Friday, November 22, 2013

The accident is the deadliest non-terrorist structural collapse http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2013

worst ever recorded https://news.google.com/news/section?pz=1&cf=all&ned=us&hl=en&csid=ac8988af5606c126&redirect=true

Typhoon Haiyan likely the deadliest storm ever

New York Post - ‎Nov 10, 2013‎
As the scale of devastation became clear Sunday from one of the worst storms ever recorded, officials said emergency crews could find more bodies when they reach parts of the archipelago cut off by flooding and landslides.

Typhoon Haiyan the biggest yet as world's tropical storms gather force

The Guardian - ‎Nov 10, 2013‎
This would make it the fourth most intense tropical cyclone ever recorded and possibly the strongestto have ever hit land. By comparison, St Jude, the storm that hit in southern England last month, had winds gusting to 99mph. As Filipino communities ...

Typhoon Haiyan: is it the biggest storm ever?

The Guardian - ‎Nov 8, 2013‎
Is it the biggest ever? This we cannot say because recorded history is limited to humans' ability to measure and verify wind speed and pressure.

Toll Confirms Storm Is One of Philippines' Deadliest

New York Times - ‎19 minutes ago‎
By AUSTIN RAMZY. Published: November 22, 2013. CEBU, Philippines - The official death toll for Typhoon Haiyan has exceeded 5,200, confirming that the devastating storm was one of the Philippines's deadliest ever recorded.

Philippine Typhoon Haiyan Not 'Worst Storm Ever'; Bangladesh Cyclone Killed ...

International Business Times
Nov 11, 2013
Written by
Palash R. Ghosh
As terrible as the Haiyan typhoon has been for the Philippines, it is nowhere close to being the “worststorm ever,” as some media outlets have alleged. Current stories on Haiyan are describing it as thestrongest tropical cyclone to make landfall in ...

Super Typhoon Haiyan, one of strongest storms ever, hits central Philippines

CNN - ‎Nov 7, 2013‎
(CNN) -- With 25 million people in its path, Super Typhoon Haiyan -- one of the strongest storms recorded on the planet -- smashed into the Philippines on Friday morning.

Philippines tallies the damage after 'most powerful storm ever' kills at least ...

NBCNews.com (blog) - ‎Nov 10, 2013‎
Some of the worst-hit areas were still recovering from a deadly 2011 storm and a 7.2-magnitude earthquake last month, and "thousands of people are likely to be left without food, shelter and water," said Bernd Schell, the Philippines representative for ...

The worst ever album recording sessions: 9 horrific studio tales The Beatles ...

Gigwise - ‎Nov 6, 2013‎
The Happy Mondays 'Yes Please!' (1992): Label Factory exiled the band to Barbados so that Shaun Ryder couldn't take heroin.

More than 100 killed in one Philippine city by Super Typhoon Haiyan

CNN - ‎Nov 8, 2013‎
That death toll in Tacloban was the first significant casualty report in a day when authorities began surveying the devastation of a typhoon that has been described as perhaps the strongest storm ever to make landfall in recordedhistory. Capt. John ...

Surfer saves friend's life then rides biggest wave ever

USA TODAY
Oct 30, 2013
Written by
Chris Chase
He feared the worst. Eventually, Burle found Gabeira floating facedown and heading for rocks. He quickly got her on a rescue sled and brought her to shore, where she had to be resuscitated, according to reports.

Super Typhoon Haiyan: The Most Powerful Cyclone in History?

The Atlantic Cities - ‎Nov 7, 2013‎
No hurricane in the Atlantic has ever been this strong. • It's possible Haiyan could become thestrongest storm ever recorded to make landfall, anywhere on Earth. • The storm is over 300 miles wide: The width is about equal to the distance between ...

Worst disaster ever recorded in Philippines: More than 10000 feared dead

Middle East Online - ‎Nov 10, 2013‎
However, if the feared death toll of above 10,000 is correct, Haiyan would be the deadliest natural disaster ever recorded in the Philippines. The previous deadliest disaster in the Philippines occurred in 1976, when a tsunami triggered by a magnitude ...

Long range UK weather forecast warns snow, storms and Arctic winds could last ...

Express.co.uk
49 minutes ago
Written by
Nathan Rao
Jonathan Powell, forecaster for Vantage Weather Services, said this winter could now parallel hthe worst winters ever recorded. He said: “Looking back at historical data there is certainly an argument that we may well parallel with severe winters of ...

Philippines typhoon death toll surpasses 5200: government

Radio Australia - ‎7 hours ago‎
Super Typhoon Haiyan flattened dozens of towns across the central Philippines on November 8, bringing some of thestrongest winds ever recorded and generating tsunami-like storm surges. Haiyan now stands as one of the deadliestnatural disasters ever ...

Poll: Toronto mayor's popularity unscathed by scandals, lost clout

Los Angeles Times
1 hour ago
Written by
Carol J Williams
The latest poll on Toronto Mayor Rob Ford's job performance makes one wonder what the crack-smoking, foul-mouthed, short-fused leader of Canada's biggest city would have to do to turn off voters. Ford's popularity has hardly been dented by his ...

Music Review: Bob Dylan's Oft-Maligned 1980s Output, Reconsidered

Vanity Fair - ‎1 hour ago‎
Dylan, Paul McCartney, Neil Young, Stevie Wonder, the Rolling Stones—all released arguably theirworst-ever music in the 80s.

Philippine typhoon toll surpasses 5200

SBS - ‎12 hours ago‎
Super Typhoon Haiyan flattened dozens of towns across the central Philippines on November 8, bringing some of thestrongest winds ever recorded and generating tsunami-like storm surges. Balido said the death toll rose sharply on Friday, increasing from ...

Typhoon Haiyan possibly the strongest recorded storm ever to make landfall

National Post - ‎Nov 8, 2013‎
MANILA, Philippines - One of the strongest storms on record slammed into the central Philippines on Friday, killing at least four people, forcing hundreds of thousands from their homes and knocking out power and communications in several provinces.