CBS 3 Springfield - Weather - Headlines http://www.cbs3springfield.com/weather/headlines RSS Feed for WSHM - Weather - Headlines en-us Thu, 07 Aug 2008 00:53:10 GMT Weather Forecasting Plays Crucial Role In Beijing Olympics http://www.cbs3springfield.com/weather/headlines/26360584.html The World Meteorological Organization is coordinating efforts by China and other countries to provide accurate weather information for the upcoming Beijing Olympics. WMO says China has installed a new geostationary satellite, at a cost of nearly $1 billion, which will enhance weather forecasting ability. Lisa Schlein reports from WMO headquarters in Geneva. Floods Force Evacuations, Close Roads http://www.cbs3springfield.com/weather/headlines/26360369.html RIPTON — When Marguerite Searle left her home overlooking the East Middlebury River on Vermont 125 at 3:30 Wednesday morning to go to work at Middlebury College, it wasn’t raining. Yosemite Wildfires Destroy 21 Homes http://www.cbs3springfield.com/weather/headlines/26123534.html YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, Calif. — Rafael Rios looks out over a valley lying between massive granite walls. A film of gray-black haze lies in the air, obscuring the spectacular view of sharp rocks, shooting pines and a river running beneath. NWS Researchers To Study N.H. Tornado For Years http://www.cbs3springfield.com/weather/headlines/26123284.html The scope of last Thursday's tornado in New Hampshire surprised even researchers at the National Weather Service who said it will be studied for years. EF-1 Tornado Confirmed... (Warren, RI - Swansea, MA) http://www.cbs3springfield.com/weather/headlines/25878394.html Scientists Expose Mystery Behind Northern Lights http://www.cbs3springfield.com/weather/headlines/25877689.html Scientists have exposed some of the mystery behind the northern lights. On Thursday, NASA released findings that indicate magnetic explosions about one-third of the way to the moon cause the northern lights, or aurora borealis, to burst in spectacular shapes and colors, and dance across the sky. Storms Sweep NH, 1 Dead, At Least 100 Homes Damaged http://www.cbs3springfield.com/weather/headlines/25877354.html Violent storms swept through central New Hampshire on Thursday and destroyed several homes, killing a woman inside her home with her husband and infant grandchild. South Texas Begins Cleanup After Hurricane Dolly http://www.cbs3springfield.com/weather/headlines/25877094.html Residents across south Texas slogged through knee-deep muddy waters, tiptoed around downed power lines and dug through debris Thursday, but were thankful that Hurricane Dolly didn't pack the wallop they had feared. Eleven Dead As Tropical Storm Pounds Taiwan http://www.cbs3springfield.com/weather/headlines/25637494.html TAIPEI (AFP) - Eleven people including a baby girl have been killed and three more are missing in Taiwan as Tropical Storm Kalmaegi brought strong winds and heavy downpours, rescuers said Friday. Heat wave takes toll on Southern Europe http://www.cbs3springfield.com/weather/headlines/25636324.html BITOLA, Macedonia: Southern Europe sizzled under a heat wave Tuesday, with high temperatures lingering for a seventh day in Romania, blazes forcing the evacuation of tourists in Croatia and Italy, and wildfires in Macedonia and Greece exploding shells from long-ago wars. At least 35 heat-related deaths were reported.