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09/08/2010 03:12 AM
Colorado seeks help to douse wildfires (AFP)

Smoke rises over the mountains as a firefighting helicopter alights after taking on water to spray over a wildfire on September 7 in Boulder, Colorado. Some 3,500 people were evacuated after the wildfire swept through part of the western US state of Colorado, destroying dozens of homes, officials said.(AFP/Getty Images/John Moore)AFP - Some 3,500 people were evacuated after a wildfire swept through part of the western US state of Colorado, destroying dozens of homes, officials said.




09/08/2010 02:09 AM
The nation's weather (AP)

The Weather Underground forecast for Wednesday, Sept. 8, 2010 shows that as a low pressure system moves eastward from the Great Lakes, it will pull a cold front with it. The front will extend from the Northeast, down the Mid-Atlantic, and into the Gulf states, triggering showers and thunderstorms throughout the day. (AP Photo/Weather Underground)AP - Tropical Depression Hermine was expected to slowly weaken as it moved farther inland.




09/07/2010 10:35 PM
Democrats Face GOP Election Day Tsunami in House, Senate (Time.com)

FILE - In this April 5, 2010 file photo, House Minority Leader John Boehner of Ohio, right, accompanied by House Minority Whip Eric Cantor of Va., speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington. Boehner could walk down most U.S. streets anonymously. But the perpetually tanned golf lover, who grew up in a Cincinnati family of 14, could become the next House speaker and the GOP leader of opposition to President Barack Obama. (AP Photo/Harry Hamburg, File)Time.com - There are still 60 days to go before Election Day but the smart money -- lots of it -- is on the GOP winning very, very big




09/07/2010 09:35 PM
Hermine lashes south Texas (Reuters)

Tropical Storm Hermine in a satellite image taken September 7, 2010. REUTERS/NOAAReuters - Tropical Storm Hermine barely maintained its tropical storm status on Tuesday as 40 mile per hour winds kept lashing south Texas and the storm moved further inland about 15 miles south-southeast of San Antonio, Texas, the National Hurricane Center said.




09/07/2010 12:13 PM
Pakistan floods wipe out more than 1 million animals – and farmers' livelihoods (The Christian Science Monitor)
The Christian Science Monitor - Floodwaters swept away Ghulam Hussain’s house in Pakistan, $1,100 in jewelry, and $400 cash in a box set aside for his daughter’s wedding. But the biggest financial blow to his family – and to many thousands of others – may be the damage to their herds of livestock.

09/07/2010 08:14 AM
Hermine lashes south Texas, 3 other storms possible (Reuters)

The remnants of Hermine will support moderate to heavy rain in parts of Central Plains and mid-Mississippi Valley Thursday Sept. 9, 2010. Meanwhile, showers and thunderstorms over the Intermountain West will continue and spread eastward into the Plains. (AP Photo/Weather Underground)Reuters - Tropical Storm Hermine barely maintained such status on Tuesday as 40 mile per hour winds continued to lash south Texas and the storm moved further inland, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said.




09/07/2010 02:58 AM
Hermine slams northeast Mexico, swirls into US (AFP)

Relatives of a landslide victim take the coffin to a church for a funeral in Nueva Santa Catarina Ixtahuacan, Solola, west of Guatemala City. Powerful Tropical Storm Hermine slammed into far northeastern Mexico and then barreled into US territory, threatening storm surges, flash floods and tornadoes on both sides of the border.(AFP/Johan Ordonez)AFP - Powerful Tropical Storm Hermine slammed into far northeastern Mexico and then barreled into US territory early Tuesday, threatening storm surges, flash floods and tornadoes on both sides of the border.




09/06/2010 11:30 PM
Erratic global weather threatens food security (AFP)

Flooded farm land of southern Punjab in Pakistan. Eight million people in Pakistan remain dependent on handouts for their survival after monsoons caused devastating floods throughout the country.(AFP/Carl de Souza)AFP - The drought in Russia and floods in Pakistan are part of a global trend of unpredictable weather patterns and rainfall that threaten food security, experts gathered in Stockholm said.




09/06/2010 11:05 PM
Tropical Storm Hermine crosses into Texas (AP)

This NOAA GOES National Weather Service satellite image shows tropical storm Hermine. Hermine made landfall in far northeastern Mexico, threatening storm surges and tornadoes in the US-Mexico border area, US forecasters said.(AFP/NOAA-HO)AP - Forecasters say Tropical Storm Hermine (hur-MEEN') has crossed into Texas.




09/08/2010 03:47 AM
Weeks of rains leave thousands homeless in Mexico (AP)

People use make-shift boats to cross a flooded avenue in Villahermosa in Mexico's Tabasco state, Tuesday Sept. 7, 2010. Weeks of torrential rains have unleashed flooding in huge swaths of southern Mexico, forcing tens of thousands of people from their homes. (AP Photo/America Rocio)AP - Tens of thousands of people have abandoned their homes across southern Mexico to escape flooding from weeks of torrential rains, and forecasts are predicting even more rainfall.




Yahoo! News: Climate Change


09/07/2010 01:10 PM
Conservatives hammer candidates over 'cap and trade' (McClatchy Newspapers)
McClatchy Newspapers - FREDERICA, Del. — Conservative Republicans around the country are using cap and trade — a way to limit global-warming pollution — as a political weapon to attack GOP moderates as well as Democrats.

09/07/2010 09:08 AM
Climate: New study slashes estimate of icecap loss (AFP)

An aerial view of the Ice glacier of Ilulissat, Greenland in 2009. Estimates of the rate of ice loss from Greenland and West Antarctica, one of the most worrying questions in the global warming debate, should be halved, according to Dutch and US scientists.(AFP/File/Slim Allagui)AFP - Estimates of the rate of ice loss from Greenland and West Antarctica, one of the most worrying questions in the global warming debate, should be halved, according to Dutch and US scientists.




09/07/2010 05:28 AM
Diverse water sources seen key to food security (Reuters)

Cattle Egrets are seen as Egyptian farmers work in a field in a village near Alexandria, around 220 km (137 miles) northwest of Cairo, May 18, 2009. REUTERS/Asmaa WaguihReuters - Increasingly erratic rainfall patterns related to climate change pose a major threat to food security and economic growth, water experts said on Monday, arguing for greater investment in water storage.




09/05/2010 02:25 PM
Sceptical green urges smart billions to fight warming (AFP)

Danish author and environmental writer Bjoern Lomborg poses with his book AFP - Bjoern Lomborg, the bad boy of the climate debate who has rejected for years "alarmist" prophecies from environmentalists, stresses in a new book the need to invest billions to fight global warming.




09/05/2010 03:44 AM
French science vessel sails again on climate voyage  (AFP)

The schooner Tara is moored in the harbour in Cape Town on September 3 on a stopover, on her round-the-world scientific expedition. The French yacht left on the second leg of a three-year expedition across the world's oceans to chart the effects of climate change on micro-organisms that produce half our oxygen.(AFP/File/Rodger Bosch)AFP - The French yacht Tara left on Sunday on the second leg of a three-year expedition across the world's oceans to chart the effects of climate change on micro-organisms that produce half our oxygen.




The Weather Channel: National Weather Outlook


09/08/2010 04:44 AM
Current Weather Conditions Across The 48 Contiguous United States
Heavy rain & flooding for Texas and Oklahoma. For more details...

03/10/2009 10:44 AM
Your National Forecast Summary
Midwest - However, due to the intense nature of the surface low it will continue to impact the region with strong winds, ... South - A cold front will push into the region by Wednesday morning with much of the rain unlikely to push east ... Northeast - The lone exceptions will be portions of New England and Upstate New York where a wintry mix of freezing rain, ... West - The lone exception may be the Sierra Nevada where some rain or snow showers will be possible with an upper-level ... For more details...

09/08/2010 04:44 AM
Video: Your 3-Day National Weather Forecast
Watch what the experts at The Weather Channel ® have to say about the weather trends in the United States for the next 3-days.

09/08/2010 04:44 AM
Severe Weather Alerts Across The Nation
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09/08/2010 04:44 AM
Airport Impact Map
A visual representation of possible weather-related delays at 24 major airports across the United States including Chicago's O'Hare, Boston's Logan, Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson, Dallas/Fort Worth Int', and Los Angeles Int'l. For more details...