A rare fire tornado has been seen in the Brazilian state of Sao Paolo. A whirlwind of flame, spiralling several metres high, danced across burning fields, bringing traffic to a halt on a nearby highway. This unusual phenomenon has been caused by a combination of wildfires and strong dry winds following weeks of drought in the country. Authorities in Brazil are struggling to contain the fires and have banned farmers from burning waste from the sugar cane harvest.

On Monday, BNVN Weather Paparazzi Eric Treece was chasing one of the several tornadoes that formed in eastern Colorado along Highway 71 south of Brush, CO. In the footage, Eric is standing underneath a rope tornado that is less than a quarter mile away from him on the ground and rises up and extends over him as it goes up to the cloud base. The video pans back to the ground and back up to the cloud base to show how large and how long the tornado actual is. As you watch this footage, note that the tornado from the clouds does extend to the ground but there is rotation on the ground. The condensation funnel of the tornado is invisible until it touches the ground and throws debris into the air. To license this footage, contact www.bnvn.com

I don’t know if I am just being hyper but for the past three days he has been especially fussy, he does have a slight cough and has spit up some mucous (not much, and the weather is changing right now) and is really fighting going to sleep when he didn’t before. Some of the times he is spitting up the formula looks curdled–he has reflux and takes prevacid and is on enfamil ar specifically for the reflux (I cannot breastfeed–my milk supply disappeared since I had my baby during one hurricane and two weeks later had to evacuate again for another one–so that pretty much did me in!) Any ideas? I have a call in to the doc right now but I am looking for a little advice?
We live in Texas……hurricane alley! Yes, the reflux is not fun, and he is taking (and holding) down about 40 oz a day which seems like SO much. We do a little apple juice in the am to help with constipation but a lot of times he is insatiable. It seems too early for cereal but even if we tried that I think it would be overkill on his poor tummy, I guess you would have to give applesauce too, but not going to go there until I talk to the doc. I am just not sure if we are having a "reflux episode" or if there is something else going on. He burps well, he just can’t get comfortable and squirms a lot when he is trying to sleep. We have dealt with colic and I just don’t feel like that is all that is going on. I dunno, could just be sleep deprived!!!!

A powerful tornado has been caught on camera moving through the US state of Minnesota and destroying a house on its way. The twister touched down in Wilkin County, near the North Dakota state border. The footage, captured by a storm chaser ( www.youtube.com ) shows the tornado crossing a road, then hitting a farmhouse and scattering debris. It could not be immediately verified if there were people inside the house. No injuries have been reported.

I am going to take a plane from Bariloche back to Rio de Janeiro, and to get to the Galeão Airport, we have to cross the South of Brasil. I checked the weather there and we’re supposed to have some heavy showers in that area satuday, the day I’m going home.

Is there anything wrong about it? I’m super-nervous. I’m not really confortable around airplanes. When we arrived here we had to cross an area near an extratropical cyclone and did that plane shook! I’m kind of scared now. Some help here, guys?

During this weekend in the UK scientist admitted that they manipulated the data, there has not been any warming on the planet since 1995, even the Russians who would benefit from it, their scientist claim it is a bunch of crap. To the lemmings and nut jobs you know who you are the ones that accept the irrational belief that if the weather is cold, hot wet, dry,hurricanes , no hurricanes,snow, no snow, all is attributed to global warming…no wonder liberalism is labeled by some as a mental disorder?http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/jamesdelingpole/100020126/climategate-goes-serial-now-the-russians-confirm-that-uk-climate-scientists-manipulated-data-to-exaggerate-global-warming/

It was only to check on the conditions inside. I left out more wet food, catnip and promise not to do it again.

Actually, the weather has turn very cold and snowy, so I’m just more than happy and relieved to see it using the shelter !!! YAY for the ferals! HAPPY FERAL CAT DAY!! More TNR!
No, of course I’m not a troll. :). She was back on my porch for some dinner after being released from the spay, so I feel a little bad…but am still I’m counting on that appetite ! She’s around 6-7 months.

Brian Osburn, an XtremeTeam Member of XtremeHurricanes.com, has filmed what is arguably the best hurricane footage on YouTube. Hurricane Dolly shocked forecasters and all of South Texas when it came ashore and released enormous amounts of energy upon South Padre Island on July 23rd, 2008. The news crews were too scared to go out and give you the complete story on this viscious storm, but thanks to this video, not only will you learn the truth about this storm, but you will also experience first hand just how powerful an eyewall of a hurricane can be. So…you think you want to be in a hurricane? Think again. And after you watch it, you be the judge. Was this a Cat II storm as the news and weather services reported, or did part of it become a Cat III storm that put many thousands of people packed on a barrier island at high risk of severe injury or even death? Leave a comment and tell everyone what you think! Oh…and as always…enjoy!

I live in Utah where the summers can get up 99 and down to single digits in the winter, so I want that will be good in any weather. I realize that what kind of bedding is appropriate depends on the weather. I would appreciate any info you have on building and maintaining a shelter.
I’d also like know what bedding worked best and where some good locations would be to place the shelters. Also any websites that have anything to with cat shelters
I’ve never don e this before but I want to help the cats that are outside in this storm we’re having, so maybe they can have some dry and cozy to go to during the next one.
p.s. how do you get the cats used to the shelter

This is raw video from David Reimer shot just south of downtown Oklahoma City on the now infamous May 10, 2010. Sirens were activated just after 4:45 PM CDT when the supercell that would go on to produce several strong tornadoes, including the Moore EF4, first became tornado warned just southwest of the city. This was a High Risk day from the Storm Prediction Center and the local media had been hyping up this event for the past week, still there were some people that did not take the warning seriously, as you can see in the video. This was about ten minutes before we moved northeast to get out of the way of the softball sized hail inbound and to get in the path of the cell out east of the metro. Be sure to check out Connor’s excellent tornado video from the red river that was taken about 90 minutes later. This video is not for rebroadcast, but a clean version of the video is available for media licensing.

I found a dead fox in an abandoned barn, it’s already pretty mummified. I was wondering how long it would take for the skin to naturally decay away so that I could mount the skeleton? Should it be removed from the shelter of the barn? I’m in Maine so the weather is in the upper 70’s now but when fall rolls around the decaying process might come to a halt?
Any advice is appreciated!

I found a dead fox in an abandoned barn, it’s already pretty mummified. I was wondering how long it would take for the skin to naturally decay away so that I could mount the skeleton? Would I have to remove it from the shelter of the barn? I’m in Maine so the weather is in the upper 70’s now but when fall rolls around the decaying process might come to a halt?
Any advice is appreciated!

Hi,
I read/found online this place called "PANTS" –some animal shelter and/or rescue, but now I cannot find it!
would anyone have the link or # please??
I live in New York [hudson valley] and have 3 kittens we NEED to find homes for immediately
b4 the weather gets too cold ect.
we already adopted the Mother and the Father, have another cat, + found a home for one kitten yesterday
BUT NEED To find homes for the other 3 kittens now,
thank you.
they are 3 months old and pretty GORGEOUS

We’ll be leaving in a couple weeks for the Northern Pacific part of CR, specifically Playa Conchal. Just wondering what to expect weather wise? I was told we would want to be out by the pool by 9:00 with clouds around 1:00 and rain around 3:00, does this sound right?
Also, my husband will be going out for 9 hours fishing. Will the weather be the same out in the water? Is the rain kinda like Hawaii, where it’s still hot and the rain is actually refreshing our is like a torrential down pour and you have to hide for shelter!!

Sorry about all the questions and thank you ahead of time for your replies, we can’t wait to go to your country and sit down with a good drink!!

I am a man and female cats really enjoy sitting in my lap and tolerate being picked up by me but male cats runaway or scratch me but female cats always come walking up to me weather it is in the shelter or street.Male cats challenge me and want to fight me. Is there any psychological reason to it?

My back yard neighbor has 2 large dogs, ones a german shepard mix and the other is a lab pit mix. The dogs live outside. Day and night. Whether the neighbor is home or not they are out there. They are fed and watered but they have no dog house, no shelter at all from the elements. Today it rained and they were just sitting out there getting rained on and shivering. On other days it gets very very hot here in TX and they’re just laying out on the concrete patio asleep in the hot sun. My question is- is this ok? Aren’t dogs supposed to have a dog house or some kind of shield from the weather? Am I overreacting? Who should I call about this so they can let him know this is wrong?

1. Atmospheric pressure systems are often easy to see on satellite images. This
particular image focuses on western Europe in October 2001, with Spain in the
lower left part of the image and clouds showing up in bright white. Given your
understanding of pressure systems, where is the high pressure system in this
image? Where is the approximate center of the high? In what direction is this
system spinning and where are the southerly and northerly winds in the system?
2. Why is air pressure greater at low altitudes rather than high altitudes?
3. Which direction does air flow at the surface, from cyclone to anticyclone, or
the reverse?

lol here it is

http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l268/vondocha/weather.jpg

I want to build something easy I can build for shelter for my horses.
I am not good at building but since living on a farm you know how to patch things up etc… Even if it doesnt look nice. I have a lot of scrap wood and want to build maybe 2 shelters for my horses out in the pasture.. Any good ideas or picture step by steps?? Remember I really know nothing about building but want to try.. Its just about winter and gotta get my horses shelter… It doesnt have to be fancy. My horses dont care as long as they can get out of the weather.
Thank you!! God bless!!

Hi,
I read/found online this place called "PANTS" –some animal shelter and/or rescue, but now I cannot find it!
would anyone have the link or # please??
I live in New York [hudson valley] and have 3 kittens we NEED to find homes for immediately
b4 the weather gets too cold ect.
we already adopted the Mother and the Father, have another cat, + found a home for one kitten yesterday
BUT NEED To find homes for the other 3 kittens now,
thank you.
they are 3 months old and pretty GORGEOUS

I’m looking at buying a safe room shelter that anchors to concrete slab. I’m not real fond of the idea of an underground shelter because I’m really claustorphobic and the thought of being underground freaks me out. Do you or anyone you know have one of these safe rooms outdoors, and how safe are they, really? It says FEMA certified for F5 tornado. I won’t buy one of these and then it fly apart, right? Is it safe to take shelter in for a hurricane as well as tornado? Tornados are my main concern.

Come on weather people. I know you know about these things…

man swims out of his own home.when water was 5 feet up to his chest.this was live footage from the weather channel storm trackers.also playing the song when they played from hurricane katrina.i call it the warning song.glad things didn’t get any worse.shortly after i made this video storm was dieing down.

I have LaManchas and they do not seem to use their winter shelter. It is a three sided shelter with half the front closed in and a standing feeder a few feet in front of the other half to block wind. It has a bed of straw on the ground. However, I never see them in there and do not see any droppings. I see them in the large A frame shelter a lot, but not the winter shelter. I thought drafts were bad for goats? The A frame has part of the opening blocked by a feeder and a piece of plywood but it is still open and the other side is completely open. With the weather getting cold (frost in the mornings and the horses water is getting ice) I thought they would at least spend nights in the winter shelter. So I guess my question is will they use it if they need it, or will they just hang out in the A shelter until they get pneumonia?
Thanks everyone. A barn is not an option right now so the sheds will have to do. I built the winter shed at only four feet to try and keep the heat in. I have straw bales in the A frame and they have spread one all over the ground. I will try adding one to the winter shelter and see if that helps. Also the opening is faced toward the least windy direction. I was trying to make it better by putting the hay feeder in front of it but I guess I did block their view. Great perspectives guys. Thanks so much.

My family is going on vacation to Bermuda on the week of July 29. Is this hurricane season and will we be affected at all by the weather. Can anyone give some basic info about Bermuda and whats nice there and what to visit and what to stay away from.Much appreciated!

North, south, east, or west; to shelter them somewhat from the weather, with walls on both sides?

My friends are needing a small building, about four feet tall, six feet long and four feet wide. It doesn’t have to be much, just enough to keep out the weather. I had an idea of sticking four pieces of river cane into the ground and simply wraping it with tarps. Have you got any better ideas? We don’t really have any money.
We have a lot of grass or other plants and stems, etc. to use, so it can be natural. I just don’t know how to thatch a roof, or I would’ve probably done it by now.