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Dean Makes Landfall in Mexico

Storm that rattled Caribbean arrives in the Yucatán

Aug 21, 07 4:54 AM CDT
(Newser) - The ferocious Hurricane Dean struck Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula early this morning as it moved west from Jamaica. Winds of over 160mph, above the threshold for a Category 5 storm, are expected to batter seaside towns and tourist destinations on the Maya Riviera. Mexican officials have evacuated local residents, oil... More »

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Mexico • storm • Jamaica • Haiti • hurricane • Hurricane Dean • St. Lucia • Dominican Republic • Yucatan Peninsula • Dominica

Hurricane Dean Heads for Mexico

Thousands flee as Category 5 storm approaches resorts

Aug 20, 07 5:06 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Mayan Riviera emptied today as tens of thousands fled before Hurricane Dean, which has already killed nine and will likely be a Category 5 by the time it hits the Yucatan Peninsula tomorrow. Tourist destinations in the area are still recovering from 2005’s Hurricane Wilma, and beach resorts... More »

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weather • Mexico • storm • Belize • hurricane • Hurricane Dean • Yucatan Peninsula • Gulf of Mexico

Jamaica Steels for Hurricane

Dean on collision course with island

Aug 19, 07 10:07 AM CDT
(Newser) - Residents of Jamaica hunkered down today waiting for Hurricane Dean, packing winds as high as 155 mph. Forecasters described the storm that has already claimed as least six lives as "extremely dangerous." It ripped past Haiti and the Dominican Republic yesterday as panicked Jamaican packed supermarkets and tourists... More »

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weather • storm • Jamaica • Haiti • hurricane • Hurricane Dean • Dominican Republic • Portia Simpson Miller

Storm Forces Shuttle Home Early

Astronauts wrap up early to reach Houston before Hurricane Dean

Aug 18, 07 5:48 PM CDT
(Newser) - NASA managers worried about the wrath of Hurricane Dean have ordered shuttle Endeavour home a day earlier than planned, the AP reports. Astronauts wrapped up a space walk today and prepared for a trip that would leave tomorrow and land in Houston on Tuesday. One astronaut clearly saw the hurricane’... More »

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NASA • storm • astronauts • space shuttle • International Space Station • Endeavour • space flight • hurricane • Hurricane Dean

Dean Could Become Category 5

Storm tears across Caribbean, homes in
on Jamaica, Mexico

Aug 18, 07 11:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - Hurricane Dean is now expected to strengthen into a Category 5 as it barrels toward Jamaica and Mexico. Forecasters say Dean, powered by 150-mph winds, will hit the Dominican Republic and Haiti today, after ploughing through homes and banana plantations on St. Lucia and Martinique yesterday. More »

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oil • Mexico • storm • Jamaica • Haiti • Caribbean • hurricane • Hurricane Dean • St. Lucia • Martinique • Dominican Republic • Yucatan Peninsula • Gulf of Mexico

New Flood Gates Protect
the Few, Not the Many

Charges surface of preferential treatment for rich neighborhoods

Aug 17, 07 2:38 PM CDT
(Newser) - New Orleans is still at severe risk from a serious flood, even though the Army Corps of Engineers has spent 2 years and $1 billion on the city's hurricane protection system. What's more, much of what's been done will benefit only wealthier neighborhoods. “We’re still with this damned... More »

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weather • Hurricane Katrina • wealth • New Orleans • storm • flood • hurricane

Hurricane Dean Threatens Caribbean, Keeps Growing

Storm heads through Caribbean, may hit U.S

Aug 17, 07 8:41 AM CDT
(Newser) - Hurricane Dean is ripping through the eastern Caribbean, strengthening as it goes. The Atlantic's first hurricane of the year is passing between St. Lucia and Martinique, where residents have boarded up windows and stocked up on supplies. Next on Dean's agenda: Jamaica, and possibly Texas. More »

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Texas • storm • Jamaica • Caribbean • hurricane • Hurricane Dean • St. Lucia • Martinique

Erin Reaches Texas;
Dean Becomes Hurricane

Meanwhile, first Atlantic hurricane of the season forms

Aug 16, 07 8:21 AM CDT
(Newser) - Tropical Storm Erin made landfall on the Texas coast this morning and became a tropical depression, bringing powerful rains and a risk of flash flooding to the saturated state. The governor ordered emergency vehicles to the area, northeast of Corpus Christi, but many vacationers were unconcerned. "Unless I see... More »

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Texas Braces for Tropical Storm Erin

Oil prices spike over worries that storm will disrupt gas output

Aug 15, 07 7:15 PM CDT
(Newser) - National Guard teams are hunkering down on the Texas coast as Tropical Storm Erin moves in, carrying a “high risk of dangerous flash flooding,” the governor has warned. CNN reports that Erin intensified in the Gulf of Mexico today and will strike the Lone Star State tomorrow morning... More »

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Flossie on Course for Hawaii

Plus, a 5.3 quake struck the Big Island last night

Aug 14, 07 9:13 AM CDT
(Newser) - Hurricane Flossie is barreling towards Hawaii, expected to pass less than a hundred miles from the Big Island. The National Weather Service has declared a hurricane watch, and the governor has activated the National Guard. Schools have been shut down, and residents have been warned to stock up on food... More »

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weather • storm • Hawaii • Flossie • Hurricane Flossie • Big Island • hurricane

Freak Twister Wallops Brooklyn

Looked like
'Wizard of Oz'

Aug 9, 07 4:47 AM CDT
(Newser) - Trees were toppled, cars mangled and roofs ripped off houses when the first tornado in 118 years ripped through Brooklyn yesterday in the midst of a vicious storm that pummeled New York. Winds clocked speeds of 135 mph. "I thought it was 'The Wizard of Oz,'" said a... More »

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weather • New York City • tornado • Brooklyn • storm • twister • natural disaster • disaster

Flooding Halts NYC Mass Transit

Aug 8, 07 11:01 AM CDT
(Newser) - New York City public transportation ground to a standstill early this morning after violent thunderstorms tore up trees, damaged cars, and flooded underground train tracks, halting or delaying every single subway line, reports the New York Times. Flights at all three major airports in the metropolitan area were pushed back... More »

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weather • New York City • subway • transit • storm • flooding • public transportation

Lightning
Strikes Same
Man Twice

Unlucky double-victim draws 2nd zap on anniversary of 1st

Jul 30, 07 4:35 PM CDT
(Newser) - A man celebrated the 27th anniversary of being struck by lightning with a second electrocution from above—and once again lived to tell the tale, the Guardian reports. The 68 year old was hiding from a Pennsylvania storm in a shed when he and four others were shocked by lightning;... More »

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Martian Dust Imperils
Rover Mission

After 3 weeks with no solar power, fears of permanent damage

Jul 22, 07 9:20 AM CDT
(Newser) - The violent dust storm that has immobilized NASA's Mars rovers for three weeks shows no signs of letting up, and is now threatening the future of the mission. "This is by far the worst storm the rovers have ever seen,"  the rovers project manager told reporters. ... More »

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Typhoon Drowns Southern Japan

40 ft waves and 150mph winds; at least 17 injured,100,000 homes without power

Jul 13, 07 1:38 PM CDT
(Newser) - A massive typhoon is pummeling the Japanese island of Okinawa, stirring up 40 foot waves and 150mph winds which are overturning trucks and ripping trees from the ground. Super typhoon Man-yi has injured at least 17 people and cut the electricity to nearly 100,000 homes. "This is one... More »

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weather • Japan • storm • winds • typhoon • Typhoon Man Yi • Southern Japan • Okinawa • Tokyo • rain • waves • flights

Storms Swamp Central Texas

Floods to blame for 11 deaths

Jun 28, 07 9:36 AM CDT
(Newser) - Rain continues to pelt central Texas, where 11 people have died in the flooding over the past 10 days and yesterday saw another 18 inches of precipitation on the town of Marble Falls. Some 150 National Guard troops are in the area, where rooftop rescues had to be suspended briefly... More »

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(Newser) - Despite the advent of what has been hailed as a storm of historic proportions on the East Coast, some are predicting tolerably mediocre weather for today's Boston Marathon. The forecast for calls for clouds, winds and temperatures in the 40s, but nothing that will drown the runners. More »

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