Winter solstice arrives; storms could disrupt record holiday travels
A small snowman sits on a bridge in Central Park as snow falls in New York City on Feb. 13, and snow storms might return…
Snow, ice grounds traffic at Chicago’s O’Hare Airport; cold zeros in on U.S. East
1 of 6 | People arrive to check in for flights the day before the Thanksgiving holiday at O'Hare International Airport in Chicago on Nov.…
Officials declare ‘murder hornet’ eradicated from U.S.
Members of the Washington State Department of Agriculture hrnet eradication pose for a photo in October of 2022 after removing the first hornet nest detected…
Rare tornado strikes south of Bay Area with estimated peak winds of 90 mph
Dec. 15 (UPI) -- A rare tornado struck Scotts Valley, just south of the Bay Area, overturning cars, damaging trees and knocking out power with…
Midwest ice storm causes hundreds of accidents; snow, ice coming to W.V., Pa.
The Upper Midwest was socked by an ice storm late Friday into Saturday and parts of West Virginia and Pennsylvania are in line for the…
EU climate service: World on track for hottest ever year after second-warmest November
The wreckage of a car swept away and pulverized in flash flooding in November in the flood-hit municipality of Letur in Albacete province, Spain. The…
FHA extends foreclosure moratorium in hurricane-ravaged regions
Hurricane Milton destroyed large parts of Manasota Key, Fla., on Oct. 11. The Biden administration on Friday extended a foreclosure moratorium on areas ravaged by…
Countries fail to reach agreement at UN plastic pollution talks in South Korea
Activists hold a rally in Busan during the International Negotiating Committee on Plastic Pollution, which concluded early Monday without an agreement. Photo by Seunghyeok Choi/…
5 people missing from capsized Alaska fishing boat
Rescuers are searching for a 50-foot fishing vessel called the Wind Walker after the U.S. Coast Guard said it capsized in rough water southwest of…
Deadly, destructivehurricane season ends after 18 named storms
1 of 3 | New Jersey Task Force 1 Urban Search and Rescue Team members conduct operations in Asheville and throughout Buncombe County, North Carolina,…
Up to 6 feet of snow takes aim at western N.Y., interstate highways closed
A lake-effect blizzard is expected to bring up to 6 feet of snow to the Watertown, N.Y., area of east of Lake Ontario over the…
Flights delayed, canceled as inclement weather hits U.S. ahead of Thanksgiving
People arrive to check in for flights the day before the Thanksgiving holiday at O'Hare International Airport in Chicago, Ill., on Wednesday. Officials estimate that…
COP29 negotiators agree on funding deal for poor nations facing climate crises
Negotiators at the COP29 climate conference reached an agreement on a financing deal for poor nations bearing the brunt of climate change on Sunday, two…
Forecasters say ‘messy,’ cold weather may be in store for Thanksgiving holiday
Thanksgiving Day may be a rainy and cold one for many across the United States this year, especially in the eastern half of the country,…
1 dead, hundreds of thousands without power as bomb cyclone hits Pacific Northwest
1 of 4 | Responders on Tuesday night work to extraciate two people trapped in a trail by a fallen tree in Maple Valley, Wash.…
Bomb cyclone takes aim at Pacific Northwest, northern California
A once-in-a-decade bomb cyclone forms off the West Coast of the United States on Tuesday and is expected to hit Washington, Oregon and northern California,…
New York City issues first drought warning in two decades
The sky Is lit in red, orange and blue colors behind One World Trade Center and the Manhattan Skyline just before sunrise in New York…
Biden visits Amazon rainforest, calls on future generations to protect wildlife
U.S. President Joe Biden toured Brazil's Amazon rainforest on Sunday, as he called for future generations to protect its wildlife and the delicate ecological balance.…
Super Typhoon Man-y makes landfall in Philippines
Super Typhoon Man-yi had sustained wind speeds of 160 mph as it made landfall in the Philippines Saturday, triggering emergency evacuations across six provinces. Photo…
Stationary Tropical Storm Sara producing flash flooding, mudslides in Central America
Tropical Storm Sara is bringing heavy rain to Central America. Image courtesy National Hurricane Center Nov. 16 (UPI) -- Tropical Storm Sara is stationary and…