Archives for August 2010
Mudslide death toll in China rises to 1,407
The death toll from the mudslides in a northwestern Chinese province now stands at 1,407, state-run Xinhua news agency said…
Weather easing for start of week but more rain coming
The weather is going to ease over a number of places on Monday and Tuesday as a ridge of high…
WeatherWatch.co.nz poll shows split nation
New Zealand appears to be split in half, winter for some, spring for others, according to our latest poll. The…
Australia: Good voting weather; hung parliament likely
It’s still winter, which isn’t the best season to have an election in. Rain or cold weather = lower voter…
Sunny weather for Tri Nations game tonight
The All Blacks will take on South Africa at 3am tomorrow morning and the forecast for Johannesburg is for sunny weather and…
Saturday’s national highs…
Today’s highest temperature was 19 at Bay of Islands, Whangarei Today’s lowest maximum temperature was 7 at Ashburton, Timaru, Oamaru,…
Warm in the north, cool in the south
Warm nor’westers are helping boost temperatures in the upper North Island this afternoon. Parts of Northland, including Whangarei, are already at 19 degrees…
La Nina may pose increased Pacific cyclone threat
The Pacific Islands may be facing an increased threat of a Tropical Cyclone this coming cyclone season as scientists around…
Estimates double to 4 million homeless: Pakistan Floods
The estimate of the number of Pakistanis left homeless by massive flooding has doubled to 4 million, the United Nations…
Video: A years worth of rain in less than an hour
Discovery Channel releases a sneak preview of an episode from Raging Planet, showing a flash flood that rages out of…
