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October 2005 Posts

Strange No. 2 appears in eye of Wilma; Beta weakens, causes C. America flooding; Key West set to reopen to tourists, Some schools in S. Fla. remain closed; 2 million in Fla. still without power; Silent storm; Post-hurricane plans adds $55 million for NOAA; CBS 19 introduces 'Stormy' the weather dog; Big Easy gets some of its Goth mojo back; Schools raise over $20K for Katrina relief; Jackson charity recording underway in L.A.; Severe storms possible in DFW; WXnation city pages navigation updates (10-31)
Hurricane Beta slams into Nicaragua, Honduras; Wilma death toll rises to 38; Wilma damage to Florida economy to be short-lived; Wilma shows hurricanes can wallop both coasts; N.D. weather beats Wilma, says Bismarck native; No housing boom seen in post-Katrina New Orleans; Ind. finally gets its 1st frost of the season; Pope urges more aid for Asian quake victims; A new space race?; A dark and stormy night, and close Mars (10-30)
Hurricane Beta churns toward C. America; Storm coverage reaches low-water mark during Hurricane Wilma; Lack of power, supplies especially hard on older people; Lightning confirmed as cause for deaths of 16 horses in Colo.; Records falling atop Mount Washington; La. has lost nearly $1 billion in sales tax since Katrina; How WWL-TV blogged Katrina; Impact of local media reporting the quake in Pakistan; Telescopes spot big dust storm on Mars during close encounter, so grab your own telescope; Ft. Worth pics (10-29)
Podcast No. 9; Wilma victims surprised when President Bush visits Pompano Beach, Fla.; Tourists still stranded in Cancun as damage reports roll in; Hurricane database could aid forecasters; Beta nears hurricane strength, bears down on C. America; Alpha deaths to 26; Katrina's La. death toll at 1,062; Britain sees warmest Oct. 27 on record; Mars to swing close to Earth this weekend; Odd list of body parts; Space station marks 5-year milestone; Canada will land weather station on Mars in 2007; Last Titan (10-28)
Jeb Bush accepts blame for slow aid efforts after Hurricane Wilma; Tropical Storm Beta forms in SW Caribbean; Early nor'easter dumps up to 20 inches of snow in New England south to WV; The Weather Man movie reviews; Winter threat to quake survivors; Robots may allow surgery in space; Live webcam captures beauty of the Pyramids (10-27)
Frustrating delays follow Wilma in Fla.; By hitting Everglades, Wilma maintained unexpected power; Tourists flee Cancun, beaches ruined; Storm hits mobile homes; Wilma misses Can.; Beta in the making?; La.'s hurricane death toll to 1,053; Hurricanes cause spike in large layoffs; Snow from nor'easter closes schools, downs power lines in Md.; Storm hits WV; Vt., Va., Me., N.H.; Season's 1st snow in Penn.; N.J., possible Mass. flooding; CapitalWeather's winter outlook; Heat crisis forecast; Mysterious horse deaths; 1000th post (10-26)
Wilma's Aftermath: Millions begin recovery; More than 6 million without power, at least 6 deaths blamed on Wilma; Clean-up begins, $10B damage estimate; Tornado lifts 2-story Fla. home; Cancun tourists speak out; Wilma floods Havana, 100s rescued; TV stations off air; CNN's Chad Myers: 14 hrs & 1 BLT break; Nor'easter: NY triple threat; Mass. storms rage on; Alpha leaves 10 dead in Hispaniola; Water seepage in N.O. 9th Ward; Study: Most Katrina victims were older; Gas prices to pre-Katrina levels; Mets not happy with film; UK flood warnings; Pakistan rallies aid; Mars close; Rover climbs down (10-25)
Hurricane Wilma Streaming Video, Images, Stories & More: (10-24)
Post 1000: Hurricane Wilma makes landfall near Cape Romano, Fla., as major Cat. 3 with 125 mph sustained winds, leaves 5 dead in Fla., 6 million in dark; Coastal flooding, wind damage, isolated tornadoes reported; A third of Key West underwater; Wilma to become part of powerful nor'easter Tuesday; Flooding, wind damage possible in N.J.; Snow for Poconos; Looting in MX (10-24)
Wilma strengthens to Cat. 3 hurricane, landfall expected in SW Fla. by dawn Mon.; Hurricane Center Director: Wilma to speed toward Fla. 'like a rocket' after killing at least 20; Hurricane warning posted for S. Fla.; Cancun, Cozumel pummeled; Floridians flee as rain bands soak area; Brendan Loy article in Washington Post (10-23)
Hurricane Wilma nearly stalled over Yucatan, tears into Mexican resorts with several hours of 140 mph winds; Extreme to catastrophic damage possible in resort-heavy Cozumel, Cancun; Isolated amounts of 50 inches of rain possible; Wilma now expected to hit SW Fla. by Mon.; Mandatory evacuation for Fla. Keys, now under hurricane watch; T.S. Alpha forms; NOAA hurricane hunters track Wilma; New England keeping eye on Wilma's uncertain path; Bad weather good news for Weather.com; Yabba dabba doom? Fuggedaboutit (10-22)
Other Weather News: Record-breaking Tropical Storm Alpha forms; NY area might get more heavy rain; Vehicles damaged in floods from Katrina and Rita could end up in your driveway; Aretha Franklin visits with hurricane refugees; Arrests likely in Katrina patient deaths; Rita jobless rate climbs; Lightning kills 5, injures 9; Quake survivors cut off; Web site coordinates Pakistan aid efforts; M4.2-quake in C. Ontario; Canada must act quickly to join new space race (10-22)
Hurricane Wilma makes landfall in Cozumel; Coastline of Yucatan Peninsula may see widespread damage as landfall possible by evening; Tourists flee; Forecasters: Severe flooding possible; Voluntary evacuations urged in Fla.; Varying models confound forecasters; Could Hurricane Wilma make it snow?; Need new way to rate hurricanes? (10-21)
Other Weather News: Coming to Eye Network: Category 7; Nicholas Cage's The Weather Man review; Pumps relieving pressure on troubled Mass. dam; NOAA issues U.S. winter outlook update; FEMA official admits faulty hurricane response; Job losses due to Gulf Coast storms hit 478,000 (10-21)
Wilma weakens slightly to Category 4 hurricane after becoming most powerful hurricane in Atlantic Basin; Wilma bears down on Central America, Storm kills 13; may reach Fla. by Saturday; Space station camera captures Wilma (10-20)
Other Weather News: National Weather Service accidentally triggered a tsunami warning alert across Ore.; Las Vegas area drying out after storm brings flooding; Colo. gets dose of winter weather; Paltrow: Britain's cold and depressing; WeatherBug data now available via RSS; Katrina Update: 1 town, 1 huge gift; S. Asia quake toll nears 80,000; Hubble takes rare look at Moon; Last Titan rocket blasts off, an era ends; Texas gets first World Series: Go 'Stros! (10-20)
Hurricane Wilma most intense storm on record in Atlantic Basin after jumping from Cat. 2 to Cat. 5 overnight, current track takes it to S. FL by Sat.; Wilma season's record-tying 12th hurricane; MTV award shows magnets for storms; MA dam remains in jeopardy; Blanco pledges Katrina accountability; New Orleans Mayor: Areas face uncertain future; Rita losses for farmers at $195 million; L.A. storm gone; Mt. Washington snow records; Expert: Warming trends could plague N.M.; Quake rescuers try to reach 500,000; Mars pic (10-19)
Wilma becomes hurricane in Caribbean, track moves toward Fla.; Richard C. Hoagland: Somebody's trying to kill Wilma!; Mass. dam burst fears; Rain weakens Calif. hillside burned by brushfire; Conn. begins assessing flooding damage; Heavy snow falls on Mt. Washington; FEMA memos show bureaucratic chaos; Evacuee wins $25,000 in lottery; La. looks into 215 Katrina deaths; The why behind China's own private space race; WXnation Webcam archive update (10-18)
Tropical Storm Wilma forms, ties record for most storms in Atlantic Season; Wilma forecast to become major hurricane, head toward Florida or N. Gulf Coast; Week of rain ends with up to 19 inches; 2 tremors shake W. Turkey; Death toll in Pakistan quake up to 54,000; Boys enlist army help to rescue sister after 8 days; Quake shakes SoCal Sunday; Chinese space capsule returns to Earth (10-17)
Tropical Depression 24 forms in Caribbean, may become Hurricane Wilma, enter Gulf of Mexico; NE floods claim 11th life; LA residents file for bankruptcy; Poll: two-thirds of Katrina survivors would return; Elephants help in zoo cleanup; Superdome could be back in 1 year; Weather guy: Bye GMA; Cut winter heat bills; Pakistan quake death toll near 40,000; USGS intros 3D seismic velocity model; Spacecraft sightings; Hunter's Moon partial eclipse Mon.; NASA: Shoddy work likely caused foam loss (10-15)
NOAA: Globally, Sept. warmest on record; Floods, evacuations spread in Day 8 of rain; Rain breaks records in NYC; Katrina evacuees shun going home; Job losses from hurricanes jump to 438,000; NE weather photos passed off as Katrina; 8 dolphins seen in Lake Pontchartrain; Vision quest begins in MS; Aftershocks trigger panic as quake survivors await aid; China's spacecraft orbit slips; Scientists: Black hole helps spawn stars (10-14)
NOAA forecasts warmer than normal winter in U.S.; Flood warning issued as rain pummels NY, NJ, more rain expected; MA flooding worries; Katrina: Deadline to empty shelters nears, 22,000 remain; Lawyer: Officers did nothing wrong in beating; Doctors tell stories about dark days; 2nd tornado strikes Birmingham, UK; Girl, 5, rescued from rubble in Pakistan; Winter weather threatens quake survivors; Computer simulations might predict quakes; Major quakes worldwide list; Solar sounds; China lets public watch space launch (10-13)
Heavy rain slows quake aid in Asia; Guatemalan sisters in miracle escape from mudslide; More flooding possible in NE; FL volunteers say they witnessed New Orleans beating; SD girl's tooth donation raises $500 for hurricane relief; Katrina may affect N.O.'s wildlife; Bush: Resources coming for Coast; World helpless against assaults of nature; China launches 2 astronauts into space (10-12)
Deadly CO storm dumps 20 inches of snow, sets record; Floods blamed for 10 deaths in eastern U.S.; Aid for Pakistan; CNN: S. Asia quake toll tops 42,000; Vince first cyclone on record to make landfall in Spain; Stan leaves 652 dead; Boy swims from Alcatraz for Katrina donations; Burlington donates pumpkins to MS city; Man who aided victims loses home; Water out of New Orleans, will tourists return?; Center signs off on its own forecasts; Pumpkin ride rained out; Weather zaps TV signal; Russian spacecraft returns; Solar flare fear? (10-11)
Quake death toll may reach 30,000 in Pakistan; Anger at slow aid to Guatemala mudslide village; Robertson: Disasters point to 2nd Coming; Storm-tracking system often fails, report finds; Rare Hurricane Vince forms in E. Atlantic, now tropical storm moving ENE; First big snow of the season for much of CO; Heavy rains cause flooding in N. NJ; Meteorologist reaches Weather Channel; Weather stops rescue from damaged yacht in New Zealand; Scientists: Everest shorter than thought; Europe ice mission failure probed (10-10)
At least 18,000 killed as magnitude 7.6 quake hits Pakistan, India and Afghanistan; Up to 7 inches of rain possible in Northeast; Subtropical Depression 22 forms, dissipates; Forecasters eye new tropical system; Katrina's death toll in Louisiana officially tops 1,000; Experts: Katrina may have been weaker than first thought (10-08)
Drought relief heads toward D.C.; Tammy causes flooding in Georgia; Weather affects fall foliage peak; Troops may stay on in New Orleans; Death toll from flooding in Central America stands at 236; Fire crews make progress against 2 SoCal wildfires; Expert on earthquakes dies (10-07)
GA, Carolinas could see 10 inches of rain as Tammy weakens; Winter storm knocks out power in West: Up to 2 feet of snow fell in ND; Travelers stranded by storm get cots, free T-shirt; C. America, MX hit by mudslides from Hurricane Stan, 117 dead; Levees not being rebuilt to withstand more than Cat. 3, for now; N.O. hurricane victim hits the jackpot; Rita's pesky offspring; Hurricane victims, host families wait for gift cards; 4 inches of rain in Twin Cities; Met Office seeks simple forecasts; Solar eclipse pic (10-06)
Tropical Storm Tammy makes landfall near Jacksonville; Winter storm dumps up to 11 inches of snow in MT, Dakotas; Hurricane Stan slams into Mexico's Gulf; New data suggest Katrina was a less intense, Category 3 storm; Hurricanes destroyed 108 offshore platforms; Saving data after Katrina, Rita; Weather Channel president to retire; Official offers shuttle foam loss theory; Experts: Microbes may show Mars has life (10-05)
Stan makes landfall in MX; KS flooding; Snow possible in ND; Ugly weather coming to S. FL; VT fall foliage late; Up to 3,000 New Orleans city workers being laid off; Man reunited with dog; Search for bodies ends, LA death toll at 964; Man charged in Web scam; Donations stranded in MI; E-mails to Houston Chronicle: The people have spoken about Rita; Privacy possible stumbling block in relief; Mild Can. winter?; M4.3 quake in Israel; Solar eclipse gallery; NASA downsizing ISS plans; U.S. millionaire floats into ISS; CA red flag warning (10-04)
Tropical Storm Stan heads for 2nd MX landfall, Otis may head out to Pacific; Pioneer in weather forecasting dies; Residents shocked by damaged homes from Rita; New Orleans fights to regain cultural roots; Sunday Mass in French Quarter; Economist: predictions dire for N.O. small businesses; St. Bernard Parish faces financial disaster; N.O. may lay off 1000s; 21 dead as boat overturns on NY lake; Measuring instruments at quake cluster site; CO quake; Annular solar eclipse; NASA devises shuttle foam fix; Magma bubbles (10-03)
Podcast No. 8; Tropical depressions 19, 20 form; Cozumel, Cancun webcams, weather as TD 20 approaches; MX braces for Hurricane Otis; Maui flooding possible; Calif. wildfires: Burbank fire; nola.com webcams back online; Some leaving N.O. for good; Red Cross: Storms trumped worst-case plan; Dogs found shot in schools; House OKs onshore casinos; Temp. homes, built in a flash; Hwy banners thank volunteers; TWC increases captioned hours; Inhaling dust in space; Bill calls for NASA to complete ISS (10-01)

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