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Sat, 20 Mar 2010 09:09:10 GMT

The forecast for noon, Saturday, March 20, 2010 shows low pressure will move into the southern Mississippi Valley bringing strong thunderstorms and the threat for severe weather to the region.  In addition to thunderstorms, cold air moving in behind the low will bring snow to the region. (AP Photo/Weather Underground)AP - A major storm was expected to strengthen over the South on Saturday, pulling in moisture from the Gulf of Mexico and contributing to a system that could drop 2 to 5 inches of snow on Oklahoma and northern Texas.


Fri, 19 Mar 2010 21:03:09 GMT

A man cleans the debris around his house which was destroyed by the massive 8.8-magnitude earthquake in Constitucion, some 350 kms south of Santiago on March 11. Chile unveiled an initial, 110-million-dollar reconstruction plan Friday to put the central region back on its feet after a devastating earthquake and tsunami.(AFP/Ariel Marinkovic)AFP - Chile unveiled an initial, 110-million-dollar reconstruction plan Friday to put the central region back on its feet after a devastating earthquake and tsunami.


Fri, 19 Mar 2010 20:43:23 GMT

** CORRECTS NAME OF COMMUNITY TO OAKPORT ** Minnesota National Guardsmen Pfc. Bruce Gangelhoff, left, and Spc. Brandt Winterquist patrol a dike along the flooding Red River in Oakport, Minn., a small community north of Moorhead Friday, March 19, 2010. (AP Photo/Jim Mone)AP - The projected crest of the Red River at Fargo, N.D., has dropped a half-foot, which is good news for a city braced for flooding.


Fri, 19 Mar 2010 20:35:42 GMT

National Guard troops patrol the perimeter of flood waters along the Red River, Friday, March 19, 2010, in Fargo, N.D. The rising waters of the Red  are expected to crest in Fargo on Sunday. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green)AP - A year ago, weather forecasters changed their estimate late in the game of just how high the Red River would rise, stoking an 11th-hour sandbagging flurry in Fargo that proved unnecessary in the end because the new prediction was wrong.


Fri, 19 Mar 2010 16:07:45 GMT

Elke Huemmeler, the head of the new Munich diocese sexual abuse prevention, is seen in Munich, southern Germany, on Friday, March 19, 2010.  Huemmeler estimates there are about 120 cases on the record to date, around 100 of them at the nearby Ettal monastery boarding school, run by Benedictine monks. She stresses, however, her role is not to deal with the old cases, but help set up the prevention program. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)AP - Pope Benedict XVI's former diocese is facing new allegations of physical and sexual abuse on a daily basis, the head of its new sex-abuse task force said Friday.


Thu, 18 Mar 2010 22:36:51 GMT
Reuters - Rains and melting snow are expected this weekend to trigger more flooding in parts of Midwest, mainly in Iowa, Illinois and Missouri, adding to concerns over possible delays in spring seedings.
Thu, 18 Mar 2010 21:54:42 GMT
AP - The nation's oceans chief on Thursday detailed reforms on the ways fishermen are policed, including a proposal to force her agency to better justify penalties against them.
Wed, 17 Mar 2010 17:23:36 GMT

Debris from a tsunami lie on a beach six days after a massive earthquake caused destruction along a long swath of Chile's coast, in Dichato March 5, 2010. REUTERS/Cristobal SaavedraReuters - The family of two victims of Chile's massive quake accused the government of manslaughter in a lawsuit filed on Wednesday, saying officials failed to warn them of a deadly tsunami set off by last month's tremor.


Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:46:54 GMT

Two people row down the block to inspect the amount of water in their homes after the Passaic River flooded on Tuesday, March 16, 2010 in Little Falls, N.J.  (AP Photo/Rich Schultz)AP - The powerful nor'easter had moved out at sea, but flooding lingered Tuesday in many Northeast communities.


Sat, 20 Mar 2010 16:08:50 GMT

A strong 6.2 magnitude quake has struck off Papua New Guinea's coast, but US geologists said there was no tsunami warning and the epicentre's depth lessened the likelihood of damage.(AFP/Graphic)AFP - A strong 6.2 magnitude quake struck off Papua New Guinea's coast on Saturday, US geologists said, but there was no tsunami warning and the epicentre's depth lessened the likelihood of damage.


Tue, 16 Mar 2010 18:47:09 GMT

Athletes, members of Chile's delegation, carrying a banner that reads in Spanish 'Go Chile!,' regarding a powerful earthquake that hit that country on Feb. 27,  parade during the opening ceremony of the IX South American Games in Medellin, Colombia, Friday, March 19, 2010. (AP Photo/Luis Benavides)AP - The earthquake and tsunami that struck Chile last month killed 700 people and caused damages of nearly $30 billion, according to the government. And the ground hasn't stopped shaking.


Tue, 16 Mar 2010 17:25:47 GMT
Reuters - A huge snowpack from a harsh winter will cause extensive flooding this spring in the upper Midwest and in the major corn-growing state of Iowa, the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration said on Tuesday.
Tue, 16 Mar 2010 20:42:45 GMT

Donna Kenney of Fargo takes pictures at dusk of Red River of the North from the Veterans Bridge in Fargo, North Dakota March 30, 2009. REUTERS/Allen FredricksonReuters - The Red River rose three feet on Tuesday, getting closer to causing major flooding at Fargo, North Dakota for the second straight spring in the key U.S. wheat-growing state.


Mon, 15 Mar 2010 21:23:28 GMT
The Christian Science Monitor - Quick, before it’s too late, get yourself ready for the tsunami of wall-to-wall March Madness college basketball.
Mon, 15 Mar 2010 19:38:34 GMT
AP - The head of Rhode Island's emergency management agency says there is no immediate threat that a dam on a flooded river in West Warwick will fail.
Mon, 15 Mar 2010 17:55:53 GMT
AP - Madagascar's disaster officials say at least 36 people have died and more than 38,000 were made homeless by Tropical Storm Hubert.
Mon, 15 Mar 2010 05:13:40 GMT

Map showing the path of Cyclone Tomas in Fiji. Fiji's government has declared a state of disaster as the first deaths were reported in the cyclone-ravaged Pacific nation where 17,000 people have fled to evacuation centres.(AFP/Graphic)AP - Cyclone Tomas battered island groups off Fiji's northern coast Monday, causing flooding, pounding seas and one death, but officials said the storm likely would only sideswipe the main islands of the South Pacific nation.


Sun, 14 Mar 2010 09:00:55 GMT

File photo shows members of a Japanese earthquake rescue team. A strong, 6.6 magnitude earthquake hit northern Japan Sunday afternoon, said the Japanese government, which did not issue a tsunami warning.(AFP/File/Kazuhiro Nogi)AFP - A strong, 6.6 magnitude earthquake hit northern Japan Sunday afternoon, but no tsunami warning was issued, US and Japanese authorities said.


Sun, 14 Mar 2010 03:35:49 GMT
Reuters - A strong quake of 6.4 magnitude struck in waters off Indonesia on Sunday, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said, but there were no immediate reports of damage or casualties.
Sun, 14 Mar 2010 02:23:36 GMT

File photo of Indonesian meteorological officials checking a seismograph screen during the demonstration of a simulation of tsunami. A powerful quake with a magnitude of 7.0 hit off the eastern Indonesian island of Maluku on Sunday, seismologists said, but no tsunami warning was issued.(AFP/Adek Berry)AFP - A powerful quake with a magnitude of 7.0 hit off the eastern Indonesian island of Maluku on Sunday, seismologists said, but no tsunami warning was issued.


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