There is a state of emergency in Louisiana, with Governor Bobby Jindal advising a strengthening tropical storm could flood low-lying coastal areas. Meanwhile, forecasters say Tropical Storm Debby will continue to move slowly through the Gulf of Mexic

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Are Rising Temperatures to Blame for Typhoon Haiyan? 台风海燕是温室效应带来的后果? From VOA Learning English, this is In the News. The Philippine government is defending its efforts to get assistance to victims of Typhoon Haiyan. Many h

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SCIENCE IN THE NEWS - Severe Ocean Storms: Behind Nature's Power By Caty Weaver Broadcast: Tuesday, September 27, 2005 (MUSIC) VOICE ONE: This is SCIENCE IN THE NEWS, in VOA Special English. I'm Bob D

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Asia 亚洲 Cyclones and climate change 飓风与气候变化 The new normal? 习以为常? Physics suggests that storms will get worse as the planet warms. But it is too early to tell if it is actually happening 物理学研究表明全球变暖将导

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And the Associated Press now confirms that the death toll from Harvey has risen to 12. But as we focus on Texas and Louisiana, nature is also taking a devastating toll elsewhere. Heavy monsoons are paralyzing Mumbai, India, right now. More than 1,200

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In the day's other major story, Hurricane Irma is now the most powerful storm ever recorded in the open Atlantic Ocean. It has winds of 185 miles an hour, and it's closing in on the Northeast Caribbean. That has one forecaster warning that the Leewar

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