England Hailstorm sparks havoc

Parts of East Devon and Cornwall in the UK have been hit by a series of floods after a night of storms, with severe rain and heavy hail. Fire officials described the situation as chaos. About 25 people had to be rescued from their homes, and an evacuation centre had to be set...

180 dead or missing after Yemen floods

It is estimated that 180 are either dead or missing after severe floods in Yemen that have also left 10,000 people homeless. Yemen is a country that is prone to flooding during the monsoon season."The U.N....

"Radical Change" Needed for Stormwater Drainage Systems

Following an assessment request by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the National Research Council is recommending a radical overhaul to the US stormwater drainage program, as combined sewage and...

"fox in henhouse" plan of Bush: Environmentalist angry

 The new propsed changes in rule regarding letting the US agencies decide  for themselves whether their action put wildlife at risk is drawing heavy criticism from environmentalis.But the US department is saying...

WEATHERAmerica Newsletter, Saturday, October 4, 2008 at 7:20 P.M. CT

TODAY'S FUN LINK: SOLARCYCLE 24.comWEATHER HAZARDS (During The Next 24 Hours)SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK(potential for tornadoes, damaging winds, and large hail within the next 24 hours)Some Thunderstorms May APPROACH...

Flood waters lap Taj Mahal, Food riots in eastern india

   Flooding in the  Mahanadi  continued   on wednesday causing 61 breaches in river embankments, leaving behind a trail of devastation submerging hundreds of villages. Lakhs...

Special Edition Of The WEATHERAmerica Newsletter, Wednesday, September 24, 2008

"The Subtropical Nor'easter"The saga of the twin disturbances over the western Atlantic Basin has been and may continue to prove confusing to synopticians. That said, the ultimate result of these two systems will...

Special Edition Of WEATHERAmerica Newsletter, Monday, September 22, 2008

Upcoming Event For The Eastern Seaboard: Disturbed Frontal Structure And Possible Landfall Of Tropical Cyclone (Kyle)The potential exists for a complex heavy rainfall and strong wind event along the Eastern...

WEATHERAmerica Newsletter, Saturday, September 20, 2008

SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK(potential for tornadoes, damaging winds, and large hail within the next 24 hours)Some Thunderstorms May APPROACH Severe LimitsCoastal LA, MS, AL....FL....SE GA....Coastal SC, NCSome...

9/19 Daily Word of Wisdom

""For as in those days before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noah entered the ark,  and they did not understand until the flood came and took...

WEATHERAmerica Newsletter, Thursday Evening, September 18, 2008 at 8:45 P.M. CT

SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK(potential for tornadoes, damaging winds, and large hail within the next 24 hours)ISOLATED Severe Thunderstorms(Microbursts, Large Hail, Isolated Tornadoes)W ON....C QBSome Thunderstorms May...

Ike survivors may wait weeks for hot meals, baths

"HOUSTON – Tens of thousands of residents first hunkered down to wait for Hurricane Ike's brutal punch. Those survivors on the wrecked Texas coast must now wait again — for food, water and ice, for the...

Houston's post-Ike supplies coming, officials say

"HOUSTON, Texas (CNN) -- Federal supplies of food and water will be available to Houstonians affected by Hurricane Ike on Monday, an official said Sunday after Houston's mayor voiced concern about the aid. ...

West African Floods: Deluge in Freetown

Freetown, Sierra Leone's capital, had a tough enough time as it was, after years of poverty and civil war. Now parts of the city are beneath more than three feet of water following heavy rains""It is probably the heaviest downpour since the start of the rainy season" in May,...

WEATHERAMerica Newsletter UPDATE ON HURRICANE IKE, Wednesday, September 10, 2008

Overview Hurricane Ike is now a Category 2 storm with top winds of 100 mph, situated over the Gulf of Mexico at 24.5 N, 86.5 W or 365 miles south of Venice LA. Central pressure of the hurricane is about...

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