How a Birthday Boat Ride on Lake Tahoe Turned Tragic

Eight people died when a surprise storm caused dangerous waves on the lake along the California-Nevada border, upending boats and tossing passengers into the frigid water.

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After Snow and Frigid Temperatures, the Southeast Now Faces Icy Roads

Officials throughout much of the South have echoed the same message: The effects from the rare winter storm are not over, and driving remains a hazard.

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Why Is It So Cold in the South If the Planet Is Warming? Here’s What We Know.

A mass of air called the polar vortex has escaped the Arctic and plunged southward. Some scientists see the fingerprints of climate change.

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A Rare Winter Storm Is Sweeping Through the Gulf Coast

“So many of you have never seen an event like this,” Louisiana’s state climatologist warned, with New Orleans facing possibly the most snow it has ever seen.

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Significant Winter Storm Heads to the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast

Snow was falling in the Mid-Atlantic on Sunday before the coldest air in several years descends across much of the country starting on Monday, forecasters warned.

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Trump’s Inauguration Day is Likely One of the Coldest in Decades

An arctic chill is headed to Washington, D.C., (and much of the United States) on Monday.

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In Tibet, Earthquake Survivors Face Freezing Weather Conditions

Rescuers rushed to distribute blankets and tents to those displaced by the magnitude-7.1 quake that struck Tibetan villages near Nepal, toppling over 3,000 homes.

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Potent Storm Blasts Parts of U.S. With Sleet, Snow and Freezing Rain

“Brutally cold” air is expected to settle in behind the storm that will affect a dozen states, from eastern Colorado to Maryland.

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More People Are Now Dying From the Cold

A new study finds that deaths related to cold weather in the United States have risen in the past two decades.

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East Coast to See More Freezing Temperatures as Lake-Effect Snow Eases

Snow has been piling up for days around the Great Lakes as temperatures remain bitterly cold in the eastern United States. Another storm system brings the threat of more.

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