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Tropical Storm Marco (weather.com)

40 min 34 sec ago
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Report criticizes agency on post-storm trailers (Reuters)

59 min 30 sec ago
Reuters - A sister agency to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention botched a report on formaldehyde in trailers used to house survivors of hurricanes Katrina and Rita, leaving thousands of people at risk, a report from a House of Representatives subcommittee said on Monday.

Tropical Storm Norbert strengthens off Mexico (AP)

7 hours 28 min ago

AP - Tropical Storm Norbert is growing toward hurricane force off Mexico's Pacific coast and forecasters say it might bring weekend rains and wind to the Baja California Peninsula.


Forecasters: Tropical Storm Marco forms off Mexico (AP)

13 hours 39 min ago

AP - The National Hurricane Center says Tropical Storm Marco has formed off Mexico's Gulf Coast with maximum sustained winds near 65 mph.


AP Investigation: Ike environmental toll apparent (AP)

October 5, 2008 - 8:27pm

AP - Hurricane Ike's winds and massive waves destroyed oil platforms, tossed storage tanks and punctured pipelines. The environmental damage only now is becoming apparent: At least a half million gallons of crude oil spilled into the Gulf of Mexico and the marshes, bayous and bays of Louisiana and Texas, according to an analysis of federal data by The Associated Press.


AP Investigation: Ike environmental toll apparent (AP)

October 5, 2008 - 2:57pm

AP - Hurricane Ike's winds and massive waves destroyed oil platforms, tossed storage tanks and punctured pipelines. The environmental damage only now is becoming apparent: At least a half million gallons of crude oil spilled into the Gulf of Mexico and the marshes, bayous and bays of Louisiana and Texas, according to an analysis of federal data by The Associated Press.


AP Investigation: Ike environmental toll apparent (AP)

October 5, 2008 - 12:04pm

AP - Hurricane Ike's winds and massive waves destroyed oil platforms, tossed storage tanks and punctured pipelines. The environmental damage only now is becoming apparent: At least a half million gallons of crude oil spilled into the Gulf of Mexico and the marshes, bayous and bays of Louisiana and Texas, according to an analysis of federal data by The Associated Press.


Tropical Storm Norbert forms off southern Mexico (AP)

October 5, 2008 - 11:04am

AP - The National Hurricane Center says Tropical Storm Norbert is strengthening off Mexico's southern Pacific coast and could become a hurricane in the next 24 hours.


AP Investigation: Ike environmental toll apparent (AP)

October 5, 2008 - 10:00am

AP - Hurricane Ike's winds and massive waves destroyed oil platforms, tossed storage tanks and punctured pipelines. The environmental damage only now is becoming apparent: At least a half million gallons of crude oil spilled into the Gulf of Mexico and the marshes, bayous and bays of Louisiana and Texas, according to an analysis of federal data by The Associated Press.


Marie weakens further off coast of Mexico (AP)

October 5, 2008 - 4:28am

AP - The U.S. National Hurricane Center says Tropical Storm Marie continues to weaken far off Mexico's Pacific coast.


Sheriff: National death toll from Ike climbs to 70 (AP)

October 4, 2008 - 9:12pm

AP - A Texas sheriff's official says the national death toll from Hurricane Ike has hit 70 after two bodies were found near where the storm came ashore.


Islanders who insisted on staying died in Ike (AP)

October 4, 2008 - 12:58pm

AP - The final hours brought the awful realization to victims of Hurricane Ike that they had waited too long. This storm wasn't like the others, the ones that left nothing worse than a harrowing tale to tell.


Hurricane Marie drifts far off Mexico's coast (AP)

October 4, 2008 - 4:04am

AP - Hurricane Marie has strengthened slightly while drifting through the Pacific Ocean off Mexico, but forecasters expect it to stay well away from land.


Hurricane Marie hovers far off Mexico's coast (AP)

October 3, 2008 - 11:33pm

AP - Hurricane Marie hovered far off Mexico's Pacific coast Saturday, barely moving on its northwestern path.


Judge: FEMA not immune from toxic trailer suits (AP)

October 3, 2008 - 7:06pm
AP - The federal government is not immune from lawsuits claiming many Gulf Coast hurricane victims were exposed to potentially dangerous fumes while living in trailers it provided, a federal judge ruled Friday.

Judge: FEMA not immune from toxic trailer suits (AP)

October 3, 2008 - 5:47pm
AP - A federal judge says the government isn't immune from lawsuits claiming many Gulf Coast hurricane victims were exposed to potentially dangerous fumes while living in trailers it provided.

Hurricane Marie forms off Mexico's Pacific coast (AP)

October 3, 2008 - 4:11pm

AP - The U.S. National Hurricane Center says Hurricane Marie has formed far off Mexico's Pacific coast.


Haiti's hurricane death toll more than doubles to 793 (AFP)

October 3, 2008 - 1:02pm

AFP - Four major storms that pounded Haiti in August and September killed 793 people and left more than 300 others missing, authorities said Friday.


Tropical Storm Marie in the Eastern Pacific (weather.com)

October 3, 2008 - 5:06am
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Tropical Storm Marie strengthens slightly (AP)

October 3, 2008 - 4:05am

AP - The National Hurricane Center says Tropical Storm Marie has strengthened slightly as it churns out in the Pacific.