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Midwest and Tennessee Brace for Heavy Snow

Environment

People who live in Nashville are likely to witness a rare event this holiday season: A white Christmas. Several inches of snow are expected to reach parts of Tennessee, Georgia and the Midwest this weekend. Up to eight inches could fall in Iowa and six inches in Illinois and Minnesota. It’s been 41 years since […]

The World

Football, meet bad weather: the weekend’s wildcard

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The World

Measuring the environmental impact of Gulf oil spill

Environment

Islands rise, trees fall and a Brit decides to row across the Pacific, around the world today

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The hottest temperature ever recorded in the world was at Furnace Creek, in California's Death Valley. (Photo: Wiki Commons)

Where in the World has the Hottest Temperature Been Recorded?

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Photo: REUTERS/Stringer

Mexico Battered by One-two Tropical Storm Punch

Environment

Dozens are dead and as much as two-thirds of the country has been affected as Mexico has been battered by a series of tropical storms this week. Host Aaron Schachter gets the latest from reporter Jennifer Collins in Mexico City.

Massive Saharan Dust Cloud Blows Across Atlantic

Environment

A huge sandstorm that originated over the Sahara Desert is traveling on the wind across the Atlantic Ocean toward the Caribbean. Jason Dunion, a hurricane investigator with Atlantic Oceanographic Meteorological Laboratory of NOAA, says sandstorms are interesting weather phenomenon that impact hurricane formation and create spectacular sunsets.

Millions Endure Record Heat Wave in China’s Financial Center

Environment

A heatwave is affecting parts of eastern China with no relief in sight. Daytime temperatures have soared as high as 105 degrees making it the hottest July in over a century.

Brazil: Southern Snow and the Sanctifier

Environment

A blast of frigid Antarctic air has brought snow to much of Southern Brazil. This coincides with the official visit by Pope Francis, and comes on the heels of mass demonstrations against the government. All this has made it a wild winter.

Toronto Slammed with Record-Setting Thunderstorms and Flash Flooding

Development & Education

Toronto was slammed with a record-setting thunderstorm this week. It unleashed flash floods that caused havoc in the Canadian city. Anchor Marco Werman gets the details from CBC reporter Laura Lynch in Toronto.