Eerie photos and video of El Faro cargo ship that sank Oct. 1

Mon, 04 Jan 2016 19:23:00 +0100WashingtonPost (en)

In this photograph released by the National Transportation Safety Board, the damaged stern of the sunken freighter El Faro is seen on the seafloor, 15,000-feet deep near the Bahamas. The El Faro sank Oct. 1, 2015 after losing engine power and getting caught in a Category 4 hurricane while sailing from Jacksonville, Fla.

Video, Photos Show El Faro's Final Resting Place

Mon, 04 Jan 2016 03:28:00 +0100nbcnews (en)

Federal investigators released photos and video Sunday of the wrecked El Faro, the cargo ship that went down in the Atlantic Ocean during a hurricane last year with 33 people aboard. The El Faro left Jacksonville, Florida, on Sept. 29, and lost contact as Hurricane Joaquin grew into a category 4 storm.

Floods swamp Missouri, Illinois; nine million people in risk areas

Thu, 31 Dec 2015 23:44:00 +0100news-yahoo (en)

(Reuters) - Record flooding from rain-swollen rivers has washed out hundreds of structures in Missouri, Illinois, Arkansas and eastern Oklahoma, forcing thousands to flee their homes, and 9.3 million Americans still face flood warnings. At least 28 people have died in the U.S.

Floods swamp Missouri, Illinois; nine million people in risk areas

Thu, 31 Dec 2015 23:41:00 +0100news-yahoo-in (en)

By Mary Wisniewski. (Reuters) - Record flooding from rain-swollen rivers has washed out hundreds of structures in Missouri, Illinois, Arkansas and eastern Oklahoma, forcing thousands to flee their homes, and 9.3 million Americans still face flood warnings. At least 28 people have died in the U.S.

Floods swamp Missouri, Illinois; nine million people in risk areas

Thu, 31 Dec 2015 23:26:00 +0100reuters (en)

At least 28 people have died in the U.S. Midwest's extreme weather since the weekend, mostly from driving into flooded areas after storms dropped up to 12 inches (30 cm) of rain, officials said. The days of downpours have pushed the mighty Mississippi and its tributaries to record highs or levels....

Extreme global weather driven by strongest-ever El Nino, human-induced climate change: experts

Thu, 31 Dec 2015 03:20:00 +0100japantimes (en)

PARIS – Deadly extreme weather on at least five continents is driven in large part by a record-breaking El Nino, but climate change is a likely booster too, experts said Monday. The 2015-16 El Nino, they added, is the strongest ever measured. “It is probably the most powerful in the last 100 years,”....

El Nino creates single most powerful hurricane on record: Record El Nino, climate change drive extreme weather

Wed, 30 Dec 2015 08:16:00 +0100WortLuxembourg-en (en)

Across south and southeast Asia, monsoon rains essential for life-sustaining crops have been limited, while drought in eastern Africa means millions will require food aid, especially in Ethiopia, according to Oxfam. "The role of El Nino on much of what we are seeing around the planet is obvious,"....