Archive for September, 2007

Moderate quake jolts Tokyo region, injures two (AFP)

Sunday, September 30th, 2007

Tokyo skyline with the famous Mt. Fuji seen in background.  A moderate earthquake measuring 4.9 on the Richter scale jolted the Tokyo region early Monday, injuring two people, officials said.(AFP/File/Toshifumi Kitamura)AFP - A moderate earthquake measuring 4.9 on the Richter scale jolted the Tokyo region early Monday, injuring two people, officials said.

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Tropical storm Lekima leaves 10 dead or missing in Philippines (AFP)

Sunday, September 30th, 2007

A jeepney drives thru a street flooded from heavy rains in Manila, August 2007.  Tropical storm Lekima killed nine people and left another missing in the Philippines after unleashing landslides, floods and big waves, rescuers said Sunday.(AFP/File/Jay Directo)AFP - Tropical storm Lekima killed nine people and left another missing in the Philippines after unleashing landslides, floods and big waves, rescuers said Sunday.

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Melissa weakens in Atlantic (AP)

Sunday, September 30th, 2007

A line of houseboats called AquaVillage is the temporary home of Peter Halmos as he waits for his 158-foot luxury yacht Legacy to be removed from shallow waters nearby in the waters off Key West, Fla. Thursday, Sept. 13, 2007. The yacht has been immovable for two years since being deposited by Hurricane Wilma in these environmentally sensitive waters. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)AP - Tropical Storm Melissa weakened into a depression Sunday far out in the open Atlantic while the remnants of Tropical Storm Karen dwindled away in the central Atlantic, forecasters said.

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3 quakes strike in Pacific Ocean (AP)

Sunday, September 30th, 2007

AP - Three strong earthquakes struck Sunday near New Zealand and the U.S. territory of Guam in remote parts of the Pacific Ocean, monitoring agencies said.

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Melissa weakens to tropical depression over Atlantic (Reuters)

Sunday, September 30th, 2007

Tropical Storm Melissa is seen in the Atlantic Ocean in a satellite image taken September 30, 2007. (Handout/Reuters)Reuters - Tropical Storm Melissa weakened to a
tropical depression in the eastern Atlantic Ocean far from land
on Sunday as its winds decreased to 30 mph (45 kph) with higher
gusts, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said.

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Tropical storm poised to hit northern Philippines (AFP)

Saturday, September 29th, 2007

Following two months of dry spell, residents in Makati suburban Manila ride an improvised raft to navigate streets submerged by floodwaters after heavy rains around the capital in August 2007. Tropical storm Hanna was poised to hit the northern Philippines Saturday, bringing heavy rain and raising fears of mudslides, government agencies warned.(AFP/File/Romeo Gacad )AFP - Tropical storm Hanna was poised to hit the northern Philippines Saturday, bringing heavy rain and raising fears of mudslides, government agencies warned.

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New tropical storm forms in Atlantic (AFP)

Saturday, September 29th, 2007

Winds blow through the palm trees as the remains of Tropical Storm Ernesto pass through in 2006 in Miami Beach, Florida.   A new tropical storm dubbed Melissa has formed in the eastern Atlantic, becoming the 13th named storm appearing in the ocean this hurricane season, the US government announced Saturday.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Joe Raedle )AFP - A new tropical storm dubbed Melissa has formed in the eastern Atlantic, becoming the 13th named storm appearing in the ocean this hurricane season, the US government announced Saturday.

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Hurricane Lorenzo hits Mexico, 3 dead (Reuters)

Friday, September 28th, 2007

A satellite image of Hurricane Lorenzo, taken on September 27, 2007. Lorenzo crashed into Mexico's Gulf coast on Friday, killing three people in a mudslide and knocking out power to 85,000 homes. (NOAA/Handout/Reuters)Reuters - Hurricane Lorenzo crashed into
Mexico's Gulf coast on Friday, killing three people in a
mudslide and knocking out power to 85,000 homes.

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Hurricane Lorenzo slams into Mexico's Caribbean coast, weakens (AFP)

Friday, September 28th, 2007

A graphic showing the path of Hurricane Lorenzo. Tropical Storm Lorenzo strengthened into a hurricane and slammed ashore Friday in one of Mexico's oil producing regions, the US National Hurricane Center said, before Lorenzo lost some of its punch.(AFP/Graphic)AFP - Tropical Storm Lorenzo strengthened into a hurricane and slammed ashore Friday in one of Mexico's oil producing regions, the US National Hurricane Center said, before Lorenzo lost some of its punch.

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Tropical Storm Karen nears hurricane strength (Reuters)

Wednesday, September 26th, 2007

Reuters - Tropical Storm Karen gained strength on
Wednesday and could soon become a hurricane in the open
Atlantic while a new tropical storm was expected to form in the
Gulf of Mexico, U.S forecasters said.

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