As many pet owners know, fireworks and thunder storms can cause a great deal of stress for some animals. For some pets, it's a downright terrifying time. Fear of loud sounds - fireworks, thunder, gunshot - are called noise phobias. Learn to recognize the signs of noise phobias and some tips to reduce fears.
Jul 2, 2009 - 9:28:10 AM
Weather forecasters are alarmed by two recent deliberate false tornado reports in less than a week, raising the possibility that diverting their attention could make them miss real storms.
Jul 2, 2009 - 8:57:05 AM
More than 30cm of snow has dumped on some of the state's ski fields as the weather bureau warns more severe weather is on the way. Temperatures plunged below zero again today as the storm front that swept Victoria earlier this week brought massive snow falls.
Jul 2, 2009 - 6:29:03 AM
BISMARCK - The National Weather Service measures snowfall totals on a July 1 to June 30 calendar. The agency says the winter of 2008-09 ended up just 1.3 inches short of the all-time snowfall record of 101.6 inches, set during the 1996-97 winter.
Jul 1, 2009 - 9:02:41 AM
Taipei - Three to five typhoons will hit Taiwan this year, the Central Weather Bureau (CWB) forecasted Tuesday, while reminding people to always be prepared during the typhoon season from July to September.
Jul 1, 2009 - 8:53:20 AM
Senator Steve Fielding recently asked the Obama administration to reassure him on the science of man-made global warming. When the administration proved unhelpful, Mr. Fielding decided to vote against climate-change legislation.
Jun 26, 2009 - 12:04:34 PM
The New York Times reported today that AltaRock Energy - a start-up geothermal energy firm whose investors include Al Gore's venture capital firm, Kleiner Perkins - failed to notify federal regulators that the bedrock drilling technique it is using in the San Francisco-area had been linked with a project-ending 3.4-magnitude earthquake in Basel, Switzerland in 2006.
Jun 25, 2009 - 8:46:02 AM
Meteorologists are reluctant to call a month "nice." They have their data and their science and typically do not describe the weather in such subjective terms. Global warming regime not pleased with report.
Jun 22, 2009 - 7:30:41 PM
Ground has been broken on the construction site of Spaceport America, the world's first purpose-built commercial spaceport. Those behind the project say that it will help provide a new chapter in space exploration.
Jun 22, 2009 - 11:13:17 AM
WASHINGTON – With North Korea reportedly getting ready for a long-range missile test, President
Barack Obama says the U.S. is prepared for any threat the secretive and unpredictable regime might pose.
Jun 22, 2009 - 5:57:02 AM
BAGHDAD - Bombs killed at least 15 people across Iraq on Monday, security officials said, two days after a suicide truck bomb in the north of the country killed 73 people in the deadliest attack for more than a year.
Jun 22, 2009 - 5:53:31 AM
MOSCOW — The leader of an unstable republic near Chechnya, who had been installed by the Kremlin in an effort to tamp down tensions there, was seriously wounded in an assassination attempt Monday morning, officials said.
Jun 22, 2009 - 5:40:45 AM
Iran's Revolutionary Guards have threatened to crack down on any new street protests against the results of the country's presidential election.
Jun 22, 2009 - 5:28:30 AM
LONDON — Britain pledged an extra five million pounds in aid to Zimbabwe Monday, hailing progress under a new unity government but urging more reform after landmark talks between leaders of the two countries.
Jun 22, 2009 - 5:20:53 AM
