WATCH: Texas governor speaks on status of winter storm, power outages
The cascading crises of power outages across Texas due to winter weather lead to another problem — lack of clean water.
Sen. Ted Cruz returns from Cancun after uproar, says traveling ‘obviously a mistake’
The Republican senator said he began second-guessing the trip since the moment he first got on the plane Wednesday. "In hindsight, I wouldn't have done it," he told reporters.
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After brutalizing much of the U.S., storm surge shines a spotlight on disparities
The storms that have descended on much of the country, and their after-effects, have hit vulnerable groups the hardest, especially communities of color. Dr. Robert Bullard, a professor at Texas Southern University who focuses on wealth and racial disparities related…
Some power restored in Texas but water woes persist
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott says 7 million people have been ordered to boil their water before consuming it. The extreme weather was blamed for the deaths of over three dozen people, some while trying to keep warm.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott wants mandates that would require power plants to withstand extreme winter weather. The number of Texas residents still without electricity Thursday was fewer than 500,000 after historic snowfall and single-digit temperatures.
Heavy snow falling at an inch to 3 inches an hour was forecast for Monday in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut, the National Weather Service said. Much of the region could see blizzard-like conditions, with a foot to 18…
Over the summer, shoppers snapped up boats, bicycles and outdoor furniture during the pandemic. With the winter season, they're snapping up snowshoes, winter boots and coats.
The National Weather Service has issued blizzard and wintry weather warnings from the Rocky Mountains to the Great Lakes.
Here’s why global warming can make the winter more severe, and politics more divisive.
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