http://www.mail.com/subjects/16410-weather.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.29/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/subjects/16410-weather.html http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2157130-tropical-storm-barry-bears-mexicos-coast.html VERACRUZ, Mexico (AP) — Tropical Storm Barry bore down on Mexico's Gulf Coast early Thursday as civil defense workers readied emergency shelters and forecasters warned of potentially deadly flash flooding from the system's drenching rains. The second tropical storm of the Atlantic hurricane season packed 45-mph (75-kph) winds that were already being felt ... Thu, 20 Jun 2013 09:28:32 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2157130-tropical-storm-barry-bears-mexicos-coast.html 2013-06-20T09:28:32Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2163980-homes-evacuated-wildfire-flares-denver.html EVERGREEN, Colo. (AP) — Dozens of homes were evacuated near Denver as a wind-driven wildfire flared, one of many in the western states where hot and windy conditions were making it easy for the wild land blazes to start and spread. The fire in the foothills about 30 miles southwest of Denver forced evacuations Wednesday affecting more than 100 people, Jef... Thu, 20 Jun 2013 08:09:36 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2163980-homes-evacuated-wildfire-flares-denver.html 2013-06-20T08:09:36Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2161760-floods-strand-pilgrims-india-deaths-rise.html LUCKNOW, India (AP) — Monsoon flooding that has stranded thousands of people and caused landslides in northern India has killed almost 120 people, and the prime minister said the toll could rise substantially. The torrential rain and landslides since Sunday have stranded pilgrims at four revered Hindu shrines, washed away bridges and roads and caused othe... Thu, 20 Jun 2013 01:09:47 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2161760-floods-strand-pilgrims-india-deaths-rise.html 2013-06-20T01:09:47Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2162606-fed-sees-lower-us-unemployment-growth.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve sketched a slightly brighter picture of the U.S. economy this year and next, a sign it is moving closer to slowing its bond-buying program. The Fed now predicts unemployment will fall to 7.2 percent or 7.3 percent at the end of 2013 from 7.6 percent now. It thinks the rate will be between 6.5 percent and 6.8 percent b... Wed, 19 Jun 2013 20:30:12 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2162606-fed-sees-lower-us-unemployment-growth.html 2013-06-19T20:30:12Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2161136-baked-alaska-unusual-heat-wave-hits-49th.html ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A heat wave hitting Alaska may not rival the blazing heat of Phoenix or Las Vegas, but to residents of the 49th state, the days of hot weather feel like a stifling oven — or a tropical paradise. With temperatures topping 80 degrees in Anchorage, and higher in other parts of the state, people have been sweltering in a place where f... Wed, 19 Jun 2013 17:37:39 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2161136-baked-alaska-unusual-heat-wave-hits-49th.html 2013-06-19T17:37:39Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2161374-floods-close-lourdes-pilgrimage-site-pyrenees.html LOURDES, France (AP) — Heavy floods in southwest France have left two dead and forced the closure of the Catholic pilgrimage site in Lourdes and the evacuation of pilgrims from nearby hotels. Muddy floodwaters swirled Wednesday in the grotto where nearly 6 million believers from around the world, many gravely ill, come every year seeking miracles and heal... Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:11:06 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2161374-floods-close-lourdes-pilgrimage-site-pyrenees.html 2013-06-19T16:11:06Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2161738-flood-damages-austrian-unesco-heritage-site.html VIENNA (AP) — A flash flood unleashed by a major thunderstorm has inundated the Austrian village of Hallstatt, which has been awarded special status by the U.N. because of its unique beauty. The storm late Tuesday turned the placid village creek into a torrent that flooded the village square, tearing up cobble stones in its wake. Houses and a hotel are pa... Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:37:53 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2161738-flood-damages-austrian-unesco-heritage-site.html 2013-06-19T13:37:53Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2160288-radar-tornado-touched-denver-airport.html DENVER (AP) — Radar indicated a tornado briefly touched down Tuesday over the east runways of Denver International Airport, where thousands of people took shelter in bathrooms, stairwells and other safe spots until the dangerous weather passed, officials said. Airport spokeswoman Laura Coale reported no damage. Nine flights were diverted elsewhere during ... Tue, 18 Jun 2013 23:26:06 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2160288-radar-tornado-touched-denver-airport.html 2013-06-18T23:26:06Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2160006-nyc-evacuation-zones-include-3m-people.html NEW YORK (AP) — Nearly 3 million New Yorkers' homes are now in evacuation zones that cover more than a third of the city's population, under new maps released Tuesday. In the wake of Superstorm Sandy, officials said last month, the number of zones would double and encompass about 600,000 more residents. Few storms are likely to require evacuating all six ... Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:56:37 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2160006-nyc-evacuation-zones-include-3m-people.html 2013-06-18T18:56:37Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2159752-scientists-soggy-british-weather-to-stay.html LONDON (AP) — The best advice for visitors to Britain — pack an umbrella — is more vital than ever. Weather scientists said Tuesday that a country that has been unusually soggy in recent years is not likely to dry out soon, and a warm Atlantic Ocean may be to blame. Meteorologists and climate scientists from around Britain met to discuss why this traditio... Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:21:38 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2159752-scientists-soggy-british-weather-to-stay.html 2013-06-18T17:21:38Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2152130-crews-battling-colo-wildfire-hold-flames-check.html COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — Authorities lifted evacuations in a wide swath of terrain outside Colorado Springs on Friday as they said a surprise rain shower helped them expand containment of a wildfire that has destroyed more than 400 homes. Just one day after clearing out the Flying Horse neighborhood in northern Colorado Springs, officials allowed pe... Sat, 15 Jun 2013 06:30:56 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2152130-crews-battling-colo-wildfire-hold-flames-check.html 2013-06-15T06:30:56Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2152600-un-climate-talks-marred-decision-making-spat.html BONN, Germany (AP) — U.N. climate talks have hit a stumbling block that some delegates say poses a serious challenge to their already slow-moving attempt to craft a global response to climate change. As the latest negotiation session ended Friday in the German city of Bonn, one track of the talks was paralyzed by a request by Russia, Ukraine and Belarus t... Fri, 14 Jun 2013 18:07:08 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2152600-un-climate-talks-marred-decision-making-spat.html 2013-06-14T18:07:08Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2151364-apnewsbreak-nsa-leaker-snowden-welcome-uk.html LONDON (AP) — The British government has warned airlines around the world not to allow Edward Snowden, who leaked information on top-secret U.S. government surveillance programs, to fly to the United Kingdom. A travel alert, dated Monday on a Home Office letterhead, said carriers should deny Snowden boarding because "the individual is highly likely to be ... Fri, 14 Jun 2013 16:23:48 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2151364-apnewsbreak-nsa-leaker-snowden-welcome-uk.html 2013-06-14T16:23:48Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2148710-2-dead-area-burned-colo-wildfire.html COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — Firefighters have at least temporarily battled to a "draw" with a fast-moving fire that has already killed two people and destroyed 379 homes, giving weary authorities and residents the first glimmer of hope after three days of mounting damage, a sheriff said. After nearly doubling in size overnight, the fire held at about 2... Fri, 14 Jun 2013 11:34:09 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2148710-2-dead-area-burned-colo-wildfire.html 2013-06-14T11:34:09Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2148564-massive-storm-system-hitting-mid-atlantic.html WASHINGTON (AP) — A massive storm system that started in the Upper Midwest brought soaking rains and heavy winds to the Mid-Atlantic Thursday, causing widespread power outages, flash flooding and extensive flight delays, but largely failing to live up to its fierce billing. The severe weather was also blamed for two deaths. The storm came and went in the ... Fri, 14 Jun 2013 02:38:30 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2148564-massive-storm-system-hitting-mid-atlantic.html 2013-06-14T02:38:30Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2149472-dupont-dampens-2013-net-income-expectations.html NEW YORK (AP) — Chemicals maker DuPont says it will reach only the low end of its net income forecast in 2013 because of the cool, wet spring weather, which is expected to reduce farmers' harvests. The Wilmington, Del., company sells seeds, herbicides and insecticides, among many other products. The company said Wednesday that anticipates a larger decline... Thu, 13 Jun 2013 22:35:15 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2149472-dupont-dampens-2013-net-income-expectations.html 2013-06-13T22:35:15Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2150656-toby-keith-garth-brooks-plan-okla-relief-concert.html NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Another star-studded country music concert is planned to benefit victims of the deadly tornadoes in Oklahoma last month. Toby Keith announced Thursday that his Oklahoma Twister Relief Concert will be held July 6 at the University of Oklahoma's Gaylord Family-Oklahoma Memorial Stadium in Norman. Joining Keith is fellow Oklahoman Garth ... Thu, 13 Jun 2013 22:34:23 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2150656-toby-keith-garth-brooks-plan-okla-relief-concert.html 2013-06-13T22:34:23Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2149820-fans-flee-threatening-weather-halts-us-open.html ARDMORE, Pa. (AP) — The horn that suspended play at the U.S. Open also turned out to be the official signal to shop. Forget Ian Poulter. The real early leader at Merion Golf Club was the merchandise tent — all three of them. Those crackles of thunder led to plenty of ka-chinging at the stores. Storms were expected in the Philadelphia area for most of Thur... Thu, 13 Jun 2013 19:52:02 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2149820-fans-flee-threatening-weather-halts-us-open.html 2013-06-13T19:52:02Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2149484-ny-librarian-job-storm-forced-firing.html ROUND LAKE, N.Y. (AP) — A librarian in a small upstate New York village is back on the job two weeks after she was fired for closing the library 40 minutes early amid a tornado warning. Theresa Marchione (mahr-shee-OHN') shut down the Round Lake Library on May 29 as nasty weather headed her way. Meteorologists later confirmed a tornado touched down 13 mil... Thu, 13 Jun 2013 14:53:22 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2149484-ny-librarian-job-storm-forced-firing.html 2013-06-13T14:53:22Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2148446-state-by-state-iowa-to-mid-atlantic-storm.html Massive thunderstorms that swept through the Midwest are pushing toward the Mid-Atlantic states. Meteorologists warn that the line of storms could launch a weather event called a derecho, which is a straight-line wind storm spanning at least 240 miles. Here's a snapshot of what is happening, state by state: ILLINOIS National Weather Service authorities re... Thu, 13 Jun 2013 09:56:46 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2148446-state-by-state-iowa-to-mid-atlantic-storm.html 2013-06-13T09:56:46Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2146002-midwest-pelted-with-rain-wind-hail-tornadoes.html CHICAGO (AP) — A massive line of storms packing hail, lightning and tree-toppling winds rolled through the Midwest Wednesday evening driving people into basements for shelter, tearing down power lines and causing flooding in low-lying areas. Forecasters predicted that by the time the storms were done, they could affect more than one in five Americans from... Thu, 13 Jun 2013 03:07:50 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2146002-midwest-pelted-with-rain-wind-hail-tornadoes.html 2013-06-13T03:07:50Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2145844-midwest-strong-windstorms-derecho.html MILWAUKEE (AP) — The National Weather Service was tracking a so-called derecho weather pattern in the Midwest on Tuesday that could spawn severe windstorms in major metropolitan areas with gusts as strong as 100 mph. Derecho windstorms occur once every year or two across the central and northeastern U.S. in a band from Texas to New England. They pack haza... Wed, 12 Jun 2013 04:18:33 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2145844-midwest-strong-windstorms-derecho.html 2013-06-12T04:18:33Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2144330-27-car-nev-sandstorm-pileup-kills-1-hurts.html Twenty-seven vehicles slammed into each other during a sandstorm that blinded drivers on Interstate 80 in rural northern Nevada, killing a truck driver, seriously injuring several other people and sapping already thin emergency resources, officials said. Humboldt County sheriff's dispatchers called in virtually every medical, law enforcement and fire work... Tue, 11 Jun 2013 22:51:51 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2144330-27-car-nev-sandstorm-pileup-kills-1-hurts.html 2013-06-11T22:51:51Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2144314-cleanup-prague-zoo-underway-flooding.html PRAGUE (AP) — More than a decade after many of its animals drowned, the Prague Zoo is counting the cost of yet another devastating flood. In 2002, more than 100 animals died — among them, Kadir, a male elephant that became stranded up to his ears in floodwaters and had to be euthanized — when the zoo was inundated by the worst flooding in centuries. In June, nature has again... Tue, 11 Jun 2013 15:58:36 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2144314-cleanup-prague-zoo-underway-flooding.html 2013-06-11T15:58:36Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2143380-german-floods-cost-insurers-4-billion.html BERLIN (AP) — Damage from the past week's flooding in Germany likely will lead to insurance claims of up to 3 billion euros ($4 billion), a credit rating agency said Tuesday as flood levels on the Elbe river in the country's north appeared to stabilize. Further south, the peak of the flood on the Danube — Europe's second-longest river — moved away from th... Tue, 11 Jun 2013 15:40:31 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2143380-german-floods-cost-insurers-4-billion.html 2013-06-11T15:40:31Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2141070-2-3-people-face-hunger-haiti-woes-mount.html BELLE ANSE, Haiti (AP) — The hardship of hunger abounds amid the stone homes and teepee-like huts in the mountains along Haiti's southern coast. The hair on broomstick-thin children has turned patchy and orangish, their stomachs have ballooned to the size of their heads and many look half their age — the tell-tale signs of malnutrition. Mabriole town offi... Mon, 10 Jun 2013 15:52:01 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2141070-2-3-people-face-hunger-haiti-woes-mount.html 2013-06-10T15:52:01Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2141050-swollen-elbe-river-breaches-levee-germany.html BERLIN (AP) — The swollen Elbe River breached another levee early Monday on its relentless march toward the North Sea, forcing German authorities to evacuate 10 villages and shut down one of the country's main railway routes. As the surge from the Elbe pushed into rural eastern Germany, there was some relief further upstream as the river slipped back from... Mon, 10 Jun 2013 15:31:05 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2141050-swollen-elbe-river-breaches-levee-germany.html 2013-06-10T15:31:05Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2139912-budapest-braces-swollen-danube.html BERLIN (AP) — Thousands of people have been evacuated from their homes in a region of eastern Germany where the Elbe river has flooded and burst through a dam, while swollen Danube was approaching Budapest where soldiers and volunteers are building flood walls, officials said Sunday. Parts of the south and north ends of the Hungarian capital are already u... Mon, 10 Jun 2013 02:51:24 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2139912-budapest-braces-swollen-danube.html 2013-06-10T02:51:24Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2138418-weakened-andrea-breaks-northeast-rainfall-records.html NEW YORK (AP) — The first named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season smashed rainfall totals across the Northeast and pushed some streams and creeks over their banks but sped up the Eastern Seaboard without causing major damage. A weakened Andrea shifted away from New England on Saturday morning with winds gusting up to 45 mph. The storm was expected to... Sat, 08 Jun 2013 20:59:19 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2138418-weakened-andrea-breaks-northeast-rainfall-records.html 2013-06-08T20:59:19Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2138886-storm-deaths-search-perfect-warning.html OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The average tornado warning in the 1980s went out only after a twister was on the ground. Continuing advances in storm prediction have since enabled forecasters to warn people before a funnel cloud is upon them, giving them precious time to seek shelter. Our better understanding of the nature of tornadoes such as those that have rippe... Sat, 08 Jun 2013 16:22:17 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2138886-storm-deaths-search-perfect-warning.html 2013-06-08T16:22:17Z