Americans should prepare for more catastrophic storms in the future amid climate change, experts warn
The deadly winter storms that knocked out power for millions in Texas and other states have exceeded the worst-case scenarios of many U.S. utilities.
Beleaguered Texas hospitals with no water evacuate patients amid winter storm power outages
Some hospitals in Texas were dealing with water shortages, loss of heat and have even been forced to evacuate patients following a deadly blast of winter weather this week.
Ted Cruz flew to Cancun with family amid Texas power crisis
A Republican source told FOX News that Sen. Ted Cruz flew to Cancun, Mexico, with his family this week as Texas dealt with a winter storm that left millions without power.
Texas mayor tells residents it's 'sink or swim', resigns amid winter power outages
A Texas mayor has resigned over controversial social media posts that called his constituents lazy for complaining about power outages, according to a report.
'Mattress Mack' provides shelter to hundreds of Texas residents left without power from winter storm
A well-known Texas business owner has opened his doors again to those in need, helping shelter hundreds of people in Houston after a blistering winter storm left many without power or running water.
Texas power outages seen from space in stunning before-and-after photos
Images from the NOAA-NASA Suomi NPP satellite compared before-and-after photos of the lights in Houston, Texas during a record-breaking winter storm.
Severe winter storms will cause ‘widespread delays’ in COVID-19 vaccine shipments, CDC says
The inclement weather is expected to have a large impact on the shipment and distribution of COVID-19 vaccines, according to the CDC.
Florida's shipment of 208K Moderna COVID-19 vaccine doses delayed by bad weather
DeSantis said the “vast, vast majority” of a weekly Pfizer vaccine delivery hasn’t been delayed by bad weather across large parts of the nation, but an entire shipment of 208,000 doses from Moderna is affected by weather issues.
'Snownado': Large waterspout swirls over Texas lake amid record cold
Some are calling this a “snownado” - but here’s the science behind these large waterspouts seen swirling over some lakes in Texas amid record cold temperatures.
Polar vortex: 100 million Americans brace for next round of winter storm
More than 100 million people live in areas covered Wednesday by some type of winter weather warning, watch or advisory.
Animals at primate sanctuary freeze to death amid Texas power outage
A chimpanzee, several monkeys, some lemurs and an uncounted number of birds died when a nonprofit San Antonio-area wildlife sanctuary lost power this week.
Nearly three-quarters of contiguous US covered in snow amid polar vortex
More than 73% of the lower 48 U.S. states were covered in snow this week, causing power outages and even impacting COVID-19 vaccine shipments.
‘Major breakdown’ of polar vortex blamed for unusual winter weather around the world
Texas and Oklahoma are seeing record subzero temperatures. Greenland is warmer than normal. Snow fell in Greece and Turkey. Meteorologists call this one of the biggest, nastiest and longest-lasting polar vortex breakdowns they've seen.
Austin residents line up for supplies in bitter cold, snow outside area grocery stores
A video posted to social media shows a long line of Austin residents waiting to get groceries in record-breaking cold.
Mattress Mack, Joel Osteen offer warmth to Houstonians without power
Joel Osteen opened his church as a warming shelter and Jim "Mattress Mack" McIngvale his Gallery Furniture stores on North Freeway and in Richmond.
Texas utility company urges customers to change providers to avoid astronomical power bill amid winter storm
Due to Texas’ deregulated utility market, electricity prices subjected to real-time swings have skyrocketed to as much as $9,000 per megawatt-hour, causing some companies to urge their customers to change service providers.
Sunshine State is rare oasis as winter storm grips U.S.
Though some flights were delayed and others cancelled altogether, travelers arriving in Tampa from the north Tuesday morning were more than happy to swap their ski jackets for sunglasses.
Record-setting winter storm charges across the US, with 2nd storm on the way
A major winter storm left in its wake record-setting low temperatures across the U.S. The Pacific Northwest saw rare snow, a major blackout is ongoing in Texas and at the rough edge of the arctic blast, a deadly tornado ripped through a North Carolina town.
HPD: Woman, girl die from carbon monoxide poisoning after car was left running for heat
Houston police say two people died and two people were hospitalized due to carbon monoxide poisoning after a car was left running in an attached garage to try to create heat when the power was out.
Ramen noodles freeze mid-air in North Dakota’s bitter temperatures
If anyone was wondering how cold it got in North Dakota over the weekend, this bowl of ramen noodles went from from boiling to freezing mid-air.