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New Year’s Eve weather forecast: Snowy, stormy across southern U.S.
A snowy, damp and stormy New Year’s Eve 2020 is in store for much of the South, forecasters predict.
New Year’s Eve forecast: Soggy, stormy across the South
Heavy rain and even strong-to-severe storms will be possible across the South throughout the day and into the nighttime hours on Thursday.
2020 was an extreme year for Earth’s temperatures. But was it the hottest on record? It depends.
Climate scientists are poring over global temperature data, trying to determine if 2020 will surpass 2016 as the planet’s warmest year on record.
Rain, snow and chance for tornadoes could put a damper on New Year’s Eve celebrations
Fitting for the last day of 2020, a pair of storms could put a damper on New Year’s Eve celebrations across large portions of the U.S.
Deadly winter storm brings nearly 4 feet of snow to some areas of the Northeast, and there’s more to come
Snow totals neared 4 feet Thursday in some areas as the season’s first major winter storm slowly moved off the East Coast.
‘A serious threat’: Plastics we use every day are leaching hazardous chemicals, report says
The plastics we use every day contain and leach hazardous chemicals, including chemicals that threaten human health, a new report says.
Monarch butterflies won’t get legal protection, despite meeting ‘endangered’ criteria
The U.S. government is delaying legal protection for the monarch butterfly because there are other higher-priority species.
‘Travel is not recommended’: Biggest East Coast winter storm in years could drop up to 2 feet of snow
The biggest East Coast winter storm in years is still on target to hit the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast on Wednesday and Thursday. Here’s the forecast.
Winter storm will blast mid-Atlantic, Northeast with heavy snow
The season’s first big East Coast snowstorm is forecast to wallop much of the mid-Atlantic and Northeast on Wednesday and into Thursday.