In A Nutshell A major study of 42 years of data shows severe winter storms have shifted northwest, away from the traditional ...

Three factors are combining to increase the likelihood of a weaker polar vortex this winter, the website reports. And a ...

Winter in some parts of South Africa is a time of low (or no) rainfall and high fire danger. Sheldon Strydom studies the ...

According to a winter weather alert issued Wednesday by the National Weather Service, snow will primarily impact elevations above 6,000 feet, but some accumulation may occur as low as 4,000 feet, with ...

A consultants’ report highlights the shortcomings in the city of Toronto’s current set of winter maintenance contracts which ...

A severe blizzard moved in with little warning, bringing high winds and zero visibility. This was the crew’s first exposure to a true winter storm while living aboard in one of the harshest maritime ...

Weather forecasting is not easy. The truth is that predicting future weather conditions over broad, or even narrow, swaths of ...

From packing an emergency kit to navigating FEMA aid to finding legal services and mental health resources, this is a ...

At first a response to extreme weather, the 2010 Telework Enhancement Act prepared agencies for a different type of disaster ...

Despite a warming climate, bone-chilling winter cold can grip parts of the U.S. -- and this study explains why. Researchers ...

Stratospheric polar vortex changes still trigger brutal U.S. winter cold snaps and extreme weather despite a warming climate.

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