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The timeline of meteorology contains events of scientific and technological advancements in the area of atmospheric sciences.The most notable advancements in observational meteorology, weather forecasting, climatology, atmospheric chemistry, and atmospheric physics are listed chronologically.
Meteoprog also maintains a weather archive, which encompasses historical weather data from around the globe spanning the past 75 years. The data collected and stored by Meteoprog aids in understanding weather pattern shifts over time, enabling predictions about future weather changes across the coming days, months, or even years.
A 7.6-magnitude earthquake strikes off South Island, New Zealand, generating brief fears of a small tsunami. (Associated Press) ( New Zealand Herald ) (RTÉ) (USGS) China 's foreign exchange reserves have reached a record of US$ 2.13 trillion, which is more than twice the size of Japan 's—the second-biggest holder.
Democratic Party officials in the U.S. Congress have warned President Bush that he does not have the authority to go to war with Iran.; Abu Ayyub al-Masri, the leader of al-Qaeda in Iraq, has been wounded in fighting in Baghdad according to Arab TV stations.
At least 10 people are killed and 15 wounded in a suicide bombing outside a Baghdad bakery as residents prepared to break their Ramadan fast. (AFP via ABC News Australia) Floods in Ghana displace 260,000 people with similar problems in Mali and neighbouring countries in West Africa. (SAPA-DPA via Independent Online South Africa)
Space Shuttle Atlantis rolls out to launchpad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida in preparation for the STS-117 mission to the International Space Station.The rollout is the second for the mission, as Atlantis's External Tank was damaged during a hailstorm on February 26, leading to the shuttle being rolled back to the Vehicle Assembly Building for repairs.
Business and economy The management of Twentieth Century Fox considers granting permission to a group of investors, including some hedge funds, seeking to amend the company's charter and turn their type of voting shares of stock into non-voting shares, a conversion that might raise that type of shares' market price and that also would further concentrate control in the hands of Rupert Murdoch ...
Quickest-spread revolt in English history, and the most popular revolt of the Late Middle Ages. 1381: The Bible is translated into English by John Wycliffe. First print published in English 1386: 18–19 October: The University of Heidelberg is founded. It is the oldest university in Germany. 1389: 15 June: Battle of Kosovo in Serbia.