Daily Archives: January 31, 2012
Talk of ‘tornado tourism’ stirs anger in Joplin (AP)
AP – Eight months after a tornado laid waste to much of this city, Joplin is wrestling with an emotional question: Should the community market its devastated neighborhoods to tourists? Yahoo! News: Weather News
Sun hurls strong geomagnetic storm toward Earth (Reuters)
Reuters – The strongest geomagnetic storm in more than six years was forecast to hit Earth’s magnetic field on Tuesday, and it could affect airline routes, power grids and satellites, the U.S. Space Weather Prediction Center said. Yahoo! News: Weather … Continue reading
Mozambique storm death toll reaches 32 people (AP)
AP – Mozambique’s chief disaster management official says 32 people have died in recent storms and flooding. Yahoo! News: Weather News
Death toll from European cold spell hits 58 (AP)
AP – Thirty people, most of them homeless, have died of hypothermia in recent days in Ukraine, part of a surge of deaths across eastern Europe as the region grapples with an unusually severe cold spell. Yahoo! News: Weather News
…High Surf Warnings and Advisories are in Effect for the Hawaiian Islands…
A strong area of high pressure to the northeast of the Hawaiian Islands is bringing windy conditions and high surf to the islands. Waves reaching up to 35 feet in height are possible in some areas. Wave activity will peak … Continue reading
The nations weather (AP)
AP – Weather Underground Forecast for Tuesday, January 31, 2012. Yahoo! News: Weather News
Rare January Tornado Kills Two in Alabama (ContributorNetwork)
ContributorNetwork – The Associated Press reports two people have died in Alabama due to a fast-moving line of severe storms. Officials have seen damage patterns that are concurrent with an EF2 tornado, although that has not been determined by National … Continue reading