Tag: weather
As Birmingham and other cities clean up, weather service rolling out radar upgrades
Tornadoes tore across parts of the United States on Sunday night, killing at least two, in Jefferson County, Ala., and wounding dozens. But many lives were likely saved with timely warnings from the National Weather Service -- warning they hope to make more accurate with a new radar system rolling out nationally....
VIDEO: Snowy, icy weather in Seattle makes for unpleasant conditions
Seattle weather is anything but pleasant today, with a blast of snow and ice complicating commutes across the Pacific Northwestern city and generally making a mess of things....
Valdez, Alaska, turns to outside help to dig out from 10+ foot snow drifts
The Pineapple Express jet stream from Alaska is meeting up with a Siberian cold air mass over Alaska and it's dropping foot after foot of snow on top of many Alaskan communities....
VIDEO: National Guard called to dig out town buried under 10 feet of snow
In little Cordova, Alaska, a town accessible only by air and sea, they're struggling with removing the 130 inches of snow that have fallen in December and the first eight days of January — and more snow is on the way....
As temperatures rise, humans and nature will both have to adapt
With rising temperatures, more precipitation and more fierce storms, civilization will have to change how it works. It'll be catching up with the animals, which are already making changes....
VIDEO: Central Plains states rocked by deadly blizzard
At least six people have died on U.S. highways while driving in winter weather across the middle parts of the United States. All this just as the holiday travel season is getting started....
Coffee growers in Uganda and elsewhere find climate change hurting their crops
In Uganda, the coffee trees are nearly empty — and it's not because of the harvest. A combination of disease, lack of rain and rising temperatures are decimating coffee crops....
Feds open investigation into Jet Blue tarmac delay over the weekend (with video)
The Department of Transportation will investigate Jet Blue's tarmac delays from this weekend, which left some passengers stuck on the tarmac of an airport in Connecticut....
Endangered birds survive hurricanes during migration, only to be killed by hunters
A pair of whimbrels had survived a hurricane and had nearly completed their lengthy, 3,000 mile migration when they were shot from the sky by hunters in the Caribbean country of Guadeloupe....
Using weather patterns to predict global conflict
A new study finds extreme hot weather doubles the risk of civil conflict in tropical countries....
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