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Mumbai put on alert for cyclone 'Phyan'
"Cyclone 'Phyan' is likely to hit coastal Maharashtra and Gujarat, accompanied by winds of up to 85 km per hour and heavy rainfall. While the administration has also asked people not to panic, precautions need to... South Carolina Myrtle Beach fire still burning
The South Carolina Myrtle Beach fire that started on April 22 is still burning; it has destroyed 20,000 acres and not enough rain has fallen to help firefighters put out the flames. About an inch fell in the last few... Black Saturday: Follow-up to the 2009 Raging Inferno in Australia
An inquiry begins today on the causes of the fires and performance of the fire fighters who fought the inferno that was Melbourne in Australia. I sincerely hope that the fire fighters will be glowing with all the... Spain experiences mid-spring snowfalls
Typically, when one thinks of Spain, snow-covered streets in April is not necessarily the first thing that comes to mind. But heavy snowfalls is exactly what the Spanish have to deal with this week in Northern and Central Spain. The Southern regions are experiencing heavy...
created by Yuliya Talmazan | 35 wks ago | updated 35 wks ago
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61 views | 0 recommendations | 1 comment
Tornado touches down near Birmingham, Alabama, flooding occurs
A tornado has touched down in Birmingham, Alabama, has downed major power lines and trees and could cause flooding in the area. Tornado warnings are in effect for the rest of the day. Many strong storms are reported... Mozambique: Floods threaten hundreds of thousands of people
Hundreds of thousands of Mozambicans are threatened by floods, which are caused by heavy rainfall. According to the authorities, the rain season has been the worst in many decades. As a result, the...
created by Miriam Mannak | 50 wks ago | updated 49 wks ago
1598 views | 28 recommendations | 3 comments
1598 views | 28 recommendations | 3 comments
Brazil Flood Death toll rises to 65, 17 missing
Due to heavy rainfall that started on Friday in Brazil have under watered 80% of the towns. Roads blocked into four towns where people had no electricity. Federal officials offered cargo planes to help fly... Arctic To Be Free Of Ice In Five Years
In the summer of 2013 the Arctic could be completely free of ice. In winter the ice will reform, as it does now, but with shorter milder winters the Arctic and the world is in big trouble. ... Toronto's rainiest summer in 70 years
We all know Torontonians want to be like Vancouverites, but this summer they've gone too far. The centre of the universe recorded five times as much rain as Vancouver during June and July, and was the second...
created by Rob Peters | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
2220 views | 10 recommendations | 20 comments
2220 views | 10 recommendations | 20 comments
Rainfall alert on global warming
"Global warming will exacerbate rainfall extremes - both deluges and droughts - more than most climatologists have predicted, according to a study of satellite data and climate models in the journal Science today.Experts agree that heavy rain will fall more frequently in a... Record Rainfall Set to Hit Toronto
Rain rain, go away...but a few more drops won't hurt us folk in Toronto from getting a record amount of precipitation this week.Around 240 millimetres of rain has fallen since the beginning of last month, and only... South African Floods Raise Death Toll
At least 10 people have died and an unknown number are missing after serious flooding burst banks, dams and bridges in Durban, South Africa. Police and rescuers said cars had been swept away and buildings, even railways tracks were damaged."At least six people have been... Heavy rainfall leaves nine dead, 32 injured in Colombia
"BOGOTA, May 28 (Xinhua) -- Heavy rainfall during the past week has left nine people dead and 32 others injured in Colombia, the Social Security and Health Ministry said Wednesday. The rainfall has brought flooding, mud-rock flows and landslides in... Flooding continues in Louisiana
Rain, rain and more rain. Shreveport Louisiana got drenched with rain over the last few days and remains under a flood watch. So far at least 125 have been flooded."A third day of drenching storms... 145 Homes In Danger After City of Belleville, Ontario Floods
Many residents were hoping their belongings and homes were intact after the worst flooding in 27 years hit the Belleville, Ontario area. Six homes were evacuated and more than 145 homes were in the path of the...
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