Typhoon Ondoy Have left Severe Damage on the Lives of Filipinos

Close to 300 people have died, while more than three million others have been affected after tropical storm "Ondoy" (Ketsana) wrought havoc in metropolitan Manila and some provinces in Calabarzon and Central Luzon regions.Forty-two people were reported missing, while the...

The Bright Side of Gloom

“Necessity is the mother of invention." This has recently been proved in the India’s North-Eastern state of Bihar. With floods wrecking havoc, ripping apart local economies and life’s the state has faced nature’s fury to the max. The recent flash floods have left...

Typhoon "Ondoy" Attacked Manila

Manila: Typhoon Ondoy started with strong rainfalls night on September 25 2009. Many under-estimated its strength. Unexpectedly, downpours began that may compare to a month rainfalls. Many were stranded along the way but what the saddest happening when missing persons and...

LA Water Supply in Danger From the Station Fire?

I've been monitoring the LA Station Fire from afar these past days (week or so), its amazing what one can "see" from the Internet with a little GoogleEarth and Weather Underground (www.WunderGround.com ).  Those of us with a bent toward earth science in the modern times...

Morakot: Taiwan Mudslide Buried Up to 400 in Shiao Lin Village

Typhoon Morakot brought unprecedented level of rainfall to the southern part of Taiwan, causing floods and mudslides. Shiao Lin Village (小林村) in Kaohsiung county was buried in mudslide. The latest official estimated 398 people might have died in the mudslide. Shiao Lin...

Orissa floods kills 36: India

Monsoon is playing dirty trics with the folks here in India.In one part there is flood and in other part there is drought.But one thing that is common in both the extremes is Death because of this. We cannot blame Monsoon for sure, but the failure of the system that made us...