Weather

One of the longest ruptures discovered by scientists in the Mediterranean is nearly 200 miles long.

Turkish authorities said the death toll had risen to more than 16,100 in the country, with more than 64,000 injured. Survivors gathered around campfires and clamored for food and water in the cold temperatures.

A devastating earthquake in Turkey and Syria has raised questions about how long people can survive in the rubble.

After Hurricane Katrina, 7,000 employees in New Orleans were terminated, 4,000 of whom were teachers. Of those teachers, roughly 72% were African American.

There have only been a handful of notable earthquakes to strike the U.S. greater than the magnitude 7.8 earthquake that recently struck Turkey and Syria. The earliest dates back to 1700.

The danger of the deadly asmospheric river storms hasn’t passed yet. All that rain helped sprout a carpet of lush vegetation across the state which will dry out in spring and become wildfire fuel.

The only known tropical storm to ever roam the Atlantic Basin in February began its initial stages of development on Groundhog Day 1952.