Storms

Indonesian Ferry Sinks; 9 Dead, Some 230 Rescued

Indonesian Ferry Sinks In Heavy Storm; 9 Dead, Some 230 Passengers Aboard Rescued (AP) JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - Rescuers saved more than 230 people aboard an Indonesian passenger ferry that sank Sunday in rough waters off...

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Longtime popular Texas surfing spot demolished

The Beaumont lawyer with a passion for surfing remembers that the hooting and hollering would break out when a surfer "pulled off a great maneuver." Hurricane Ike, which took so much from so many, dealt a death blow to a humble...

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Snowstorm: Rescue teams recover ten bodies from Rohtang Pass

From ANI Manali, Nov 22: Rescue teams have recovered at least ten bodies of snowstorm victims in the Manali hill resort area. According to officials, the victims are mostly labourers from Bihar and Jharkhand. Most of the...

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2 Degrees to Disaster

By Bijoy Bharathan Take a close look at the map of India and its coastline as it stands today. In the not-so-distant-future, only a fraction of the land space constituting Chennai, Mumbai and Kolkata might remian. These cities...

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UA BLOG: Cats lead 24-14 early in the fourth quarter

Updated 8:50 p.m. -- Oregon is now the team shooting itself in the foot. Arizona dominated that third quarter and posted that frame's only score -- an eight-yard run from Nick Booth to put Arizona ahead 17-14. Bug Wright's...

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Lynchburg First Responder Lauded as State's Finest

As a high school student, Ricky Bomar was saving people's lives. Thirty years later, the Lynchburg Fire and Emergency Services Captain has been recognized as this year's Outstanding EMS Provider for the state.

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Ready to dig in: Hundreds head to Miller Farms for annual gleaning

PLATTEVILLE - It was, said Lucy Pineda of Firestone, "like a giant Easter-egg hunt." Pineda and her husband, Dan, along with their 5-year-old grandson K.J., were among the hundreds of people who flocked to Miller Farms, west of...

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State right to rethink beach renourishment

Published November 22, 2009 Alarming erosion at Surfside Beach is nothing new. We worried that when the big one came, we wouldn’t have a beach left. Two homes the General Land Office, and most of us, long have contended stand...

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Poquoson students help neighbors with nor'easter cleanup

POQUOSON - — A band of Poquoson High School students hauled rakes and wheelbarrows across Rens Road. School had let out Wednesday and it was time for that relaxing, fun after-school activity: Storm cleanup. Key Club faculty...

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N.O. airport reports rising traffic

NEW ORLEANS — Passenger levels were up nearly 9 percent at Louisiana's largest commercial airport last month, with concertgoers, conventioners and football fans helping provide the boost. Statistics released by Louis Armstrong...

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