Hurricane Center to Offer Probability Map
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Fri Mar 18,12:11 PM ET
The National Hurricane Center hopes to discourage residents from relying too much on that skinny black line in forecasts by offering a new map that shows the probability of an area being hit.
The Nation's Weather
AP -
Fri Mar 18, 7:03 AM ET
Forecasters predicted up to 6 inches of snow in parts of the Mississippi Valley and northern Plains on Friday, and potentially heavy rain was possible along the California coast.
No Drought Relief in Northwest Seen -- NOAA
Reuters -
Fri Mar 18,12:53 AM ET
Spring rains will provide the
Pacific Northwest with only limited relief from a drought, U.S.
government forecasters said on Thursday, increasing the risk of
wildfires in the region.
Spring Flooding Threatens After Wet Winter
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Thu Mar 17,10:33 PM ET
The wet winter that brought mudslides and record rains to the Southwest is now threatening spring flooding, forecasters said Thursday. Flooding is also expected in North Dakota, Minnesota and New England.
Tow Captain Disciplined in Ohio Accident
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Tue Mar 15, 6:33 PM ET
The Coast Guard has disciplined a towboat captain found to have misjudged Ohio River currents during a January flood, leading to a barge accident that closed 42 miles of the waterway for nearly two weeks.
Group Warns of Shrinking Glaciers' Effect
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Tue Mar 15, 3:28 PM ET
The shrinking of Himalayan glaciers could fuel an upswing in flooding in China, India and Nepal, before creating water shortages for hundreds of millions of people across the region, a leading environmental group warned Monday.
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House Passes Bill on Disaster-Grant Taxes
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Mon Mar 14, 5:52 PM ET
People who receive federal grants to relocate or safeguard their homes from hurricanes, flooding or other natural disasters wouldn't have to pay taxes on that money under a bill approved by the House on Monday.
Cyclone Ingrid lashes northern Australia
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Sun Mar 13, 2:21 PM ET
A tropical cyclone warning remained in force for the north Australian coastal city of Darwin despite meteorologists downgrading the strength of a storm due to hit outlying islands overnight.
Australia's Cyclone Ingrid Heads for Darwin
Reuters -
Sat Mar 12, 2:43 AM ET
Australia's Top End city of Darwin
battened down the hatches Saturday as its worst cyclone threat
since Tracy devastated the city 30 years ago tore toward it
along the country's northern coast.
Tornado wrecks New Zealand town
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Thu Mar 10,12:23 PM ET
A tornado tore through the town of Greymouth on New Zealand's southern West Coast, demolishing buildings and tossing shipping containers into the air.
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Five dead, 13 missing as tropical storm hits Philippines
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Thu Mar 17, 6:50 AM ET
Death toll from Madagascar floods rises to 13
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Thu Mar 10,12:05 PM ET
Two die, nine disappear in Sahara floods
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Wed Mar 9, 9:54 AM ET
Floods kill three, destroy 300 houses in western Afghanistan
AFP -
Mon Mar 7,11:20 AM ET
Torrential rains kill 14 people in southwestern Pakistan
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Thu Mar 3, 7:45 AM ET
U.S. Flies in Relief to Snowbound Afghan Villages
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Fri Feb 25, 9:19 AM ET
Death Toll in Kashmir Avalanches Jumps to 110
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Mon Feb 21, 9:59 AM ET
Iraq's marshes are slowly recovering, experts say
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Sun Feb 20, 2:26 PM ET
Bangladesh Ferry Sinks: 79 Killed, Many Missing
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Sun Feb 20,10:26 AM ET
Powerful Cyclone Olaf Heads Towards Pacific Islands
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Fri Feb 18, 1:43 AM ET
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