Weather

A tractor sits in front of a pile of salt used to create brine that will help clear road of ice and snow ahead of a winter storm in Forest Park, Ga., on Friday.

National

A major winter storm is about to hit the South

9:48am January 15, 2022

by The Associated Press

Forecasts of snow and ice as far south as Georgia have put a big part of the region on an emergency preparedness footing as shoppers scoured store shelves and crews raced to treat highways and roads.

Weather

City worker shortages being felt ahead of winter storm

5:40pm January 13, 2022

by David Ford

Staff shortages due to coronavirus-related absences are putting added strain on city employees throughout the Triad. Field operations departments have been particularly hard hit.

National

The arctic freeze in parts of the U.S. hasn't stopped surfers in Minnesota

6:35am January 12, 2022

by Dan Kraker

After big storms in Minnesota, Lake Superior can experience 15-foot waves. Winter surfing can mean braving serious arctic conditions. Last week's big surf was accompanied by sub-zero wind chills.

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Climeworks factory with it's fans in front of the collector, drawing in ambient air and release it, as largely purified CO2 through ventilators at the back is seen at the Hellisheidi power plant near Reykjavik on October 11, 2021.

As carbon removal gains traction, economists imagine a new market to save the planet

6:30am January 11, 2022

by Greg Rosalsky

Carbon removal went mainstream in 2021. But the technology is still light years away from making a real difference combating climate change. A group of economists wants to help change that.

People walk past vehicles trapped in a heavy snowfall-hit area in Murree, some 28 miles north of the capital of Islamabad, Pakistan, on Saturday.

World News

In Pakistan, 22 die in subfreezing temperatures as their cars are stuck in heavy snow

8:02pm January 08, 2022

by The Associated Press

Most of the victims died of hypothermia, officials said, as overnight temperatures fell to 17.6 Fahrenheit amid heavy snowfall at Pakistan's mountain resort town of Murree.

Reggie Brown, of Centralia, carries his daughter, Ocean, 4, on his shoulders as he walks through the floodwaters on Highway 507 with his wife, Jonell Brown, on Friday in Centralia, Wash. The highway had flooded after heavy rains caused the Skookumchuck Ri

National

Pacific Northwest storm causes flooding and landslides and shuts roads

11:12pm January 07, 2022

by The Associated Press

Parts of Washington state's two major highways, Interstate 90 and Interstate 5, were closed, and flooding swamped roads and closed schools in parts of Oregon. At least one person was missing.

NOAA's National Weather Service Director Louis Uccellini (L), gives a tour of NOAA's Center for Weather and Climate Prediction, to Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker (2ndL), Sen. Barbara Mikulski (D-MD) (3rd-R), NOAA Acting Administrator Kathryn Sullivan (

Science

Making weather forecasts is hard. Getting people to understand them is even harder

5:45am January 07, 2022

by Jeffrey Pierre

After nearly a decade, the director of the National Weather Service has stepped down. Getting the public to understand weather is just as important as the science that delivers the forecasts, he says.

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Cars and trucks are stranded on sections of Interstate 95 Tuesday Jan. 4, 2022, near Quantico, Va. Close to 48 miles of the Interstate was closed due to ice and snow.

An Uber rider who got stuck in the Virginia traffic jam ended up with a $600 bill

9:44pm January 06, 2022

by Jonathan Franklin

Andrew Peters was stuck on I-95 for nine hours this week after snow and ice caused tractor-trailers to jackknife on the interstate, making the road impassable. By Thursday, Uber had offered a refund.

A winter storm with record snowfall slammed into the Mid-Atlantic states, stranding thousands of motorists overnight on 50 miles of I-95 in Virginia.

National

The Mid-Atlantic and Northeast are bracing for several more inches of snow

9:31pm January 06, 2022

by Jaclyn Diaz

Heavy snow rolled through Tennessee and Kentucky on Thursday, and was expected to hit several states across the northeast next.

Drivers wait for the traffic to be cleared as cars and trucks are stranded on sections of Interstate 95 Tuesday Jan. 4, 2022, in Carmel Church, Va. Close to 48 miles of the Interstate was closed due to ice and snow.

Here's what you should keep in your car and other ways to prepare for winter driving

8:37pm January 05, 2022

by Jaclyn Diaz

Having an emergency kit filled with first aid supplies, water and snacks is an important first step to keeping safe, and sane, if you find yourself stuck on the road. A well-maintained car helps, too.