http://www.mail.com/subjects/24668-weather-patterns.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/subjects/24668-weather-patterns.html http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2058312-un-2012-was-9th-hottest-year-1850.html GENEVA (AP) — The World Meteorological Organization says last year was the ninth-warmest since record-keeping began in 1850, despite the cooling effect of the weather pattern called La Nina. The U.N.'s weather agency says this marks the 27th year in a row the global average temperature — 58 degrees Fahrenheit (14.45 degrees Celsius) in 2012 — surpassed th... Thu, 02 May 2013 12:58:49 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2058312-un-2012-was-9th-hottest-year-1850.html 2013-05-02T12:58:49Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2045138-cuba-work-remains-6-months-sandy.html HAVANA (AP) — Many people in eastern Cuba are still living with family or in houses covered by flimsy makeshift rooftops six months after Hurricane Sandy pummeled the island's eastern provinces, residents and aid workers said Thursday. Many praised the government's efforts to rebuild Santiago and other cities but said much work remains to recover from the... Thu, 25 Apr 2013 23:57:42 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2045138-cuba-work-remains-6-months-sandy.html 2013-04-25T23:57:42Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1956812-global-warming-fueled-somali-drought.html NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Global warming may have contributed to low rain levels in Somalia in 2011 where tens of thousands died in a famine, research by British climate scientists suggests. Scientists with Britain's weather service studied weather patterns in East Africa in 2010 and 2011 and found that yearly precipitation known as the short rains failed in ... Fri, 15 Mar 2013 16:37:17 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1956812-global-warming-fueled-somali-drought.html 2013-03-15T16:37:17Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1933764-sinkhole-season-begun-florida.html SEFFNER, Fla. (AP) — As crews entombed a man who was swallowed by a sinkhole near Tampa, the earth opened up again just a few miles away. On Tuesday, in a neighboring county, officials investigated reports of a home cracking, perhaps due to another sinkhole. Across Florida this time of year, it's the start of what's unofficially considered the "sinkhole s... Tue, 05 Mar 2013 21:16:25 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1933764-sinkhole-season-begun-florida.html 2013-03-05T21:16:25Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1822496-world-warm-year-record-us-heat.html WASHINGTON (AP) — While the U.S. was smashing heat marks last year, the world as a whole barely slipped into the top 10 hottest years on record, two American science agencies said Tuesday. The global average temperature for last year would have been a record 15 years ago, an indication that what used to be unusual heat is more commonplace. Now it merely r... Tue, 15 Jan 2013 19:45:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1822496-world-warm-year-record-us-heat.html 2013-01-15T19:45:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1819568-weather-medium-suspends-deal-with-rio-city-hall.html RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Meteorologists in Rio de Janeiro will have to go back to predicting weather the old-fashioned way — through traditional scientific methods — after the weekend resignation of a medium who says she can tap into an ancient spirit to figure out when it's going to rain, and even control weather patterns. Medium Adelaide Scritori ended her... Mon, 14 Jan 2013 17:43:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1819568-weather-medium-suspends-deal-with-rio-city-hall.html 2013-01-14T17:43:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1803200-milder-temperatures-ease-australian-wildfire-fears.html COOMA, Australia (AP) — Record temperatures across southern Australia cooled Wednesday, reducing the danger from scores of raging wildfires but likely bringing only a brief reprieve from the summer's extreme heat and fire risk. Australia had its hottest day on record Monday with a nationwide average of 40.33 degrees Celsius (104.59 degrees Fahrenheit), na... Wed, 09 Jan 2013 10:25:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1803200-milder-temperatures-ease-australian-wildfire-fears.html 2013-01-09T10:25:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1806724-us-seared-hottest-year-record.html WASHINGTON (AP) — America set an off-the-charts heat record in 2012. A brutal combination of a widespread drought and a mostly absent winter pushed the average annual U.S. temperature last year up to 55.32 degrees Fahrenheit, the government announced Tuesday. That's a full degree warmer than the old record set in 1998. Breaking tempera... Wed, 09 Jan 2013 00:56:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1806724-us-seared-hottest-year-record.html 2013-01-09T00:56:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1790206-texas-builds-hurricane-domes-double-duty.html EDNA, Texas (AP) — Most of the time, the windowless building with the dome-shaped roof will be a typical high school gymnasium filled with cheering fans watching basketball and volleyball games. But come hurricane season, the structure that resembles a miniature version of the famed Astrodome will double as a hurricane shelter, part of an ambitious storm-... Fri, 28 Dec 2012 19:06:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1790206-texas-builds-hurricane-domes-double-duty.html 2012-12-28T19:06:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1734334-deadly-destructive-2012-hurricane-season-ends.html MIAMI (AP) — The 2012 Atlantic hurricane season that spawned the destruction of Sandy and Isaac has come to an end as one for the record books. There were 19 named storms in what meteorologists consider an above-average year that tied as being the third most-active season since 1851. The season runs from June 1st to November 30th, although tropical storms... Fri, 30 Nov 2012 17:17:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1734334-deadly-destructive-2012-hurricane-season-ends.html 2012-11-30T17:17:00Z