A huge wave crashes over a sea wall during a storm in Cape Town, South Africa. Waves are the result of wind traveling across water. As it moves, wind energy is transferred to oceans and manifests in ripples and swells.
A huge wave crashes over a sea wall during a storm in Cape Town, South Africa. Waves are the result of wind traveling across water. As it moves, wind energy is transferred to oceans and manifests in ripples and swells.
A huge wave crashes over a sea wall during a storm in Cape Town, South Africa. Waves are the result of wind traveling across water. As it moves, wind energy is transferred to oceans and manifests in ripples and swells.
The Dust Bowl, or the Dirty Thirties, was a period of grievous dust storms caused by severe drought and wind erosion in the American prairie lands. "Black blizzards" often reduced visibility to a few feet (a meter) or less.
Forecasters say Hurricane Sandy's power came from a convergence of weather systems. As Sandy swirled north, a wintry storm was heading toward it from the west, and cold air from the Arctic was blowing south.
Forecasters say Hurricane Sandy's power came from a convergence of weather systems. As Sandy swirled north, a wintry storm was heading toward it from the west, and cold air from the Arctic was blowing south.
Forecasters say Hurricane Sandy's power came from a convergence of weather systems. As Sandy swirled north, a wintry storm was heading toward it from the west, and cold air from the Arctic was blowing south.
Hurricanes spin around a low-pressure center known as the 'eye.' Sinking air makes this area extremely calm but it is surrounded by a whirling wall of the storm’s strongest winds.
Geologists say a burst sewer pipe or storm drain probably hollowed out the underground cavity, allowing the chasm to form in the streets of Guatemala City.
In a near-future New York, mind-control technology has taken the world by storm. The eccentric Ken Castle has revolutionized the gaming industry with his invention of self-replicating nanites.
Serena and Venus Starr Williams took the tennis world by storm when they became the most formidable singles and doubles players to take to the sporting stage in the late 1990's.
News that the bill to curb collective bargaining rights had passed led to bedlam at the Wisconsin Capitol, the building stormed by angry opponents of the measure.
News that the bill to curb collective bargaining rights had passed led to bedlam at the Wisconsin Capitol, the building stormed by angry opponents of the measure.
News that the bill to curb collective bargaining rights had passed led to bedlam at the Wisconsin Capitol, the building stormed by angry opponents of the measure.