Last Updated Stories in forecast

Demand for crop dusting soars with new pesticides

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) -- The plane swoops down over a field, racing along at 140 mph only a few feet above the corn stalks before releasing its chemicals and pulling back into the sky. It seems a vestige of another era -- or a scene from a classic film -- but throughout the...

Myanmar, Thailand cooperate in weather forecasting

Myanmar and Thailand are cooperating technically in promoting Myanmar's weather forecasting and rehabilitation work in cyclone-hit areas, the New Light of Myanmar reported on Jan. 23."The cooperation is being carried out between Myanmar's Department of Meteorology and...

TYPHOON PEPENG (PARMA) MOVING TOWARDS N. LUZON

Now that 'Pepeng' is in the country, What will happened to us? one of my 'Kabayan' told me this morning during our breakfast... I told him to stay calm and pray, that the Philippines would be spared again from...

So we're not all going to die of swine flu after all:- offical

" Deaths from swine flu could be less than half the annual toll from the usual winter flu, it emerged last night. The news came as an expert accused ministers of an 'alarmist' response to the outbreak. ...

Tropical Storm Kevin Forms After Hurricane Jimena

According to the National Weather Service, Tropical Storm Kevin has formed on the heels of Hurricane Jimena in the Pacific. Tropical Storm Kevin has winds at about 45 mph and is currently located off the Mexico Baja California peninsula, about 1,010 miles offshore. It is...

Quakes of the brain? Hope for epileptics

  US scientists are investigating the concept of universality, power laws, direct and inverse Omori laws and finding similarities between brain electric activity during seizures and seismological data that...

S&P 500 Forecast from GTBP Equity Traders

"S&P 500 Forecast from GTBP Equity Traders ( Public ) Written by Rob Guerriere    Mar 04, 2009 at 10:47 AM UPDATE: Tues April 14th, 3pm:  After seeing the retail numbers today, I took the...

Fargo's Red River level predicted to be 36 feet by Thursday

Fargo's Red River level is predicted to be 36 feet by Thursday, meaning that the level will fall to a relatively safe height and residents are hoping that the threat of flooding will be over. It is currently at just above 38 feet and the National Weather Service is saying...

World Bank lowers China forecast

This is definitely a bad news for those hopefuls who were relying on the Chinese momentum of growth for the recovery of the world from the recession.The multiple level forecasting is just one more step in the...

National Weatherman's Day - Thursday February 5

Today, Thursday February 5, is National Weatherman's Day - a day to honour the men and women who go to work everyday to tell us what the weather is going to be like and what is predicted in the forecast. They...

China declares drought emergency due to water shortages

China has now officially declared an emergency in eight of their drought-hit regions, as four million people are suffering from water shortages and almost half of their winter crop is under threat. President Hu...

More snow falls on Vancouver, but it won't stay long

More snow has fallen on Vancouver this morning, but this time it won't stay long. It won't disrupt traffic and travel like it did back in December. " Meteorologist David Jones said five centimetres of snow was...

More snow forecast for Britain in the next 24 hours

More snow is expected to fall on Britain in the next 24 hours, despite initial reports that the storm was moving away from the island. This will bring another wave of transport chaos and school closures, and some...

Florida growers brace for freezing night

This weather does happen  at times in North Floridabut it is very unusual in  South Florida. "Florida fruit and vegetable growers braced Wednesday for what was expected to be one of the coldest nights of...

US Winter Storms may leave thousands in darkness for days

The winter storms continue across the United States today, and emergency crews in various major US cities are working around the clock to clear ice and roads of fallen tree limbs, as another winter ice storm is on...

closeSign in to NowPublic

is reporting from