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Severe storm warning as Hurricane Katia blows towards the UK

Forget about a season of mists and mellow fruitfulness – autumn looks instead... more

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Louisiana's Birds Need Rescue and Rehab | Wildlife Care & Rescue Center Helping

WLOX... . Injured pelicans, other birds, rescued in Waveland Posted: Sep... more

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Nature punches back

Seeing even only a little bit of what Irene as a tropical storm did in my little... more

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Did we really just do that? NYC overeacts to Irene

As Hurricane Irene gradually weakened from a category 2 hurricane to a tropical... more

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Irene has passed-cleanup time

This is just a short view early this morning. The wind woke me so I decided to make a... more

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10 URBAN Hurricane Tips: Great article READ AND SHARE!

“The biggest threat in an urban high-density area is the stuff that’s... more

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Storm Tracker: Hurricane Irene : Live

Information from the Weather Channel and other twitter feeds, pictures, information... more

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Hurricane Irene's Flood "Could Be a Hundred-Year Event"

CNN... . Irene's flooding 'could be a hundred-year event' By the... more

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NASA view of Hurricane Irene: gaining strength: Update: state of emergency declared in NJ

Now a category three and predicted to possibly go to category 4 as it has passed... more

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Sports Guys: NFL East 401K

The Sports Guys talk about the Miami Hurricane scandal.

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Hurricane Irene: A potentially destructive drive up East Coast

Hurricane Irene's projected path now includes Pennsylvania and New Jersey as it... more

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Irene's early development in the Atlantic Basin extremely rare

The development of Tropical Storm Irene on Saturday has made this one of the extremely... more

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NOAA: Prepare for high hurricane activity in the Atlantic

As tropical storm Emily — the fifth named storm this year — finally dissipates in the Carribean, many more may be waiting to take her place.

According to new projections from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, this year’s hurricane season could be even more intense than previously projected. NOAA says there’s an 85 percent chance this year’s activity in the Atlantic will be above average — up from a 65% probability in May.

A major hurricane hasn’t hit the U.S. coast since 2008. But NOAA’s outlook for “high hurricane activity” has communities preparing for a season in which 19 major storms could form — ten of them hurricanes and five “major” hurricanes. A number of forces are driving this year’s potentially-active season, including temperatures in the Atlantic that are the third-warmest on record.

Meanwhile in Washington, NOAA could be undergoing some major changes that could impact the agency’s ability to monitor hurricanes and help coastal communities protect themselves. America’s satellites are in need of some serious upgrades — about $700 million worth. NOAA officials say that without an overhaul of the satellite system, hurricane and severe weather predictions would “spell disaster.”

With major budget cuts on the table, NOAA is facing some difficult choices. The House of Representatives has put aside about $450 million for satellite upgrades, just over half of what they need. But that money comes from NOAA’s oceans and fisheries programs, which would take away another very crucial piece of severe weather preparation, explains Center for American Progress’ Director of Oceans Policy Michael Conathan:
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Despite the GOP’s goal of making government more efficient, a proposed House spending bill also explicitly prevents NOAA from streamlining and consolidating its operations to create a comprehensive climate service. Although the climate service would help the military, farmers, home builders and others more efficiently acquire data to assist them in their operations, lawmakers have called it a “policy advocacy,” a grossly inaccurate description— and indeed, a political statement in itself.

Today, there are double the number of hurricanes forming in the Atlantic than there were a century ago. NOAA projects that rising ocean temperatures will decrease the number of weaker hurricanes, but possibly double the number of strong hurricanes over the next 80 years.As tropical storm Emily — the fifth named storm this year — finally... more

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Hurricane threat to Mississippi increases dramatically in August and September

While Tropical Storm Don is expected to pass well south of the Mississippi Gulf Coast,... more

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United States avoids hurricane strike for more than 1,000 days

With hurricanes missing the United States over the past two hurricane seasons, the... more

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CSU expects another fairly active Atlantic Hurricane Season ahead

The team of hurricane forecasters at Colorado State University (CSU) announced today... more

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Severe Tropical Cyclone Yasi Update: Upgraded To Category 5 [Image]

Severe Tropical Cyclone Yasi has been upgraded to a category 5 system. The Bureau of... more

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Australia Battens Down For Severe Tropical Cyclone Yasi [NASA Image]

The above NASA Goddard satellite image (view larger image here) is of cyclone Yasi.... more

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Last minute potentially life-saving Christmas gift

If you are still searching for that last minute Christmas gift, you might want to... more

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Threshold Sea Surface Temperature for Hurricanes and Tropical Thunderstorms Is Rising

Scientists have long known that atmospheric convection in the form of hurricanes and... more

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