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Posts Tagged ‘storm’
Climate Change, Nature, Science & Technology, Sep 25th, 2010,
Coastal population centers have always been more vulnerable to natural phenomena like storms and erosion. It’s the price we pay for the economic advantages of coastal ports and fancying living by the sea. Throughout history, storm surges have caused death and destruction in coastal towns and cities – from a 14th century storm surge that killed as many as 25,000 people in Nordfriesland, Germany to Burma’s tropical storm Nargis in 2008, which left some 140,000 dead. A storm surge happens when windstorms cause sea levels to rise, resulting in flooding like what took place in New Orleans during Hurricane Katrina in…
Tags: change, climate, risk, storm, storm surge
Nature, Videos & Documentaries, Jul 18th, 2010,
Tropical storm Conson, aka typhoon Basyang, is currently battering southern China after heavy rains and flooding have already punished the country for weeks. The economic damage from China’s recent weather woes totals in billions of dollars, while evacuations in the affected areas have been widespread. From an Al Jazeera English report/video: Swollen rivers and landslides have already killed 135 people across the country since the start of July. More than 35 million people have had their lives disrupted by the floods and landslides, and more than a million people have been displaced. The Philippines also suffered heavy damage from Conson/Basyang,…
Tags: Asia, Basyang, China, Conson, damage, flooding, floods, Philippines, storm, tropical, typhoon
Nature, Jul 15th, 2010,
According to China’s Civil Affairs Ministry, rainstorms and floods have left at least 118 people dead and a further 47 missing in southern China this month. Damage from the flooding includes the destruction of some 101,000 houses, the relocation of 1.1 million people and an estimated financial toll of around $3.3bn (€2.6bn). From a xinhuanet.com report: By 4 p.m. Wednesday, more than 32.3 million people in 10 southern provinces and Chongqing Municipality had been affected by continuous rainstorms and floods, the ministry said. Euronews reports that Japan’s northern Kyushu and Chugoku regions have experienced severe flooding, resulting 85,000 evacuation orders….
Tags: Asia, China, dead, extreme, flooding, floods, japan, Philippines, rainstorms, storm, typhoon, weather
Natural disasters, Wildlife & Flora, Jun 15th, 2010,
They say things always happen in three’s. So far, we’ve had a flood tear through Arkansas and also one through Oklahoma. I can only imagine where the next one will be, but here are some updates on the first two: The Arkansas death toll rose to 20 flood victims as rescuers found the body of a young girl. Search teams were not sure if the girl was the same as one reported missing by her family, so they must wait until her identity is confirmed by DNA or dental records before they make any further announcements. In addition to the…
Tags: Arkansas, death toll, flood, flood victims, Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, rain, rescue, rise, search, storm, updates, young girl
Natural disasters, Wildlife & Flora, Apr 18th, 2010,
A tornado that ripped through part of India last week killed at least 131 people and made any attempt of aid a real trying task. Aid and rescue workers had to make their way through uprooted trees and downed power lines blocking roads to provide food and shelter to the hundreds of thousands of victims left homeless by the storm. In West Bengal state alone, at least 250,000 people became homeless, thanks to the cyclone. Srikumar Mukherji, minister for civil defense of West Bengal, stated: “We are facing a crisis in the relief operation. There is a shortage of manpower…
Tags: aid, Cyclone, dead, help, homeless, homes destroyed, India, relief, storm, struggle, tornado, victims, workers
Nature, Wildlife & Flora, Apr 15th, 2010,
Nearly 50 Bottlenose Dolphin target=”_blas were stranded near the mouth of a river on the Australian island of Tasmania over the weekend At least 29 of the dolphins died in the stranding. Wildlife experts saved 12 dolphins, but unfortunately one of the survivors was found dead yesterday. Chris Arthur, a spokesman for Tasmania’s Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment stated: “We do know that four of those released were last seen near the mouth of the river and were moving well so we are hopeful they have made their way back out into the ocean.” Officials speculate that…
Tags: bottlenose dolphins, Pieman River, storm, stranded, Tasmania, unusual behavior
Climate Change, Politics, Mar 7th, 2010,
Thousands of surviving victims of Typhoon Ketsana are still in desperate circumstances, half a year since the storm struck the Philippines, causing floods, landslides, death and destruction. Displaced villagers wait in temporary basic shelters for some solution. But for the government of the Philippines, the survivors are not enough of a priority. Five months after Typhoon Ketsana hit the Philippines, some evacuation centres are starting to close but thousands of people are still without homes. –Al Jazeera English Watch this Al Jazeera English video report from Metro Manila in the Philippines: Storm survivors wait for homes by Graham Land
Tags: Al Jazeera, Philippines, storm, survivors, typhoon
Climate Change, Nature, Feb 11th, 2010,
A series of rainstorms in Southern California have resulted in debris-lined beaches strewn with ‘mangled shopping carts, bicycle tires, tennis shoes and thousands of plastic cups and bottles’, the Los Angeles Times reports. Beaches in LA and Orange County were particularly hard hit, especially those located near river mouths. Stormy weather can cause refuse to gather in waterways such as the San Gabriel and Los Angeles Rivers, which is then deposited on beaches. Since this is a common and regular occurrence in Southern California, many residents are practical and take the trash in stride. Surfers still surf and typically eco-minded…
Tags: Associated Press, beach, California, Los Angeles, ocean, plastic, river, SoCal, Southern, storm, trash, weather
Uncategorized, Nov 9th, 2009,
Hurricane Ida, the third hurricane of the 2009 Atlantic hurricane season, has seen its status fluctuate between tropical depression, tropical storm and hurricane as it has traveled up the East Coast of Central America towards the southeastern United States. Reports from the U.S. National Hurricane Center have been issuing updates on Ida’s path and hurricane status as the storm progresses. Graphics showing hurricane Ida’s path and status such as those included in this article can be accessed on this page, which is continually updated. According to an article from the Associated Press from early this morning (Monday, November 9th), Hurricane…
Tags: hurricane, Ida, path, storm, tropical
