Welcome to The Global Warming Foundation.
The purpose of this site is to inform you about Global Warming. We endeavor to compile all the latest weather related articles and news stories from around the world to keep you informed.
At this point, there is no question of whether Global Warming is coming. It is already here. We at The Global Warming Foundation are tracking the increased number of global weather affects. We have gone from a time when severe weather events were rare to this juncture when we see bizarre, damaging, and even deadly weather events occurring multiple times each week, if not daily. We realize that different people are at different levels of realization, which range from oblivious; to denial; to green/ helpful; to ensuring survival. Our raison d’etre is to be of service for all those who suffer the concerns of living in the reality of this unprecedented change. Where we see a need, we are filling it. See below, and you will find a compilation of recent world weather events. Scroll down and find how much is happening so quickly. You will find other help with our links.
Our next project is to develop estimates of timing. We know that the frequency of weather events is increasing, and we are plotting the curve on which we are now progressing. Next, we will build a network of volunteer correspondents around the globe, where their reports will be calculated and visualized individually and collectively.
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-09.03.10- The National Weather Service reported winds on the barrier islands were gusting to around 40 mph as Earl's eye moved closer but remained offshore.
Earl weakened to a Category 2 storm with 105 mph winds, the National Hurricane Center said.... (
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At Category 2, Hurricane Earl spins off North Carolina
-09.02.10- Weakening by the hour but still covering a massive area, Hurricane Earl spun off the North Carolina on Thursday night, lashing parts of the Outer Banks with rain and high wind.... (
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Typhoon kills 5 South Koreans
-09.02.10- The death toll from Typhoon Kompasu, which battered the Korean peninsula with strong winds and heavy rains, rose to five in South Korea, an official said Friday. ... (
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No heat relief for elementary school
-09.01.10- It's the fourth day of the heat wave, and for Liberty Elementary school in Springfield it's day three of classes without air-conditioning, and some are concerned this heat could be dangerous.
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Huge snowfall caused by rare clash of weather events
-09.01.10- Scientists have shown that a severe snowfall in North America and Northern Europe in the winter of 2009-2010 was caused by a rare, once in a century, collision of two weather systems. ... (
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Hurricane worries Labor Day travelers
-09.01.10- The menace of Hurricane Earl comes at a bad time for any of the vacation-starved Americans who are heading to parts of the East Coast this Labor Day weekend.... (
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Firestorm sweeps through Portuguese town
-08.31.10- People in Valongo, Portugal run for safety as a quick-moving firestorms sweeps through town.
-08.31.10- markedreport, who is visiting Saint Martin from Los Angeles, California, shot several videos of Hurricane Earl slamming the island Monday with powerful winds and rain. He said he saw broken signs and lights and several downed trees in the area.
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Typhoon Kompasu
-08.31.10- The roads were 'a disaster,' the commissaries were packed, and even Marines were stocking up on supplies, she said. By 11 p.m. local time, the typhoon was moving away but the base was still feeling some effects.
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Wildfires scorch 1,500 acres in Plains
-08.30.10- Wildfires scorched about 1,500 acres in western Nebraska and South Dakota before firefighters were able to contain the blazes Saturday, authorities said.... (
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Sudden downpour causes 69 cars to crash on Ariz. interstate
-08.29.10- Arizona Department of Public Safety officials attributed the crashes to the thunderstorms that swept through the Phoenix area around 6 p.m.... (
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Hurricane warnings issued as Earl nears Caribbean
-08.29.10- Forecasters say Earl has strengthened into a Category 1 hurricane as it barrels toward several islands in the eastern Caribbean.... (
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Thousands affected by flooding in southern Mexico
-08.29.10- Authorities in Mexico's Gulf coast state of Tabasco are evacuating about 7,000 people and preparing to dig relief channels to avoid further flooding from the Grijalva River. ... (
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More deaths feared in Pakistan as flood waters recede
-08.28.10- The death toll from Pakistan's massive flooding has climbed to 1,639, but the number could rise substantially as flood waters recede and more bodies surface, government officials say.... (
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Indus river overflows 40 times normal volume of water
-08.28.10- Fresh flooding in southern Pakistan has displaced almost a million people in the past 48 hours, according to the UN. ... (
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Hundreds flee raging wildfires in West
-08.27.10- Wildfires drove early morning evacuations in western Montana and thunderstorms sparked dozens more blazes in Idaho and Nevada as crews battled dozens of blazes throughout the West.
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Bermuda prepares for large waves from Hurricane Danielle
-08.27.10- Hurricane Danielle, a Category 4 storm, will bring large waves to Bermuda and will likely cause rip currents along the East Coast of the United States, the National Hurricane Center said on Friday.... (
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Flooding hits south Wales after torrential rain
-08.26.10- Eighty two-year-old Irene Davies has been left devastated after her home was flooded for the second time during downpours in Neath Port Talbot.... (
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Hurricane Danielle heads toward Bermuda
-08.26.10- Hurricane Danielle is churning across the open Atlantic as it heads toward Bermuda.
Danielle's maximum sustained winds Thursday are near 105 mph and additional strengthening is expected.... (
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Storms on Plum Island cause erosion concerns
-08.26.10- As Plum Island was pummeled by high winds and pounding surf, there were renewed concerns about erosion endangering homes along the coast. ... (
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Officials in flood-ravaged Pakistan urge 500,000 new evacuations
-08.26.10- Pakistan's government has warned about 500,000 people in the country's southeastern Sindh province they should evacuate immediately because of possible flooding, government officials said Thursday.... (
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Winds fan blaze in Idaho forest
-08.26.10- Authorities urged residents to be on alert as a brush fire fanned by strong winds continued to burn early Thursday northwest of Cascade, Idaho.
The blaze, which started Saturday, has burned 361 acres on a national forest, said Megan Myers of the Valley County Sheriff's Office.... (
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Floods compound Niger's food crisis
-08.25.10- Recent floods have brought a fresh round of problems for Niger, a country already struggling to grown crops because of severe drought.... (
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Drought sparks fire tornado
-08.25.10- The spiral of flames was fed by strong winds and brush fires in Brazil's Sao Paulo state.
-08.25.10- Hurricane Frank formed in the Pacific Wednesday off the southwestern coast of Mexico but was headed out to sea, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said. ... (
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Tornado damages Suffolk village
-08.24.10- A tornado has torn through a Suffolk village, destroying buildings and uprooting trees.... (
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Central Coast Region Heats Up
-08.24.10- Temperatures rose up and down the Central Coast on Tuesday.... (
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-08.24.10- Tropical storm Mindulle blew off roofs in north-central Vietnam on Tuesday, after tens of thousands of people were evacuated from vulnerable coastal villages. ... (
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Floods halt shipping at China's Three Gorges dam
-08.24.10- Authorities have halted shipping through China's massive Three Gorges Dam on the upper reaches of the Yangtze river because the dam will experience another flood peak Tuesday. ... (
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Danielle weakens to tropical storm in the Atlantic
-08.24.10- Danielle has weakened to a tropical storm far from land over the Atlantic, but forecasters say it could become a hurricane again in the next couple of days.... (
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Hutch school cancels over flooding issues
-08.24.10- Desks at Faris Elementary that should have been filled with students Tuesday morning were instead being used to move supplies to higher ground after water seeped into the school.... (
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Calif. faces another day of record-breaking heat
-08.24.10- California sweltered through the third day of a heat wave on Wednesday with highs expected to reach triple digits again and set records in the valleys and deserts.... (
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Freak hailstorm hits northern Poland
-08.23.10- A freak hailstorm in Reda in north-western Poland brought down fist-sized hailstones which damaged property and cars.
Three people were injured in storms across the region which brought down trees and power lines.
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Weather warnings as heavy rain hits Scotland
-08.23.10- Severe weather warnings remain in place overnight for some parts of north-eastern Scotland after a day of torrential rain and strong winds.... (
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Mud barrier is Pakistani city's last line of defence
-08.23.10- In southern Pakistan tens of thousands of people are fleeing a threatened flood-surge, three weeks after heavy monsoon rains first hit the country.
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Nearly 260,000 flee flooding along China-North Korea border
-08.22.10- Nearly 260,000 people in northeastern China and North Korea have fled their homes as heavy rains caused the Yalu River to swell over its banks, state news outlets in those countries reported Sunday.... (
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Moscow heatwave over
-08.21.10- After months of extreme heat, intense wildfires and widespread smoke across parts of Russia, a low pressure system has brought cooler moist air over the country.... (
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More than 50,000 evacuated after river overflows in northeast China
-08.21.10- Officials in northeastern China have evacuated more than 50,000 people as floodwaters collapse houses and cut off transportation in some areas, state media reported Saturday.... (
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Tropical depression forms in the Atlantic
-08.21.10- A new tropical depression has formed in the Atlantic, but the system is far from land.
Forecasters at the National Hurricane Center in Miami said Saturday that the tropical depression could become a hurricane by Monday.... (
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Flood threat eases as rivers recede in Nashville
-08.20.10- The Cumberland River rose because of heavy rain upstream from Nashville, lapped at a grassy riverbank in the city, then began receding without flooding.... (
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Heavy downpours help Russia's firefighters fight wildfires
-08.20.10- Heavy rain has drenched the Russian capital, helping firefighters battle the remaining wildfires on the city's outskirts.
A cold front that hit western Russia has ended a two-month heat wave and cleared skies over Moscow from suffocating smog.... (
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Winds blow roof from Lapeer business
-08.20.10- National Weather Service investigators are expected to decide today whether any of Thursday's powerful storms were tornadoes.
Winds up to 75 miles per hour tore through parts of the state.
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Indonesia's coral reefs dying at alarming rate
-08.19.10- Coral that survived the 2004 tsunami is now dying at one of the fastest rates ever recorded because of a dramatic rise in water temperatures off northwestern Indonesia, conservationists said, warning that the threat extends to other reefs across Asia.... (
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Massive coral die-off seen in 93-degree waters
-08.18.10- One of the most destructive and swift coral bleaching events ever recorded is under way in the waters off Indonesia, where water temperatures have climbed into the low 90s, according to data released by a conservation group this week. ... (
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Latest China landslide leaves at least 67 missing
-08.18.10- Fresh landslides rocked another area of China on Wednesday, sweeping through a mountain town in the southwest of the country after days of heavy rains and leaving at least 67 people missing and cutting off access to the area. ... (
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In eastern Afghanistan, flooding hits home
-08.18.10- Although the destruction in eastern Afghanistan is not on the scale of what we are seeing from Pakistan every day, it is always hard when it hits home. For many in the area, it took years to rebuild their homes and livelihoods following the destruction caused by the decades of war in Afghanistan. Now they need to start rebuilding all over again.... (
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36 killed, hundreds injured in new China floods
-08.16.10- At least 36 people have died and 23 others are missing in fresh flooding from torrential rains in China's Gansu province, the latest in a string of natural disasters to strike China.... (
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Russia lashed by storm after heatwave
-08.16.10- Russia's record-breaking heatwave looks set to come to a dramatic end, with a severe storm now heading for Moscow after battering St Petersburg.... (
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Pakistan floods 'heart-wrenching' - UN chief
-08.15.10- The Pakistani government says up to 20 million people have now been affected by the monsoon floods.
At least 1,500 are known to have lost their lives.
Health experts are warning that the threat of epidemics in flood-hit areas is growing.... (
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Temps in the 90's stifle some CPS classrooms
-08.15.10- As temperatures soar into the high 90's people are at a greater risk of heat stroke and dehydration.
Chicago Public Schools that do not have air conditioning are putting their staff and students at significant health risks, some teachers are arguing.
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-09.03.10- The National Weather Service reported winds on the barrier islands were gusting to around 40 mph as Earl's eye moved closer but remained offshore.
Earl weakened to a Category 2 storm with 105 mph winds, the National Hurricane Center said.... (
-09.02.10- The death toll from Typhoon Kompasu, which battered the Korean peninsula with strong winds and heavy rains, rose to five in South Korea, an official said Friday. ... (
-09.01.10- Scientists have shown that a severe snowfall in North America and Northern Europe in the winter of 2009-2010 was caused by a rare, once in a century, collision of two weather systems. ... (
-09.01.10- The menace of Hurricane Earl comes at a bad time for any of the vacation-starved Americans who are heading to parts of the East Coast this Labor Day weekend.... (
-08.29.10- Arizona Department of Public Safety officials attributed the crashes to the thunderstorms that swept through the Phoenix area around 6 p.m.... (
-08.29.10- Forecasters say Earl has strengthened into a Category 1 hurricane as it barrels toward several islands in the eastern Caribbean.... (
-08.28.10- The death toll from Pakistan's massive flooding has climbed to 1,639, but the number could rise substantially as flood waters recede and more bodies surface, government officials say.... (
-08.26.10- Hurricane Danielle is churning across the open Atlantic as it heads toward Bermuda.
Danielle's maximum sustained winds Thursday are near 105 mph and additional strengthening is expected.... (
-08.26.10- Pakistan's government has warned about 500,000 people in the country's southeastern Sindh province they should evacuate immediately because of possible flooding, government officials said Thursday.... (
-08.24.10- Authorities have halted shipping through China's massive Three Gorges Dam on the upper reaches of the Yangtze river because the dam will experience another flood peak Tuesday. ... (
-08.24.10- Danielle has weakened to a tropical storm far from land over the Atlantic, but forecasters say it could become a hurricane again in the next couple of days.... (
-08.23.10- Severe weather warnings remain in place overnight for some parts of north-eastern Scotland after a day of torrential rain and strong winds.... (
-08.22.10- Nearly 260,000 people in northeastern China and North Korea have fled their homes as heavy rains caused the Yalu River to swell over its banks, state news outlets in those countries reported Sunday.... (
-08.21.10- After months of extreme heat, intense wildfires and widespread smoke across parts of Russia, a low pressure system has brought cooler moist air over the country.... (
-08.20.10- The Cumberland River rose because of heavy rain upstream from Nashville, lapped at a grassy riverbank in the city, then began receding without flooding.... (
-08.19.10- Coral that survived the 2004 tsunami is now dying at one of the fastest rates ever recorded because of a dramatic rise in water temperatures off northwestern Indonesia, conservationists said, warning that the threat extends to other reefs across Asia.... (
-08.18.10- One of the most destructive and swift coral bleaching events ever recorded is under way in the waters off Indonesia, where water temperatures have climbed into the low 90s, according to data released by a conservation group this week. ... (
-08.18.10- Fresh landslides rocked another area of China on Wednesday, sweeping through a mountain town in the southwest of the country after days of heavy rains and leaving at least 67 people missing and cutting off access to the area. ... (
-08.18.10- Although the destruction in eastern Afghanistan is not on the scale of what we are seeing from Pakistan every day, it is always hard when it hits home. For many in the area, it took years to rebuild their homes and livelihoods following the destruction caused by the decades of war in Afghanistan. Now they need to start rebuilding all over again.... (
-08.16.10- Russia's record-breaking heatwave looks set to come to a dramatic end, with a severe storm now heading for Moscow after battering St Petersburg.... (
-08.15.10- The Pakistani government says up to 20 million people have now been affected by the monsoon floods.
At least 1,500 are known to have lost their lives.
Health experts are warning that the threat of epidemics in flood-hit areas is growing.... (