Tempers Rise as Temps Fall, Power Outages Persist in Wake of Sandy
Emile Wamsteker/Bloomberg via Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Tempers are beginning to flare as superstorm Sandy’s victims woke in cold, dark homes on Friday to face yet another grinding day of waiting for help, while temperatures are forecast to drop into t…
Superstorm Sandy Creates Disaster Zone, Leaving 5 Million Without Power
Flooded House NJ (@eewolff609)(NEW YORK) — Superstorm Sandy unleashed its lethal wrath, leaving nearly five million without power, downing trees and flooding the streets, spurring President Obama to issue disaster declarations for New York and New Jer…
Hurricane Sandy: New Jersey Warned of 7- to 10- Day Power Outages
Stockbyte/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — As Hurricane Sandy loomed off the East Coast, some residents of New Jersey were warned to prepare for 7- to 10-day power outages, and portable generators are selling out all up and down the Atlantic Seaboard as people …
Triple-Digit Temperatures and Power Outages Continue
Jupiterimages/Thinkstock(CHICAGO) — Residents of the Windy City probably wish they had a breeze to help them cope with the searing heat that has been scorching Chicago lately. The mercury hit a record 103 degrees on Thursday — the second straig…
Nearly Two Million People Still Without Power After Storms
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Nearly two million people are still without power in several Midwest and mid-Atlantic states that were pummeled by a series of violent thunderstorms last Friday night.That number includes more than half a million hom…
Thousands Remain Without Power as Deadly Thunderstorms Batter US
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Hundreds of thousands of people in several Midwest and Mid-Atlantic states continue to deal with soaring temperatures and a lack of power following a series of deadly thunderstorms that have pounded the region since …
Seattle Ice Storm Leaves 1 Dead, 180,000-Plus Without Power
Comstock/Thinkstock(SEATTLE) — Just as Seattle was beginning to recover from the freak snowstorm that hit Wednesday, a treacherous ice storm swept the Pacific Northwest Thursday, coating the already snow-covered area with a layer of ice and contributi…