je.st
news
Tag: fires
Field fires hamper French grain harvest as heatwave builds
2015-07-01 18:41:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Fires linked to hot, dry weather are disrupting the early stages of this year's grain harvest in France, the European Union's top producer, destroying hundreds of hectares and triggering fire prevention measures in some areas. Wednesday saw record temperatures for the time of year either side of 40 degrees Celsius in several parts of the country as a heatwave intensified, adding stress on crops in central and northern France that faced a dry spell this spring. Fires can be sparked by combine harvesters...
Tags: field
french
grain
harvest
Heat dome parked over West shatters temperature records, sparks fires
2015-07-01 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mashable: The West is baking under a heat dome that has sent temperatures soaring to historically high levels, further drying out soils and priming the region for fast-spreading wildfires. The heat wave is noteworthy for its severity, extent and duration. During the past seven days alone, 465 warm temperature records have been set or tied across the country, mainly in the West, with 49 monthly warm temperature records set or tied, according to the National Center for Environmental Information in Asheville,...
Tags: west
records
temperature
heat
RANs HMAS Melbourne test fires two Evolved Sea Sparrow missiles
2015-06-29 01:00:00| Naval Technology
The Royal Australian Navy's (RAN) Adelaide-class frigate, HMAS Melbourne, has successfully tested two Evolved Sea Sparrow missiles off the coast of New South Wales.
Tags: test
sea
melbourne
evolved
3,400 without power in Carson City; multiple fires reported in Douglas County
2015-06-28 06:35:17| Electronics - Topix.net
NV Energy is reporting that more 3,400 Carson City customers are without power at 6 p.m. this evening. Nearly 2,000 are impacted in the 89701 zip code and 1,200 are impacted in the 89703 zip code.
Tags: city
power
multiple
county
3,200 without power in Carson City; multiple fires reported in Douglas County
2015-06-28 04:48:30| Semiconductors - Topix.net
NV Energy is reporting that more 3,000 Carson City customers are without power at 6 p.m. this evening. Nearly 2,000 are impacted in the 89701 zip code and 1,200 are impacted in the 89703 zip code.
Tags: city
power
multiple
county
Sites : [36] [37] [38] [39] [40] [41] [42] [43] [44] [45] [46] [47] [48] [49] [50] [51] [52] [53] [54] [55] next »