Blizzard watch: Severe snowstorm likely Friday through Sunday
A snowstorm headed toward Washington, D.C, and the Mid-Atlantic is expected to last 36 hours between Friday and Sunday. Capital Weather Gang's Angela Fritz has your forecast and snow accumulation predictions. (Ashleigh Joplin/The Washington Post) The latest forecast data are insistent that a severe winter storm will unleash crippling snow and strong winds over much of the D.C. area Friday through Saturday night. The National Weather Service has issued a Blizzard Watch for the entire metro..>> view originalNew evidence suggests a ninth planet lurking at the edge of the ...
Astronomers say they have evidence of a ninth planet in our solar system. Here's what they say they know about it. (Joel Achenbach,Gillian Brockell/The Washington Post) Astronomers at the California Institute of Technology announced Wednesday that they have found new evidence of a giant icy planet lurking in the darkness of our solar system far beyond the orbit of Pluto. They are calling it "Planet Nine." Their paper, published in the Astronomical Journal, estimates the planet's mass as fi..>> view originalWhy one Oregon college is planning a 'Whiteness History Month'
(iStock) You might already have seen headlines about “Whiteness History Month,” an upcoming event at Portland Community College in Oregon. The event caused a little buzz online recently. It’s scheduled for April, though, and the organizers of “Whiteness History Month: Context, Consequences, and Change” are still taking presentation proposals, so that attention caught school officials a bit off-guard, said Kate Chester, PCC spokeswoman. “We really don’t know what set this off yesterday,” Che..>> view originalIt's official: 2015 'smashed' 2014's global temperature record. It wasn ...
Credit: NOAA Last year shattered 2014’s record to become the hottest year since reliable record-keeping began, two U.S. government science agencies announced Wednesday in yet another sign that the planet is heating up. 2015’s sharp spike in temperatures was aided by a strong El Nino weather pattern late in the year that caused ocean waters in the central Pacific to heat up. But the unusual warming started early and steadily gained strength in a year in which ten of 12 months set all-time rec..>> view originalGunmen storm university in Pakistan, killing at least 20 people
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Gunmen slipped into a college campus under cover of fog Wednesday, killing at least 20 people — some of them shot execution-style — in the latest terrorist attack in Pakistan targeting students in apparent revenge for expanding military crackdowns. The attack in Charsadda, about 30 miles from Peshawar, was claimed by a Taliban faction. It is likely to unite the country behind stern action against Islamist militants 13 months after a similar rampage at a nearby army-run sc..>> view originalHow to prepare for this weekend's high-impact winter storm
A video by Ready.gov looks at the many things people can do to stay warm and safe before and during the winter months. (Ready.gov) A severe winter storm with double-digit snowfall totals and potential white-out conditions is just around the corner. Many roads will be impassable and businesses may be shut down. Now is the time to prepare. What’s so remarkable about this impending storm is the long duration of wintry precipitation. Snow looks likely to start falling as early as Friday aftern..>> view originalNew turmoil as global markets plunge on oil, China fears
The slump in oil prices continued to drive shares lower on global markets Jan. 20. (Reuters) NEW YORK — Global markets staged a wild ride on Wednesday amid fears of cratering oil prices and slowing international growth, extending a turbulent streak that has wiped out more than $2 trillion this year in value from American companies. Investors were unnerved by doubts over China’s weakening economy and U.S. oil prices that have plummeted nearly 30 percent since the year began, sending the Do..>> view originalFlorida, Illinois officials report travel-related Zika virus cases
Authorities have confirmed that an infant in Hawaii has brain damage after its mother contracted Zika virus. Here's what you need to know. (Gillian Brockell/The Washington Post) This post has been updated. Florida and Illinois state officials said several of their residents who recently traveled to countries where Zika virus is found have tested positive for the virus. Texas and Hawaii have also confirmed travel-related cases. In Illinois, the health department said their two cases involv..>> view originalGlassdoor ranks the 25 best jobs in America
The Big Bang Data exhibition at Somerset House in London. According to the careers web site Glassdoor, data scientists, who can make sense of the exponentially growing amount of data today's companies receive, have the most career and earnings potential of any job in America. (Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images for Somerset House) What's the best job in America right now? Being a test driver for Tesla? A visual effects designer for Lucasfilm? A taster in the quality control department of New Bel..>> view originalDemocrats filibuster to defend Obama's Syrian refugees
Brushing aside new fears over terrorists exploiting the refugee program, Senate Democrats on Wednesday successfully defended President Obama’s call to accept 10,000 Syrian refugees this year, saying the U.S. has an obligation to help the weak and needy.Republicans had hoped to impose new security checks on the program by requiring Mr. Obama’s FBI, Homeland Security and intelligence chiefs to certify every refugee, saying those security officials needed to be on record if the country was going to..>> view original
Wednesday, January 20, 2016
Blizzard watch: Severe snowstorm likely Friday through Sunday and other top stories.
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