Hurricane Irma: Storm batters Florida, causing flooding and power outages
Hurricane Irma was downgraded to a tropical storm on Monday but is still producing strong wind gusts that are nearly hurricane force.
Steve Earley 0 Comment Nation, Weather Caribbean, disasters, Florida, Hurricane Irma, Hurricanes, storms, weather
Hurricane Irma was downgraded to a tropical storm on Monday but is still producing strong wind gusts that are nearly hurricane force.
Quinn Kelley 0 Comment Nation, Weather Houston, hurricane, Hurricane Harvey, Texas, Tropical Storm Harvey, weather
Hurricane Harvey left a trail of devastation Saturday after the most powerful storm to hit the US mainland in over a decade slammed into Texas, destroying homes, severing power supplies and forcing tens of thousands of residents to flee. The remnants of Hurricane Harvey, which has lingered as a tropical storm, sent devastating floods pouring into Houston on Sunday as rising water chased thousands of people to rooftops or higher ground.
Quinn Kelley 0 Comment NASA, Nation, Weather eclipse, solar eclipse, space
Millions of people flocked to areas of the U.S. that are in the “path of totality” in order to experience a total solar eclipse. During the event, the moon passes in between the sun and the Earth, appearing to block the sun.
Quinn Kelley 0 Comment Weather, World Canada, Finland, MSV Nordica, Pacific Ocean
Photos from the Finnish icebreaker MSV Nordica as it sails the North Pacific Ocean to traverse the Northwest Passage through the Canadian Arctic Archipelago.
Emma Patti Harris 0 Comment Weather, World Stonehenge, Summer Solstice, Times Square
From Stonehenge to Times Square, people are celebrating the summer solstice, the longest day of the year.
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Emma Patti Harris 0 Comment Weather, World Portugal, wildfire
A wildfire that erupted over the weekend has ripped through central Portugal killing over 60 people and injured dozens more. According to the Portuguese Interior Minister Constanca Urbano de Sousa, eight firefighters are among the injured and four of those are in critical condition.
Quinn Kelley 0 Comment Nation, Weather blizzard, New York, Nor'easter, Pennsylvania, snow, winter
Much of the Northeast is under a state of emergency as a blizzard is expected to bring over one foot of snow and high winds to the area.
Quinn Kelley 0 Comment Weather blizzard, Connecticut, New York, snow
A heavy winter snow storm lashed the northeastern United States Thursday, subjecting New York to near blizzard-like conditions and forcing flight cancellations as schools and the United Nations closed.
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Quinn Kelley 0 Comment Americas, Weather, World flooding, landslides, Lima, Peru
Torrential rains, landslides and overflowing of rivers have killed 25 people and affected over 200,000 in Peru since the beginning of the year.
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Caroline Pate 0 Comment Weather cold weather, snow
Temperatures dipped severely this week in many parts of the United States. Dangerously cold temperatures gripped the Upper Midwest in advance of a storm that’s expected to bring several inches of snow in coming days, while schools and officials in the Northeast braced for their own blast of wintry weather. Much of the northern Mid-Atlantic and Northeast will stay cold for the next couple of days as the arctic air remains stuck over the northern Appalachians, the National Weather Service said.