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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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More than 119 million people are expected to travel for Christmas and Hanukkah, which both fall on the same day this year, through the New Year, according to AAA. -
Saturday marks the shortest day of the year and the official start of winter in the Northern Hemisphere. NPR has compiled plenty of expert tips for celebrating the solstice and weathering winter. -
The National Weather Service issued a winter storm warning for large areas of Minnesota, Wisconsin and the Dakotas, where some interstates were snow-covered and treacherous. -
A few parts of the country may get a white Christmas in 2024, but the majority will not. And in the future, shifts in weather patterns driven by global warming may make them even less likely. -
Moderate winds and slight warming are expected starting Monday and will continue through the week for San Diego County, with breezes beginning to lighten up by next weekend, forecaster said. -
Homeless San Diegans can seek out shelter beds Monday night to escape the cold, thanks to the activation of the area's Inclement Weather Shelter Program. -
Inclement weather plagued areas of the U.S. over the weekend, with heavy snow in upstate New York, a major ice storm in the Midwest and severe weather warnings around Lake Tahoe. -
Because of power shutoffs and strong Santa Ana winds, campuses in some school districts in San Diego County are scheduled to be closed. -
A wildfire erupted in the far southern reaches of San Diego County Tuesday amid extremely windy and dry conditions, rapidly blackening dozens of open acres and prompting evacuations of back-country homes. -
Because of power shutoffs and Santa Ana winds, some school districts in the mountain areas of San Diego County are scheduled to be closed Tuesday.
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