Archive for ‘weather’
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.
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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.
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Death & Damage, State By State, From Tornadoes
February 7th, 2008
Jennifer Miller reports people are devastated by the damage that has been done by the storm. Hundredths of people are confused and lost, because they don’t know what to do next.
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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.
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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.
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Tornadoes Kill Dozens In The South
February 6th, 2008
President Bush says the government will step in to help Southern states pummeled by a series of tornadoes.
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Killer Avalanches
January 29th, 2008
More than two dozen Americans died in avalanches in December and January, with three in one weekend in California.
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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.
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World forum focuses on terrorism
January 24th, 2008
Fears of world recession briefly took a back seat Thursday at the World Economic Forum, where leaders from Afghanistan, Pakistan and Iraq focused on how to establish security in their volatile regions.
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No water in Nairobi slum
January 24th, 2008
In Nairobi’s central slum, Kibera, nearly a million people are crowded together with no proper water supply.
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Cold Weather Pet Precautions
January 22nd, 2008
As the weather temps dip, officials remind you to look after outdoor animals.
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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.
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Oregon mulls more water for farmers
January 17th, 2008
It was touted by backers as the “Oasis Project,” a plan to draw an additional 500,000 acre-feet of water from the Columbia River to help farmers in eastern Oregon increase crop production and revitalize the region’s economy.
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Flooding residents speak out
January 17th, 2008
People affected by the floods in Upton upon Severn and Tewkesbury express their fears
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UN weather agency aims to beef up climate change monitoring
January 11th, 2008
The UN weather agency (WMO) said Friday it planned to expand its use of the world’s satellites to provide more accurate weather forecasting and to monitor climate change better.
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