TV weatherman Robert William Batot shot in the chest with a crossbow
June 6th, 2012 - 7:19 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Tennessee, June 6 (THAINDIAN NEWS) 53-year-old Gerald Delbert Taylor, from Johnson City, has been charged with trespassing, burglary and attempted first-degree murder after breaking into the home of 43-year-old TV personality Robert ... Read more...
Posted in World News |
Britain braces for Arctic cold
April 14th, 2012 - 8:28 pm ICT by IANS
London, April 14 (IANS) Britain is bracing for another bout of Arctic weather over the next few days with temperatures plunging to their lowest since Christmas.Fierce winds will roar in ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Tornadoes slam Texas
April 5th, 2012 - 12:54 am ICT by IANS
Washington, April 4 (IANS) Tornadoes have ripped through the US state of Texas, tossing tractor-trailers like toys, forcing airlines to cancel flights and causing widespread damage, CNN reported Wednesday.In Lancaster, ... Read more...
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Giant tsunami-shaped clouds spotted in Alabama
December 21st, 2011 - 9:47 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Birmingham, Ala., Dec 21 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Residents in Birmingham, Alabama woke up to a rare phenomenal on the sky on Friday (the 16th of December 2011). Several calls were sent to the ... Read more...
Posted in World News |
Rain worries Kashmir farmers, but fair weather cometh
September 16th, 2011 - 2:57 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Sep 16 (IANS) Unseasonal rains have taken farmers by surprise in the Kashmir Valley as paddy harvesting activities are at their peak. The weather office, however, has good news: ... Read more...
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Tropical storm Katia strengthens
August 30th, 2011 - 11:52 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Miami, Aug 30 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The National Hurricane Center in Miami has warned that Tropical Storm Katia is strengthening. The NHC predicts that the storm may develop into a hurricane at a ... Read more...
Posted in World News |
Kashmir Valley reels under heat, humidity
June 27th, 2011 - 8:01 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, June 27 (IANS) The sweltering heat and humid conditions prevailing in the Kashmir Valley for the last four days are likely to last another five days, an official of ... Read more...
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Bihar set for a normal monsoon
June 8th, 2011 - 10:34 am ICT by IANS
Patna, June 8 (IANS) After facing two consecutive drought years, Bihar is set to get a normal monsoon this year -- a good news for the millions of farmers in ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Drought stalks China’s food bowl
May 17th, 2011 - 12:37 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, May 17 (IANS) China's central Hubei province, known as the land of a thousand lakes and a major producer of grain and cotton in the country, has been severely ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Australia witnesses second wettest summer
March 7th, 2011 - 7:58 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, March 7 (IANS) Australia has witnessed its second wettest summer this year since records first began being maintained 111 years ago. The above-average rainfall is expected to continue."Nationally we ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
El Nino, La Nina can determine whether Australia wins or lose Ashes series
February 6th, 2011 - 5:59 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, Feb 6(ANI): A scan of Ashes results over more than a century indicates that there is an uncanny correlation between Australia's fortunes and the weather patterns known as El Nino and ... Read more...
Posted in Sports |
HISD To Remain Closed On Friday
February 4th, 2011 - 8:45 pm ICT by GD
By Meena Kar
Feb 4, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The Houston Independent School District (HISD) has declared that all the schools under this region will remain closed on Friday. This would even include Fort Bend ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Australian Cyclone Yasi Downgrades To Category 1 Storm, Expected To Bring Flood In Queensland
February 3rd, 2011 - 7:25 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
Tully, Australia, Feb 3, (THAINDIAN NEWS) After massive flood which made millions of people homeless in Australia, the citizens were bracing up for one of the fiercest cyclone Yasi on ... Read more...
Posted in World News |
Freezing winter continues in Kashmir Valley
January 23rd, 2011 - 1:19 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Jan 23 (IANS) The Kashmir Valley continued to freeze Sunday with the minimum temperature dipping three degrees below normal to minus 4.8 degrees Celsius while Leh was biting cold at minus ... Read more...
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Winter chill freezes Kashmir Valley, Leh
January 20th, 2011 - 3:22 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Jan 20 (IANS) Extreme winter chill, highly slippery roads and frozen water taps continued to pose serious problems to people Thursday as the night temperatures remained below the ... Read more...
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Srinagar minimum temperature rises, snowfall likely in valley
January 13th, 2011 - 2:23 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Jan 13 (IANS) The minimum temperature in summer capital Srinagar was four degrees above normal and in winter capital Jammu it was three degrees below normal Thursday as the weather office ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Slight respite from chill in Kashmir, snowfall likely
January 12th, 2011 - 2:17 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Jan 12 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir's summer capital, battling with an extreme winter chill, got some relief as the overcast night skies brought down the minimum temperature slightly Wednesday morning. Moderate ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Srinagar gets slight relief from cold, still freezing in Ladakh
January 8th, 2011 - 12:50 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Jan 8 (IANS) Summer capital Srinagar was slightly warmer Saturday at minus 0.4 degrees Celsius, still below the freezing mark but Jammu and Kashmir's cold desert region of Ladakh continued to ... Read more...
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Srinagar shivers at minus 5.4 degrees, Leh at minus 23
January 5th, 2011 - 1:25 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Jan 5 (IANS) Minimum temperatures across the Kashmir Valley and the Ladakh region dipped further Wednesday as summer capital Srinagar shivered at minus 5.4 degrees Celsius and Leh town froze at ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Australia Flood Reaches “Biblical Proportions”
January 3rd, 2011 - 9:19 pm ICT by GD
By Meena Kar
Jan 3, (THAINDIAN NEWS) A local official warned yesterday, that Australia's flood might reach a "biblical proportions", and the entire world was shocked to see that the flood affected an ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Bone chilling cold in Kashmir as Leh freezes
January 3rd, 2011 - 2:02 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Jan 3 (IANS) Extreme cold wave conditions continued to prevail in Jammu and Kashmir Monday with Leh freezing under a minimum temperature of minus 23 degrees Celsius, an official said."The minimum ... Read more...
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Marginal improvement in Kashmir weather
December 29th, 2010 - 2:48 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Dec 29 (IANS) A nightlong cloud cover brought some respite to people in Jammu and Kashmir as the minimum temperature in summer capital Srinagar and other places rose marginally. Rain ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Light snowfall expected in Kashmir Thursday
December 28th, 2010 - 1:15 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Dec 28 (IANS) Intense cold wave conditions continued to prevail in Jammu and Kashmir Tuesday and the weather office has forecast light snowfall in the valley two days later."We can expect ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Kashmir freezes, Leh minus 15.2 degrees
December 27th, 2010 - 1:18 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Dec 27 (IANS) The Kashmir Valley and the Ladak region continued to freeze Monday with Leh recording a minimum temperature of minus 15.3 degrees Celsius while Srinagar shivered at minus ... Read more...
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Unexpectedly Greenland is experiencing warm weather
December 22nd, 2010 - 1:05 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Nuuk, Dec 21 (THAINDIAN NEWS) This year, the world has seen some extremes that have exposed how dependent mankind is on nature.Innovations and civilization has solved many problems and they also seek ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Leh, Kargil freeze, cold wave on in Srinagar
December 20th, 2010 - 2:36 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Dec 20 (IANS) No respite from the harsh weather was in sight Monday for millions of residents in Kashmir Valley as an unusually long dry and cold spell continued, forcing temperatures ... Read more...
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Weather girl denies using word ‘rape’ while telling cops about attack
December 19th, 2010 - 3:36 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Dec 19 (ANI): TV weather babe Heidi Jones has claimed that when she told cops about her alleged attacked, she never used the word rape."The press accounts that say she ... Read more...
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Srinagar sees coldest day at minus 5.6 degrees
December 19th, 2010 - 12:49 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Dec 19 (IANS) Srinagar shivered at a minimum of minus 5.6 degrees Celsius Sunday morning, making it the coldest day of the season. At some places in Kashmir Valley, people had ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Pineapple Express To Bring Rainfall And Strong Winds In California
December 18th, 2010 - 7:47 pm ICT by GD
By Ranjan Bhaduri
Dec 18, (THAINDIAN NEWS) A formation of moisture pipeline originating from Hawaii which is called Pineapple Express is headed towards the western states of USA, say the weather experts. It ... Read more...
Posted in World News |
Good Morning America weather girl ‘falsely cried rape’
December 16th, 2010 - 2:18 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 16 (ANI): A television weather girl has been suspended after police claimed the lady brewed the whole rape story.Heidi Jones, a meteorologist for WABC and Channel 7 who often fills ... Read more...
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India’s maiden scientific team reaches South Pole
November 22nd, 2010 - 11:15 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 22 (IANS) After traversing over 2,350 km in nine days, India's first scientific expedition team to the South Pole planted the Indian flag at the earth's southernmost point Monday ... Read more...
Posted in Sci-Tech |
Tornado In Flagstaff Causes Mayhem
October 7th, 2010 - 8:01 pm ICT by GD
By Ranjan Bhaduri
Oct 7, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Northern Arizona was ravaged by 4 tornadoes yesterday and the resultant damage the state suffered was significant. The storms hit in the wee hours of dawn ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Hurricane Igor to hit northwestern US by Wednesday
September 12th, 2010 - 10:34 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Leeward Islands, Sep 12 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The National Hurricane Center is currently monitoring four potential hurricanes as the hurricane season continues. But none of these potential destructors is expected to pose any ... Read more...
Posted in World News |
Tropical Storm Hermine Makes Its Way Into Texas
September 7th, 2010 - 7:02 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
McAllen, Texas, Sep 7, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Tropical Storm Hermine crossed into the southern part of Texas on early Tuesday morning with a sustained wind speed of 65 miles per hour. ... Read more...
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Floods to recede only by month’s end, says Pak Meteorological Department
August 19th, 2010 - 6:16 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Aug 19(ANI): Pakistan's Meteorological Department has said that the floodwaters, which have caused unprecedented devastation in the country, will not fully recede until the end of this month.Senior meteorologist Arif ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |