WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A powerful weather system swept up the U.S. East Coast on Monday with pounding rain and high winds, potentially snarling travel for millions after tornados killed at least 18 people in Georgia and Mississippi over the weekend. Emergency management officials warned New York City residents to brace for winds of up […]
In this quiet, peaceful time of year, with all the noisy birds flown south and all the scary bears in hillside dens, little things catch our attention. Like wires that move as if by magic. Aurora scientist and interested-in-all-things guy Neal Brown contacted me to see if I had written about why power wires sometimes […]
In a gorgeous warm May this year, we have not yet sniffed the bitter scent of flaming spruce. When we do, many of us will think back to a year that still haunts us. In summer 2004, a Vermont-sized patch of Alaska burned in wildfires. That hazy summer was the most extreme fire year in […]
A couple from Eielson Air Force Base were rescued by Fairbanks troopers after their snow machine broke down on their way to Tolovana Hot Springs early Thursday morning. According to Alaska State Troopers, Daniel and Shelmarie Schinsky left Eielson on a snow machine on Wednesday to travel to the Tolovana Hot Springs. But, the couple […]