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California Facing Driest Year on Record

Rob Quinn — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 06:06:35 CST

The snow that provides around a third of California's water has largely gone AWOL this year, and with rain also noticeably scant, experts believe the state may be about to experience its driest year since records began. The temperature pattern known as La Niña, combined with a strong atmospheric barrier...

La Nina Is Back: Cue Another Weird Winter

Thu, 20 Oct 2011 18:24:22 CDT

Winter looks to be cold and wet across the northern tier of states, and the drought will worsen in the South, where conditions are expected to be warmer and drier than usual, government forecasters said today. Like last winter, the Pacific Ocean cooling known as La Nina is affecting the...

Drought Hits Crisis Level in Pacific Islands

Rob Quinn — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 05:46:45 CDT

Some island groups in the South Pacific, already in danger of being swamped by rising seas, have run out of fresh water. Tuvalu and Tokelau have declared states of emergency because of the water crisis, caused by six months of low or no rainfall and by groundwater becoming contaminated with...

'09 Will Be Relatively Light on Hurricanes: Forecaster

Harry Kimball — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 14:58:12 CDT

The star forecasters at Colorado State University are revising their predictions for the 2009 hurricane season down due to cooler ocean temperatures, Reuters reports. Between June and December, the Atlantic will see 12 tropical storms, six of which may develop into hurricanes. Two of those hurricanes could blow harder than...