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A plow from the Brattleboro, Vt., Public Works Department removes snow on Main Street on Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2024.

Snow in the West and flooding in the East. Here’s how the US is coping with the massive storm

January 10, 2024, 12:05pm Latest News

Drenching rains, flooding and fierce winds stranded vehicles, shuttered schools and knocked out power to hundreds of thousands in the Northeast, the swan song of a bout of violent weather that battered most of the United States. Forecasters warned Wednesday that more misery was not far behind. Read story

FILE - Sean de Guzman, right, snow survey manager at the California Department of Water Resources, conducts the first snow survey of the season with his team at Phillips Station, Calif., on Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2024. Once regularly snowbound river basins across the globe are increasingly seeing their snowpack shrink and climate change is to blame, a new study found.

Climate change is shrinking snowpack in many places, study shows. And it will get worse

January 10, 2024, 12:04pm Nation & World

River basins around the world that were once regularly snowbound are increasingly seeing their snowpack shrink and climate change is to blame, a new study found. Read story

Blizzard knocks out power and closes highways and ski resorts in Oregon and Washington

January 9, 2024, 8:03pm Latest News

A blizzard pounded mountainous areas of Oregon and Washington on Tuesday, knocking out power and prompting the closure of highways and ski resorts. Read story

A motorist passes by a tree with snow-covered blossoms in southeast Vancouver after a rare April snowstorm blanketed the area Monday morning, April 11, 2022.

Up to 3 inches of snow forecast for Vancouver area tonight as temperatures drop

January 9, 2024, 2:35pm Clark County News

The National Weather Service in Portland has issued a Winter Weather Advisory for the Vancouver area, predicting 1 to 3 inches of slushy snow could fall after 10 p.m. Tuesday night through 6 a.m. Wednesday morning. Read story

A local resident clears overnight snow from a driveway, Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2024, in Urbandale, Iowa.

Sprawling storm wallops US with tornado reports, damage and heavy snow, closing roads and schools

January 9, 2024, 12:00pm Nation & World

A sprawling winter storm hit the South with strong thunderstorms and tornado warnings that blew roofs off homes and tossed about furniture Tuesday and brought cities across the Midwest to a standstill with more than half a foot of snow, stranding people on highways. Read story

Weather & Climate

Is it legal to let car warm up unattended after storm in Washington?

Snow in the West and flooding in the East. Here’s how the US is coping with the massive storm

Climate change is shrinking snowpack in many places, study shows. And it will get worse

Scant snow falls across Clark County with more forecast for the weekend

Blizzard knocks out power and closes highways and ski resorts in Oregon and Washington

Up to 3 inches of snow forecast for Vancouver area tonight as temperatures drop

Sprawling storm wallops US with tornado reports, damage and heavy snow, closing roads and schools

Earth shattered global heat record in ‘23 and it’s flirting with warming limit, European agency says

Winter hits as passes close and snow falls

A blizzard is coming to WA’s passes, mountains. See for yourself with these live streams