Tornado destroys five homes in Okla.

Authorities say at least five homes and a barn owned by the county government were destroyed in a tornado in western Oklahoma.

Avalanche, crashes kill 7 in Germany

Heavy snowfall in parts of Germany triggered a deadly avalanche and caused thousands of accidents, leaving at least seven people dead and dozens more injured, police said Sunday.

Video: Globe plagued by wild winter

From unexpectedly heavy snow in Europe to a rogue wave in the tranquil Mediterranean, each day seems to bring a new glimpse of extreme – and dangerous – conditions. NBC’s Stephanie Gosk reports. (Nightly News)

Expecting flood, Fargo bags sand

Spring could bring disastrous flooding to the Upper Midwest, forecasters are warning. And folks in the Fargo, N.D., area are taking precautions after calamities last year and the year before.

Cold snap decimated Florida tomato crop

A frigid Florida winter is taking its toll on your sandwich. Sunshine State growers lost some 70 percent of their crop during January's prolonged cold snap.

Video: Haiti's rainy season brings health concerns

Rainy season could spark major health problems in the devastated city of Port-au-Prince. NBC’s Ian Williams reports. (Today Show)

Uganda floods displace 20,000

Heavy rains in eastern Uganda have triggered flooding that has displaced more than 20,000 people and hampered search efforts to find victims of massive landslides feared to have killed hundreds, officials said Thursday.

NYT: You can’t weatherproof a flight

As thousands of passengers along the East Coast can attest, finding a new flight after a major weather cancellation is getting not only harder, but more complex.

France's sea walls battered by recent storm

After a wall of ocean water engulfed picturesque towns along France's Atlantic coast, residents, officials and experts are all asking why.

Uganda landslide buried children at hospital

Rescuers used hand tools to dig through thick rivers of mud that had engulfed three villages, burying church worshippers alive and leaving dozens of students missing.