Articles filed under Weather
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Dominica digs out from storm damage that killed at least 20Aug 29, 2015 1:00 am - ROSEAU, Dominica - Rescue crews jumped off boats and trudged through mud, rocks and uprooted trees Saturday to reach communities cut off by a tropical storm that killed ...
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Gulf Coast marks Katrina's fury, celebrates rebirthAug 29, 2015 1:00 am - NEW ORLEANS - As the church bells rang marking the decade since Hurricane Katrina struck the Gulf Coast, the 80-year-old woman wept softly into a tissue as she leaned ag...
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In Alaska, Obama to walk fine line on climate change, energyAug 29, 2015 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - With melting glaciers and rising seas as his backdrop, President Barack Obama will visit Alaska next week to press for urgent global action to combat climat...
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Images: Tropical Storm Erika heads toward FloridaAug 28, 2015 1:00 am - Deadly Tropical Storm Erika may weaken as it passes over the mountains of the Dominican Republic Friday before continuing on a forecast path toward Florida, where a stat...
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Images: 25th anniversary of the Plainfield TornadoAug 28, 2015 1:00 am - August 28th, 2015, marks the 25th anniverasary of the EF-5 tornado that ripped through Plainfield and surrounding towns killing 29 people and injuring several hundred. ...
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Wheeling likely to begin charging stormwater fees in JanuaryAug 26, 2015 1:00 am - Stormwater management has been an issue for the Wheeling for many, many years says Wheeling Director of Finance Michael Mondschain, and taxpayers soon could start paying...
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Farmers' Almanac predicts another nasty winter for NortheastAug 23, 2015 1:00 am - LEWISTON, Maine - It's not what Bostonians want to hear: The Farmer's Almanac says another rough winter is in your stars. A year after Boston was pummeled with the snowi...
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Boaters mapping Pacific garbage arrive in San FranciscoAug 23, 2015 1:00 am - SAN FRANCISCO - Scientists and volunteers who have spent the last month gathering data on how much plastic garbage is floating in the Pacific Ocean returned to San Franc...
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Two weak tornadoes confirmed in Naperville, Downers GroveAug 22, 2015 1:00 am - The National Weather Service has confirmed two tornadoes briefly touched in DuPage County earlier this week, including one that covered a path from far southeastern Nape...
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Flood insurance discounts available for Lake County landownersAug 19, 2015 1:00 am - Property owners in unincorporated Lake County may be eligible to save more than $238 a year on their flood insurance policies. Residents who meet certain requirements a...