Archive for ‘hurricane’
Global warming enters hurricane debate
January 24th, 2008
A lively and sometimes scrappy debate on whether global warming is fueling bigger and nastier hurricanes like Katrina is adding an edge to a gathering of forecasters here.
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Felix death toll hits at least 130
September 7th, 2007
About 70 people still were believed missing after high waves drowned fishermen and battered coastal villages.
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Nicaragua searches for survivors
September 6th, 2007
The death toll was put at 38 early on Thursday (6 Sep) as soldiers searched for more bodies.
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Hurricane Felix hits Central America
September 4th, 2007
Felix is the second category five storm - the strongest of its kind - to pummel the region in less than a month, and experts are predicting ans unusually busy Atlantic storm season. Following close behind Felix, tropical storm Henriette strengthened into a hurricane as it bears down on Mexico’s Pacific coast.
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Dean packing big punch
August 19th, 2007
Dean is still a Category four storm on the five-step Saffir-Simpson scale but it’s packing a big punch. It uprooted trees, knocked out power and peeled roofs off houses as it pounded the Caribbean islands of Dominica, Martinique and St. Lucia with strong winds and driving rains.
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5 Killed in Erin’s Wake
August 17th, 2007
Five people were killed after Tropical Storm Erin made landfall in Texas after being downgraded to depression.
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