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Rescue workers were helping hundreds of hikers trapped by heavy snow at tourist campsites on a slope of Mount Everest in Tibet, Chinese state media said late Sunday.
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Southern states don't often deal with winter conditions, but New England does. New Hampshire especially has tips for how to prepare for a winter storm. -
Nearly 9,000 San Diego Gas and Electric customers were without power Wednesday afternoon due to Public Safety Power Shutoffs, with more than 69,000 others at risk of being shut off due to weather conditions. -
NPR visited a homeless shelter in Washington, D.C., to see how residents and staff are faring during a cold emergency. The shelter is busy year-round, though the frigid weather brings in more people. -
Although the Santa Anas are a routine part of life for people living in southern California, the winds are particularly violent and destructive this time around, experts say. -
Tens of thousands of people have been ordered to evacuate amid the uncontained wildfires. NPR member station LAist spoke to members of the community about how they have been affected. -
A pair of powerful major winter storms is disrupting the U.S. air travel system this week. That leaves airlines no choice but to de-ice their planes before takeoff to keep them in the air. -
Dangerously high winds have forced President Joe Biden to cancel a trip to the Eastern Coachella Valley to announce the creation of two new national monuments. -
As the South prepped for snow and more cold starting Wednesday, residents in Southern California faced off with hurricane-strength winds. -
The city of Los Angeles declared a state of emergency Tuesday night as strong winds spurred the rapid spread of two wildfires in separate areas of the foothills on the northern edges of the city. -
Santa Anas are dry, warm and gusty northeast winds that blow from the interior of Southern California toward the coast and offshore.
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