Santa Ana Winds Return to Southern California Midweek Oct 31, 2011; 5:09 PM ET Another round of Santa Ana winds will kick up in Southern California this week, bringing a rebound in temperatures, high wildfire danger and risk for travel disruptions. Ho...

UK October One of Warmest on Record Oct 31, 2011; 9:08 AM ET The month of the October 2011 will go down as one of the warmest on record across the UK. As of Oct. 25, the average temperature of the UK as a whole was 2.1 degrees C above average, the UK...

(Click on image for larger view.) The sight of shafts of light streaming down from the heavens through a layer of clouds has provided many an artist, scientist, and philosopher with inspiration. Atmospheric scientists refer to this phenomenon as

October 31, 2011 Researchers brave bone chilling cold to solve geologic mysteries Geologist John Goodge looks for clues about Antarctica's past in the 2 percent of the continent that is not covered in ice! The University of Minnesota-Duluth professor...

October Snowstorm for Northeast to Go Down in Record Books Oct 31, 2011; 4:20 AM ET A historic October snowstorm struck the Northeast this past weekend with record-smashing snowfall, knocking out power to millions, snarling travel and causing school c...

The most extraordinary October snowstorm in over two centuries in the Northeast U.S. has finally come to an end this Sunday afternoon. Not since the infamous snow hurricane of 1804 have such prodigious amounts of snow been recorded in New England and, ...

During the last day, a strong Nor'easter (also called Northeasters by some) struck the northeast U.S. with strong winds, rain in the coastal areas, and snow inland.What made this storm so remarkable was the snow.   Rarely do such storms bring...

Many parts of Thailand are still flooded as the country continues to face the worst flooding disaster in the past half century. But some bloggers believe the flooding disaster has been exaggerated by the media. Adding to the confusion is also the wrong information flooding the social media

October Snow Storm Greatest Hits, Photos Oct 30, 2011; 8:30 AM ET The historic October snowstorm is ending in Maine this morning. States of Emergency have been declared in New York, CT, MA & NJ. 2.5 million people lost power (MSNBC) and power comp...

Millions Still Waiting for Power Oct 30, 2011; 11:15 AM ET The lights —and more importantly, the heat— are still out for hundreds of thousands of homes throughout the Tri-State and New England areas. Most report having had no power since yesterday...

Image: Paula Bronstein (Getty Images) The severe flooding that has claimed the lives of over 370 lives in less than three months, is now closing in on the capital Bangkok, as the authorities struggle to divert as much water as possible around the cit...

Time to Watch the Snow Fall - Storm Updates All Day Oct 29, 2011; 9:48 AM ET What can I say, readers? It's surrealistic to see snow falling on fall leaves here in State College, PA, and to see Winter Storm Warnings up and down the eastern seaboard dur...

Maritime Mayhem: Halloween Weekend Storm Oct 29, 2011; 10:45 AM ET The same storm clobbering the northeastern United States Saturday will swing into the Maritimes Sunday with high winds, heavy wet snow and rain. A rapidly strengthening storm will rol...

(Click on image for larger view.) NASA’s newest Earth-observing satellite soared into space aboard a Delta II rocket after liftoff on October 28, 2011. The National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System Preparatory Project, o...

Saturday vs. Oct. 1987 New England Snow Storm Oct 28, 2011; 10:55 AM ET Sometimes the best way to predict the future is to look at the past. Many people don't know that there was a precedent to this early season snow storm -- and it was much earlier, ...

PRINT EMAIL Photo: UNICEF Pakistan/2011/Warrick Page A woman carrying her possessions through floodwaters in Hyderabad, Sindh province KARACHI, 26 October 2011 (IRIN) - Temperatures in the southern Pakistani province of Sindh’s Badin Distr...

Tropical Storm Rina is being ripped apart by strong upper-level southerly winds creating 30 knots of wind shear over the storm. Visible satellite loops show that the low-level circulation of Rina is just a naked swirl over Cancun, on the northeastern t...

If you live in the Northwest, what weather phenomenon is the worst threat to your life?   What type of weather has the greatest chance of causing you bodily harm?Floods?  No way...although they cause the greatest economic damage to the r...

Early Northeast Snowstorm Destined to Shatter Records Oct 28, 2011; 4:07 AM ET From a historical perspective, the upcoming major Northeast winter storm could prove to be unprecedented in terms of its early arrival in the season and the amount of snow ...

Tropical Storm Rina has taken a beating in the past 48 hours. Between a mass of dry air to its west and strong southerly wind shear, Rina has not been able to overcome its environment. At 5pm EDT, Rina had maximum sustained winds of 60 mph and was movi...

Better Winter for the United Kingdom: AccuWeather.com 2011-2012 Winter Forecast Oct 28, 2011; 1:17 AM ET Good news for residents of the U.K. worried about the coming winter weather. "This year's winter is not going to be nearly as cold or snowy as las...

October 27, 2011 Winter precipitation trends in the Mediterranean region for the period 1902 - 2010. High Resolution (Credit: NOAA) Wintertime droughts are increasingly common in the Mediterranean region, and human-caused climate change is partly ...

3 Crucial Maps For Sat. Snow vs. Fall Foliage, Irene Oct 27, 2011; 10:09 AM ET We proved here in State College in 2009 that heavy wet snow on top of trees with leaves can cause large numbers of downed trees and power lines. The big question for this w...

PRINT EMAIL Photo: Philip Roeland/Flickr Residents brace for unknown BANGKOK, 27 October 2011 (IRIN) - The equivalent of 160,000 Olympic-sized swimming pools (400 million cubic metres of water) is set to run through Thailand's capital, which...

Hurricane Rina continues to decay, thanks to strong upper-level southerly winds that have created 20 knots of wind shear and torn into the south side of the storm. A NOAA hurricane hunter aircraft is in Rina, and found top winds of 71 mph at the surfac...

Major Cold Surge Spreading Across the Country Oct 27, 2011; 5:12 PM ET A significant surge of cold air that brought Colorado and Wyoming their first big snowstorm of the season continues to spread farther south and east across the United States, bring...

Prehistoric greenhouse data from ocean floor could predict earth's future, MU study finds Public release date: 27-Oct-2011[ | E-mail | Share ] Contact: Steven AdamsAdamsST@missouri.edu573-882-8353University of Missouri-Columbia Evidence of water ma...

Drier Weather for World Series Game 6 Oct 27, 2011; 7:41 AM ET A repeat postponement of Game 6 of the World Series is not expected tonight, but anyone in attendance at Busch Stadium in St. Louis will have to bundle up. In anticipation of the wet Wedne...

Denver's Disruptive Snow Reaches Texas Oct 27, 2011; 6:52 AM ET Residents of the Texas Panhandle and neighboring New Mexico are waking up this morning to the same travel-disrupting snow Denver experienced on Wednesday. Snow has been falling from the I...

Hurricane Rina Nearing Yucatan Peninsula Oct 27, 2011; 5:25 AM ET Rina remains a relatively small and weakening hurricane, but still poses dangers to the Yucatan Peninsula where it will slam onshore later today. Rina was on the verge of becoming a maj...