Dormant volcano erupts in New Zealand
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Heavy rain leaks into velodrome and soaks marathon
Huge thunderstorms have swept across London as torrential downpours threaten several Olympic events today, with the velodrome roof leaking under the strain. Huge storms have already left parts of Britain under water, with driving rain, thunder and lightning forcing thousands of Olympic spectators to run for cover and threatening several key events on day nine of the Games. By this… Read more →
Oklahoma fires rage out of control
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Drought puts more than half of U.S. counties in disaster zones
(CNN) – More than half of all U.S. counties have been designated disaster zones, the Department of Agriculture reported, blaming excessive heat and a devastating drought that’s spread across the Corn Belt and contributed to rising food prices. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack on Wednesday declared disaster zone designations for an additional 218 counties in 12 states because of damage and losses… Read more →
Grape crops thrive where others fail in record drought
The worst drought in decades now covers two thirds of the United States. And forecasters think the dry conditions will linger well into the fall. Karen Brown is traveling across the nation, investigating the impact. Starting in the parched farmland of northern Texas, she discovered one happy crop that’s thriving in the heat.
Severe flooding hits North Korea, kills 88
(Reuters) – Severe flooding across North Korea has killed 88 people and left tens of thousands homeless, state media reported late on Saturday, threatening to make the poverty-stricken country’s already chronic food shortage still worse. The floods caused by torrential rains and a typhoon this month caused “big human and material losses”, North Korea’s official KCNA news agency said, stranding nearly 63,000… Read more →
Massive global floods and extreme drought could be the new normal
(multimedia) Historic floods in China and Russia, scorching heat waves and drought in the United States may be among the early stages of climate change, scientists say. Meanwhile, many cities remain unprepared for future climate disasters.
Weather extremes buckle US infrastructure
WASHINGTON — From highways in Texas to nuclear power plants in Illinois, the concrete, steel and sophisticated engineering that undergird the nation’s infrastructure are being taxed to worrisome degrees by heat, drought and vicious storms. On a single day this month here, a US Airways regional jet became stuck in asphalt that had softened in 100-degree temperatures, and a subway train derailed… Read more →
US warns drought will push up food prices in 2013
Food prices are likely to rise in the US next year due to a drought gripping large parts of the Midwest, the US department for agriculture has warned. It forecasted that the price of milk, eggs and meat would all rise above the normal rate of inflation as the dry weather increased animal feed costs. Prices are expected to increase… Read more →
Drought Shrinks Mighty Mississippi
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A year after the Mississippi River swelled to near-historic proportions and flooded farms and homes from Illinois to Louisiana, the level along the waterway’s southern half is so low that cargo barges have run aground and their operators have been forced to lighten their loads. Wide, sandy strips of shoreline usually invisible even in the low season… Read more →
