Archive for ‘Weather’
Lehigh Valley Facing Worst Of The Snow
February 22nd, 2008
Lehigh Valley is expected to see the worst of the snow.
As South American rivers dry up, miners tap ocean
February 21st, 2008
Vast mines in Peru and Chile that supply the world with crucial metals have started to pump water from the Pacific Ocean high into the Andes Mountains because of chronic water shortages exacerbated by climate change.
Southern Ocean rise due to warming, not ice melts
February 17th, 2008
Rises in the sea level around Antarctica in the past decade are almost entirely due a warming ocean, not ice melting, an Australian scientist leading a major international research programme said.
Key Western reservoirs in danger
February 13th, 2008
Climate change and a growing demand for water could drain two of the nation’s largest manmade reservoirs within 13 years, depriving several Southwestern states of key water sources, scientists warn.
La Nina Pacific cooling may last to mid-year -U.N.
February 11th, 2008
A sea-surface cooling in the Pacific, which may have contributed to strong hurricanes in the United States and a freeze-up in China, could last at least until mid-year, the U.N. weather body WMO said on Monday.
Wildfires Rip Through Virginia, Carolinas
February 11th, 2008
Wind-whipped wildfires chased churchgoers from worship, forced hundreds of residents to flee homes and closed highways across the rain-starved Carolinas and Virginia on Sunday. No injuries were reported.
Afghan winter kills hundreds
February 10th, 2008
The harsh winter has pushed up prices of food and fuel. Last month, the World Food Programme appealed for additional food assistance for 2.5 million Afghans until the next harvest in June.
China snows show world faces new disasters
February 6th, 2008
China’s devastating snowstorms and cold of the past months show that the world must prepare for new types of disasters caused by what was once called freak weather, United Nations experts said on Wednesday.
Perfect Conditions Combined For Deadly Tornadoes
February 6th, 2008
Tuesday saw the deadliest outbreak of tornadoes in this country in 20 years. Meteorologist Dave Aguilera has details on the storm system that spawned all of the twisters.
Deadly US winter tornadoes not rare
February 6th, 2008
Winter tornadoes that ripped across parts of the American South this week were unusually lethal but not particularly rare, a U.S. government meteorologist said Wednesday as the death toll mounted.
Killer Avalanches
January 29th, 2008
More than two dozen Americans died in avalanches in December and January, with three in one weekend in California.
Global warming enters hurricane debate
January 24th, 2008
A lively and sometimes scrappy debate on whether global warming is fueling bigger and nastier hurricanes like Katrina is adding an edge to a gathering of forecasters here.
Flooding in Australia
January 22nd, 2008
In Queensland, Australia, the Nogoa River is still on the rise, but authorities say water levels should begin to recede in the region after cresting today.
Asia hardest-hit by disasters in 2007, group says
January 18th, 2008
Asia was hardest-hit by natural disasters last year that worldwide killed more than 16,500 people and caused $62.5 billion in damage, a U.N.-backed research group said on Friday.
Rising sea levels threaten China cities
January 17th, 2008
Sea levels off Shanghai and other Chinese coastal cities are rising at an alarming rate, leading to contamination of drinking water supplies and other threats, China’s State Oceanic Administration reported Thursday.
