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National Weather Service:
'Do Not Take Threat Lightly'

Jul 22, 2011 10:01 AM CDT

National Weather Service: 'Do Not Take Threat Lightly'

29 states remain under heat advisories

(Newser) - Twenty-nine states are under advisories as a blistering heat wave continues, MSNBC reports. East Coast temps are projected to hit highs in the 90s and 100s, says a meteorologist, but the heat index—what it feels like—could be closer to 115 degrees through tomorrow, says the National Weather Service....

Oklahoma Governor Asks Residents to Pray for Rain

Oklahoma Governor:
Please Pray for Rain

Jul 15, 2011 10:53 AM CDT

Oklahoma Governor: Please Pray for Rain

Another heat wave coming, and there's no rain in sight

(Newser) - Another massive heat wave is poised to engulf much of the United States beginning today, threatening to send the heat index up to 115 degrees, reports Reuters . "It looks like it's going to be a long-term heat wave," says a meteorologist at the National Weather Service. A...

Midwest, South Roast
in 100+ Degree Heat

Jul 12, 2011 6:54 AM CDT

Midwest, South Roast in 100+ Degree Heat

Heat advisories in 22 states today

(Newser) - It's about as far away from Christmas as we can get, but much of the South and Midwest might feel like they're roasting on an open fire. Heat advisories and warnings were issued yesterday for 17 states, reports the AP; that number increased to 22 states in the...

Dust Cloud Swallows Phoenix

Jul 6, 2011 6:56 AM CDT

Dust Cloud Swallows Phoenix

Was as tall as 2 miles high at times

(Newser) - It's a scene movie directors would pay millions to create: a 10,000-foot-tall dust cloud advancing over a city, swallowing it whole. That was the reality in Phoenix last night, as a massive dust storm swept over the city like a wave, reports the AP . Radar data showed that...

Study Shows Planes Can Cause Extra Rain, Snowfall

Airplanes Can Cause
Extra Rainfall

STUDY SAYS

Jul 1, 2011 12:23 PM CDT

Airplanes Can Cause Extra Rainfall

Phenomenon caused by holes punched in cloud cover

(Newser) - Airplanes flying through super-cooled clouds around airports can cause condensation that actually results in more snow and rain for nearby areas, according to a new study. The perfect conditions for such a freaky weather event occur about 5% of the time—but 10% to 15% in winter—according to the...

Feds Predict Up to
6 Major Atlantic
Hurricanes

season starts june 1

May 19, 2011 12:45 PM CDT

Feds Predict Up to 6 Major Atlantic Hurricanes

...meaning storms that top 111mph

(Newser) - Government forecasters released their prediction for the 2011 hurricane season today, and it’s going to be a bumpy one. The National Ocean and Atmospheric Administration is expecting three to six major hurricanes from an above average Atlantic storm season. As many as 18 named tropical storms may develop, and...

Northeast Braces for Snow
—as LA Battles Heat Wave

Mar 31, 2011 3:16 PM CDT

Northeast Braces for Snow —as LA Battles Heat Wave

New England, upstate New York could get a foot

(Newser) - Mother Nature is planning an April Fool’s joke on the Northeast: Just as spring was beginning to bloom, a snowstorm is on its way, the AP reports. It’s expected to arrive tonight and continue into the morning, pounding some areas—including New England, eastern New York, and northwestern...

Winter Cancellations
May Cost Airlines $600M

Feb 7, 2011 10:22 AM CST

Winter Cancellations May Cost Airlines $600M

Record number of flights grounded by weather

(Newser) - If you’ve had to deal with a flight cancellation recently, rest assured that the airlines most definitely feel your pain. A seemingly never-ending string of winter storms has forced airlines to cancel a record 89,884 flights since Nov. 1, Bloomberg reports, costing them more than $629 million according...

Woman Freezes to Death in Driveway in Northeast Chill

Jan 24, 2011 7:22 AM CST

Woman Freezes to Death in Driveway in Northeast Chill

In parts of New England, it may feel like 50 below

(Newser) - New England has been hit with a blast of winter cold from Canada so severe that at least two people have died, including one woman whose frozen body was found in a driveway in Connecticut, the AP reports. She apparently fell Saturday night and froze while temperatures were near zero;...

Freak Weather Snarls
Europe Travel

Dec 20, 2010 1:21 AM CST

Freak Weather Snarls Europe Travel

Frustrated travelers camp out in airports, train stations

(Newser) - Hundreds of thousands of passengers on their way to family holiday festivities in Europe were camped out instead yesterday at mobbed airports and train stations shut down by record snow and cold. London's Heathrow Airport was largely closed for a second day as wanna-be fliers huddled under emergency blankets on...

Poland Deep Freeze Kills 30

Dec 3, 2010 8:49 AM CST

Poland Deep Freeze Kills 30

Meanwhile, worst floods in a century hit Balkans

(Newser) - The death toll from a deep freeze in Poland has increased to 30 with a dozen more deaths occurring overnight, while some of the worst floods in a century devastated parts of the Balkans. Many of those who died in Poland are drunks or homeless people, and police canvassed the...

Snow, Wreck
Strand Hundreds
in Western NY

Dec 2, 2010 9:30 AM CST

Snow, Wreck Strand Hundreds in Western NY

'13 miles of bumper-to-bumper cars': trooper

(Newser) - Hundreds of motorists were stranded on a western New York highway today after an accident caused a backup and the idling cars became stuck overnight in heavy snow. A 10-mile section of Interstate 90 was closed in both directions in Buffalo's eastern suburbs, a state trooper said. The highway was...

LA's New
Heat Record:
113 Degrees

Sep 28, 2010 3:57 AM CDT

LA's New Heat Record: 113 Degrees

Heat wave breaks official thermometer

(Newser) - Heat records melted in a scorching day across southern California yesterday, with downtown Los Angeles recording the highest temperature since records began in 1877. The National Weather Service's thermometer hit 113º around noon before breaking down, and officials say the day's true temperature could have been even higher, the Los ...

Fire Tornado Strikes, Vanishes

viral video

Aug 25, 2010 3:50 PM CDT

Fire Tornado Strikes, Vanishes

Apocalyptic phenomenon hits Aracatuba, Brazil

(Newser) - It doesn't quite seem possible, but a tornado of fire has ripped through a town in Brazil, Yahoo News reports. Aracatuba has been caught in a ghastly 3-month drought, and brush fires combined with strong wind currents to suspend the fire in a column. The tornado left a trail of...

The Horrific Scene
of the Stevens Crash

WEATHER EYED AS CAUSE

Aug 11, 2010 1:03 PM CDT

The Horrific Scene of the Stevens Crash

Survivors lay in mangled wreckage as chilled rain fell

(Newser) - When Ted Stevens and his companions left their lodge, they thought they were headed for a quick trip to a salmon fishing camp. When they hadn’t arrived hours later, the lodge sent out search planes, who quickly found a horrific scene, the AP reports. The nose of the plane...

Keep Cool in
the Heat Wave

Jul 5, 2010 3:40 PM CDT

Keep Cool in the Heat Wave

Experts offer tips for saving money on air-conditioning

(Newser) - Almost one-fifth of Americans' spending on utilities goes toward keeping cool, but the total doesn't have to be that high, reports USA Today . With most of the US in the grip of a heat wave , some pointers for becoming less reliant on less air-conditioning and lowering your electric bill:

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Storm Could Stop
Spill Cleanup
for 2 Weeks

Jun 25, 2010 2:52 PM CDT

Storm Could Stop Spill Cleanup for 2 Weeks

'Top hat' would have to be turned off, releasing 840K extra gallons

(Newser) - A looming hurricane could force workers scrambling to slow or stop the Gulf oil spill back to shore—and release even more oil into the water, the Miami Herald reports. A weather system in the west-central Caribbean has a 70% chance of developing into a tropical cyclone over the weekend....

Tornado Wreaks Havoc
in Montana

Jun 21, 2010 11:25 AM CDT

Tornado Wreaks Havoc in Montana

Amateur video gives up-close look at destruction

(Newser) - A tornado tore through Billings, Mont., yesterday, ripping the roof off a sports arena and several other nearby buildings. You can actually see it happen in this up-close-and-personal amateur video aired by CNN . The twister touched down at about 4:30 and hovered in place for about 15 minutes, according...

Wealthy Americans
Migrating South:
IRS Data

see your county's stats

Jun 15, 2010 1:32 PM CDT

Wealthy Americans Migrating South: IRS Data

Good weather, low taxes lure rich, even during recession

(Newser) - Wealthy Americans are on the move, largely to the low-income-tax havens of the Sunbelt. A new Forbes analysis of IRS data from 2008 shows Collier County, Fla., at the head of the pack, picking up 15,150 new residents with an average income of $76,161—compared to $26,128...

Wildfire Smoke Shrouds
New England, Quebec

May 31, 2010 4:15 PM CDT

Wildfire Smoke Shrouds New England, Quebec

Blazes raging in Canadian forest send clouds hundreds of miles

(Newser) - Massive clouds of smoke from forest fires raging in Quebec have moved south and east across New England, screening the holiday-weekend sun throughout the region. "I just walked to the beach in Sandwich where you can usually see white cliffs in Plymouth, the Sagamore Bridge and sometimes the Provincetown...