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Mass sea rescue after squall hits junior regatta off Ireland coast


Guardian Unlimited
Thu, 05 Jul 2007 14:44 UTC
Coastguards today rescued 110 children who were swept out to sea off the east coast of Ireland during a junior regatta.

A major rescue operation began after a sudden squall capsized 91 boats taking part in the event, off the seaside town of Dun Laoghaire in County Dublin.

Around 20 children were initially feared missing, but the coastguard said all had been plucked from the water less than a mile from shore.
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Cloud Lightning

Huge Wave Hits Daytona Beach Fireworks Barge, Cancels Show


Local6.com
Thu, 05 Jul 2007 12:19 UTC
A huge wave in Daytona Beach, Fla., crashed over a fireworks barge Wednesday night, forcing officials to cancel the city's annual Fourth of July show.

Officials said the wave hit the barge before 9 p.m. and washed more than half of the pyrotechnics off the vessel and into the water.
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Cloud Lightning

60 feared killed as landslide engulfs bus in Mexico


AFP
Thu, 05 Jul 2007 11:02 UTC
Rescuers pulled more bodies, including children, on Thursday from the wreckage of a bus swallowed by a landslide in Mexico which may have killed up to 60 people, local authorities said.
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Life Preserver

One in five houses damaged by floods in Hull, UK

Martin Wainwright
The Guardian
Thu, 05 Jul 2007 21:04 UTC
· Evacuated families fill city's hotels and B&Bs
· Prince boards rescue boat to view stricken village

Flood rescue plans for Britain's worst affected city will be announced today when ministers visit Hull, where 30,000 people - three-quarters of the national figure - had to leave their homes at the height of the crisis and an estimated one in every five houses has been damaged.

Only 15 of the city's 105 schools escaped and millions of pounds will be needed to repair day care centres, libraries and leisure complexes swept by 10cm (four inches) of rain, which swamped drains, killing two people.
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Cloud Lightning

Savage monsoon rains kill 61 across India


AFP
Tue, 03 Jul 2007 20:39 UTC
The death toll from rains battering India rose to 61 as the downpour flooded states amid forecasts that the savage monsoon was likely to gain fury this week, officials said Tuesday.

Seventeen more deaths reported from Gujarat and West Bengal took to 294 the number of people killed in rain-related accidents so far this year, they said.

©AFP/Sam Panthaky
This picture taken from inside and Ahmedabad Fire Services rescue vehicle shows vehicles struggling to pass a section of submerged highway at Dhanduka, some 90 Kms from Ahmedabad.
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Cloud Lightning

30 dead after heavy rains in central China; Yangtze River dangerously high


Associated Press
Tue, 03 Jul 2007 19:13 UTC
Floods and landslides killed 30 people in a central China province, with the rain-swollen Yangtze River that cuts through the province at dangerously high levels, a government Web site and state media said Tuesday.

The flooding in Hubei province also left nine people missing, destroyed 53,400 homes and caused almost 800 million yuan (about US$100 million; €74 million) in losses, Xinhua News Agency reported.
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Vegas sizzles under "dangerously hot" conditions


AP
Wed, 04 Jul 2007 14:35 UTC
Nevada sizzled on Wednesday as temperatures approached record highs and forecasters warned of even hotter conditions through the end of the week.

The National Weather Service issued a heat advisory for western Nevada and the eastern Sierra, where temperatures were expected to top the century mark through Friday.
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Cloud Lightning

"The Day After Tomorrow"? The moment apocalyptic weather swept across London

David Derbyshire
Daily Mail
Wed, 04 Jul 2007 18:59 UTC
This is the moment when apocalyptic weather swept across London, darkening the summer skies.

An extraordinary twister-like cloud formation hovers over central London in a terrifying example of the extreme weather conditions nationwide.

©Peter Gray

And just when you thought the weather couldn't get any worse, Britain was bombarded with huge hailstones.
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Severe Weather Forces National Mall Evacuation


WeatherPlus
Wed, 04 Jul 2007 18:23 UTC
Tornado Watch In Effect Until 10 p.m.

WASHINGTON - Fourth of July crowds have been evacuated from the National Mall until severe storms pass through the area, according to Rob Lachance, of the U.S. Park Police.

The West Front of the U.S. Capitol also was evacuated due to inclement weather.

The evacuations began at about 5 p.m. as officials determined that severe storms to the west were moving their direction.
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Healthy scepticism over climate claims - Your own mind


BBC
Wed, 04 Jul 2007 17:10 UTC
The public believes the effects of global warming on the climate are not as bad as politicians and scientists claim, a poll has suggested.

The Ipsos Mori poll of 2,032 adults - interviewed between 14 and 20 June - found 56% believed scientists were still questioning climate change.

There was a feeling the problem was exaggerated to make money, it found.

The Royal Society said most climate scientists believed humans were having an "unprecedented" effect on climate.

The survey suggested that terrorism, graffiti, crime and dog mess were all of more concern than climate change.
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