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February did not make Pittsburgh shiver. Generally, February is the region’s second snowiest month of the year. Not this year. Just 0.2 inches of snow has accumulated over February in the Pittsburgh region so far. With highs reaching above 50 degrees on Tuesday, it is safe to assume the month
Social media sites have been full of hyperbole and misinformation since a Norfolk Southern train carrying hazardous chemicals derailed in East Palestine, Ohio, early this month. Some viral posts have falsely claimed that the derailment and following controlled explosion were part of the deadliest environmental disaster in history — even
The derailment spilled hazardous chemicals into streams near the state border. And the controlled explosion did release a large plume of black smoke into the atmosphere. No humans have been reported injured or killed.
The so-called green comet will make its closest approach to Earth in about 50,000 years tonight, but whether you’ll see it in the skies above Western Pennsylvania is debatable. “Unfortunately, we’re going to have increasing cloudiness overnight,” said Lee Hendricks, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Moon. “Some
The deep freeze that took hold in Pittsburgh and much of the country Friday will soon give way to unseasonably mild conditions. Temperatures are expected to approach the 50s by Thursday.