Photographer Julia Gunther and writer-filmmaker Nick Schönfeld chronicle the rhythms of daily life on Tristan da Cunha, the world’s most remote inhabited island.
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Sick of freezing temperatures? For ice boaters, they’ve been a bonanza
The recent deep freeze across much of the U.S. has created one of the best opportunities in decades to sail ice boats across frozen bays and rivers — including the Chesapeake Bay.
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Can you save a public parking spot after a snowstorm? The debate rages on
After the snowstorm this weekend dumped snow across large parts of the country, a key debate is raging on the streets: Can you save a public parking spot after you’ve dug your car out of it?
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Hundreds of thousands without power in the U.S. after a powerful winter storm
A powerful winter storm walloped a huge swath of the U.S., killing at least 18 people. Electricity is out for hundreds of thousands, and freezing rain and snow have coated streets.
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Ice may be more hazardous than snow this weekend. What to expect and how to prepare.
A major winter storm is expected to impact more than 200 million people in United States this weekend. Freezing rain and ice is a particular concern.
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Tens of millions of Americans brace for winter weather blast
A winter storm is expected to wallop a huge chunk of the U.S. from the southwest, into the Plains, the Deep South, and the eastern seaboard. Heavy snow, ice, sleet and freezing rain are forecast.
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Snow and ice ground flights and choke highways in parts of Europe
More than 1,000 stranded passengers spent the night at Amsterdam’s international airport as snow and ice that is pummeling parts of Europe grounded hundreds of flights.
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Scientists push back on Trump plan to break up a critical climate and weather center
The White House plans to break up a key weather and climate research center in Colorado, a move experts say could jeopardize the accuracy of forecasting and prediction systems.
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Opinion: ‘The Shipping Forecast’ reminds us of the power of the human voice
For a century, the BBC has broadcast the weather report for the seas around the UK. “The Shipping Forecast” has informed and lulled generations who tune in to hear it.
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Erick is an ‘extremely dangerous’ Category 4 hurricane near Mexico’s Pacific coast
The major storm threatens to unleash destructive winds near where the eye crashes ashore, flash floods and a dangerous storm surge, forecasters said.
