Sign up for the Morning Brief email newsletterto get weekday updates from The Weather Channel and our meteorologists. A​ powerful earthquake shook the Japan coast on New Year's Day, damaging buildings and triggering a tsunami warning for the country's west coast. This image shows a fire burning following an earthquake in Wajima, Ishikawa prefecture, Japan, Monday, Jan. 1, 2024. (Kyodo News via AP) T​he tremor was , according to the U.S. Geological Survey, and dozens of powerful aftershocks followed. The...

At a Glance At least three people were killed in severe weather across the South.Thousands of flights were delayed or canceled in cities including Chicago, New York and Houston.Another storm brought blizzard warnings to Washington state. Sign up for the Morning Brief email newsletterto get weekday updates from The Weather Channel and our meteorologists. At least three people are dead, hundreds of thousands were left without power and flight delays hit major airports across the U.S. as Winter Storm Finn...

Sign up for the Morning Brief email newsletterto get weekday updates from The Weather Channel and our meteorologists. Volcanic ash spewing from Indonesia’s Mount Marapi shut down airports and blanketed nearby communities on Sumatra island Friday. The nearly 9,480-foot volcano in the Agam district of West Sumatra province is about 70 miles north of Minangkabau International Airport in Padang, the provincial capital. shot thick columns of ash more than 9,800 feet that killed 23 climbers and injured several others who...