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 Typhoon Kills 32 in Vietnam 

Military clears villagers from flood-prone areas as Ketsana grows stronger

Sep 29, 09 11:32 AM CDT
(Newser) - Typhoon Ketsana slammed central Vietnam today, flooding towns and villages and killing at least 32 people. Roughly 170,000 people were evacuated before the storm hit. State-run TV called it the worst storm the country had seen in more than three decades. Meanwhile, the death toll in the Philippines climbed... More »

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Vietnam • severe weather • evacuation • typhoon • tropical storms • South China Sea • Typhoon Ketsana

(Newser) - With a tropical storm bearing down on the Northeast, President Obama and Michelle Obama will leave Martha's Vineyard tomorrow, a day ahead of schedule, to ensure he arrives in Boston in time to deliver a eulogy at Ted Kennedy's funeral Saturday. If possible, they'll return to the Vineyard afterward; if... More »

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weather • Boston • Michelle Obama • Ted Kennedy • death • tropical storms • hurricane • funeral • bicycles • bicycle • President Obama • Martha's Vineyard • bike helmet • eulogy

 Tropical Storms 
 Ana, Bill Aim 
 for US Shores 

Ana is the season's first named system; Bill could morph into a hurricane

Aug 15, 09 5:10 PM CDT
(Newser) - Ana and Bill are on the move, but meteorologists aren't worried just yet, the Miami Herald reports. Both tropical storms formed in the Atlantic today and are moving westward, but a possible US landing is 5 or more days away. The National Hurricane Center says they could strike anywhere from... More »

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Florida • weather • hurricane season • meteorology • tropical storms • hurricane

(Newser) - An El Niño has developed in the Pacific, a boon to Americans living near the Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic coast who can expect fewer hurricanes as a result, the Palm Beach Post reports. The NOAA reported the conditions in June, and they could keep up through winter. “... More »

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severe weather • Atlantic Ocean • Pacific Ocean • El Nino • tropical storms • Georgia Tech • hurricane • forecaster

(Newser) - A missing Air France jet hit thunderstorms over the Atlantic, likely crashing and killing all 228 people on board, the AP reports. Half an hour after falling out of Brazilian radio contact, the Airbus A330 "crossed through a thunderous zone with strong turbulence”; Nicolas Sarkozy told families of those... More »

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Atlantic Ocean • plane crash • air disasters • tropical storms • airplane • Air France • Airbus A330 • Air France Flight 447

(Newser) - The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration predicts the 2009 hurricane season will see nine to 14 tropical storms, of which four to seven will develop into full-fledged hurricanes, the Tampa Tribune reports. As many as three could become Category 3 storms, with winds above 111 mph. The prediction jibes with... More »

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weather • hurricane season • Colorado State University • tropical storms • hurricane • predictions • National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

(Newser) - The star forecasters at Colorado State University are revising their predictions for the 2009 hurricane season down due to cooler ocean temperatures, Reuters reports. Between June and December, the Atlantic will see 12 tropical storms, six of which may develop into hurricanes. Two of those hurricanes could blow harder than... More »

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weather • Atlantic Ocean • Pacific Ocean • United States • El Nino • Colorado State University • tropical storms • hurricane • La Nina • forecaster

 Ike Strengthens, 
 Heads for Texas 

Gulf oil platforms don't appear threatened as hurricane aims to Corpus Christi

Sep 10, 08 10:02 AM CDT
(Newser) - After leaving Cuba, Hurricane Ike is strengthening and moving through the Gulf of Mexico toward south-central Texas, Bloomberg reports. The National Hurricane Center said it was possible Ike would strengthen into a “major hurricane” before landfall, probably near Corpus Christi. One independent forecaster said there was “a significant... More »

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 Hanna Drenches 
 Waterlogged Haiti 

26 dead, thousands stranded as island suffers through another storm

Sep 3, 08 2:16 PM CDT
(AP) - Far-reaching Tropical Storm Hanna drenched flood-plagued Haiti today, adding to the miseries of a country that has lost 110 lives to mudslides and flooding since mid-August. The storm was expected to sweep across the Bahamas and then start climbing along the US coastline by the weekend, with a 20% chance... More »

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weather • New York City • Haiti • tropical storms • Tropical Storm Hanna

 Bush to Tour Post-Gustav La. 

President will visit tomorrow

Sep 2, 08 4:02 PM CDT
(AP) - President Bush will travel to Louisiana tomorrow to survey the damage caused by Hurricane Gustav. He met today with Dick Cheney, several Cabinet secretaries, and about 20 other advisers to assess the damage the hurricane caused to Gulf Coast oil drilling and refining operations. He said it's too early to... More »

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Louisiana • tropical storms • oil drilling • George W. Bush • property damage • offshore oil • Hurricane Gustav

Evacuation May Come Saturday, La. Gov. Warns

Gustav's winds could buffet state Sunday, with landfall Tuesday

Aug 28, 08 5:21 PM CDT
(Newser) - Some Louisiana residents could be evacuated Saturday ahead of Tropical Storm Gustav, which is expected to make landfall in the state Tuesday, Gov. Bobby Jindal said today. The storm, which could affect New Orleans, might produce damaging winds as early as Sunday, prompting the stepped-up preparations, the Times-Picayune reports. The... More »

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New Orleans • Louisiana • evacuation • tropical storms • Bobby Jindal • Hurricane Gustav

 Gustav Kills 11, Weakens

Could strike US as Category 3

Aug 27, 08 11:09 AM CDT
(AP) - Thousands fled their homes as Hurricane Gustav triggered flooding and landslides that killed at least 11 people in the Dominican Republic and Haiti before weakening to a tropical storm, but forecasters said today that he still represents a major threat to the Caribbean and the Gulf of Mexico. They suggested... More »

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 4 Fla. Counties
 Declared Disaster Zones

Rising rivers threaten sunshine state

Aug 24, 08 5:32 PM CDT
(Newser) - Florida's governor warned today that floodwaters may worsen as President Bush declared four state counties disaster zones, the St. Petersburg Times and the AP report. Gov. Charlie Crist, touring areas hard-hit by Tropical Storm Fay, said cresting Panhandle rivers and water pouring in from Georgia and Alabama could heighten the... More »

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 Fay Heads
 West After 4th
 Fla. Landfall

Tropical Storm blamed for 11 deaths in Florida, 1 in Georgia

Aug 23, 08 6:57 PM CDT
(Newser) - Tropical Storm Fay made a record fourth landfall in Florida today, bringing the state’s death toll to at least 11 before heading west to Georgia and possibly New Orleans, the AP reports. At least one person, a 10-year-old boy, has already drowned in Georgia under Fay's heavy rainfall. Officials... More »

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Fay Sets Course
for Florida Panhandle

6 deaths tied to storm

Aug 22, 08 12:50 PM CDT
(Newser) - Tropical Storm Fay is heading west across Florida, having pummeled the southern part of the state with flooding from 20-inch rainfalls and soaked areas farther north, the Tallahassee Democrat reports. Authorities have linked the storm to the deaths of six Floridians, including a 21-year-old woman who drowned while swimming in... More »

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Florida • car accident • severe weather • drowning • death toll • tropical storms • Tropical Storm Fay

 Weakening Fay Soaks Florida

Feared hurricane fails to develop, but state warns of flood, tornado danger

Aug 19, 08 8:20 AM CDT
(Newser) - Tropical Storm Fay made landfall in southwestern Florida early this morning but did not develop into a hurricane as feared, the Miami Herald reports. Heavy rain and 60mph winds have hit the state, but Fay is expected weaken as it moves inland. Officials warn that the storm could spawn flooding... More »

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Florida • severe weather • tropical storms • hurricane • Fay • Tropical Storm Fay

 Fay May Hit Fla. as Hurricane

Tropical storm carries 50 mph winds

Aug 17, 08 6:45 AM CDT
(Newser) - Tourists were ordered to evacuate the Florida Keys this morning, as Tropical Storm Fay, which has already killed six in Haiti and the Dominican Republic, is expected to hit the Keys as soon as midnight tonight, the Miami Herald reports. With winds at 50mph and rising, Fay could be a... More »

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Florida • Cuba • Haiti • tropical storms • Dominican Republic • Florida Keys

 US Weather Hell:
 You Ain't Seen Nothin' Yet 

Global warming will deliver decades of hurricanes, floods and heat waves

Jun 20, 08 4:18 AM CDT
(Newser) - The US will suffer a wide range of increasingly extreme weather events in the coming decades as a result of global warming—from drought and excessive heat to wildly destructive hurricanes and record floods triggered by intense rains, reports the Washington Post. The grim prognosis was revealed in the latest... More »

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climate change • drought • global warming • tropical storms • National Climatic Data Center • rainstorms • hurricanes • National Center for Atmospheric Research • greenhouse-gas emissions • Climate Change Science Program • excessive heat

 Here We Go Again... 

Rockier-than-average hurricane season predicted; 5 possibly severe

May 22, 08 2:39 PM CDT
(Newser) - Federal storm watchers warned of a possible 16 named storms, and five major hurricanes, this year, the Miami Herald reports. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced a 65% probability that the hurricane season, which stretches for 6 months from June 1, “may very well be a busy”... More »

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winds • tropical storms • hurricane • predictions • National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration • disaster preparedness • Federal government

 Warming Will Reduce
 Hurricanes: Study 

New research refutes megastorms fears

May 19, 08 9:55 AM CDT
(Newser) - Climate change is likely to trigger fewer hurricanes and tropical storms off the Atlantic coast, not more, according to new research that contradicts an earlier study. But future hurricanes will probably be more powerful, according to the research published in Nature Geoscience. The number of tropical storms will likely decline... More »

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climate change • Hurricane Katrina • New Orleans • global warming • Atlantic Ocean • tropical storms • National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration • hurricanes • National Center for Atmospheric Research

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