Jan 31 Major storm heads to Northeast after blanketing Midwest By Associated Press 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… Continue reading
Dec 25 Americans still want to get outdoors as temperatures plunge By David Sharp, Associated Press 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. Continue reading
Nov 26 Winter storm threatens to disrupt U.S. holiday travel By David Koenig, Thomas Peipert, Associated Press The National Weather Service has issued blizzard and wintry weather warnings from the Rocky Mountains to the Great Lakes. Continue reading
Jan 31 Trump’s tweets about the polar vortex could be a warmup for 2020 By Nsikan Akpan Here’s why global warming can make the winter more severe, and politics more divisive. Continue reading
Dec 17 How long do cold and flu viruses stay contagious on public surfaces? By Julia Griffin, Nsikan Akpan These pathogens don’t actually last for days or weeks outside the body, but you should still be proactive in protecting yourself from their spread. Continue reading
Dec 09 Freshwater is getting saltier, threatening people and wildlife By Tim Vernimmen, Scientific American Road de-icing, industrial activity and other culprits are pushing salt levels in rivers and streams to alarming levels. Continue reading
Mar 09 Watch 2:59 When an adventurous skater bends thin ice, this frozen lake sings By PBS News Hour In our NewsHour Shares moment of the day, Swedish photographer Henrik Trygg captured the eerie, beautiful sounds of bending ice when he filmed his friend Mårten Ajne skating on a freshly frozen lake. Continue watching
Feb 17 This year’s awful flu season may have just hit a plateau By Helen Branswell, STAT It’s too soon to say the flu season has peaked, but it’s at least possible it may have plateaued. Continue reading
Jan 11 Watch 1:49 The bomb cyclone turned Nantucket waves into Slurpee slush By PBS News Hour In our NewsHour Shares moment of the day, cold weather created a rare phenomenon on the beach in Nantucket, Massachusetts, when last week's bomb cyclone pummeled the East Coast. The NewsHour's Nsikan Akpan explains why some brave souls got a… Continue watching
Feb 22 Watch 4:03 Millions of low-income households burdened by fuel insecurity By PBS News Hour During this time of year, millions of people across the country struggle to pay their heating bills. But how widespread is the issue of fuel insecurity, and what assistance is available? Mark Wolfe, Executive Director of the National Energy Assistance… Continue watching