Strange and Destructive Weather
2006
AUGUST
Netherlands Reports 1,000 Heatwave Deaths In July
Record-Breaking Heat Staggers East
Storm Rips Through South-West Western Australia
South Africa: Cold, Stormy Weather Batters The Country
Soggy Storms Hit Portions of Front Range
Cold Front Brings Widespread Snow, Flooding in South Africa
Storm Rips Through Toronto
Storm Kills 5, Dumps Rain Over Wide Area Of Luzon
JULY
No Relief As Nation Swelters in Heat Wave
Britain Braced For Record High Temperature
JUNE
Drought Hurts Wheat Crop In Kansas Town
Blizzard Conditions Close New Zealand Roads
Waves From Freak Storm Pound Pacific Coast
MAY
China's Deserts Shrinking Annually 3,000 Square Miles
Blackouts Plague South Asia Nations As Mercury Boils
Deadly Weather Hits Indiana, Kentucky, Tennessee
Strong Winds, Huge Hail Batter Texas
MARCH
Lake Tahoe Area Records Most Snow in 35 Years
Sandstorm From Foreign Nation Sweeps Beijing
Red Snow Falls on Russia
Chicago Storm Claims Life
JANUARY
Chicago Storm Claims Life
Armed Police Control Stranded Beijing Travellers
Russian Freeze Death Toll Tops 70
Rain Storms Leave Thousands Without Power (Australia)
Storms Rage North To South (Norway)
Harsh Japan Winter Finally Catches up with Tokyo
Record Low Temperatures Across Siberia
More Than 200 Dead as South Asia Gripped by Icy Weather
Delhi Gets First Winter Ice In 70 Years, Indian Cold Toll Soars
Record Blizzard to Reach New Depths (Japan)
Big freeze to sweep over China
Flooded California Hit By Second Storm
Big Freeze to Sweep Over China
112F, Hottest Day in Australia Since 1939
Storms, Flood Usher in New Year
2005
DECEMBER
California Storm Prompts Evacuation Plea
No Rain, Relief Expected For Fire-Ravaged Texas, Oklahoma
Frigid Blast in UK, Coldest in Decades
Travellers face chaos as freeze hits Europe
Minus 10C Blast In UK Coldest In Decades
Wildfires Destroy Texas, Oklahoma Homes
Major Storm Blacks Out 70,000 Homes in Quebec
Wind-Driven Grass Fires Injure 3 in Oklahoma City
More Snow in UK As Big Freeze Continues
Winter Storm Shuts Down Roads in Colorado
Freak Snowfall in Phang Nga (Thailand) Baffles Scientists
Freak Wind Rips Roof From Club
Icy Storm Cuts Power To 350,000 in South
Record Low Temps Seen in Parts of U.S.
Bitter Cold Continues in Rockies, Midwest
Swift, Fierce Thunderstorms Descend on Oahu
NOVEMBER
Polar Bears Face Up To Warmer Future
Weather Plays Havoc on Roads, Beaches in Queensland, Australia
MAY
Weather Service Issues First-Ever Heat Advisory for Seattle Area
Record Heat Hits London
Freak Sandstorm Causes Crashes Near Columbus
Freak China Snow and Sand Storm Kills 15 Explorers.