The dream of staying home and watching Netflix on a snow day just came closer to fruition for a lot of New Yorkers as the MTA announced plans to shut down service on its above-ground lines. The changes will go into effect at 4 a.m. Tuesday morning, just as the city is expected to start feeling the brunt of this March blizzard that could dump close to two feet of snow.
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NYC Weather: City Public Schools to Close Tuesday for Winter Storm Stella
New York City Mayor Bill De Blasio has announced that public schools throughout the city will be closed on Tuesday as the east coast prepares for Winter Storm Stella. Flights have also been canceled and travel warnings issued as the blizzard approaches, CNN notes .
City revels in Holi spirit
Guwahati, March 11: The spirit of Holi, the festival of colours, remains undeterred in the city despite a forecast of heavy rain and thundersqualls over the next two days. The Borjhar-based Regional Meteorological Centre has issued warnings for tomorrow.
Hamilton residents told urgent water savings needed as Tasman Tempest continues to wreak havoc
Torrential rain – which has flooded houses, and forced the evacuation of festival goers in the Coromandel – has also put pressure on a weakened bulk water main. In Auckland, residents have also been told savings are needed as the city faces its worst water shortage in 20 years.
.com | Niger drought leaves schools closed
More than half of schoolchildren have quit class in some parts of Niger due to drought which is forcing entire families of farmers to move to seek better pastures, the UN said Friday. At least 33 000 farmers’ children have abandoned class to follow their parents, with the worst hit areas including the central regions of Maradi and Zinder, Agadez in the north and Tahoua in the west.
Agusan River breaks banks; floods 7 villages in Butuan
Authorities issued code red or flood alert level 3 along riverside communities in Cagayan de Oro after water level at the Agusan River reached 3.07 meters Friday morning, March 10, and flooded seven villages, prompting several families to flee their homes. “Even without rain, as of 2 p.m., flood alert warning level 3 has been issued prompting several residents to evacuate after waters from the Agusan River overflowed to several parts of barangay Buhangin, Baan Riverside, Bading, Golden Ribbon, Mahogany, Maug and Obrero.
Canada has adequate resources to deal with asylum-seekers: Goodale
Several federal agencies are planning for the possibility that warmer weather will bring even more people trying to cross the border A woman walks towards the border to cross at the U.S.-Canada border after arriving in a taxi with a group that claimed to be from Syria into Hemmingford, Quebec, Canada March 2, 2017. OTTAWA – Canada’s national police force and border watchdog say they have the resources they need – for now – to deal with the influx of people entering the country illegally in search of asylum, the federal minister in charge said Tuesday.
The big deluge: Slips affect Coromandel homes, roads closed, power off
Slips have come down on Coromandel properties and roads remain closed after thunderstorms and high winds continued to lash the sodden upper North Island overnight. State Highway 25 at Whiritoa is closed because of slips and closed at Whangamata, Tairua and Whiritoa because of flooding.
a A nightmare:a UN chief urges help for Somalia hunger crisis
Visibly shocked by the suffering of malnourished Somalis and cholera victims during an emergency visit, U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday urged international support to alleviate Somalia’s worsening hunger crisis. “Every single person we have seen is a personal story of tremendous suffering.
Politics a Risk to South African Recovery
Continued political instability that hurt investor confidence and saw South Africa’s economy expand at the slowest rate since 2009 last year could threaten a recovery in 2017, economists said. Gross domestic product expanded 0.3 percent last year, the statistics office said in a report released on Tuesday in the capital, Pretoria.
The solidarity regardless of differences
The 6th founding anniversary of GERD will be colorfully celebrated accompanied with various activities such as fund raising and other mobilization forums throughout the country. The Great Run is one of these activities that took place on the 5th of March 2017 in Addis Ababa and other major cities of the country.
Deadly floods hit southern Zimbabwe, destroying many homes
From kitchen items to livestock and even her house, Assa Mkwananzi says she has “lost it all” to floods that have hit southern Zimbabwe. “We lost all our blankets, pots and cooking utensils, our goats and chickens as well because of the heavy rains,” Mkwananzi told The Associated Press in the southern district of Tsholotsho, about 200 kilometers north of Bulawayo.
Messy weather for parts of P.E.I. today
Environment Canada is forecasting a messy day for Charlottetown and parts of P.E.I. on Sunday with 5 cm of snow and high winds. With high winds and blowing snow, Islanders can expect a messy day of weather in parts of the province on Sunday.
Most of the hunger weakened victims were women and children, killed by waterborne diseases
The signs of crisis are everywhere. Each day, thousands flood the capital in search of food.
Desperate herders lose animals, hope amid drought in Kenya
Loko Kalicha Junno says she trekked for a week to save her 10 cattle from dying of thirst and hunger. But none survived.
Bundaberg receives official drought declaration
The Bundaberg region has been officially drought-declared.The declaration, effective from March 1, brings the area of Queensland that is drought-declared to 84.29 per cent. SHARE Share on Facebook SHARE Share on Twitter TWEET Link Farmer Kelvin Griffins on his sugarcane farm in Bundaberg, which has received drought status.
Bundaberg receives official drought declaration
The Bundaberg region has been officially drought-declared.The declaration, effective from March 1, brings the area of Queensland that is drought-declared to 84.29 per cent. SHARE Share on Facebook SHARE Share on Twitter TWEET Link Farmer Kelvin Griffins on his sugarcane farm in Bundaberg, which has received drought status.
Desperate herders lose animals, hope amid drought in Kenya
Camel herders scoop up water in plastic buckets from one of the few watering holes in the area, to water their animals near the drought-affected village of Bandarero, near Moyale town on the Ethiopian border, in northern Kenya, Friday, March 3, 2017.
Some 100 million at risk of hunger and the number is rising
The number of people facing severe hunger worldwide has surpassed 100 million and will grow if humanitarian aid is not paired with more support for farmers, a senior United Nations official said. Dominique Burgeon, director of the emergency division at the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation said latest studies showed 102 million people faced acute malnutrition – meaning they were on the brink of starvation – in 2016, up almost 30 per cent from 80 million in 2015.
Winter smack puts school on delay
In a petulant display of seasonal rivalry, winter has struck back against any hint of spring with a fridged smackdown of its own on P.E.I. this morning. While snowfall amounts overnight are light, ripping west northwest winds gusting to 50 combine with a temperature of -10C to give a feel-like cold blast of around -19.
Ap Photos: Editor selections from Latin America, Caribbean
This photo gallery highlights some of the top news images made by Associated Press photographers in Latin America and Caribbean that were published in the last week. Andean rainfall filled living rooms in Chile with sludge as rivers overflowed, triggering landslides, cutting roads and isolating thousands of people.
Australia seeks better value and standards in Chinese live trade market
Herd of cows at an Australian beef cattle ranch. Australia started shipping livestock to China in February and it has been described as a ‘positive event’ in the cattle industry.
Ex-CIA agent freed in Portugal, avoids extradition to Italy
President Donald Trump’s new immigration order will remove Iraq from the list of countries whose citizens face a temporary U.S. travel ban, U.S. officials say, citing the latest draft in circulation. President Donald Trump’s new immigration order will remove Iraq from the list of countries whose citizens face a temporary U.S. travel ban, U.S. officials say, citing the latest draft in circulation.
Water shortage becomes new focus for gov’t
President Tsai Ing-wen Wednesday called sustainable water management the government’s “most important policy responsibility,” as water shortages brought on by low rainfall saw rationing introduced in the parts of Taiwan. Tsai said there was a need to roll out and invest in technology-driven sustainable water resource management to overcome what had become a “yearly obstacle.”
Stormport Professional Services awarded A 75 million UKPN contract
Stormport proved to be a reliable contractor consistently delivering a range of complex projects to a high level of quality. Stormport Professional Services Ltd has been awarded an eight year, A 75 million contract with UK distribution network operator, UKPN.
Dancing in the rain at the 2017 Johannesburg HOMEMAKERS Expo
They say that when it rains on your wedding you will have a blessed marriage. Well, if this is at all true for exhibitions, the Johannesburg HOMEMAKERS Expo had a fantastic show.
East coast to receive a month’s worth of rain this Week
East coast will be smashed with a MONTH’s worth of rain in just seven days as summer comes to a very wet end The east coast is set to be drenched by a month’s worth of rainfall over the next seven days as summer comes to a dramatic close. Just a fortnight after record-breaking highs across Queensland and New South Wales, the entire coast is now predicted to see rain almost every day this week.
Update Thursday 2.55PM: Storm-force winds batter South Holland as Doris blows in
Towns and villages across South Holland are in “batten down the hatches” mode as Storm Doris causes havoc across the district. Reports of trees down and power cuts in Spalding, Long Sutton, Moulton Seas End, Pinchbeck, Weston Hills and Baston are threatening to stretch emergency services and utility companies throughout the day.
UK braced for 80mph winds as ‘weather bomb’ Storm Doris blows in
Storm Doris has embarked on its destructive path across Britain, with gusts of nearly 80mph, cancelled flights and commuters warned of delays. A 79mph gust was recorded in Gwynedd, North Wales, at 8am as Doris started to make its way east across the country, with the system later declared a “weather bomb” by the Met Office.
South Sudan and Somalia to receive 100 million UK aid packages
International Development Secretary Priti Patel announced the new packages of UK aid for 2017/18 and called on the global community to step up their support in helping those in need. The Department for International Development said parts of South Sudan were now in famine, adding that in 2017 there was a credible risk of another three famines in Yemen, North East Nigeria and Somalia.
Taiwan News #8 + East Coast pix
Morning on the coast. I went out to Chris Gunson from Dubai, whom I met through the blog.
14 die in snowfall, severe cold in Afghanistan
Kabul, Feb 19 – At least 14 persons have died in snowfall and freezing weather in Afghanistan, an official said on Sunday. Ten people died due to snowfall in Jawzjan and the neighbouring Saripul province on Sunday, while four others died in Badakhshan since early Saturday, Xinhua news agency quoted the official as saying.
.com | Cyclone Dineo: At least 55 injured, over 100 000 displaced in Mozambique
Cyclone Dineo killed seven people, injured 55 and displaced more than 100 000 as it battered southern Mozambique, natural disasters agencies said on Friday. More than 650 000 people in the southeastern African country were also affected since the storm made landfall late on Wednesday.
Donna Air and Kate’s brother James Middleton lucky in love
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Floods, landslides threaten Caraga due to continuous rain
Floods and landslides triggered by heavy rains since Wednesday are threatening parts of the Caraga region which is still reeling from a magnitude 6.7 earthquake that jolted Surigao City last week. The Davao City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office reported around 100 families evacuated along the city’s rivers when heavy rains threatened to flood homes.
Warm, wet weather to dampen smorgasbord of Wellington events
Wellingtonians will be spoiled for choice with a haul of events around the region expected under warm but wet skies this weekend. Start at the Island Bay Festival then head for the Petone Rotary Fair in Lower Hutt, BrewDay in Trentham, Wings over Wairarapa near Masterton, and then hit the Art Deco Festival in Napier.
U.N. warns of catastrophic dam failure in Syria battle
The United Nations is warning of catastrophic flooding in Syria from the Tabqa dam, which is at risk from high water levels, deliberate sabotage by Islamic State and further damage from air strikes by the U.S.-led coalition. The earth-filled dam holds back the Euphrates River 40 km upstream of the IS stronghold of Raqqa and has been controlled by IS since 2014.
Drought drives food price spike in East Africa, UN warns
East Africa’s ongoing drought has sharply curbed harvests and drive up the prices of cereals and other staple foods to unusually high levels, posing a heavy burden to households and special risks for pastoralists in the region, the United Nations Agricultural Agency said today. “Sharply increasing prices are severely constraining food access for large numbers of households with alarming consequences in terms of food insecurity,” said Mario Zappacosta, a senior economist for the UN Food and Agriculture Organization , in a news release.
10 Things to Know for Tuesday
A man crosses Maine Street where snow has been piled high during a blizzard, Monday, Feb. 13, 2017, in Brunswick, Maine. A fluffy snow up to two-feet deep blanketed parts of the Northeast, just days after the biggest storm of the season dumped up to 19 inches of snow on the region.
Handling of Thorco Crown distress prevented disaster: Coast Guard commissioner
Team work by search and rescue, environmental response and marine communications and traffic services prevented a disaster in challenging conditions, Canadian Coast Guard Commissioner, Jody Thomas said today in reference to a disabled vessel adrift off the southwest coast of Newfoundland and Labrador last week. On Feb. 7, the MV Thorco Crown, a merchant cargo ship with 13 people aboard, experienced a fire in its engine room.