The governing African National Congress proposed the change to the Weather Service Bill, designed to prevent panics over false predictions of winds, flooding or drought.
If passed, it would mean that anyone wanting to issue a severe weather warning would first need to get official written...
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Link Removed The streets of New York are empty:
Winds from Hurricane Irene have begun to hammer New York, bringing torrential rain and the threat of flooding in the financial district.
New York City's public transport system has been closed and the mayor said it was now too late for people to...
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The Tokyo Electric Power Co. TEPCO hopes to put a makeshift roof over the reactor 3 turbine building at the Link Removed in preparation for Typhoon Ma-on.
The roof would cover a hole caused by a hydrogen blast in March after an earthquake and tsunami hit the plant. A hose from the reactor to a...
As the typhoon made its way towards Kyushu on Sunday morning, Japan's Meteorological Agency issued a mudslide warning for Kagoshima, where recent volcanic eruptions left the ground weak and prone to such events.
Kagoshima received 121mm of rain on Saturday. A little further south, Naze had a...
Plant operator Tepco reveals meltdown and breach of pressure vessel, with Greenpeace warning against pumping water in.
Greenpeace has urged Tepco to abandon plans to flood the container with water, given the likelihood that melted fuel had damaged it. Shaun Burnie, nuclear adviser to Greenpeace...
TOKYO —
Workers at the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant adjusted measuring gauges Tuesday as part of the process to flood the vessel containing the No. 1 reactor with water and create a system to keep the fuel inside cool.
But the working environment remains tough due to...
A magnitude-6.6 earthquake hit Japan about 35 miles from Tokyo Electric Power Co.’s stricken nuclear power plant, shaking buildings in the capital city and causing fires to break out in the northeast of the country.
The quake struck at 5:16 p.m. local time 38 kilometers (24 miles) west of...
Australian Teens Rescued After Using Sex Doll as Raft
A couple in Australia was rescued after attempting to float down a river near Melbourne on an inflatable sex doll.
The man and woman, both 19 years old, were drifting down the Yarra River in Victoria -- a state recently afflicted by...
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Address Resolution Protocol (ARP), because of its simpleness, fastness, and effectiveness, is becoming increasingly popular among internet raggers, thus causing severe influence to the internet environment. ARP spoofing, also known as ARP poisoning or ARP Poison Routing (APR), is a technique...