(multimedia) State police shut down portions of Interstate 25 in Albuquerque, New Mexico, on Thursday because a wind storm kicked up dust, obscuring visibility in both directions. Msnbc.com’s Al Stirrett reports that the blowing...
(multimedia) In March 2012 (between March 14 and April 3), NASA will launch five sounding rockets in approximately five minutes to measure 200-300 mile-per-hour winds at the edge of space. This mission, known as...
The early-striking, intense storm system that hit the country last week has many people wondering if this year’s spring could be a repeat of the violent season we saw last year. U.S. tornado outbreaks...
(multimedia) Kentucky can be heard praying as she watches a tornado approach.
US authorities in four Midwestern states are searching for survivors and clearing damage after a string of powerful storms and tornadoes left at least 35 people dead. The states of Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio and...
Updated at 8:45 p.m. ET: HARRISBURG, Ill. — At least 12 people were killed — including several crushed by debris — as tornadoes marched across the Midwest, flattening parts of several towns including the...
BRANSON, Mo. — At least nine people were killed overnight as a line of tornadoes marched across the Midwest, flattening parts of several towns, officials said Wednesday. Hardest hit was Harrisburg, Ill., where six...
The globe experienced its 19th warmest January since record keeping began in 1880. Arctic sea ice extent was the fourth smallest extent on record for January at 7.5 percent below average. Additionally, La Niña...
Did it feel like time flew in November 2009? It turns out the days were actually going a wee bit faster for part of that month, according to a team of NASA and European...
There is a new battle going on in Afghanistan these days, one that has everything to do with weather. U.S. soldiers and Afghans alike are battling brutal conditions after the capital city of Kabul...
