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August 2005 Posts

Thousands may be dead in New Orleans, Gov. orders mostly-flooded city abandoned as crisis deepens; It may be months before residents return; Thousands of evacuees to go from Superdome to Astrodome; Miss. search-and-rescue effort continues amid death toll above 100, debris; Navy ships sent to region; Survivor tales (08-31)
Governor evacuates flooded New Orleans, tens-of-thousands remain in Superdome; Katrina kills at least 100 along Gulf Coast; Dozens die at Biloxi beach apartment; Water rushes into New Orleans streets; Almost 3 million without power; Widespread damage in La., Miss., Ala.; Major flooding, damage in New Orleans, Mobile, St. Bernard Parish, Gulfport; TV stations taken off air (08-30)
Hurricane Katrina makes landfall in Louisiana with 140 mph winds, moves just east of New Orleans; Superdome roof ripped as Katrina slams New Orleans; 3 die in evacuation; Mandatory evacuation called for N.O. for first time in city's history (08-29)
Bush declares state of emergency for La., Coast evacuates as Hurricane Katrina aims for New Orleans; Katrina to strike Gulf Coast as major hurricane; Floridians wait for food after storm hits; Sighs of relief in Homestead despite major flooding from Katrina; Weather Channel's emotional climate; It's Mars Hoax Day!; 3D International Space Station (08-27)
Hurricane Katrina slams South Florida, leaving 6 dead, flooding rainfall, storm damage; More than 1.3 million customers lost power (08-26)
2 dead, more than 1 million without power as Hurricane Katrina makes landfall in S. Florida; Flooding biggest threat; Crude oil rises to $68; Katrina won’t stop MTV VMA parties; WeatherBug supports NWS with live, neighborhood-level data for hurricane season; Heat, loss of lines force rolling blackouts affecting 500,000 in S. Calif; Kansas, Arizona flooding; Europe flood chaos; Weather forecasts being improved; 57 survive Peruvian jungle plane crash; Study ranks Canadian weather winners; Minor quake in N.C.; Nice aurora pic (08-25)
Tropical Storm Katrina heads for Florida; Hurricane Katrina?: Meteorologists say storm could become hurricane by landfall; Tropical storm Jose hits Mexico, loses power; President OKs disaster aid for tornado damage in Wyo.; Funnel cloud forms near Kennedy Space Center; New radar system developed to monitor space weather (08-24)
Tropical Storm Jose Forms Off Coast Of Mexico; Mexican insurers: Hurricane Emily claims total $200 million in Mexico; Better technology credited with fewer tornado deaths; Death toll still low from tornadoes; Wright, Wyo. sits in 'black hole' of Doppler radar coverage; Withering in drought; Report: Pilot ignored weather warnings; Aurora alert; M4.5 quake shakes Rome, coastal towns (08-23)
Wisc. tornado damage estimate climbs to $21 million in Dane County; Cleanup continues after 2 tornadoes hit parts of SW Ontario; Large tropical wave near Africa could build; Lightning strikes leave 19,000 in Mich. without power; Tornadoes, flash floods hit NE Ohio; Storms bring fresh flooding concerns to Colo.; Mt. St. Helens quakes; Shuttle back home after Calif. detour (08-22)
Severe storms move across Ohio, Penn., and Ky.; Storms knock out power, leave trail of damage in Kansas, leave Illinois State Fair without power; Ontario endures severe storms, tornado warnings; Wisconsin, hit by nearly 20 tornadoes, starts cleanup; Inspector accused of soliciting bribes after Hurricane Ivan; Tsunami-notification woes discussed; Space shuttle heads home to Florida (08-20)
Tornadoes tear through center of Wisconsin, killing 1, injuring several, damaging homes; Million-watt weather radar is a dud, KSTP claims; Senators attest to Alaska climate change; Images of aurora in field, lightning strike; Stormy sky, full moon, lightning strike images; NASA pushes back next launch date to 2006 (08-19)
Heavy rain hits eastern North Dakota; Lightning fires burning near inhabited areas inside Yosemite National Park; 85% of Wright, Wyo. tornado victims don't have insurance; Weather, technical glitch delay Discovery's return to Florida spaceport; Ft. Worth photo on Today (08-18)
Hurricane Irene closes Jersey Shore beaches; July sets record for tropical storms; Hot, dry weather fuels NW wildfires; Wacky weather has folks wondering; NWS confirms Ind. tornado; NWS in Fort Worth deploys notification system for emergency management agencies; Texas reporting stations top 6 inches of rain; M7.2 quake in NE Japan shakes Tokyo skyscrapers, injures 59; Russian breaks Space record; Study describes bar at center of Milky Way; Delta 4 scrubs again; Logitech webcam's new window on the PC (08-17)
WXnation Podcast #6; Major quake hits N. Japan, injuries reported, tsunami warning issued, preliminary magnitude 6.8; Calif. quake drilling completed; WeatherBug(R) Plus 6.1 adds digital forecast, lightning data; 4-hour Sat. morning news program to follow new look for The Weather Channel; Flooding hits parts of W. Texas, S. Okla.; Violent storms leave thousands in NE without power; Wyoming town celebrates despite deadly tornado; Perseid meteors, Milky Way digital mosaic (08-16)
Lightning strikes Okla. man -- for the 4th time; Long Island damage reportedly from twister; Weather pushes PGA to Monday finish; Storms in Conn., Mass., St. Louis; 100 degree day in NYC; Record temps hit Alaska's Interior; Coronal loops image; Wyo. residents sift through rubble after deadly tornado; Irene moves away from U.S.; Tropical Storm kills 2 in S. China; Except for 1906, Calif. quakes have keen timing; Weekend in Granbury (08-15)
Forecast track shows Irene may miss U.S.; Heat in Baltimore, Philly, NYC; NOAA wants to assure private-sector weather industry it's no threat; Market takes wagers on hurricanes' landfall; Tornado hits Wyoming town; The Weather Channel launching new logo, slogan, programming; NASA stumped by Discovery's foam loss; Spacecraft begins 7-month voyage to Mars; NASA Space Station status report; 2005 Perseid meteor shower was subdued (08-13)
Perseid meteor shower photo gallery; Spacecraft blasts off to gather Mars data; Strong storms sweep across Indiana; Forecasters: Irene could reach hurricane strength as it approaches U.S. East Coast (08-12)
Eye on likely Hurricane Irene: U.S. landfall possible by early next week; Bizarre lightning strike to be studied; Climate change means heat waves; NASA announces breakthrough in space weather forecasting; Perseid meteor shower peaks tomorrow morning; NASA prepares to launch spacecraft to Mars; Emotions raw after astronaut's two weeks in space; Colo.-N.M. border rolled by 18-wheeler earthquake (08-11)
Beware the Mars hoax!; Tour around the moon for $100M; Track shows Irene may hit U.S.; FEMA cash buried 203 nonvictims; Storms in N. Minn.; Lightning strike damages Mesa, Minneapolis area homes; 150,000 lightning strikes have Ontario burning; Freak snow blankets S. Australia; Will bill darken weather sites?; Someone needs to do something about the weather; Hottest, driest summer recorded in N. Mich. since 1988; New service includes travel alerts, baseball game delays; Cool purple Sun image; Shuttle's future unclear after landing; Sept. launch window shrinks for Atlantis; Peter Jennings special (08-10)
Dicovery lands at Edwards Air Force Base in California at 8:12 EDT after rain affects Florida landing; Nice image of the Moon and Venus; Sandstorm hits Baghdad; Tropical Storms in Atlantic pose no threat; Rainbands offer better forecasts of hurricane intensity; Attention turns to severe storm in Toronto plane crash (08-09)
Weather delays landing of space shuttle until early Tuesday; Highlights of re-entry; Space shuttle program faces critical juncture; Dueling auroras pic; Tropical Storm Irene forms in Atlantic; Sex offenders banned from Florida storm shelters; MIA suffers holes after lightning strikes; 7 dead as Typhoon Matsa swept through eastern China; Deadly Calif. thunderstorms trigger slides, floods; Report: N.S. utility not to blame for power outages (08-08)
Space shuttle Discovery undocks after nearly nine days at orbital outpost; Astronauts remove 2.5 years of space station trash; See Discovery and ISS in parts of the U.S. early Saturday, Sunday morning; Raining Perseids; Network of sonar sensors to provide tsunami warnings for 27 countries; Geologists hit San Andreas Fault's active zone; USDA designates counties in Calif., Okla., and Tex. as agricultural disaster areas; British still obsessed with weather; Bermuda may be affected by tropical storm (08-06)
Giant ocean waves more common than thought; Typhoon Matsa menaces Taiwan, shuts markets; Weather phobia turned to fascination; Images of grass fire in far north Fort Worth (08-05)
New tropical depression follows Harvey; Tropical Storm Harvey soaks Bermuda; U.S. forecasts > Canadian forecasts?; Toronto jet crash: An evacuation by the book; Black boxes recovered; NASA rules against another shuttle repair; Fallen crew honored (08-04)
NASA's Steps To Repair: Astronaut pulls insulation from shuttle's belly, may face another shuttle repair; Tropical Storm Harvey forms, heads for Bermuda; Slight chance Harvey could become hurricane as it heads toward Bermuda; Lightning kills Boy Scout at Utah camp; The Weather Channel Interactive launches weather extension for Mozilla FireFox Browser; Wind shear probable cause of plane mishap in Toronto; Air France chairman praises crew (08-03)
Report: All aboard Toronto plane crash survive -- Possible cause is wind shear during severe storm; 20th anniversary today of fatal Delta crash caused by wind shear at D/FW Airport; NOAA updates hurricane outlook; NASA decides to fix shuttle during spacewalk, Fabric dangling from Discovery to be removed as safety measure; San Diego County downpours blamed for one death; July was third hottest July ever in Phoenix; Boy struck by lightning awakens from coma; Drought in NW drains reservoirs and ruins orchards; Weather Plus now in Minneapolis, Susquehanna Valley, PA (08-02)
WXnation Podcast #5: August 1, 2005; Record-setting heat continues in Denver; Discovery may need unprecedented repair; Is this the 10th planet?; Magnitude 3.3 earthquake hits Mount St. Helens Sunday (08-01)

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