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Sister Acts of Havoc Set to Intensify El Niño Effect
Sister Acts of Havoc Set to Intensify El Niño Effect LONDON—El Niño, the cyclic Pacific weather phenomenon that periodically brings global devastation in its wake, is not the only thing likely to grow more extreme with global warming. A team of international scientists now predicts that its cool little sister, La Niña, is liable to […]
Lessons from a California drought
Lessons from a California drought Rain finally arrived in California this past December with a series of storms dumping deluges across the state. So much rain fell that localised flooding and landslides were a concern. Whether this means that the three-year drought, which stands to be the driest “in over a millennium” is breaking, however, is […]
U.S. blizzard: New York braces for heavy snow as storms slam East Coast
U.S. blizzard: New York braces for heavy snow as storms slam East Coast ‘This could be a storm the likes of which we have never seen before,’ says NYC mayor Residents of the U.S. Northeast are girding for a “crippling and potentially historic” storm that could bury communities from northern New Jersey to southern Maine […]
Heatwave in Rio
Heatwave in Rio Heatwave conditions have been affecting southeastern Brazil since the beginning of 2015. This comes after 2014 was declared the warmest, globally, since records began in 1880. The findings from the National Aeronautic and Space Administration (NASA) support earlier conclusions from both the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the UK Met […]
Rising Temperatures on Land and Sea Made 2014 Hottest Year
Rising Temperatures on Land and Sea Made 2014 Hottest Year High temperatures across most of the globe made 2014 Earth’s hottest year in records dating back to 1880, a government report showed. The combined land and ocean temperature on the planet was 1.24 degrees Fahrenheit (about 0.7 Celsius) above the 20th-century average, the National Oceanic and […]
Malawi faces ‘unprecedented’ flood disaster – Africa – Al Jazeera English
Malawi faces ‘unprecedented’ flood disaster – Africa – Al Jazeera English. The waters may be receding and the rainfall subsiding but Malawi is only now coming to terms with the “unprecendented” floods that hit the southern half of the country last week. At least 176 people lost their lives and another 200,000 have been displaced when […]
Alice Springs counts cost of torrential downpour, faces risk of mosquito-borne diseases
Alice Springs counts cost of torrential downpour, faces risk of mosquito-borne diseases With more than 200mm of rain hitting some parts of Alice Springs since Wednesday, dozens of houses across Alice Springs have found themselves battling rising floodwater. Environmental health officers have also begun preparing for a spike in the number of mosquitoes, warning of […]
Wind change upgrades Bullsbrook bushfire to emergency warning as firefighters focus on the northern flank
Wind change upgrades Bullsbrook bushfire to emergency warning as firefighters focus on the northern flank A bushfire in the northern Perth suburb of Bullsbrook has been upgraded to an emergency warning after a wind change drives the blaze north-east. There is a risk the northern flank could become the new head of the fire and […]
Todd River flowing, cattle stations cut off as rain drenches central Australia
Todd River flowing, cattle stations cut off as rain drenches central Australia The Todd River has started flowing in Alice Springs for the first time since April 2014 after heavy rain drenched central Australia. The river, which is usually a dry, sandy river bed, started flowing after parts of the catchment recorded more than 100 […]
Quebec ice storm: Why it’s impossible to storm-proof the power grid
Quebec ice storm: Why it’s impossible to storm-proof the power grid The ice storm that left an estimated 155,000 Quebecers in the dark this weekend had echoes of the Great Ice Storm of 1998, which left millions of homes in Eastern Canada without electricity for weeks. Hydro-Québec restores power to most homes The power grid […]
Adelaide Hills bushfires: Crews racing to contain blaze before high temperatures hit
Adelaide Hills bushfires: Crews racing to contain blaze before high temperatures hit Hundreds of firefighters are racing to contain a blaze burning out of control north-east of Adelaide, with temperatures set to soar today. Authorities said more than 375 firefighters from South Australia, Victoria and New South Wales would work on securing the 240-kilometre perimeter […]
Hydro-Québec Restores Electricity To Most, But 8,500 Still In Dark
Hydro-Québec Restores Electricity To Most, But 8,500 Still In Dark Freezing rain, high winds and a rapid drop in temperature created a host of problems for people living in the greater Montreal region and elsewhere in southern Quebec. On Sunday, a dangerous mix of precipitation followed by freezing cold made for extremely slick road conditions. […]
Adelaide Hills bushfires: Specialist teams sent in to assess damage as crews continue to battle blaze – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
Adelaide Hills bushfires: Specialist teams sent in to assess damage as crews continue to battle blaze – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation). Specialist teams are racing against time to assess areas damaged by bushfires in the Adelaide Hills today as fire crews prepare for deteriorating weather conditions expected to hit again on Wednesday. Fire crews […]
Doug Parker: The Status Of The Drought In The U.S. West | Peak Prosperity
Doug Parker: The Status Of The Drought In The U.S. West | Peak Prosperity. 2014 saw the extension of a historic drought across the US West. Croplands withered or were fully abandoned. Water rationing was enforced. Well tables dropped. The price of many vegetables and meats have skyrocketed. But the past month has seen a […]
French Alps hit by massive snowfall, thousands of cars stranded (PHOTOS) — RT News
French Alps hit by massive snowfall, thousands of cars stranded (PHOTOS) — RT News. Massive snowfall, aggravated by strong winds and ice in the French Alps, has trapped thousands of holidaymakers, with up to 15,000 people forced to spend Saturday night in emergency accommodation centers in the Savoie region in southeastern France. Conditions remained difficult […]
