BBC 10/11/2008 - Tropical Depression Maysak heads for the Philippines by Kirsty McCabe
Tropical depression Maysak, which first developed in the South China Sea during the middle of last week, became the twent...
 

YAHOO 07/11/08 Hurricane Paloma forms in Caribbean, churns toward Cuba

HAVANA, (AFP) – Tropical Storm Paloma strengthened rapidly into a hurricane Thursday as it churned northward across the Caribbean, picking up momentum as it headed for the Cayman Islands and storm-battered Cuba, meteorologists said.

BBC 05/11/08 Unseasonable heavy snow hits New Zealand by Steph Ball

A cold blast of weather hit New Zealand’s South Island Tuesday night, with Southlanders waking this morning to a scene more akin to the depths of winter.

YAHOO   03/11/08 Floods kill at least 120 in Vietnam, China
Reuters - Flood water from southern China pushed up river levels in northern Vietnam on Tuesday, worsening inundations across a wide region that have killed at least 120 people on both sides of the border.

USA TODAY 03/11/08 Tropical Storm Polo forms far off Mexico's coast

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Tropical Storm Polo formed Sunday far off Mexico's southwest Pacific coast and was expected to remain well out to sea.
The U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami said Polo was centered about 970 miles south of the southern tip of the Baja California peninsula.

YAHOO 31/10/2008 Vietnam floods kill 19, capital Hanoi under water
AFP - Floods have killed at least 19 people in central Vietnam, emergency services said Friday, as heavy rains also lashed the capital Hanoi and left many streets under one metre (three feet) of water.

YAHOO 28/10/2008 Floods kill six in India's northeast, thousands homeless
Reuters - Floods and landslides caused by three days of incessant rain killed six people and left thousands homeless in India's remote northeast, one of the country's most flood-prone regions, officials said on Wednesday.

BBC 28/10/2008  UK and USA get a taste of Winter by Kirsty McCabe
Both the UK and parts of the USA are experiencing a taste of winter this week, as they are hit by cold weather and temper...

World Meteorological Organization 28/10/2008 Bangladesh storm kills 15 people
At least 15 people were killed and some 300 injured by Tropical Storm Rasmi that battered southern Bangladesh with winds of up to 80 km/h, according to official reports. At least 10 fishing boats with 50 aboard are missing in the Bay of Bengal.

YAHOO   25/10/2008 At least 41 dead, 31 missing in Yemen floods
Reuters - Floods killed 41 people and around 31 are missing in Yemen after torrential rain left swathes of the impoverished country under water, President Ali Abdullah Saleh said Saturday.

BBC 24/10/2008  Hot weather brings early fire ban – South Australia by Steph Ball
The hot weather is forecast to continue over the next few days increasing the fire risk across the state...
 

YAHOO 20/10/2008 Heavy rains leave 11 dead in Honduras
AP - A week of heavy rains in Honduras has caused landslides and flooding that have killed at least 11 people and left two others missing, officials said Monday.

YAHOO 17/10/2008 Arctic autumn temperature hits record high
AFP - Autumn temperatures in the Arctic region are a record 5.0 degree Celsius (9.0 Fahrenheit) higher than normal due the melting of the ice cap, a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) report said Friday.