Feb 04 Polar vortex envelops Northeast with dangerously cold temperatures By Mark Pratt, Associated Press Arctic air descended into the Northeast on Saturday morning, bringing dangerously cold sub-zero temperatures and wind chills that dropped to minus 45 to minus 50 degrees Fahrenheit (minus 43 to minus 45 C) in many areas. Continue reading
Jan 14 Watch 5:01 The connection between cold weather and catching a cold By John Yang, Sarah Clune Hartman New research suggests that cold weather may actually affect the human body's immune response, making us more susceptible to colds, flus and other upper respiratory infections. Dr. Benjamin Bleier, a sinus specialist at Mass Eye and Ear and a senior… Continue watching
Dec 24 Millions without power as winter storm batters U.S. with blizzards, freezing rain By Corey Williams, Associated Press A battering winter storm left nearly 2 million homes and businesses without power across the United States on Saturday, as millions more people were left to worry how the prospect of further outages would effect holiday and travel plans. Continue reading
Dec 23 Massive winter storm brings snow, ice, plunging temperatures to U.S. By Heather Hollingsworth, Jill Bleed, Associated Press Winter weather is blanketing the U.S. as a massive storm sent temperatures crashing and created whiteout conditions. Continue reading
Dec 21 An arctic blast could snowball into a bomb cyclone. Here’s what that means By Maddie Burakoff, Associated Press An arctic blast is bringing extreme cold, heavy snow and high winds to much of the U.S. this week. Continue reading
Feb 03 Watch 2:05 Across the U.S., a sprawling winter storm brings snow, ice and tornadoes By Nicole Ellis, Harry Zahn Crews and residents across the Midwest are digging their way out as a sprawling winter storm pushes further across the country. Some places have reported over a foot of snow, creating dangerous driving conditions in several states, while more than… Continue watching
Mar 14 Winter storm closes roads in Wyoming, Colorado, Nebraska By Associated Press A powerful late winter snowstorm intensified over the central Rocky Mountains with heavy snow and wind leading to airport and road closures, power outages and avalanche warnings in parts of Colorado, Wyoming and Nebraska. Continue reading
Feb 25 Cold wreaks havoc on aging waterworks in the South By Melinda Deslatte, Leah Willingham, Associated Press Cities across Texas, Tennessee, Louisiana and Mississippi are still grappling with outages that crippled health care facilities and forced families to wait in line for potable water. Continue reading
Feb 20 Biden declares major disaster in Texas as federal aid flows By Darlene Superville, Associated Press Add Mother Nature to the pile of crises on President Joe Biden’s plate. A month into the job and focused on the coronavirus, Biden is seeing his disaster management skills tested after winter storms plunged Texas, Oklahoma and neighboring states… Continue reading
Feb 16 Watch 8:08 Millions remain without power in frigid temperatures after major winter storm By Stephanie Sy, Patty Gorena Morales Millions of American remained without power in frigid temperatures Tuesday as the U.S. continues to grapple with the effects of a major storm. The demand for energy is taxing power grids, most significantly in Texas. Stephanie Sy speaks with Michael… Continue watching