Even though precipitation is greatly needed across drought-stricken California, the storm will bring too much all at once and could trigger floods.
Author: Doyle Rice, USA TODAY
‘This is historic snow’: Iowa could see up to 15 inches as major winter storm blankets Midwest
A major winter storm blanketed parts of the middle of the country with snow that was forecast into late Tuesday. Some areas could get 15 inches.
‘Like a bomb went off’: 1 dead, at least 30 injured after tornado rips through parts of Alabama
A teen huddled in his family’s basement died after a tornado tore through Fultondale, an Alabama city north of Birmingham, on Monday night.
2020 was an ‘unusually deadly year’ for shark attacks, with the most deaths since 2013
In what’s called “an unusually deadly year,” sharks killed 10 people around the world in unprovoked attacks in 2020.
Hurricane-force winds kick up new California wildfires, force closure of Yosemite National Park, knock out power to thousands
Howling winds of hurricane force roared across portions of California on Tuesday, kicking up at least a dozen wildfires and causing power outages.
Inauguration Day weather forecast: Clear skies but breezy and cold
While this will be an Inauguration Day like no other, the weather on Wednesday will not be all that unusual for mid-January in Washington, D.C.
2020 falls just short of being Earth’s hottest year on record as global warming continues
While NASA said that 2020 tied with 2016 as the warmest year on record, other groups, such as NOAA, said it was the second-warmest year.
Far out: Astronomers discover the oldest, most distant ‘supermassive’ black hole and quasar in the universe
The oldest, most distant “supermassive” black hole and quasar in the universe have both been discovered, astronomers announced Tuesday.
The polar vortex is about to split again, and it could bring a ‘big’ winter storm by MLK Day
The polar vortex is about to split, and a piece of it may be paying a visit to the central and eastern U.S. within the next week or two.
New NASA space telescope will study Big Bang, origin of the universe
NASA wants to peer back in time to the beginning of the universe. And with a new space telescope, scientists say they can do that.