http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/rain/ en-us Tue, 30 Sep 2008 11:22:33 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2093768/posts ABC’s Sunlen Miller, Matt Jaffe, and John Berman Report: The rain pouring down, his jacket off, his white dress-shirt clinging to his body, Barack Obama played to a crowd in a state that hasn’t elected a Democrat since 1964. Obama and his running mate Delaware Sen. Joe Biden took the stage at the University of Mary Washington in Fredericksburg, Va., before a crowd of 10,000 to 20,000 people who had been waiting hours in the mud to see them. The weather in northern Virginia has been awful the last couple of days. And not long after Joe Biden’s introduction, just... ABC News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2093768/posts#comment Tue, 30 Sep 2008 11:22:33 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2093132/posts "I know some of you got a little damp," Obama told the audience gathered in the school quad. "I’d like to cover everybody’s dry cleaning bill here tonight, but I can’t because I got to use it on the campaign, so consider it one more modest contribution to our efforts to change the country." As the rain began to pour harder, Obama noticed his running mate’s stool close to the edge of the slippery stage. "I'm gonna ask Joe to move that stool up because I don't want to have to choose another vice-president," Obama joked. "I don't want... ABC News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2093132/posts#comment Mon, 29 Sep 2008 15:48:26 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2064495/posts Weak sun created cool oceans, lowered rainfall seven times in 7,000 yearsATHENS, Ohio (Aug. 19, 2008) – A stalagmite in a West Virginia cave has yielded the most detailed geological record to date on climate cycles in eastern North America over the past 7,000 years. The new study confirms that during periods when Earth received less solar radiation, the Atlantic Ocean cooled, icebergs increased and precipitation fell, creating a series of century-long droughts. A research team led by Ohio University geologist Gregory Springer examined the trace metal strontium and carbon and oxygen isotopes in the stalagmite, which preserved climate conditions... Ohio University http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2064495/posts#comment Tue, 19 Aug 2008 21:01:30 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2054985/posts Focus on the Family video asking everyone to pray for torrential rain during Obama's acceptance speech. Citizen Link (Focus on the Family) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2054985/posts#comment Fri, 1 Aug 2008 17:42:45 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2039079/posts <p>June 25, 2008 -- The phrase "blame it on the weather" takes new meaning in light of research suggesting that regional climate may very well have been responsible for the evolution of lifestyle, culture and even religion in the Middle East.</p> Discovery News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2039079/posts#comment Tue, 1 Jul 2008 11:53:28 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2032662/posts In Russia, sometimes it rains cement Tue Jun 17, 11:17 AM ET Russian air force planes dropped a 25-kg (55-lb) sack of cement on a suburban Moscow home last week while seeding clouds to prevent rain from spoiling a holiday, Russian media said on Tuesday. "A pack of cement used in creating ... good weather in the capital region ... failed to pulverize completely at high altitude and fell on the roof of a house, making a hole about 80-100 cm (2.5-3 ft)," police in Naro-Fominsk told agency RIA-Novosti. Ahead of major public holidays the Russian Air Force often dispatches... Reuters http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2032662/posts#comment Wed, 18 Jun 2008 05:09:25 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2005594/posts Cloud Falls on China's Claim to Stop Rain Andrea Thompson LiveScience Staff Writer LiveScience.com Tue Apr 22, 2:02 PM ET Editor's note: Updated at 2:00 pm ET China's plans to force Mother Nature's hand with "cloud seeding" and keep rains at bay during the start of the Olympic Games this August may be all wet, one scientist said today. "I'm very skeptical about what they claim they can do," said Roelof Bruintjes, the lead researcher for U.S. National Center for Atmospheric Research in Boulder, Colo., at an international symposium on weather modification held today in Westminster, Colo. Chinese officials will... Live Science http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2005594/posts#comment Wed, 23 Apr 2008 06:14:27 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1982378/posts BEIJING - As they prepare to host the Olympics — an event whose very purpose is to push the limits of human beings — the Chinese are trying to do what man never has: Control the weather. With five months to go before the Summer Games come to Beijing, Chinese scientists say they are confident they can keep rain away from the opening ceremony, or summon a storm on cue to clear the city’s choking pollution. AP http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1982378/posts#comment Sat, 8 Mar 2008 10:20:41 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1979009/posts Biological organisms play a significant role in the formation of rain and snow, according to a study released Thursday by the journal Science. The discovery of these organisms and their importance in the water cycle could help researchers improve climate forecasts and better understand the relationship between the biosphere and climate, the authors concluded. They could also one day be used to bring rain to dry areas, said lead author Brent Christner of Louisiana State University. Scientists have long known that the ice crystals in clouds which become rain or snow need to cling to some kind of particle, called... AFP http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1979009/posts#comment Sun, 2 Mar 2008 01:38:19 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1976156/posts Heavy rain can trigger earthquakes 13:44 25 February 2008 NewScientist.com news service Catherine Brahic The rain-induced tremors occurred in karst landscape. This forms a distinctive topography of soft carbonate rock, such as limestone, riddled with deep channels and caves in which water pressure could build Huge downpours of rain can trigger earthquakes in landscapes riddled with caves and channels by increasing pressure within underlying rock, suggests a new study. It was already known that rainfall could cause tremors, but the amount of water needed is much more than previously thought, says Steve Miller, a geologist at the University of Bonn,... New Scientist http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1976156/posts#comment Mon, 25 Feb 2008 23:39:42 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1964106/posts It is yet another attempt by man to triumph over nature. Determined not to let anything spoil their party, organizers of the 2008 Summer Olympics said Wednesday that they will take control over the most unpredictable element of all -- the weather. While China's Olympic athletes are getting ready to compete on the fields, its meteorologists are working the skies, attempting the difficult feat of making sure it doesn't rain on the Aug. 8 opening ceremonies. LA Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1964106/posts#comment Sun, 3 Feb 2008 05:44:08 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1947790/posts Blizzard Warning West Slope Northern Sierra Nevada (California) URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA 613 AM PST THU JAN 3 2008 ...A SERIES OF POWERFUL STORMS EXPECTED TO HIT THE INTERIOR OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA LATE TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY... .THE FIRST IN A SERIES OF STRONG STORMS IS FORECAST TO IMPACT INTERIOR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA LATE TODAY INTO FRIDAY MORNING BRINGING RAIN...WIND AND MOUNTAIN SNOW. A SECOND EVEN MORE POWERFUL STORM IS FORECAST TO MOVE THROUGH THE AREA WITH HEAVY SNOW AND DANGEROUSLY HIGH WINDS ON FRIDAY. THE POWERFUL WINDS AND HEAVY SNOW ARE LIKELY TO CREATE WHITEOUT... National Weather Service http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1947790/posts#comment Thu, 3 Jan 2008 17:29:34 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1946105/posts ATLANTA (AP) - Rain fell in the city for a fourth consecutive day Sunday, assuring that 2007 would not go down as the driest year on record for the drought-stricken Atlanta area. The most arid year ever recorded for Atlanta was 1954, when only 31.80 inches of rain fell. Meteorologists had feared this year would have even less rain, predicting that showers on Sunday morning would taper off. But the rain continued long enough to raise the 2007 cumulative rainfall to 31.85 inches. Dry weather was forecast for Monday. More than one-third of the Southeast is in a severe drought.... MYWAY http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1946105/posts#comment Mon, 31 Dec 2007 01:32:09 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1941477/posts A storm rolling in from the Gulf of Alaska could dump as much as 8 inches of snow in Los Angeles County mountains overnight, weather forecasters said this afternoon. A snow and blowing snow advisory for Los Angeles and Ventura County mountains is in effect now until 8 a.m. Wednesday, said Stuart Seto, a weather specialist for the National Weather Service in Oxnard. Blowing snow propelled by gusty winds could make it difficult for drivers to see, he said. Los Angeles Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1941477/posts#comment Wed, 19 Dec 2007 01:26:42 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1926881/posts Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue is the subject of much chatter around the blogosphere for leading several hundred Georgia citizens in a public prayer for rain. Georgia has been in the midst of a drought this year, which is ruining agriculture crops and causing water shortages. So Mr. Perdue asked for divine intervention on Georgians' behalf. He and colleagues came together Tuesday to "pray for a storm." Sure enough, two days later, an unpredicted cloudburst dropped an inch of rain over the southeast. But the rain wasn't everybody's idea of a happy ending. The Atlanta Freethought Society staged a public protest... The Wall Street Journal http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1926881/posts#comment Fri, 16 Nov 2007 21:19:40 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1917413/posts Firefighters battled stubborn wildfires across Southern California on Saturday, but cloudy skies scattering rain showers brought a welcome improvement in conditions. Tropical moisture flowing from the south replaced the hot, dry, skin-cracking Santa Ana winds that roared in a week earlier and spread fires over more than a half-million acres, destroying more than 2,300 structures, including 1,700 homes. Drizzle fell as Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger visited a command post near Orange County's Santiago Canyon fire to announce assistance for people with losses, warn of contracting scams, and pledge to find whoever set the nearby blaze that continued to threaten homes after... AP - Bakersfield Californian http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1917413/posts#comment Sun, 28 Oct 2007 02:01:13 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1897059/posts Rain uncovers Viking treasure trove Published: 14th September 2007 08:30 CET A bout of torrential rain left a surprising legacy in the garden of one Swede: a Viking treasure trove. Two coins were uncovered by the rain on the lawn of farmer Tage Pettersson, on the island of Gotland, in early August. He called in Gotland's archaeologists, who last week found a further 52 coins on the site. Most of the coins are German, English and Arabic currency from the late 900s and early 1000s. But archaeologists are most excited about the presence of six very rare Swedish coins, from... The Local http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1897059/posts#comment Sat, 15 Sep 2007 16:57:04 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1873917/posts Extreme weather brings flood chaos round the world 18:40 30 July 2007 NewScientist.com news service New Scientist Environment and Reuters People in countries across the world, from China to India and Sudan to Indonesia, are coping with severe wet weather, highlighting the position of flooding as the most deadly of all natural disasters. While single events cannot be linked to climate change, the flooding come as research suggests that global warming will increase rainfall in some parts of the world, including the Indian monsoon, and increase the number of hurricanes – both due increased evaporation in a warmer world. One... New Scientist http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1873917/posts#comment Mon, 30 Jul 2007 23:26:03 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1873488/posts Pure vanity here! I am going to Seattle tomorrow. Have been there and love it, but wonder if there are any places my fellow conservatives recommend to visit. As well, as some to avoid, if needed. lol Thank you! http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1873488/posts#comment Mon, 30 Jul 2007 03:19:23 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1872095/posts Texas Drought-Free After a Dry Decade Thursday July 26, 2007 9:01 PM COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) - For the first time in at least a decade, Texas was declared drought-free Thursday. ``We've gotten so much rain this year, we've pretty much made up for the past few years' drought conditions in several areas of the state,'' said John Nielsen-Gammon, the state's climatologist and a professor of atmospheric sciences at Texas A&M University. Only isolated areas in the northern Panhandle, far West Texas and along the eastern margins of the state are below normal when it comes to rainfall, and they're... The Guardian (UK) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1872095/posts#comment Thu, 26 Jul 2007 20:20:29 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1871675/posts Oxford floods deepen as more rain is forecast By Richard Edwards Last Updated: 2:43am BST 26/07/2007 Flooding may have caused greater devastation in affected areas than the foot and mouth crisis, farmers warned last night, as the floods extended throughout the Thames Valley. Allotments in Oxford. Oxford became the latest area hit yesterday and parts of the city will be left under water for two days. There are further fears with forecasters predicting up to half an inch of rain today in some areas already suffering. The worst floods in modern history have now stretched more than 150 miles along... The Telegraph (UK) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1871675/posts#comment Thu, 26 Jul 2007 01:54:22 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1870062/posts UK floods: More rain forecast, worst to come By David Millward, Graham Tibbetts, Richard Edwards and Toby Helm Last Updated: 2:17am BST 23/07/2007 Gordon Brown's proposals to build three million homes in the South East could lead to even more flooding, the Government has been warned by its own planning consultants. With vast swathes of the country underwater, the Prime Minister's new government found itself under attack not only over its handling of the crisis, but also accused by the Tories of adopting policies that could make things even worse. Last night the Environment Agency issued 56 flood warnings across... The Telegraph (UK) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1870062/posts#comment Mon, 23 Jul 2007 01:36:57 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1858084/posts 11 deaths reported as rescue crews struggle to keep up with emergencies. Rain poured down Thursday for the 16th straight day across Texas and Oklahoma, where flash floods and high winds have already killed 11 people. With little relief expected until the Fourth of July, emergency crews were being flown in from other states to help with rescue efforts. MSNBC.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1858084/posts#comment Fri, 29 Jun 2007 03:19:15 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1857054/posts www.news8austin.com Numerous rescues as Hill Country deluged by rain Updated: 6/27/2007 7:13:50 AMBy: News 8 Austin Staff The San Gabriel River in Williamson County is 30 feet higher than normal   Heavy overnight rains Wednesday created flood conditions in several Hill Country counties, including Williamson, Lampasas and Burnet. More than 18 inches of rain has been dumped on the area since midnight. There are multiple reports of people trapped in fast-moving water atop vehicles, on rooftops or clinging to trees.At 2:50 a.m. STARFlight rescued at least two victims from vehicles in fast moving water at San Gabriel Ranch Road/County... News8Austin http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1857054/posts#comment Wed, 27 Jun 2007 14:19:39 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1844179/posts Hi, folks! Getting some contradictory information, and I know you guys can straighten me out. KS particularly and OK somewhat also, have been very wet all year. That's fine until it's time to harvest wheat. I'm hearing tales that the crop is so wet that it's starting to sprout from the head. Questions -- Is this true? Is the ground really that wet? It has looked for a couple of days after Friday that KS and OK are no precip with a nice breeze, but...who trusts weatherguessers, eh? If anyone would care to offer a local weather report, esp. regarding... SAJ's fevered brain http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1844179/posts#comment Sun, 3 Jun 2007 20:13:23 GMT