Archive for ‘Weather’
Firefighters battle California blaze
October 25th, 2007
Easing winds have offered firefighters some respite after days of battling wildfires that have killed at least three and caused more than a billion dollars in property damage. The blazes run from Malibu to the Mexican border and have raced across 426,000 acres. AFPTV followed a firefighting team from the US Forest Service overnight in the mountains above San Diego.
Popularity: 5%
Georgia orders agencies to cut water use
October 25th, 2007
Gov. Sonny Perdue on Wednesday banned the washing of state vehicles and ordered inmates to take one quick shower a day as part of an effort to reduce water use in the drought-stricken state. Standing on the banks of a dwindling lake, Perdue ordered state agencies to reduce their water consumption by 10 to 15 percent as the state …
Popularity: 3%
Shelters Open for Animals Caught in CA Wildfires
October 25th, 2007
Some families had to leave their pets behind when they evacuated their homes. In San Diego County, local authorities are working with groups like the Humane Society to save some of those animals.
Popularity: 3%
Weather Extra: Chinook winds
October 24th, 2007
The warm temperatures over the past couple of days are not a result of Global Warming. This week in Weather Extra, Hutch and Ryan discuss the Chinook wind. Hutch - Even though the Rocky Mountains are hundreds of miles away from Bismarck, they still have a huge influence on the weather. Temperatures lately in the Bismarck-Mandan area have been on …
Popularity: 2%
Australian farmers face bankruptcy from drought
October 24th, 2007
Farmer John Ridley won’t be harvesting so much as a bag of wheat this season from fields that stretch to the horizon as Australia’s worst drought in 100 years takes its toll on the country’s grain belt. Beneath a cloudless sky, 60-year-old Ridley, a descendant of one of Australia’s pioneering farming families, pulls a clump of brittle stubble from …
Popularity: 2%
Five facts about California wildfires
October 24th, 2007
Facts you should know about California wildfires.
Popularity: 13%
Fire Evacuees Make Best of Tent Refuge
October 24th, 2007
Thousands of people in California’s San Diego county have been evacuated to Qualcomm stadium. There, they’re making the best of things, enjoying music, free massages and food.
Popularity: 3%
When Man Is Endangered
October 23rd, 2007
The burgeoning metro Atlanta area is being hit hard by the severe drought in the Southeast. Is it too much to ask that a few protected species make a sacrifice for humans? Lying just north of the metropolitan area is Lake Lanier, a man-made reservoir that provides water for a region of 5 million. It was created when the …
Popularity: 2%
New Orleans dries out after flooding
October 23rd, 2007
With a shake of the head, Richie Stevens looked at the brownish, oil-streaked water surrounding his property Tuesday and wondered how so much of the city could be swamped by a rainfall not even associated with a hurricane. “This was a little rain flood,” Stevens said. “What happens if we get a big storm?”
Popularity: 3%
Alpharetta Tightens Water Restrictions, Impacts Landscapers
October 23rd, 2007
Many communities across the metro area continue efforts to save water during the drought. Some counties are encouraging people to turn in violators while others are tightening restrictions. CBS 46’s Renee Starzyk has more.
Popularity: 3%
Boaters Frustrated By Low Lakes
October 23rd, 2007
Some Spartanburg-area boaters said they’ve noticed the affect of the drought on lakes.
Popularity: 2%
Flood Waters Rise in New Orleans
October 23rd, 2007
Heavy rain is leading to high water in parts of New Orleans where residents are finally recovering from Hurricane Katrina.
Popularity: 6%
Flooding leads to closing of N.O. canal
October 22nd, 2007
The Army Corps of Engineers closed a gate on a suburban canal as heavy rains lashed the flood-prone city, raising fears that climbing waters threatened to top the walls holding them back. After more than 8 inches of rain fell on parts of New Orleans by late afternoon, Mayor Ray Nagin shut City Hall early, and schools also closed. People …
Popularity: 3%
Portland Battles Major Water Shortage
October 22nd, 2007
All of middle Tennessee has suffered from this year’s drought, but in Portland, the lack of water is something they’ve been trying to fix for years.
Popularity: 2%
Drought Intensifying Tri-state Water War
October 21st, 2007
Georgia, Alabama and Florida are in a fight for water as the drought in the southeast continues. Georgia’s governor wants part of his state declared a disaster area.
Popularity: 11%
