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The Editor on April 21st, 2008

Hurricane Ike strikes Turks and Caicos as Category 4

Hurricane Ike strengthened to a dangerous Category 4 storm and barreled toward the Turks and Caicos with 135 mph winds Saturday, ...

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Hanna brings rain, wind to East Coast

Tropical Storm Hanna accelerated toward New England on Saturday after the storm's whipping winds and rain didn't linger long ...

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Asian soot, smog may boost global warming in USA

Smog, soot and other particles like the kind often seen hanging over Beijing add to global warming and may raise summer temperatures ...

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Wet summer brings mushroom boom to Northeast

There's a mushroom boom in the wet woods of the Northeast this summer.

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Feds warn climate change could harm giant sequoias

U.S. researchers warn that warming temperatures could soon cause California's giant sequoia trees to die off more quickly unless ...

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Hanna death toll rises to 137 in Haiti

Floodwaters frustrated efforts by Argentine peacekeepers to distribute food at orphanages marooned by Tropical Storm Hanna on ...

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Hurricanes keep travelers on their toes

Those anticipating a fall vacation in the Caribbean and southern USA are keeping an eye on weather maps and checking cancellation ...

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Darkness, debris await those coming home

On Wednesday afternoon, 1.3 million customers remained without power throughout the state.

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World's strongest hurricanes could be getting stronger

The strongest hurricanes in the Atlantic Ocean have become more intense due to global warming over the past 25 years, according ...

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Huge ice sheet breaks loose in Canada

A massive 19-square-mile ice shelf in Canada's northern Arctic has broken away from Ellesmere Island, surprising scientists who ...

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Strange clouds spotted at the edge of Earth's atmosphere

A weirdly wonderful sight appeared to astronauts aboard the International Space Station this summer thin blue clouds hovering ...

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Gustav devastates smaller towns

Though Hurricane Gustav attacked southern Louisiana with far less power than Hurricane Katrina, many residents in the small fishing ...

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Louisiana delays weekend primaries

Hurricane Gustav weakened to a tropical depression Tuesday but Louisiana authorities urged the nearly 2 million residents who ...

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Record-setting rains isolate thousands in Chile

Southern Chile's heaviest rains in four decades have damaged hundreds of houses and left thousands of people isolated.

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Gustav: New storm, new lessons

Hurricane Gustav may not have lived up to its billing, but it made it clear how Hurricane Katrina's legacy is a newfound respect ...

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