Feb 22 Bitter cold temperatures push some Americans toward poverty line By Stephen Fee, Mori Rothman In Asheville, N.C., and other cities across the country, funding cuts for the federal government's Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program have meant that private nonprofits are left to fill in the gaps. Continue reading
Feb 21 Watch 8:25 Heat or hunger? Low-income families struggle to cope with winter weather By PBS News Hour As the brutal winter drags on for parts of the country, many low-income families are struggling to pay their energy bills. In North Carolina, local governments are increasingly partnering with private nonprofit organizations to try to find new ways to… Continue watching
Feb 15 Watch 2:05 More extreme winter weather wallops Northeast, Midwest By PBS News Hour By this morning, a foot of snow was already on the ground across much of Eastern Massachusetts, and 20 inches had already fallen in some coastal areas. Much of the Midwest also suffered through extreme cold last night and this… Continue watching
Feb 14 Millions in Northeast brace for brutal winter storm...again By Carey Reed Yet another weekend winter storm has set its sights on the coastal northeastern United States, bringing with it high winds, heavy snow, subzero wind chills and the potential for coastal flooding Saturday into Sunday. Continue reading
Jan 29 Why a bartender cleared snow from Boston Marathon's finish line By Ruth Tam After winter storm Juno hit New England on Tuesday, Bostonians got out their skis and shovels to tackle the mess. One particular image circulated on Twitter, of a man hard at work clearing snow from the Boston Marathon finish line. Continue reading
Jan 25 Crippling and 'potentially historic' blizzard to slam Northeast By Andrew Mach A crippling and potentially historic winter storm was approaching a large swath of the northeastern United States Sunday, which officials and forecasters warned could dump up to three feet of snow, produce high winds and cause power outages and flight… Continue reading
Jan 16 Despite polar vortex, 2014 is warmest year on record By Sarah McHaney The Earth was 1.24 degrees Fahrenheit above the 20th century average. Continue reading
Dec 26 Spectacular timelapse shows the International Space Station at work By News Desk European Space Agency astronaut Alexander Gerst used his 166 days aboard the International Space Station to build an enormous high-resolution time lapse sequence featuring more than 12,000 photos of the planet, the atmosphere and the systems on the station. Continue reading
Dec 13 See how a historic drought has changed California's landscape By Hannah Yi Heavy rain, snow and wind has been pummeling California over the past week in one of the strongest storms to hit the West Coast in years. But the downpour won't be enough to chip away at the state's persistent drought,… Continue reading
Dec 11 Sea of clouds cover the Grand Canyon in rare weather event By Lorna Baldwin Imagine showing up for a once-in-a-lifetime chance to view the Grand Canyon in Arizona only to find the deep ravine completely covered by clouds. If you went today, that’s what you saw — a rare total cloud inversion just below… Continue reading