much of the South Central states for the start of the holiday weekend. Some erupting storms late on Saturday and into Saturday night will have the potential to...
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