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Posts Tagged ‘storms’
Climate Change, Science & Technology, Videos & Documentaries, Jul 4th, 2012,
The recent heat waves and extreme storms in the eastern United States, the numerous wildfires in Colorado and other Western states, flooding elsewhere in the country… Since 1988 climate scientists have associated these kinds of extreme weather events, though not specific weather events, to climate change or global warming. What we’ve been seeing in different parts of the US this summer is what scientists say will occur more frequently as the planet heats up. According to Princeton University geosciences and international affairs professor Michael Oppenheimer, droughts, floods, wildfires, extreme storms and other environmental disasters are “what global warming really…
Tags: Climate change, extreme weather, floods, global warming, scientists, storms, wildfires
Natural disasters, Nature, Videos & Documentaries, Jul 2nd, 2012,
Hurricane force storms ripped through parts of the United States this past Friday, felling hundreds of trees, causing several deaths and resulting in large scale power outages in the Washington, DC capital region of the United States. In the hours following the storms some 1.5 million were without electricity in the DC area, with as many as 3 million on the eastern seaboard. Temperatures soared as high as 105F (40.5C) in some places. The storms began on Friday evening following a day of record-setting temperatures, shattering the previous record set nearly 80 years ago. A temperature of 104F (40C) was…
Tags: DC, storms, temperature, Washington
Animals, Climate Change, Wildlife & Flora, Jan 26th, 2012,
Due to recent storms in Europe, over 100 baby harp seals have washed up on the northern shores of the Netherlands. The amount of seals found on the country’s beaches has increased within the past two to three years. An animal rescue center in England has also received stranded seals because of the storms and is now caring for 41. The incident is an extreme example among a recent increase in pup strandings, experts say. Overfishing has reduced the seals’ available prey, and the polluted fish the animals do catch often make them sick. –National Geographic For more on…
Tags: baby, beach, Canada, harp seals, ice, pup, storms
Climate Change, Nature, Aug 17th, 2010,
A new study explores the relationship between tropical storms and the color of the ocean. Areas of ocean with more chlorophyll-rich phytoplankton have a green tint. Chlorophyll prevents sunlight from penetrating deep into the ocean meaning surface temperatures remain higher. Warmer surface temperatures mean more tropical storms, such as cyclones or hurricanes. From an AFP report: Cold water in turn causes changes in air circulation patterns, forcing strong winds aloft, “which tend to prevent thunderstorms from developing the necessary superstructure that allows them to grow into hurricanes,” the researchers said. Massive spiraling ocean currents called gyres are areas with less…
Tags: chlorophyll, color, Green, Gyre, hurricanes, ocean, phytoplankton, storms, surface, temperatures, tropical
Health, Nature, Jun 25th, 2010,
Heavy rains continue to fall in southern China, raising the death toll to 377 and it’s not likely to stop there. At least 142 people are still missing and more rain is still expected. Thus far, the flooding has caused nearly $11 billion in damages, forced the evacuation of 4.4 million people, and collapsed 368,000 homes. Although floods happen yearly in China, this year’s have been particularly heavy, spanning across 10 provinces and regions in the southeast, and it all comes right after a terrible drought season. Rescue workers and soldiers are currently transporting stones and sandbags to block and…
Tags: China, damages, death toll, flooding, floods, heavy rain, landslides, Southeast, storms, torrential rain, update
Natural disasters, Wildlife & Flora, Jun 7th, 2010,
China can’t seem to get a break from flooding this year. Torrential rains tore through China’s southwestern Guangxi region between May 31st and June 2nd, causing flooding and landslides that killed at least 53 people. Rescue workers found about 20 bodies during the aftermath and unfortunately, findings included children. Three children, aged between 8 and 11, met their fate when they were walking home from school. They were reported missing since June 1st and it would seem they were swept away by the flood as they were heading (unaccompanied) to their grandparents’ house. On top of the death toll, at…
Tags: 53 killed, breaking news, China, evacuated, flooding, Guangxi, homes destroyed, landslides, southwest, storms, torrential rain
Climate Change, Videos & Documentaries, May 8th, 2010,
Flooding from severe storms in the US states of Tennessee, Kentucky, Mississippi resulted in death and destruction last weekend. Tennessee was hardest hit, with the country music capital of Nashville receiving the most media attention. From an Associated Press report: Nashville, where the Grand Ole Opry flooded along with parts of the downtown, has been the focus since weekend storms killed at least 30 people in three states, 20 of them in Tennessee. But the record-shattering torrential rains that pushed the Cumberland River out of its banks to flood the tourist spots also pushed the rivers and creeks throughout Middle…
Tags: country, flooding, music, Nashville, storms, Tennessee, US
Climate Change, Natural disasters, Wildlife & Flora, Mar 26th, 2010,
It may have seemed like the end of the world for residents of Perth, Australia, this week. At least 160,000 people were left without power on Tuesday as golf ball-sized hailstones, floods and landslides attacked the town. Falling trees took out power lines and damaged homes, while flood waters ran into hospitals and schools. Some patients even had to be evacuated from one hospital’s emergency room after the roof collapsed. Colin Barnett, premier of Western Australia, figured the damage bill to be worth hundreds of millions of dollars. He commented: “I think from my memory this would be the most…
Tags: australia, floods, Great Barrier Reef, hailstones, landslides, Perth, power outages, severe weather, storms, tornados
Climate Change, Mar 1st, 2010,
Storms in Europe caused at least 58 deaths over the weekend. Most of the deaths occurred in France, where floods drowned victims and severe winds felled trees and sent debris flying, causing deaths and injuries. Transportation infrastructure has been severely affected and hundreds of thousands have been left without power according to a CNN report. Besides France, the storms battered Spain, Portugal, Belgium, England and Germany, claiming lives in each of these countries. A BBC News story has eyewitness reports from several of the affected sites: Everywhere was flooded. The wind had backed up a high tide which met torrential…
Tags: deaths, Europe, flood, France, storms
Climate Change, Videos & Documentaries, Feb 7th, 2010,
Unseasonal winter weather in Mexico has caused widespread flooding resulting in death and destruction in the states of Michoacan and Mexico State as well as in the massive capital of Mexico City. According to an AP article, there have been 29 deaths in central Mexico so far as a result of the storms. Greater Mexico City is one of the three largest metropolitan areas in the world and lies in an enclosed mountain valley, making it vulnerable to flooding. The capital area is apparently inadequately prepared for floods of this magnitude. Heavy rains there have caused sewage canals to overflow…
Tags: capital, central Mexico, city, death, flood, flooded, flooding, Mexico, rain, storms
