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Hurricane Isaac storm surge tops
levee in Plaquemines Parish
A storm
surge from Hurricane Isaac topped a levee in Plaquemines Parish south of New
Orleans early Wednesday, officials said, trapping those who chose not to
evacuate.
Plaquemines Parish President
Billy Nungesser said the 18-mile-long, 8-foot-high levee—which is not part of
the nearly $15 billion federal levee system constructed after Hurricane
Katrina—was in the process of being raised.
"We knew we had a
potential storm surge of 9 to 12 feet—we had an 8-foot levee," Nungesser said on CNN. "We're trying to get the few people who have
stayed out. We've got a serious situation over there."
Hurricane Isaac 2012 Path: Storm Threatens Gulf Coast (MAP)
Hurricane Isaac is heading towards New Orleans, an
area that still echoes the pains of Hurricane Katrina, seven years later. Isaac was officially changed
from a tropical storm to a hurricane early Tuesday afternoon.
Hurricane Isaac is expected to
make landfall late
Tuesday or early Wednesday on Louisiana's Gulf Coast, Yahoo! News reported
after the National Hurricane Center
released a bulletin on Hurricane Isaac's path:
Death toll from S. Korea typhoon
rises to 18
South Korean rescuers Wednesday recovered two more bodies near two
wrecked Chinese fishing boats, bringing the confirmed death toll from a
powerful typhoon to 18.
Typhoon Bolaven -- the
strongest to hit the South for almost a decade -- left a trail of death and
damage in southwestern and south-central regions of the country.
Powerful
typhoon lumbers toward Japan's Okinawa
TOKYO (AP) — A powerful typhoon packing winds up to 215 kilometers
(134 miles) per hour was lumbering toward Okinawa on
Saturday and was projected to be the strongest typhoon to hit the southern
Japanese island in several years.
Typhoon Bolaven,
the 15th typhoon of the season, was expected to reach Okinawa on Sunday, island
weather officials said.
It comes on
the heels of Typhoon Tembin, which on Friday crossed over southern Taiwan and caused flooding in some areas, but
largely spared the island's heavily populated areas. Floodwaters from Tembin
reached 3 meters (9 feet) high in one town, where armored vehicles rescued
several dozen people from their flooded homes. It returned to sea by late
Friday morning.
Typhoon
Bolaven was approaching Minami-Daito Island, some 400 kilometers (250 miles)
southeast of Okinawa, on Saturday and moving north-northwest at 15 kph (9 mph).
Maximum winds near the eye were projected at 180 kph (112 mph). On Friday, the
storm had winds of 162 kph (101 mph), the Japan Meteorological
Agency said.
Powerful typhoon hits southern
Japan
One of the most powerful typhoons in decades hit Japan's Okinawa on
Sunday, with meteorologists warning it could bring record rain and wind to the
southern region and waves of up to 13 metres (43 feet).
Typhoon Bolaven, packing
winds of up to 252 kilometres (157 miles) per hour, was some 90 kilometres east
of Okinawa's capitalNaha, slowly moving north-northwest, the
Japan Meteorological Agency said.
"As the typhoon is moving slowly, violent winds are
expected to continue for many hours on the Okinawa main island," the
agency said, also warning of 13-metre waves through Monday.
The atmospheric pressure of
the typhoon indicated it was one of the strongest since the weather agency
started taking records about 60 years ago, local media said.
Residents of Naha city were
being advised to stay indoors as public broadcaster NHK showed footage of
deserted streets lined with trees felled by strong winds.
Some 300 residents evacuated to municipal offices and other public
facilities, NTV reported, fearing that their homes may be submerged in heavy
rains.
The traffic system was
paralysed, with all flights to and from Naha airport and ships linking the main island with smaller islands being cancelled,
the Kyodo news agency said.
Roads and bus services were closed on the island while an elevated
rail link in Naha city had also been shut down, Kyodo added.
About 3,000 homes in Okinawa and 16,400 homes in Amami island were
hit by a blackout, the news agency reported, citing local utilities.
Four people sustained minor
injuries in Okinawa prefecture, including a 91-year-old man who was knocked
down by strong wind, Jiji Press said.
The weather agency warned
that the typhoon was expected to come closest to the main Okinawa island Sunday
night and pass through while maintaining its strength.
As much as 500 millimetres
(about 20 inches) of rain was expected over 24 hours to noon on Monday in
Okinawa, the agency said.
The typhoon is expected to
move north up the East China Sea on Monday, closing in on South Korea's
southern island of Jeju by late in the day, the Japanese weather agency said.
Chinese state media reported that Bolaven would bring gales and
heavy rain to China's northeastern coast of Zhejiang as it headed towards Jeju.
Downpours were expected in
the Shandong Peninsula with winds of 150 kph, Xinhua reported.
The United States is
suffering its worst drought in 50 years. Yes, that's bad news for Americans.
But what happens in the parched fields and prairies of the Midwest can affect
people, prices and political stability worldwide. In this reporting series
GlobalPost correspondents and editors investigate what America's drought means
for the rest of our hungry and increasingly worried planet.
http://forestry.about.com/gi/o.htm?zi=1/XJ&zTi=1&sdn=forestry&cdn=education&tm=20&f=10&su=p284.13.342.ip_&tt=3&bt=0&bts=0&st=24&zu=http%3A//activefiremaps.fs.fed.us/
Fire locations are based
on data provided by the National Interagency Coordination Center and are
subject to change.
This
is the National Interagency Coordination Center's (NICC) large fire incident
location map. The site gives you current information on the largest fires going
on at any given time in the United States.
America Hit With Record Devastation From
Wildfires
The National Interagency Fire Center reports that 2012 just broke the record for most acreage
burned by wildfires as of this date (see chart below). The previous record was
set in 2006, another mega drought year.
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Jun 29, 2012 ... From
above, the destruction wrought by a raging Colorado wildfire becomes
painfully clear: Rows and rows of homes — hundreds in all ...
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North America's Wildfire
Situation at a Glance - Maps, Reports and Forecasts ... Included
are mapped locations of the largest wildfires, current situation
reports of ...
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Worst U.S.
Forest Fires. 1871: Oct. 8–14, Peshtigo, Wis: over 1,500 lives lost and
3.8 million acres burned in nation's worst forest fire. 1889:
June 6, Seattle, ...
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Jun 29, 2012 ... The
astronauts on the International Space Station were able to capture these
images from 240 miles above the surface of our planet, looking ...
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America's wildfires can be
seen from space (if you don't believe us, ask the International Space Station
crew)
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2166610/Americas-wildfires-seen-space-dont-believe-ask-International-Space-Station-crew.html#ixzz24C7goz51
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2166610/Americas-wildfires-seen-space-dont-believe-ask-International-Space-Station-crew.html#ixzz24C7goz51
Wildfires In Washington, Idaho And California Challenge
Firefighters
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Hundreds of
people in Washington and California who fled encroaching flames from wildfires
were allowed to return to their homes Friday, and in Washington many were to
find out whether their property was spared by a huge blaze that burned out of
control for much of the week.
Rains Flood a
Third of Manila Area, Displacing Thousands
MANILA —At
least a third of this overpopulated capital and its suburbs were submerged on
Tuesday as torrential rains battered the city and floodwaters poured in from
almost all sides.
Rains
Come Too Late to Revive Drought-Stricken U.S. Crops
Dry
weather will return to the drought-stricken U.S. Midwest crop region, with corn
and soybeans ending their growing season on a negative note after this week's
rains proved to be too little too late, an agricultural meteorologist said
Friday.
China censors coverage of deadly
Beijing floods
Beijing authorities have reportedly ordered Chinese media to stick
to positive news about record weekend floods, after the death of at least 37
people sparked fierce criticism of the government.
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Summary
Updated 2012-08-29 19:50:33 UTC
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