Katrina
Katrina hit mainly the states of Louisana, Mississippi and Alabama on August 29th, 2005. Category 4 hurricane with winds of 140 mph at 6:10 a.m This is the most devastating hurricane ever in the USA.
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Katrina winds
This display shows how the size of the storm has changed, and the areas potentially affected so far by sustained winds of tropical storm force (in orange) and hurricane force (in red). The display is based on the wind radii contained in the set of Forecast/Advisories...
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Global warming & storm
Global warming 'has doubled storm threat' Weather expert finds destructive power worse than models predict Paul Brown, environment correspondent Tropical storms have doubled in destructive potential in the past 30 years because ocean surfaces have become...
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climate change in the summertime
Is extreme weather down to climate change? By Paul Rincon BBC News science reporter With fires raging through southern Europe - a region experiencing its worst drought for decades - and some parts of the continent submerged by floods, it is tempting to...
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Forest fires in Spain
Forest fires in http://news.bbc.co.uk/media/avdb/news_web/video/9012da68001c210/nb/09012da68001c2e5_16x9_nb.asx
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Deforestation & economic issues in Amazonia
http://news.bbc.co.uk/media/avdb/news_web/video/9012da680021030/nb/09012da680021266_16x9_nb.ram It seems that the Brazil nut may hold the key not only to economic prosperity but to saving the Amazon rainforest. Deforestation is accelerating but in , farmers...