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A white Christmas is officially defined by the National Weather Service as having at least 1 inch of snow on the ground on Christmas Day. On average, only about a third of the Lower 48 has snow on the ground on Christmas Day, but this figure has steadily dropped over recent years. In 2003, only 18% of the contiguous U.S. had snow on the ground on December 25.

A new study led by scientists at the University of Miami has revealed that 35 buildings along the Miami Beach to Sunny Isles Beach coastline are experiencing subsidence, where the ground is either sinking or settling. According to measurements, scientists found subsidence rates ranging from two to eight centimeters.

Dec. 21 not only marks the start of winter, but the peak of the last meteor shower of the year.

A developing storm system is expected to bring a band of heavy snow from the Dakotas through Minnesota and Wisconsin on Thursday. Forecasted amounts of 5-8" of snow mean that for many communities north of Interstate 94, this could be their heaviest snowfall event of the season so far.

A key bridge on U.S. Highway 70 in Buncombe County, reopened Tuesday night for the first time since being heavily damaged by the hurricane.

The first discovery of a mastodon fossil in New York state in 11 years was found in the backyard of a Mid-Hudson Valley home.

A group of middle school-aged scientists have made a groundbreaking and possibly cancer-fighting discovery after collecting goose poop in an Illinois park.

An Ohio man has been sentenced to a hefty penalty following a high-profile case of deer poaching.

Live maps from FOX Weather show current travel conditions to help you plan your holiday travel.

A potent winter storm, packing bone-chilling cold, is sweeping across the northern U.S. this week, bringing some of the season's most frigid temperatures to the Northeast and mid-Atlantic.