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3 climbers from the US and Canada are believed to have died in a fall on New Zealand's highest peak

Dec. 06, 2024 02:19 AM EST

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Three mountain climbers — two from the U.S. and one from Canada — missing for five days on Aoraki, New Zealand's tallest peak, are believed to have died in a fall, the authorities said Friday. The men's bodies were not found. But based on...

A storm brings squalls to the Northeast; 2 people die from heart attacks after shoveling snow

Dec. 05, 2024 17:30 PM EST

Snow squalls — sudden bursts of heavy snow and gusty winds — created whiteout conditions in parts of the northeast during a storm that brought even more snow to the Great Lakes region Thursday. Two people died from heart attacks after shoveling snow in upstate New York, officials said. ...

Weather hampers a search for 3 American and Canadian climbers missing on New Zealand's highest peak

Dec. 04, 2024 19:54 PM EST

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand authorities have “grave concerns” for three mountain climbers from the U.S. and Canada who are missing after a planned ascent of the country’s highest peak, Aoraki, as efforts to find them stalled for a third day amid bad weather. ...

Floods wreak havoc in Malaysia, southern Thailand with over 30 killed, tens of thousands displaced

Dec. 03, 2024 21:33 PM EST

KOTA BARU, Malaysia (AP) — Severe floods caused by monsoon rains killed more than 30 people and displaced tens of thousands in Malaysia and southern Thailand, officials said Tuesday, with both countries preparing shelters and evacuation plans in anticipation of more heavy rain. ...

Great Lakes region braces for more snow while cleaning up after lake-effect storms

Dec. 03, 2024 17:26 PM EST

Even more snow could be on the way for places in the Great Lakes region that are still digging out after days of storms caused deadly wrecks, collapsed a barn on top of 100 cows and buried some towns under nearly 6 feet (1.8 meters). While cleanup was still taking place Tuesday...

Already buried under snow, Great Lakes region expected to see more stormy weather this week

Dec. 02, 2024 22:45 PM EST

Snow continued to fall Monday around parts of the Great Lakes region, where storm-weary residents who have plowed and shoveled for days faced the prospect of even greater accumulations. Lake-effect snow fell on parts of western New York, Pennsylvania and Ohio that were already...

What is 'lake-effect snow'? Warm air from large bodies of water is the key ingredient

Dec. 02, 2024 18:22 PM EST

When towns along the Great Lakes get buried in drifts of blowing snow, like several have over the past few days, weather experts start talking about the “lake effect." Lake-effect snow often occurs in relatively narrow bands that dump copious amounts of snow. The weather phenomenon...

Greek islands Rhodes and Lemnos declare state of emergency after deadly storm wreaks havoc

Dec. 02, 2024 09:08 AM EST

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Authorities on the Greek islands Rhodes and Lemnos declared a state of emergency Monday after storms battered the islands, leaving two dead and widespread damage. Rescue teams, assisted by the military and local authorities, rescued many older residents in...

Lake-effect snow blankets the Great Lakes as Thanksgiving travelers head home

Dec. 01, 2024 22:13 PM EST

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Lake-effect snow blanketed swaths of the U.S. as Thanksgiving travelers journeyed home this holiday weekend, with more snow expected to fall over the Great Lakes region through the week. While the weather event dumped dozens of inches of snow in upstate...

Heavy snow blankets parts of the US during busy holiday travel weekend

Nov. 30, 2024 19:09 PM EST

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — The first big snowfall of the season blanketed towns along Lake Erie on Saturday in the middle of the hectic holiday travel and shopping weekend, and numbing cold and heavy snow were forecast to persist into next week and cause hazards in the Great Lakes, Plains and Midwest...