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US: Winter Storm Hits Pennsylvania, Dropping Several Inches of Snow 2

A winter storm swept through Pennsylvania on Tuesday, December 2, dropping 3–4 inches of snow across much of the Pittsburgh region. Some communities reported up to 5 inches, while a few saw only 1–2 inches.

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1 killed, 1 injured in Texas floodwaters

STORY: 1 killed, 1 injured in Texas floodwaters SHOOTING TIME: May 5, 2024 DATELINE: May 6, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:38 LOCATION: HOUSTON, U.S. CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of flood scene near San Jacinto River, East of Houston, Texas STORYLINE: At least one boy was killed and a woman injured on Sunday in floodwaters in Texas, where more than one-third of counties have issued disaster declarations during the past week due to heavy rainfalls that continue to pound the state. As of Sunday evening, more than 2.1 million people across Texas, including the Houston area, were under the flood watch. Thousands of people have been displaced and an estimated 1,000 people, together with hundreds of pets, have been rescued from flooded homes and roads since last week. In a swath from central Texas to the Dallas-Fort Worth area in the north, storms brought as much as 9 inches (23 cm) of rain in six to eight hours Sunday overnight, said National Weather Service meteorologist Matt Stalley. Near Fort W

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Evacuation ordered in eastern Texas as worsening flooding expected

STORY: Evacuation ordered in eastern Texas as worsening flooding expected SHOOTING TIME: May 2, 2024 DATELINE: May 3, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:12 LOCATION: HOUSTON, U.S. CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of flood in residential areas of north of Houston, Texas, United States STORYLINE: Multiple rounds of thunderstorms are worsening flooding threats on Thursday across eastern Texas, including the Houston area, forcing evacuations and school closures. Jeff Lindner, meteorologist and flood control director of Harris County, where much of Houston belongs to, said the flooding was "widespread and dangerous." "Parts of the north Houston metro, as well as areas around Beaumont, have picked up 5 to 8 inches of rain" in the past 24 hours, weather.com senior meteorologist Jonathan Erdman said on Thursday afternoon. The heaviest rain has fallen in a swath from around Lake Conroe to Lake Livingston in east Texas, including the city of Huntsville, he said, adding that rainfall totals over the past 24 hours h

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US: Tornado-Producing Storm Brings Large Hail To Northwestern Kansas

A tornado-producing storm swept through northwestern Kansas on Thursday, April 25, bringing heavy rains, large hail, and damaging winds. At least one tornado was reported near Cheyenne County.

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US: Winter Storm Warnings Issued As Heavy Snow Falls Across New England

A Spring snow storm slammed New England on Saturday, March 23, bringing heavy snow from Pennsylvania into Maine. This video shows heavy snowfall in Albany, NY.

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Warmer, drier spring forecast with higher bushfire risks in Australia

STORY: Warmer, drier spring forecast with higher bushfire risks in Australia DATELINE: Sept. 1, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:28 LOCATION: SYDNEY, Australia CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Sydney 2. SOUNDBITE (English): ANGUS HINES, Senior meteorologist at Australian Bureau of Meteorology STORYLINE: Most of Australia is likely to brace for a drier and warmer spring, which may raise the risk of bushfire, as the Bureau of Meteorology released a forecast for the upcoming season. The Bureau's long-range forecast for spring 2023, released on Thursday, showed below-average rainfall is likely for most of Australia, along with warmer than usual temperatures. SOUNDBITE (English): ANGUS HINES, Senior meteorologist at Australian Bureau of Meteorology "Many areas have an increased chance of an unusually dry spring, with the highest chances in the southwest and parts of the east. Spring is forecast to be warmer than usual across the country, both in the day and also overnight for many areas. Australia's fire agen

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Greece braces for 1st summer heatwave

STORY: Greece braces for 1st summer heatwave DATELINE: July 14, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:04 LOCATION: Athens CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of people trying to cool off in the fountain of Syntagma Square in central Athens 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Greek): PANAGIOTIS GIANNOPOULOS, Meteorologist, Hellenic National Meteorological Service 3. various of Athens downtown 4. various of people trying to cool off in the fountain of Syntagma Square in central Athens 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (Greek): PANAGIOTIS GIANNOPOULOS, Meteorologist, Hellenic National Meteorological Service 6. various of archaeological sites in Athens STORYLINE: Greece is bracing for the first major heatwave of the season, which is expected to push temperatures in parts of the country above 40 degrees Celsius. However, Panagiotis Giannopoulos, a meteorologist with the Hellenic National Meteorological Service (EMY), said that "this is not unprecedented." SOUNDBITE 1 (Greek): PANAGIOTIS GIANNOPOULOS, Meteorologist, Hellenic National Meteorological Service "Tem

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Bangladesh hit by longest heatwave in decades amid electricity crisis

STORY: Bangladesh hit by longest heatwave in decades amid electricity crisis DATELINE: June 21, 2023 LENGTH: 0:02:28 LOCATION: Dhaka CATEGORY: SOCIETY/ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of Dhaka under heatwaves 2. SOUNDBITE (English): AHMAD KAMRUZZAMAN MAJUMDER, Department of Environmental Science, Stamford University Bangladesh STORYLINE: Accompanied by high humidity levels, power-starved Bangladesh has been experiencing brutal heatwaves since the country's independence in 1971. Md Bazlur Rashid, a meteorologist at the Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD), termed this year's weather pattern extremely unusual, saying the country has not seen such prolonged heatwaves in at least the last 50 years. The meteorologist said the heatwaves would escalate next year due to erratic rainfall and high temperatures, posing a threat to Bangladesh, one of the worst victims of global warming. As people reel from the country's longest heatwaves in decades, a crippling power crisis has added to the misery of th

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N. Italy sees hottest Oct. since 1800

STORY: N. Italy sees hottest Oct. since 1800 DATELINE: Nov. 10, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:58 LOCATION: Rome CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of people in park and traffic STORYLINE: Large swathes of northern Italy this year experienced the hottest October since records began in 1800, Italy's National Research Council said Tuesday. Temperatures reached 3.18 degrees Celsius above normal levels in the northern part of the country, the Council said. However, in Italy as a whole, temperatures were high but not record-breaking. The Council said they were 2.08 degrees Celsius higher than normal, the second-highest increase compared to normal levels, just behind the record of 2.13 degrees Celsius reached in 2001. The new data comes from Giulio Betti, a meteorologist and climatologist with the National Research Council. In addition to the high temperatures, much of the country has also suffered from a lack of rainfall, and an increase in extreme weather events including storms, floods, and strong winds. The

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Bangladesh braces for cyclone Sitran

STORY: Bangladesh braces for cyclone Sitrang DATELINE: Oct. 25, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:06 LOCATION: Dhaka CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of people in the flood in southwest Bagerhat district, Bangladesh 2. various of volunteers conducting awareness campaign in Mongla town area, Mongla seaport in Bagerhat district, Bangladesh 3. various of Bangladesh police conducting a warning campaign in Mongla city area, Mongla seaport in Bagerhat district, Bangladesh STORYLINE: Most parts of Bangladesh are witnessing gusty winds and heavy rains over cyclone Sitrang which is heading towards the South Asian country's vast coastline. Kh. Hafizur Rahman, a senior meteorologist, said weather forecasters were asked to hoist danger signal No. 6 for Chattogram and Cox's Bazar, a seaside city in southeastern Bangladesh, and signal No. 7 for Mongla seaport in southwest Bangladesh and Payra seaport in southern Bangladesh. The coastal districts of Satkhira, Khulna, Bagerhat, Jhalakathi, Pirojpur, Barguna, Patuakhali, B

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Meteorologist Manabe receives Japan's top cultural award

Princeton University senior meteorologist Syukuro Manabe (L), who won the 2021 Nobel Prize in physics, poses for a photo with Mikio Mori, Japan's consul general in New York, on Sept. 1, 2022, at the consul general's official residence in New York. Manabe received the Order of Culture, Japan's top cultural award, the same day.

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Meteorologist Manabe receives Japan's top cultural award

Princeton University senior meteorologist Syukuro Manabe (L), who won the 2021 Nobel Prize in physics, speaks to reporters at the official residence of Japan's consul general in New York on Sept. 1, 2022. Manabe received the Order of Culture, Japan's top cultural award, the same day.

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Meteorologist Manabe receives Japan's top cultural award

Princeton University senior meteorologist Syukuro Manabe, who won the 2021 Nobel Prize in physics, speaks at the official residence of Japan's consul general in New York on Sept. 1, 2022. Manabe received the Order of Culture, Japan's top cultural award, the same day.

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FRANCE-ALPES-MARITIMES-BROC LAKE-DROUGHT

(220817) -- ALPES-MARITIMES, Aug. 17, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Aug. 17, 2022 shows a view of the artificial Broc lake near Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, southern France. In July, France received "a total of 9.7 millimeters of rainfall on average", making it the driest July since 1959, as well as the fourth hottest month since 1900, Le Figaro quoted meteorologist Cyrielle Duchesne as saying. (Photo by Serge Haouzi/Xinhua)

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FRANCE-ALPES-MARITIMES-BROC LAKE-DROUGHT

(220817) -- ALPES-MARITIMES, Aug. 17, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Aug. 17, 2022 shows a view of the artificial Broc lake near Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, southern France. In July, France received "a total of 9.7 millimeters of rainfall on average", making it the driest July since 1959, as well as the fourth hottest month since 1900, Le Figaro quoted meteorologist Cyrielle Duchesne as saying. (Photo by Serge Haouzi/Xinhua)

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FRANCE-ALPES-MARITIMES-BROC LAKE-DROUGHT

(220817) -- ALPES-MARITIMES, Aug. 17, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Aug. 17, 2022 shows a view of the artificial Broc lake near Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, southern France. In July, France received "a total of 9.7 millimeters of rainfall on average", making it the driest July since 1959, as well as the fourth hottest month since 1900, Le Figaro quoted meteorologist Cyrielle Duchesne as saying. (Photo by Serge Haouzi/Xinhua)

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FRANCE-ALPES-MARITIMES-BROC LAKE-DROUGHT

(220817) -- ALPES-MARITIMES, Aug. 17, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Aug. 17, 2022 shows a view of the artificial Broc lake near Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, southern France. In July, France received "a total of 9.7 millimeters of rainfall on average", making it the driest July since 1959, as well as the fourth hottest month since 1900, Le Figaro quoted meteorologist Cyrielle Duchesne as saying. (Photo by Serge Haouzi/Xinhua)

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FRANCE-ALPES-MARITIMES-BROC LAKE-DROUGHT

(220817) -- ALPES-MARITIMES, Aug. 17, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Aug. 17, 2022 shows a view of the artificial Broc lake near Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, southern France. In July, France received "a total of 9.7 millimeters of rainfall on average", making it the driest July since 1959, as well as the fourth hottest month since 1900, Le Figaro quoted meteorologist Cyrielle Duchesne as saying. (Photo by Serge Haouzi/Xinhua)

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FRANCE-ALPES-MARITIMES-BROC LAKE-DROUGHT

(220817) -- ALPES-MARITIMES, Aug. 17, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Aug. 17, 2022 shows a view of the artificial Broc lake near Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, southern France. In July, France received "a total of 9.7 millimeters of rainfall on average", making it the driest July since 1959, as well as the fourth hottest month since 1900, Le Figaro quoted meteorologist Cyrielle Duchesne as saying. (Photo by Serge Haouzi/Xinhua)

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FRANCE-ALPES-MARITIMES-BROC LAKE-DROUGHT

(220817) -- ALPES-MARITIMES, Aug. 17, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Aug. 17, 2022 shows a view of the artificial Broc lake near Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, southern France. In July, France received "a total of 9.7 millimeters of rainfall on average", making it the driest July since 1959, as well as the fourth hottest month since 1900, Le Figaro quoted meteorologist Cyrielle Duchesne as saying. (Photo by Serge Haouzi/Xinhua)

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Temperature plummets as Cyclone Asani brings intermittent rain to Bangladesh

STORY: Temperature plummets as Cyclone Asani brings intermittent rain to Bangladesh DATELINE: May 12, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:34 LOCATION: Dhaka CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of locals walking through the heavy rain in Dhaka STORYLINE: Cyclone Asani, which is raging in the Bay of Bengal, on Wednesday brought intermittent light rainfall to parts of Bangladesh including the capital Dhaka. The city's overcast sky and cool winds, however, brought much relief to people from the blistering summer heat that had continued for weeks. Kh Hafizur Rahman, a meteorologist with the Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD), told Xinhua that they had recorded 29 mm of rainfall in Dhaka in the last 12 hours till 6:00 p.m. Wednesday (1200 GMT). The weatherman said rain and low temperature could continue for the next two days, with temporary gusty or squally wind under the influence of Asani, which is likely to weaken into a cyclonic storm by Wednesday night and into a depression by Thursday. On a h

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Historic winter storm expected to hit Canadian Prairies

STORY: Historic winter storm expected to hit Canadian Prairies DATELINE: April 13, 2022 LENGTH: 0:02:45 LOCATION: Ottawa CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE (English): NATHALIE HAZEL, Meteorologist 2. various of wheat harvest 3. various of a Prairie winter storm STORYLINE: Environment Canada held a webinar to inform media of the historic winter storm coming up from the northern United States into the Canadian Prairies on Tuesday. Meteorologist Nathalie Hazel said the weather event has been upgraded to a winter storm, and advised Canadians in the region to avoid travel and stock up on prescription medicines in case people are trapped indoors by the weather. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): NATHALIE HAZEL, Meteorologist "We're here today to talk about the upcoming storm due to a Colorado low. Special weather statements were issued earlier this week. Winter storm watches were in effect yesterday. These have since been upgraded to winter storm and blizzard warnings." The Canadian Prairies are home to tough winte

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Medal ceremony for U.S.-based Nobel laureates held in Washington

Japanese-born American Syukuro Manabe (C) meets the press after receiving a Nobel Prize medal in physics at the National Academy of Sciences in Washington on Dec. 6, 2021, for his studies of Earth's climate. The medal ceremony for the 90-year-old meteorologist at Princeton University and two U.S.-based chemistry and economic sciences laureates took place in the U.S. capital as they were not able to travel to Sweden for the usual ceremony in Stockholm due to the coronavirus pandemic.

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Medal ceremony for U.S.-based Nobel laureates held in Washington

Japanese-born American Syukuro Manabe meets the press after receiving a Nobel Prize medal in physics at the National Academy of Sciences in Washington on Dec. 6, 2021, for his studies of Earth's climate. The medal ceremony for the 90-year-old meteorologist at Princeton University and two U.S.-based chemistry and economic sciences laureates took place in the U.S. capital as they were not able to travel to Sweden for the usual ceremony in Stockholm due to the coronavirus pandemic.

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Medal ceremony for U.S.-based Nobel laureates held in Washington

Japanese-born American Syukuro Manabe meets the press after receiving a Nobel Prize medal in physics at the National Academy of Sciences in Washington on Dec. 6, 2021, for his studies of Earth's climate. The medal ceremony for the 90-year-old meteorologist at Princeton University and two U.S.-based chemistry and economic sciences laureates took place in the U.S. capital as they were not able to travel to Sweden for the usual ceremony in Stockholm due to the coronavirus pandemic.

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Medal ceremony for U.S.-based Nobel laureates held in Washington

Japanese-born American Syukuro Manabe is pictured after receiving a Nobel Prize medal in physics at the National Academy of Sciences in Washington on Dec. 6, 2021, for his studies of Earth's climate. The medal ceremony for the 90-year-old meteorologist at Princeton University and two U.S.-based chemistry and economic sciences laureates took place in the U.S. capital as they were not able to travel to Sweden for the usual ceremony in Stockholm due to the coronavirus pandemic.

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Medal ceremony for U.S.-based Nobel laureates held in Washington

Japanese-born American Syukuro Manabe poses after receiving a Nobel Prize medal in physics at the National Academy of Sciences in Washington on Dec. 6, 2021, for his studies of Earth's climate. The medal ceremony for the 90-year-old meteorologist at Princeton University and two U.S.-based chemistry and economic sciences laureates took place in the U.S. capital as they were not able to travel to Sweden for the usual ceremony in Stockholm due to the coronavirus pandemic.

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Medal ceremony for U.S.-based Nobel laureates held in Washington

Japanese-born American Syukuro Manabe poses after receiving a Nobel Prize medal in physics at the National Academy of Sciences in Washington on Dec. 6, 2021, for his studies of Earth's climate. The medal ceremony for the 90-year-old meteorologist at Princeton University and two U.S.-based chemistry and economic sciences laureates took place in the U.S. capital as they were not able to travel to Sweden for the usual ceremony in Stockholm due to the coronavirus pandemic.

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Medal ceremony for U.S.-based Nobel laureates held in Washington

Japanese-born American Syukuro Manabe poses after receiving a Nobel Prize medal in physics at the National Academy of Sciences in Washington on Dec. 6, 2021, for his studies of Earth's climate. The medal ceremony for the 90-year-old meteorologist at Princeton University and two U.S.-based chemistry and economic sciences laureates took place in the U.S. capital as they were not able to travel to Sweden for the usual ceremony in Stockholm due to the coronavirus pandemic.

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Medal ceremony for U.S.-based Nobel laureates held in Washington

Japanese-born American Syukuro Manabe (L) poses after receiving a Nobel Prize medal in physics at the National Academy of Sciences in Washington on Dec. 6, 2021, for his studies of Earth's climate. The medal ceremony for the 90-year-old meteorologist at Princeton University and two U.S.-based chemistry and economic sciences laureates took place in the U.S. capital as they were not able to travel to Sweden for the usual ceremony in Stockholm due to the coronavirus pandemic.

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Medal ceremony for U.S.-based Nobel laureates held in Washington

Japanese-born American Syukuro Manabe (L) receives a Nobel Prize medal in physics at the National Academy of Sciences in Washington on Dec. 6, 2021, for his studies of Earth's climate. The medal ceremony for the 90-year-old meteorologist at Princeton University and two U.S.-based chemistry and economic sciences laureates took place in the U.S. capital as they were not able to travel to Sweden for the usual ceremony in Stockholm due to the coronavirus pandemic.

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Syukuro Manabe, winner of 2021 Nobel Prize in physics

Syukuro Manabe, Japanese-born American senior meteorologist at Princeton University, attends a press conference at the university in New Jersey, the United States, on Oct. 5, 2021. Manabe won the 2021 Nobel Prize in physics for modeling the Earth's climate and reliably predicting global warming.

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Syukuro Manabe, winner of 2021 Nobel Prize in physics

Syukuro Manabe, Japanese-born American senior meteorologist at Princeton University, attends a press conference at the university in New Jersey, the United States, on Oct. 5, 2021. Manabe, 90, won the 2021 Nobel Prize in physics for modeling the Earth's climate and reliably predicting global warming.

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Syukuro Manabe, winner of 2021 Nobel Prize in physics

Syukuro Manabe, Japanese-born American senior meteorologist at Princeton University, attends a press conference at the university in New Jersey, the United States, on Oct. 5, 2021. Manabe, 90, won the 2021 Nobel Prize in physics for modeling the Earth's climate and reliably predicting global warming.

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Syukuro Manabe, winner of 2021 Nobel Prize in physics

Syukuro Manabe (L), Japanese-born American senior meteorologist at Princeton University, poses for a photo after attending a press conference at the university in New Jersey, the United States, on Oct. 5, 2021. Manabe won the 2021 Nobel Prize in physics for modeling the Earth's climate and reliably predicting global warming.

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Syukuro Manabe, winner of 2021 Nobel Prize in physics

Syukuro Manabe (C), Japanese-born American senior meteorologist at Princeton University, is pictured after attending a press conference at the university in New Jersey, the United States, on Oct. 5, 2021. Manabe won the 2021 Nobel Prize in physics for modeling the Earth's climate and reliably predicting global warming.