The frigid journey marks a new record for several reasons.

Raw Video: Possible Record Snow in Wash. State The snow that moved across Washington on Wednesday seems to be heaviest in the southwest corner of the state. About a foot of new snow was on the ground by 7:30 am in Olympia. (Jan. 18) From: Associated...

An ongoing drought has jeopardized rice crops in central China's Hunan and Hubei provinces, two major rice-growing regions in the country. A farmer stands in a rice field which cannot grow rice due to severe drought in Dapu Village, Yuanzhou Distr...

China's Three Gorges Dam, the world's largest hydroelectric project, began to increase its water release on Friday to ease severe drought plaguing downstream rice-growing areas. From May 20 to 24, the dam will accelerate its discharge rate to 10,000 c...

UK Has Warmest April in Modern Record May 4, 2011; 12:16 PM ET MET OFFICE SAY RECORD FELL BY 0.5 DEGREES C Warmth became evident over UK and northern Europe during March. However, it locked in wholly during April. So much so that the UK ended the mont...