Hurricane season forecast: seven storms to reach land
(The Christian Science Monitor)
10.03.2010, 18:50:00
The Christian Science Monitor - America may have already had a “snowicane” this year, but now some weather forecasters are focusing on the real thing – you know, those monster storms with names like Donna or Andrew that pelt the coast with 100-mile-per-hour winds, massive amounts of rain, and tidal surges. |
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2nd ex-New Orleans cop charged in Katrina coverup
(AP)
10.03.2010, 00:13:54
AP - A second ex-New Orleans officer charged in an alleged conspiracy to cover up a deadly police shooting of unarmed residents after Hurricane Katrina is expected to plead guilty, a person familiar with the case said Tuesday. |
Katrina victims seek to sue greenhouse gas emitters
(AFP)
04.03.2010, 17:03:05
 AFP - Victims of Hurricane Katrina are seeking to sue carbon gas-emitting multinationals for helping fuel global warming and boosting the devastating 2005 storm, legal documents showed. |
Alternative Spring Breaks Combine Service, Learning
(U.S. News & World Report)
03.03.2010, 17:50:43
U.S. News & World Report - Instead of relaxing on white, sandy beaches this spring break, thousands of college students will travel around the globe to volunteer for a variety of social justice causes. Known as "alternative spring breaks," these are public-service-oriented trips, planned and led by students, that focus on volunteerism and education about social justice issues in the United States or overseas. From rebuilding homes damaged by Hurricane Katrina to tutoring students in a remote village in Ecuador, these trips can open students' eyes to issues both close to home and far away. |
Power restored in much of storm-battered Northeast
(AP)
01.03.2010, 21:28:55
 AP - Many of the more than 1 million Northeastern homes and businesses plunged into the dark by a storm were running on electricity Monday, three days after the hard-hitting combination of snow, rain and hurricane-force winds. |
Europe storm death toll at 62; France hardest hit
(AP)
01.03.2010, 20:08:45
 AP - Rescue workers in dinghies cruised flooded streets on France's Atlantic coast Monday, searching for people still trapped in their homes by storms that smashed through concrete sea walls and killed at least 62 people across Western Europe. |
Death toll hits 53 as storms lash Europe
(AFP)
28.02.2010, 20:19:06
 AFP - Hurricane-force winds, surging seas and driving rain lashed western Europe on Sunday, leaving at least 53 people dead and more than a million households without power. |
Storm moves into France leaving three dead
(AFP)
28.02.2010, 08:09:15
AFP - A powerful storm packing hurricane-force winds moved north to the west coast of France on Sunday after lashing Spain and Portugal, killing at least three people and causing transport chaos. |
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