News tagged with “coast”. Found:
189 tagged news reports.
Your Search Returned 189 tagged news reports
The Great Ocean Road
Although some may argue that the heart of Australia lies in its east and northeastern regions, its southern side is not to be overlooked. Just west of Melbourne, the Great Ocean Road is an incredibly scenic drive that stretches 243...
Oxfam International: Humanitarian or Anti-Semitic?
All is fair in love and war, but how can we be humanitarian and still have hatred for one another based on politics? This nationalism is clearly found spewing from the udders of this wolf in sheep's clothing. Most of the information herein is found on...
Tags: Israel, Anti-Semite, palestine, Oxfam, Security, Border, Wall, Gaza, Strip, West, Bank, Mid-East, Crisis, Suicide, Bomber, Mediterranean, Coast, Jordan, Jerusalem, Ramallah, Hamas, conflict, justice
Somali Pirates: The Side You Won’t Hear in the News
Hablayo Cabdi/ Muslim India**-Somalia is a nation of 9.5 million people. Its location on the eastern shore of Africa has made it a strategic location for commerce and travel. The beauty of its coastline, beaches, rivers and forests has been overshadowed...
Tags: coast, fishing, hostage, maersk alabama, piracy, pirate, somali pirates, somalia
Storm brings driving rain, scattered power outages
Portland :: OR :: USA | 8 months ago
Credibility
But winter slapped us in the face with driving rain and winds Sunday, drenching many who ventured outside. Weather watcher Steve Pierce of Vancouver sent this message Sunday afternoon: "A surprisingly strong storm system formed just off the Washington...
Six months after Ike, thousands unable to return home
Galveston :: TX :: USA | 8 months ago
Credibility The destruction wrought by Hurricane Ike is as visible as the increasing signs of recovery, but unseen are the thousands driven from their homes who so far are unable to return. Nearly 16,000 families in the Galveston-Houston area are living in temporary...
Tags: hurricane ike, hurricane, galveston, ike, recovery, storm, coast, after, 000
Ike wreck rips hull of oil tanker, but Gulf spared from slick
Galveston :: TX :: USA | 8 months ago
Credibility Wider than a football field and almost two-thirds as long, Ensco 74 — a jackup oil rig positioned off the Louisiana coast — would seem a hard thing to lose. But, knocked off its moorings by Hurricane Ike’s surging tide, lost it was...The 159,000-ton Norwegian...
Sky-high price to bury power lines
Houston :: TX :: USA | 8 months ago
Credibility Widespread hardening of the power grid along the Gulf Coast is too expensive a solution to prevent another blanket blackout like Houston experienced in the weeks following Hurricane Ike, according to a report commissioned by the state’s Public Utility...
Storm stalls, but rain still coming'
Ukiah :: CA :: USA | 8 months ago
Credibility Even as three dry winters left California's reservoirs at their lowest levels since 1992, prompting Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger to declare a state of emergency on Friday, the Ukiah Valley is expected to see a new set of storms that could bring some sort...
Tags: california, rain, weather, storm, coast
Southland Times, New Zealand: Ussher up for new challenge
Invercargill :: New Zealand | 10 months ago
Credibility Richard Ussher has confirmed he will be lining up in next Saturday's half ironman in Gore. The world champion adventure racer and three-time Coast to Coast winner is keen to see if he can foot it with the country's top ironmen competitors and next Saturday's...
Tags: New Zealand, Southland Times, Keith Brown, Coast
Two cyclones hit Madagascar
Antananarivo :: Madagascar | 10 months ago
Credibility The Indian Ocean island of Madagascar was being buffeted by two tropical cyclones arriving from opposite directions on Tuesday. Tropical cyclone Eric made landfall on Monday in the eastern Fenerive-Est region of the world's fourth-largest island at wind...
Site Links
Site Topics
Contributions
- Report Your News
- Add your voice and contribute via your cellphone - check out how to Report News via Your Cellphone
- Blog Widget
- Widget for Blog Owner
