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Posted at 04:05 PM ET, 08/15/2012
By Jason Samenow
Covering a landfalling hurricane or typhoon can be hazardous. One Chinese TV station decided it wasn’t going to take any chances. Lest its reporter be swept away, it secured her to a rope as she covered the landfall of
typhoon Haikui live in Ningbo.
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Posted at 02:57 PM ET, 08/02/2012
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Double trouble. Typhoon Damrey and tropical storm Saola are both making landfall in mainland China.
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Posted at 02:46 PM ET, 07/23/2012
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After rapidly intensifying earlier today, typhoon Vicente is battering Hong Kong and locations in Southern China.
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Posted at 10:45 AM ET, 07/23/2012
By Justin Grieser
Following
weeks of heavy rain and a dismal summer across Britain, the weather forecast for the opening ceremony of the London 2012 Olympics is showing signs of improvement. Warmth and sunshine are finally making an appearance in the UK as temperatures in the south of England climb past 77 degrees (25ºC) for the first time this month.
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Posted at 02:53 PM ET, 07/17/2012
By Jack Williams
With temperatures closing in on 100 Washington, D.C., today is a good day to dream of working at the South Pole. The high there today (Wednesday at the South Pole, which is on New Zealand time, 12 hours ahead of ET) should be -79 F, says Dale Herschlag, the meteorologist at the U.S. Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station.
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Posted at 12:44 PM ET, 06/18/2012
By Jason Samenow
Western Pacific typhoon Guchol, with winds to 110 mph - equivalent to a category 3 hurricane - is one day away from crashing into Japan. But by the time it gets there, it’s expected to be a weaker though still formidable storm.
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Posted at 12:28 PM ET, 06/15/2012
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Tropical storm Carlotta gained hurricane status this morning and is gaining strength in the Eastern Pacific. The category 1 storm has set its sights on the southwest coast of Mexico and may reach category 2 levels before striking land. Hurricane warnings have posted from Salina Cruz to Acapulco.
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Posted at 01:56 PM ET, 06/12/2012
By Jason Samenow
A rare tornado (or waterspout, when over water) swept over several islands (Lido, Sant’Elena and Sant’Erasmo) off Venice’s lagoon Tuesday, causing damage but no injuries according to reports.
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Posted at 04:02 PM ET, 05/10/2012
By Jason Samenow
From time to time, TV stations try out the viewer-pleasing gimmick of inviting a celebrity into the studio to do the weather. Today, Prince Charles made headlines for broadcasting the weather on BBC Scotland.
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Posted at 12:04 PM ET, 05/07/2012
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A tornado with winds of 113-157 mph ripped the city of Tsukuba Sunday, 60 kilometers (40 miles) northeast of Tokyo. The twister left a trail of destruction, killed a 12-year old boy and caused 48 injuries.
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Posted at 10:22 AM ET, 04/26/2012
By Justin Grieser
England is experiencing its worst drought in decades and yet this month may become one of the wettest Aprils on record for the United Kingdom. It’s the latest twist of weather irony that has many people in Britain scratching their heads.
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Posted at 02:00 PM ET, 04/20/2012
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After two abnormally dry winters, many parts of England are currently experiencing their worst drought in over three decades. If drought situations don’t improve,
hosepipe bans could remain in place until 2013.What’s causing the lack of rain? And how bad is the drought?
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Posted at 12:19 PM ET, 02/13/2012
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Extremely dangerous cyclone Giovanna, equivalent to a category 4 hurricane, is set to make landfall on the east coast of Madagascar today. The powerful storm contains maximum sustained winds of 145 mph (125 knots) and may produce extensive damage on this island off the southeastern coast of Africa.
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Posted at 10:22 AM ET, 02/13/2012
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The heaviest snowfall in recent memory has buried parts of Romania under 13 to 15 feet of snow. The snow has reached the roofs of houses in some villages.
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Posted at 04:27 PM ET, 02/09/2012
By Jason Samenow
It’s a tale of two continents. While temperatures have remained above normal all winter long in the U.S. and North America, much of Europe recently flipped from a mild pattern to its coldest in 20 years.
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Posted at 10:23 AM ET, 02/03/2012
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Europe is currently in the grips of its worst cold snap in at least six years. Arctic air has been spilling out of Siberia into Eastern Europe, bringing more than a foot of snow to Istanbul and temperatures as low as -30ºC (-22ºF) in several neighboring countries.
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Posted at 10:30 AM ET, 01/25/2012
By Justin Grieser
A powerful storm, now equivalent to a Category 4 hurricane, has been spinning off the coast of southeast Africa since late last week. Currently packing sustained winds near 138 mph, Tropical Cyclone Funso has brought gusty conditions and flooding rain to coastal regions of Mozambique. Officials are concerned about possible food shortages following the destruction of a major national highway.
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Posted at 04:24 PM ET, 01/19/2012
By Jason Samenow
Cooler than average waters in the equatorial Pacific, symptomatic of a moderately strong La Nina pattern, stopped 2011 from besting 2010’s El Nino-fueled near-record global warmth. But of the La Nina years on record, 2011 ranked as the warmest according to data from NOAA and NASA.
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Posted at 12:04 PM ET, 01/10/2012
By Justin Grieser
While winter has been mild across large parts of North America and Europe, the central and northern Alps have been a notable exception. Since late last week, heavy snow has inundated western Austria and southeastern Switzerland. Impressive even by local standards, the snow has buried towns, blocked roads and disrupted rail service in the heart of the Alps.
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Posted at 06:26 PM ET, 01/03/2012
By Jason Samenow
For the third time in 30 days, a powerful storm with hurricane-force winds raked the British Isles. The storm is being blamed for at least two deaths
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Posted at 10:54 AM ET, 12/30/2011
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On Wednesday, along the Fylde Coast of Lancashire, England, the town of Clevelys was met by a wall of white, raging winds, near zero visibility, and drifts several feet high. The main road was nearly impassable. But temperatures were far too warm for snow. The “white stuff” in the air was sea foam. The video footage is a sight to behold.
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Posted at 10:55 AM ET, 12/29/2011
By Justin Grieser
Earlier this week, we looked at the
top five extreme weather events to impact the U.S. this year. Not confined to any particular borders, Mother Nature also brought extreme conditions to other parts of the world in 2011, including deadly storms, flooding and prolonged drought. Globally, extreme weather events were responsible for tens of thousands of deaths, not to mention billions of dollars in damages. Let’s take a look at the top 5 extreme weather events to occur outside the U.S. in 2011.
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Posted at 03:55 PM ET, 12/27/2011
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While large parts of the U.S. experienced serene Christmas skies, violent thunderstorms tore through parts of Victoria in Australia. Meanwhile, temperatures spike to record or near record levels in Antartica and the United Kingdom.
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Posted at 07:30 PM ET, 12/20/2011
By Jason Samenow
I stumbled across a series of beautiful images of snow from western Germany.
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Posted at 12:25 PM ET, 12/19/2011
By Jason Samenow
On Friday night, the compact but deadly tropical storm Washi swept across the central and southern Philippines killing hundreds and scores remain unaccounted for. Thousands are homeless.
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Posted at 10:10 AM ET, 12/16/2011
By Justin Grieser
Only a week after a fierce storm struck northern Britain, another powerful low pressure system is trekking across western and central Europe today, bringing hurricane-force winds, heavy rain, and high-elevation snow to parts of France, Germany, and several other countries.
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Posted at 02:46 PM ET, 12/08/2011
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Winds of hurricane forced lashed northern Britain today, prompting school closures and triggering tens of thousands of power outages.
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Posted at 10:38 AM ET, 11/16/2011
By Don Lipman
No doubt many of you have seen stories during the last few years about the repeated episodes of cold and snow in Western Europe-- and particularly Britain. Last December, some called it the snowiest winter in 25 years and the coldest in over 100 years. On average, Britain’s winter climate is mild and has been so for many decades, probably since the end of the “Little Ice Age” in the 1800s. So what’s going on? Is the Gulf Stream changing?
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Posted at 02:05 PM ET, 11/11/2011
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Look out when giant waves come crashing down. That’s what happened in Chicago 100 years ago when the temperature dropped from a record high of 74 to a frigid 16 in the same day (November 11, 1911). Even more stunning, Springfield nose-dived from 80 to 8 degrees, a precipitous 72 degree drop.
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Posted at 10:20 AM ET, 11/09/2011
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An unusual, stubborn low pressure system in the Mediterranean Sea has brought heavy rain and tropical storm-like conditions to parts of Italy and southern France over the past week. Torrential rains have inundated coastal regions and caused disastrous flooding in inland towns at higher elevations.
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Posted at 02:26 PM ET, 10/11/2011
By Jason Samenow
Hurricane Jova, a powerful category 3 hurricane 24 hours ago, has weakened to category 2 intensity in the hours prior to landfall. Still, the storm threatens to deliver a big blow to the southwest coast of Mexico.
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Posted at 01:40 PM ET, 10/10/2011
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On a collision course with the west coast of Mexico, major hurricane Jova continues intensifying. Packing sustained winds of 125 mph, the high-end category 3 storm could reach “catastrophic” category 4 levels prior to landfall.
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Posted at 11:14 AM ET, 10/03/2011
By Justin Grieser
Over the last week, parts of the United Kingdom have basked in unseasonable and historic warmth. Amazingly, the hottest temperatures ever recorded in the UK from September 29 to October 2 were surpassed.
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Posted at 02:40 PM ET, 09/30/2011
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Just four days after Typhoon Nesat (locally known as Pedring) ripped across the northern Philippines, a second dangerous typhoon threatens the same region. Intensifying Typhoon Nalgae (locally known as Quiel) is poised to tear through the northern part of Luzon island tonight (Saturday morning and afternoon local time).
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Posted at 11:17 AM ET, 09/28/2011
By Jason Samenow
Once in a great while, a tropical system rises from the dead. Count tropical storm Ophelia among the resurrected as of this morning. Located 215 miles east of the northern Leeward islands, its maximum sustained winds have grown to 50 mph. It’s currently drifting north-northwest at 3 mph but an increase in forward speed is forecast.
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Posted at 01:05 PM ET, 09/27/2011
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Typhoon Nesat crashed ashore the northern Philippines last night with peak sustained winds between105-120 mph. The powerful storm killed at least seven people according to reports. The storm made landfall at 4 a.m. local time in the northern provinces of Aurora and Isabela on Luzon Island.
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Posted at 11:00 AM ET, 09/23/2011
By Steve Tracton
The eruption of the Mt. Tambora volcano in April 1815 was the largest and most deadly volcanic eruption in recorded history. Its sunlight dimming particles caused a major cooling in the global climate that led to1816’s “Year Without a Summer”. Experts are now saying that Mount Tambora is ready to erupt again as a sequence of earthquakes has been shaking the island at increasing frequency since April. Columns of ash are already venting as high as 4,600 feet.
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Posted at 11:05 AM ET, 09/21/2011
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Packing sustained winds of 100 mph,equivalent to a Category 2 hurricane, Typhoon Roke made landfall at 1 a.m. EDT or 2 p.m. local time today in Honshu (south central mainland Japan), between the cities of Toyohashi and Hamamatsu, south of Tokyo. Tokyo experienced sustained tropical storm force winds with gusts reaching 83 mph.
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Posted at 12:53 PM ET, 09/20/2011
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Since yesterday, Typhoon Roke has undergone rapid intensification and presents a clear and present danger to large parts of Japan. Maximum sustained winds have increased from 80 to 130 miles per hour in just the last 24 hours. Roke is equivalent to a strong category 3 hurricane.
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Posted at 11:00 AM ET, 09/12/2011
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Late last week, hurricane Katia split the gap between the U.S. East Coast and Bermuda, sparing them high winds and rain, merely pushing ashore high surf. But over the weekend, Katia transitioned from a hurricane into a large, mid-latitude cyclone as it charged across the northern Atlantic. Yesterday and today, it is battering the northern portion of the United Kingdom with damaging winds and flooding rain.
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Posted at 01:00 PM ET, 08/19/2011
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Less than a week after thunderstorm winds toppled a stage at a fair in Indiana, killing five and injuring 40, a similar set of circumstances occurred across the Atlantic. At the Pukkelpop music festival in Belgium yesterday, a fierce storm took down a stage, claiming five lives and injuring 140. As a result of the incident, the festival attended by 60,000 people and headlining Eminem, Foo Fighers, and The Offspring has been canceled says Post’s Pop Music blog Click Track.
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Posted at 10:15 AM ET, 08/16/2011
By Justin Grieser
An unusual outbreak of cold and snow has gripped many parts of New Zealand after a strong Antarctic front pushed northwards into normally mild parts of the country. The wintry blast is being described as a once-in-a-lifetime event, bringing snow to the capital city of Wellington and as far north as Auckland for the first time since the 1970s.
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Posted at 10:45 AM ET, 07/26/2011
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Up to two feet of snow covered parts of eastern South Africa Tuesday, bringing traffic to a standstill along major routes and disrupting air and rail transportation. The snow also closed shops and schools.
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Posted at 02:45 PM ET, 07/22/2011
By Steve Tracton
As much of the U.S. suffers through oppressive and dangerous heat and humidity, many regions in Australia and South America have experienced near or actual record cold and snow (it’s winter there). Most unusual was the wintry blast earlier in July which dumped 31.5 inches of snow, the heaviest snowfall in almost two decades, on the Atacama Desert region along the Pacific coast of Chile.
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Posted at 01:00 PM ET, 07/15/2011
By Jason Samenow
Typhoon Ma-on, now as strong as a category four hurricane, continues on a path through the western Pacific towards Japan. The storm, located 270 nautical miles south-southeast of Iwo Jima, contains maximum sustained winds of about 130 mph. Currently moving west around 15 mph, track guidance steers Ma-on towards the coast of central Japan Tuesday morning, just southwest of Tokyo.
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Posted at 01:00 PM ET, 07/13/2011
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Still in the midst of its long recovery from the earthquakes and tsunami of early March, Japan must now keep a watchful eye on typhoon Ma-on, rapidly intensifying in the western Pacific. The storm could impact the disaster-ravaged country early next week.
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Posted at 11:10 AM ET, 07/13/2011
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After just six months, natural catastrophes have already resulted in a record $265 billion in global damages, surpassing the entirety of 2005, the previous record-holder, according to German reinsurer Munich Re.
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Posted at 01:45 PM ET, 05/12/2011
By Jason Samenow
Multiple news organizations have reported lightning struck an Emirates Airlines plane landing in London Saturday. The plane - an Airbus A380 - wasn’t damaged and none of the 500 passengers were hurt.
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Posted at 10:15 AM ET, 04/26/2011
By Jason Samenow
It was too good to be true. Anyone who knows anything about London weather knew the recent stretch of sunny, warm weather wouldn’t last forever. As Prince William and Kate Middleton’s big Royal Wedding day approaches, some of the warmest late April weather in more than 100 years is fading away. In its place, more typical London weather settles in.
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Posted at 07:00 PM ET, 04/20/2011
By Jason Samenow
When you think of April weather in London, cloudy, rainy, and cool may come to mind. Not this year and not right now. The forecast for the next week is for nothing but sunshine and highs in the 70s (21 to 25 C).
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Posted at 07:00 PM ET, 03/31/2011
By Jason Samenow
Less than a week ago, Friday, March 25, a severe sandstorm very suddenly enveloped parts of Kuwait. It caused traffic jams, stranded travelers, disrupted cell phone service, damaged crops, hospitalized hundreds due to dust inhalation, and temporarily shut down Kuwait’s international airport. The Arab Times described the storm as a “tsunami of sand” with a “menacing black” wall of dust, noting it lowered visibility to almost zero.
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Posted at 02:40 PM ET, 03/28/2011
By Jason Samenow
When the soccer World Cup comes to Qatar in June 2022, heat ranks high as a concern for the comfort and safety of both players and spectators. The small middle eastern nation’s high temperature averages around 105-110 when the Cup is currently scheduled be played. Enter scientists at Qatar University who say they will develop remote-controlled robotic clouds to float above desert stadiums, blocking the blazing sun and cooling temperatures by up to 10 degrees.
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Posted at 01:00 PM ET, 03/23/2011
By Steve Tracton
Wednesday, March 23, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), its 189 National Meteorological and Hydrological Services Members, and the worldwide meteorological community at large, celebrate WMO Day. Each year the celebration centers around a selected theme. This year’s theme is the “Climate for you”
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Posted at 10:15 AM ET, 03/23/2011
By Andrew Freedman
As the Japanese nuclear crisis continues to unfold, the airborne spread of radioactive materials from the stricken reactors at the Fukushima Daiichi power station continues to be a key concern of Japanese and American officials. To help determine the path that any hazardous emissions are likely to take, scientists are employing specialized computer models, known as “trajectory models,” which can take into account factors such as winds and temperatures aloft to determine how high a parcel of air is likely to climb, how far it may go, and where it may be within certain timeframes.
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Posted at 01:45 PM ET, 03/18/2011
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A new study published in the journal Science indicates the extreme magnitude of the heat wave over Eastern Europe last summer probably made 2010 the hottest summer in Europe in more than 500 years.
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Posted at 12:45 PM ET, 02/03/2011
By Jason Samenow
Wednesday morning (Eastern Time), cyclone Yasi made landfall as a powerful Category Four storm (Category 5 on Australia's scale) along Australia's northeastern coast in Queensland with maximum sustained winds of 155 mph. (What we call hurricanes, Australian's call cyclones).
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Posted at 01:45 PM ET, 12/01/2010
By Jason Samenow
While winter is finally beginning to assert itself in the Eastern U.S., bitter cold, wind, and snow have been plaguing the United Kingdom (UK) and western Europe for weeks. Snow in the last 24 hours has closed London's Gatwick airport through at least tomorrow morning. Roads and trains have also been disrupted.
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Posted at 02:00 PM ET, 11/24/2010
By Jason Samenow
The international community is buzzing about the upcoming nuptials of Prince William and Kate Middleton slated for April 29, 2011 in London. But will all the pomp and circumstance be dulled by dreary clouds and dampness or radiate under brilliant sunshine and warmth?
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Posted at 02:15 PM ET, 11/12/2010
By Jason Samenow
A five year drought motivated a rare interfaith prayer service yesterday in Al-Walajah, Israel, a village between Jerusalem and Bethlehem. The Media Line - a news service in the Middle East - set the context:
The rainy season should have begun over a month ago, but the skies remain blue on this November afternoon. In a land that has seen much bloodshed and no few miracles, these devout believe that now more than ever is the time for divine intervention.
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Posted at 07:30 PM ET, 10/21/2010
By Jason Samenow
Massive Typhoon Megi, so big that it occupies half of the South China Sea according to NASA, continues on a collision course with the south coast of China.
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07:30 PM ET, 10/21/2010 |
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Posted at 11:30 AM ET, 10/20/2010
By Jason Samenow
Typhoon Megi has strengthened over the South China Sea to Category 4 intensity. Packing sustained winds to 135 mph, Megi is currently heading due north at just under 10 mph. The latest track forecast is good news for Hong Kong, as the storm center is now projected to make landfall to its east and north. However, Hong Kong is well within the track forecast "cone of uncertainty" and is likely to be impacted by the storm's wind and rain.
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11:30 AM ET, 10/20/2010 |
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Posted at 12:10 PM ET, 10/19/2010
By Jason Samenow
While no longer the freakish category 5 storm that hammered the northern Philippines, Megi remains a formidable and expansive category 3 super typhoon in the South China Sea.
Packing winds of 115 mph, the U.S Navy's Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) tracks Megi on a course to make its second landfall very close to Hong Kong Friday into Saturday. However, there is significant uncertainty in track details due to poor agreement among forecast models.
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12:10 PM ET, 10/19/2010 |
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Posted at 07:30 PM ET, 10/18/2010
By Jason Samenow
Much has already been written about Super Typhoon Megi, the strongest tropical cyclone to hit a mass of land on the planet since Hurricane Dean in 2007. The one time Category 5 storm (now at Category 2), exhibited amazing satellite features prior to landfall
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07:30 PM ET, 10/18/2010 |
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Posted at 11:00 AM ET, 01/27/2010
By Ann Posegate
* Calm into tomorrow: Full Forecast | Latest on snow threat * The Atmospheric Research Observatory at Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station. Photo by Ann Posegate, courtesy of National Environmental Education Foundation. During my visit to the South Pole (see previous posts from my trip here), I had a chance to...
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11:00 AM ET, 01/27/2010 |
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Posted at 11:00 AM ET, 12/03/2009
By Steve Tracton
* Cold is coming: Full Forecast | Saturday snow? | December weather * "Artificial Snowstorm Brings Chaos to Beijing" "Beijing Blanketed by Freak Government-Made Snow" "Rain Shell Makes a Corpse Explode" Beijing gets its first snow of the season early last month. Credit: Associated Press Yes, even the last headline...
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11:00 AM ET, 12/03/2009 |
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Posted at 01:30 PM ET, 02/20/2009
By Steve Tracton
* Our Full Forecast | Weather Channel Founder Talks Climate 'Scam' * So you want snow in D.C.? If so, perhaps we need to follow the example of China. As reported here and here, Chinese officials claim that the first snowfall of the season this week in Beijing was produced...
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01:30 PM ET, 02/20/2009 |
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Posted at 12:30 PM ET, 02/17/2009
By Jason Samenow
* Forecast: Messy Mixed Mid-Week | Snow Drought * Weather forecasting in Korea has a credibility problem. The situation is so bleak that its own meteorological association is looking outside its border for forecasting talent. The Korea Times reports: The Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA) ... has contacted several renowned weather...
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Posted at 10:55 AM ET, 01/09/2009
By Steve Tracton
* The Latest on Tomorrow's Wintry Mix: Full Forecast | InaugurationCast * Guest contributor Robert Henson recently ran down his selection of highest impact U.S. weather events of 2008 (1-5, 6-10), while CWG's Ann Posegate reviewed her choice of last year's top D.C. area weather stories. Weather, of course, knows...
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10:55 AM ET, 01/09/2009 |
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Posted at 04:00 PM ET, 11/02/2008
By Jason Samenow
Last week, a remarkable storm dumped a foot of hail in just two hours in a town about twelve miles east of Exeter in the United Kingdom. The combination of rain and hail caused "horrendous" flooding stranding motorists. The hail drifts, up to 6 feet high in places, paralyzed rescue...
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04:00 PM ET, 11/02/2008 |
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Posted at 11:30 AM ET, 08/17/2008
By Jason Samenow
Tornadoes and thunderstorms in south Poland Friday killed three people and injured many others according to news reports. One of these tornadoes allegedly slammed into a bus and flipped it, but caused no serious injuries. Amazingly, the bus-tornado collision was captured on video......
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11:30 AM ET, 08/17/2008 |
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Posted at 10:45 AM ET, 07/30/2008
By Capital Weather Gang
Wx and the City By Ann Posegate If I were an Olympic athlete with asthma, I'd be worried. With opening ceremonies just over a week away, smog has been covering the city of Beijing as of late, though recent wind and rain have made things better for the time being....
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10:45 AM ET, 07/30/2008 |
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Posted at 01:00 PM ET, 06/15/2008
By Steve Tracton
The China Meteorological Agency (CMA) has been busy preparing for the August Olympics in Beijing. In May, China launched the FengYun-3 A satellite, which will support enhanced weather forecasts during the Olympics, according to the CMA, and has already sent back images to support earthquake relief activities. This is the...
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01:00 PM ET, 06/15/2008 |
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Posted at 01:00 PM ET, 06/12/2008
By Steve Tracton
War. What is it good for?... Not weather it seems. Weather services were among the infrastructure destroyed by the Iraq war. We hear this week of an agreement between the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs to help rehabilitate the Iraqi Meteorological Organization. WMO will...
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01:00 PM ET, 06/12/2008 |
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Posted at 10:30 AM ET, 05/14/2008
By Andrew Freedman
Tropical Cyclone Nargis, which exacted a staggering human toll on the politically isolated and poor country of Myanmar, has demonstrated once again that there is an urgent need for a more robust infrastructure in developing countries for issuing and disseminating warnings of natural hazards. Unlike when the deadly Indian Ocean...
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10:30 AM ET, 05/14/2008 |
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