Weather

The instrument was developed by a team at the Mount Washington Observatory, and spent a year on Mount Everest before being installed on Mount Aconcagua.

Salt may be quickest when it comes to keeping roads and sidewalks clear of ice. But at this point of a snowy winter, a shortage in the Northeast has some looking for help and other materials.

Snow could bring up to 8 inches of snow to parts of Connecticut this weekend.

Snow and sleet accumulations between 1 to 4 inches are expected. Portions of Connecticut could also see a glaze of ice, according to the National Weather Service.

Conservation officers said a pair of hikers they escorted out of the White Mountains were unprepared for the blizzard-like conditions they encountered in Franconia.

A spending bill passed by Congress late last year provides $220 million to eight states including all of New England. And the survey will help to determine just how much Massachusetts will see.

Sometimes, weather is just weather. And other times human-caused climate change had an obvious impact.

Like many coastal communities, Provincetown is searching for ways to help property owners prevent devastating flooding from more frequent and more intense storms — a major consequence of climate change.

Officials recommend always checking the thickness of ice with an auger or chisel before venturing out.

Several inches of snow fell in northern Connecticut. Several schools shut down for the day.