Sep 16 Cotton Replaces Rice in Japan’s Salt-Soaked Fields By News Desk Among the devastating effects of the Japanese tsunami in March was the destruction of thousands of acres of rice paddies. One project aims to make use of those saltwater-soaked fields. Continue reading
Sep 14 Forensic Meteorology: Harsh Weather Spurs a Growth Industry A tree lies fallen among rubble near a home outside Killington, Vt., on Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2011. Photo by Scott Eisen/Bloomberg via Getty Images. As Irene battered the East Coast two weeks ago, Frank Lombardo knew that only after… Continue reading
Sep 08 Watch 100,000 in Pa., N.Y. Forced to Evacuate as Floodwaters Rise Emergency officials ordered 100,000 residents to move away from rising rivers in Pennsylvania and New York on Thursday, after downpours turned even peaceful waterways into potentially dangerous torrents. Wilkes-Barre, Pa., Mayor Thomas Leighton told Jeffrey Brown "we won't relax until… Continue watching
Sep 08 Gadhafi Troops Fire Rockets from Stronghold, Lee Floods the Northeast By News Desk Libyan rebels. File photo by Patrick Baz/AFP/Getty Images. Moammar Gadhafi, already effectively driven from power by Libyan rebels, denied claims that he is in neighboring Niger in a phone call to a television station in Syria, attributing rumors to… Continue reading
Sep 07 Watch Witness: Texas Wildfire ‘Just Like Driving Into a Volcano’ In Texas, Bastrop County's emergency coordinator said that a huge wildfire southeast of Austin is now 30 percent contained. Ray Suarez speaks with Kate Galbraith of the Texas Tribune about efforts to combat scores of fires, which have destroyed more… Continue watching
Sep 07 Texans Displaced by Raging Fires Two Texas National Guard CH-46 Blackhawks fly over the flames to dump their water near Bastrop, Texas, Sept. 6, 2011. Photo via Flickr user The National Guard. GALVESTON, Texas - Flames tore through more than 550 homes near… Continue reading
Sep 06 Negotiations Continue in Libya, Texas Wildfire Destroys 500 Homes Libyan rebels guard the last outpost before Bani Walid from the northern road towards Misrata. Photo by Daniel Berehulak/Getty Images. As Libyan rebels continue to negotiate with Moammar Gadhafi's remaining fighters ahead of Saturday's deadline to surrender, a convoy… Continue reading
Sep 05 Lee Downgraded to Tropical Depression, 2 Die in Texas Fire A man paddles a canoe through flood waters in Lafitte, La. Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images. After sweeping through Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama Sunday morning, causing flooding in low-lying areas and leaving thousands without power, a weakened storm is… Continue reading
Sep 04 Tropical Storm Lee Brings Flooding, Power Outages to La., Miss. 7:15 p.m. ET | Several Louisiana parishes and counties in Mississippi have reported flooding from Tropical Storm Lee, though the damage in New Orleans has thus far been less than feared, with levees holding after more than… Continue reading
Sep 01 Irene’s Impact in Vermont: ‘This Was a Very Sad Place’ By Saskia de Melker New Hampshire Public Radio reporter Elaine Grant reports from the neighboring Vermont towns of White River Junction and Hartford on how residents and businesses are faring in the wake of Hurricane Irene's massive flood damage. Read more: For… Continue reading