WEATHER REPORT

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New Zealand summer heatwave sets all-time record
Mar 05, 2018 (AFP)
Daily temperatures averaged 18.8 Celsius (65.84 Farenheit), 2.1C more than normal, the National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA) said. With th...
How cities heat up
Feb 26, 2018 (SPX)
Some cities, such as New York and Chicago, are laid out on a precise grid, like the atoms in a crystal, while others such as Boston or London are arranged more ...
Record high temperatures for February in New York
Feb 21, 2018 (AFP)
The previous record for February 21 was 20 Celsius (68 degrees Farenheit) set in 1930, said Faye Morrone, meteorologist at the NWS's New York office. Wednesday'...
Lightning storms less likely in a warming planet, study suggests
Feb 13, 2018 (SPX)
The research forecasts a 15 per cent drop in the average number of lightning flashes worldwide by the turn of this century, if global temperatures are in the to...
Reflective surfaces alleviate heatwaves
Feb 01, 2018 (SPX)
The scientists' approach is based on the different reflection properties of ground surfaces. For instance fields left unploughed after harvest reflect significa...
Record rain across soggy France keeps Seine rising
Jan 25, 2018 (AFP)
The Seine is expected to reach a peak of up to 6.2 metres (20.3 feet) in the capital this Saturday on a scale used to measure its levels, four to five metres ab...
Storm damage to cost Germany 500 mln euros as death toll rises
Jan 19, 2018 (AFP)
Trains on Germany's intercity lines gradually resumed operation a day after they were suspended due to the hurricane-force winds which caused transport chaos ac...
Nine dead as huge storms batter Europe
Jan 18, 2018 (AFP)
Germany halted all long-distance rail traffic for at least a day, while numerous domestic flights were scrapped as hurricane-force winds lashed the country. The...
Death toll from California mudslides rises to 20
Jan 14, 2018 (AFP)
Four people remained missing after the mudslides, according to an update posted on Santa Barbara County's website, which warned that the figure could "fluctuate...
Dozens still unaccounted for in California mudslides
Jan 12, 2018 (AFP)
Heavy rain on Tuesday, which followed 10 months of drought, sent sticky mud and debris flowing from the hills into Montecito and other towns in Santa Barbara Co...
Rescuers search for victims as California mudslide toll hits 17
Jan 11, 2018 (AFP)
Heavy rains on Tuesday sent rivers of waist-high mud and debris flowing from the hills into Montecito and other towns in Santa Barbara County northwest of Los A...
California mudslides demolish homes, killing at least 13
Jan 10, 2018 (AFP)
Authorities said the bodies were discovered in mud and debris during rescue operations in Montecito, northwest of Los Angeles. "We are saddened to report that t...
Bats' brains boil in Australia heatwave
Jan 09, 2018 (AFP)
A record-breaking heatwave saw the mercury rise to 45 Celsius (113 Fahrenheit) in Sydney's western suburb of Campbelltown on Sunday where hundreds, if not thous...
California mudslides demolish homes, eight deaths reported
Jan 09, 2018 (AFP)
Santa Barbara County Fire Department (SBCFD) said the bodies were discovered in mud and debris during rescue operations in Montecito, northwest of Los Angeles, ...
'Hottest' Ashes Test day on record as Australia swelters
Jan 07, 2018 (AFP)
Australia's largest city recorded its hottest day since 1939 as the mercury rose to 47.3 degree Celsius (117.14 degrees Fahrenheit) in the western suburb of Pen...
Two dead, thousands flee in storm-weary Philippines
Jan 02, 2018 (AFP)
The deaths were reported on Cebu island, where an elderly woman was killed in a landslide while a man died after he hit his head on the pavement as the storm cu...
Philippine storm toll rises to 43 as hopes fade for dozens missing
Dec 19, 2017 (AFP)
Slow-moving Kai-Tak finally swept out to the South China Sea on Monday after inducing days of heavy rain that led to deadly floods and landslides as it sliced a...
Rescuers search for dozens missing after deadly Philippine storm
Dec 18, 2017 (AFP)
Tropical Storm Kai-Tak was heading out to the South China Sea Monday afternoon after dragging its way across the archipelagic nation over the weekend, leaving a...
Global, Asian heat waves in 2016 due purely to climate change: study
Dec 13, 2017 (AFP)
The findings mark the first time that global scientists have identified severe weather that could not have happened without climate change, said the peer-review...
High-altitude turbulence data could add 20-minute warning window to tornados
Nov 29, 2017 (SPX)
These radar-based calculations can forecast a tornado, with 90 per cent accuracy within a 100-kilometre radius, say Anna Hocking, PhD and a Western alumna, and ...
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