Natural Disasters News

Farmers in California's Central Valley are giving thanks that so far this weekend they have dodged the brunt of a storm that brought wind, rain, snow and freezing temperatures to much of the country.

For days, temperatures have plunged across a large portion of the United States, accompanied by a storm system that's brought sleet, snow, ice or a combination of all three.

It is the tallest tree ever selected for the Mansion, and growers are hopeful that is a good omen that sales will be solid in 2013.

Freezing rain has creeping across Tennessee on its way to the mid-Atlantic as the stunning cold, snow and ice that gripped Texas and the west on Saturday makes its advance eastward.

The overflowing River Adur submerged areas of Shoreham in the early hours of yesterday morning after high tides combined with a coastal surge caused the flooding.

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A 4.5-magnitude earthquake in central Oklahoma shook residents Saturday, just weeks after the two-year anniversary of the strongest earthquake ever recorded in the Sooner state.

Many High felt that the game was won with the ball at the 20-yard line with 1:12 left in the game.

The Iowa Department of Natural Resources says November was drier than normal with the average precipitation for the state at 1.6 inches compared with the 30-year normal of just over 2 inches.

Conservation authorities say hundreds of seals may have fallen victim to this week's floods in eastern England, and are warning people not to try to help stranded pups.

NASA's Cassini spacecraft has provided your multicolored space distraction of the day : images of a swirling, six-sided weather feature on the surface of Saturn.

INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARSAW...GENESEO...CANANDAIGUA...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN...WELLSVILLE...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE 932 AM EST FRI DEC 6 2013 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A WINTERWEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM EST SATURDAY.

In a story Nov. 10 about Typhoon Haiyan, The Associated Press incorrectly reported that a tsunami in the south in 1976 killed 5,791 people.

A stretch of the lower Truckee River will soon take a new turn as crews wrap up work on the river's... In this photo provided by the U.S. Forest Service, a member of the BLM Silver State Hotshot crew using a drip torch to set back fires on the southern flank of the Rim Fire on Pilot Peak, Calif., on Aug. 30, 2013.

A big chunk of the U.S. is getting a blast of wintry weather. Some areas are experiencing frigid temperatures.

Those areas are in the bull's-eye of a treacherous ice storm, threatening to coat everything in its path with up to an inch of frozen water.

The storm prompted evacuations along the eastern English coast, with 1,000 properties flooded and at least half dozen communities at great risk of high tides and large waves.

Last night, Nelson Mandela died, and the world lost one of the greatest human rights leaders ever.

Earlier this week, many in Texas were basking in spring-like temperatures hitting the 80s.

Police at the scene where a lorry driver died when his HGV toppled on to a number of cars on the A801 in West Lothian, central Scotland Thousands of people were evacuated from their homes as a tidal surge hit coastal towns along the east coast of Britain.