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Feb20
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Winter storm dumps snow on South, knocks out power

1 | Staff | February 20, 2012

A winter storm on Sunday dumped several inches of snow on a band of southern states, triggering accidents on slippery roads and knocking out power to tens of thousan...

Jan25
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Biggest Solar Storm in Eight Years Now Pummeling Earth

1 | Staff | January 25, 2012

Earth is currently weathering the largest solar storm recorded in more than eight years, thanks to a giant wave of charged particles from the sun that slammed into t...

Dec21
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Much of West still under winter storm warnings

3, , | Staff | December 21, 2011

A blizzard that roared through much of the southern Rockies and central Plains tapered off Wednesday but still several states were expected to deal with heavy snow. ...

Dec19
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Southwestern U.S. braces for blizzard conditions

1 | Staff | December 19, 2011

Residents of the Southwest are bracing for a blizzard to kick off the holiday week with heavy snows, strong winds and icy roads that could make driving across the re...

Dec7
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Snow Showers Sweep South Amid Gale Warning

3, , | Editor | December 7, 2011

There are warnings of strong winds and snow for many parts of the UK in the next couple of days as the winter cold snap bites.

Nov10
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Turkey quake kills 7, topples buildings

3, , | Staff | November 10, 2011

An earthquake rocked eastern Turkey late Wednesday, killing seven people and toppling buildings less than three weeks after a massive quake killed more than 600 peop...

Oct26
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Aurora Pictures: Rare Northern Lights Seen in U.S. South

1 | Staff | October 26, 2011

If the devil went down to Georgia this week, he must have traded in his fiddle for blood-red auroras. A cloud of charged particles from the sun slammed into Earth...

Oct25
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Hurricane Rina picks up steam near Central America

1 | Staff | October 25, 2011

Hurricane Rina gained strength off the coast of Central America late Monday, kicking out maximum sustained winds of 80 mph, the National Hurricane Center in Miami re...

Sep22
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Tropical Storm Ophelia strengthens in Atlantic

1 | Editor | September 22, 2011

Tropical Storm Ophelia changed little as it moved west over the central Atlantic, but posed no immediate threat to land, forecasters said. Ophelia's maximum susta...

Sep22
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NASA Satellite Falling Faster Due to Solar Activity

1 | Editor | September 22, 2011

It may be doomed, but the NASA satellite that's about to crash-land on Earth isn't going out quietly. (Also see "Space Debris: Five Unexpected Objects That Fell to E...