By Adriana Navarro The latest wave in the parade of storms to slam the West Coast brought additional flooding hazards across California on Friday, killing at least two people and isolating several communities amid the first flash flood emergencies of the year. One of the two deaths associated with the storm occurred in Placer County,
The latest wave in the parade of storms to slam the West Coast brought additional flooding hazards across California on Friday, killing at least two people and isolating several communities amid the first flash flood emergencies of the year. One of the two deaths associated with the storm occurred in Placer County, located in Northern California, and the second in San Bernardino County, located in the southern portion of the state, spokesperson Shawn Boyd told AccuWeather. A third person died on
The scenery around Leadville, Colorado, was an unlikely fusion of the Wild West and a Nordic winter wonderland over the past weekend as, one by one, riders on horseback barrelled down the road, skiers in tow. Competitors tested their mettle in the 75th annual Leadville Skijoring competition, navigating a snowy obstacle course set up along the former silver mining town's historic Harrison Avenue. The sport, which translates to "ski driving," involves a skier navigating a course while being pulled
A range of maple syrups created in Vermont. (Allison Hope) The Arctic air that sealed Montana roads in ice and sent temperatures plummeting below zero at the beginning of the week of Feb. 20 served as a boon to one local maple syrup producer. David Knudson is the only commercially licensed maple syrup producer in the state, and while the unusually warm winter in the Northeast moved the timetable for maple syrup production up, the lower temperatures in Montana pushed back his schedule. Syrup prod
Snow and ice accumulate on a blooming cherry tree in Washington, Saturday, March 12, 2022. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) Warmer weather is beginning to thaw out parts of the Southeast and mid-Atlantic, including in Washington, D.C., where the famous cherry blossoms associated with the arrival of spring are beginning to bud. The problem, however, is that start of spring is still weeks away. The indicator tree, which is used to monitor blossom progression, was undergoing the first of six stages in bud