Natural Disasters

Texas residents clean up from Hurricane Dolly flooding

iht.com     22 mins ago   1,957 related          

Residents of South Texas were trying to salvage what was left of soggy possessions and beginning the long process of drying out their homes on Friday as the remnants of Hurricane Dolly threatened still more rain in the area.                

Report faults mining methods in Utah mine collapse

bostonherald.com     2 hrs ago   167 related          

By Associated Press Friday, July 25, 2008 - The operator of a collapsed Utah mine violated safety protocols by cutting coal pillars that should have been left standing to prevent cave-ins, federal regulators said yesterday. The...                

Crying Baby Led To Tornado-Hit Home Rescue

cbsnews.com     1 hr ago   41 related          

Child Was Found Between Flattened First And Second Floors Of House, Grandmother Found Dead This is a state police handout photo of destruction in an area in Epsom, N.H. seen Thursday July 24, 2008 after a severe storm passed...                

UN says as much as 25 percent of cyclone aid lost to Myanmar currency controls

bostonherald.com     2 hrs ago   28 related          

By Associated Press Friday, July 25, 2008 - Added 7m ago BANGKOK, Thailand - As much as 25 percent of cyclone relief aid in Myanmar is being lost because of the military government’s foreign exchange system, a United Nations...                

Tourists evacuated from Greek island

msn.com     1 hr ago   39 related          

2,000 travelers ordered out as precaution; blaze destroys pine forest ATHENS, Greece - More than 2,000 tourists were evacuated from hotels in the island of Rhodes as forest fires raged for a fourth day, the Fire Service and...                

Tarantulas, fire ants lurk in Texas floodwaters

iht.com     2 hrs ago   22 related          

South Texans eager to salvage what they can from waterlogged homes struck by Hurricane Dolly have another problem: The floodwaters they're slogging through are laced with stinging fire ants, snakes and even deadly tarantulas.                

Stay at home and shelter if storm hits - MetService (NZPA)

yahoo.com     1 hr ago   16 related          

"This is no ordinary storm. It is one of the largest and deepest lows we've seen for some years," MetService spokesman Peter Kreft said. The intense low was predicted to move over Cape Reinga in the Far North later today and...                

California wildfires now 98% contained

usatoday.com     1 hr ago   6 related          

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — California fire officials say the thousands of blazes sparked by a massive lightning storm are 98% contained after burning for more than a month. Of the more than 2,000 fires ignited during the June 21...                

Global Warming: Not So Bad?

popsci.com     47 mins ago   41 related          

Birds and power companies adapt to climate change; scientists downgrade its role in hurricane formation By Jessica Cheng Posted 07.25.2008 at 4:58 pm 0 Comments Slow Flow: Ice forms on the Hálslón hydroelectric reservoir, the...                

High-risk hurricane areas worry most about water, medical care

harvard.edu     3 hrs ago   36 related          

Three years after Hurricane Katrina devastated parts of the Gulf Coast, a new survey conducted by the Harvard School of Public Health Project on the Public and Biological Security shows that one-third (34%) of those affected by...                

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