Deadly Morning: Storms Kill at Least 3 in Alabama
Source: Fox
Birmingham :: AL :: USA | updated 2012-03-23 22:27:00 -0700 | political-news
At least three people reportedly died and more than 100 were injured in Alabama after severe thunderstorms pounded the South and Midwest early Monday, leaving thousands without power and prompting tornado warnings in a handful of states. Reuters reported Monday...
Cotton becomes the new ‘widow maker’
Source: The Globe & Mail
Memphis :: TN :: USA | updated 2012-01-11 10:45:07 -0800 | business-news
Natural gas epitomized the 'widow maker' trade of the 2000s after a series of big bets went wrong in the notoriously volatile commodity. Now that gas has been tamed, trading in a narrow range that bores hedge fund managers, cotton...
Mississippi floods: Thousands flee as floodgates open
Posted by: anonymous
Memphis :: TN :: USA | updated 2011-11-03 18:45:24 -0700 | green-news
Thousands had evacuated the United States state of Louisiana after the floodgates had been opened on Saturday in order to relieve the pressure from the swollen Mississippi River. More floodgates will be opened in the upcoming days in order to...
Obama meets with Memphis flood victims
Source: United Press International
Memphis :: TN :: USA | updated 2011-07-20 20:53:38 -0700 | business-news
President Obama listened to Memphis residents Monday recount how they were forced to flee their homes because the Mississippi River overflowed its banks. "We're there for you, and we're grateful for your resilience," Obama told the gathering, a readout of...
US to open Louisiana flood gates
Source: BBC
New Orleans :: LA :: USA | updated 2011-07-14 00:18:11 -0700 | travel-news
US to open Louisiana gates The Morganza Floodway was completed in 1954 and is 20 miles (32.2km) long and five miles wide US engineers are preparing to flood up to three million acres in southern Louisiana in a bid to...
Memphis flooding: Mississippi River reaches peak
Posted by: anonymous
Memphis :: TN :: USA | updated 2013-03-24 05:47:06 -0700 | green-news
The Mississippi River has now emaciated at just below 48ft in the southern United States city of Memphis. The city is managing with the flood levels which had not been seen since during the 1930s, which has forced many people...
Midwest, South face more flooding
Source: CNN
Memphis :: TN :: USA | updated 2011-07-07 19:55:17 -0700 | travel-news
As the Mississippi River gushes downstream with no clear boundaries, flooding continues to deluge parts of Tennessee as residents farther south brace for what will come. "When you see the Mississippi River and it's about two miles wide because it's...
Fears grow as flooding worsens in multiple US states
Posted by: anonymous
Memphis :: TN :: USA | updated 2012-07-21 18:50:55 -0700 | green-news
Fears are growing amongst the United States residents who are living along the Mississippi River as increasing flood waters threaten the communities in the states from Illinois to Louisiana. Police officers had went door-to-door in Memphis, Tennessee and insisted the...
Ky. voices: Mothers to be, beware of mercury
Source: Lexington Herald-Leader
Memphis :: TN :: USA | updated 2011-05-25 04:31:52 -0700 | political-news
What hasn't been publicized as extensively is the impact on children, specifically the effects of mercury. According to a report by Environment America, the Bluegrass State is the nation's sixth most mercury-polluted, with coal-fired power plants emitting about 6,000 pounds...
Raging storms hit Indianapolis and Chicago!
Posted by: Michelle Lincaster
Memphis :: TN :: USA | updated 2012-11-02 07:47:59 -0700 | green-news
There are reports of a massive storm heading in the direction of Tennessee, Chicago and Indianapolis - and tornadoes are ripping through these areas at an alarmingly high rate. The national weather service of the United States of America has...
I Bring To You Meteorology -- 5/21/13
Posted by: Adrian Holman
Memphis :: TN :: USA | updated 2013-05-22 10:50:11 -0700 | green-news
Tuesday, May 21, 2013 (Degrees for this US national weather forecast are in Fahrenheit. Watch out for more severe weather in the Midwest.) East: New York, NY: Mostly Sunny with a chance of scattered thunderstorms. 84/66. Boston, MA: Cloudy with...
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