The weather gods were unusually kind to the U.S. in 2009, as the nation had no hurricane landfalls, a relatively quiet tornado season, no billion-dollar floods, and the lowest drought footprint of the decade by year’s end. According to insurance giant Munich Re, the four costliest 2009 weather disasters in the U.S., not including droughts, [...]
Archives for December 2009
The Lost Hurricane/Typhoon Hunters VI: Typhoon Bess, October 12th, 1974
It’s getting to be the end of the year, and its time to conclude the 6-part series I began earlier this year honoring the memory of the hurricane and typhoon hunter missions that never returned to base. I’ve made a permanent link to the series on the “Articles of Interest” section of our tropical/hurricane page.The [...]
The uncertain legacy of Copenhagen
The Copenhagen (COP15) climate summit is over, and leaves an uncertain legacy. What was accomplished in Copenhagen was far outweighed by what was not accomplished. While the final Copenhagen Accord affirmed that we must hold the warming of our planet below 2°C above pre-industrial levels by 2100 to avert dangerous climate change, no timetable for [...]
Eastern U.S. digs out from the Nor’easter of 2009
The mighty Nor’easter of December 2009 has moved out to sea, taking most of its snow with it, but a very white Christmas is in store for millions of U.S. residents, thanks to the 1 – 2 feet of snow the storm left behind, from the Smoky Mountains to Massachusetts. Winter begins tomorrow, but Philadelphia, [...]
Northeast Wintry Mess Today
A blizzard will bear down on northern New England, but that will not take place More
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Latest Blizzard Snow Map
Do not let the snow and ice currently moving through the Northeast fool you More
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Harsh Cold, Not a Blizzard for I-95
The Interstate 95 corridor, from Boston southward, will escape the brunt of the More
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Extreme Northern Plains Cold
An arctic chill will slam the northern Plains over the next couple of days with More
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Latest on New Year`s Weather at Times Square
New York City can expect a bit of snow today, which will eventually change to More
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Latest Complete Holiday Forecast
The worst weather this New Year’s Eve will be in the Northwest, where a big More
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Snow Returns to Texas
Snow will once again fall in the Texas Panhandle today as a weak disturbance More
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Western Snow Map
A major winter storm in the Northwest will dump 1 to 2 feet of fresh snow More
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Cold, Snowy in Europe through the Weekend
A blast of arctic air will descend across northern and central Europe Thursday More
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Once in a Blue Moon New Year`s Eve
The moon will officially be full on New Year’s Eve, and that will mark the More
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Winter weather leaves behind flooding concerns (AP)
AP – Snow and rain storms that have battered much of the country for days have started subsiding, leaving behind concerns about flooding in some areas.
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Monks, tourists, villagers mark Asian tsunami (AP)
AP – Buddhist monks in orange robes chanted on a Thai beach, an Indonesian mother mourned her children at a mass grave, and a man scattered flowers in now-placid waters Saturday to commemorate the 230,000 killed five years ago when a tsunami ripped across Asia.
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‘We built back better’ after tsunami: Bill Clinton (AFP)
AFP – Former US president Bill Clinton, who helped raise millions of dollars in aid for tsunami-hit Asian nations, said the hard-hit region “built back better” in the five years since the disaster.
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In Sri Lanka, Tsunami Anniversary Inspires Mixed Reactions (Time.com)
Time.com – The approaching five year anniversary of tsunami in Sri Lanka, where the waves left over 35,000 dead and displaced over a million people in December 2004, inspired mixed reactions among the survivors along the coast
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Sri Lanka tsunami aid misappropriated: watchdog (AFP)
AFP – Nearly half a billion dollars in tsunami aid for Sri Lanka is unaccounted for and over 600 million dollars has been spent on projects unrelated to the disaster, an anti-corruption watchdog said Saturday.
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Asia marks tsunami’s fifth anniversary with prayer (Reuters)
Reuters – Thousands of candles lit up Thailand’s Patong beach, thousands of saffron-robed Buddhist monks marched and people held vigils as Asia marked the fifth anniversary of the Indian Ocean tsunami on Saturday. More
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Strong quake hits off Indonesian island (AFP)
AFP – A strong quake with a magnitude of 6.7 hit off the Indonesian island of Maluku on Saturday, seismologists said, but there were no immediate reports of a tsunami or casualties.
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Tsunami’s devastation: Numbers tell the tale (AP)
AP – On Dec. 26, 2004, a massive undersea earthquake off Indonesia triggered a tsunami that killed 230,000 people in 14 Asian and African countries. More
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Strong quake in eastern Indonesia, no tsunami (Reuters)
Reuters – A strong earthquake struck off Indonesia’s Tanimbar Islands in the east of the country on Saturday, but there was no tsunami alert issued and no reports of immediate damage, the country’s meteorology agency said.
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The nation’s weather (AP)
AP – Wet and active weather was expected to develop across the Eastern U.S. on New Year’s Eve.
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Eastern U.S. digs out from the ‘Noreaster of 2009
The mighty ‘Noreaster of December 2009 has moved out to sea, taking most of its snow with it, but a very white Christmas is in store for millions of U.S. residents, thanks to the 1 – 2 feet of snow the storm left behind, from the Smoky Mountains to Massachusetts. Winter begins tomorrow, but Philadelphia, [...]
Blizzard conditions engulf Washington D.C. and Baltimore
Snowfall rates of 1 – 2 inches per hour combined with strong northeasterly winds are creating blizzard conditions over Portions of Virginia, Maryland, and Washington D.C. this morning, as a mighty ‘Noreaster continues to gather strength along the East Coast. The surface low will continue to move northeast just offshore the North Carolina and Virginia [...]
Storm History of the Blizzard of December ‘09
The memorable Blizzard of December 2009 laid down a swath of snow 1 to 2
feet deep from the southern Appalachians to Long Island and southeastern New More
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Major Storm with Snow and Rain This Week
Another powerful storm system will impact the nation this week. More
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More Flooding For the South
Heavy rain could lead to more flooding over the South on Wednesday and Thursday More
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Black Ice Threat in Northeast
Black ice will remain a hazard several more days in areas covered by the big More
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