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21 People Died In Weather-Related Incidents

By Mahita Gajanan

Frigid Midwesterners Are Putting the Extreme Cold to the Test by Throwing Boiling Water in the Air

By Megan McCluskey

What Is a Polar Vortex? Here's What to Know About Arctic Chill Headed Your Way

By Abigail Abrams

This Man Is Using Frozen Pants to Deal With Winter

By Melissa Locker
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7 Reasons to Love This Freezing Weather

Because there's always a bright side

By Jeffrey Kluger

Brutal Cold Incoming

The Midwest and East Coast will suffer through subzero temperatures on Thursday and Friday

By Eliana Dockterman

See the Worst Natural Disasters of 2014

When it comes to acts of God, 2014 wasn’t a particularly active year. No powerful hurricane struck the U.S. like Sandy in 2012 or Katrina in 2005. There was no singlecatastrophic event like the Asian...

By TIME Photo and Bryan Walsh

The Dreaded Polar Vortex Could Return This Winter

Accuweather says arctic conditions will return to the northeastern U.S. this winter, though the NOAA says things won't be as bad

By Laura Stampler

Relax, Polar Vortexes Won't Be the New Normal

A new study suggests that the warming of the Arctic will actually lead to consistently warmer autumn and winter days in the U.S. and Europe

By Melissa Hellmann

Your City Could Pay for Car Damage Caused by Potholes. But It Probably Won’t

It’s common to hear that if your car is damaged due to a pothole, you should file a claim to get the locality responsible for the road to cover the expenses. Good luck with that.Flat...

By Brad Tuttle

Thanks to the Polar Vortex, Brace Yourself for a Miserable Allergy Season

The winter’s excessive snow and bone chilling temps could mean more allergens this spring

By Alice Park

Spring Is Here! Too Bad You’re Still Paying for Winter

This year's brutal winter wreaked havoc on roads, homes, and most likely, your finances. Here’s a look at a few of the groups that got hammered by the harsh weather, and that are likely to bear the costs of the season for quite some time

By Brad Tuttle

A Tale of Two Winters

If you lived east of the Rockies, you froze this winter. But the other side of the country experienced unusual warmth—and sometimes record-high temperatures

By Bryan Walsh

The Heat at This Bus Stop Will Only Work If You Hold Hands With a Stranger

The shelter requires a human touch activate its heaters

By Anita Hamilton

Polar Vortex Spins Right Back Around

Don't put away your winter coats just yet, as a blast of arctic cold means the Midwest can expect high temperatures in the single digits this week, while the eastern corridor will see highs in the 20s and 30s and lows in the low teens

By Charlotte Alter

Airport Confidential: Inside the Strange World of Airline Cancellations

These are the men and women who decide if your flight takes off on time or leaves you stranded. Inside the strange and complex world of Airline cancellations

By Bill Saporito/ Dallas

How To Avoid Cabin Fever During This Endless Winter

Get moving and seek out sunlight... but avoid bingeing on junk food and Netflix

By Eliana Dockterman

Snowpocalypse or Not, 2013 Was One of the Warmest Years on Record

Amid a polar winter in much of the U.S., a new report reinforces the long-term trend of global warming—and sets the stage for an even hotter 2014

By Bryan Walsh

2014 Shaping Up as an Epically Bad Year for Potholes

Snow. Freeze. Thaw. Repeat. This has largely been the weather pattern over the past few weeks. And this is the pattern that’s a perfect storm for producing a “bumper crop of potholes,” experts say. The...

By Brad Tuttle

Pictures of the Week: January 3 – January 10

From the polar vortex freezing over much of North America and the crisis escalating in South Sudan to a massive volcano erupting in Indonesia and the welcoming of newborn pandas in Washington and Taipei, TIME presents the best pictures of the week.

By Phil Bicker
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