The nation's weather

2010-03-10T02:00:12Z

<div id="subtitle">The nation's weather</div><div><p>Another snowy day was expected over the central part of the country Wednesday as two low pressure systems were forecast to combine over the Plains.</p><p>A system that brought snow and rain to the Northern and Central High Plains would slowly move toward the Great Lakes. At the same time, another low pressure system was expected to move from the Central Rockies and into the Southern Plains. Thus, a large are...

After slow start, tornado season under way

2010-03-09T15:00:36Z

<div id="subtitle">Oklahoma tornado destroys homes, kicks off action in Tornado Alley after slow start to season</div><div><p>Forecasters say a wetter-than-usual winter and a jet stream ripping over the part of the country known as "Tornado Alley" could lead to an active spring — perhaps starting with the strong twister that nicked a small western Oklahoma town Monday night.</p><p>"It's time to get ready,"

Snow snarls traffic, strands thousands in southern Europe

2010-03-09T12:18:56Z

<div><p>Heavy snow Tuesday stranded thousands of road travellers on the French-Spanish border, blanketed Italian cities and left 10,000 homes in Corsica without power.</p><p>A freak snowstorm dumped more than a metre (3.3 feet) of snow on the Pyrenees mountains, stranding more than 6,000 travellers Tuesday and blocking some 40 roads between France and France and Spain.</p><p>Barcelona on Monday saw its heaviest snowfall since 1962, triggering emergency measures. Disruption was felt across the region, as far away...

Rain, warm weather could spark Midwest flood

2010-03-08T10:00:08Z

<div><p>CHICAGO (Reuters) - Rains and warmer weather this week could trigger flooding in portions of the Midwest grain belt, prompting concerns of delays to field work ahead of seeding the corn and soy crops, a forecaster said on Monday.</p><p>Farmers in top grain states like Iowa and

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NASA's high-tech GOES-P weather satellite lifts off

2010-03-04T17:16:10Z

<div><p>NASA on Thursday launched the latest in its family of high-tech meteorological satellites, adding to a constellation of spacecraft that watch storm development and weather conditions on Earth.</p><p>The Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite-P (GOES-P) lifted off from Cape Canaveral in Florida at 6:57 pm (2357...

El Nino dissipating, but may linger through 2010

2010-03-04T13:16:11Z

<div><p>NEW YORK (Reuters) - The deadly El Nino weather anomaly should dissipate by early summer in the northern hemisphere, but there is a chance a weak version will linger for the rest of 2010, according to a U.S. government report issued Thursday.</p><p>The federal government's Climate Prediction Center said in a monthly up...

Katrina victims seek to sue greenhouse gas emitters

2010-03-04T10:20:24Z

<div><p>Victims of Hurricane Katrina are seeking to sue carbon gas-emitting multinationals for helping fuel global warming and boosting the devastating 2005 storm, legal documents showed.</p><p>The class action suit brought by residents from southern Mississippi, which was ravaged by hurricane-force winds and driving rains, was first filed just weeks aft...

Park Service predicts peak for DC cherry blossoms

2010-03-04T10:15:43Z

<div id="subtitle">National Park Service predicts DC's peak cherry blossom bloom will start April 3</div><div><p>Those famous pink and white flowers in Washington are expected to bloom on schedule on trees around the nation's capital as soon as the end of March, the National Park Service predicted Thursday.</p><p>Horticultural...

Economy

2010-03-03T13:19:57Z

FILE - In this Feb. 26, 2010 file photo, people shovel snow off a sidewalk in front of businesses as pedestrians make their way during a snowstorm in the Brooklyn Borough of New York. The economy has continued its slow growth but harsh snowstorms crimped activity along the East Coast last month, according to a United States is poised to launch Thursday the latest in its family of high-tech meteorological satellites that watch storm development and weather conditions on Earth from high in space.</p><p>The launch window for the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite-P (GOES-P) will open at 6:17 pm (2317 GMT) on Thursday and close an hour later, US space agency NASA...

Retail Sales Outlook

2010-03-03T06:16:53Z

FILE - In this Feb. 25, 2010 file photo, a woman's umbrella is upset from a gust of wind during a winter snow storm in Philadelphia. Snowstorms that shut in shoppers last month also chilled sales at women's clothing stores compared with a year earlier, but most retail sectors saw gains in February, data released Wednesday show. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, file)

Uganda landslide leaves 80 dead, 400 missing

2010-03-03T03:16:15Z

<div><p>At least 80 people died and 400 were missing after a landslide triggered by torrential rain swept away entire villages in eastern Uganda, the Ugandan Red Cross said Wednesday.</p><p>"Eighty bodies have been recovered and the missing are more than 400 now, after 100 people were reported buried in a trading centre where they had taken shelter," said spokeswoman Catherine Ntabadde.</p><p>Rescue workers began pul...

Uganda landslide leaves 55 dead, more than 300 missing

2010-03-02T10:18:57Z

<div><p>A landslide triggered by torrential rain has buried entire villages and left more than 300 people missing in eastern Uganda, where at least 55 people have been killed.</p><p>Rescue workers began pulling bodies from the mud after the landslide on Monday evening, while the Ugandan Red Cross reported widespread flooding and damage.</p><p>Minister for Relief, Disaster Preparedness and Refugees Tarsis Kabwegyere t...

Snowflakes, warnings from Ala. to West Virginia

2010-03-02T05:30:06Z

<div id="subtitle">Late winter storm closes schools in north Georgia; flakes, warnings in several Southern states</div><div><p>Snow is falling in the north Georgia mountains and as far south as the Atlanta area, while several Southeastern states are seeing flakes or under winter storm warnings.</p><p>North

Global warming raises Taiwan typhoon danger

2010-03-01T05:16:31Z

<div><p>Global warming is raising the danger from typhoons, Taiwan experts warned Monday, saying the island may be hit in a year or two by a powerful storm like the one which killed more than 700 last August.</p><p>Typhoon Morakot dumped a record 3,000 millimetres (120 inches) of rainfall and caused massive mudslides in the south of the island, and the government shou...

Nearly 200K still without power after winter storm

2010-02-28T14:30:10Z

<div id="subtitle">Nearly 200K still without power in Northeast as utility crews continue post-storm restorations</div><div><p>Nearly 200,000 homes and businesses were still without power Sunday as restoration efforts continued days after a slow-moving storm battered the Northeast with heavy snow, rain and high winds.</p><p>More than 83,000 utility customers still lacked electricity late Sunday afternoon in

Winter Weather

2010-02-27T13:16:28Z

Fallen trees hang on utility wires in East Derry, N.H., Saturday, Feb. 27, 2010. Utility crews pushed through deep drifting snow and fallen trees to restore electricity to homes and businesses that lost power during a slow-moving winter storm that pounded the Northeast with heavy snow, rain and hurricane-force winds. (AP Photo/Cheryl Senter)

Snowpocalypse to snowicane: Hype reigns in winter

2010-02-27T11:45:11Z

<div id="subtitle">Hype reigns during winter, but some forecasters dislike AccuWeather's 'snowicane' prediction</div><div><p>The snowmenclature smackdown among meteorologists started with "snowmageddon" and "snowpocalypse." When the latest snow event — laden with flakes and whipped by heavy winds — headed for the storm-weary Northeast this week, the folks at AccuWeather Inc. warned of a coming "snowicane."<...

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