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

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

warming of central and eastern tropical Pacific waters

NOAA scientists today announced the arrival of El Niño, a climate phenomenon with a significant influence on global weather, ocean conditions and marine fisheries. El Niño, the periodic warming of central and eastern tropical Pacific waters, occurs on average every two to five years and typically lasts about 12 months.

July 9, 2009  Tags: , , , ,   Posted in: weather  No Comments