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PAGASA in diaspora: weather forecasters quit jobs to join OFW bandwagonWednesday, July 21, 2010 @ 11:14AMSo it’s not only the doctors and the nurses and the teachers and the physical therapists and the engineers and ICT professionals we are losing to richer and more developed countries. According to a news report by the Philippine Daily Inquirer, among the latest to join the migration of professionals are weather men from the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services ...

$1.2m ETSA storm payoutTuesday, July 20, 2010 @ 5:52AMSEVERE storms which disrupted electricity supplies earlier this month will cost ETSA Utilities about $1.2 million in compensation payments.

Storm buffets coast as roofs blown offFriday, July 9, 2010 @ 2:53PMA storm which has dumped heavy rain and cut power in areas of Perth has also caused damage in Geraldton. A couple in their 50s had a lucky escape in the Perth suburb of Parkwood when a tree crashed into their house, trapping the man in his bed under rubble.

Need-to-know news and views for UB faculty and staffWednesday, July 7, 2010 @ 2:44PMUB Alert: Emergency text, e-mail messages. Sign up > As it concludes its 10th year of operation, UB’s Center for Computational Research has plenty to celebrate: In the past 12 months, it has received more than $11 million in new funding, including two major competitive federal grants for advancing computational science and a New York State grant to make supercomputing more environmentally ...

Hurricane Alex drenches northern Mexico, TexasThursday, July 1, 2010 @ 8:57AMHurricane Alex ripped off roofs, caused severe flooding and forced thousands of people to flee coastal fishing villages before weakening to a tropical storm over northern Mexico. Mexico - Tropical cyclone - Earth Sciences - Atmospheric Sciences - Meteorology

Oil Prices Plummet on Concerns About US DemandMonday, June 28, 2010 @ 11:58PMOil prices plummet as shrinking US consumer confidence causes concerns about demand Tropical Storm Alex - Tropical cyclone - Meteorology - Gulf of Mexico - Earth Sciences

Tropical weather is new reason to worry in GulfSunday, June 27, 2010 @ 6:13PMThe logistics of containing the oil spewing into the Gulf of Mexico are mind-boggling even in ideal conditions. Add a tropical storm

Tropical weather is new reason to worry in GulfSunday, June 27, 2010 @ 4:55PMNEW ORLEANS (AP) - The logistics of containing the oil spewing into the Gulf of Mexico are mind-boggling even in ideal conditions. Add a tropical storm like the one swirling in the Caribbean and things get even more complicated.

Alex not aiming at Gulf oil spill area - for nowSunday, June 27, 2010 @ 3:17PMNEW ORLEANS (AP) - A tropical depression slamming into parts of Mexico isn't taking aim at the massive Gulf oil spill - for now - though any system can quickly change course and send cleanup efforts grinding to a halt.