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Isaac wades inland, pushes thousands from homes, pushes dams to the limit
Isaac slashed its way further inland Friday (NZT), claiming its first US fatality (24 in Haiti) and stranding residents in flood-prone…
Antarctic ice may hide huge methane menace
The melting of Antarctic ice could release huge amounts of greenhouse gas trapped under the continent’s surface – creating a…
Isaac, ‘terrible, determined, and nasty,’ pounds Gulf
Hurricane Isaac’s relentless lashing of the Gulf Coast flooded streets and homes in part of Louisiana Wednesday as the slow-moving…
WeatherWatch.co.nz special video: All you need to know about Hurricane Isaac
WeatherWatch.co.nz and nzherald.co.nz join forces to bring you the latest on Hurricane Isaac. The storm actually made landfall around noon…
Isaac makes landfall – but conditions still getting worse
Hurricane Isaac has started to make landfall in Louisiana. Isaac had maximum sustained winds of 129 km/h. That means it’s still…
Isaac is now a hurricane
As of 1pm Central US time (6am NZST), Isaac was a Category 1 with maximum sustained winds of 121 km/h…
Isaac still a tropical storm, slowly strengthening
As of 10:00 pm Central US time (3:00 pm NZST), Isaac was still below hurricane status. Some deepening of the…
Isaac continues to head for US Gulf Coast
As of 1:00 pm Central US Time (6:00 am NZT), Isaac was still a tropical storm. Maximum sustained winds were…
Weather Video: NZ’s week ahead + Isaac targets New Orleans
In today’s weather video with nzherald.co.nz – Philip Duncan discusses the latest on Tropical Storm Isaac which is now on track to…
Isaac on a more westerly track, targets New Orleans
It was like re-routing a roadway. Two big areas of high pressure, one on either side of the south-eastern United…
