Snow to fall in London as bitterly cold weather grips Britain London is set to see its first significant snowfall today as the bitter cold snap continues to grip Britain. [...]
Next Stop, Sacramento This spring, the nation was riveted by images of blown levees and submerged towns in the Midwest along the Mississippi River. But an even more threatening situation [...]
Infographic: Japan radiation spread a reasonable fear Radiation leaked from an earthquake-crippled nuclear plant in Japan on Saturday after a blast blew off the roof, and authorities prepared to distribute [...]
An interactive graphic earthquake primer A quake occurs when the blocks of earth that make up the sides of a fault suddenly slip. Before the slip, stresses in the earth’s [...]
Permafrost: Greenhouse gases rise from melting northern ice Vast quantities of carbon and methane are frozen in the permafrost of the far north. The carbon originates in the plant and [...]
Climate Wisconsin: Stories from a State of Change Climate Wisconsin is an educational multimedia project featuring stories of climate change. All stories are supported by research conducted in collaboration with [...]
Hurricane Season 2010: Storms could cross massive Gulf oil spill The Saffir-Simpson Scale: Hurricane intensity is measured by the storm’s average wind speed. The Saffir-Simpson divides hurricanes into five categories, [...]
How tornadoes form The most destructive and deadly tornadoes come from huge supercell thunderstorms, which have air that rises from the ground into the bottom of the thunderstorm cloud. View [...]
Water Grabs This winter brought heavy snow and rain to the parched Western U.S., but the region has been too dry for too long for one wet winter to make [...]
Icelandic Volcano Disrupts Air Travel A volcano erupting in Iceland has sent particles of ash drifting to parts of Europe, forcing air-traffic controllers to close airspace to commercial aircraft and [...]
P.O.V.’s Borders What is a border? How much is real, and how much is in your mind? ‘P.O.V.’s Borders’ is an on-going web-original series that explores the borders in our [...]
What Causes Earthquakes – MSNBC Interactive Faults likely to cause another earthquake sometime in the future. Faults are considered active if they have moved sometime in the last 10,000 years. [...]
A Guide to Earthquakes Take a look at how you could prepare yourself for the next earthquake, while learning California’s major catastrophic hits. View the e-learning project
Chilean quake and aftershocks The magnitude-8.8 earthquake that hit central Chile on Feb. 27 was among the most powerful ever recorded, killing several hundred people. The quake destroyed buildings, bridges [...]
Is a white Christmas just a dream? With swaths of the country blanketed by snow, there has been growing speculation that 2009 will be a white Christmas for many. But [...]
‘S no problem! When the white stuff falls in Boston, the plows hit the streets and storms that would hobble other cities are soon no big deal to us. But [...]
Buoys: Their role in weather Since 1967, buoys have helped forecasters monitor conditions and predict storm patterns. Here’s a look at the 3-meter discus buoy. View the interactive graphic
