Archives for November 2009

Howling Winds Calming in the Northeast

Powerful winds roared over the Northeast on Saturday leaving thousands without More
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Snow Map for Colorado, Arizona and New Mexico

A big storm heading across southern Arizona today will continue dropping
snow over the southern Colorado Rockies and the higher elevations in Arizona More
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Coastal Texas Could Get Flooded Again

Widespread rain wetting the South Central region through the first part of the More
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Rare November Snow for West Texas?

A potent storm system set to drench New Mexico and Texas will also drop locally More
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Damp Day in the Midwest

A storm system pressing through the Great Lakes will spread showers from More
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Moderate Santa Ana Winds & Threats Today

Moderate Santa Ana winds will create travel disruptions and heighten the fire More
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Death toll from floods in Saudi reaches 106 (AP)

AP – A Saudi official says the death toll from the unusually heavy rains that hit western Saudi Arabia has reached 106. More
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High Winds Whip New England Overnight

Minor property damage could result as gusty cold winds persist overnight in More
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Southwest Snow; Map of Amounts

Snow will make for wintry travel in some higher areas of the interior Southwest More
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Brightening, Warming in the East on Sunday

Improved weather will leave the East feeling warmer with more sunshine on More
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Heavy Snow Threat to West Texas, Southern New Mexico

Heavy, wet snow will pose a threat of disrupted travel over areas of southern More
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Flooding Rain Potential for Coastal Texas

Widespread rain wetting the South Central region through the first part of the More
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High Winds to Hit Southern California

High winds whipping a fairly small part of Southern California could cause some More
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Cold Outbreak Next Week

A shot of significantly cold weather, its effect sharpened by the mildness More
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The Manufactured Doubt industry and the hacked email controversy

In 1954, the tobacco industry realized it had a serious problem. Thirteen scientific studies had been published over the preceding five years linking smoking to lung cancer. With the public growing increasingly alarmed about the health effects of smoking, the tobacco industry had to move quickly to protect profits and stem the tide of increasingly [...]

QuikSCAT, 1999 – 2009: R.I.P.

The QuikSCAT satellite is no more. The sad new of QuikSCAT’s demise came yesterday in a terse message from NASA:Several hours ago, shortly past 7:00Z today (23Nov), telemetry received from QuikSCAT indicates that the antenna rotation rate has dropped to zero and remains at zero. The motor remains powered. The system can be operated [...]

Powerful , Cold Winds Whip Northeast

High winds will threaten minor property damage in the Northeast, where the
shot of cold will chill shoppers and travelers alike. More
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Some Snow with Southwestern Storm

A storm system moving through the southwestern U.S. on Saturday will bring an More
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Heavy Rain, Colder, in Store for South

Despite a nice start to the weekend, conditions will go downhill quickly across More
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Snow Map for New England, Eastern Canada

The mountains of northern New England could have an additional 1-3 inches of
snow today into tonight. This will generally bring snow totals to 6-12 inches More
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Warming Slated for the Mid-Atlantic

The cold, blustery grip that the weather had on the mid-Atlantic states will More
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High Winds Follow Storm in the Southwest

The combination of high and low pressure will force cool air to be funneled
southwestward into Southern California tonight through Monday. High winds will More
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Arctic Invasion Next Week

Very cold air has been gathering across the Arctic region over the past several More
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Nida is Mightiest Tropical System of 2009

Saudi floods death toll rises to 98 (Reuters)

Reuters – The death toll from the heaviest rainfall to hit Saudi Arabia in years rose to 98 on Saturday as more bodies were recovered, with dozens more expected to be found, a rescue services spokesman said.
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The nation’s weather (AP)

AP – Snow and freezing rain was expected before a storm moves out of New England Saturday morning, leaving strong winds behind. Freezing temperatures also were expected in parts of the Southeast.
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Iran pilgrims stage protest as hajj peaks (AFP)

AFP – Iranians chanted death to America and Israel on Thursday as some 2.5 million Muslims, drying out after a day of torrential rains, continue their hajj pilgrimage and mass at the site of the prophet Mohammed’s last sermon.
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Saudi floods kill 77 while Muslims perform hajj (AP)

AP – Muslim pilgrims holding white umbrellas against the blazing sun clambered up a rocky desert hill for prayers Thursday during the annual hajj, a day after torrential rains that killed at least 77 people.
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S. America floods kill 12; thousands evacuate (AP)

AP – Officials say flooding from heavy rains has killed 12 people in three South American nations and forced more than 20,000 to flee their homes. More
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Solar Tsunamis Are Real, NASA Says (SPACE.com)

SPACE.com – Incredibly powerful waves of plasma rippling across the
surface of the sun and dubbed “solar tsunamis” were first observed
years ago, but were thought to be an optical illusion. Scientists have now
confirmed, though, that they are really real. More
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