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Scientists observe 'tragic experiment' of tsunami debris
Jeff Larson has seen just about everything wash up on the shores of Santa Cruz: bottles, toys, shotgun shells, busted surfboards and fishing floats that looked like they had bobbed across the Pacific. When surging water driven by the magnitude 9.0...Tags: U.S. Coast Guard, Tsunamis, Car Tires, Science and Technology, Japan Earthquake and Tsunami (2011)
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Disturbance off Florida could become Tropical Storm Beryl
Sun SentinelThe tropical disturbance off Florida’s east coast likely will grow into a tropical depression or storm over the weekend and possibly as soon as Friday. As of 3 p.m. on Friday, the National Hurricane Center gave the broad area of low pressure an...Tags: Memorial Day, Disasters and Accidents, Theodore Roosevelt, Miami-Dade County, Tropical Storms
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The CT Claims Tally For Irene: $235M; Forecast For 2012 Is Quieter
Eight months later, the tally from Tropical Storm Irene is in: As of May 1, insurance companies paid a total of $235 million on more than 60,000 claims in Connecticut related to damage from Irene, according to the state Insurance Department. That's big...
Tags: Weather, Hurricane Andrew (1992), Disasters and Accidents, Tropical Weather, Weather Reports
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Buy hurricane supplies tax free during state holiday
Virginia's Hurricane and Emergency Preparedness Equipment sales tax holiday begins Friday. During the tax reprieve, shoppers can purchase items like bottled water, batteries, self-powered flashlights and radios, duct tape, smoke detectors, fire...Tags: Taxation, Disasters and Accidents, Holidays, Politics, First Aid
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NOAA: 4 to 8 hurricanes this season; disturbance bringing rain to South Florida
Ken Kaye's Storm CenterGovernment forecasters are calling for an average or slightly below average storm season, with 9 to 15 named storms, including four to eight hurricanes. They project that one to three of the hurricanes will be major, with winds greater than 110 mph.... -
NOAA predicts near-normal hurricane seasons
CNNDespite some early storms this year, forecasters Thursday predicted a near-normal Atlantic hurricane season with nine to 15 named storms, including four to eight hurricanes and one to three major hurricanes. Gerry Bell, lead hurricane season forecaster...Tags: Weather, Disasters and Accidents, Tropical Weather, Atlantic Ocean, Weather Reports
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Hurricane season 2012: Prediction calls for 'near normal'
The good news on the weather front is that Americans can expect a return to near-normal hurricane conditions this season. The bad news is that normal seems good only because recent years have been so tough. In predictions released Thursday, forecasters...
Tags: Disasters and Accidents, Tropical Weather, FEMA, Mexico, Tropical Storms
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Genetically Engineered Salmon Move One Step Closer to Human Consumption
Channel 2 NewsThe U.S. Senate moved the country one step closer Thursday afternoon to something that the world has never seen before: approving a genetically modified, or GM, animal for human consumption. The Senate passed a bill approving reauthorization of the...Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Genetic Engineering, Politics, Mark Begich, Lisa Murkowski
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Forecasters predict near-normal Atlantic hurricane season
Conditions in the atmosphere and the ocean favor a near-normal hurricane season in the Atlantic Basin this season, NOAA announced today from Miami at its Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory, and home to the Hurricane Research Division....
Tags: Caribbean Sea, Hurricane Andrew (1992), Tropical Weather, Tropical Storms, Research
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NOAA predicts 4-8 hurricanes for 2012 season
Hampton Roads residents can expect a "near-normal" hurricane season, according to a forecast from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. For the six-month season, which runs June 1-Nov. 30, NOAA's Climate Prediction Center said Thursday...
Tags: Weather, Caribbean Sea, Tropical Weather, Petroleum Industry, Tropical Storms
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Forecasters predict subdued hurricane season
Forecasters are expecting the fewest Atlantic hurricanes and tropical storms since 2009, particularly if the weather phenomenon El Niño develops by the heart of the hurricane season. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is predicting...
Tags: Weather, Hurricane Andrew (1992), Science, Tropical Weather, Weather Science
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Explorers find a wreck and a lot of life in deep seas
WASHINGTON – While scientists watched intently on computer screens in Florida and across the world, the crew of a federal exploratory ship cruising in the Gulf of Mexico last month grew increasingly excited as they maneuvered a robotic undersea...
Tags: Jacksonville (Duval, Florida), Energy, Silver Spring (Montgomery, Maryland), Nova Southeastern University, Science and Technology
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