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Malaysian Boeing 777 disappears with 239 people on board
Malaysia Airlines confirms two New Zealanders onboard missing 777. A passenger flight carrying 239 people from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing…
USA: Niagra falls freeze over…again!
The bitterly cold weather that currently has much of the East Coast of America in its icy grip has demonstrated…
USA: California – From drought to mudslides overnight
Severe rain and thunderstorms pounded the Los Angeles suburbs again this week, causing more mudslides in Glendora and other towns….
NASA and Japan launch rain-tracker satellite
A Japanese rocket roared into orbit early Friday (Thursday afternoon ET) carrying what NASA calls its most precise instrument yet…
Week in Weather – What’s been making headlines this week?
Another eventful week in weather news, both at home and around the globe – a week which saw the Winter…
China: Smog clears to drop ‘orange’ alert
On Monday, Beijing was officially under an “orange” smog alert, which marks the first time the second-highest warning level of a…
USA: Another polar vortex coming??
For those of you in, or about to travel to, the USA – don’t put away those winter coats and…
Australia: The end of the heatwave?
Summer is almost over and Sydney has experienced its first 30-degree day in eight weeks but that’s it with the…
China: First ‘orange alert’ for Beijing smog
Beijingers are once again choking as smog levels hit “heavy or even worse” levels in the capital and a number…
Australia – Rain coming from the Northern Territory…
Cloud and heavy rain spreading across the Northern Territory today will have a broader impact than localised flooding. In fact…
