Blizzards

Remember That Crazy Nor’easter We Just Had? Get Ready for an Encore

A powerful nor’easter blanketed the Northeast with several feet of snow this week, but it looks like residents won’t have much time to dig themselves out before the next one hits. Another winter storm is expected to dump roughly half a foot of snow along the East Coast by the end of this weekend. Experts…

Earther Alyse Stanley Feb 6

A Major Nor’easter Could Drop Nearly Two Feet of Snow to Start the Week

After last year’s winter without a winter, New York is making up for it. A major nor’easter is crawling up the coast, the second big storm of the season to hit the city. It could bring nearly two feet of snow to New York and wreak havoc up and down the Eastern Seaboard. New Yorkers…

Earth Science Brian Kahn Feb 1

This Ginormous Dust Storm in Colorado Could Be Seen From Space

The truly frightening dust storm caused at least one fatal car crash.

Earth Science Alyse Stanley Jan 17

A Record-Setting Blizzard Is Set to Blast the Midwest

The Midwest is skipping fall and heading right to winter to end the week. A potentially record-setting blizzard is bearing down on the region and could dump snow from Colorado to Minnesota. The Dakotas sit near the epicenter of the storm and could see up to three feet of October snow (yes, you read that…

Earth Science Brian Kahn Oct 10

Watch a Speeding Train Blast a Bunch of Commuters With Snow

Here’s a free piece of advice should you ever find yourself waiting for the first train to roll into a station after a heavy snowfall: Stand as far away from the tracks as possible, assuming you don’t want to get blasted with a massive shitstorm of snow. Why this Amtrak commuter train came barreling into…

Sploid Andrew Liszewski Mar 15

National Weather Service Data System Went Down During a Blizzard This Week

The National Weather Service warns us about potentially dangerous weather, so it would be pretty scary if their highly reliable data analysis and warning system, the one they use to disseminate all their predictions, went down. It went down. Both the primary and backup routers at the National Weather Service’s Advanced Weather Interactive Processing System…

Tech News Ryan F. Mandelbaum Feb 14

Think You Get A Lot Of Snow? These Are The Largest Snowfalls On Record

Snow can be a wonderful thing—until it buries your car, prevents you from opening your front door, and ensures that you won’t be going anywhere for at least a week. Curl up under a blanket and pray that you don’t see as much snow as fell during these winter storms. The Great Snow of 1717,…

io9 Vincze Miklós Dec 22

The U.S. Northeast’s gigantic snow storm as seen from space

The NOAA has released a satellite photo of the massive storm that’s currently wreaking havoc across the U.S. northeast. It’s a bad one folks, with snow accumulation reaching one to two feet in some areas and temperatures dropping as low as -13F (-25C). Some 2,300 flights have already been cancelled, with hundreds more likely to…

io9 George Dvorsky Jan 3

Winter Storm Nemo Has Ruined Twitter Parody Accounts Forever

We all knew this would happen. It always happens, but it’s still horrifying to see. Put together by EJMaroun and brought to our attention by stefan, here’s a harrowing look at the state of Twitter comedy today. This is far more harrowing than a storm. [EJMaroun via stefan]

Tech News Eric Limer Feb 8

Watch Winter Storm Nemo Crash Into the East Coast on These Live Webcams

You might be able to watch Nor’Easter Nemo hammer the East Coast right outside your window, but if you’re looking to get a few other angles on the action, there’s a whole bunch of live webcams for your perusal. Check ’em out below. You don’t even have to take off your slanket. Chaser Cam: Providence,…

Tech News Eric Limer Feb 8

How Prepared Are You For Snowmaggedon?

With up to two feet of snow expected to dump itself on the east coast today, how prepared are you for snowmaggedon? Meteorologists predict massive drifts, white outs, and power cuts over the next two days. Are you fully loaded with supplies? And what kit do you have to keep yourselves safe in the snow?…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe Feb 8

Everything You Need To Ride Out Snowmaggedon

Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you know there’s a big ol’ Nor’Easter about to tackle the East coast. If you have been living under a rock, you might be about to freeze to death under it. It’s always a good idea to be prepared for a storm, but it’s a particularly good idea…

Tech News Eric Limer Feb 7

All Hail Xerxes: The Weather Channel Will Name This Year’s Winter Storms

Do you remember the Blizzard of ’96? Actually, okay, if you didn’t live on the Eastern seaboard probably not. But! For a thrilling snowpocalypse it sure had one boring ass name. Well, the Weather Channel wants to fix that problem by giving winter storms wonderfully geeky names. Starting with this winter, the Weather Channel will…

Tech News Mario Aguilar Oct 2

The Mayor of Boston Wanted to Fight Snow with Flamethrowers in 1948

Many of you are probably either snowed in, cold, or at least inconvenienced by the latest onslaught of flakes. Shoveling sucks! Snowblowers are obnoxious! The elegant solution? Flamethrowers, as asked of MIT by the Mayor of Boston, 60 years ago. In January of 1948, Mayor James Curley lamented that “the snowfall this year has exceeded…

Tech News Sam Biddle Feb 4

Make Dairy Queen Blizzards at Home and Watch As Your Thighs Grow

Is it too early to be thinking about icecream? Pffft. It’s never too early! Especially when they’re served soft and coated with poprocks. $30 for a Blizzard machine equals seven in-store Blizzards, by the way. [Target via I4U via NerdApproved]

Tech News Kat Hannaford Oct 27

Remember That Crazy Nor’easter We Just Had? Get Ready for an Encore

A Major Nor’easter Could Drop Nearly Two Feet of Snow to Start the Week

This Ginormous Dust Storm in Colorado Could Be Seen From Space

A Record-Setting Blizzard Is Set to Blast the Midwest

Watch a Speeding Train Blast a Bunch of Commuters With Snow

National Weather Service Data System Went Down During a Blizzard This Week

Think You Get A Lot Of Snow? These Are The Largest Snowfalls On Record

The U.S. Northeast’s gigantic snow storm as seen from space

Winter Storm Nemo Has Ruined Twitter Parody Accounts Forever

Watch Winter Storm Nemo Crash Into the East Coast on These Live Webcams

How Prepared Are You For Snowmaggedon?

Everything You Need To Ride Out Snowmaggedon

All Hail Xerxes: The Weather Channel Will Name This Year’s Winter Storms

The Mayor of Boston Wanted to Fight Snow with Flamethrowers in 1948

Make Dairy Queen Blizzards at Home and Watch As Your Thighs Grow

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