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A lake-effect snow event that caused a significant stretch of Interstate 90 to close over the Thanksgiving Day holiday weekend produced thundersnow in New York and waterspouts along the shore of Lake Erie. New York Governor Kathy Hochul declared a state of emergency for nearly a dozen counties due to the dangers posed by the extreme weather.
New research from the University of Washington suggests that exposure to wildfire smoke significantly raises the risk of developing dementia, in addition to air pollution and overall health. Researchers found that long-term exposure to wildfire smoke, a major source of pollution particles, significantly increased the odds of a dementia diagnosis.
A weak area of low pressure that developed over the Plains had enough moisture and cold air to produce the first measurable snowfall of the season from communities in Kansas to the Ohio Valley. A narrow band of snow formed over the Interstate 70 corridor dropping anywhere from 1-6" of snow and making travel slick.
We’ll have chilly mornings, cool afternoons. Better rain chances next week.
The whale was spotted swimming in the East River between New York City and Brooklyn, beneath the Williamsburg Bridge.
Researchers believe that fossilized feces and vomit from dinosaurs are shedding light on how the ancient creatures evolved to become dominant on Earth. A recently published study analyzed hundreds of fossilized digestive materials from the Triassic period.
Travel was considered impossible along parts of Interstate 90 as feet of snow piled up in parts of Ohio, Pennsylvania and New York. Bands of heavy lake-effect snow developed along Lake Erie and Lake Ontario. A forecast from the National Weather Service office in Buffalo, New York, called for more than 6 feet of snowfall through Monday in the Watertown region.
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission reports that three potential mothers of the endangered North Atlantic right whale were spotted in late November off the coast of the Carolinas. The first calf sighting of the season occurred on Nov. 24 when a boater off Cape Romain, South Carolina, reported seeing a mother with her young calf.
Congratulations on surviving Thanksgiving, and let the countdown to Christmas begin! Itâs feeling mighty like Christmas across Texas this morning. The northern third to half of the state has temperatures below freezing, and itâs not much warmer for the southern half. A strong cold front pushed south across Texas on Wednesday. High temperatures over the […]
We’ll have chilly mornings, cool afternoons. Better rain chances next week.