Southeastern US, Gulf of Mexico in for a Rough Week With Hurricane Gustav, a category 4 storm looming on the doorsteps of the Gulf of Mexico, the prospects of a peaceful Labor Day weekend are diminishing with every hour for the Southern and Eastern United States. Current...
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Here we go again! And people in New Orleans are REALLY getting nervous!Thursday: Fay turns and is still dumping floods of rain. Already 18 inches in some areas and up to 30 inches, more heavy rains...
Based off of looking at "sunspots, the position of the planets and the tidal action of the moon" this is what the Farmers' Almanac predicts for this winter."The almanac's 2009 edition, which goes on sale Tuesday, says at least two-thirds of the country can expect colder than...
One problem with getting caught in an explosion (aside from, well, getting caught in an explosion) is the long-term damage that isn't easily detectable at first. For example, a soldier caught in a roadside bomb attack could emerge seemingly unscathed, only to encounter...
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Ductch weatherinstitute KNMI announced today to provide all kind of information about weather conditions, humidity, air-pollution (dust particles), temperature, rain, ozone and the Heat Stress Index. KNMI will give...
Update: Monday, 5:30 PM, New Orleans breathes a sigh of relief. Edouard passes us by!We got some rainband clouds, but little rain so far.TS Edouard winds still maximum 45 MPH, but might diminish within 24 hours. Two...
Amidst the talk of recession in US economy, For the first time White house has admitted the slowdown in the econmy. White House had downgraded the growth forecast for current and next financial year. " The White House is lowering its forecast for...
The news comes a day after Ford posts its larger quarterly loss ever. Speculators say that consumers are buying more fuel effecient and most of the demand is coming from Asia and Brazil, while there is a decline in...
Rain rain, go away...but a few more drops won't hurt us folk in Toronto from getting a record amount of precipitation this week.Around 240 millimetres of rain has fallen since the beginning of last month, and only...
Apple is reporting a whopping 40% increase in revenue from just a year ago. This hike in Apple’s revenues is attributed to a surge in the sales of its two brand name products Mac and iPod. "Apple reported Mac sales...
As Sunday dawns with the promise of high temperatures, authorities are claiming slow progressa gainst the blazes, which are still only 5% contained. "Saturday's firefighting efforts went according to plan, the U.S....
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One of the down sides to the military surge in Iraq, which has been heavily reported on in the UK for the last few weeks but hasn't yet been given much attention in the US, is that it has diverted a huge number of...
"June 27, 2008 Red states and blue states are united on at least one issue: Americans are increasingly angry and anxious about high gas prices and favor far-reaching action on energy and climate issues, according to a new poll. About three out of four Americans and a...
"I have to conclude that blaming higher oil prices on speculators and the Fed’s lose money is a part of the explanation for higher oil prices, but perhaps not quite the whole story. The latest statistics from BP tell a story of supply and demand that no government can...