Weather

A teacher in Florida has a snowman shipped to her class from Kentucky

6:45am January 28, 2022

Many kids who live in Tampa have never seen snow. Robin Hughes called her sister in Kentucky — telling her to build a snowman and to ship it overnight so she could teach her kids about weather.

Pedestrians cross a street as motorists drive through the snow on Jan. 16 in Greenville, S.C.

National

A nor'easter could bring several inches of snow to the Northeast this weekend

9:16pm January 26, 2022

by Joe Hernandez

The National Weather Service said it was too early to predict snowfall totals but warned that "blizzard conditions near the coast" could occur depending on the storm's path.

Volcanic ash covers rooftops and vegetation in an area of Tonga last week. Thick ash on an airport runway was delaying aid deliveries to the Pacific island nation, where significant damage was reported.

Satellite images show the aftermath of Tonga volcano's eruption

8:35am January 26, 2022

by Jonathan Franklin

The images show populated areas in the archipelago with heavily damaged or destroyed buildings and homes and at least one island covered with ash.

Red Cross teams set up a temporary shelter in Kanokupolu, western Tongatapu, on Friday as the Tonga island group grapples with the aftermath from the recent underwater volcanic eruption.

Internet to Tonga's main island cut by volcano could be restored in 2 weeks

10:54pm January 24, 2022

by The Associated Press

A second, domestic fiber-optic cable that connects Tonga's smaller islands to the main island could prove much more difficult to repair.

Virginia Beach, Va., Public Works crews prepare on Thursday morning for snow from an impending winter storm.

National

A rare blast of snow and ice is taking aim at the Southeast U.S. coast

10:07pm January 21, 2022

by The Associated Press

Transportation officials say crews are working to treat roads ahead of snow and ice, but warned people to stay off of them.

In this photo provided by the Australian Defence Force, personnel unload emergency aid supplies at Tonga's Fuaʻamotu International Airport, near Nukuʻalofa, Thursday, Jan. 20, 2022, after a volcano eruption.

World News

Dozens of former guests are rallying to save a Tonga resort

4:47am January 21, 2022

by The Associated Press

It's just one of the ways the world is rallying to help the people of the remote Pacific island nation rebuild.

Tongan Foreign Minister Fekitamoeloa 'Utoikamanu (right) is accompanied by Australian High Commissioner to Tonga Rachael Moore as they receive a Royal Australian Air Force C-17A Globemaster III aircraft delivering Australian aid at Fuaʻamotu Internationa

World News

First aid flights arrive in Tonga after massive volcanic eruption and tsunami

11:15am January 20, 2022

by Scott Neuman

The eruption severed Tonga's single fiber-optic cable, rendering the Pacific archipelago offline and unable to communicate with the rest of the world. Flights brought bottled water and other supplies.

Politics & Government

News brief: Biden news conference, Ukraine-Russia tensions, Tonga aid

5:46am January 20, 2022

President Biden defended his first year in office. Biden insists he won't send U.S. forces to Ukraine if Russia invades. Tonga begins to recover from the eruption of an undersea volcano and tsunami.

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This satellite image provided shows ash covered homes and buildings in Tonga Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2022 days after a huge undersea volcanic eruption.

Satellite photos show Tonga before and after huge undersea volcano eruption

4:59am January 18, 2022

by The Associated Press

Significant damage is being reported on the Pacific island of Tonga and thick ash on an airport runway is preventing aid from arriving.

The volcano in Tonga is still erupting which could make clean up difficult

7:35am January 17, 2022

by Ashley Westerman

Communications were still down across most of the Pacific Island nation of Tonga after a massive undersea volcano erupted over the weekend, making damage assessments difficult.

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