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Obama, Christie to View NJ Damage

Posted October 31st, 2012 at 1:15 am (UTC-5)
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U.S. President Barack Obama will visit the storm-battered state of New Jersey Wednesday as residents struggle to recover from one of the worst natural disasters ever to hit the region. Mr. Obama and New Jersey Governor Chris Christie — a Democrat and Republican normally at odds with one another — are expected to view the […]

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Storms Kill 19 in Bangladesh

Posted October 11th, 2012 at 1:00 pm (UTC-5)
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Tropical storms have killed at least 19 and swept some 1,500 fishermen out to sea along Bangladesh’s southern coast. Heavy rain and high winds uprooted trees and collapsed hundreds of thatched houses Thursday in the areas of Bhola, Hatiya and Chittagong. Authorities say several fishing trawlers remain missing. Such storms are common in the low-lying, […]

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Tropical Storm Isaac Losing Punch, But Still Poses Threat

Posted August 30th, 2012 at 2:15 pm (UTC-5)
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The winds of Tropical Storm Isaac weakened Thursday but its rain still posed a flooding threat as it continued on a northern path over the U.S. Gulf Coast state of Louisiana. Officials in Louisiana and the neighboring state of Mississippi urged residents to evacuate homes near their border after finding that a dam had sustained […]

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Tropical Storm Isaac Losing Punch, But Still Poses Threat

Posted August 30th, 2012 at 10:05 am (UTC-5)
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The winds of Tropical Storm Isaac weakened Thursday but its rain still posed a flooding threat as it continued on a northern path over the U.S. Gulf Coast state of Louisiana. The National Hurricane Center said Isaac is carrying maximum sustained winds of 75 kilometers an hour, but is expected to diminish to a tropical […]

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Tropical Storm Isaac Losing Punch, But Still Poses Threat

Posted August 30th, 2012 at 4:30 am (UTC-5)
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Forecasters say Tropical Storm Isaac will weaken to a tropical depression Thursday as it continues on a northern path over the U.S. Gulf Coast state of Louisiana. The National Hurricane Center said Isaac is carrying maximum sustained winds of 95 kilometers an hour, and could dump as much as 63 centimeters of rain in isolated […]

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Tropical Storm Isaac Still a Threat

Posted August 29th, 2012 at 5:55 pm (UTC-5)
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Tropical Storm Isaac is expected to soak the U.S. Gulf Coast state of Louisiana for another day Thursday with forecasters warning that the weakening storm is still a threat to life and property. Isaac was downgraded from a Category One hurricane after slamming into Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama with heavy rain, strong winds, and isolated […]

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Tropical Storm Isaac Gathering Strength on Way to Florida

Posted August 26th, 2012 at 3:15 am (UTC-5)
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Florida is bracing for Tropical Storm Isaac, due to make landfall Sunday in the Florida Keys just off the U.S. mainland at or near hurricane strength. The U.S. National Hurricane Center warns isolated tornadoes are also possible Sunday over portions of the Keys and central and southern Florida. Isaac has maximum sustained winds near 95 […]

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Haiti Assessing Damage from Tropical Storm Haiti

Posted August 25th, 2012 at 9:05 am (UTC-5)
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Officials in earthquake-ravaged Haiti are assessing damage from Tropical Storm Isaac, which moved over the impoverished Caribbean island early Saturday. Relief workers are concerned about hundreds of thousands of people who are still living in tent camps and other makeshift structures, more than two years after a catastrophic earthquake caused enormous damage in and around […]

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Tropical Storm Isaac Hits Earthquake-Ravaged Haiti

Posted August 25th, 2012 at 5:00 am (UTC-5)
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Tropical Storm Isaac has hit the impoverished Caribbean nation of Haiti. The storm touched down early Saturday with near hurricane strength west of Port-au-Prince, the capital. Long lines were seen outside supermarkets Friday in Port-au-Prince, a locale where 400,000 people have lived in tent camps since an earthquake devastated the capital city nearly three years […]

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Tropical Storm Debby Weakens to Tropical Depression

Posted June 27th, 2012 at 2:15 am (UTC-5)
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Forecasters say Tropical Depression Debby still poses a threat as it slowly makes its way across Florida towards the Atlantic Ocean. Debby was last spotted by the U.S. National Hurricane Center about 175 kilometers west of the popular tourist city of Daytona Beach, carrying maximum sustained winds of 55 kilometers per hour. The storm was […]

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