Historic Heat Wave in Russia Aug 1, 2011; 1:11 PM ET It is hot in areas that sweltered in 2010 Abnormal heat broke out from the Caspian region, up the Volga valley and into much of European Russia during July. Taking the nation's capital as a quick ex...

By Gina Cherundolo, AccuWeather.com Staff Writer Apr 12, 2011; 1:32 PM ET William Farley, second from left, fires a mortar at Fort Johnson, near Fort Sumter, to commemorate the moment the first shots of the Civil War were fired 150 years ago in C...

Cold air pouring in behind yesterday's remarkable snowstorm over northeast Oklahoma has brought unprecedented cold to the state this morning, with a bone-chilling -27.4°F recorded in Bartlesville and -24°F in Ponca City. The -27.4°F in Bartles...