Weather

Photos from D.C.’s worst snowstorm (so far) on record

By Vanessa Dennis

The “Knickerbocker Blizzard” of 1922 dumped 28 inches of snow on Washington, D.C. The storm was named after the flat roof of the Knickerbocker Theatre collapsed and killed 98 people.

2015 hottest year in recorded history

By Joshua Barajas

The calculations are in, and 2015 was the warmest year on record, ever since data collection on the planet’s surface land and ocean temperatures began in 1880, NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced Wednesday.

If you get chikungunya this summer, maybe blame El Niño

By Nsikan Akpan

El Niño has a history of favoring tropical disease in the U.S. With chikungunya and Zika virus knocking on the door, scientists describe what might be in store for the U.S. next year.

Texas storms kill at least 11 overnight

By News Desk

Cleanup and recovery efforts were underway in the suburbs of Dallas, Texas, on Sunday after tornadoes and powerful storms ripped through the region overnight, killing at least 11 people.

Global warming seen as more concrete, urgent problem since Kyoto

By Seth Borenstein, Associated Press

Eighteen years ago, the discussion was far more about average temperatures, not the freakish extremes. Now, scientists and others realize it is in the more frequent extremes that people are truly experiencing climate change.

Hurricane Patricia fades to tropical depression after crashing into Mexico

By Joshua Barajas, News Desk

Hurricane Patricia toppled trees and battered buildings after crashing into western Mexico Friday evening, but the Category 5 storm, which was briefly rated as the strongest hurricane on record in the Western Hemisphere, skirted major cities and caused much less…

Old Farmer’s Almanac predicts cold and snowy winter

By Michelle Harven

Don’t say we didn’t warn you. The 2016 Old Farmer’s Almanac forecasts a harsh winter this year for most of the nation.

Photos: Typhoon Chan-hom, the strongest in 35 years, slams China’s east coast

By Cathy Zhao

Typhoon Chan-hom, packing winds of up to 110 miles per hour, hit the southeast coast of China in Zhejiang province Saturday morning, forcing more than a million people to evacuate coastal cities.

Texas gets more rain but no new damage ahead of drier forecasts

By Andrew Mach

More rain fell across Texas Saturday night but caused no major new problems, after the onslaught of severe weather during the week killed dozens and prompted President Barack Obama to declare a state of emergency in the state.

Photos: India swelters as near-record temperatures persist

By News Desk

India’s annual pre-monsoon heat wave has been unusually severe this year. Near-record temperatures have persisted for weeks and the anxiously awaited monsoon rains that cool the country in early summer have not yet arrived.