Hurricane Ida

At least 91 people have been killed in El Salvador by flooding following days of heavy rain, the government says. Read more at the BBC.

Track Ida's progress at the National Hurricane Centre in Miami by clicking the image above.

California Fires

This week fires have been raging north of Santa Barbara in California.

For detailed information and some amazing images click this link to the Santa Barbara News.

California fires

Three separate wildfires in southern California have destroyed hundreds of homes and forced thousands of people to flee the fast-moving flames.
The fires, to the north, north-west and south of Los Angeles have burnt through dry brush and forest in the suburban canyonlands around the city.

For more detail, video clips and photos click this link to the BBC.

Shakeout Day

On the 13th November over 5 million people in California will take part in the largest earthquake drill ever held.

Click this video link to show you the scenerio:



For more details follow this link to The Great Southern California Shakeout site.

How do you think you would cope in a 7.8 Earthquake? Why not have a go at the Beat the Earthquake Game.

It's nearly all over!

Back to school on Tuesday for all you pupils (the staff are in tomorrow!) and its official: the dullest August on record!

It could be worse we could be going to the Caribbean on holiday over the next few weeks - just as Hurricanes Gustav and Hanna get up a head of steam.

Keep an eye on their progress and any other hurricane developments by going to the National Hurricane Centre website: click on the link on the Geog Links below.

Judge Judy Rocked

An earthquake measuring 5.4 has caused buildings to shake across a wide area of southern California in the US. One of the buildings had the set of the t.v. show Judge Judy which was in the middle of recording a new programme.

The epicentre was 29 miles (46km) south-east of central Los Angeles, near Chino Hills in San Bernardino County.

For more information look at the USGS page by following the link under the web pages.

Tornado rips through scout camp

Tornado season in the US runs through spring into early summer and unfortunately each year people are killed.

Yesterday was no exception when a Tornado ran through a scout camp in Iowa killing four people.

This year has been a particularly deadly one with Tornadoes ripping through many of the mid western states of the US; an area infamously called Tornado Alley.

To learn how Tornadoes form click on the link to the Weather Wiz Kids page.