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News / UK and world by Press Association September 14, 2018, 4:09 am FacebookTwitterLinkedInWhatsAppEmail Sign up to our Daily newsletter Hurricane Florence’s leading edge has battered the US East Coast, bending trees and shooting frothy sea water over streets, as the hulking storm closed in with 100 mph winds. Winds and rain were arriving later in South Carolina, and a few people were still walking on the sand at Myrtle Beach while North Carolina was getting pounded. Forecasters said conditions will only get more lethal as the storm smashes ashore early on Friday near the North Carolina-South Carolina line and crawls slowly inland. Its surge could cover all but a sliver of the Carolina coast under as much as 11t of ocean water, and days of downpours could unload more than 3ft of rain. Florence’s winds weakened as it drew closer to land, dropping from a peak of 140 mph earlier in the week, and the hurricane was downgraded from a terrifying Category 4 … [Read more...] about Don’t relax, don’t get complacent – Florence lashes US with rain and wind

Umbrellas were put to use as a storm moved through Sacramento, Calif., Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2019. Rain is falling widely in Northern California and is expected to spread south.(AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)A pedestrian carries an umbrella as they stroll past an advertisment as a rainstorm moves through Sacramento, Calif., Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2019. Rain is falling widely in Northern California and is expected to spread south.(AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli) LOS ANGELES — Heavy rain again raised the risk of mudslides in Southern California burn areas where evacuations were ordered during a powerful storm that flooded roads, toppled trees and cut power further north. The system known as an atmospheric river snaked through southern Oregon, Northern California and western Nevada while feeding on a deep plume of moisture stretching across the Pacific Ocean to near Hawaii, the National Weather Service said. The tempest followed more than a week of severe weather in the Pacific Northwest and was … [Read more...] about Another February storm dumps rain, snow across West

Do domesticated horses, licenced to be used for the purpose of joy rides to children on the Ridge in Shimla have a right to shelter during rain and snow?A division bench of Himachal Pradesh High Court has answered the question in positive, while emphasising that, “Life, in the context of animals, does not mean mere survival or existence or instrumental value for human beings, but also some intrinsic worth, honour and dignity”.A bench of Acting Chief Justice Sanjay Karol and Justice Sandeep Sharma said so while hearing a petition it took up suo motu on a letter written to the court by one Nidhi Bhalla, a resident of Shimla, highlighting the plight of horses (ponies) stationed on the Ridge (Shimla) where they are tethered to a pole and left covered with a plastic sheet in the open to face the difficult weather such as rain and snow.Initially, Ankush Dass, senior advocate, acting as amicus curiae, was of the view that a temporary structure, totally gelling with the … [Read more...] about Acting On Letter Petition, Himachal HC Provides Shelter To Ponies Left Out In Rain, Snow

News / World by Press Association 13/09/2018, 1:54 pm Updated: 13/09/2018, 1:56 pm FacebookTwitterWhatsAppEmail Send us a story Sign up to our Daily newsletter Outer bands of wind and rain from Hurricane Florence have begun lashing North Carolina as the monster storm moves nearer to the coast. Florence’s top sustained wind speeds dropped from a high of 140mph to 110mph which reduced the hurricane’s power from Category 4 to Category 2. However, forecasters warned the widening storm, and its likelihood of lingering along the coast for several days, raises the risk of surging ocean water and torrential rain. “For a meandering storm, the biggest concern — as we saw with Harvey — is the huge amount of rainfall,” said Chris Landsea, head of tropical analysis and forecast branch at the National Hurricane Centre. As of 8am local time, it was centred about 170 miles east-southeast of Wilmington, North Carolina and about 220 miles … [Read more...] about Rain and wind from Hurricane Florence begin lashing US coast

MINNEAPOLIS — The seemingly unending campaign pitches and barrage of political advertising all comes down to the voters on this Election Day. Polls open across Minnesota at 7 a.m. and close at 8 p.m. Tuesday. It's too soon to tell what impact the overcast skies, light rain and snow showers will have on voter turnout. Election officials are expecting presidential-level turnout after the August primary drew the highest primary turnout since 1994. Hundreds of thousands of voters have already marked their ballots. Election officials say nearly 540,000 Minnesotans have cast early votes since September when the window opened. That nearly matches the early general election turnout in 2016. … [Read more...] about Light rain, snow showers on tap this Election Day