Geography of the United States

The busiest U.S.-Canada border crossing was open Monday after protesters demonstrating against COVID-19 measures blocked it for nearly a week, but a larger protest in the capital, Ottawa, persisted as city residents seethed over authorities' inability to reclaim the streets.

The storm caused a major collapse in traffic and led to the closure of schools in several American states, while thousands of people were left without electricity.
Winter and ice storm warnings are in effect in large part of America, from Texas to the Midwest and New England, the National Weather Service said.

Australian maritime experts said on Feb. 3 they believed they've found the wreck of one of the most important ships in the history of the South Pacific after it was scuttled in the U.S. more than 200 years ago.

But archaeologists in the U.S. quickly countered by saying the findings were premature and a breach of contract in their joint research.

More than 1 million homes and businesses in Louisiana and Mississippi, including all of New Orleans, were left without power on Monday, as Ida, one of the most powerful hurricanes ever to hit the US mainland, pushed through on Sunday, AP reported. The damage was so extensive that officials warned it could be weeks before the power grid was repaired.

Louisiana communities battered by Hurricane Ida faced a new danger as they began the massive task of clearing debris and repairing damage from the storm: the possibility of weeks without power in the stifling, late-summer heat.

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A swath of the U.S. East Coast, including New York City, was under alert on Aug. 21, as storm Henri was upgraded to what could be the first hurricane in 30 years to hit New England.

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Visitors to Lake Superior National Park in northern Michigan didn’t expect this…

Officials in southern Antalya province's İbradı district have left tonnes of grains and hays over the plains for "Yılkı" horses after the animals traveled to the location following the devastating forest fires of last week. (AA Photo)

Scores of deaths in Canada's Vancouver area are likely linked to a grueling heat wave, authorities said on June 29, as the country recorded its highest ever temperature amid scorching conditions that extended to the U.S. Pacific Northwest.

A helicopter crash in Alaska left five people dead late on Saturday, including one of the richest people in Europe, after the chopper went down during what authorities say was likely a backcountry heli-skiing trip.