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All rights reserved. http://news.yahoo.com/i/1112 science Weather News en-us Fri, 03 Jul 2009 08:59:09 GMT 5 142 18 http://news.yahoo.com/i/1112 http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/nws/th/main_142b.gif http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/weather/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090702/ap_on_sc/us_sci_new_el_nino ap/20090702/us_sci_new_el_nino AP science Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:03:43 GMT AP - El Nino may have a split personality. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/weather/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090702/ap_on_re_us/us_northeast_flooding ap/20090702/us_northeast_flooding AP us Thu, 02 Jul 2009 16:20:14 GMT AP - Torrential rains are soaking New England and causing traffic backups and power failures as the holiday weekend approaches. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/weather/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090701/wl_nm/us_nino_australia nm/20090701/us_nino_australia Reuters world Wed, 01 Jul 2009 09:02:43 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/weather/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090701/wl_nm/us_nino_australia"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20090701/i/r184320509.jpg?x=130&y=81&q=85&sig=5yaAfg9tcx7bK5ju_g3Y9w--" align="left" height="81" width="130" alt="Office workers walk past a mural of a drought scene in the business district of Melbourne July 1, 2008. REUTERS/Mick Tsikas" border="0" /></a>Reuters - An El Nino weather pattern this year appears almost certain, Australia's Bureau of Meteorology said on Wednesday in a revised forecast, raising the prospect of drought in Australia and a even weaker monsoon in India.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/weather/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090701/wl_nm/us_nino_australia"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20090701/i/r184320509.jpg?x=130&y=81&q=85&sig=5yaAfg9tcx7bK5ju_g3Y9w--" align="left" height="81" width="130" alt="photo" title="Office workers walk past a mural of a drought scene in the business district of Melbourne July 1, 2008. REUTERS/Mick Tsikas" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/weather/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090628/ap_on_re_eu/eu_czech_floods ap/20090628/eu_czech_floods AP world Sun, 28 Jun 2009 18:52:29 GMT AP - Heavy rains are flooding southern parts of the Czech Republic, with mudslides damaging houses and roads in the region. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/weather/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090628/ap_on_sc/us_sci_weather_satellite ap/20090628/us_sci_weather_satellite AP science Sun, 28 Jun 2009 00:13:29 GMT AP - A sophisticated new weather satellite rocketed into orbit Saturday, giving forecasters another powerful tool for tracking hurricanes and tornadoes. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/weather/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090626/us_nm/us_storm_position_nhc nm/20090626/us_storm_position_nhc Reuters us Fri, 26 Jun 2009 18:02:43 GMT Reuters - A tropical wave over the western Caribbean Sea between Honduras and Cuba has a moderate chance -- 30 to 50 percent -- of developing into a tropical cyclone over the next 48 hours, the U.S. National Hurricane Center forecast Friday. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/weather/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090625/ap_on_re_us/us_severe_weather ap/20090625/us_severe_weather AP us Thu, 25 Jun 2009 22:50:41 GMT AP - Severe thunderstorms have moved through southeast Michigan, leaving about 100,000 electrical customers without service. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/weather/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090625/wl_nm/us_czech_floods nm/20090625/us_czech_floods Reuters world Thu, 25 Jun 2009 16:48:01 GMT Reuters - At least 10 people died in flooding in the eastern Czech Republic, and rising river levels prompted flood warnings across central Europe following heavy rains this week. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/weather/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090625/wl_asia_afp/weatherphilippinesstorm afp/20090625/weatherphilippinesstorm AFP world Thu, 25 Jun 2009 04:45:50 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/weather/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090625/wl_asia_afp/weatherphilippinesstorm"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090625/capt.photo_1245905110234-1-0.jpg?x=96&y=130&q=85&sig=cbvpS_HKgn2JjGoVNp.mMA--" align="left" height="130" width="96" alt="Map showing the path of tropical storm Nangka, which left at least eight people dead and 12 missing after it swept through central and northern Philippines, officials said Thursday.(AFP/Graphic)" border="0" /></a>AFP - At least eight people were killed while 12 others remained missing after tropical storm Nangka swept through the central and northern Philippines, officials said on Thursday.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/weather/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090625/wl_asia_afp/weatherphilippinesstorm"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090625/capt.photo_1245905110234-1-0.jpg?x=96&y=130&q=85&sig=cbvpS_HKgn2JjGoVNp.mMA--" align="left" height="130" width="96" alt="photo" title="Map showing the path of tropical storm Nangka, which left at least eight people dead and 12 missing after it swept through central and northern Philippines, officials said Thursday.(AFP/Graphic)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/weather/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090703/ap_on_we_us/us_weatherpage_weather ap/20090703/us_weatherpage_weather AP science Fri, 03 Jul 2009 08:59:09 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/weather/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090703/ap_on_we_us/us_weatherpage_weather"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20090703/capt.ff3f9da70d624b679d8ef0b0cb022a4a.weather_national_ny1.jpg?x=123&y=130&q=85&sig=YvFxHDHfTKc2LU.WWA3A1Q--" align="left" height="130" width="123" alt="Only few areas of organized precipitation is expected Saturday July 4, 2009. Scattered thunderstorms are likely in the midsection of the country. Mild conditions are expected in the West. (AP Photo/Weather Underground)" border="0" /></a>AP - Strong thunderstorms were expected Friday across the Northern Plains as a weak area of low pressure in the upper atmosphere slides down the eastern slopes of the Rockies. A few of these storms could be capable of producing damaging weather.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/weather/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090703/ap_on_we_us/us_weatherpage_weather"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20090703/capt.ff3f9da70d624b679d8ef0b0cb022a4a.weather_national_ny1.jpg?x=123&y=130&q=85&sig=YvFxHDHfTKc2LU.WWA3A1Q--" align="left" height="130" width="123" alt="photo" title="Only few areas of organized precipitation is expected Saturday July 4, 2009. Scattered thunderstorms are likely in the midsection of the country. Mild conditions are expected in the West. (AP Photo/Weather Underground)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/weather/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090624/ap_on_re_la_am_ca/tropical_weather ap/20090624/tropical_weather AP world Wed, 24 Jun 2009 18:19:43 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/weather/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090624/ap_on_re_la_am_ca/tropical_weather"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20090623/capt.a6d91b33d3224de4ab0e424741925c73.mexico_tropical_weather_mxmt102.jpg?x=130&y=91&q=85&sig=rYfcxyLNjOWDCqiSbPDL0Q--" align="left" height="91" width="130" alt="Rain and strong waves hit the beach as hurricane Andres arrives in the Pacific resort city of Manzanillo, Mexico Tuesday June 23, 2009. Andres strengthened into the Pacific season's first hurricane as it flooded homes, toppled trees and killed at least one person on its way up Mexico's southwestern coast.(AP Photo/Miguel Tovar)" border="0" /></a>AP - The remnants of Tropical Storm Andres were dissipating over the Pacific on Wednesday after flooding homes and killing at least one person on Mexico's southwestern coast.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/weather/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090624/ap_on_re_la_am_ca/tropical_weather"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20090623/capt.a6d91b33d3224de4ab0e424741925c73.mexico_tropical_weather_mxmt102.jpg?x=130&y=91&q=85&sig=rYfcxyLNjOWDCqiSbPDL0Q--" align="left" height="91" width="130" alt="photo" title="Rain and strong waves hit the beach as hurricane Andres arrives in the Pacific resort city of Manzanillo, Mexico Tuesday June 23, 2009. Andres strengthened into the Pacific season's first hurricane as it flooded homes, toppled trees and killed at least one person on its way up Mexico's southwestern coast.(AP Photo/Miguel Tovar)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/weather/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090624/sc_nm/us_mexico_storm nm/20090624/us_mexico_storm Reuters science Wed, 24 Jun 2009 15:51:22 GMT Reuters - Andres, the first hurricane of the eastern Pacific season, has weakened to a tropical depression, the U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami said on Wednesday. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/weather/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090624/ts_alt_afp/mexicoweatherstorm afp/20090624/mexicoweatherstorm AFP us Wed, 24 Jun 2009 01:45:01 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/weather/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090624/ts_alt_afp/mexicoweatherstorm"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090624/capt.photo_1245792687881-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=97&q=85&sig=RXF62eQ7EIynefQUGmtydA--" align="left" height="97" width="130" alt="A NOAA handout satellite image shows Tropical Storm Andres, located southeast of Manzanillo, Mexico. A fisherman was reported missing in heavy seas as the first Pacific hurricane of the season, Andres, swept up the western coast of Mexico.(AFP/NOAA)" border="0" /></a>AFP - A fisherman was reported missing in heavy seas as the first Pacific hurricane of the season, Andres, swept up the western coast of Mexico.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/weather/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090624/ts_alt_afp/mexicoweatherstorm"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090624/capt.photo_1245792687881-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=97&q=85&sig=RXF62eQ7EIynefQUGmtydA--" align="left" height="97" width="130" alt="photo" title="A NOAA handout satellite image shows Tropical Storm Andres, located southeast of Manzanillo, Mexico. A fisherman was reported missing in heavy seas as the first Pacific hurricane of the season, Andres, swept up the western coast of Mexico.(AFP/NOAA)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/weather/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090623/ts_alt_afp/usweatherstorm afp/20090623/usweatherstorm AFP us Tue, 23 Jun 2009 21:48:47 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/weather/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090623/ts_alt_afp/usweatherstorm"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090623/capt.photo_1245792687881-2-0.jpg?x=130&y=97&q=85&sig=aC6WOlkEVAj2gTyPlw8aag--" align="left" height="97" width="130" alt="This June 23, 2009 NOAA handout satellite image shows Tropical Storm Andres, located southeast of Manzanillo, Mexico. Andres has become the first hurricane of the season in the Pacific Ocean, the National Hurricane Center said on Tuesday as the storm moved toward the west coast of Mexico.(AFP/NOAA)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Andres has become the first hurricane of the season in the Pacific Ocean, the National Hurricane Center said on Tuesday as the storm moved toward the west coast of Mexico.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/weather/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090623/ts_alt_afp/usweatherstorm"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090623/capt.photo_1245792687881-2-0.jpg?x=130&y=97&q=85&sig=aC6WOlkEVAj2gTyPlw8aag--" align="left" height="97" width="130" alt="photo" title="This June 23, 2009 NOAA handout satellite image shows Tropical Storm Andres, located southeast of Manzanillo, Mexico. Andres has become the first hurricane of the season in the Pacific Ocean, the National Hurricane Center said on Tuesday as the storm moved toward the west coast of Mexico.(AFP/NOAA)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/weather/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090623/wl_asia_afp/pngquake afp/20090623/pngquake AFP world Tue, 23 Jun 2009 16:31:16 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/weather/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090623/wl_asia_afp/pngquake"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090623/capt.photo_1245772045678-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=93&q=85&sig=Ij7sulSVESepRSHigvCVLw--" align="left" height="93" width="130" alt="A scientist points to a seismograph in 2006. An undersea earthquake with a magnitude of 6.7 struck off the remote New Ireland area of Papua New Guinea on Wednesday, triggering a local tsunami warning, US scientists said.(AFP/File/Sam Yeh)" border="0" /></a>AFP - An undersea earthquake with a magnitude of 6.7 struck off the remote New Ireland area of Papua New Guinea on Wednesday, triggering a local tsunami warning, US scientists said.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/weather/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090623/wl_asia_afp/pngquake"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090623/capt.photo_1245772045678-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=93&q=85&sig=Ij7sulSVESepRSHigvCVLw--" align="left" height="93" width="130" alt="photo" title="A scientist points to a seismograph in 2006. An undersea earthquake with a magnitude of 6.7 struck off the remote New Ireland area of Papua New Guinea on Wednesday, triggering a local tsunami warning, US scientists said.(AFP/File/Sam Yeh)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/weather/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090623/wl_asia_afp/japanquake afp/20090623/japanquake AFP world Tue, 23 Jun 2009 09:16:27 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/weather/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090623/wl_asia_afp/japanquake"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090623/capt.photo_1236442342509-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=OHBPgFWML9KoP_PtNzpKSA--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="A scientist points to a seismograph. A 5.5-magnitude earthquake has struck off northern Japan. There was no immediate reports of damage or casualties and no tsunami alert was issued.(AFP/File/Olivier Morin)" border="0" /></a>AFP - A 5.5-magnitude earthquake struck off northern Japan on Tuesday, the meteorological agency said. There were no immediate reports of damage or casualties and no tsunami alert was issued. seismograph</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/weather/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090623/wl_asia_afp/japanquake"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090623/capt.photo_1236442342509-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=OHBPgFWML9KoP_PtNzpKSA--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="photo" title="A scientist points to a seismograph. A 5.5-magnitude earthquake has struck off northern Japan. There was no immediate reports of damage or casualties and no tsunami alert was issued.(AFP/File/Olivier Morin)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/weather/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090621/ts_alt_afp/golfusaopen afp/20090621/golfusaopen AFP us Sun, 21 Jun 2009 21:33:41 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/weather/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090621/ts_alt_afp/golfusaopen"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090622/capt.photo_1245619746483-7-0.jpg?x=130&y=88&q=85&sig=h2IatEi2WeTNm0z2fcbdzQ--" align="left" height="88" width="130" alt="Phil Mickelson of the US lines up his putt on the 12th green during round 3 of the US Open Golf Tournament at Bethpage State Park in Farmingdale, New York. Mickelson is poised to make an emotional charge at unlikely leaders Ricky Barnes and Lucas Glover as the final round of the US Open resumed.(AFP/Don Emmert)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Phil Mickelson sank a 25-foot birdie putt on the 18th hole on Sunday to complete a roller-coaster one-under par 69 third round and move into title contention at the rain-hit US Open.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/weather/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090621/ts_alt_afp/golfusaopen"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090622/capt.photo_1245619746483-7-0.jpg?x=130&y=88&q=85&sig=h2IatEi2WeTNm0z2fcbdzQ--" align="left" height="88" width="130" alt="photo" title="Phil Mickelson of the US lines up his putt on the 12th green during round 3 of the US Open Golf Tournament at Bethpage State Park in Farmingdale, New York. Mickelson is poised to make an emotional charge at unlikely leaders Ricky Barnes and Lucas Glover as the final round of the US Open resumed.(AFP/Don Emmert)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/weather/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090619/ap_on_re_eu/eu_switzerland_us_missing_boy ap/20090619/eu_switzerland_us_missing_boy AP world Fri, 19 Jun 2009 15:10:21 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/weather/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090619/ap_on_re_eu/eu_switzerland_us_missing_boy"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20090619/capt.82ef938c167b4e31b7ee3ba5772760d1.switzerland_us_missing_boy_lau102.jpg?x=61&y=130&q=85&sig=.Y7ouz8KEZG30l21zJ_7cg--" align="left" height="130" width="61" alt="FILE - In this undated file photo released by Swiss police on May 22, 2009 Noah Kriese, a 12-year old boy from the United States, is seen. Swiss authorities said Friday June 19, 2009 they have found the body of Noah who apparently fell into a torrential waterfall during an outing last month. (AP Photo/Keystone, Police of the Canton of Bern/file)" border="0" /></a>AP - Swiss authorities said Friday they have found the body of a 12-year-old American boy who apparently fell into a torrential waterfall during an outing last month.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/weather/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090619/ap_on_re_eu/eu_switzerland_us_missing_boy"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20090619/capt.82ef938c167b4e31b7ee3ba5772760d1.switzerland_us_missing_boy_lau102.jpg?x=61&y=130&q=85&sig=.Y7ouz8KEZG30l21zJ_7cg--" align="left" height="130" width="61" alt="photo" title="FILE - In this undated file photo released by Swiss police on May 22, 2009 Noah Kriese, a 12-year old boy from the United States, is seen. Swiss authorities said Friday June 19, 2009 they have found the body of Noah who apparently fell into a torrential waterfall during an outing last month. (AP Photo/Keystone, Police of the Canton of Bern/file)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/weather/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090618/ap_on_re_us/us_flood_buyouts ap/20090618/us_flood_buyouts AP us Thu, 18 Jun 2009 23:07:14 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/weather/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090618/ap_on_re_us/us_flood_buyouts"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20090618/capt.38b52c4fe39a46c79756e01d5ff8d244.flood_buyout_fo103.jpg?x=87&y=130&q=85&sig=6u.GFlhqBOPf8q1TXX90ow--" align="left" height="130" width="87" alt="In this June 14, 2009 photo, flood-damaged kitchen cabinets in Craig Strehlow's south Fargo, N.D. home are pictured. The Strehlows and others affected by record flooding in the Red River Valley are anxiously waiting to find out if the federal government will buy them out. They are covered by flood insurance, but wonder if it's worth it to keep rebuilding year after year. (AP Photo/Dave Kolpack)" border="0" /></a>AP - Craig and Marcia Strehlow's 4,400-square-foot dream home had been their sanctuary for 23 years, a wooded paradise in North Dakota river country. But after record-breaking spring floods, they and thousands of others are left wondering: Will the federal government help?</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/weather/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090618/ap_on_re_us/us_flood_buyouts"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20090618/capt.38b52c4fe39a46c79756e01d5ff8d244.flood_buyout_fo103.jpg?x=87&y=130&q=85&sig=6u.GFlhqBOPf8q1TXX90ow--" align="left" height="130" width="87" alt="photo" title="In this June 14, 2009 photo, flood-damaged kitchen cabinets in Craig Strehlow's south Fargo, N.D. home are pictured. The Strehlows and others affected by record flooding in the Red River Valley are anxiously waiting to find out if the federal government will buy them out. They are covered by flood insurance, but wonder if it's worth it to keep rebuilding year after year. (AP Photo/Dave Kolpack)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/weather/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090618/ap_on_re_us/us_midwest_storms ap/20090618/us_midwest_storms AP us Thu, 18 Jun 2009 23:27:27 GMT AP - Powerful storms that rolled across the Midwest brought heavy rain, strong winds and unleashed several apparent tornadoes, damaging homes and businesses, tossing railcars off their tracks and knocking out power to thousands.