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  • Britain hit by floods after record rainfall

    Reuters – Fri Nov 20, 11:24 am ET  
    Residents are transported in a lifeboat to avoid floodwater in... Reuters

    COCKERMOUTH, England (Reuters) - Lifeboats and military helicopters rescued hundreds of people overnight in northern England and a policeman was killed as torrential rain flooded homes, washed away bridges and closed roads. Full Story »

  • Evacuations underway as floods hit towns

    AFP – Fri Nov 20, 6:15 am ET  
    The flooded River Derwent breaks its banks and floods properties... AFP

    LONDON (AFP) - Rescuers were working on Friday to evacuate about 200 people by helicopter from a town after storms triggered flooding across parts of the country, police said. Full Story »

  • The nation's weather

    AP – Fri Nov 20, 5:02 am ET  

    New England was expected to see another dreary day, while the Pacific Northwest remains under wintry conditions on Friday. Full Story »

  • Katrina ruling could bring new deluge of lawsuits

    AP – Thu Nov 19, 6:01 pm ET  
    FILE - In this Sept. 1, 2005 file photo, residents wait on a... AP

    NEW ORLEANS - A landmark court ruling blaming the Army Corps of Engineers' "monumental negligence" for some of the worst flooding from Hurricane Katrina could lead to a new deluge: billions of dollars in legal action from thousands of storm victims. Full Story »

  • Northern, western U.S. bracing for warm December

    Reuters – Thu Nov 19, 10:17 am ET  

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Warmer-than-average temperatures are forecast for the northern and western United States this December, the U.S. National Weather Service said Thursday, with the government unable to offer a projection for the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic states. Full Story »

  • U.S. government liable for some Katrina damage: judge

    Reuters – Thu Nov 19, 7:54 am ET  

    HOUSTON (Reuters) - A U.S. judge ruled on Wednesday the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers was negligent in maintaining a key navigational channel in New Orleans and was liable for some damage caused by massive flooding from Hurricane Katrina in 2005. Full Story »

  • Death toll in El Salvador storms rises to 192

    AP – Sun Nov 15, 3:38 pm ET  
    Soldiers unload water and other aid from a helicopter for people... AP

    SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador - Salvadoran authorities say at least 192 people were killed by floods and landslides that swept through the country last week. Full Story »

  • East Coast storm begins to move out to sea

    AP – Fri Nov 13, 10:13 pm ET  
    A motorist drives through flood waters along Park Blvd. during... AP

    OCEAN CITY, N.J. - A powerful storm born from the remnants of Tropical Storm Ida began moving out to sea Friday after raking the East Coast for three days, leaving behind it a trail of flooding, damaged buildings, eroded beaches and at least six deaths. Full Story »

  • Dolphin stranded in Ala. after Tropical Storm Ida

    AP – Fri Nov 13, 3:56 pm ET  

    GULF SHORES, Ala. - An Atlantic bottlenose dolphin is being treated for dehydration and pneumonia after it was found stranded following Tropical Storm Ida's brush with the Alabama coast. Full Story »

  • Floods devastate UK Lake District, much of Ireland

    AP – 37 mins ago  
    Resisdents of the village of Cockermouth, England,  are seen... AP

    COCKERMOUTH, England - Raging floods engulfed northern England's picturesque Lake District on Friday following the heaviest rainfall ever recorded in Britain, killing a police officer and trapping dozens in their swamped homes. Full Story »

  • DC rescuers evacuate shops over collapse fears

    AP – Fri Nov 13, 3:47 pm ET  

    WASHINGTON - Rescuers have evacuated several shops in southeast Washington, D.C., over concerns that nearby buildings under construction might collapse because the ground is soaked from recent rain. Full Story »

  • Va. gov out of town for DNC as his state floods

    AP – Thu Nov 12, 5:21 pm ET  

    RICHMOND, Va. - With his state under an emergency declaration because of heavy rain and floods Thursday, Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine was in Arkansas for a Democratic fundraiser. Full Story »

  • Mississippi sees "catastrophic" crop losses

    Reuters – Thu Nov 12, 2:00 pm ET  

    MIAMI (Reuters) - Rain from Tropical Storm Ida further slowed the cotton, soybean and sweet potato harvest in Mississippi, where crop losses were devastating even before the storm hit, a state agriculture official said on Thursday. Full Story »

  • Floods, landslides kill 152 in El Salvador

    AFP – Wed Nov 11, 12:11 am ET  
    A man stands on a buried bridge on the shore of the Ilopango... AFP

    SAN SALVADOR (AFP) - Rescue workers have tried to reach survivors of floods and landslides unleashed by late-season storms, as common graves were being dug around the country to handle the growing death toll that now stands at 152. Full Story »

  • Ida weakens to a depression, soaks the Southeast

    AP – Tue Nov 10, 4:02 pm ET  
    Workers clean up a flooded neighborhood in Destin, Fla on Tuesday... AP

    PENSACOLA, Fla. - 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. Full Story »

  • Landslide triggered by rains kills 42 in India

    AP – Tue Nov 10, 2:07 pm ET  
    Map locates Tamil Nadu state in India, where landslides have... AP

    NEW DELHI - A landslide triggered by torrential seasonal rains swept through a hilly region in southern India, killing at least 42 people, an official said Tuesday. Full Story »

  • Ida sloshes ashore, US Gulf oil operations recover

    Reuters – Tue Nov 10, 1:59 pm ET  
    A resident walks through strong rain and wind as Tropical Storm... Reuters

    MOBILE, Alabama (Reuters) - Ida dwindled to a tropical depression on Tuesday after crawling ashore in Alabama from the Gulf of Mexico, and oil operations in the Gulf were quickly returning to normal after being widely disrupted by the storm. Full Story »

  • Report predicts extreme weather on China's Yangtze

    AP – Tue Nov 10, 12:10 pm ET  
    FILE - In this March 1, 2007 file photo, people drink tea on... AP

    BEIJING - Rising temperatures over the next few decades will unleash storms, floods and drought across China's Yangtze River Basin, a new report says, raising the prospect of catastrophe for a region that is home to nearly a third of the country's population. Full Story »

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