Natural Disasters

Subtropical Storm Beryl swirls toward southeast coast

MIAMI - Subtropical Storm Beryl moved slowly toward the U.S. southeastern coast on Saturday, threatening heavy rains and dangerous surf for Memorial Day weekend beachgoers in northern Florida, Georgia and South Carolina.

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Bud dumps heavy rain on Mexico's Pacific coast

MANZANILLO, Mexico - The remnants of the first hurricane of the 2012 season, Bud, dumped heavy rain along Mexico's coast early on Saturday but caused little damage before it turned back into the Pacific.

U.S., Environment, World 12:28pm EDT

Hurricane Bud weakens off Mexico's Pacific coast

MANZANILLO, Mexico - Hurricane Bud weakened as it churned closer to Mexico's coast on Friday, but brought heavy rains and strong winds that downed trees and closed schools and a major Pacific shipping port.

World, Environment, U.S. 25 May 2012

Alaskan crews gear up to tackle Japan tsunami debris

ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Cleanup workers will soon attack a jumble of debris from Japan's 2011 tsunami that litters an Alaskan island, as residents in the state gear up to scour their shores for everything from buoys to building material that has floated across the Pacific.

Environment, Japan, 25 May 2012

Alaskan crews gear up to tackle Japan tsunami debris

ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Cleanup workers will soon attack a jumble of debris from Japan's 2011 tsunami that litters an Alaskan island, as residents in the state gear up to scour their shores for everything from buoys to building material that has floated across the Pacific.

U.S., 24 May 2012

Hurricane Bud takes aim at Mexico's Pacific coast

MEXICO CITY - Hurricane Bud was strengthening off Mexico's Pacific coast on Thursday, threatening to hit land on Friday near the shipping port of Manzanillo, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said.

Environment, 24 May 2012

NOAA expects 4 to 8 Atlantic hurricanes in 2012

MIAMI, Florida - The 2012 Atlantic hurricane season will be "near normal" with nine to 15 tropical storms and four to eight of those will strengthen into hurricanes, the U.S. government weather agency predicted on Thursday.

Environment, 24 May 2012

Storms brewing for Midwest before summer-like holiday weekend

CHICAGO - Forecasters put seven states on alert for severe weather on Thursday, saying a storm system brewing in the Upper Mississippi Valley could spawn tornadoes later in the day.

U.S., 24 May 2012

BAE secures $2.5 billion Saudi jet deal

LONDON/DUBAI - BAE Systems has signed a 1.6 billion pound ($2.5 billion) deal to supply Saudi Arabia with Hawk jets to train pilots to fly the Eurofighter Typhoon which it has already ordered from UK company.

World, Saudi Arabia, 23 May 2012

Thousands walk to mark year since tornado hit Joplin, Missouri

- An estimated 5,000 people participated on Tuesday in a "walk of unity" to Joplin, Missouri, along the path of a deadly tornado that tore through the city one year ago, killing 161 people.

U.S., 22 May 2012

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Greek debt – remember the goats

Greece's creditors have essentially let it off the hook by overwhelmingly agreeing to take a 74 percent loss. So what better time to remember one of the first times Athens got in trouble with paying its debts.

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