Yesterday the National Weather Service GOES-West (GOES-15) geostationary weather satellite failed. In a geostationary orbit that allows it to stay above the same location in time, GOES-W is positioned over the equator at 135W at around 36,000 km above ...

A spring heat wave like no other in U.S. and Canadian history peaked in intensity yesterday, during its tenth day. Since record keeping began in the late 1800s, there have never been so many temperature records broken for spring warmth in a one-week pe...

Canberra's water authority ACTEW has defended its handling of the Cotter Dam enlargement project as construction runs over schedule and budget.

Unusually warm weather across the USA is making life miserable for millions of people who suffer from seasonal allergies.

A massive sandstorm hit the Gulf region, disrupting air traffic in Yemen, and closing schools in Saudi Arabia. Netizens from Yemen, Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Qatar turn to Twitter to complain.

Rocky Kistner, Communications Associate, Washington, DC: With news that President Obama will fast track the building of the southern leg of the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline, Texans in its path say their health and property rights ...

Summer in March continued for the eighth day yesterday, toppling dozens of records for hottest March day in both the U.S. and Canada. Nearly every major airport in Michigan's Lower Peninsula tied or set records for their hottest March temperature, incl...

Photo, Satellite Image Show Dust Storm -- At Sea Mar 21, 2012; 9:25 AM ET Gizmodo pointed out this NAVY photo this morning, showing a dust storm on an aircraft carrier at sea on March 19th. Dust storms routinely blow out to sea, especially in Africa ...

Doesn't  it seem like the warmth of spring and the comfort of summer takes an eternity to occur here in the Northwest?   (and astronomically, today is the first day of spring by the way).   In this blog, I am going to show you ...

A significant flood event is underway in Eastern Oklahoma, where widespread rainfall amounts of 3 to 5 inches have fallen since yesterday. Up to four more inches of rain is likely today, and the National Weather Service in Tulsa is warning of the poten...

Susan Casey-Lefkowitz, Director International Program, Washington, D.C.:   President Obama is speaking about energy this week. He has a lot of important things to say about the very real need to move forward ...

Just after 8 o'clock this morning a line of strong thunderstorms extended from just West of Shreveport to near Houston, and on back into the mid-Texas coast.  This activity continues to spread slowly toward the East, with a large shield of modera...

Flights were stopped temporarily Monday night at Love Field airport; some flights were canceled Tuesday at Dallas-Fort Worth Int'l Airport.

Late winter snow storm blasts Arizona NEW: A tornado touches down near Natalia, a city in south-central Texas Flash flood watches are in effect in Arkansas, Oklahoma, Texas and Louisiana Temperatures in much of eastern United States ...

Videos: Lightning Hits Radar, Power Transformers Mar 19, 2012; 3:27 PM ET The O.U. Prime Radar, a research weather radar system at the University of Oklahoma was struck by lightning at 9:20 AM local time today, as shown by this video of a security cam...

Widespread and potentially catastrophic areal flooding and river flooding is expected this afternoon through Wednesday morning in Eastern Oklahoma, Western Arkansas, Western Louisiana, and Southwest Missouri, warns the National Weather Service in Tulsa...

Severe storms overnight in Nebraska, Texas and Ohio damaged homes and tossed rail cars as well as at least one tractor-trailer, and the threat continued Monday with a large part of the central U.S. on alert.

From the Midwest to the Northeast, much of the country is enjoying what feels more like summer than the last day of winter today, but not Arizona; parts of the state are buried under snow following a rare, late-winter storm, CNN reports. The state has ...

A very complex situation continues to unfold this morning, which will eventually lead to one ore more rounds of severe weather (depending on your exact location in the Southern Plains) later today and into tonight... Below is the latest radar mosaic im...

"The sea level rise taking place right now is quickly making extreme coastal floods more common, increasing risk for millions of people where they live and work. Sea level rise makes every single coastal storm flood higher," says lead author Benjamin ...

Cattle stations, communities and roadhouses in the state's north are starting a major clean-up in the wake of cyclone Lua.

CTV.caExtreme weather hits states across the USgulfnews.comTwo different weather phenomena — La Nina and its northern cousin the Arctic Oscillation — affect storm and temperature patterns across the world, meteorologists say. Scientists say you can...

It is a national embarrassment.  It has resulted in large unnecessary costs for the U.S. economy and needless endangerment of our citizens.  And it shouldn't be occurring.What am I talking about?   The third rate status of numerical...

Interstate 40 is closed from Kingman east to Winslow, official says Portions of Interstate 17 are also closed The area is forecast to receive heavy snow and gusty winds (CNN) -- A winter storm packing heavy snow and gusty winds forced authoritie...

The Greenland ice sheet is melting quicker than anyone previously thought. A new estimate lowers the amount of heat necessary, and thus the time needed, to melt the Greenland ice sheet, ...

Forecasters say a tropical low in the southern Gulf of Carpentaria in Queensland will become a cyclone sometime overnight.

New York Daily NewsWarm weather adds to St. Patrick's Day festive spiritOttawa CitizenBy Mark Brownlee, The Ottawa Citizen March 17, 2012 Residents of Ottawa celebrated St. Patrick's Day by wearing green and enjoying the hospitality of outdoor ...

BBC film crew chase tornado in Colorado The interaction between the Earth's orbit and its tilt is the driving force behind extreme weather events such as tornadoes. Dr Helen Czerski visited the mid-western state of Colorado - part of the area kn...

Cyclone Lua has hammered WA's northwest, but no injuries have been reported.

(Click on images for larger view.)Rising waters flooded parts of New South Wales and Victoria, Australia, in March 2012, forcing some residents to evacuate their homes. On March 15, evacuation orders were lifted for the northern Victoria town of Nathal...