Tropical Storm Lee to Soak US Gulf Coast The U.S. Gulf Coast is getting a major soaking this weekend from Tropical Storm Lee. The storm is expected to dump as much as 50 centimeters of rain in parts of the southern states of Louisiana, Mississippi an

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A: That rain is really coming down out there! B: Yes, its kind of crazy weather outside. A: I get kind of nervous flying in this kind of weather. B: I dont think anyone feels all that comfortable flying in a storm. A: Do you think it will be this bad

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Officials Say New Orleans is Better Protected This Time Around Seven years ago, Hurricane Katrina hammered the U.S. Gulf Coast with a storm surge eight and a half meters high and winds that blew apart buildings. The storm overwhelmed the levees that

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Cleanup From US Storm Could Benefit Local Economies On the ground, the damage from Superstorm Sandy is obvious. But from the air, the destruction is stunning. At this community in New Jersey, boats lie scattered amid broken piers, flooded roads remai

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By Melinda Smith Washington, DC 08 August 2006 watch Katrina Health Issues Many victims still need medical care for their hurricane injuries and illnesses Health care for the poor and uninsured along the U.S. Gulf Coast is still suffering nearly a y

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BEIJING, Aug. 14 (Xinhua) -- Kai-Tak, the 13th tropical storm of the year, is approaching China's southern regions, the country's meteorological authority forecast Tuesday. Kai-Tak, moving northwest at a speed of 15 to 20 km per hour, will graze or l

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