weather history

Historic U.S. Snowstorms: Why Impacts Differ

The deepest snowfall does not tell the whole story of a winter storm. Timing, the built environment and the places under the heaviest prec...

2014-12-27T06:58:00-08:00

A neighbourhood disappears beneath deep snow, while a wider view shows a sharp cloud boundary crossing the landscape. These November 2014 ...

2014-12-14T02:46:00-08:00

Slovenia’s February 2014 ice storm coated buildings, trees and infrastructure in heavy ice. The photographs document a specific disaster, ...

2014-04-10T04:31:00-07:00

A January 2014 storm brought snow and travel disruption to parts of the eastern United States. This archive’s photographs preserve how the...

2014-02-17T05:51:00-08:00

This colourful globe visualisation shows the Arctic-air outbreak discussed on January 5, 2014. Its broad view helps place North America wi...

2014-01-06T00:25:00-08:00

The January 2014 US cold outbreak prompted widespread warnings and striking winter photographs. This page preserves that historical contex...

2014-01-04T06:28:00-08:00

Ice moving from a lake towards buildings gives these May 2013 reports their unsettling power. The footage shows an ice shove: wind-driven ...

2013-12-25T04:34:00-08:00

The December 2013 winter storm brought snow and disruption to parts of the eastern Mediterranean. This archive’s street photographs show p...

2013-12-14T07:55:00-08:00

Reports of wintry weather near Cairo in December 2013 travelled alongside dramatic photographs online. The original article repeated a “fi...

2013-12-14T04:52:00-08:00

Snow across normally dry Atacama scenery makes the contrast between climate and a particular weather event easy to see. This archive repor...

2013-08-28T09:11:00-07:00