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August 2006 Posts

Ernesto may hit N.C. as Cat. 1 Hurricane tonight after weakening over Fla.; Carolinas on alert as weakened Ernesto moves north, Governor warns residents against complacency; D.C. may see flooding from Ernesto; Dangerous Category 4 Hurricane John marches up Mexican Coast; Severe storms rip Charlotte area; NWS confirms Penn. was hit by tornado; High temps prompt extreme heat advisory in L.A. County; Russian deal gives NASA more launch time; First woman space tourist readies for trip (08-31)
Tropical Storm Ernesto makes landfall in upper Fla. Keys, then SW Miami-Dade Co., Fla., Tues. night; Floridians relieved as Ernesto doesn't regain strength before landfall, Hurricane watches discontinued; More than a foot of rain forecast; Tropical storm appears headed for S.C.; Raleigh's American Red Cross prepares for Ernesto, flooding; Hurricane John forms in Pacific, to hug Mexican Coast; Nearly $800M going to drought aid; Weather front expected to fuel western wildfire growth; Beatles webcam foils break-in; Quake hits Indonesia, no tsunami risk; NASA presses ahead with shuttle launch (08-30)
Ernesto heads for S. Fla.; Hurricane Katrina: One Year Later; MSNBC: Katrina, The Long Road Back; Bush sees limits to federal Katrina aid, says rebuilding could take years; Storm victims feel anger, neglect; Katrina's psychological toll; Katrina survivors mostly optimistic, new study finds; New Orleans hip-hop remembers hurricane; Storm ends hope for Tues. space launch; Aurora image (08-29)
Ernesto weakens after becoming hurricane, S. Fla. under hurricane watch; Ernesto targets Haiti, Cuba, Fla/; Haiti batters Ernesto, still forecast to strike Fla.; Feds say New Orleans storm-ready; Fear, heat, misery, but most all, smell in Superdome; Flooding torments N.D. town's residents; Long Island tornado clean-up begins; Drought causing trouble for lakes across Texas; Day before her birthday, woman struck by lightning; Evacuations ordered in Wash. for fires; Space shuttle Atlantis launch on hold (08-28)
National Hurricane Center Director Max Mayfield to retire; Latest forecast puts Ernesto as hurricane hitting same area as Katrina days after anniversary; Jamaica, Caymans issue hurricane watch for Ernesto; Tropical Storm Ernesto threatens Caribbean; Engineers worry about New Orleans levees; Tornado touches down on Long Island; Powerful storms move across Minn., 1 dead; Seattle streaks toward another weather record; NASA delays launch of Shuttle Atlantis until at least Mon.; Now how will students learn the planets? (08-26)
Ariz. motorists stranded by floodwaters rescued; Severe weather hits N. Plains; Is Gulf Coast ready for another hurricane?; Investors can bet on storm contracts; U.S. hasn't seen a fire season like this in 6 years; NASA begins countdown for space shuttle launch; Widow of Pluto's discoverer 'shook up'; Drought continues across N. Texas: Annual and consecutive 100-degree days (08-25)
Pluto no longer a planet; Tropical Depression 5 forms in Caribbean, may be in Gulf by next week; Latest National Hurricane Center track shows Tropical Storm Debby avoiding U.S., Bermuda Islands; One year ago today: Tropical Storm Katrina heads for Fla.; Bush vows more help for hurricane victims; Storm, possible tornado hit Michigan City, Ind.; Russian plane crashes in Ukraine killing 170, weather blamed (08-24)
Tropical Storm Debby forms; Storms snarl traffic in Plano, Texas; Wildfire west of Fort Worth burns for 4th day; Weather worsens wildfires in Northwest; Drought, water worries cloud skies for US farmers; Feds declare drought disaster for most of Ga.; Nebraska drought price tag put at $342 million; BP well hit by Hurricane Katrina is still leaking; UK 'could suffer Katrina-style flooding'; NASA announces space shuttle Web and TV coverage for launch; Space station lined up for golf stunt (08-23)
Tropical Depression Four forms in Atlantic; New York's heat wave death toll at 36; Manitoba farmer saves pregnant wife from tornado; Storms bring hail to N.D.; Drought conditions prompt Okla. ranchers to sell off their cattle; Floods, tornadoes, hurricanes, wildfires, earthquakes: Why we don't prepare (08-22)
'Storm Stories: Postmark Katrina' Review (08-21)
Floods, mudslides close main links between Alaska's 2 largest cities; Thousands of hurricane victims still living in trailers, others still waiting; Who's to blame for Katrina's aftermath?; Spike Lee's Katrina film to air on HBO; Wildfires continue in W. Texas; Powerful quake hits S. Atlantic; Nepali women strip, plow to appease rain gods; Atlantis Launch on schedule after fix; CapitalWeather: Is NASA giving up on Earth? (08-21)
Shear luck hindering hurricanes, so far; Scientists disagree on link between storms, warming; Hurricane Recovery Fund set to meet Coast needs; Fla. to get $100M for storm aid; Texas gets funds for hurricanes; Summer '06 moving on up for 100 degree days in DFW; Boston's weekend weather up in the air; Astronomer upset at new planet proposal; NASA starts work on shuttle (08-19)
NOAA's seasonal drought outlook updated through Nov.; Drought starts claiming C. Texas trees; TXU: Heat pushing electricity demand to breaking point; Active, 'impressive' monsoon brings flooding, some drought relief; N.M. on track for wettest summer ever; Tropical possibilities in Atlantic; Guard unable to deal with 2 hurricanes; No topical depression off Carolinas; Hurricane program sees huge response; Heavy rains flood several Neb. communities; Storms knock out power to 38,000 in S. Miss.; Quieter when snow falls?; Scientists collaborate on quake research; Chinese drought affects millions; Heavy rain in Japan; Spectacular meteor shower possible in 2007; Outspoken NASA advisers quit panel (08-18)
Rain floods El Paso again; Heat wave death toll up to 31; In sweltering year, Central Texas broils; State needs unlikely extended rain, drought panel told; Another quake felt in S. Okla.; Hurricane center keeps eye on weather system; Spike Lee says New Orleans future uncertain; Wyoming wildfire threatens homes; Chinese complain of no typhoon warning, death toll at 319; Tropical storm nearing Japan, landfall likely; China power grids strained by heat, drought; Bolts may pose problem in shuttle launch; Plan would add planets to solar system (08-17)
Texas bakes in hottest summer; Study: Climate change strengthens hurricanes; New Orleans mayor halts landfill dumping; Homeowners lose Katrina insurance flood case; Bush declares El Paso a disaster area after floods; Downpour causes minor flooding in downtown Richmond; Heavy rain in Louisville; Rain fills Las Vegas reservoirs; Hundreds of homes evacuated as firefighters battle Casper, Wyo., blaze; Winter storm brings hail blanket to Sydney; Russian woman sues weather forecasters for 'ruining her holiday'; Drought hits China's Yangtze River area; 125 people killed as new flooding hits Ethiopia (08-16)
Texas drought losses top $4 billion; Worries, costs in Mo. mount as drought persists; Drought expected to cut Minn. crop yields; Drought could bring South Ga. economic disaster; Deadline for hurricane claims extended; Tropical storms Wukong, Sanomu gather strength, head for Japan; Caltech computer projects damage from massive quake; Brush fires join; More than 3,000 acres burned; Astronomers meet to define 'planet'; NASA borrows ideas from Apollo program (08-15)
Review: Weather Channel begins 10-day Katrina retrospective with impressive 'Storm Stories' (08-14)
Typhoon death toll exceeds 200 in China; CD helps children cope with fears of hurricanes; One year later, residents, communities recovering from tornadoes; Park dedicated at site of Nov. tornado that killed 25; $1.2 million paid for a weather vane; Popular TV weather forecaster Bill Kuster dies; Opinion: It's just the dewpoint dummy; What happens when lightning strikes an airplane (08-14)
Strong storms hit Central Alabama; Tropics strangely quiet as peak nears; Drought in Texas staggers farmers; Earthquake rocks Mexico; China army helps typhoon clear-up (08-12)
Typhoon lashes southeast China, kills at least 83; Some damage reported as storms roll through S. Ind.; Storms produce heavy rain, funnel clouds in N.D.; Temp in Bartlesville, Okla. reaches 111; Quakes shaking up Garvin County, Okla.; Undersea 6.7 quake strikes off Vanuatu; Sign company to broadcast weather news; Aug. storm spawned 8 tornadoes in Ontario; This weekend's Perseid meteor shower info (08-11)
Donations to Hurricane Katrina victims near $600 million; 32-year-old dies from heat stroke, Okla.'s record number of heat-related deaths at 21 this year; Storms sweep through parts of Miss.; Flooding costs hurt Albuquerque metro area; U.S. sends plane to check on Atlantic tropical wave; 1.3 million flee as super typhoon approaches China; Monsoon rains lead to 139 deaths in India, some 650,000 evacuated; Wildlife hit hard in worst drought for 100 years; Before ’04 tsunami, an earthquake so violent it even shook gravity; American space scientist James Van Allen dies; Moon as beach ball pic (08-10)
FEMA gets more than 10,000 claims from Mass. flooding; 2 more heat-related deaths reported in Chicago; Heat blamed in 3 more KC deaths; Heat wave bakes S, SE; More rain possible in soggy El Paso; Twister hits NW Kansas town, injures 4 people; Audio, more details on NOAA's updated hurricane outlook; 2 wildfires in Wash. state are likely to merge; Tropical Storm Maria skirts Tokyo; Flights cancelled; Tropical storm meanders toward Taiwan; Flooding kills at least 210 in eastern Ethiopia; Tropical storm kills 77 in China; Council praises volunteers for tornado response in Australia (08-09)
U.S. has its 2nd hottest July on record; NOAA predicts less hurricanes; Flooded El Paso area update; Heat claims 2 more Oklahomans; Ariz. weather: flood, clean, repeat; Much-needed rain showers Paris, Texas, area; It's shocking, but lightning helps lawns; Evacuation warning as highest tide for 25 years is predicted; Satellite data may predict earthquakes, tsunamis (08-08)
Storm swamps El Paso; Flooding hits N.M.; Manitoba tornado called worst in 70 years; Tornado hits Minn.; 2 more heat-related deaths confirmed in Chicago, total of 23; Bloomberg: NY will investigate 22 heat-related deaths; Philly heat wave-related death toll doubles to 18; Chris falls apart, new tropical activity in far Atlantic appears; New AccuWeather Web site design; Hundreds feared dead in Ethiopian flooding; Storm death toll rises to 57 in S. China; Tornado hits Western Australia; After 10 years, few believe life on Mars; NASA plan for moon rocket includes foam; Minn. woman scheduled to be aboard Atlantis space shuttle; Erupting solar prominence, observatory sky pics; No weekend update, outage (08-07)
Heat wave disrupts power, claims 27 lives in East; Heat breaks record in D.C.; Tropical Storm Chris weakens in Caribbean; Hurricane forecast better after revision; More rain likely for drenched El Paso and other parts of Texas; Stormy day, with more on the way in Tucson area; Storms and tornadoes leave 150,000 in Ontario without power; Caught on tape: Minnesota twister; Weather Channel films program on drought; Study: Earth changed after Sumatra quake; Space station crew complete spacewalk (08-04)
Heat bakes New York, Northeast; Mass. swelters as temps brush 100; Record high of 101 in Norfolk; Summer nights heating up, scientists say; Tucson's 89 degree low sets city's warmest low temperature record for July; Tropical Storm Chris shifts westward; Worst of hurricane season yet to come; New Orleans warily eyes Chris; Rain hits parts of Minn., but not extreme drought areas; Light quake hits San Francisco Bay Area; S. Africans shiver through harsh winter; Shuttle Atlantis heads to launch pad (08-03)
Eastern U.S. swelters in heat wave; N.Y. dims lights; Chicago evacuates hundreds; NYC may reach 115 degree heat index; Tropical Storm Chris may become Atlantic season's first hurricane; Rain, flooding force evacuations in El Paso; Officials clean up after windy storm plows through S.L., Utah counties (08-02)
NYC may reach 105, heat index of 119; Boston 101 on Wed. as East Coast preps for record heat; Heat warnings hit Midwest, Plains cities; Toronto heat; Tropical Storm Chris forms near Leeward Islands; NOAA encouraging all to prepare for hurricanes; Forecaster sees fewer Atlantic hurricanes; FEMA director might watch Katrina film; Flooding north of Tucson leads to home collapse; Rains flood El Paso homes; UK, Calif. to strike global warming deal; Wind-driven wildfires send W. states scrambling; Feds call reinforcements for wildfires; Space shuttle move to launch pad delayed; Differences spotted in Jupiter’s red spots; Inflatable Genesis satellite flyby alerts (08-01)

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