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USA: Millions stranded as ‘big freeze’ hits East Coast travellers
Flights are canceled, cars are piling up in icy crashes, and millions are stranded — many at home, others along…
Wild weather around the globe
The weather around New Zealand lately has had moments of extreme – with gales, thunderstorms and some flooding. However it…
USA – Wintry blast hits the East Coast
A frigid winter storm system that put Dallas in the deep freeze is hitting the East Coast on Sunday. Luckily…
Video: Watch a Boeing 777 battle violent winds
Watch a Boeing 777 try to land at England’s Birmingham Airport almost sideways and fail due to high winds. The…
USA: Desperate struggle to save whales (video)
Dozens of short-finned pilot whales moved Thursday to slightly deeper water off Florida’s Everglades National Park, raising hope a day…
Week in Weather – What’s been Making Headlines this week
It’s been a wet week in parts of the North Island – with heavy rains bringing some relief to parched…
DEVELOPING STORY: Fierce storm batters Northern Europe
A fierce storm has battered northern Europe with hurricane force winds, leaving four people dead or missing, disrupting travel and…
Climate change “surprises” could be in store
The long, slow process of climate change may trigger “surprise” shifts that could threaten human communities in years or decades,…
China Space Exploration: First moon mission launched
China has launched its first moon rover mission, state TV showed, the latest step in an ambitious space programme seen…
Opinion: “Climate Change Refugee” a sign of things to come
The story from New Zealand that received the most international play this week must at first glance have looked like…
