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Hurricane Paloma weakens over Cuba
Tropical Storm Paloma was downgraded to a depression with winds of 35 miles per hour as it was moving away from central Cuba overnight, the EFE news agency reported Monday. According to the US National Hurricane Centre, or NHC, the centre of themore
Paloma weakens to tropical storm as it passes over Cuba
CAMAGUEY, Cuba: More than half a million people were forced to leave their homes as a rapidly weakening storm Paloma passed over southeastern Cuba early yesterday, lashing the island with rain, gale-force winds and massive waves. After making landfall onmore
Lake effect snow warning posted
The National Weather Service says that three to five inches of heavy, wet snow are expected in a belt that includes Wyoming, southern Erie, northern Chautauqua, northern Cattaraugus and western Allegany counties. Some parts of that region could receivemore
Hurricane Paloma Weakens After Slamming Cay Read...
Cubans were last night forced to pick up from yet another storm after Hurricane Paloma made landfall on Cuba's south-east coast early Sunday as a powerful category three hurricane.Residents of Santa Cruz del Sur were forced to pick up their belongingsmore
UK Government: Research shows 50 per cent of road users would travel after a severe weather warning; Highways Agency asks people to "be prepared"
Fifty per cent of road users would continue with a journey after hearing a severe weather warning; and around a third of road users would not carry out any checks on their vehicles before heading out, according to research by the Highways Agency. Aftermore
Quinta moves south; storm over Cagayan
MANILA, Philippines -- Tropical depression ?Quinta? has maintained its strength as it moved slowly south-southwestward while another low pressure area or a brewing storm was sighted near Cagayan, the state-run weather bureau said Monday. The ?eye? ormore
'Quinta' moves south; storm over Cagayan
MANILA, Philippines -- Tropical depression "Quinta" has maintained its strength as it moved slowly south-southwestward while another low pressure area or a brewing storm was sighted near Cagayan, the state-run weather bureau said Monday. The "eye" ormore
People stand on the ruins of their houses destroyed by Tropical Storm Paloma in Santa Cruz del Sur Camaguey, Cuba November 9, 2008.
Hurricane Paloma has weakened from a Category 3 storm to a tropical depression while moving across eastern Cuba's Camaguey province, the country's Meterological Institute said Sunday. Winds of between 10 and 12 kph broke the vertical structure of Palomamore
Hurricane Paloma weakens as it passes eastern Cuba
Hurricane Paloma has weakened from a Category 3 storm to a tropical depression while moving across eastern Cuba's Camaguey province, the country's Meterological Institute said Sunday. Winds of between 10 and 12 kph broke the vertical structure of Palomamore
Flood fears as 70mph storms batter Britain
Motorists have been warned to take extra care on the roads as a band of bad weather crosses the south of the country. Coastal resorts such as Southampton, Poole and Plymouth are likely to be the worst hit, with up to an inch and a half of rain in somemore
Britain braced for widespread flooding as Environment Agency issues severe weather warnings
A severe weather warning is in place for the South West of England and Wales, as the country braces itself for possible flooding. The Environment Agency has placed 31 areas on flood watch, more than half in the Midlands, with over an inch of rain fallingmore
The new president of The Maldives may buy land elsewhere because of climate change
The Maldives will begin to divert a portion of the country's billion-dollar annual tourist revenue into buying a new homeland - as an insurance policy against climate change that threatens to turn the 300,000 islanders into environmental refugees, .more
Hurricane fundraiser features band, Cuba trip
WITH a live band from Cuba and a chance to win a hot-spot vacation, you'd almost forget the misery and devastation behind a fund-raising social for Cuba and Haiti hurricane relief Friday. The poorest of the poor in the Northern Hemisphere are strugglingmore
Obama, climate change and China
The world is placing its hopes on US President-elect Barack Obama taking strong action on climate change. Last week the Chinese premier called for technology transfer to developing countries. ONE of the major issues that president-elect of the Unitedmore
Dynamic Travel's Promotional Blizzard
Dynamic Travel & Cruises is giving consumers across the country a chance to get a free vacation if it snows six inches or more at O'hare on Jan. 4, 2009. The Southlake, TX agency's promotional announcement explains: 'Why did we pick Chicago O'Hare onmore
CALL TO MAKE FLOOD RISK HOMES MORE RESILIENT
New Environment Agency chief executive, Dr Paul Leinster has urged the insurance industry to do more to help people whose houses have flooded. Speaking at the Institute of Economic Affairs' The Future of General Insurance conference, Dr Leinster told themore
Typhoon calms down,
Vice President Nguyen Thi Doan visits and delivers relief aid to the flood victims Typhoon Maysak, which threatened central Viet Nam over the weekend, has moved south and weakened to the level of tropical depression, according to a report from themore
Typhoon calms down
Vice President Nguyen Thi Doan visits and delivers relief aid to the flood victims Typhoon Maysak, which threatened central Viet Nam over the weekend, has moved south and weakened to the level of tropical depression, according to a report from themore
Stormy monsoon session ahead in a spate of key issues
Amid the emotive Sri Lankan Tamils issue, which has been keeping Tamil Nadu's political pot boiling, a brief monsoon session of the State Assembly beginning here tomorrow, is expected to be stormy. Besides, the spiralling prices of essential commodities,more
Scientists predict future impacts of climate change using oceanographic data
AM IST Ecologists and oceanographers have predicted the future impacts of climate change by reconstructing the past behavior of Arctic climate and ocean circulation.The research team comprised of Charles Greene of Cornell University and colleagues, whomore
Hundreds of homes are leveled as Hurricane Paloma rips across Cuba
Hurricane Paloma leveled hundreds of homes along Cuba's southern coast before rapidly losing steam over land Sunday, weakening from a dangerous Category 4 storm into a tropical depression in less than a day. Crashing surf and a powerful sea surge sentmore
Typhoon calms down
) State Vice President Nguyen Thi Doan visits and delivers relief aid to the flood victims. HA NOI - Typhoon Maysak, which threatened central Viet Nam over the weekend, has moved south and weakened to the level of tropical depression, according to amore
Records link Himalayan erosion rates and monsoon intensity through time
Throughout history, the changing fortunes of human societies in Asia have been linked to variations in the precipitation resulting from seasonal monsoons. A new paper published in the British journal Nature Geoscience suggests that variations in monsoonmore
Hurricane Paloma sweeps over Cuba
Havana, November 9 (MIA) - Hurricane Paloma has made landfall in Cuba and is slowly crossing the island, BBC reports.Tens of thousands of people have been evacuated from low-lying areas in the south and the country has been lashed by heavy rain andmore
Hurricane Paloma lashes Cayman Islands
Miami, November 8 (MIA) - Hurricane Paloma has strengthened to a Category Four storm and is lashing the Cayman Islands with winds approaching 225km/h, authorities say, BBC reports.Torrential rains and storm surges have caused flooding on the Caymanmore