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Malaysia Evacuates Over 130,000 as Floods Kill at Least Five – Bloomberg
Malaysia Evacuates Over 130,000 as Floods Kill at Least Five – Bloomberg. Malaysia evacuated more than 130,000 people as the worst floods in decades left at least five dead. More than 330 were displaced in the southwestern state of Negeri Sembilan today, bringing to eight the number of states affected by the heavy rainfall that began […]
Maritime Temperature Records Shattered On Christmas Day
Maritime Temperature Records Shattered On Christmas Day. HALIFAX – It felt more like spring than Christmas Day in the Atlantic provinces as temperature records were shattered and heavy rain pounded the region. Environment Canada said it is not unusual to have warm temperatures on Christmas, but it was record-breakingly balmy in some areas of Nova […]
Snow storm death toll in Japan rises; forecasters warn bad weather to continue – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
Snow storm death toll in Japan rises; forecasters warn bad weather to continue – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation). The death toll from a severe winter snow storm gripping much of Japan has risen to 11, according to local media and officials. Northern and central parts of Japan have been lashed by strong winds that […]
Severe storms hit Brisbane and Ipswich, leaving thousands without power – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
Severe storms hit Brisbane and Ipswich, leaving thousands without power – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation). Severe storms have moved across Brisbane and Ipswich, leaving thousands without power and causing major delays to peak hour train services. The BoM had warned of “very dangerous” storm cells headed for Brisbane, Logan and the Gold Coast, but […]
Victorian fires: Emergency warnings remain in place for Kyneton, Benalla, Longwood fires – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
Victorian fires: Emergency warnings remain in place for Kyneton, Benalla, Longwood fires – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation). Hot weather and a cool gusty change has sparked over 200 fires in Victoria with a number of emergency watches still in place. There are three main trouble spots in and around Kyneton, Benalla and Longwood East, south […]
BBC News – Storm pounds northern California
BBC News – Storm pounds northern California. More than 220,000 people are without power after heavy rains and high winds slammed northern California. The storm brought rainfall of more than an inch an hour in San Francisco and winds gusts of 140mph (225km/h) in the Sierra Nevada mountains. Flooding has already closed two major motorways […]
BBC News – Australia sweats over extreme hot weather
BBC News – Australia sweats over extreme hot weather. Australia has always suffered from bouts of extreme hot weather but the number and intensity of heatwaves is on the rise, prompting a rethink of how the country lives, works and plays in the sun. Some like it hot, but the 13-day stretch with temperatures exceeding […]
Homes flattened as typhoon roars through Philippines | Reuters
Homes flattened as typhoon roars through Philippines | Reuters. (Reuters) – A powerful, slow-moving typhoon ripped through the central Philippines on Sunday, bringing howling winds that flattened houses and toppled trees and power lines in areas still scarred from a deadly super-storm just over a year ago. In the coastal villages of Dolores, on Samar […]
2014 Likely ‘Hottest’ Year on Record, Ocean Temps Spike | Environment News Service
2014 Likely ‘Hottest’ Year on Record, Ocean Temps Spike | Environment News Service. LIMA, Peru, December 3, 2014 (ENS) – The year 2014 is likely to go down in the record books as one of the hottest years in modern history, according to estimates released today by the World Meteorological Organization. One cause is record […]
In Decades Since Leaders First Got Together On Climate, World Has Gotten Hotter, Weirder
In Decades Since Leaders First Got Together On Climate, World Has Gotten Hotter, Weirder. WASHINGTON (AP) — In the more than two decades since world leaders first got together to try to solve global warming, life on Earth has changed, not just the climate. It’s gotten hotter, more polluted with heat-trapping gases, more crowded and […]
Sydney storm sparks fires and blackouts, as flooding reported in Southern Highlands – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
Sydney storm sparks fires and blackouts, as flooding reported in Southern Highlands – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation). A storm has caused delays and brought down trees and powerlines across the Sydney metropolitan area, while lightning sparked a fire at an inner city substation. Heavy rain, flooding and power outages were also reported across much […]
What Will Weather Do in 2015? Forecasters Say El Nino Looms – Bloomberg
What Will Weather Do in 2015? Forecasters Say El Nino Looms – Bloomberg. Forecasters in Australia and New Zealand warned El Nino may soon be back, reviving concern that the weather pattern that can bring drought to parts of Asia and rains to South America may return for the first time since 2010. Tropical Pacific temperatures have […]
Only a Few Drops of Water at the Lima Climate Summit — Global Issues
Only a Few Drops of Water at the Lima Climate Summit — Global Issues. Climate change already threatens water supplies for agriculture due to the reduction in the availability of fresh water, which is expected to be aggravated over the next decades. It also causes drought, torrential rainfall, flooding and a rise in the sea […]
Winter Storms | How to Stay Warm and Survive – Survival Life | Preppers | Survival Gear | Blog
Winter Storms | How to Stay Warm and Survive – Survival Life | Preppers | Survival Gear | Blog. The recent winter storms have left Buffalo, New York under seven feet of snow and counting. These winter storms can be devastating. Obviously those affected have to deal with cold temperatures, snow and ice, and there’s […]
Brisbane stunned by severe storm: ‘no time to evacuate, no warning’ | Australia news | theguardian.com
Brisbane stunned by severe storm: ‘no time to evacuate, no warning’ | Australia news | theguardian.com. The worst hail storm to hit Brisbane in a generation has been declared a catastrophe by insurers and prompted the Queensland government to call in the military to help clean up the damage. Residents left counting the costs had […]
