WASHINGTON (AP) — Think of the Texas drought, floods in Thailand and Russia’s devastating heat waves as coming attractions in a warming world. That is the warning from top international climate scientists and disaster experts after meeting in Africa. The panel said the world needs to get ready for more dangerous and “unprecedented extreme weather” caused by global warming. [...]
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FEMA Plans First-Ever Nationwide Emergency Alert System Test
On November 9, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) will conduct the first-ever nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System
Texas Turns Red: Dust Storm Rolls Through Texas South Plains
Monday’s dust storm in the Lone Star State produced striking images and video of day turning to night.
Drought: A Creeping Disaster
FLOODS, tornadoes, earthquakes, tsunamis and other extreme natural phenomena have left a trail of destruction during the first half of 2011. But this could be just the start to a remarkable year of bad weather.
Largest Tornado Outbreak on Record Leaves 45 Dead and Thousands Homeless
Most twisters from a single storm system ever recorded 241 tornadoes in three days make up deadliest U.S. storm since February 2008
Japan nuclear crisis: First ban on all Japanese food over nuclear worries
India banned all food imports from Japan on Tuesday, the first country to impose a blanket block over radiation from a stricken nuclear plant, as shares in its operator plunged to an all-time low.
Huge Solar Flare Jams Radio, Satellite Signals
WASHINGTON (AFP) – A powerful solar eruption that has already disturbed radio communications in China could disrupt electrical power grids and satellites used on Earth in the next days, NASA said.
FEMA Mobilized as Winter Storms Hit U.S.
The federal government is sending workers and equipment to at least 11 states as a winter storm bears down on a wide swath of the country, the White House said Tuesday. With storm watches and blizzard warnings up over most of the continental U.S., the Federal Emergency Management Agency is sending its disaster response specialists [...]
California Superstorm Fact or Fiction?
A new report about a so-called superstorm that could devastate California in the future is getting a lot of attention in the meteorological blogosphere.
The sun rises two days early in Greenland, sparking fears that climate change is accelerating
The sun over Greenland has risen two days early, baffling scientists and sparking fears that Arctic icecaps are melting faster than previously thought. Experts say the sun should have risen over the Arctic nation’s most westerly town, Ilulissat, yesterday, ending a month-and-a-half of winter darkness. But for the first time in history light began creeping [...]
7 Reasons Food Shortages Will Become a Global Crisis
Food inflation is here and it’s here to stay. We can see it getting worse every time we buy groceries. Basic food commodities like wheat, corn, soybeans, and rice have been skyrocketing since July, 2010 to record highs. These sustained price increases are only expected to continue as food production shortfalls really begin to take [...]
Australian Floods Raise Fears of Wheat Shortage
Severe flooding in Australia could lead to an increase in the price of bread on supermarket shelves due to global shortages of wheat.
Is The New Madrid Fault Earthquake Zone Coming To Life?
What in the world is happening in the middle of the United States right now? Thousands of birds are falling dead from the skies, tens of thousands of fish are washing up on shore dead, earthquakes are popping up in weird and unexpected places and people are starting to get really freaked out
Major Solar Disruptions Looming in the Year Ahead?
The coming year will be an important one for space weather as the Sun pulls out of a trough of low activity and heads into a long-awaited and possibly destructive period of turbulence. Many people may be surprised to learn that the Sun, rather than burn with faultless consistency, goes through moments of calm and [...]
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