Communities on the East Coast braced Thursday for what could be the winter’s biggest storm yet — or it could peter out, depending on how the system moves and where you are.
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Last year’s global average temperature was the hottest ever by the widest margin on record, two U.S. government agencies said on Wednesday, adding to pressure for deep greenhouse gas emissions cuts scientists say are needed to arrest warming that is disrupting the global climate.
Predictions of icy roads and freezing temperatures prompted school closings and emergency preparations in several states in the U.S. South on Wednesday, ahead of a major storm expected to blast snow across the Northeast later this week.
Severe weather is blamed for two deaths and five injuries in Manatee County, Florida, local officials said.
Residents of flooded areas in far southern Illinois anxiously waited for the swollen Mississippi River to peak on Sunday, with hundreds electing to remain in their homes, as states downstream prepared for the rising waters.
Jason Peck didn’t expect 2016 to start out like this. Three to four feet of flood waters wiped out his basement and living room. Recalling the damage to his son’s room brought Peck close to tears.
Overflowing rivers receded in Missouri and Illinois on Friday after flooding swamped communities and forced towns to evacuate, but forecasters warned rain-swollen waterways could menace Southern states downstream.