Uber caps surge pricing during winter storm
Want a ride home from car service Uber during the major snowstorm descending on the Northeast on Monday? Expect to pay more than the usual fare.
Business
Jan 26, 2015
0
17
News tagged with snowstorm
Where's the snow? Not in Alaska's largest city
One week before Thanksgiving, much of the nation is digging out from snowstorms, but the ground is bare in Alaska's largest city.
Environment
Nov 20, 2014
5
0
USDA chief: Climate change already hurting farmers
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack says he's convinced the effects of climate change have already had a negative impact on agriculture and forestry in the U.S.
Environment
Feb 5, 2014
0
0
Fiennes's evacuation from Antarctica under way
The evacuation of injured British explorer Sir Ranulph Fiennes from Antarctica got under way Wednesday after the veteran adventurer was forced to pull out of a marathon expedition because of frostbite.
Earth Sciences
Feb 27, 2013
0
0
BYU geologists bring Antarctic ice cores to campus
BYU student Jessica Williams spent Christmas morning alone in a tent pitched in the depths of Antarctica, waiting out a four-day snowstorm by re-reading the Harry Potter series.
Earth Sciences
Mar 6, 2012
0
0
Skiers welcome snow to Swiss slopes
Swiss ski enthusiasts are breathing a sigh of relief after heavy snow finally hit the slopes, kicking off the winter season in earnest.
Environment
Dec 7, 2011
0
0
Northeast power outages hit many businesses hard
(AP) -- Businesses big and small have taken a beating from the power outages caused by the record-setting October snowstorm and the losses are only beginning to be tallied, owners and experts said Monday as tens of thousands ...
Business
Nov 8, 2011
0
0
Halloween weekend snow paints a ghostly picture in the U.S. northeast
(PhysOrg.com) -- A late October snowstorm from a Nor'easter blanketed the eastern U.S. from West Virginia to Maine and broke records the weekend before Halloween Monday. NASA's Aqua satellite flew over the region on October ...
Environment
Nov 1, 2011
0
0
Snow slackers can be found around the world
The streets were strangely quiet as I walked my daughter to school Tuesday morning. Baby stroller traffic jams are the norm in our south London neighborhood, nicknamed the "Nappy Valley" for its prodigious birthrate. But ...
Environment
Feb 4, 2009
2
0
