Over a million homes without power in storm-hit US states
August 31st, 2012 - 11:54 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Aug 31 (IANS) Over a million homes and businesses in Louisiana, the home state of Indian-American governor Bobby Jindal, and neighbouring Mississippi were still without power as a ... Read more...
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New depression prompts tropical storm warnings in the Caribbean
August 21st, 2012 - 5:44 pm ICT by BNO News
MIAMI, FLORIDA (BNO NEWS) -- A new tropical depression formed east of the Lesser Antilles in the Atlantic on early Tuesday morning, prompting tropical storm watches and warnings across a swath of ... Read more...
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27 killed as storm Kai-Tak lashes Vietnam (Lead)
August 20th, 2012 - 12:30 am ICT by IANS
Hanoi, Aug 19 (IANS) At least 27 people have died after storm Kai-Tak lashed Vietnam during the weekend, Xinhua reported Sunday.The storm, with winds of speeds up to 73 km ... Read more...
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10 killed as storm Kai-Tak lashes Vietnam
August 19th, 2012 - 9:27 pm ICT by IANS
Hanoi, Aug 19 (IANS) At least 10 people have died and 18 were injured as storm Kai-Tak lashed Vietnam, Xinhua reported Sunday.The storm, with winds of speeds up to 73 ... Read more...
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50 dead, 42 missing in China floods
June 30th, 2012 - 7:59 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, June 30 (IANS) At least 50 people have died and 42 others are missing following floods triggered by strong rainfall which has been battering many parts of China for ... Read more...
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Tropical Storm Aletta forms far off Mexico’s Pacific coast, no threat
May 15th, 2012 - 9:26 pm ICT by BNO News
MIAMI, FLORIDA (BNO NEWS) -- Tropical Storm Aletta formed far off Mexico's Pacific coast on Monday evening, making it the first tropical storm of the Eastern Pacific hurricane season, forecasters said. Some ... Read more...
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Hurricane Katia strengthens into a major category four hurricane
September 6th, 2011 - 1:48 pm ICT by BNO News
MIAMI (BNO NEWS) -- Hurricane Katia rapidly strengthened into a major category four storm on Monday as it moved north of the Caribbean, forecasters said. There is no immediate threat to land.Katia ... Read more...
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Tropical Storm Lee forms in the Gulf of Mexico, heads for Louisiana
September 3rd, 2011 - 2:26 am ICT by BNO News
MIAMI (BNO NEWS) -- Tropical Storm Lee formed south of Louisiana in the Gulf of Mexico on early Friday afternoon, forecasters said, prompting tropical storm warnings and a state of emergency for ... Read more...
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Tropical Storm Katia forms in the far eastern Atlantic, set to become major hurricane
August 30th, 2011 - 8:37 pm ICT by BNO News
MIAMI (BNO NEWS) -- Tropical Storm Katia formed in the far eastern Atlantic on early Tuesday morning and is expected to become a major hurricane later this week, forecasters said.Forecasters at the ... Read more...
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Tropical depression forms in the far eastern Atlantic, may threaten the Caribbean
August 29th, 2011 - 7:54 pm ICT by BNO News
MIAMI (BNO NEWS) -- Tropical Depression Twelve formed in the far eastern Atlantic on early Monday morning, forecasters said. The depression is forecast to strengthen into a hurricane later this week, after ... Read more...
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Tropical depression forms in the western Caribbean Sea, heads for Honduras
August 19th, 2011 - 3:29 pm ICT by BNO News
MIAMI (BNO NEWS) -- Tropical Depression Eight formed in the western Caribbean Sea on late Thursday evening, forecasters said, prompting tropical storm watches for Honduras and Guatemala.Forecasters at the U.S. National Hurricane ... Read more...
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Bermuda cancels tropical storm warning as Gert turns to the northeast
August 16th, 2011 - 1:12 am ICT by BNO News
MIAMI (BNO NEWS) -- The Bermuda Weather Service on Monday canceled a tropical storm warning for the British overseas territory after Tropical Storm Gert turned to the north-northeast, earlier than expected.Forecasters at ... Read more...
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Tropical Storm Eugene is far away from Mexico
August 2nd, 2011 - 7:06 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Miami, Aug 2 (THAINDIAN NEWS) US meteorological experts say Tropical Storm Eugene is still far from the coast of Mexico. The storm is one of the numerous named ones that have ... Read more...
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Tropical Storm Eugene forms in the Pacific, no threat to land
July 31st, 2011 - 10:25 pm ICT by BNO News
MIAMI (BNO NEWS) -- Tropical Storm Eugene formed far off the Pacific coast of Mexico on early Sunday morning, forecasters said, but the system poses no threat to land.Forecasters at the U.S. ... Read more...
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Dora weakens to Category 1 Hurricane
July 22nd, 2011 - 8:31 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Pacific Ocean, July 22 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Hurricane Dora is now a Category 1 storm but the inhabitants of the towns on its path are still on the alert for its impact. The ... Read more...
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Tropical storm Beatriz forms off the Pacific coast of Mexico; hurricane watch issued
June 20th, 2011 - 1:00 am ICT by BNO News
MIAMI (BNO NEWS) -- Tropical Storm Beatriz formed off the Pacific coast of Mexico on late Sunday morning, prompting a hurricane watch for some local coastlines, forecasters said.Forecasters at the U.S. National ... Read more...
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Hurricane Richard Dumps Heavy Rains In Belize Before Weakening
October 26th, 2010 - 5:54 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
Belize City, Oct 26, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The Central American nation of Belize had to bear the brunt of Hurricane Richard over the weekend as large scale evacuations were carried out ... Read more...
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Otto weakens to a tropical storm over the north-central Atlantic
October 10th, 2010 - 8:24 pm ICT by BNO News
MIAMI (BNO NEWS) -- Hurricane Otto weakened to a tropical storm as it moved over the north-central Atlantic on Sunday, forecasters said, adding that the cyclone is rapidly losing tropical characteristics.As of ... Read more...
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Tropical Depression 15 forms over the south-central Caribbean Sea - NHC
September 24th, 2010 - 1:10 am ICT by BNO News
MIAMI (BNO NEWS) -- Tropical Depression 15 formed over the south-central Caribbean Sea on early Thursday afternoon, forecasters said, warning that the storm will likely strengthen into a tropical storm.The storm, as ... Read more...
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Hurricane Season is active and could get worse!
September 16th, 2010 - 12:39 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Sep 15 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Americans are bracing themselves up for more storms though the number of storms named during this hurricane season has already reached that of a typical hurricane season.There have ... Read more...
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Igor weakens to a tropical depression over the Atlantic
September 10th, 2010 - 4:53 am ICT by BNO News
MIAMI (BNO NEWS) -- Igor weakened to a tropical depression over the Atlantic, forecasters said on Thursday, but it is expected to regain tropical storm status in the next hours.As of 5 ... Read more...
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Tropical storm Hermine hits Texas & Mexico
September 8th, 2010 - 9:12 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Mexico City, Sep 8 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Tropical storm Hermine weakened to tropical depression on Tuesday after it has pummeled the coast of Texas. However the storm did not cause any massive ... Read more...
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Tropical Storm Hermine Weakens After It Hits Texas
September 8th, 2010 - 6:39 pm ICT by GD
By Madhuri Dey
Raymondville, Texas, Sep 8, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Despite the fact that Tropical Storm Hermine has lost much of its strength and has been downgraded to the category of tropical depression on ... Read more...
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Tropical storm Hermine forms, expected to make landfall on U.S.-Mexico coast
September 6th, 2010 - 4:33 pm ICT by BNO News
MIAMI (BNO NEWS) -- Tropical Depression Ten strengthened into Tropical Storm Hermine on early Monday morning, forecasters said, and the storm is expected to make landfall on the U.S.-Mexico border on early ... Read more...
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Tropical storm Hermine forms, warning issued for south Texas
September 6th, 2010 - 4:16 pm ICT by BNO News
MIAMI (BNO NEWS) -- A tropical storm warning was issued for the coast of south Texas on early Monday morning as Tropical Depression Ten strengthened into Tropical Storm Hermine, forecasters said.Tropical Storm ... Read more...
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Tropical Depression Nine forms in the Atlantic, expected to strengthen
September 1st, 2010 - 11:49 pm ICT by BNO News
MIAMI (BNO NEWS) -- Tropical Depression Nine formed over the eastern Atlantic Ocean on late Wednesday morning, forecasters said, but there is no immediate threat to land.Forecasters at the Miami-based U.S. National ... Read more...
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Forecasters: Tropical depression may form in the eastern Atlantic off Africa
August 27th, 2010 - 7:37 pm ICT by BNO News
MIAMI (BNO NEWS) -- Forecasters on Friday said a tropical depression may soon form off the African coast in the far eastern Atlantic Ocean.Forecasters at the Miami-based U.S. National Hurricane Center have ... Read more...
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Tropical Depression Seven forms in the eastern Atlantic, set to become hurricane
August 25th, 2010 - 11:15 pm ICT by BNO News
MIAMI (BNO NEWS) -- Tropical Depression Seven formed in the eastern Atlantic on late Wednesday morning and is expected to become a hurricane later this week, forecasters said.Forecasters at the Miami-based U.S. ... Read more...
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Hurricane Danielle unexpectedly weakens to a category two storm, aims for Bermuda
August 24th, 2010 - 10:20 pm ICT by BNO News
MIAMI (BNO NEWS) -- Hurricane Danielle, located in the central Atlantic, strengthened into a category two storm on Tuesday but then unexpectedly weakened back to a category one hurricane as it ... Read more...
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Tropical storm warnings extended as Frank moves parallel to Mexico coast
August 23rd, 2010 - 11:06 pm ICT by BNO News
MIAMI (BNO NEWS) -- A tropical storm warning was extended on Monday after Tropical Storm Frank continued to move parallel to the coast of southern Mexico, meteorologists said.As of 8:00 a.m. PDT ... Read more...
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Tropical Storm Frank forms off Mexico’s Pacific coast, warning issued
August 22nd, 2010 - 10:11 pm ICT by BNO News
MIAMI (BNO NEWS) -- A tropical storm warning was issued on Sunday morning after Tropical Storm Frank formed off the southern coast of Mexico, meteorologists said.The storm first formed as Tropical depression ... Read more...
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Tropical Depression Six forms over the central Atlantic, aims for Bermuda
August 22nd, 2010 - 3:59 am ICT by BNO News
MIAMI (BNO NEWS) -- Tropical Depression Six formed over the central Atlantic on late Saturday afternoon and is expected to become a hurricane by Monday, forecasters said.
The storm formed about 580 miles ... Read more...
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Tropical Depression Eight-E forms in the East Pacific, set to become Tropical Storm Frank
August 20th, 2010 - 8:06 pm ICT by BNO News
MIAMI (BNO NEWS) -- A tropical depression formed in the eastern Pacific Ocean on early Friday morning, forecasters said, saying the storm is expected to become a tropical storm within hours.Tropical Depression ... Read more...
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Cleanup to resume at US oil spill
July 25th, 2010 - 7:28 am ICT by IANS
Washington, July 25 (DPA) Ships will be able to return to the Gulf of Mexico within hours to continue siphoning oil from the BP Plc spill, a spokesman for cleanup coordinators said ... Read more...
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Vessels Evacuated From Gulf Oil Spill Site For Tropical Storm Bonnie
July 24th, 2010 - 7:04 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
July 24, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Parts of northern Gulf coast are all set to experience heavy winds and hostile weather conditions as the Tropical Storm Bonnie gradually moves towards the Gulf ... Read more...
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