- Kevin Ambrose
- Capital Weather Gang
They're here: Cicadas are emerging!
For those of you who live in the area affected by Brood II of the 17 year cicadas, they have started to emerge.
Ten things that can happen if you are struck by lightning
A lightning bolt can pack up to 300kV of energy and can heat the surrounding air to 50,000 degrees F, which is five times hotter than the surface of the sun. Try to imagine something that powerful and hot striking your body.
Warming temperatures with moderate-to-heavy cicadas
We're only
several weeks away from cicada showtime
A crushing snowstorm and the rise of a journalist
The story of how a young writer's coverage of D.C.'s 1922 Knickerbocker Theatre disaster catapulted him into prominence in the world of journalism.
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- Easter colors at sunrise in Washington, D.C.
- Spring snow at the U.S. Capitol
- Classic cherry blossom photos from the Library of Congress
- Knickerbocker Snowstorm short stories
- Pasted with snow at the Manassas National Battlefield Park
- The stunning structure of a snowflake (PHOTOS)
- Red sky at morning in Washington, D.C.
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