NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! In addition to travel and logistical challenges, heavy snowfall can be detrimental to people’s health. As the northeast faces historic snow accumulation this week, experts are warning of the physical risks of shoveling heavy snow, particularly for those who do not exercise regularly or have pre-existing health…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced a city-wide travel ban ahead of an expected blizzard on Sunday. Mamdani held a press conference to announce he was declaring a state of emergency ahead of the winter storm, saying all city streets, highways and bridges will be closed…
NYC mayor announces winter storm prep New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani released a video on social media Saturday with information related to the upcoming winter storm. (@NYCMayor via X) NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! New York City on Saturday put out a call for emergency snow shovelers ahead of a powerful…
A rapidly intensifying storm triggered blizzard warnings Saturday for New York City, New Jersey and Boston as communities along the East Coast prepared for the Sunday arrival of heavy snow and damaging winds. The National Weather Service increased its assessment of the potential severity of a storm that was projected to be much milder only…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Separate avalanches in Utah this week killed an 11-year-old girl near a ski resort and a father who was snowmobiling with his son in the backcountry, marking the state’s first two snowslide fatalities of the season. The child, identified as Madelyn Eitas from Rochester, Mass., was backcountry…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The State Department on Friday issued a warning of “significantly increased avalanche danger” in parts of Switzerland, Austria, and France, telling Americans abroad to monitor local avalanche forecasts. The warning comes after dozens of people have died in avalanches across Europe this season so far. “Authorities report…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The avalanche that claimed the lives of eight skiers this week near Lake Tahoe in California is the deadliest in state history. With avalanche warnings in effect through early Thursday, officials are still waiting for a powerful storm to clear so they can recover the bodies of…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! EXCLUSIVE: The partial government shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security could have a critical impact on local disaster response without assistance from the Federal Emergency Management Agency, a public safety expert warned. In an interview with Fox News Digital, Jeffrey Halstead, the director of strategic accounts…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A popular rock structure in Italy known as the “Lovers’ Arch” collapsed on Valentine’s Day following days of poor weather. The natural formation, which was part of the Sant’Andrea sea stacks along southern Italy’s Adriatic coast, was often used as a backdrop for tourist photos and wedding proposals, according…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Rescuers in Italy reported Monday that at least a dozen skiers, climbers and hikers died over the past week in a record-setting tragedy in the country’s mountainous terrain. While authorities said 11 of the 12 victims were killed in avalanches triggered by exceptionally unstable conditions on ungroomed…