dwp worst drought

2010-03-18T19:02:51Z

Drought leaves Chinese citizens facing severe water shortage Millions of people in southwest China are facing drinking water shortages after the area was hit by its worst drought in a century. The drought has left rivers and reservoirs in the Yunnan and Guizhou provinces completely dry, while it has destroyed crops of fruit, tea...

Many tools but no guarantees in forecasting floods

2010-03-19T13:45:37Z

<div id="subtitle">Never the same river twice: Forecasting how much the Red River will rise is tricky business</div><div><p>A year ago, weather forecasters changed their estimate late in the game of just how high the Red River would rise, stoking an 11th-hour sandbagging flurry in Fargo that proved unnecessary in the end because the new prediction was wrong.</p><p>Now, as the Red swells again toward an expected crest on Sunday, tens of thousands of Fargo resid...

China says drought now affecting 50 million people

2010-03-19T04:00:26Z

<div><p>BEIJING (Reuters) - A severe drought across a large swathe of southwest China is now affecting more than 50 million people, and forecasters see no signs of it abating in the short term, state media said on Friday.</p><p>The drought began last autumn, and is the result not only of less rainfall but also unseasonab...

Second death in Fiji storm

2010-03-18T16:45:33Z

<div id="subtitle">Body of second victim of Fiji cyclone found, as clean up gets under way</div><div><p>Fijians cleaning up after a devastating cyclone discovered the body of a second victim on Friday, as military forces from three nations worked to find out the extent of damage to outlying islands and deliver aid.</p><p>Cyclone Tomas battered the north and east o...

Midwest set for minor flooding on weekend rain

2010-03-18T15:46:55Z

<div><p>CHICAGO (Reuters) - Rains and melting snow are expected this weekend to trigger more flooding in parts of Midwest, mainly in Iowa, Illinois and Missouri, adding to concerns over possible delays in spring seedings.</p><p>...

South China drought worsens, threatening crops

2010-03-18T01:00:18Z

<div id="subtitle">South China drought worsens, threatening crops and livestock</div><div><p>Parts of southern China are suffering from the worst drought in decades, leaving millions of people with inadequate water and huge areas of farmland too dry to plant, state media reported Thursday.</p><p>The drought in the provinces of Yunnan, Guizhou, and

Madagascar tropical storm death toll up to 54

2010-03-17T09:18:00Z

<div><p>A tropical storm that battered Madagascar last week has left at least 54 people dead and nearly 100,000 others homeless, the disaster management agency said Wednesday.</p><p>Madagascar's southeastern regions were the worst affected by the tropical storm Hubert, which has so far been the most devastating since the start of the cyclone season in November.&...

China drought leaves millions short of water

2010-03-17T04:16:41Z

<div><p>Millions of people face drinking water shortages in southwestern China because of a once-a-century drought that has dried up rivers and threatens vast farmlands, state media reported Wednesday.</p><p>The drought has gripped huge areas of Guizhou, Yunnan, and Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) said they exaggerated the risk.</p><p>"Jack and Jill went up the hill to fetch a pai...

Relief effort launched in storm-ravaged Fiji

2010-03-17T01:16:03Z

<div><p>International relief supplies began arriving in cyclone-ravaged Fiji on Wednesday as reports emerged of widespread destruction in isolated parts of the Pacific nation.</p><p>Officials said there were estimates that half the buildings in the eastern Lau group of islands had been destroyed or badly damaged by Cyclone Tomas and two villages were believed to have been wip...

British ads banned over climate change claims

2010-03-16T20:17:42Z

<div><p>Britain's advertising watchdog has banned two government adverts for overstating the threat from climate change, it said.</p><p>The adverts used nursery rhymes including "Jack and Jill" to highlight the impact of global warming, but the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) said they exaggerated the risk.</p&g...

Ads banned over climate change claims

2010-03-16T18:15:25Z

<div><p>Advertising watchdog has banned two government adverts for overstating the threat from climate change, it said on Wednesday.</p><p>The adverts used nursery rhymes including "Jack and Jill" to highlight the impact of global warming, but the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) said they exaggerated the risk.</p><p>"Jack and Jill went up the hill to fetch a pai...

Relief effort underway in Fiji after Cyclone Tomas

2010-03-16T16:17:24Z

<div><p>Relief efforts got underway Wednesday in Fiji after Cyclone Tomas devastated areas in the north and east of the Pacific nation, officials said.</p><p>The category four cyclone -- the second strongest on a five point scale -- was weakening and moving away from the south of the country, allowing surveys of the devastated area and the shipment of the first relief supplies.</p><p>Communications with...

Red River rises 2 feet at Fargo, nears major flood

2010-03-16T08:45:29Z

<div><p>WINNIPEG, Manitoba (Reuters) - The Red River rose closer, as expected, to causing major flooding at Fargo, North Dakota, on Tuesday, rising more than two feet since Monday afternoon.</p><p>The Red rose to 27.4 feet early and was expected to reach the...

State of disaster declared in cyclone-hit Fiji

2010-03-16T08:16:09Z

<div><p>Fiji's government Tuesday declared a state of disaster as the first deaths were reported in the cyclone-ravaged Pacific nation where 17,000 people have fled to evacuation centres.</p><p>The leader of the military regime, Voreqe Bainimarama, said although the full extent of the damage from Cyclone Tomas was yet to be determined, it had been de...

Widespread spring flooding forecast

2010-03-16T08:00:57Z

<div id="subtitle">Government warns of spring flooding in Midwest, South, East after wet winter</div><div><p>With truckloads of sandbags rolling into cities like Fargo, N.D. and Moorhead, Minn., the government confirmed residents' fears Tuesday, forecasting major flooding in the Midwest following a wetter than normal winter.</p><p>Peabody, Mass., Monday, March 15, 2010. The National Weather Service reports the storm bringing wind gusts of up to 50 miles per hour has dropped more than eight inches of rain on some areas of the state, with another inch or two expected on Monday. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)

Fiji as winds averaging 175 kilometres an hour smashed into the Pacific island group Tuesday, forcing the evacuation of 10,000 people.</p><p>The main islands of Viti Levu and Vanua Levu had been spared the worst of Cyclone...

Fargo Flooding

2010-03-15T09:16:28Z

City Commissioner Dr. Tim Mahoney, left, speaks about levee preparation at a news conference about flood preparations Monday, March 15, 2010 in Fargo, N.D. An emergency meeting was held Monday after the National Weather Service bumped up its flood crest forecast because of warm weather and rain. Officials mapped out plans to deliver sandbags and build clay levees....

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