Winter

There she blows: What is a Nor’easter and what makes them so powerful?
Winter is here and so are nor’easters.  A nor’easter is a powerful low-pressure system that forms along the East Coast of North America. Named after the direction in which the strongest winds blow, this...
Olympic Mode, Activated: The Best Winter Games Inspired Menswear
Every four years, the Winter Olympics remind us that athletic competition transcends the physical. It becomes a theater of national identity, where what athletes wear as they process into...
Retired NYPD officer collapses, dies shoveling snow for churchgoers during devastating Northeast winter storm
A New York community is mourning the death of a retired NYPD officer who died after reportedly suffering a heart attack while shoveling snow during last weekend’s major winter storm.  Roger...
USPS carrier Jason Thompson suspended, threatened with termination for criticizing ‘extreme conditions’ during Winter Storm Fern
Mail-evelont resolve. A US Postal Service mail carrier from Ohio claims he was suspended and threatened with termination after a Facebook post criticizing the “extreme” conditions fellow workers were...
Protecting your car after the winter storm
As the brunt of the most recent winter storm has passed through the Austin metro, now might be a good time to check up on your car's health. ...
ATCEMS paramedics buy food for diabetic family during winter storm
While on a call, an Austin Travis County EMS (ATCEMS) crew bought food for a family stuck inside during a medical emergency, helping an elderly diabetic woman stay safe...
Oil futures surge 3% a barrel as winter storm slams US output
Published Wed, Jan 28, 2026 · 05:59 AM[HOUSTON] Oil prices settled 3 per cent higher on Tuesday as producers reeled from a winter storm that hobbled crude production and drove...
Winter Storm Chills Broadway While Weather-Proof Jonathan Groff Warms Up ‘Just In Time’ – Box Office
Ten inches of snow and freeze-your-assets-off temperatures stung Broadway last weekend, forcing cancelations and box office drops for some shows by the hundreds of thousands of dollars. In all,...
The Case for Opening Your Windows Daily—Even in Winter
The Case for Opening Your Windows Daily—Even in Winter
In the dead of winter, opening your windows might seem like the opposite of a wellbeing hack. But in Germany, it’s a standard practice called lüften: airing out one’s...
Massive winter storm leaves 3 young brothers dead after falling through icy Texas pond
Three brothers — ages 6, 8 and 9 — died in Texas during the massive winter storm gripping the U.S. after falling through an icy pond across the street...
ICE To Support U.S. Security Arrangements At Winter Olympics
Officers from the U.S. Immigration and Custom Enforcement (ICE) agency will support U.S. security arrangements at the Winter Olympics in Italy in February, French newswire AFP confirmed in a...
Why freezing temperatures can cause light tremors, loud booms known as ‘frost quakes’
It’s snow joke: the ground just popped. Freezing cold temperatures can bring a handful of dangers, like hypothermia and exploding trees — but what happens when there’s an explosion-like...