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 wettest...

Nine Dead After Midwest US Flooding

At least nine people are dead after heavy weekend rainfall caused flooding in Indiana, Wisonsin and Iowa. Streams and rivers were overrun with torrential waters and President Bush declared 29 Indiana counties as...

Fewer UK beaches gain top marks

The UK's beaches, which already have a pretty bad rep, have been given bad ratings for pollution again this year."Bathing water at beaches across the UK is more polluted as a result of last year's stormy summer, the Marine Conservation Society has warned.Its annual Good Beach...

Sunken freighter off Ibiza leaking oil

"Ibiza, Spain - More than six weeks after a freighter went down off the coast of the Spanish tourist island of Ibiza, the wreck is again leaking oil, reports said Sunday. A 300-metre-long oil slick washed ashore on...

Typhoon Man-Yi Hits Okinawa

Update: It's hitting Okinawa now. Initial reports are that it's less powerful than anticipated -- probably a Category 3 storm -- and dissipating fairly rapidly. Residents are hunkering down but say they're doing okay...

Nearly 5,000 Run Around Silverstone Circuit

"THOUSANDS of women defied the stormy weather at Silverstone last night to run together for their friends or loved ones affected by cancer. More than 4,770 women took part in Northamptonshire's 5k Cancer Research UK...

Stormy views from Jupiter

NASA's New Horizons spacecraft, which launched in January of 2006, completed a flyby of Jupiter on February 2007. Its main target is the Pluto System, which the New Horizons should reach, if everything goes as...

Rain and strong winds bring chaos to county

21st January 2007 Update @ 21.00 Twister runs though South Northamptonshire exclusive estate Grange Park. Houses moved as this giant gush of air suddenly appeared out of nowhere.. The second time in 6 months the full force of a hurricane has reached these parts. Luckily due...

Electrifying

South West Oklahoma can be very exciting when a storm passes through after a dry and windy afternoon.

Van Gogh Painted Perfect Turbulence

"Physicist Jose Luis Aragon of the National Autonomous University of Mexico in Queretaro and his co-workers have found that the Dutch artist's works have a pattern of light and dark that closely follows the deep...

Was Hurricane Katrina the worst hurricane ever to hit the United States?

Hurricane Katrina was the most expensive. But not the greatest loss of life.

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