Landslide Lake disaster in Pakistan affects 3,000 people

In January this year, in the remote Hunza River Valley of northern Pakistan, a massive landslide burried a village (Attabad), killing 20 people. It also dammed the Hunza River and the new-formed lake grew into a...

Big Snowstorm Barrels Into Capital

It is possible this huge snowstorm could  drop two feet of snow on Washington DC  and the surrounding areas of Virginia and Maryland. It could be days before traffic can return to normal. " The federal...

UK to face more Snow and Ice in the New Year

For most of the UK it will be a cold start to the New Year with freezing weather for most with ice over England and Wales, widespread Snow in Scotland. Temperatures should drop to drop to 28F (-3C) in England...

Now Government wants us to paint our houses white

" It's a tried and tested way of keeping homes cool in Mediterranean countries. But many might feel the latest official advice is just a little bit over the top for Britain, where summer downpours seem more common than heatwaves. Health chiefs advised yesterday that homes...

35 dead in Australia's worst fires in years; temperatures rising

35 people have died and many more could perish as the wildfires continue to rage across southeastern Australia, while homes, farms and countryside are burned to the ground. This is the worst wildfire disaster in...

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...

Southern Australia endures worst heatwave for 150 years

The worst heatwave in over 150 years has hit Southern Australia, causing 19 deaths and raising the risk of bushfires across the country. For the past three days, the temperature has hit higher than 109F, which is...

Two inches of snow forecast for Britain early next week

Snow will fall across Britain this weekend, and temperatures will drop starting Sunday night as cold winds from Western Russia will bring freezing winds to areas like Lincolnshire and north of that. The UK will be colder than some parts of Antarctica and Alaska, and Monday...

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...

Canal ice helps Dutch rediscover national identity

It has been 12 years since the Netherland's canals froze on their own, but this year it has been cold enough, so thousands of skaters defied the freezing temperatures and hit the ice; and as a result the hospital...

Kid Gets Tongue Stuck To Pole In Scene Out Of A Christmas Story

Like in the scene right out of the move, "A Christmas Story," a ten year old Indiana boy got his tongue stuck to a metal light pole.  Police say the fouth-grader did it on a dare.  Have all boys in the...

Flood in Toronto Hydro facility cuts power to the city

UPDATE: 9:06pm PST A flood at a Toronto Hydro Facility has cut power to a major part of the city. Subway lines have also been closed down. " Power is out from Jane St. to Spadina Ave. and Queen St. to St. Clair...

Blizzard aims for Midwest after socking Plains

One more lesson that nature is still strong and that we cannot control nature. It also shows that winter and cold weather are facts of life for many people. " Residents in the Northern Plains bundled up as a blast...

Cold snap in Europe claims 13 more lives

Cold weather in Europe has claimed up to 13 more lives as the icy winter weather hit the continent, closing schools, roads, airports, and forcing people to go yet another day without heat and power. The gas cuts in...

UK Cold Snap Continues

As erratic, unseasonal weather complicates life for people in different parts of the world, the UK has not been forgotten by Mother Nature. A severe weather warning has been issued for London as well as other...

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