Vancouver hit with high winds Sunday night

The Washington and Vancouver Island news services were warning residents about the possibility of late night gusts but there was little mention in the local Vancouver news about tonight's wind storm.   As of 4am PT, the city is being pounded by some big winds coming...

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...

UK's Fleetwood pier destroyed by fire

One of the UK's "golden age" piers was destroyed by a fire in the early hours of this morning. The pier in Lancashire was one of the first to be built in the golden age of pier building in Britain, which lasted...

Canadian hockey player dies in bike accident

Canadian hockey player dies in bike accident 21-year-old Vancouver Canucks' defenceman, Luc Bourdon, was killed just after lunch (Atlantic Time) today. Luc was on his newly purchased motorcycle when he...

BC Gold Rush: Energy From The Air

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorDropping everything to Cash in on the Energy Bandwagon, may in principle sounds like a good idea, but many have tried to make a living on principle, leaving many with a...

The South Carolina Tornadoes: Prosperity, SC: Triumph and Disaster

 The South Carolina Tornadoes: Triumphs and Disaster Prosperity, SC " The tornado that hit Prosperity Saturday night toppling trees, severing power lines and damaging houses packed 140 mph winds,...

US wildfires keep firefighters busy overnight

No deaths have been reported, but firefightingnews.com says weather conditions pose a high risk of fires starting up again.Many are still without power and thousands of acres across Virginia and the Carolinas have...

Mitag Strengthens Into Typhoon As It Races Toward Philippines

The last typhoon in this area of this magnitude killed thousands, so hopefully things will be safer this time around. They're still rebuilding from last year. Mitag is expected to hit around 9pm local...

Hurricane Humberto hits Texas

CBC report that Louisiana and Orleans residents recovering after Katrina, fear the aftermath of Hurricane Humberto."HOUSTON (AP) - Hurricane Humberto crashed ashore along Southeast Texas early Thursday, bringing...

Tahoe Fires Blaze On

The major concern now: winds of up to 20mph on Wednesday, and up to 45 mph on Thursday could revitalize the blaze even further. "On Tuesday, wind gusts breathed new life into the wildfire near Lake Tahoe, causing...

Big Storms Hit OK, Thousands WIthout Power

Big thunderstorms rumbled through Oklahoma this morning, with high winds and lightning cutting off power to thousands of locals. "A major complex of thunderstorms developed late Tuesday over north-central...

Tropical Storm Hits Rain-Starved Florida

Hurricane season has officially begun, and Tropical Storm Barry is wasting no time. In this case, though, Florida could really use the rain. UPDATE:"Tropical storm Barry weakened into a tropical depression as...

Deadly Storms Hammer Texas

Lashing rain and howling, 100mph winds have besieged a huge area in Texas, shutting down travel into and out of Dallas."Days of deadly storms flooded roads, damaged homes and knocked down trees in Texas, and about...

High winds strike Southern California

A system bringing high winds has taken out power and felled trees all over Southern California. The storms have also risen a lot of dust (see photos) and generally made a mess in the region, which includes Los...

Weapons depot explosion kills 76 and injures hundreds more

More coming soon."MAPUTO , 23 March 2007 (IRIN) - A series of explosions at a military weapons depot in the Mozambican capital, Maputo, late on Thursday afternoon showered rockets and other ballistic debris into densely populated poor neighbourhoods, killing at least 76...

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