A massive blizzard brought chaos to air, road and train transit.
The storms are being blamed on La Nina, a phenomenon in which cooler-than-normal water circulates in the Pacific Ocean.
A new sub-genre of adventure tourism puts vacationers in a front row seat for one of the most deadly natural forces on the planet.
A new sub-genre of adventure tourism puts vacationers in a front row seat for one of the most deadly natural forces on the planet.
Naming hurricanes is a complicated process that's taken decades to evolve.
Lighthouses may safeguard ships from the shore, but light waves could keep them out of harm's way in the open ocean.
Hurricanes that swirl in the north can pick up seabirds and trap them inland, delighting birders, but often spelling death for the birds.
Hurricane Earl pounded North Carolina on Friday as it sped up the U.S. East Coast, threatening dangerous waves and riptides across the eastern seaboard.
Hurricane Earl is forcing evacuations along North Carolina's barrier islands as officials prepare for the worst.
Earl, currently a Category 3 hurricane, could make landfall later this week.