HEADLINES & ARTICLES
More than 150 killed in China floods
(AFP)
posted by | Sun, 22 Jul 2007 16:37:43 GMT
 AFP - Another 74 people have died in floods across China bringing the death toll for the week to at least 156 in one of the deadliest rainy seasons in years, state media reported Sunday.
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The Nation's Weather
(AP)
posted by | Sun, 22 Jul 2007 10:31:50 GMT
 AP - Heavy rain was expected in parts of Washington state on Sunday, while warmer temperatures were on tap for California and scattered showers were possible along the Gulf Coast.
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Report: Record storms kills 152 in China
(AP)
posted by | Sun, 22 Jul 2007 08:19:35 GMT
 AP - Record rainfall this week triggered floods, landslides and mud flows that killed 152 people in China and forced the evacuation of hundreds of thousands, state media reported Sunday.
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Helicopters rescue more than 100 stranded by floods in Midlands
(AFP)
posted by | Sun, 22 Jul 2007 03:09:42 GMT
 AFP - Helicopters rescued dozens of people Saturday following heavy rains and floods in England that also forced more than 2,000 motorists, homeowners and train passengers to spend the night in shelters.
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Hundreds rescued from floods in Britain
(AP)
posted by | Sat, 21 Jul 2007 17:48:38 GMT
 AP - Helicopter and boat crews rescued hundreds of trapped people on Saturday after storms whipped through Britain, flooding towns and villages and sending thousands to emergency shelters.
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Tropical depression bypasses Hawaii
(AP)
posted by | Sat, 21 Jul 2007 16:40:54 GMT
 AP - A tropical depression moved past Hawaii's Big Island early Saturday, bringing a few inches of rain to the parched island but no major problems.
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La Nina pattern likely to play havoc with world's weather: UN
(AFP)
posted by | Fri, 20 Jul 2007 17:06:22 GMT
AFP - The UN's weather agency on Friday said a disruptive La Nina climate pattern was taking shape in the Pacific, raising the prospect of an active Atlantic hurricane season and strong monsoons in Asia.
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Weather around the U.S.A.
(AP)
posted by | Fri, 20 Jul 2007 13:21:36 GMT
AP - Weather around the U.S.A.
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Texas flooding strands passenger train
(AP)
posted by | Sun, 22 Jul 2007 17:26:03 GMT
 AP - Storms dumped more than a foot of rain on parts of Texas, stranding more than 170 passengers on an Amtrak train for hours and forcing rescue crews elsewhere to pull at least 50 people to safety.
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Panel tells NOAA to boot hurricane chief
(AP)
posted by | Thu, 19 Jul 2007 23:42:57 GMT
 AP - The National Hurricane Center's ousted director "failed to demonstrate leadership" and should not be allowed to return to his job, according to a team that investigated the facility's management after staffers rebelled.
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Above-normal Aug temps in Southeast, Rockies: NWS
(Reuters)
posted by | Thu, 19 Jul 2007 13:04:51 GMT
 Reuters - The National Weather Service on
Thursday predicted above-normal August temperatures for the
Southeast, Rockies and Western regions.
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China storms kill at least 59
(AP)
posted by | Thu, 19 Jul 2007 02:56:02 GMT
 AP - Torrential rains, mud flows and lightning strikes have killed at least 59 people in China this week, state media reported Thursday.
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NOAA Issues Grim Weather Report
(U.S. News & World Report)
posted by | Wed, 18 Jul 2007 19:37:10 GMT
U.S. News & World Report - Lighthearted weather stories are quick becoming a thing of the past. Extreme weather in the form of drought and heat dominated the United States in the first half of 2007, according to a report issued this morning by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The dry conditions also killed crops and triggered local drought emergencies, spelling more trouble for parched areas in the western United States.
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Storm kills 37, floods cities in southwest China
(Reuters)
posted by | Wed, 18 Jul 2007 12:35:42 GMT
 Reuters - Thirty-seven people died in a 16-hour
thunder storm in southwest China that caused heavy flooding and
brought air, road and rail traffic to a halt, the government
and state media said on Wednesday.
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Storm kills 15, floods cities in southwest China
(Reuters)
posted by | Wed, 18 Jul 2007 07:14:35 GMT
Reuters - Fifteen people have been killed in
southwest China in a 16-hour thunder storm that caused serious
flooding and brought air, road and rail traffic to a halt,
state media said on Wednesday.
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Tropical depression causes few problems in Hawaii
posted by | Sun, 22 Jul 2007 15:33:21 GMT
A tropical depression bypassed the Big Island early Saturday, bringing a few inches of rain to the parched island but no major ...
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Hundreds trapped by flooding in Britain
posted by | Sat, 21 Jul 2007 21:45:21 GMT
Helicopter and boat crews rescued hundreds trapped Saturday after storms whipped through Britain, flooding towns and villages, ...
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Storm kills at least 80 in Pakistan
posted by | Sat, 21 Jul 2007 14:36:10 GMT
Rescuers searched for survivors Saturday after rain-triggered landslides and lightning killed more than 80 people and destroyed ...
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Utah wildfire threatens 2 dozen homes
posted by | Sun, 22 Jul 2007 03:06:54 GMT
Firefighters battled to keep a wildfire that already burned thousands of acres from reaching a small town as residents of at ...
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Utah wildfire forces airlift of Boy Scouts, hikers
posted by | Sun, 22 Jul 2007 00:57:39 GMT
A group of Boy Scouts and hikers had to be airlifted from a canyon as a wildfire swept through a campground and destroyed a nearby ...
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Killer heat bakes Europe
posted by | Fri, 20 Jul 2007 18:50:42 GMT
A heat wave sweeping central and southeastern Europe has killed at least 13 people this week, with soaring temperatures causing ...
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Severe storms but no tornado pound Conn.
posted by | Fri, 20 Jul 2007 16:51:33 GMT
Powerful storms that swept through Connecticut on Thursday did not produce a tornado as initially suspected by some residents ...
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Dust storm may doom Mars rovers
posted by | Fri, 20 Jul 2007 18:59:54 GMT
A raging dust storm on Mars has cut power to NASA's twin rovers to dangerously low levels, threatening an end to the mission.
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Quake jolts San Francisco Bay Area
posted by | Fri, 20 Jul 2007 15:10:21 GMT
An earthquake jolted San Francisco Bay area residents awake early Friday, breaking glass and rattling nerves, although there ...
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Officials say U.S. fire danger at highest level
posted by | Fri, 20 Jul 2007 02:02:14 GMT
Beleaguered wildfire agencies raised the red flag Thursday, setting the national preparedness at peak status as about 70 major ...
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Thunderstorms, strong winds batter Iowa
posted by | Thu, 19 Jul 2007 11:41:12 GMT
Heavy rain flooded parts of eastern Iowa on Wednesday, accompanied by strong winds that flattened corn fields and damaged trees ...
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Wild weather in 2007's first half
posted by | Fri, 20 Jul 2007 16:03:53 GMT
The first six months of this year offered up record-breaking weather in the USA. Two states Alabama and Mississippi had the ...
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Tornado, storm slam New York
posted by | Thu, 19 Jul 2007 03:20:18 GMT
A powerful storm system pummeled the New York area on Wednesday, stranding motorists in flash floods, delaying flights into the ...
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Global warming reducing water levels in major Chinese rivers, scientists say
posted by | Wed, 18 Jul 2007 19:06:47 GMT
Less water flows down China's two biggest rivers now than 40 years ago because global warming is drying up the wetlands that ...
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China storms kill at least 37 amid record rainfall and swelling rivers
posted by | Wed, 18 Jul 2007 18:08:14 GMT
Lightning strikes and mud flows sparked by record-breaking torrential rains killed at least 37 people in western China, state ...
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