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Freezing rain is accumulating on the roads in Norristown, Montgomery County.
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Public Safety
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Winter Weather Advisory issued for parts of the Delaware Valley Sunday

Meteorologist Chris Sowers says an Accuweather Alert has been issued for Sunday as parts of the area could get freezing rain.

3 years ago

Plows clear the roads in Moorestown, N.J.
Philadelphia
Public Safety
Streets & Roads

Steady snow moving through Philadelphia region

Parts of the region could see between 4" to 6" of snow. Here’s what you need to know.

3 years ago

File photo: A few pedestrians are seen walking in the heavy snow and wind in Hoboken, N.J., Monday, Feb. 1, 2021. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
New Jersey
Public Safety
6abc

N.J. governor declares state of emergency ahead of winter storm

The period of steadiest snow will be between 1 a.m. and 5 a.m.

3 years ago

Cold weather expected Thursday evening into Friday. (6abc)
Environment
6abc

Accumulating Snow Thursday Night into Friday Morning

Meteorologist Adam Joseph says clouds increase today ahead of our next storm that will bring slippery travel by Friday morning.

3 years ago

Winter storm warnings and advisories in effect for several counties throughout the Delaware Valley
New Jersey
Public Safety
6abc

State of Emergency in South Jersey due to winter storm; snow moves in across Delaware Valley

A winter storm is expected to bring heavy snow to parts of the Delaware Valley. Here's what you need to know.

3 years ago

Damaged home in Mullica Hill New Jersey after tornado.
Infrastructure
New Jersey
Public Safety

Months after the tornadoes hit, Ida’s South Jersey victims enter a new phase of recovery

With many damaged buildings and homes now demolished, victims of the tornadoes are in limbo as they wait for aid, insurance payouts.

3 years ago

Homes burn as wildfires rip through a development near Rock Creek Village Thursday, Dec. 30, 2021, near Broomfield, Colo. Homes surrounding the Flatiron Crossing mall were being evacuated as wildfires raced through the grasslands as high winds raked the intermountain West
National
Public Safety

‘So many memories’: Over 500 homes feared destroyed by fire

Tens of thousands of Coloradans driven from their neighborhoods by a wind-whipped wildfire are beginning to get a look at the damage done.

3 years ago

A person wearing a face mask as a precaution against the coronavirus walks during a winter storm near the Robert Indiana sculpture
PlanPhilly
Environment
Outdoors
Philadelphia

White Christmas? Philly instead expects a wet Christmas as the planet warms

It looks like Philadelphia will not get a white Christmas tomorrow. A wet Christmas is more likely — and with climate change, this may not be a surprise.

3 years ago

Gov. Carney speaking at a podium.
Delaware
Environment

It’s ‘everyone’s job:’ Delaware offers more details on climate action plan

Environmental leaders offered more details on Delaware’s climate action plan to make the state more resilient to anticipated changes.

3 years ago

People walk their dogs along a narrow road as the first winter frost blankets the fields in Oudeland van Strijen in the Netherlands on Tuesday. It's the shortest day of the year and official start of winter. (Jeffrey Groeneweg/ANP/AFP via Getty Images)
NPR
Environment

It’s the shortest day of the year. Things can only get brighter from here

Tuesday is the winter solstice, at least if you're in the Northern Hemisphere.

4 years ago

Philadelphia Parks and Rec work to remove the Belmont Plateau’s iconic sugar maple tree on the morning of Dec. 15, 2021. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Environment
Philadelphia
Public Spaces

Fairmount Park’s iconic maple tree is gone. Arborists cite climate change

Officials suspect a few things are behind the tree’s decline: its age, compaction around its roots where people walked around and had picnics, and climate change.

4 years ago

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Men repair their truck in smoke from a forest fire on a road near Magaras, in the republic of Sakha, Siberia, in July. (Dimitar Dilkoff/AFP via Getty Images)
NPR
Environment

The U.N. says it has verified a new record high temperature for the Arctic

The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) issued a statement on Tuesday calling the temperature reading "more befitting the Mediterranean than the Arctic."

4 years ago

Maria Becker Gallagher strolls past the Schuylkill River on Martin Luther King Drive on March 11, 2021. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Environment
Philadelphia

Philly’s warm weekend broke records. Here’s what climate scientists say about it

Saturday’s warm weather broke records in several places throughout the Philadelphia region — and climate change likely contributed, scientists say.

4 years ago

Aftermath of tornado in Mayfield, Kentucky. (Brandon Clement/WXChasing YouTube)
NPR
National

Video: Drone footage captures devastating aftermath of Mayfield, Ky., tornado

4 years ago

Dog owner Derrick Starks, left, Chris Buchanan, center and Niki Thompson, right, both from neighboring counties, attempt to rescue Cheyenne, the dog, from a tornado damaged home in Mayfield, Ky., on Saturday, Dec. 11, 2021. Tornadoes and severe weather caused catastrophic damage across multiple states Friday, killing several people overnight
National
Public Safety

Kentucky hardest hit as storms leave dozens dead in 5 states

Tornadoes and severe weather caused catastrophic damage across multiple states late Friday, killing at least six people overnight.

4 years ago

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