Hurricane Bill could threaten east Canada

Powerful Hurricane Bill, a dangerous Category 4 storm with 135 mph winds, raged across the open Atlantic on Wednesday, days from land but on a path that could menace Canada’s eastern provinces next week.

August 20, 2009  Tags: , , , , ,   Posted in: weather  No Comments

Hurricane Bill could take it near Bermuda by this weekend

The first hurricane of the season gathered force far out over the Atlantic Ocean and appeared headed on a track that could take it near Bermuda by this weekend.

August 18, 2009  Tags: , , ,   Posted in: weather  No Comments

Undersea outages in Asia

Several news outlets have reported multiple undersea cable breaks around Southeast Asia occurring on 12 August 2009. Due to the depths of the water and the fact that – according to various reports and quoted cable operators – multiple cables have been affected, the most likely cause is undersea seismic activity (i.e. earthquakes).

August 17, 2009  Tags: ,   Posted in: Technology  No Comments

7,000 people homeless After Storm in Taiwan

KAOHSIUNG, Taiwan — President Ma Ying-jeou of Taiwan said Friday that the death toll from Typhoon Morakot, which pummeled the island with three days of rain last weekend, would probably reach 500, far higher than the 117 confirmed deaths announced the day before.
He said the typhoon caused $1.5 billion in damage and left 7,000 people [...]

August 15, 2009  Tags: , ,   Posted in: News, weather  One Comment

Watch Tsunami canceled why ?

A tsunami watch issued for five nations after a 7.6-magnitude earthquake in the Indian Ocean was canceled about two hours later.

August 11, 2009  Tags: , , , , , , ,   Posted in: News, weather  No Comments

Missing People from Typhoons

BEIJING — The toll from two typhoons in the Pacific rose Monday, after reports that a rural village in south-central Taiwan was buried in rubble, leaving as many as 600 people missing, and at least 12 people were killed on Japan’s western coast. Thirty-seven people had already been reported dead in the Philippines, Taiwan and [...]

August 10, 2009  Tags: , , , , , , , ,   Posted in: weather  No Comments