SIO15: Natural Disasters

NEWS CLIPS for 2015

This page lists some recent news items (or excerpts thereof) found in the San Diego Uniñon Tribune, other newspapers or online. The items are placed in the order they are published and may touch lectures that will not happen until later in the quarter.
Nevertheless, these are good topics for starting a discussion on recent natural disasters in our problem sessions and may be topic of a homework problem.
Past news clips years: 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006.


December 2015
December 28, 2015: Military helps combat flooding in England
December 28, 2015: Severe weather kills dozens across nation
December 28, 2015: Crews battle stretch of wildfire
December 27, 2015: Tornadoes sweep through Texas
December 27, 2015: Homes evacuated, cars submerged in Britain
December 26, 2015: Alabama tornado adds to storm woes
December 25, 2015: Blanket of snow arrives in Lake Tahoe area
December 24, 2015: 6 killed as storm system sweeps across the South
December 23, 2015: Warning signs ignored in China slide disaster; 76 people remain missing
December 22, 2015: China wrestles with latest disaster
December 21, 2015: China slide slams industrial district
December 21, 2015: U.S. plans to expand protections for lions
December 19, 2015: California fire cleanup estimated at $243M
December 19, 2015: Showdown looms in congress over wildfire costs
December 19, 2015: Congress backs microbead ban
December 19, 2015: Beijing issues second smog red alert
December 16, 2015: Carlsbad beaches and road battered by high tides
December 16, 2015: Strong storm batters Colorado
December 08, 2015: U.N. warns of possible climate doom
December 08, 2015: Beijing issues first-ever 'red alert' for air pollution
December 08, 2015: Ethiopia to need massive drought aid
December 08, 2015: Dengue fever outbreak hits Hawaii
December 05, 2015: Research finds dramatic increase in water use
December 05, 2015: Driving limited in Indian capital to curb pollution
December 02, 2015: Bush criticizes summit on climate change
December 02, 2015: Obama defends climate change position
December 02, 2015: Leaders lobby Brown to hasten flood control work
December 02, 2015: Escondido preparing for very wet winter
December 01, 2015: Beijing choking on thick, brown fog
December 01, 2015: Severe weather forces school closure

November 2015
November 30, 2015: Study: 31% of world cactus threatened
November 30, 2015: Stakes are high at Paris climate summit
November 30, 2015: Storm dumps rains on swollen rivers
November 28, 2015: Flooding from heavy rain kills three in Texas
November 27, 2015: Hurricane Sandra
November 26, 2015: Australia wildfire kills at least two
November 26, 2015: In Guatemala, living off forests means protecting them
November 25, 2015: Major earthquake rocks Amazon basin
November 24, 2015: Death toll hits 113 in Myanmar landslide
November 23, 2015: Deep freeze grips much of Midwest
November 23, 2015: Nola's death hits home
November 21, 2015: El Niño has own effects
November 21, 2015: Oregon, Washington delay crab seasons
November 21, 2015: Records heat fuels Australia fire risk
November 04, 2015: Yemen braces for massive rainfall
November 02, 2015: Emergency flood permits elusive

October 2015
October 28, 2015: Beachgoers rescued near Point Loma Nazarene U.
October 07, 2015: Report says thousands in El Niño flood zones
October 07, 2015: Questions raised about safety of lost container ship
October 07, 2015: South Carolina expects to take weeks to recover
October 06, 2015: Coast Guard: ship sank in hurricane
October 06, 2015: 'Fire hose' of moisture slams South Carolina; 12 dead
October 06, 2015: French Riviera cleans up after deadly rains
October 05, 2015: Flooding cripples S. Carolina
October 03, 2015: Mich. vows $1 M for water filters
October 03, 2015: Hundreds missing in Guatemala landslide
October 03, 2015: Hurricane batters Bahamas; ship missing in storm

September 2015
September 22, 2015: Brown seeks U.S. disaster declaration in fires
September 21, 2015: Fire north of San Francisco destroys 162 more homes
September 20, 2015: Some say they weren't warned about fires nearing
September 18, 2015: Earth's record heat keeps on sizzling
September 18, 2015: Seventh body found in park flood disaster
September 18, 2015: Death toll rises in state wildfires
September 18, 2015: Building codes saved Chile from disaster
September 17, 2015: Death toll expected [to] rise in state wildfires
September 17, 2015: Zion park floods trapped 7 people in narrow canyon
September 17, 2015: Powerful quake shakes Chile, prompting tsunami warning
September 16, 2015: Floods kill at least 16 in polygamous town, national park
September 16, 2015: Fire evacuees return home to find ruins
September 16, 2015: San Diego sees record rainfall
September 15, 2015: Snowpack at lowest level in 500 years
September 15, 2015: Sportfishing surges, but there's a catch
September 15, 2015: Major fires burn out of control
September 14, 2015: Wildfire destroys hundreds of homes
September 12, 2015: Minimize wildfire danger by choosing landscape wisely
September 12, 2015: Section of bluff collapses above beach
September 12, 2015: Worst coral bleaching expected
September 12, 2015: Poor record-keeping found at pipeline firm
September 12, 2015: California wildfire threatens giant sequoias
September 12, 2015: Flooding kills 3, leads to release of tainted water
September 11, 2015: Conditions continue to gather steam for El Niño
September 11, 2015: Rescuers search for missing after floods in Japan

February 2015
February 16, 2015: New storm slams northeast; frigid cold follows snow

January 2015
January 03, 2015: Australia wildfires worst since 1983