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Britain's Miliband visits China amid rancor
BEIJING (AP) - Britain's foreign secretary will seek to smooth rancor with China over climate change talks and Beijing's execution of a British drug smuggler thought to be mentally ill as the two sides meet this week for talks.
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Storm hands DeKalb hail
A line of severe thunderstorms brought hail, high winds and a significant amount of rain Friday morning to several areas in DeKalb County. “We had everything from pea-size to golf-ball size hail reported from all over the county,” said Emergency Management Agency Director Mike Leath.
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South Pacific hit by cyclones
Two of the world's most powerful cyclones – Tomas and Ului – are sweeping across the South Pacific. Tomas, a category four storm and bigger than Hurricane Katarina which destroyed New Orleans, is now in Fiji waters and has so far claimed one life.
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Rain closes 12 Franklin County roads
Almost an inch and a half of rain over a three-day period between Friday and Sunday put local creeks over their banks and closed a dozen roads across Franklin County over the weekend.
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Tomas battering northern Fiji
Hurricane Tomas 8pm Monday night was battering Rabi, Kioa and Taveuni with winds of 250kmph, while islands in the Lau group lie next in its path. Heavy rain and rising sea levels were also recorded in these areas, with majority of trees on Kioa island uprooted.
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Three commissioners to act as Ashton's deputies
Catherine Ashton, the EU's recently-appointed foreign policy chief, will be able to trim her busy work schedule and counter criticism of her lack of visibility thanks to the assistance of three EU commissioners, who will act as her deputies.
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Winter took a toll on all of us
Fremont-area residents who thought this past winter seemed especially harsh were right. Barbara Mayes of the Nebraska Wea... (1 comment)
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Showers Won't Let Up On Rain-Soaked Tri-State
Much of the worst is over with the weekend storm, after four to seven inches of rain throughout the tri-state. The heavy rainfall is, for the most part, finished, though scattered showers will persist on Monday. The circulating moisture is continuing to drop rain over the tri-state, with pockets of precipitation that could get a bit heavy at times. "Monday morning for your commute, we'll see ...
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Damage from storm may snarl commutes in Northeast
A torrential rainstorm that brought heavy winds to the Northeast is weakening as it moves north, but the damage and flooding left in its wake might keep some people from their homes for days and cause headaches for Monday's commute.
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Climate report shows Australia getting warmer
Australia's top scientists on Monday released a "State of the Climate" report at a time of growing scepticism over climate change as a result of revelations of errors in some global scientific reports.
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Storm blamed for Sanbornton man s death
Wet, windy weather that drenched a much of the Granite State, and was blamed for a death of a motorist, will likely continue today though it was expected to lose some of its punch.
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Against the wind, open barriers are best
Saturday update When The Great Hurricane of 1938 roared through Melrose, Mass., with no forewarning, my sister and I were allowed to stay up late into the night (9 p.m.) to watch nature in action. A small tree was bending all the way to the ground, and the noise was deafening.
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Fiji braces as major tropical cyclone bears down
SUVA, Fiji -- Cyclone Tomas battered island groups off Fiji's northern coast Monday, causing flooding and pounding seas, but as residents braced, officials said the storm likely would only sideswipe the main islands of the South Pacific nation.Some 6,000 residents fled to cyclone shelters ahead of the storm, which was already battering the Lau and Lomaiviti island groups, National Disaster ...
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Lisbon hopes to rely more on clay levees
Location: Lisbon, N.D. "Clay all the way,” is the motto for the upcoming flood fight in Lisbon, N.D. The latest National Weather Service forecast for Lisbon predicts a nearly 50 percent chance the city of 2,200 will see a repeat of the record Sheyenne River crest of 22.8 ft. in 2009.
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Vice mayor hot over climate report
The issue of climate change is warming up again in American Canyon, where acceptance of a report on local greenhouse gas emissions has been postponed for two months.
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