Archives for September 2011
Hurricane Irene reveals quake damage in Washington Monument
Small pools of standing water were found in the Washington Monument during inspections following Hurricane Irene, the National Park Service…
Weekend weather improving nationwide
Spectacular weather is predicted for some regions this weekend while others have to contend with wintry showers and strong winds…
POLL: Does Spring start now, or at the equinox?
Some might argue spring started over a month ago, despite our cold blast in the second week of August, but…
4.9 rumbles through Canty
Another aftershock woke many Cantabrians overnight as a 4.9 magnitude quake rocked the region. It was 7.5km deep and centred…
Australia – First week of spring to be warmest in five years
Despite the first day of spring being a little cool and gloomy in Sydney, Canberra and Melbourne, these cities and…
POLL – How do you rate winter?
Winter 2011 is over and we wanted to know how you found it? In our unscientific poll we just want…
Thursday’s national highs
Today’s highest temperature was 18 at Whakatane, Kawerau, Gisborne, Napier,Hastings. Today’s lowest maximum temperature was 6 at Gore. Kaitaia :…
Cold snap already losing some of its puff
UPDATED 4:28pm — Some decent snow falls are possible across our ski fields over the next 12 to 24 hours…
How are hurricane names chosen?
In another time, Tropical Storm Katia, which was barreling across the Atlantic early Wednesday, would have been called Katrina. That’s…
