World Weather Timeline, Year 2003


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Event of the Year:

Aug. 14 2003 FRANCE. 10,000 dead in heat wave

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SUMMARY:

Jan. 1 SOLOMON ISLANDS. Cyclone Zoe wrecks islands
Jan. 4 SOLOMON ISLANDS. Pacific islanders survive fury of cyclone
Jan. 8 RUSSIA. Russian freeze traps ships
Feb. 17 BALTIMORE. Snow blankets U.S. East Coast
Mar. 25 IRAQ. Sandstorms slow Baghdad advance
Mar. 31 BOLIVIA. Landslide buries homes
May. 2 ARGENTINA. Floods displace 100,000
May. 4 U. S. MIDWEST. Tornadoes wreak havoc
May. 5 U. S. MIDWEST. Tornadoes kill 38
Aug. 7 EUROPEAN UNION. Relentless heat plagues Europe
Aug. 12 FRANCE. Paris heat wave 'kills 100'
Aug. 14 FRANCE. 10,000 dead in heat wave
Aug. 18 FRANCE. Heat crisis: French official quits
Sep. 2 HONG KONG. Typhoon lashes Hong Kong
Sep. 5 BERMUDA. Fabian pounds with 120 mph winds
Sep. 12 SOUTH KOREA. Typhoon pounds South Korea
Sep. 13 SOUTH KOREA. Typhoon toll 'may top 100'
Sep. 16 USA. Coast boards up, flees Hurricane Isabel
Sep. 17 USA. Residents flee hurricane
Sep. 18 USA. Hurricane batters coast
USA. Isabel knocks out power to 2 million
Sep. 19 WASHINGTON. 15 dead in storm
Sep. 28 MOSCOW. Conference on climate change
Dec. 19 PHILIPPINES. Landslides kill 70
Dec. 21 PHILIPPINES. Mudslides toll now 83
Dec. 23 PHILIPPINES. Landslides toll tops 200
Dec. 26 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. Dozen killed in mudslide

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DETAILS:
(See more at World Weather Related Timeline: http://www.mapreport.com/subtopics/d/h.html)

Jan. 1
SOLOMON ISLANDS. Cyclone Zoe wrecks islands
The first pictures out showed widespread destruction. Zoe battered the islands with winds 186 mph:
http://www.cnn.com/2003/WEATHER/01/0...one/index.html

Jan. 4
SOLOMON ISLANDS. Pacific islanders survive fury of cyclone
When their solar-powered radio told them about cyclone the residents of Tikopia headed for the hills to find shelter

Jan. 8
RUSSIA. Russian freeze traps ships
Severe winter weather has trapped 40 ships in the icy Gulf of Finland, near St Petersburg

Feb. 17
BALTIMORE. Snow blankets U.S. East Coast
A deadly winter storm dumped up to 3 feet of snow edging Baltimore toward a record snowfall:
http://www.cnn.com/2003/WEATHER/02/1...orm/index.html

Mar. 25
IRAQ. Sandstorms slow Baghdad advance
Fierce sandstorms are holding up US-led forces, with visibility reduced to a few metres:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/low/middle_east/2885359.stm

Mar. 31
BOLIVIA. Landslide buries homes
A landslide roared through a gold-mining town, killing 3 people, injuring 4 others

May. 2
ARGENTINA. Floods displace 100,000
Emergency workers were working to bring in supplies to people forced from their homes after several days of heavy rains:
http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/americ...ing/index.html

May. 4
U. S. MIDWEST. Tornadoes wreak havoc
Tornadoes are killing about 20 people and leaving an extensive trail of damage:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/3000795.stm

May. 5
U. S. MIDWEST. Tornadoes kill 38
Residents of Kansas, Missouri, Arkansas and western Tennessee were cleaning up

Aug. 7
EUROPEAN UNION. Relentless heat plagues Europe
Rivers and ponds were drying up, while wildfires blazed as deadly heat wave forecast to last until September:
http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/europe....ap/index.html

Aug. 12
FRANCE. Paris heat wave 'kills 100'
50 died in the past 4 days. The Health Ministry is insisting there has been no massive increase in emergencies

Aug. 14
FRANCE. 10,000 dead in heat wave
Paris morgues are full and air conditioned tents have been set up to hold bodies:
http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/europe...ave/index.html

Aug. 18
FRANCE. Heat crisis: French official quits
Lucien Abenhaim, director general of health, has resigned following criticism of his office's handling of a heat wave

Sep. 2
HONG KONG. Typhoon lashes Hong Kong
Typhoon Dujuan arrives with thw winds of more than 170 kilometres per hour and torrential rain

Sep. 5
BERMUDA. Fabian pounds with 120 mph winds
Hurricane is causing buildings to sway amid the constant gusts of wind, toppling trees and felling power lines:
http://www.cnn.com/2003/WEATHER/09/0...her/index.html

Sep. 8
FRANCE. Officials blamed for heat deaths

Sep. 12
SOUTH KOREA. Typhoon pounds South Korea
30 people have been killed and another 30 are missing after Typhoon Maemi swept through the country's south-east

Sep. 13
SOUTH KOREA. Typhoon toll 'may top 100'
At least 48 people are dead while another 24 are missing. Thousands of people were forced to flee their homes:
http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/asiapc...oon/index.html

Sep. 15
USA. U.S. East Coast prepares for Isabel

Sep. 16
USA. Coast boards up, flees Hurricane Isabel
North Carolina declared a state of emergency to allow emergency vehicles to move into place

Sep. 17
USA. Residents flee hurricane
Isabel is expected to begin lashing North Carolina and Virginia with tropical storm-force winds by midnight

Sep. 18
USA. Hurricane batters coast
Fierce winds and heavy rains have begun hitting the US eastern coast as Isabel moves ashore


USA. Isabel knocks out power to 2 million
Isabel was downgraded from a hurricane to a tropical storm after dumping heavy rain:
http://www.cnn.com/2003/WEATHER/09/18/isabel/index.html

Sep. 19
WASHINGTON. 15 dead in storm
Isabel storm force winds wrought havoc across north-east United States. Winds of up to 90 mph uprooted trees


USA. US cleans up after hurricane

Sep. 20
JAPAN. Tokyo hit by earthquake, typhoon

Sep. 21
USA. 1.8 million still without power after Isabel

Sep. 27
CANADA. Juan strengthens, heads to Canada

Sep. 28
MOSCOW. Conference on climate change
Putin has said his country remains undecided on whether or not to sign the Kyoto agreement:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/3147912.stm

Oct. 5
MEXICO. Tropical Storm Larry hits coast

Nov. 6
OCEANIA. Weak El Nino brewing in Pacific Ocean

Dec. 6
USA. Major winter storm

Dec. 19
PHILIPPINES. Landslides kill 70
70 people were killed when they were buried alive in 2 landslides triggered by 6 days of heavy rains

Dec. 21
PHILIPPINES. Mudslides toll now 83
Rescuers have been battling rain and mud in search of survivors after floods devastated eastern Philippine villages

Dec. 22
PHILIPPINES. Landslides toll tops 160

Dec. 23
PHILIPPINES. Landslides toll tops 200
At least 209 people have died after the heaviest rainfall in 25 years hit the nation:
http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/asiapc...ide/index.html

Dec. 26
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. Dozen killed in mudslide
Mudslide smothered a mountain church camp in a canyon burned by fall wildfires in the San Bernardino Mountains

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Mikhail Sidorin
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