Tag: Weather
Snowboarders escaped monster avalanche, but not the law
DENVER — Tyler DeWitt and Evan Hannibal were slowly making their way down a windswept slope during a backcountry snowboarding excursion in Colorado last...
Congress questions Texas officials about power grid failure
DALLAS — Congress is looking into last month’s massive and deadly power outages across Texas and questioning officials who oversee the state’s energy...
US weather model upgraded to better forecast extreme events
The National Weather Service has turbocharged its lagging forecast model to better predict extreme weather events such as hurricanes, blizzards and downpours, as well...
Severe storms, tornadoes possible across the Deep South
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — The prospect of more tornadoes overnight and into Thursday across the Deep South had forecasters advising residents to take extra precautions...
Forecast for spring: Nasty drought worsens for much of US
With nearly two-thirds of the United States abnormally dry or worse, the government’s spring forecast offers little hope for relief, especially in the West...
Forecast for spring: Nasty drought worsens for much of US
With nearly two-thirds of the United States abnormally dry or worse, the government’s spring forecast offers little hope for relief, especially in the West...
FedEx’s profit nearly triples as online shopping grows
NEW YORK — FedEx said Thursday that its profit nearly tripled in its most recent quarter, despite winter weather that hobbled some of its...
Chip shortage forces Ford to build trucks without computers
DETROIT — A global semiconductor shortage and a February winter storm have combined to force Ford to build F-150 pickup trucks without some computers....
Assumptions about hurricane season face winds of change
With named storms coming earlier and more often in warmer waters, some assumptions about the Atlantic hurricane season are being rethought.
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Flights canceled during China’s worst sandstorm in decades
BEIJING — China’s capital and a wide swath of the country's north were enveloped Monday in the worst sandstorm in a decade, leading to...
