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The Coast Guard says two Chevron Corp. workers have been rescued from an oil rig that was in danger of toppling as Tropical Storm Ida churned up high seas.
Tropical Storm Ida sloshed ashore with rain and gusty winds Tuesday before weakening to a depression, causing little damage along the Gulf Coast but bringing more rain to the already-soaked Southeast.
Ulrich Sauff and his wife stared at the mammoth domino pieces marking the path where the Berlin Wall once stood and reminisced about life in the barrier's shadow.
Ida sloshed ashore with rain and gusty winds before losing its tropical storm strength Tuesday, leaving weather-hardened Gulf Coast residents largely unscathed.
Tropical Storm Neki is moving north in the central Pacific with little change in strength expected.
Neki has weakened to a tropical storm as it spins far out in the central Pacific.
The U.S. National Hurricane Center says Tropical Storm Patricia has strengthened out in the Pacific, hundreds of miles off Mexico's Baja California peninsula.
Hurricane Rick, the strongest eastern North Pacific storm in more than a decade, raged across open seas on Sunday, but forecasters said it could veer into resorts at the tip of the Baja California Peninsula by midweek.
Forecasters say Tropical Storm Henri (awn-'REE) has turned into a depresssion in the Atlantic Ocean and is likely to be done by Thursday.
A tropical depression has formed in the eastern Atlantic, but doesn't pose any threat to land.
Tropical Storm Marty is lingering over the Pacific off the coast of Mexico, though it is expected to lose more strength in coming days.
Forecasters say Fred has weakened to a tropical storm in the middle of the Atlantic, while Tropical Storm Linda was expected to dissipate soon in the Pacific.
Jimena weakened to a tropical depression Friday after hitting Mexico's Baja California peninsula as a hurricane earlier this week and causing flooding that killed at least one man.
Forecasters say Jimena has strengthened to a Category 1 hurricane off Mexico's southern Pacific coast.
Forecasters say Tropical Storm Ignacio has formed far out in the Pacific, though it's not threatening land.
The National Hurricane Center says Tropical Storm Jimena has formed in the Pacific south of Mexico.
The remnants of Hurricane Bill moved out into the Atlantic, forecasters said Monday, a day after the storm's powerful winds churned up waves that were blamed in the deaths of at least two people on the East Coast.
The season's first Atlantic hurricane and two other storms have done nothing to spur a rise in energy prices, largely because supplies are high and demand low, but oil companies are keeping close watch on their offshore operations in the Gulf of Mexico.
Hurricane Guillermo has strengthened into a Category 2 storm far off Mexico's Pacific coast.
After a week of hoopla, a once furious Felicia finally staggered into the Hawaiian Islands on Tuesday, exhausted from its passage across the Pacific Ocean.
The first hurricane of this year's Atlantic season was gaining strength far off in the ocean Monday, while weaker storms threatened the Dominican Republic and Haiti with heavy rains and drenched the Florida Panhandle.
Hawaii braced for Tropical Storm Felicia, taking no chances even though the storm weakened rapidly as it moved toward the islands.
Forecasters say Dolores has weakened from a tropical depression to just a storm remnant over the Pacific Ocean and is expected to dissipate even more.
Hours after being downgraded from a hurricane, Tropical Storm Carlos weakened further Sunday night as it headed west over the open waters of the Pacific Ocean.
The remnants of Tropical Storm Andres were dissipating over the Pacific on Wednesday after flooding homes and killing at least one person on Mexico's southwestern coast.
Tropical Storm Danny flexes muscles in AtlanticTropical Storm Danny strengthened in the Atlantic on Thursday as it moved toward land.
Fungus Makes Zombie Ants Do All the WorkA tropical fungus has adapted to infect ants and force them to chomp, with surprising specificity, into perfectly located leaves before killing them and taking over their bodies
Bill Clinton draws crowds as envoy to HaitiBill Clinton on Tuesday took his Haiti relief effort to this battered seaside city that was nearly destroyed last year by a series of tropical storms, finding a mud-caked maze of homes and shops.
Amazonian ants make males redundant to become world's first all-female speciesIn our world, males are rather essential to the survival of the species. But ants can get along just fine without them. Scientists have discovered that one species of tropical ant is exclusively female.
Giant wave drowns American tourist in MexicoPolice say an American tourist drowned after a giant wave swept him and two others away in southern Baja California.
Major damage reported outside of New OrleansA still-largely deserted New Orleans was spared major damage from Hurricane Gustav, but other parts of Cajun country were not as lucky.
Gustav turns New Orleans into ghost townNew Orleans and other Louisiana coastal areas increasingly took on the eeriness of ghost towns Sunday as residents heeded a mandatory evacuation order ahead of a speedier Hurricane Gustav.
Gustav May Overwhelm New Orleans Defenses, Experts SayAs tropical storm Gustav continues its trek toward the U.S. Gulf Coast today—the third anniversary of Hurricane Katrina's Louisiana landfall—experts doubt New Orleans's levees can handle a direct hit from a major hurricane.
Gulf Coast readies for Gustav after Jamaica hitThe spinning core of Gustav was expected to move back over open water Friday, a day after bearing down on southern Jamaica.
Louisiana declares emergency as Gustav nearsGulf coast residents keep a close watch on Gustav as the third anniversary of Katrina approaches.
Nervous Gulf Coast watches brewing GustavGulf coast residents keep a close watch on Hurricane Gustav as the third anniversary of Katrina approaches.
Hurricane Gustav hits Haiti, drives up oil pricesExperts warn Gulf of Mexico's coast likely will be hit by 'destructive' storm within days.
So, here I am again, in the midst of another major Florida storm. Tropical storm Fay has been trolling around Florida for about 4 days now, and it looks like it may be here through the weekend. The amount of rain she has dumped on the Central Florida area has been epic.
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases: Evaluation of Two New Commercial Tests for the Diagnosis of Acute Dengue Virus Infection Using NS1 Antigen Detection in Human SerumDengue virus (DENV) is a mosquito-borne virus (family Flaviviridae, genus Flavivirus). Four viral serotypes of DENV (DENV-1 to DENV-4) cause disease in humans.
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases: Asymmetries of Poverty: Why Global Burden of Disease Valuations Underestimate the Burden of Neglected Tropical DiseasesThe disability-adjusted life year (DALY) initially appeared attractive as a health metric in the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) program, as it purports to be a comprehensive health assessment that encompassed premature mortality, morbidity, impairment, and disability
FOXNews.com - Tropical Depression Could Hit Mexico's Gulf Coast; Karen Strengthens - Local News | News Articles | National News | US NewsA growing tropical depression raised the possibility of a storm watch for Mexico's gulf coast on Wednesday, while Tropical Storm Karen strengthened to near hurricane status in the open Atlantic.
Tropical storms stepping up with climate changeClimate change has triggered three major shifts in the number of tropical storms that rise up in the North Atlantic, according to a new analysis of 20th century records.
All About MangoesDid you know that mangoes are the most popular fruit in the world? There are more than 2,500 varieties of the fruit and when you consider where they are grown it's really no surprise.
Canoeing and Kayaking in the Sheer Beauty of PanamaCanoeing in the land of Panama is a fascinating experience as because you will face the sheer beauty of the place and you will surely understand the sheer beauty of a tropical paradise.
Neanderthal 'butcher's shop' found near Somme (Caours, France)From The Independent (UK): France - Neanderthal finds are like prehistoric buses.
Hurricane Force — Tropical Cyclones Remain Nature's Fiercest StormsVariously called hurricanes, typhoons or cyclones, depending on which ocean they form in, these storms rank among nature's fiercest. Huge, whirling tempests that form out at sea, tropical cyclones are assessed based on their strength in wind power.
Tropical Storm Chris On Path Toward FloridaTropical Storm Chris On Path Toward Florida
Hacker Replaces State Emergency Site During Tropical StormHacker Replaces State Emergency Site During Tropical Storm TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Internet users logging onto the state's public disaster Web site Tuesday for an update on Tropical Storm Alberto instead got an imposter page after a hacker broke into the site.
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