Hurricane
Bud weakens to tropical storm off Mexico’s coast
PUERTO VALLARTA, Mexico -- Bud weakened to a tropical storm Friday as it headed toward a string of laid-back beach resorts and small mountain villages on Mexico's Pacific coast south of Puerto Vallarta.
Date: 05/25/2012 | Nation & World
Hurricane warning issued for Mexico ahead of Bud
PUERTO VALLARTA — Bud has turned into a major hurricane off Mexico’s Pacific Coast.The National Hurricane Center in Miami, Fla., says sustained winds Thursday night were 115 mph. That’s a Category 3 storm.
Date: 05/24/2012 | Nation & World
U.S. had a dozen expensive weather disasters in 2011
HARTFORD, Conn. -- The United States had a dozen weather disasters that caused at least $1 billion in damages in 2011, the greatest frequency of severe weather that caused costly losses in more than 30 years of federal government tracking.
Date: 12/08/2011 | Nation & World
Al Gore: Climate change to blame for recent disasters
DETROIT -- Former Vice President and Nobel Peace Prize winner Al Gore was unbowed and unrepentant Thursday in blaming recent storms, droughts and wildfires on climate change.
Date: 10/14/2011 | Nation & World
Hurricane Jova weakens as it nears Mexico's coast
BARRA DE NAVIDAD, Mexico -- Hurricane Jova roared toward a collision Tuesday night with a vulnerable Mexican coastline dotted with tourist resorts and flood-prone mountain villages, prompting evacuations and shutting down one of the country's top cargo ports.
Date: 10/11/2011 | Nation & World
Hurricane Jova poised to slam Mexico's Pacific coast
PUERTO VALLARTA, Mexico -- Hurricane Jova strengthened to a major, Category 3 hurricane Monday as it churned toward Mexico's Pacific coast, threatening the idyllic beach resort of Barra de Navidad and one of the nation's biggest cargo ports.
Date: 10/10/2011 | Nation & World
Manila cleans up after typhoon rains kill 20
MANILA, Philippines -- Emergency services and residents in the Philippine capital cleaned up and restored electricity Wednesday after a powerful typhoon unleashed floodwaters and fierce wind that killed at least 20 people and sent huge waves crashing over seawalls.
Date: 09/27/2011 | Nation & World
Huge floods in Manila as typhoon hits Philippines
MANILA, Philippines -- Massive flooding hit the Philippine capital on Tuesday as typhoon winds and rains isolated the historic old city where residents waded in waist-deep waters, dodging tree branches and debris. At least seven people were killed.
Date: 09/26/2011 | Nation & World
Powerful typhoon headed toward Japan disaster zone
TOKYO -- A powerful typhoon was bearing down on Japan's tsunami-ravaged northeastern coast today, approaching a nuclear power plant crippled in that disaster and prompting calls for the evacuation of more than a million people.
Date: 09/20/2011 | Nation & World
Fiery Texas faces a foreboding forecast
BASTROP, Texas -- Scorching temperatures, strong winds and dry vegetation are turning Texas wildfires into fast and furious dangers that hop from place to place within hours, even minutes, and give residents little time to flee. Now it's likely to get worse.
Date: 09/10/2011 | Nation & World
Tropical Storm Lee dumps on the Gulf Coast
JEAN LAFITTE, La. — Bands of heavy rain and strong wind gusts from Tropical Storm Lee knocked out power to thousands in Louisiana and Mississippi on Saturday and prompted evacuations in bayou towns like Jean Lafitte, where water was lapping at the front doors of some homes.
Date: 09/03/2011 | Nation & World
ATVs are often reviled in Vermont, but popular this week
BETHEL, Vt. -- All-terrain vehicles, reviled by environmentalists and others for their noise and the erosion they can cause in sensitive forest ecosystems, are about to be banned from state land by Gov. Peter Shumlin's administration. But ATVs and their riders have come to the rescue this week as...
Date: 09/02/2011 | Nation & World
Irene's victims tired of waiting in the dark
WARWICK, R.I. — Cold showers. Meals in the dark. Refrigerators full of spoiled food. No TV. No Internet. Up and down the East Coast, patience is wearing thin among the hundreds of thousands of people still waiting for the electricity to come back on after Hurricane Irene knocked out the power...
Date: 09/02/2011 | Nation & World
White House requests $5.2 billion in new disaster funds
WASHINGTON — The White House told Congress on Thursday there's a need for more than $5 billion in additional disaster relief money, not even counting the billions that probably will be called for to help East Coast states hit by Hurricane Irene.
Date: 09/02/2011 | Nation & World
Cleanup begins after Irene leaves $7 billion in damage behind
NEW YORK -- 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 relief that it was nothing like the nightmare authorities feared.
Date: 08/29/2011 | Nation & World
Irene unloads on East Coast
NEW YORK -- A weakening but still dangerous Hurricane Irene shut down New York and menaced other cities more accustomed to snowstorms than tropical storms as it steamed up the East Coast on Saturday, unloading a foot of rain on North Carolina and Virginia and knocking out power to nearly 1.9...
Date: 08/27/2011 | Nation & World
State-by-state look at dangers, prep for Irene
Hurricane Irene has thrashed North Carolina and Virginia, knocking out power to more than 1.5 million homes and businesses, destroying piers and killing at least seven people. Here's a state-by-state glance on how it's affected states along the Eastern Seaboard:CONNECTICUT
Date: 08/27/2011 | Nation & World
Nearly 900,000 lose power as Irene moves north
Nearly 900,000 homes and businesses lost power as Hurricane Irene slammed into the East Coast. A million or more could be in the dark by Saturday night as the storm charges north.
Date: 08/27/2011 | Nation & World
Airlines scrap thousands of flights as Irene hits
NEW YORK -- Travelers across the country are facing days of grief as thousands of flights get canceled because of Hurricane Irene.
Date: 08/27/2011 | Nation & World
A look at Irene's wake -- and what's ahead
The latest on what's happening with Hurricane Irene -- in its wake and in its path as it moves north along the Eastern Seaboard.BEHIND THE STORM
Date: 08/27/2011 | Nation & World
Millions flee Irene's fury
MOREHEAD CITY, N.C. -- Whipping up trouble before ever reaching land, Hurricane Irene zeroed in Friday for a catastrophic run up the Eastern Seaboard. More than 2 million people were told to move to safer places, and New York City ordered the nation's biggest subway system shut down for the first...
Date: 08/26/2011 | Nation & World
Irene's biggest threat: It's the water
WASHINGTON -- Forget the wind and fury. Hurricane Irene's most worrisome weapon is water.
Date: 08/26/2011 | Nation & World
Dedication of MLK Memorial postponed by hurricane
WASHINGTON -- A planned weekend dedication of the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial on the National Mall has been postponed until September or October as approaching Hurricane Irene dashed hopes of paying tribute to the late civil rights activist on the 48th anniversary of his "I Have a Dream"...
Date: 08/25/2011 | Nation & World
Typhoon blows past Shanghai on way to n'east China
BEIJING -- A typhoon blew down power lines and billboards in the Chinese financial hub of Shanghai on Sunday and aimed at a northeast port city where beaches were closed and sandbags were piled on the waterfront.
Date: 08/07/2011 | Nation & World
Dora named 4th hurricane of Eastern Pacific season
ACAPULCO, Mexico -- Rain fell on the Mexican coast late Tuesday as Dora became the fourth hurricane of the eastern Pacific season.
Date: 07/19/2011 | Nation & World
Pacific tropical storm forms; Bret off Bahamas
MIAMI -- Tropical Storm Dora has formed in the Pacific off southern Mexico on a track forecast to keep it out to sea.
Date: 07/18/2011 | Nation & World
Director revisits post-Katrina New Orleans in 'Big Uneasy'
In describing his new documentary "The Big Uneasy," Harry Shearer has been careful to say that this is not another movie about Hurricane Katrina. That cataclysm is just the starting point.
Date: 07/08/2011 | Entertainment
Here’s your checklist for preparing before disaster strikes
Preparation is key to being able to handle the impact of your house being damaged or destroyed.But the decisions you make after such an event can make the difference between a quick recovery or an extended rebuilding process.
Date: 06/26/2011 | Business
Beatriz grows into hurricane, pounds Mexican coast
MANZANILLO, Mexico -- Heavy rains and strong winds from Hurricane Beatriz pounded resorts and beaches on Mexico's Pacific coast late Monday, flooding streets as authorities closed popular tourist ports in the storm's path.
Date: 06/20/2011 | Nation & World
Tropical Storm Adrian forms in Pacific; first of season
MIAMI (AP) -- Forecasters say Tropical Storm Adrian has formed far out in the Eastern Pacific, making it the first named storm of the 2011 hurricane season.
Date: 06/07/2011 | Nation & World
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