Snow squalls continue through Sunday, highway closures ongoing
Stormhunter Mark Robinson updates the situation in Ontario as huge amounts of snow have fallen east of the Great Lakes.
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BBC'Threat to life' as red warnings issued in Republic of Ireland
Multiple warnings have been issued across Northern Ireland from midnight on Thursday.
- USA TODAY
How much snow did the South get? See snowfall totals for Florida, Alabama, Texas, more
A winter storm pummeled the southern United States with ice and snow Tuesday. Here's how much snow fell in Florida, Texas, Alabama and more.
- The Canadian Press
Cracks emerge in House GOP after speaker's threat to saddle California wildfire aid with conditions
LOS ANGELES (AP) — California Republicans are pushing back against suggestions by President Donald Trump, House Speaker Mike Johnson and other Republicans that federal disaster aid for victims of wildfires that ravaged Southern California should come with strings attached, possibly jeopardizing the president's policy agenda in a deeply divided Congress at the outset of his second term.
- HuffPost
The U.S. Is Already Losing Manufacturing Jobs, And Not Just Because Of Trump
Donald Trump’s anti-wind orders dealt the final blow, but Joe Biden’s permitting reform failure started the death spiral.
- USA TODAY
Wildfires prompt evacuations near San Diego amid relentless Santa Ana winds
As wildfires continued to burn in Los Angeles, three fires broke out in San Diego County, prompting evacuation orders and warnings.
- The Canadian Press
Reality TV couple sues the city of Los Angeles after losing home in fires
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Reality TV couple Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt are suing the city of Los Angeles after losing their Pacific Palisades home in the wildfires that have torn through Southern California in recent weeks.
- The Weather Network
Get ready for a 'classic' Canadian winter weekend in southern Ontario
Temperatures moderate as we head into the weekend, but bands of lake-effect snow could impact some weekend travel plans in southern Ontario
- CNN
It looks like a tiny kangaroo and it’s bouncing back from the brink of extinction
The brush-tailed bettong once inhabited most of Australia, but these days it lives in a tiny fraction of its former range. Now, the Marna Banggara initiative is bringing it back to the country’s Yorke Peninsula.
- The Weather Network
Slowly breaking out of the deep freeze in Ontario, but hit of widespread snow
Dangerously cold temperatures continue into Wednesday across Ontario before a clipper system brings widespread light snow and lake enhancement. Brace for some slower commute times
- USA TODAY
Laguna Fire breaks out near California State University campus: See map.
The Ventura County fire just north of Los Angeles was initially estimated to be 3 acres, but has since burned 50 acres.
- HuffPost
Trump Attacks FEMA, Says States Should ‘Take Care Of Their Own Problems’
The president's remarks came as another major fire broke out in California.
- USA TODAY
Where are mandatory evacuation orders for California wildfires? See maps
Wildfires in California continue to rage and prompt more evacuations.
- USA TODAY
0 to 10,000 acres in just hours: Why did the Hughes Fire explode in size so fast?
A fast-spreading wildfire that erupted this week northwest of Los Angeles roared from nothing to nearly 10,000 acres − in a matter of hours.
- Associated Press
Winter storm spreads across the Deep South, creating icy danger and snowy fun
A major storm spread heavy snow, sleet and freezing rain across the southern United States on Wednesday, breaking snow records and treating the region to unaccustomed perils and wintertime joy. In Alabama, the weight of the snow collapsed the dome of the Mobile Civic Center, which was being demolished to make way for a new entertainment facility.
- WSJ
Historic Winter Storm Covers Southern U.S. With Snow and Freezing Cold
Frigid temperatures and snowstorms moved from the Gulf Coast to northern Florida and the Carolinas, according to the National Weather Service.
- Myrtle Beach Sun News
Myrtle Beach is covered in a blanket of snow. How long will the snow stick around?
The Myrtle Beach, SC area was blanketed with snow, turning the beach into a winter wonderland. How long will snowy conditions stick around?
- Fox Weather
Demise of Australia’s large kangaroos likely not caused by climate change, study suggests
A new study has cast light on the extinction of many of Australia’s kangaroos, challenging beliefs that the world’s changing climate played a significant role in their demise. University researchers used fossils to come up with their hypothesis that the mammals were more suited to adapt to ecosystem changes than originally thought.
- Sky video
Storm Eowyn: Strong winds threaten UK ahead of 'danger to life' alert and up to 90mph gusts
Forecasters are warning of heavy rain along with strong winds on Thursday ahead of Storm Eowyn, which threatens to bring dangerous gusts of up to 90mph.
- Reuters
Aerial views show ash and rubble from Los Angeles fire zones
From the air, the once-thriving Los Angeles neighborhoods wiped out by recent wildfires now appear as block after block of grayish-brown ash and rubble. Sunlight reflects off the skeletal remains of homes, restaurants and shops. Some stone chimneys and trees stood defiantly tall in Altadena, the city that bore the brunt of the Easton Fire.
- LA Times
U.S. and Australia have long fought fires together. Climate change threatens joint efforts
U.S. officials didn't even bother to ask Australia for help battling the Los Angeles fires.