August 10, 2011
Heat and drought are parching the southern U.S. plains, floods and tornadoes have shattered long-standing records, and the tropical Atlantic is steaming into the traditionally busiest part of the hurricane season. With commodity markets across the globe in the thrall …
August 9, 2011
Authorities are warning that more wildfires could be possible across Oklahoma as winds increase from the southwest. The National Weather Service has issued a fire weather watch for Monday that includes 47 counties in western, central and eastern sections of …
May 16, 2011
In 1944, two pilots made a bet that an American single engine aircraft couldn’t fly through a hurricane without falling apart. Shortly after making this wager, Maj. Joe Duckworth got his chance to prove his buddy wrong. Duckworth flew two …
March 31, 2011
It may be spring, but the National Weather Service has issued a winter storm watch across most of northern New England with more than half a foot of snow predicted across much of the region. The weather service says a …