Punxsutawney Phil is predicting six more weeks of winter after seeing his shadow at Gobbler’s Knob Sunday morning. As CBS News reports, thousands of people gather every Feb. 2 to watch Phil make his big prediction at Gobbler’s Knob, about an hour and a half drive from Pittsburgh in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania. This year’s crowd was […]
The chilly morning of Jan. 28, 1986, ended in disaster as the space shuttle Challenger broke apart off the coast of Florida in one of the worst tragedies in the history of NASA. As AccuWeather reports, the mission, known as STS-51-L, was Challenger’s 10th flight and the 25th flight of the space shuttle program. The […]
Residents around the Great Lakes were on notice Monday that a weather phenomenon known as an “ice shove” was possible throughout the night on the eastern shores as whiteout conditions were expected across the Northeast. The Great Lakes are incredibly large bodies of water, used for shipping goods and ores around the world. Their shores are […]
As much needed rain falls across Los Angeles and Ventura Counties and gives firefighters relief from ongoing wildfires, officials are warning crisis-weary residents of new problems in the burn scar areas: flash floods, mudslides, hazardous waste, and toxic ash runoff. NWS Issues Flood Watch for Burn Scar Areas As NPR reports, the National Weather Service […]
Sun-soaked Florida and other parts of the South appear to have shattered snowfall records in what many are calling a once-in-a-lifetime chance to witness sandy snowscapes on beaches, of all places. As the Associated Press (AP) reports, so much of the white stuff piled up across the South that snowballs flew on Bourbon Street in […]
You may see a lot of media hype about a “great planet alignment” on January 25. Perhaps you won’t believe it to be the most magical lineup ever, but it WILL be an amazing planetary display you won’t want to miss. It’s truly the best overall planet view in years. The 8 Planets First, a quick review. According […]
Just when they thought it was over…. While gusty winds took a long break over Southern California this past weekend, allowing ample progress to be made in containing existing wildfires, AccuWeather meteorologists have warned that winds will ramp up into Tuesday. A strong zone of high pressure is building across the Rocky Mountains early this week. As […]
An invasion of frigid air – with links to a “polar vortex” – from the Arctic swept south from the Plains and Ohio Valley Sunday, moving towards the Southeast and East. Threat level: The colder-than-average temperatures threatens public health for those exposed to the wind and cold, and may harm water and power infrastructure from North Dakota to Texas, on […]
The Kilauea volcano in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park erupted again on Wednesday, January 15, marking the fourth episode of an eruption that began on December 23. Footage livestreamed by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) on Thursday shows lava fountains at the Halemaumau crater. The USGS said the eruption has been restricted to the summit caldera, and that it “has been occurring […]
A new wildfire broke out in Ventura County late Monday night as thousands of firefighters in California continued their work to extinguish other deadly blazes that have scorched thousands of acres of land in the Los Angeles area since last week. As Fox Weather reports, fire officials said the new Auto Fire ignited near a river in Ventura late Monday night and quickly began to […]