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Freak snowstorm cuts power to millions in U.S.
Rare October snows transformed the northeastern United States into a Halloween winter wonderland, but millions were left without power and three deaths were blamed on the storm. The unseasonable snowfall disrupted air, rail and road traffic from Washington to Boston and the National Weather Service warned of “extremely hazardous” conditions…
NY, Washington protesters brave rare early snow
Anti-Wall Street protesters hunkered down at encampments in New York and Washington Saturday as they faced their first winter weather test, with a rare early snowstorm hitting the US east coast. “Snow, what snow? I’ve got a country to worry about,” read a sign at New York’s Zuccotti Park held…
Eastern U.S. floods force 130,000 to evacuate
WILKES-BARRE, Pa (Reuters) – Relentless rain caused catastrophic flooding in the eastern U.S. on Thursday, killing at least three people in Pennsylvania and forcing the evacuation of more than 130,000 people in three states. Remnants of Tropical Storm Lee, days after slamming the Gulf Coast, swamped homes and businesses from…
Heavy rains flooding already soaked northeast
Heavy rains have swamped areas of the US northeast already sodden by last week’s Hurricane Irene, causing flash floods and forcing thousands to evacuate early Thursday. The National Weather Service issued a flash flood warning for several counties in New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania, and Binghamton, New York ordered…
New Orleans braces for Tropical Storm Lee
NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) – New Orleans, devastated by Hurricane Katrina six years ago, faced a new threat on Saturday from Tropical Storm Lee, which was set to challenge the city’s flood defenses with an onslaught of heavy rain. The storm was expected to bring up to 20 inches of rain…
The dangers of not doing your basic research
This ridiculous op-ed from Iain Murray and David Bier, where they exploited Hurricane Irene to argue that we don't need a National Weather Service, has been making the rounds. Probably more liberals are reading it to boggle at the sheer mean-spirited idiocy of it than by conservatives who are intrigued…
Irene slams New Jersey, damage widespread
TOMS RIVER, New Jersey (Reuters) – Hurricane Irene swept along the New Jersey shore early on Sunday, knocking down trees, flooding streets and leaving thousands of people without electrical power. Reports from the National Weather Service suggested that Irene fell short of the most dire predictions that it could drop…
Severe storms batter Kentucky, leave thousands without power
LOUISVILLE (Reuters) – Severe thunderstorms across southwest Indiana and into Kentucky left about 74,000 Louisville customers without power on Sunday, officials said. The windy rains rolled through late on Saturday, and nearly 130,000 customers were in the dark at the peak of the storms, according to LG&E-KU Energy spokesman Chip…
2011 is deadliest U.S. tornado season in 75 years
CHICAGO (AFP) – The deadliest US tornado season in 75 years has ripped babies from their mother’s arms and transformed entire towns into apocalyptic scenes of destruction as the toll hit 523. And it isn’t over yet. While warmer summer weather should hopefully reduce their intensity, the peak tornado season…
Top 10 most shocking spending cuts Republicans voted for
WASHINGTON – House Republicans recently passed over $60 billion in spending cuts from current levels for fiscal 2011, pitched as necessary to reduce the massive budget deficit. From disaster relief funding to aid fr abused women, the GOP went after the government’s 2011 budget with a zeal it normally reserves…
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