Warning about the catastrophic impact on lowlands from sea level rises
Scientific evidence indicates that global warming could well lead to a sea-level rise of 1 meter or more in the 21st century. A rise in sea levels by a meter from climate change could destroy more than 60 percent of…
Storms leave two dead in Georgia and Tennessee
A sprawling storm system has brought havoc to a swathe of the US, leaving two people dead and thousands of households without electricity. One person died when an apparent twister hit the state of Georgia, overturning cars on a motorway….
Snow shuts schools and hits travel
More than 5,000 schools were closed across the UK as snow and icy conditions continued for a fourth day. Travel has also been affected, with disruption to road and rail journeys. Gatwick’s chief executive criticised Heathrow Airport after it cancelled…
Storm Sandy: New York marathon cancelled after protests
This year’s New York City marathon has been cancelled in the aftermath of the super storm Sandy, Mayor Michael Bloomberg has announced. In a statement, he said: “We would not want a cloud to hang over the race or its…
BWA assessing hurricane damage
Baptists are working to meet immediate human needs left in the path of Hurricane Sandy in the Caribbean. By Eron Henry Baptist World Aid, the relief and development arm of the Baptist World Alliance, has granted an initial sum of…
Storm Sandy: Obama surveys devastation in Atlantic City
US President Barack Obama visited the state of New Jersey, to survey the devastation two days after the huge storm, Sandy, made landfall nearby. With Republican Governor Chris Christie, he met rescue workers and residents in Atlantic City. The massive…
Hurricane Sandy closes in on US East Coast
An intensified Hurricane Sandy is roaring up the US East Coast, threatening major floods and power cuts that could affect 60 million people. Hundreds of thousands of residents have been ordered to evacuate New York City and New Jersey. Public…
Sandy moves ashore, bringing record surge flooding
SANDY BECOMES POST-TROPICAL HURRICANE SANDY DISCUSSION NUMBER 30… CORRECTED NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 500 PM EDT MON OCT 29 2012 THE CONVECTIVE STRUCTURE OF SANDY HAS DETERIORATED TODAY…EVEN AS THE CENTRAL PRESSURE HAS CONTINUED TO SLOWLY FALL…SUGGESTING THAT…
Hurricane Sandy – The Final Countdown
SANDY FORECAST TO TURN NORTHWESTWARD SOON… EXPECTED TO BRING LIFE-THREATENING STORM SURGE AND COASTAL HURRICANE WINDS PLUS HEAVY APPALACHIAN SNOWS… HURRICANE SANDY DISCUSSION NUMBER 29 NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL182012 1100 AM EDT MON OCT 29 2012 SANDY…
Hurricane Sandy: New York City transit suspended
New York City’s public transport system is to be suspended ahead of the arrival on Monday of Hurricane Sandy. Governor Andrew Cuomo said the subway, bus and train services would shut down from 19:00 (23:00 GMT) on Sunday. As many…
