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Weather RSS FeedsAfter flood, mosquitoes - Insects arrive in hungry swarms after heavy rains in the Midwest First came the floods, now the mosquitoes. An explosion of insects is pestering clean-up crews and just about anyone venturing outside in the waterlogged Midwest. ...Feed Source: feeds.baltimoresun.com
County inspectors head to Midwest flood areas - Howard County is sending four building inspectors to the Midwest to help evaluate structures damaged by flooding in Louisa County, Iowa.
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Fireworks and thunderstorms - The Annapolis Symphony began with an uninspired version of the national anthem but turned the pre-July Fourth concert into an all-American adventure
The intrepid folks who braved steamy afternoon humidity and ignored dire forecasts of evening thunderstorms were rewarded by ample parking, lots of green space and soft summer breezes at the Anne Arundel Community College stadium field for the fifth annual free pre-Fourth of July concert by the Annapolis Symphony Orchestra.
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June 27, 2008 Code red alert issued for projected heat - With temperatures expected to soar into the mid-90s today, Baltimore's health commissioner has issued a Code Red alert and at 9 a.m. will open emergency cooling centers with air conditioners, water and ice.
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June 23, 2008 Effects of Midwest flooding to be felt in grocery stores - Destruction of corn, soybeans spurs soaring food prices
Raging Midwest floodwaters that swallowed crops and sent corn and soybean prices soaring are about to give consumers more grief at the grocery store.
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June 22, 2008 Defying rise of the river - D eadly floods devastated Iowa and other sections of the Midwest last week, despite heroic efforts to hold back the rising waters with sandbags. Heavy rains sent rivers surging over their banks, killing 24 people and displacing an estimated 35,000. From Des Moines and Cedar Rapids to small towns such as Oakville (population 439), residents were left assessing the damage to homes and businesses. Officials described the disaster as the biggest that the Federal Emergency Management Agency has handled since Hurricane Katrina.
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June 22, 2008 Obama slams McCain on flooding controls - With communities in the Midwest still under water, Democrat Barack Obama criticized Republican John McCain yesterday for opposing federal spending on flood prevention programs and opened a new debate in the White House race. McCain's campaign said Obama was engaging in typical political attacks that the Democrat rejects in his speeches and confusing the facts. The bill that McCain opposed spent $23 billion on water projects. It passed Congress overwhelmingly and was vetoed by President Bush. Congress voted to override the veto. McCain's campaign said Obama opposed an amendment that McCain co-sponsored to prioritize flood control spending. The bipartisan amendment failed on a 69-22 vote.
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June 21, 2008 Flood, size of gulf dead zone linked - Extra farm runoff in the Mississippi to increase area with no oxygen
Floodwaters loaded with farm runoff are heading down the Mississippi River, and scientists fear that the deluge will sharply increase the expected dead zone this summer in the Gulf of Mexico, covering an area the size of Maryland.
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June 20, 2008 Bush surveys flood areas - Mississippi River overflows 10 levees
Water from the swollen Mississippi River surged over more than 10 levees yesterday, flooding huge swaths of Missouri farmland as thousands of volunteers continued to pile up sandbags in a desperate bid to protect their communities.
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June 19, 2008 Levee breach forces town's evacuation - Government warns 20 to 30 more may overflow along Mississippi
Floodwaters breached two levees in western Illinois yesterday, and the federal government warned that 20 to 30 more levees may overflow along the Mississippi River.
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