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Week in Weather – What’s been Making Headlines this week
Another week full of international weather events – and some intriguing developments on the home front, too – especially for…
Is climate change killing Christmas trees?
Growing the perfect Christmas tree takes close to ten years, but in March 2012 just four days of extreme heat…
USA: Wintry blasts and tornadoes hit Thanksgiving travellers
A strong storm struck much of the eastern United States on Wednesday, complicating holiday travel plans for many of the…
USA: Storm ruins Thanksgiving weekend plans (it’s even snowing in Texas!)
Wicked wintry weather that pummeled the West Coast is now barreling across the country, threatening to wreck millions of holiday…
Picture special: NASA captures Typhoon from space
Floating high above the Earth, astronaut Karen Nybergpointed her camera at a swirling white cloud spreading across the planet. Little…
Aviation: Oops – cargo jet lands on wrong runway!
A mammoth cargo plane that landed Wednesday night at the wrong airport in Wichita, Kansas — one that typically does…
Environment: Deep sea oil protesters crowd NZ beaches
More than 1000 people turned up at one of Auckland’s famous west coast beaches to protest against deep sea oil…
Typhoon Haiyan death toll reaches 5,209 in Philippines
The death toll from this month’s Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines has spiked to 5,209, the government-run Philippines News Agency…
Week in Weather – What’s been Making Headlines this week
We started the week talking about the Philippines cleanup after ‘Super Typhoon’ Haiyan, which is clearly something which will dominate…
Japan – video special: Volcano creates new island
A volcanic eruption has created a new island in the ocean south of Tokyo, according to the Japanese coast guard…
