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Extreme weather in Serbia, daffodils in Washington – Washington Post (blog)
Extreme weather in Serbia, daffodils in WashingtonWashington Post (blog)But this weekend may bring more wintry weather to the Washington region, thanks to a small possibility of snow. By Elizabeth Flock and Melissa Bell | 04:36 PM ET, 02/03/2012 SuperF...
What do billion-dollar weather losses tell us about global warming? – Washington Post (blog)
What do billion-dollar weather losses tell us about global warming?Washington Post (blog)By Andrew Freedman In taking stock of the extreme weather of 2011, many experts (including yours truly) have pointed to the record number of “billion-dollar disa...
Photo of the Day: What in the world?
Would you risk your life just to be able to attend school on a daily basis? Students in this tiny village have to hold carefully on to the remains of a damaged hanging bridge in order to go to school, after the bridge was brought down by a flood last ...
Avalanches kill at least 15 Afghans, close roads
KABUL – Avalanches killed 15 or 16 people and cut off various roads in a rugged province of northeastern Afghanistan, officials reported on Tuesday. Authorities had begun to evacuate those endangered by the avalanches, which were caused by days of s...
National Weather Service says apparent tornado rips through Rutherford, Burke … – Washington Post
WLOSNational Weather Service says apparent tornado rips through Rutherford, Burke ...Washington PostRALEIGH, NC — National Weather Service officials say an apparent tornado ripped through two counties in western North Carolina, injuring at least thre...
Rains and mudslides kill at least 28 in southeastern Brazil
JAMAPARA, Brazil — A mudslide caused by two days of downpours has killed at least 13 people in a small town in southeastern Brazil, and another 11 are listed as missing, the head of the Rio de Janeiro state civil defense department said Tuesday. Rea...
Rain and mudslides kill at least 6 in Rio de Janeiro state, leave up to 20 Brazilians missing
RIO DE JANEIRO — Heavy rains in Rio de Janeiro state caused mudslides that killed at least six people in the state Monday, adding to a toll of 15 dead in Rio and neighboring Minas Gerais state since the beginning of the year. State officials said mu...
Adding fire to fire: disputed properties burn suspiciously as Chile tries to contain wildfires
SANTIAGO, CHILE — The family home of one of Chile’s top Indian leaders was destroyed Sunday in a suspicious fire. Hours later, hooded gunmen attacked the home of a retired military official and set it ablaze. The apparent arsons happened in an are...
Mexico: Damage to 600,000 households from drought, freezing weather, floods in 2011
MEXICO CITY — Mexico’s social development secretary says an estimated 600,000 households suffered property damage or crop losses due to an unusual combination of floods, drought and freezing weather in 2011. Heriberto Felix Guerra says the drought...
Heavy snow slows road, rail travel in Alps as authorities warn of avalanche risk
GENEVA — Heavy snow is blanketing much of the central Alpine region between eastern Switzerland and western Austria, causing traffic accidents and bringing road and rail traffic to a crawl. Three days of snowfall has dumped over 3 feet (1 meter) of ...
Fighting Record Floods Means Tackling Climate Change Too
The Washington Post has a story today, Floods along the Mississippi River lead to renewed calls for a change in strategy, detailing the various ways that governments are coping with increased flooding. But the discussion shouldn't just be limited to te...
National Hurricane Center Predicts 9 to 14 Named Storms For 2009
The Washington Post was reporting yesterday on the press conference given by government officials in a cavernous airplane hangar at Reagan National Airport. "The first this ...
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