http://www.mail.com/subjects/71630-weather-forecasts.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/71630-weather-forecasts.html http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2107352-hurricane-center-beware-storm-surge.html MIAMI (AP) — During a hurricane, storm surge is one of the greatest threats to life and land, yet many people don't understand the dire warnings from forecasters to get out of its way. So this season, they hope to offer easy-to-understand, color-coded maps and change the way they talk to the public. Simply put, storm surge is the abnormal rise of sea wate... Fri, 24 May 2013 14:48:58 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2107352-hurricane-center-beware-storm-surge.html 2013-05-24T14:48:58Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2105806-hurricane-outlook-busy-atlantic-season.html COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — Get ready for another busy hurricane season, maybe an unusually wild one, federal forecasters say. Their prediction Thursday calls for 13 to 20 named Atlantic storms, seven to 11 that strengthen into hurricanes and three to six that become major hurricanes. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said there is a 70 per... Thu, 23 May 2013 21:38:57 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2105806-hurricane-outlook-busy-atlantic-season.html 2013-05-23T21:38:57Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2098614-twister-season-starts-late-starts.html TULSA, Okla. (AP) — Deadly tornadoes that have raked communities in Middle America over the past week, including Monday's massive twister that carved a path of destruction through the Oklahoma City suburb of Moore, belie what had been a relatively quiet start of the 2013 tornado season. In fact, this is the longest the U.S. has gone into May without regis... Tue, 21 May 2013 03:00:57 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2098614-twister-season-starts-late-starts.html 2013-05-21T03:00:57Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2089454-bangladesh-myanmar-relieved-cyclone-fizzles.html COX'S BAZAR, Bangladesh (AP) — A once-fearsome cyclone that was threatening Bangladesh and Myanmar dissipated quickly, causing some deaths but largely relieving authorities who had told more than 1 million people to leave vulnerable coastal areas in preparation for a far worse storm. Cyclone Mahasan lost power as it shed huge amounts of rain and then veer... Fri, 17 May 2013 02:31:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2089454-bangladesh-myanmar-relieved-cyclone-fizzles.html 2013-05-17T02:31:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2086530-rain-cyclone-falls-myanmar-minority-stay.html SITTWE, Myanmar (AP) — A cyclone only a day away carries wind and rain that could become deadly. But in dozens of refugee camps that spatter Myanmar's western coast, the order to evacuate ahead of the storm was met with widespread refusal. Tens of thousands of displaced Rohingya people live in the plastic-roofed tents and huts made of reeds, and they dist... Thu, 16 May 2013 04:38:49 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2086530-rain-cyclone-falls-myanmar-minority-stay.html 2013-05-16T04:38:49Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2084358-boats-carrying-fleeing-rohingya-minority-capsize.html SITTWE, Myanmar (AP) — An overcrowded boat capsized while trying to escape a cyclone bearing down on Myanmar, tossing dozens of members of the displaced Rohingya minority group into the sea. Eight bodies were found and more than 50 people were missing and feared dead, the United Nations said. More than 100 people were aboard the boat when it set sail late... Wed, 15 May 2013 05:24:12 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2084358-boats-carrying-fleeing-rohingya-minority-capsize.html 2013-05-15T05:24:12Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2074178-uk-budget-airline-to-test-ash-cloud-detector.html LONDON (AP) — A U.K. budget airline will create an artificial volcanic ash cloud over Europe this summer to test ash detection technology. The experiment aims to avoid the kind of chaos that paralyzed air traffic during eruptions three years ago. Thursday's announcement was made by easyJet, which acquired a ton of ash collected in Iceland by scientists in... Thu, 09 May 2013 18:25:22 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2074178-uk-budget-airline-to-test-ash-cloud-detector.html 2013-05-09T18:25:22Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2058792-fire-forces-evacuation-campus-homes-calif.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — A wildfire fanned by a long day of Santa Ana winds raged along the edges of Southern California communities and coastal highways Thursday, forcing the evacuation of a university and hundreds of homes and threatening 2,000 more, officials said. The blaze erupted during morning rush hour along U.S. 101 in the Camarillo area about 50 miles... Fri, 03 May 2013 04:58:47 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2058792-fire-forces-evacuation-campus-homes-calif.html 2013-05-03T04:58:47Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2057146-dry-winter-warming-trend-foretell-wildfire-danger.html BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Two small but unseasonably early fires burning in northern California's wine country and another wind-whipped blaze farther south likely are a harbinger of a nasty summer fire season across the West. Officials with the National Interagency Fire Center in Boise said Wednesday in their first 2013 summer fire outlook that a dry winter and... Wed, 01 May 2013 23:54:39 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2057146-dry-winter-warming-trend-foretell-wildfire-danger.html 2013-05-01T23:54:39Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2026306-rain-prompts-flood-worries-mo-ill-iowa.html ST. LOUIS (AP) — The Mississippi River, so low for much of the winter that barge traffic was nearly halted, could reach up to 10 feet above flood stage by the middle of next week in parts of Iowa, Illinois and Missouri, National Weather Service hydrologists said Wednesday. The weather service is predicting 3 to 4 inches of rain — and perhaps more — from K... Wed, 17 Apr 2013 22:30:12 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2026306-rain-prompts-flood-worries-mo-ill-iowa.html 2013-04-17T22:30:12Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2024984-storm-closes-wyo-roads-scratches-baseball-game.html DENVER (AP) — Skiers rejoiced and stores pulled snowblowers out of storage as a persistent spring storm delivered another round of wet snow to parts of Wyoming, Colorado and the Dakotas on Wednesday. Slick conditions and reduced visibility closed big stretches of two interstates in Wyoming and Colorado. The storm delayed flights out of Denver and postpone... Wed, 17 Apr 2013 21:59:15 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2024984-storm-closes-wyo-roads-scratches-baseball-game.html 2013-04-17T21:59:15Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2023026-spring-storm-bringing-needed-snow-to-colo-wyo.html DENVER (AP) — A slow-moving spring storm is bringing much-needed moisture to parts of the Rockies and the Plains, but winds are raising the wildfire danger to the south. Rocky Mountain National Park has already gotten more than 2 feet of snow, and more is expected to fall through Wednesday. Southeastern Wyoming could also get up to a foot. It was also sno... Wed, 17 Apr 2013 04:08:41 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2023026-spring-storm-bringing-needed-snow-to-colo-wyo.html 2013-04-17T04:08:41Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2020390-wash-searchers-wait-to-seek-avalanche-victim.html SEATTLE (AP) — Dangerous conditions Monday prevented rescuers from searching for a hiker who was caught in an avalanche over the weekend in the Cascade Mountains east of Seattle. The hiker's wife, Marilynn Hungate, identified him to KING-TV as Mitch Hungate, 61, a dentist and seasoned athlete. He was with two other companions Saturday afternoon when an av... Tue, 16 Apr 2013 04:37:54 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2020390-wash-searchers-wait-to-seek-avalanche-victim.html 2013-04-16T04:37:54Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2010034-midwest-hit-with-snow-ice-severe-weather.html WORTHINGTON, Minn. (AP) — Storms packing snow, ice and dangerous winds knocked out power in communities throughout the Midwest and prompted Minnesota's governor to call out the state National Guard on Wednesday to help residents. Icy weather left thousands of people in Minnesota in the dark, while another storm threatened to dump several inches of wet sno... Thu, 11 Apr 2013 04:04:28 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2010034-midwest-hit-with-snow-ice-severe-weather.html 2013-04-11T04:04:28Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2007490-spring-storm-delivers-snow-winds-delays-travel.html CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — A large spring storm delivering heavy snow, strong wind and rain caused travel problems from Wyoming to Chicago on Tuesday, closing larges stretches of highways and delaying hundreds of flights. In Wyoming, stretches of Interstates 25 and 80 were closed for parts of the day, and blowing snow made driving dangerous along other highway... Wed, 10 Apr 2013 04:40:58 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2007490-spring-storm-delivers-snow-winds-delays-travel.html 2013-04-10T04:40:58Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2006618-windy-spring-storm-sweeps-through-calif-arizona.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — Powerful winds raked much of California on Monday, toppling trees, spreading wildfires, causing scattered power outages, whipping up blinding dust storms, and sending waves crashing ashore as a vigorous spring weather system swept through the state on its way across the West. Rising winds were reported in Arizona, where 34 miles of Inte... Tue, 09 Apr 2013 04:37:58 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2006618-windy-spring-storm-sweeps-through-calif-arizona.html 2013-04-09T04:37:58Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1998252-argentine-politicians-jeered-flood-toll-hits-57.html LA PLATA, Argentina (AP) — Argentine police and soldiers searched house to house, in creeks and culverts and even in trees for bodies on Thursday after floods killed at least 57 people in the province and city of Buenos Aires. As torrential rains stopped and the waters receded, the crisis shifted to guaranteeing public health and safety in this provincial... Fri, 05 Apr 2013 00:36:10 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1998252-argentine-politicians-jeered-flood-toll-hits-57.html 2013-04-05T00:36:10Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1995428-argentina-flooding-torrential-rains-kill-52.html LA PLATA, Argentina (AP) — At least 52 people drowned in their homes and cars, were electrocuted or died in other accidents as flooding from days of torrential rains swamped Argentina's low-lying capital and province of Buenos Aires. At least 46 died Wednesday in and around the city of La Plata, Gov. Daniel Scioli said. Six deaths were reported a day earl... Wed, 03 Apr 2013 22:14:53 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1995428-argentina-flooding-torrential-rains-kill-52.html 2013-04-03T22:14:53Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1989330-freezing-weather-wipes-german-flea-circus.html BERLIN (AP) — An entire troupe of performing fleas has fallen victim to the freezing temperatures currently gripping Germany. Flea circus director Robert Birk says he was shocked to find all of his 300 fleas dead inside their transport box Wednesday morning. The circus immediately scrambled to find and train a new batch so it could fulfill its engagements... Sun, 31 Mar 2013 15:03:15 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1989330-freezing-weather-wipes-german-flea-circus.html 2013-03-31T15:03:15Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1986698-qa-europes-freezing-easter-global-warming.html STOCKHOLM (AP) — Is it Easter or Christmas? Many Europeans would be forgiven for being confused by winter's icy grip on lands that should be thawing in springtime temperatures by now. Britain is on track for the coldest March since 1962, according to national weather service the Met Office, which also says daily low temperatures in London are going to rem... Fri, 29 Mar 2013 15:00:40 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1986698-qa-europes-freezing-easter-global-warming.html 2013-03-29T15:00:40Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1972830-groundhog-phil-furry-felon-false-forecast.html CINCINNATI (AP) — A shadow of a different kind is hanging over Punxsutawney Phil. Authorities in still-frigid Ohio have issued an "indictment" against the famed groundhog, who predicted an early spring when he didn't see his shadow after emerging from his lair in western Pennsylvania on Feb. 2. Spring arrived Wednesday, and temperature... Fri, 22 Mar 2013 20:36:51 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1972830-groundhog-phil-furry-felon-false-forecast.html 2013-03-22T20:36:51Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1970142-officials-permanent-flood-protection-needed.html FARGO, N.D. (AP) — With its ominously titled slideshow, "Get ready for a big one," the National Weather Service told flood-weary residents in the Fargo area Thursday to prepare for one of the Red River's five largest crests this spring, an outlook that prompted city and county officials to plead for permanent flood protection. The latest weather service f... Thu, 21 Mar 2013 23:13:35 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1970142-officials-permanent-flood-protection-needed.html 2013-03-21T23:13:35Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1970392-warm-spring-continued-drought-predicted-us.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Government forecasters say much of the United States can expect a warm spring and persistent drought. The National Weather Service said Thursday above-normal temperatures are predicted across most of the Lower 48 states and northern Alaska. The forecast also calls for little relief for the drought-stricken Midwest and Southwest. Currentl... Thu, 21 Mar 2013 18:20:16 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1970392-warm-spring-continued-drought-predicted-us.html 2013-03-21T18:20:16Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1968030-fed-projects-high-us-unemployment-2015.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve foresees unemployment remaining high into 2015, suggesting it will keep short-term interest rates near record lows at least until then. In its latest economic forecasts released Wednesday, the Fed predicts that the unemployment rate will stay above 6.5 percent for about two more years. Fed policymakers also expect the... Wed, 20 Mar 2013 18:37:21 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1968030-fed-projects-high-us-unemployment-2015.html 2013-03-20T18:37:21Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1963796-severe-storms-large-hail-pummel-parts-south.html JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Severe thunderstorms Monday raked across a wide area of the South, packing strong winds, rain and some baseball-size hail. In Mississippi, authorities reported two people were hit on the head by large hail as the enormous storm front crossed the region. Fire official Tim Shanks said baseball-sized hail smashed windows in several vehi... Tue, 19 Mar 2013 03:09:39 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1963796-severe-storms-large-hail-pummel-parts-south.html 2013-03-19T03:09:39Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1957840-hungary-snowstorm-strands-thousands-their-cars.html BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — A snowstorm in Hungary brought drifts 10 feet (3 meters) high and violent gusts of wind, forcing thousands of people to spend the night in their cars or in emergency shelters after being stranded on a major highway. Rescue officials said wind gusts up to 100 kph (62 mph) caused trucks to jackknife across the key M1 highway between... Fri, 15 Mar 2013 18:32:29 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1957840-hungary-snowstorm-strands-thousands-their-cars.html 2013-03-15T18:32:29Z 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/business/economy/1948896-snow-ties-up-european-planes-trains-roads.html PARIS (AP) — Frankfurt's airport closed, trains stopped running under the English Channel, and the French army was ordered to help clear roads — all because of a sudden dump of oddly late snowfall on Western Europe. Less prepared for the kind of heavy snow that regularly hits northern and eastern neighbors, France, Germany, Britain and Belgium struggled T... Tue, 12 Mar 2013 16:22:13 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1948896-snow-ties-up-european-planes-trains-roads.html 2013-03-12T16:22:13Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1913646-economists-predicting-moderate-growth-2013.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Business economists expect 2013 will be another year of sub-par growth for the U.S. economy, reflecting uncertainty stemming from the budget battles in Washington and Europe's on-going debt problems. But they think the economy will improve as the year progresses and by 2014 will grow at the fastest pace in nine years. In its latest surve... Mon, 25 Feb 2013 11:00:13 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1913646-economists-predicting-moderate-growth-2013.html 2013-02-25T11:00:13Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1908804-greece-fierce-storm-blackouts-road-havoc.html ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Torrential rainfall in Greece's capital Friday crippled traffic, inundated basements and streets, and was blamed for the death of woman whose car was trapped in floodwater, authorities said. The overnight storm swept across greater Athens, flooding hundreds of homes, causing blackouts in parts of the city and forcing authorities to c... Fri, 22 Feb 2013 19:20:23 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1908804-greece-fierce-storm-blackouts-road-havoc.html 2013-02-22T19:20:23Z