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Prison time for ex-cops in post-Katrina killings

Four former New Orleans policemen convicted of shootings in 2005 that killed two unarmed people and ...

NASA calls off underwater simulation

NASA evacuated astronauts and scientists participating in an underwater space simulation in the Flor...

Mexico`s Pacific coast braces for Hurricane Jova

People left low-lying shore neighborhoods, hotels dragged in beach furniture and one of Mexico`s big...

Obama vows federal help for Irene victims

US President Barack Obama on Sunday urged Republicans not to play politics with federal disaster aid...

Obama signs disaster declaration for N Carolina

US President approved federal disaster assistance for seven North Carolina counties hit hard by Hurr...

Storm emergency not over: Barack Obama

US President said the Hurricane Irene recovery effort could go on for days or weeks.

Irene batters New York, but worst is over

The major devastation, as feared, was avoided as the Irene was downgraded from hurricane to storm.

Obama declares emergency in seven States

Tens and thousands of people across the east coast have been evacuated from the low-lying areas.

Google plots Hurricane Irene with online map

Google has rolled out an online map tracking the path of Hurricane Irene and providing other useful ...

Irene hits North Carolina as it moves up East Coast

Hurricane Irene howled ashore in North Carolina on a path that triggered evacuations in New York and...

Two million ordered to leave as Irene takes aim

US President Barack Obama appealled to the citizens to evacuate the city and take precautions.

Obama says Hurricane Irene "extremely dangerous"

Fifty-five million people are potentially in Hurricane Irene`s path, from the Carolinas to Cape Cod ...

US orders ships to sea, coast braces for hurricane

Irene, a major Category 3 storm with winds of 120 miles per hour (195 km per hour), pounded the sout...

US alert as Hurricane Irene threatens East Coast

The rapidly intensifying Irene is the first hurricane to seriously threaten the US in almost three y...

Hurricane Irene slams Puerto Rico; could hit US

In the US, Irene, the first hurricane of the Atlantic hurricane season, is expected to hit Florida.

Police officers on trial for post-Katrina killings

The police officers are charged over a fatal shooting in aftermath of Hurricane Katrina in 2005.

Tomas a tropical storm after soaking Haiti

Tropical Storm Tomas spun away from the Turks and Caicos Islands and into the open Atlantic on Satur...

Hurricane Tomas kills seven in Haiti

Hurricane Tomas soaked Haiti`s crowded earthquake survivors` camps on Friday.

Tomas becomes hurricane, batters east Caribbean

Newly born Hurricane Tomas swept through a cluster of eastern Caribbean islands damaging houses.

2010 `exceptional year` for weather disasters

Catastrophic floods, wildfires, hurricanes-2010 has been an `exceptional` year for weather disasters...

Hurricane Richard makes landfall in Belize

Around 10,000 people took refuge at shelters in the Central American nation.

Hurricane Paula weakens as it crawls toward Cuba

Hurricane Paula weakened Wednesday on a rain-drenching crawl toward the lush tobacco-growing farmlan...

Cat 2 Paula threatens Cancun, Mexican islands

Hurricane Paula headed for a near pass along the southern coast of Mexico`s resort-dotted Yucatan Pe...

Hurricane Paula forms, heads to Yucatan Peninsula

Hurricane Paula smashed homes and forced schools to close in Honduras on Tuesday.

Canadian PM surveys hurricane damage

Stephen Harper says military would help in cleanup efforts in Newfoundland.

Igor passes near Bermuda as Category 1 hurricane

Bermudians stayed battened down in homes in a pelting rain to wait out Igor.

Bermuda braces for Hurricane Igor; Karl dissipates

Hurricane Igor churned across the Atlantic Ocean toward Bermuda on Saturday.

Hurricane Karl menaces Mexico, Igor eyes Bermuda

A rare trio of hurricanes swirled in the Atlantic basin, including Karl which menaced Mexico`s Gulf ...

Hurricane Earl takes aim at US Cape Cod

New England and outlying tourist hotspot of Cape Cod was next in Earl`s path.

Earl`s path along northeast is not well-worn

Ill-timed trough of low pressure pushes Hurricane Earl head uncomfortably towards Northeast coastlin...

Hurricane Earl brushes North Carolina

Tens of thousands of people have fled North Carolina`s barrier islands.

Evacuations start as US braces for Hurricane Earl

The strongest Atlantic storm of 2010 was on its way to lash N Carolina coast.

NC vacation island to be cleared as Hurricane Earl nears

Tourists on a North Carolina vacation destination island were ordered to board the ferries and more ...

Obama hails New Orleans `resilience` five years post-Katrina

US President acknowledges that the storm was "also a man-made catastrophe".

Hurricane Earl threatens the Caribbean as Danielle exits

Hurricane Earl churned toward the south-eastern Caribbean today after reaching Category One status...

Hurricane formation linked to sea color: Study

A change in the color of the ocean could dramatically impact the number and intensity of hurricanes.

Miami most vulnerable to hurricane

Of all Florida’s major population centers, Miami is the most vulnerable to strong hurricane winds.

Six dead in Mexico in floods caused by Alex

The death toll in Mexico from flooding caused by former Hurricane Alex has risen to six, authorities...

Rough weather slows Gulf clean-up

High seas churned up by Hurricane Alex will delay deployment of a 3rd containment vessel over ruptur...

Hurricane Alex hits Mexico, avoids oil rigs

US President Barack Obama has declared a state of emergency in Texas.

Alex blows into hurricane strength in western Gulf

Alex has become the first hurricane of the Atlantic season and is churning through western Gulf, tak...

Mexico’s Hurricane Celia upgraded to Category Two

Hurricane Celia, the first of the 2010 Pacific season, was upgraded late Monday to a Category Two st...

Unique computer to predict hurricanes this season

US scientists have unveiled a unique computer that can predict this year`s hurricane season.

2010 hurricane season may be worst on record

The 2010 Atlantic hurricane season may be one of the worst on record, US officials warned Thursday.

US predicts up to 7 major Atlantic hurricanes

The upcoming Atlantic hurricane season will have between 14 to 23 tropical storms.

Haiti needs hurricane alert system: Scientists

Haitians desperately need a new hurricane alert system because its communications were largely destr...

Plea coming in Katrina shooting probe: Sources

An ex-New Orleans cop is preparing to enter a guilty plea in connection with a federal probe of a de...

Warming to bring stronger hurricanes: Study

Top researchers now agree that the world is likely to get stronger but fewer hurricanes in the futur...

Countries rush aid to El Salvador, as flood toll rises to 157

Relief materials from different countries and aid organisations have begun to arrive for the flood a...

Cyclone, typhoon, hurricane - what`s the difference?

A violent rotating windstorm that begins in the Southern Pacific and is characterised by the rapid i...

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