Skip to main content

Disasters - SERIES 206 {27 articles}

Soggy South Carolina to get more rain as flooding continues

9/25/2018, 12:05:54 PM
YAUHANNAH, S.C. (AP) — The soggy remnants of Florence keep causing chaos in coastal South Carolina long after the hurricane swirled ashore, with rivers still flowing far beyond th ✔ (AP) The soggy remnants of Florence keep causing chaos in coastal South Carolina long after the hurricane swirled ashore, with rivers still flowing far beyond their banks and a new storm gathering more rain just offshore ✔ 24, 2018, in Longs, S.C., due to Hurricane Florence's deluge



Hurricane Tracker: Will THESE storms in the Atlantic become the next hurricane to hit USA?

9/25/2018, 1:02:19 PM
HURRICANE season is well underway across the Atlantic Basin but could these storms brewing in the Atlantic Ocean become the next hurricane to hit the USA? ✔ NOAA said: This system continues to produce a large area of showers and thunderstorms, along with winds to gale force on its north side ✔ There will also be dangerous surf conditions as well as rip currents along portions of the North Carolina coast today



Florence is nation's second wettest storm, behind Harvey

9/25/2018, 3:54:16 PM
WASHINGTON (AP) — Hurricane Florence was the nation's second rainiest storm in 70 years, a top rainfall meteorologist calculated. Only last year's Hurricane Harvey r ✔ WASHINGTON (AP) Hurricane Florence was the nation's second rainiest storm in 70 years, a top rainfall meteorologist calculated ✔ Kunkel examined rainfall over a compact area 14,000 square miles, a figure based on latitude and longitude squares and larger areas such as 20,000, 30,000 and 80,000 square miles



Storm Ali claims third victim as husband, 85, is blown down on coast

9/25/2018, 1:19:46 PM
Grandfather-of-four James Tattersall, 85, and his wife Anne, 79, were walking arm-in-arm on a seaside holiday in Llandudno, North Wales, last week when they were blown over on the seafront. ✔ Jim would want that.' Mr Tattersall was the third person to die in the storm, in addition to Swiss mother-of-three Elvira Ferrari, 56, who died in a freak accident in Connemara, County Galway, when her caravan was blown down a ledge ✔ It comes after Storm Ali and Storm Bronagh brought disruption last week after the UK's joint hottest summer on record and the hottest April day since 1949 - which followed severe snow during February's Beast from the East



Hawaii earthquake: Hawaii hit by series of quakes - Kilauea volcano closely monitored

9/25/2018, 2:07:07 PM
HAWAII has been rocked by a cluster of earthquakes in recent hours - but what does this mean for Kilauea volcano which erupted violently in May? ✔ Hawaii earthquake: Fissure 8 is no longer glowing scientists say (Image: Getty) The update said: No collapses within Puʻu ʻŌʻō crater have been observed since September 14 ✔ Sulphur dioxide emissions have also drastically reduced at the site ✔ Parts of the park remain off limits until damage assessments can be made



Hurricane tracker LIVE: Latest NOAA updates as THREE storms build in the Atlantic

9/25/2018, 1:31:15 PM
THREE storms are churning across the Atlantic Ocean, each with the chance of strengthening into tropical cyclones. Here are the latest live updates and hurricane tracking. ✔ Lasting from June 1 until November 30, hurricane season has already brought catastrophic flooding and gale force winds to the US East Coast when Hurricane Florence hit easlier this month ✔ The disturbance is moving quickly westward at around 25 mph, and is continuing to produce large areas of showers and thunderstorms, along with winds to near gale force in gusts on its north side



Can you tell what's missing from this photo of San Francisco bay?

9/25/2018, 12:29:10 PM
Some of San Francisco's former historic landmarks which no longer exist are shown in pictures taken 16 years before 80 per cent of it was wiped out in the devastating earthquake of 1906. ✔ The estate's original red brick wall is still present from its boundary in Menlo Park and runs nearly a mile-long 'Large swathes of San Francisco were destroyed in the earthquake and fire so it is fascinating to see how the city looked before that major disaster



Cardinal Dolan: My mom is ashamed to be Catholic - CNN Video

9/25/2018, 1:58:49 PM
Christiane Amanpour speaks with Cardinal Dolan, Archbishop of New York, about what he calls "a disaster, one crisis after another," in the Catholic Church. ✔ MUST WATCH Cardinal Dolan: My mom is ashamed to be Catholic Christiane Amanpour speaks with Cardinal Dolan, Archbishop of New York, about what he calls a disaster, one crisis after another, in the Catholic Church



Florence's final act: Record flooding likely on South Carolina coast

9/25/2018, 3:01:50 PM
South Carolina's Georgetown County has recommended almost 8,000 people leave their homes -- more than 10 percent of the population ✔ Georgetown was positioning ambulances and firetrucks in the busy, tourist section along the beaches in case the floods cut off the U.S. Highway 17 bridges as expected ✔ The worst disaster, Hurricane Katrina in 2005, cost $192.2 billion in today's dollars



23C Indian summer rolls in tomorrow... but forecasters warn November snow could kick-start record-breaking winter freeze

9/25/2018, 3:50:29 PM
BRITS are set for warmer days again as temperatures soar to 23C tomorrow – but experts have warned of record-breaking freezing weather and snow by November. But for now things look toasty for… ✔ The Met Office said of this week: A north-south split will develop through the middle of the week, becoming cloudier and windy with some rain in the North ✔ but remaining settled, dry and mostly sunny in the South ✔ Email us at tips@the-sun.co.uk or call 0207 782 4368



Yellowstone volcano video: Man trying to bathe his feet in Yellowstone springs goes viral

9/25/2018, 3:20:06 PM
YELLOWSTONE National Park tourists have again taken to out-of-bounds areas - and a recent video of a man bathing his feet in one of the famed Yellowstone geysers has now gone viral. ✔ He did not look up and make eye contact with anyone ✔ There have been deaths from illegally straying past boundaries before, such as in 2016, when 23-year-old Colin Scott slipped and died in a hot spring after straying 60 metres from the path to the Norris Geyser Basin



Santa Ana winds pose extreme fire danger amid record heat, dry conditions across Southern California - Los Angeles Times

9/25/2018, 12:41:25 PM
Southern California is entering its most destructive fire season, as hot winds from the east move in. Santa Ana winds pose a fire danger every year. But 2018 has been particular brutal because record high temperatures and a lack of rain have left brush ready to burn. ✔ When the Charlie fire broke out in Castiac over the weekend, it exploded to 3,000 acres within hours as the flames chewed through dry brush ✔ Temperatures rising (Los) The Santa Ana winds begin in September and slowly gain speed and intensity through December



Analysis | The Energy 202: Something strange is happening with Arctic lakes

9/25/2018, 1:08:09 PM
At least one of them is bubbling. ✔ The study found that, between 1885 and the year 2010, areas that are now national parks warmed by 1.8 degrees Fahrenheit, twice the U.S. rate, per the report ✔ (Hayabusa2 Project) pic.twitter.com/IQLsFd4gJu HAYABUSA2@JAXA (@haya2e_jaxa) September 22, 2018



Conker players forced to import from Germany for World Championships as heatwave causes bare branches

9/25/2018, 12:48:01 PM
Conker players have been forced to bring conkers over from Germany for the World Championships after the heatwave coupled with strong winds caused horse chestnut trees to be bare. ✔ Conkers have been significantly smaller this yearCredit:Geoff Pugh We imported conkers from Germany following the drought in 1977 and may need to do the same again this year – we are not yet quite sure ✔ The great joy of collecting the beautiful objects will be missed, and the impact of playing with smaller conkers will not be nearly as satisfying



Iran arrests 'separatists' behind deadly Ahvaz parade attack

9/25/2018, 12:07:40 PM
Intelligence officers say they have found a hideout and weapons stores after Saturday's shooting in Ahvaz city. ✔ Iranian officials were quick to point the finger at an Arab separatist group and its alleged international backers ✔ With its proximity to Iraq and the presence of a large Arab minority, the area has seen ethnic violence in the past Khuzestan was a major battleground of the 1980s war with Iraq and it saw unrest in 2005 and 2011 ✔ The province has also been the site of recent protests over a nationwide drought and the economy



Iran threatens 'heavy punishment' on Saudi Arabia and the UAE

9/25/2018, 2:19:14 PM
An Iranian media outlet close to the country's hard-line Revolutionary Guard has threatened the capitals of Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates with ballistic missile attacks. ✔ Caskets of those who died in a terror attack on a military parade in Iran are displayed in Ahvaz, in Iran's oil-rich southwest Iran on Monday held a mass funeral for those killed in the attack in Ahvaz, which has seen a spate of economic protests in recent months over the nationwide drought Saturday's attack targeted one of many parades in Iran marking the start of the country's long war with Iraq, part of a commemoration known as 'Sacred Defense Week.' Militants disguised as soldiers opened fire as rows of troops marched past officials in Ahvaz



Nationwide Argentine strike protests inflation, shuts grains port

9/25/2018, 2:25:49 PM
s) - Shops across Argentina were shuttered and the streets of Buenos Aires, the ... ✔ Teachers and public sector workers joined the transport unions in the strike, which some unions started on Monday ✔ We are protesting for work and the loss of purchasing power, Roberto Fernandez, head of the UTA transport union, told Radio Con Vos ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles



Tuesday's best photographs: birdsong and sailor's rescue

9/25/2018, 2:13:04 PM
The Guardian’s picture editors bring you photo highlights from around the world ✔ The exhibition features the work of 20 artists that alter or disrupt the visitors sense of space Photograph: Neil Hall/EPA Lavaux, Switzerland Vineyards overlooking Lake Geneva ✔ Winemakers have been able to begin their harvest especially early this year owing to unusually high temperatures and a large number of sunny days



Argentina's peso tumbles as central bank chief quits after three...

9/25/2018, 3:46:49 PM
entral bank governor resigned on Tuesday in the midst of negotiations with the I... ✔ REUTERS/Marcos Brindicci Sandleris is a close ally of Economy Minister Nicolas Dujovne, who was at odds with Caputo in recent weeks over how to handle monetary policy during the crisis, according to Argentine media reports ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles



'Nonsensical!' Tories plotting snap election to break Brexit stalemate branded DRUNKS

9/25/2018, 12:44:02 PM
THERESA May's allies have been warned off demanding another snap election, with William Hague saying the move would be "disastrous". ✔ If the governing party spend this period on a leadership contest, that would be seen by most people as incredibly irresponsible and self-indulgent ✔ Speaking on the BBC's Andrew Marr Show, the Cabinet minister said: It's for the birds ✔ Ready to campaign for victory, ready for government, ready to build the future



China denies US Navy ship's request for Hong Kong visit

9/25/2018, 3:49:14 PM
Rebuff comes as bilateral tensions grow on defense and economic fronts ✔ Huang called the U.S. sanctions a blatant violation of basic norms of international relations and a stark show of hegemony, according to the statement ✔ Get unique insights on Asia, the most dynamic market in the world ✔ Try 3 months for $9 Offer ends September 30th



Bride leaves mum at home after she throws ‘hissy fit’ before wedding – what would you do?

9/25/2018, 12:46:28 PM
A WEDDING was nearly ruined when the mother of the bride had a huge tantrum before the nuptials even started. ✔ Others were keen to find out how the drama ended, with one saying: Good for bride for leaving and going to the wedding ✔ Did Mother of the Bride ever show up at the ceremony ✔ The strapless, floor-length gown features a sweetheart neckline and is made from a cream/gold material with gold embellishment



'We need everyone involved': activist nuns pressure Smith & Wesson over gun safety

9/25/2018, 3:04:49 PM
Nuns are pressuring company to produce report on how it is monitoring ‘violent events associated with’ its products and what efforts it is making to ‘produce safer guns’ ✔ In this age when technology is touching everything, it doesn’t make sense that it isn’t touching firearms, Byron said, referencing the development of smart gun technology that has not been widely adopted by major firearms companies ✔ We need legislators, we need grandmas, we need moms … we need everyone working to solve this



What killed 11 Indian lions?

9/25/2018, 12:44:50 PM
Local officials say most of the lions likely died due to "in-fighting" to protect their territories. ✔ The heavily protected Gir sanctuary, say experts, has a carrying capacity - an ecosystem's ability to support a specific and often fixed number of species - of 300 lions ✔ After the lion population exceeded the capacity in 1995, the big cats began moving out of Gir because of overcrowding ✔ Additional reporting by BBC Gujarati's Roxy Gagdekar Chhara in Ahmedabad



Opinion | Republicans are going to ‘plow right through’ a minefield

9/25/2018, 1:22:29 PM
Two on-the-record accusers have emerged in the past week. Are there facts and evidence that could help establish his innocence or guilt? Will more accusers follow? ✔ Make no mistake, this is a crisis of the GOP’s own making ✔ If GOP officials can’t deliver now, why should conservatives bother voting for them ✔ Dionne Jr.: A festival of misdirection and ugliness Steven Petrow: Her name is Dr. Christine Blasey Ford ✔ Thiessen: How much evidence do we need to destroy someone



Russia Will Establish an Unofficial No-Fly Zone Over Syria

9/25/2018, 1:55:19 PM
Today Defense Minster Shoigu announced measures which went far beyond what I had hoped for. Specifically, Shoigu has announced that Russia will ✔ The Israeli strikes (over 200, of which they bothered to notify Russia in only about 10% of the cases) did not yield any tangible benefit for Israel, but has now fundamentally undermined Israel’s relationship with Russia ✔ This, by itself, is a very good and reassuring development



Labour Think They're On The Brink Of Power. Here's How They're Planning For It

9/25/2018, 1:12:48 PM
The shadow chancellor is driving Labour's preparations to fight an early general election on radical policies if Theresa May's government collapses over Brexit. ✔ One of the first visitors to Downing Street on the morning Jeremy Corbyn becomes prime minister would be Mark Carney ✔ His team are anxious that a bond market strike or a run on the pound would wreck their reform agenda, and so they’ve dedicated a lot of energy to thinking of ways to reassure the markets



>>> Open This Series

Comments

Popular posts from this blog

Fashion - SERIES 104 {35 articles}

Australian brands prepare for New York Fashion Week assault 9/7/2018, 6:59:21 AM Day one saw two cult street brands. ✔ The pair behind the brash, sequinned and sometimes offensive brand, Cami James and Nadia Napreychikov​, relocated to the US in early 2016 to be closer to their main fan base ✔ It's been a Australian-twanged start to the week-long frock fest, with comedian Celeste Barber emerging as one of the biggest stars of Tom Ford's opening-night show on Wednesday ✔ Follow more of Melissa Singer's NYFW coverage on Instagram @melly_singer Priyanka Chopra is a bombshell in black as she attends awards show 9/7/2018, 6:39:45 AM She is engaged to crooner Nick Jonas. But Priyanka Chopra was stag when she swung by the Daily Front Row Fashion Media Awards during New York Fashion Week this Thursday. ✔ Since Priyanka and Nick were last in Bombay, their schedule has been a swirl of travel, including stops in Los Angeles, Cabo San Lucas and Mammoth Mountain ✔ Lately: He...

Autos - SERIES 202 {13 articles}

Pizza Hut to show a pie-making robot in a Toyota at SEMA auto show in Las Vegas 10/30/2018, 5:55:06 PM Pizza Hut is unveiling an automated pizza-making robot in a Toyota Tundra pickup at the SEMA Auto Show in Las Vegas on Tuesday. We got an early look. ✔ Uber is reportedly looking into developing drones that can deliver food, too, based on a job posting last week that caught the eye of several news outlets ✔ We're going to play with this prototype and then figure out what we can learn in order to build the future of our processes and our systems 2019 Kia Forte GT: Sportier Trim Level Debuts at SEMA 2018 | Digital Trends 10/30/2018, 4:10:05 PM The 2020 Kia Forte GT is a sportier version of Kia's Forte compact car, complete with a more powerful engine and available six-speed manual transmission. The GT debuts at SEMA 2018 alongside two wildly customized Fortes, including a drift car co-developed with Red Bull. ✔ Will this new model become the next darling of the tuner...

Trade War - SERIES 308 {22 articles}

Asian shares bounce in choppy trade, trade war worries remain 10/30/2018, 8:20:26 AM Asian shares clawed back earlier losses on Tuesday as China made a fresh attempt... ✔ The CBOE Global Markets volatility index, known as Wall Street’s fear gauge, jumped to as much as 27.86 points, its highest since Oct. 11 and the second highest since the volatility shock of early February ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles Trade war worries boost dollar towards recent highs; euro struggles 10/30/2018, 9:14:04 AM The dollar rose towards 2 1/2-month highs on Tuesday, supported by worries about... ✔ The euro has also been weighed down by a standoff between Brussels and Rome over Italy’s budget, which would breach the European Union’s fiscal rules ✔ The Japanese yen extended its losses against the dollar after losing ground overnight, partly as Japanese investors have been net buyers of offshore equities in the current month ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principl...

Travel - SERIES 163 {15 articles}

The Thing: Arizona's weirdest roadside attraction just got stranger 9/19/2018, 10:01:44 PM For years The Thing rested in a dusty warehouse, visitors wondering what it was. A new museum makes it clear - The Thing is stranger than you thought. ✔ The Thing deserved better things The original resting place of The Thing, now housed in its own museum in the Bowlin Travel Center near Benson ✔ The center is located on Interstate 10 at exit 322, east of Benson, Arizona ✔ (Photo: Mark Henle/The Republic) Where: Bowlin Travel Center, 2631 Johnson Road, Benson Is this the future of cruise ships? 9/20/2018, 2:03:04 AM The brand new Celebrity Edge ship uses a radical engineering concept to create cabins with epic panoramas that experts say could be a game-changer for the cruise industry. ✔ At this point, exploration of the ship requires protective hard hats and goggles ✔ They see the spaciousness of it, they see the beauty of it, they see the experiences that we're creati...

Apple Inc - SERIES 237 {10 articles}

Some iPhone X Units Have Faulty Touch Screens, Apple Says 11/10/2018, 2:40:55 PM Apple Inc. disclosed a pair of issues affecting two of its more popular products. ✔ Users have reported the touch screen issues online for several months ✔ The laptops were sold from June 2017 to June 2018 with 128 gigabytes or 256 GB of storage and no Touch Bar, Apple said in a note to customers ✔ The company recommends affected users have their laptops serviced as soon as possible The Morning After: MacBook Air and iPad Pro reviews 11/10/2018, 2:26:41 PM Tesla’s updates have delivered a fun new driving mode for Model 3s, and it’s time to take another look at Samsung’s foldable Infinity Flex display. ✔ Hey, good morning! You look fabulous ✔ While the device itself isn't quite ready for prime time (it looked a little dim onstage), Google is already preparing Android for a future full of flexible devices that flip in and out of different configurations ✔ The software shuts down all the trac...