The 6,288-foot peak of New Hampshire’s Mount Washington is a forbidding landscape of wind-swept barren rock, home to some of planet Earth’s fiercest winds. As a 5-year old boy, I remember being blown over by a terrific gust of wind on the summit, and rolling out of control towards a dangerous drop-off before a fortuitously-placed [...]
Archives for January 2010
Poorly sited U.S. temperature instruments not responsible for artificial warming
Former TV weatherman Anthony Watts, who runs the popular global warming contrarian website, “Watts Up With That”, was convinced that many of the U.S. network of surface weather stations had serious flaws in their siting that was causing an artificial warm bias in the observed increase in U.S. temperatures of 1.1°F over the past century. [...]
Treacherous Travel on the Southern Plains
A major winter storm will put a big hurt on the southern Plains today into More
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Snowstorm Eyes the Mid-Atlantic
The powerful winter storm that will bring a large portion of the southern More
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Storm Snowfall Map
Hot off the press here is our most up-to-date snowfall map for the big winter More
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Northeast Escapes Winter Storm
Travel across the Northeast will be spared a hard hit this weekend thanks to More
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Flooding Targeting the South
Strong storms and flooding will threaten the Southeast through Saturday as a More
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California Gets a Break
A week ago, big storms were pounding California with high winds and heavy rain. More
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Planning Your Weekend
The main concern for the weekend is the storm along the central Atlantic Coast. More
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Australian Flood Threat Persists
The threat of excessive rain and flooding will persist through at least More
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Cleaning Texas` Worst Oil Spill in 20 Years
Cleanup of the worst Texas oil tanker accident in two decades could be
hampered by a storm heading along the Gulf Coast Friday into the weekend. More
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Americans set to give more for Haiti than tsunami (Reuters)
Reuters – Americans are on track to give more for Haiti than the 2004 Asian tsunami despite a struggling economy, but the earthquake has left some companies wondering how they can do more than write checks, experts said on Wednesday. More
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Rains in Brazil fill 2 dams, threaten more floods (AP)
AP – Brazilian officials say heavy rains have filled two dams to capacity in Sao Paulo state, threatening 12 soaked cities with more flooding. More
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Winter storm in Midwest brings fierce winds (AP)
AP – A winter storm that moved across several Midwestern states Monday brought fierce winds and light snow that was easily blown around, leaving travelers stranded and closing some schools and businesses.
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Rain, wind lead to flood warnings, airport delays (AP)
AP – A nasty rain storm is filling rivers and streams, delaying flights and blowing debris off buildings in the Northeast.
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Highs Could Rival Records in the East!
The East will be unusually warm today — warm enough that some places will More
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High Winds Could Create Sporadic Power Outages in the East
High winds with the potential to disrupt travel and cause minor damage are in More
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More Northwest Rain, Mountain Snow
A weakening and departing storm will keep the Northwest unsettled today, but More
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Texans to Enjoy a Pleasant Day
High pressure building over southern Texas will provide a dry and tranquil day More
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Cold Shot, Southwest Storm
A frigid invasion of the midsection of the country combined with rain and snow More
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Recalling the Great Blizzard of 1978
The severe blizzard of Jan. 25 and 26, 1978, was one of the worst of all time, More
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Electrical Grid Weathers a Hit from Latest Storms
Severe weather hit the Southeast and freezing rain caused trouble from the
upper Great Lakes to New England this past weekend. The adverse weather caused
power outages that may take longer than expected to restore. More
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Snow and Cold Return to Europe
Arctic air and snow will return to most of Europe this week. Light snow will More
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Weather at the Time of the Chicago Plane Crash
A small two-engine plane headed for the Denver area crashed in the suburbs
of Chicago around 7 p.m. CST on Saturday, shortly after taking off from the
Aurora Municipal Airport in Illinois. More
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UN warns Mongolia’s severe weather threatens lives (AP)
AP – The United Nations warned Monday that extreme winter weather that has killed more than 1 million livestock in Mongolia is likely to harm the country’s food supply and worsen poverty. More
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The nation’s weather (AP)
AP – Wet weather was expected to persist in the East on Monday, while the West Coast braced for another storm system and the North prepared for snow.
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Body of Arizona boy found by hikers (AP)
AP – Arizona authorities have found the body of a 6-year-old boy who was swept away by floodwaters.
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LA’s flood-control system holding up in storms (AP)
AP – Despite a week of heavy rain on mountains stripped dangerously bare by wildfires, thousands of homes have so far been spared from deluges of mud and rocks by a network of sprawling basins that act as huge bathtubs to safely catch debris. More
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Evacuation orders lifted as California weather eases (AFP)
AFP – Hundreds of people ordered to evacuate during week-long storms that pummelled California were given the green light to return home Friday as weather conditions eased, officials said.
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Most evacuations lifted in Southern California (AP)
AP – Hundreds of evacuees were allowed Friday to return to their foothill homes as Southern California’s week of lightning, vicious downpours and tornadoes dissipated into occasional thunderstorms.
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