>5 April, 2010

north america
*** MEXICAN EARTHQUAKE SHAKES GROUND ALL THE WAY TO LOS ANGELES (MV)
*7.2 Earthquake Jolts California-Mexico Border
From CBS NEWS
Officials Blame 2 Deaths on Powerful Temblor in Mexico, Felt by Millions from Los Angeles to Arizona

Aftershocks rattled the southwest Mexico-U.S. border on Monday morning in the aftermath of a major earthquake that killed two people, blacked out cities and forced the evacuation of hospitals and nursing homes.
Read rest> http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2010/04/05/world/main6363682.shtml?tag=stack

*Mexicali gradually returning to normal after earthquake, Mexican officials say
From Los Angeles Times
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2010/04/mexicali-earthquake-normal-mexico-day-after.html

*Warmest Decade on Record (Video)
From Raychel Harvey Jones, AccuWeather.com
http://www.accuweather.com/video/6638636001/warmest-decade-on-record.asp

north america
* A Hot Wednesday Ahead for the East
From AccuWeather News
http://www.accuweather.com/blogs/news/story/27065/a-hot-wednesday-ahead-for-the.asp

europe
*Scotland Braces for Rain and Flooding After Snow
From AccuWeather News
http://www.accuweather.com/blogs/news/story/27032/scotland-braces-for-rain-and-f.asp

more news tomorrow…..

WHAT’S REACHING TODAY’S BLOGS?

Heat Wave: 500 Record Highs, 90s, 40+ Above Norm.
Jesse Ferrell of AccuWeather.com
http://www.accuweather.com/blogs/weathermatrix/story/27070/heat-wave-500-record-highs-90s-40-above-norm.asp

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