From the mid-Atlantic to New England, a powerful storm struck the region Saturday burying it under heavy, wet snow. The unusual October snowstorm dumped extraordinary amounts of snow across the region.The effects of the heavy, wet snow…
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Snowtober: Record East Coast snowstorm knocks out power to 3 million, kills 3
A rare, early season nor'easter pummeled the United States from the mid-Atlantic to New England with heavy, wet snow Saturday into Sunday. The storm knocked out power to millions, snarled travel across the region and…
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Denver’s Halloween weather history: Scary or not?
As a kid growing up in Denver it always seemed like Mother Nature put a damper on our trick-or-treating in the form of cold, rain or snow. Conventional wisdom of many longtime Denver residents is that the…
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Effects of Denver’s first snowstorm of the season linger
Mother Nature brought an early dose of winter to the Mile High City on Wednesday with snow and bitter cold. As the storm moves out, downed trees, power outages and some school closings remain.The storm moved onto the…
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Snowstorm takes toll on Occupy Denver protestors; Group warns ‘people will die’
The harsh reality of the Mile High City’s highly variable weather has begun taking its toll on the Occupy Denver protests. Two protestors were reportedly hospitalized with hypothermia last night as a snowstorm arrived and organizers warn…
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Powerful magnitude 7.2 earthquake strikes eastern Turkey
Sunday afternoon brought a significant magnitude 7.2 earthquake to eastern Turkey near the city of Van. Early reports indicate a number of buildings have collapsed and there has been a loss of life. According to the US…
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Denver’s October weather preview: Fall settles in with cooler weather
With the first full month of fall here, October usually brings one of the quietest weather months in the Denver area with plenty of mild, sunny days and clear, cool nights.The month actually has our second highest amount of…
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Space station captures stunning video of the southern lights, Australia fires
In some cultures, mythology and folklore held that the auroras portend disasters and war. Science has since shown otherwise but the phenomena still fascinates us and video captured by astronauts aboard the International Space Station show the…
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Over 1.3 million ordered to evacuate in Japan ahead of Typhoon Roke
Disaster-stricken Japan appears set to suffer a strike from Typhoon Roke, a powerful storm packing winds of over 132 mph. Over 1.3 million people in central Japan have been evacuated as the storm is on track to…
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Methane Madness game seeks to provide counter to Al Gore’s climate ‘reality’
While Al Gore conducts his live stream of “24 Hours of Reality” about manmade climate change, a new online game seeks to tell the former vice president to “Put a cork in it, Al!" Methane…
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