Articles filed under Weather
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Lee’s torrential remnants turn deadly in MississippiSep 05, 2011 12:00 am - JACKSON, Miss. — A plodding system dumping a torrent of rain across the South turned deadly in Mississippi when a man was swept away by floodwaters after trying to cross...
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Study finds link between El Nino, civil unrestSep 04, 2011 6:06 am - El Nino weather conditions cause torrential downpours, wildfires and crop-killing droughts in the United States, but a study theorizes that this hot-climate cycle can co...
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Disasters in U.S.: An extreme and exhausting yearSep 03, 2011 12:00 am - WASHINGTON — Nature is pummeling the United States this year with extremes. Unprecedented triple-digit heat and devastating drought. Deadly tornadoes leveling towns. Ma...
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Images: Dangerous surf pounds California coastSep 02, 2011 12:00 am - Authorities are warning about dangerously high waves pounding the California coast that have left a swimmer missing and likely caused a marijuana smuggling boat to crash...
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Gulf Coast gets ready for Tropical Storm LeeSep 02, 2011 12:00 am - NEW ORLEANS — A large storm system churning in the Gulf Of Mexico grew Friday into Tropical Storm Lee, beginning a Labor Day weekend-long assault that could bring up to ...
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Images: Hurricane Irene — SundayAug 28, 2011 12:00 am - New York seemed to escape the worst of Hurricane Irene, which left nine dead and 4 million without power as it ripped up the East Coast. ...
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Irene cancels flights at Chicago airportsAug 28, 2011 12:00 am - Tropical Storm Irene is causing problems for travelers in Chicago. Officials at both of the city’s airports said about 250 flights were canceled on Sunday mostly due to...
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Irene spares big cities, but Vt. sees huge floodsAug 27, 2011 11:00 pm - MONTPELIER, Vt. — The storm that had been Hurricane Irene crossed into Canada overnight but wasn't yet through with the U.S., where flood waters threatened Vermont towns...
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States survey damage after IreneAug 27, 2011 11:00 pm - KILL DEVIL HILLS, N.C. — Hurricane Irene fell short of the doomsday predictions of record-breaking storm surges in North Carolina and Virginia. But a slow-crawling storm...
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As Irene weakens, flood worries growAug 27, 2011 11:00 pm - Stripped of hurricane rank, Tropical Storm Irene spent the last of its fury Sunday, leaving treacherous flooding and millions without power — but an unfazed New York and...