Monday, July 29, 2013

Daily News: Weather News Headlines - Fog, storms reported at Pa. helicopter crash site

Monday, Jul 29, 2013 07:28 PM PDT

Fog, storms reported at Pa. helicopter crash site 
Monday, Jul 29, 2013 07:28 PM PDT
Tim Monville, of the National Transportation Safety Board, addresses members of the media regarding Saturday's helicopter crash that claimed five lives, Monday, July 29, 2013 at the The Noxen Volunteer Fire Company Fire House in Noxen, Pa. (AP Photo/Scranton Times & Tribune, Andrew Krech) WILKES BARRE TIMES-LEADER OUT; MANDATORY CREDITNOXEN, Pa. (AP) — Severe thunderstorms and heavy fog were reported around the time a helicopter crashed in northeastern Pennsylvania on Saturday, killing all five people on board, including a child, officials said Monday.
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Hawaii braces for flooding as Tropical Storm Flossie approaches 
Monday, Jul 29, 2013 06:29 PM PDT
By Jonathan Kaminsky (Reuters) - A tropical storm with the potential to trigger serious flooding and mudslides was bearing down on Hawaii on Monday and authorities there cautioned residents and tourists to stay inside and off the roads. Tropical Storm Flossie was expected to strike the Big Island and Maui on Monday evening, with waves along the eastern shores of those islands likely to reach as high as 18 feet, according to the National Weather Service. "This shouldn't be taken lightly. It's not just a rain cloud," said Brian Miyamoto, spokesman for the Hawaii State Civil Defense. ...
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Everyone Chill Out: The North Pole Is Not Really a Lake 
Monday, Jul 29, 2013 12:35 PM PDT
Remember last week when the interwebs were abuzz with dramatic news that climate change had warmed the North Pole to such a degree that one of the coldest spots on Earth had melted into a lake?
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Republican Climate Denial Is No Political Problem — For Now 
Monday, Jul 29, 2013 09:22 AM PDT
Republican Climate Denial Is No Political Problem — For NowRepublican Rep. Joe Barton of Texas is not, as Politico would have you believe, a "climate skeptic." Nor is Dana Rep. Dana Rohrabacher of California. They are climate change deniers — of the sort that a recent poll suggests may be harming the Republican Party with younger voters. For now, though, it doesn't matter. Far from suggesting a problem for the party's energy policies, denialism is trapped in a chicken-egg paradox with calls for additional fossil fuel extraction.
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Philadelphia sees record rain; airport loses power 
Monday, Jul 29, 2013 08:49 AM PDT
Philadelphia has set a record for one-day rainfall as strong storms rolled through the region, causing flash flooding, power outages and airline cancellations. The National Weather Service says 8.02 inches ...
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