Archive for May, 2008

Summer in the city will be a scorcher, say forecasters - Shanghai Daily

Written by Admin on Saturday, May 31st, 2008 in Uncategorized.

Summer in the city will be a scorcher, say forecasters
Shanghai Daily, China -12 hours ago
By Lu Feiran 2008-5-31 SHANGHAI will have more scorching-hot days and more typhoons, but less rain, from June to September, local experts said yesterday.

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Japan finding itself in hot water: Impact of rising temperatures … - TMCnet

Written by Admin on Friday, May 30th, 2008 in Uncategorized.

Japan finding itself in hot water: Impact of rising temperatures
TMCnet -18 hours ago
One of the reasons, Hirosawa said, was that no typhoons hit the region until late summer. Normally, the area is lashed by typhoons almost throughout the

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Nakri Strengthens to Category 4 Storm; Heads to Japan (Update1) - Bloomberg

Written by Admin on Thursday, May 29th, 2008 in Uncategorized.

Nakri Strengthens to Category 4 Storm; Heads to Japan (Update1)
Bloomberg -21 minutes ago
The storm is named after a flower in Cambodia, according to the Hong Kong Observatory, which lists names used for tropical storms and typhoons that form in

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ILA 2008: Typhoon Tranche 3 decisions loom – Britain and Italy may
Flight International -7 hours ago
proposals for the third production tranche of Eurofighter Typhoons later this week, following what he calls “very positive feedback” from the customer.

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Philippines unprepared for natural calamities-senator - Reuters

Written by Admin on Wednesday, May 28th, 2008 in Uncategorized.

Philippines unprepared for natural calamities-senator
Reuters -23 hours ago
Rodolfo Biazon, who is leading a hearing on disaster preparedness, said he was unsure of the government's ability to cope with powerful typhoons and

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School of the future - Inquirer.net

Written by Admin on Wednesday, May 28th, 2008 in Uncategorized.

School of the future
Inquirer.net, Philippines -16 hours ago
Add to this the need to repair, if not rebuild entirely, school buildings damaged in typhoons and other natural disasters or simply falling apart due to

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Retailers fear new round of rice price hike - Sun.Star

Written by Admin on Wednesday, May 28th, 2008 in Uncategorized.

Retailers fear new round of rice price hike
Sun.Star, Philippines -15 hours ago
By Gil Alfredo B. Severino THE last two typhoons may have spared Negros Occidental from total devastation but the Grains Retailers Association (GRA)

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"Probe" looks into whistleblowers, May 28 - ABS CBN News

Written by Admin on Wednesday, May 28th, 2008 in Uncategorized.

"Probe" looks into whistleblowers, May 28
ABS CBN News, Philippines -22 hours ago
Twenty typhoons, possible flooding and landslides are expected by Pagasa to hit the Philippines this year. But unlike in 2004, when four typhoons and a

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Tropical Cyclones of the Western North Pacific - CO2 Science Magazine

Written by Admin on Wednesday, May 28th, 2008 in Uncategorized.

Tropical Cyclones of the Western North Pacific
CO2 Science Magazine, AZ -18 hours ago
Using best-track TC data obtained from the Joint Typhoon Warning Center for the 40-year period 1965-2004, Wang and Zhou determined the climatic conditions

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Central region: 10 million people struggling with floods - VietNamNet Bridge

Written by Admin on Tuesday, May 27th, 2008 in Uncategorized.

Central region: 10 million people struggling with floods
VietNamNet Bridge, Vietnam -22 hours ago
VietNamNet Bridge – Annually, land between Thanh Hoa and Phu Yen provinces suffers 65% of the total typhoons, floods, and tropical depressions in Vietnam.

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