
Hurricane Joaquin Could Affect More Than 65 Million from Carolinas to Massachusetts
Joaquin is already threatening the Bahamas. Even if it doesn’t make landfall in the U.S., the storm will have a major impact on the U.S. eastcoast and inland areas
Joaquin is already threatening the Bahamas. Even if it doesn’t make landfall in the U.S., the storm will have a major impact on the U.S. eastcoast and inland areas
No two storms are ever exactly alike due to storm tracks, the position of other weather systems nearby and other factors
The mile-wide twister flattened much of the city of Moore
Two storms joined forces to bring a major blizzard to New England Friday night into Saturday
Fearing system failure, the center decided against hurricane advisories north of North Carolina, resulting in widespread miscommunication and confusion the Northeast
Sandy may not have been the most powerful hurricane to make landfall, but it is likely to be the most damaging ever
A dip in the jet stream could enable cold air from the north to interact with the storm's tropical moisture
On October 12, 1979, Typhoon Tip generated peak wind speeds of 300 kilometers per hour. If it had been over the U.S., it would have stretched from Dallas to New York City
The challenge of trekking across the coldest part of Earth in the dark could also yield new data on oceanography and meteorology
Hard-hit drought areas of the Midwest and Plains states are probably not going to have a good display of fall foliage this year
The storm is expected to reach Category 2 and hit New Orleans seven years to the date when Katrina devastated the city
Waves of extreme weather will likely persist to mid-August, stressing crops
The upcoming shortfall is likely to impact the price of corn feed and grain-related items significantly and could trickle down to higher food and gas prices
A ridge of high pressure in the Great Lakes region will shift eastward on Wednesday to bring heat to regions less accustomed to triple-digit real-feels
The moon will reduce the sun to what resembles a thin ring late Sunday along a path from Oregon to Texas
Hundreds of birds and dolphins have been washing up dead along the Peru coast against a backdrop of oceanic warming in the region
Steam, smoke and hot fragments of rock were ejected from Popocatepetl last weekend, about 50 miles southeast of Mexico's capital city
More than 100 tornadoes were reported from Oklahoma through Kansas, Nebraska and southern Iowa on Saturday
Despite improvements in detection methods and more accurate ship positions, as well as warmer seas, ships continue to have close encounters with frozen, floating objects
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