Weather - Latest News
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40,000 affected as storm batters NicaraguaFriday 06th of November 2009 01:31:17 PMMANAGUA (AFP) -- Nicaragua's Caribbean coast faced a battering by high winds and heavy rains Friday, as remnants of hurricane Ida wrecked homes and officials warned as many as 40,000 could be affected by the storm.Despite being downgraded to a tropical depr... Read more |
Woods storms to shared PGA lead in ChinaFriday 06th of November 2009 03:51:17 AMSHANGHAI (AFP) -- Tiger Woods stormed into a share of the lead with Nick Watney at the WGC-HSBC Champions on Friday, as Phil Mickelson charged up the leaderboard to be one shot behind.The world number one birdied the last for a round of 67 to be 10-under-pa... Read more |
Tropical Storm Ida drenching NicaraguaThursday 05th of November 2009 02:01:34 PMMIAMI, Nov. 5 (UPI) -- Hurricane Ida made landfall in eastern Nicaragua Thursday with 75 mph winds, but degraded to a near-stationary tropical storm, U.S. forecasters reported. At 1 p.m., the center of Ida was about 75 miles north of Bluefields, and barely moving the U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami said. The ninth named Atlantic hurricane of the ... Read more |
Hurricane Ida hits NicaraguaThursday 05th of November 2009 10:53:05 AMMIAMI, Nov. 5 (UPI) -- Hurricane Ida made landfall in eastern Nicaragua Thursday morning packing sustained 75 mph winds, U.S. forecasters in Miami reported. At 10 a.m., the center of Ida was about 75 miles north of Bluefields, moving toward the northwest near 6 mph, The U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami said. The center of Ida will move across e... Read more |
Hurricane Ida approaches NicaraguaThursday 05th of November 2009 07:55:38 AMMIAMI, Nov. 5 (UPI) -- U.S. forecasters Thursday issued a hurricane warning for the east coast of Nicaragua as Hurricane Ida approached from 60 miles offshore. At 7 a.m., Ida was about 60 miles north-northeast of Bluefields, Nicaragua, moving toward the northwest near 7 mph with sustained winds of 75 mph, the U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami reported. Read more |
Philippine inflation hits 1.6 pct due to stormsThursday 05th of November 2009 01:06:55 AMMANILA (AFP) -- Philippine inflation rose to 1.6 percent in October as killer storms pushed up food prices, the government said Thursday.Tropical storms Ketsana and Parma caused massive flooding and landslides, damaging crops and making it harder to harvest... Read more |
NASA awards grant to study Mars weatherWednesday 04th of November 2009 12:18:36 PMCOLLEGE STATION, Texas, Nov. 4 (UPI) -- The U.S. space agency has awarded a Texas A&M University professor a grant to analyze and forecast Martian weather. Although there are some doubts as to whether Mars has weather, the planet definitely has clouds, drastically low temperatures and dust storms, said grant recipient Istvan Szunyogh, a Texas A&M profes... Read more |
Beijing gives frosty reception to man-made snowstormWednesday 04th of November 2009 01:30:15 AMBEIJING (AFP) -- Government scientists in Beijing have been pilloried for inducing a recent heavy snow fall that jammed traffic, delayed air travel and left city residents shivering, state media said Wednesday.Sunday's snowfall dropped more than 16 million... Read more |
Snows of Kilimanjaro could vanish in 20 years: studyMonday 02nd of November 2009 03:10:14 PMWASHINGTON (AFP) -- The snows capping Mount Kilimanjaro, Africa's tallest peak, are shrinking rapidly and could vanish altogether in 20 years, most likely due to global warming, a US study published Monday said.The ice sheet that capped Kilimanjaro in 1912... Read more |
Tropical Storm Mirinae hits VietnamMonday 02nd of November 2009 02:01:12 PMLY SON, Vietnam, Nov. 2 (UPI) -- Tropical Storm Mirinae came ashore in south-central Vietnam Monday packing winds of up to 70 mph, authorities said. Vietnamese officials said Ly Son island district in Quang Ngai province was the first area of the country to feel the storm's fury, but little damage was reported as the islanders had been able to reinforce their ... Read more |
Beijing's first snow of season 'artificially induced'Sunday 01st of November 2009 05:05:25 AMBEIJING (AFP) -- Chinese meteorologists covered Beijing in snow Sunday after seeding clouds to bring winter weather to the capital in an effort to combat a lingering drought, state media reported.The unusually early snow blanketed the capital from Sunday mo... Read more |
Beijing's first snow of season 'artificially induced'Sunday 01st of November 2009 05:05:07 AMBEIJING (AFP) -- Chinese meteorologists covered Beijing in snow Sunday after seeding clouds to bring winter weather to the capital in an effort to combat a lingering drought, state media reported.The unusually early snow blanketed the capital from Sunday m... Read more |
Philippines repairs damage after deadly stormSunday 01st of November 2009 12:21:26 AMby Jason Gutierrez MANILA (AFP) -- Philippine authorities Sunday scrambled to restore power and repair damage after Typhoon Mirinae smashed into the storm-weary nation, killing at least 12 people.A day after Mirinae brought heavy rains and winds, crews were ... Read more |
Bad weather KOs Viking golf tourneySaturday 31st of October 2009 10:00:37 PMMADISON, Miss., Oct. 31 (UPI) -- The 2009 Viking Golf Classic, its course left unplayable by hammering rain, canceled this year's tournament Saturday. The last time a PGA tournament was canceled and not rescheduled was the 1996 AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am. The Independent Insurance Agent Open, a tour event, was rained out in 1991. We tried ever... Read more |
Afghan refugees need help to face winterSaturday 31st of October 2009 08:10:57 PMKABUL, Afghanistan, Oct. 31 (UPI) -- Thousands of Afghan refugees returning to their homes in the country's northern provinces will need help to survive the winter, a U.N. aid agency says. Most are returnees from Iran and camps for displaced persons in southern Afghanistan. Hundreds of thousands, mostly ethnic Pashtuns, fled their homes in 2001-2002 because of... Read more |
Russia enduring cyclonic snow stormSaturday 31st of October 2009 02:36:48 PMVLADIVOSTOK, Russia, Oct. 31 (UPI) -- Heavy snowfall hit Russia's Primorsky Territory Saturday and more cyclone-generated snow was expected, meteorologists said. ITAR-TASS reported as the wind storm moved from the Sea of Okhotsk to the coast of the Kamchatka Peninsula, it brought heavy snow and rain to the region that meteorologists expected to last another 24... Read more |
Typhoon smashes storm-weary PhilippinesSaturday 31st of October 2009 01:41:28 AMby Mynardo Macaraig MANILA (AFP) -- Typhoon Mirinae smashed through the Philippines overnight, killing at least one person and worsening floods in areas that were struggling to recover from recent deadly storms, officials said Saturday.One man was found dead... Read more |
Chopra leads at stormy Singapore OpenFriday 30th of October 2009 08:40:44 AMSINGAPORE, Oct. 30 (UPI) -- Daniel Chopra used a bogey-free 6-under-par 65 Friday to jump into the lead after two rounds of the Singapore Open, an Asian stop of the European PGA Tour. Weather again caused problems. Storms Thursday caused a suspension of first-round play, leading to a late start Friday. Again storms came into play and many golfers were unable to... Read more |
Arctic Cat snowmobiles recalledThursday 29th of October 2009 05:23:29 PMWASHINGTON, Oct. 29 (UPI) -- The Consumer Product Safety Commission announced a voluntary recall of Arctic Cat snowmobiles due to a fire hazard. About 3,000 Model Year 2009 Arctic Cat Z1 Turbo, Z1 Turbo Sno Pro and TZ1 Turbo snowmobiles have the potential to leak oil, which can pose a fire hazard, the commission said in a statement. The company has recei... Read more |
More snow blankets wind-whipped ColoradoThursday 29th of October 2009 02:26:35 PMDENVER, Oct. 29 (UPI) -- The National Weather Service Thursday forecast additional snowfall for parts of Colorado blanketed by 10 inches to 20 inches of fall snow. NWS spokesman Kyle Fredin said Denver could see as much as eight additional inches, while nearly an inch of snow per hour was expected in Boulder and Jefferson counties, The Denver Post reported.... Read more |
