Copyright (c) 2009 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reserved. http://news.yahoo.com/i/922 science Hurricanes and Tropical Storms en-us Sun, 08 Nov 2009 00:18:55 GMT 5 142 18 http://news.yahoo.com/i/922 http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/nws/th/main_142b.gif http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/hurricanes/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091108/ap_on_re_la_am_ca/tropical_weather ap/20091108/tropical_weather AP world Sun, 08 Nov 2009 00:18:55 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/hurricanes/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091108/ap_on_re_la_am_ca/tropical_weather"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091107/capt.c634a91a560f415e86af678cd2350431.mexico_tropical_storm_ida_mxgb101.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=gvtqV5h6MmFJ8g2nYcnP.A--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Fishermen haul in their boat in the fishing village of Puerto Juarez, Mexico, on the outskirts of Cancun, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009. Officials readied storm shelters along Mexico's Caribbean coast Saturday and told fishermen and tour operators to pull in their boats amid warnings that Tropical Storm Ida could become a hurricane as it neared the resort city of Cancun. (AP Photo/Israel Leal)" border="0" /></a>AP - Officials readied storm shelters along Mexico's Caribbean coast Saturday and told fishermen and tour operators to pull in their boats amid warnings that Tropical Storm Ida could become a hurricane as it neared the resort city of Cancun.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/hurricanes/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091108/ap_on_re_la_am_ca/tropical_weather"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091107/capt.c634a91a560f415e86af678cd2350431.mexico_tropical_storm_ida_mxgb101.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=gvtqV5h6MmFJ8g2nYcnP.A--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="photo" title="Fishermen haul in their boat in the fishing village of Puerto Juarez, Mexico, on the outskirts of Cancun, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009. Officials readied storm shelters along Mexico's Caribbean coast Saturday and told fishermen and tour operators to pull in their boats amid warnings that Tropical Storm Ida could become a hurricane as it neared the resort city of Cancun. (AP Photo/Israel Leal)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/hurricanes/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091107/wl_afp/uscaribbeanweatherstorm afp/20091107/uscaribbeanweatherstorm AFP world Sat, 07 Nov 2009 22:54:21 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/hurricanes/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091107/wl_afp/uscaribbeanweatherstorm"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091107/capt.photo_1257623157527-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=97&q=85&sig=CqwTwFTFC09dLiXkKRC5rA--" align="left" height="97" width="130" alt="View of a ship grounded by Hurricane Ida in Corn Island, Nicaraguan Caribbean, November 5. Mexico's government issued a hurricane warning on Saturday as a strengthening tropical storm Ida bore down on the country's Yucatan peninsula.(AFP/File/Elmer Martinez)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Mexico's government issued a hurricane warning on Saturday as a strengthening tropical storm Ida bore down on the country's Yucatan peninsula.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/hurricanes/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091107/wl_afp/uscaribbeanweatherstorm"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091107/capt.photo_1257623157527-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=97&q=85&sig=CqwTwFTFC09dLiXkKRC5rA--" align="left" height="97" width="130" alt="photo" title="View of a ship grounded by Hurricane Ida in Corn Island, Nicaraguan Caribbean, November 5. Mexico's government issued a hurricane warning on Saturday as a strengthening tropical storm Ida bore down on the country's Yucatan peninsula.(AFP/File/Elmer Martinez)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/hurricanes/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091107/ts_nm/us_storm_ida nm/20091107/us_storm_ida Reuters topstories Sat, 07 Nov 2009 21:22:27 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/hurricanes/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091107/ts_nm/us_storm_ida"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091107/capt.2f86f196e1bf46c7817dc7d9ed1e82d5.noaa_clouds_ny2.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=56haKKj3GKH5ucDqyGbYww--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="This NOAA satellite image taken Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009 at 12:45 p.m. EST shows a mass of clouds east of the Yucatan Peninsula associated with Tropical Storm Ida as it moves generally northward towards the Gulf of Mexico. This storm may become a threat to the Gulf Coast early next week. Clear skies are noted through the East as no precipitation is observed. (AP PHOTO/WEATHER UNDERGROUND)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Tropical Storm Ida regained strength off Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula on Saturday and spun north toward the Gulf of Mexico, where it could again become a hurricane.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/hurricanes/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091107/ts_nm/us_storm_ida"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091107/capt.2f86f196e1bf46c7817dc7d9ed1e82d5.noaa_clouds_ny2.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=56haKKj3GKH5ucDqyGbYww--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="photo" title="This NOAA satellite image taken Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009 at 12:45 p.m. EST shows a mass of clouds east of the Yucatan Peninsula associated with Tropical Storm Ida as it moves generally northward towards the Gulf of Mexico. This storm may become a threat to the Gulf Coast early next week. Clear skies are noted through the East as no precipitation is observed. (AP PHOTO/WEATHER UNDERGROUND)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/hurricanes/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091107/ap_on_re_us/fl_tropical_storm_ida ap/20091107/fl_tropical_storm_ida AP us Sat, 07 Nov 2009 10:00:54 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/hurricanes/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091107/ap_on_re_us/fl_tropical_storm_ida"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091107/capt.176b947eb8574c45a650fbfc9c89017e.noaa_clouds_ny2.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=g4gG4Wp5jOTHEYGp6G8ojg--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="This NOAA satellite image taken Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009 at 3:45 a.m. EST shows clear skies over much of the East as a high pressure system continues to dominate the area, bringing dry conditions. A mass of clouds east of the Yucatan Peninsula is associated with Tropical Depression Ida. (AP PHOTO/WEATHER UNDERGROUND)" border="0" /></a>AP - Ida has become a tropical storm again, with top winds of 45 mph (72 kph), as it swirls in the Caribbean on a track that could bring it to the U.S. Gulf Coast next week.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/hurricanes/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091107/ap_on_re_us/fl_tropical_storm_ida"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091107/capt.176b947eb8574c45a650fbfc9c89017e.noaa_clouds_ny2.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=g4gG4Wp5jOTHEYGp6G8ojg--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="photo" title="This NOAA satellite image taken Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009 at 3:45 a.m. EST shows clear skies over much of the East as a high pressure system continues to dominate the area, bringing dry conditions. A mass of clouds east of the Yucatan Peninsula is associated with Tropical Depression Ida. (AP PHOTO/WEATHER UNDERGROUND)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/hurricanes/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091106/ts_afp/usnicaraguaweatherstorm afp/20091106/usnicaraguaweatherstorm AFP topstories Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:25:37 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/hurricanes/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091106/ts_afp/usnicaraguaweatherstorm"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091106/capt.photo_1257531908472-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=97&q=85&sig=pMqCc85eZmKp_qCPloNsjA--" align="left" height="97" width="130" alt="A view of a house knocked down by Hurricane Ida in the Corn Islands, Nicaraguan Caribbean, November 5. Nicaragua's Caribbean coast faced a battering by high winds and heavy rains Friday, as remnants of hurricane Ida wrecked homes and officials warned as many as 40,000 could be affected by the storm.(AFP/Elmer Martinez)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Nicaragua's Caribbean coast faced a battering by high winds and heavy rains Friday, as remnants of hurricane Ida wrecked homes and officials warned as many as 40,000 could be affected by the storm.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/hurricanes/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091106/ts_afp/usnicaraguaweatherstorm"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091106/capt.photo_1257531908472-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=97&q=85&sig=pMqCc85eZmKp_qCPloNsjA--" align="left" height="97" width="130" alt="photo" title="A view of a house knocked down by Hurricane Ida in the Corn Islands, Nicaraguan Caribbean, November 5. Nicaragua's Caribbean coast faced a battering by high winds and heavy rains Friday, as remnants of hurricane Ida wrecked homes and officials warned as many as 40,000 could be affected by the storm.(AFP/Elmer Martinez)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/hurricanes/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091106/ap_on_re_as/as_asia_storm ap/20091106/as_asia_storm AP world Fri, 06 Nov 2009 06:44:33 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/hurricanes/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091106/ap_on_re_as/as_asia_storm"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091105/capt.465cf13e03314215a30745f63e9776c1.addition_vietnam_asia_storm_han102.jpg?x=130&y=82&q=85&sig=KLHd1KvnbUJ0zU768UUSkg--" align="left" height="82" width="130" alt="People wash clothes at the edge of flooded Da Vai dam in Song Cau after Tropical Storm Mirinae in Phu Yen province in south central Vietnam, Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009. The death toll from Mirinae rose up in central Vietnam on Thursday and authorities estimated damage from the storm at $55 million. (AP Photo/Vietnam News Agency, The Lap)" border="0" /></a>AP - The 69-year-old watchman couldn't swim so when Tropical Storm Mirinae sparked a flash flood he ran, shimmied up a tree and hung on &mdash; for three nights and two days.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/hurricanes/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091106/ap_on_re_as/as_asia_storm"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091105/capt.465cf13e03314215a30745f63e9776c1.addition_vietnam_asia_storm_han102.jpg?x=130&y=82&q=85&sig=KLHd1KvnbUJ0zU768UUSkg--" align="left" height="82" width="130" alt="photo" title="People wash clothes at the edge of flooded Da Vai dam in Song Cau after Tropical Storm Mirinae in Phu Yen province in south central Vietnam, Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009. The death toll from Mirinae rose up in central Vietnam on Thursday and authorities estimated damage from the storm at $55 million. (AP Photo/Vietnam News Agency, The Lap)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/hurricanes/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091106/wl_nm/us_hurricane_nicaragua nm/20091106/us_hurricane_nicaragua Reuters world Fri, 06 Nov 2009 03:21:14 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/hurricanes/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091106/wl_nm/us_hurricane_nicaragua"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20091105/i/r245487591.jpg?x=130&y=72&q=85&sig=Ow37DnowDRNMnpo9Fseh7w--" align="left" height="72" width="130" alt="Tropical storm Ida is seen November 5, 2009, in this handout photo. REUTERS/NOAA/Handout" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Hurricane Ida weakened to a tropical depression as it churned through eastern Nicaragua on Thursday after cutting power and ripping roofs on little-developed Caribbean islands.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/hurricanes/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091106/wl_nm/us_hurricane_nicaragua"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20091105/i/r245487591.jpg?x=130&y=72&q=85&sig=Ow37DnowDRNMnpo9Fseh7w--" align="left" height="72" width="130" alt="photo" title="Tropical storm Ida is seen November 5, 2009, in this handout photo. REUTERS/NOAA/Handout" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/hurricanes/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091105/wl_afp/usnicaraguaweatherstormdowngrade afp/20091105/usnicaraguaweatherstormdowngrade AFP world Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:22:58 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/hurricanes/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091105/wl_afp/usnicaraguaweatherstormdowngrade"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091105/capt.photo_1257443139056-3-0.jpg?x=130&y=73&q=85&sig=jBTKYl33F2syVWtAdgNVqQ--" align="left" height="73" width="130" alt="National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) handout satellite image shows Hurricane Ida coming ashore in Nicaragua near Tasbapauni. Hurricane Ida unleashed heavy winds and rain on thousands of residents of eastern Nicaragua Thursday, causing flooding and destroying homes, before being downgraded to a tropical storm.(AFP/NOAA)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Ida was downgraded to a tropical storm on Thursday after slamming into Nicaragua as a category one hurricane, the US National Hurricane Center said.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/hurricanes/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091105/wl_afp/usnicaraguaweatherstormdowngrade"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091105/capt.photo_1257443139056-3-0.jpg?x=130&y=73&q=85&sig=jBTKYl33F2syVWtAdgNVqQ--" align="left" height="73" width="130" alt="photo" title="National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) handout satellite image shows Hurricane Ida coming ashore in Nicaragua near Tasbapauni. Hurricane Ida unleashed heavy winds and rain on thousands of residents of eastern Nicaragua Thursday, causing flooding and destroying homes, before being downgraded to a tropical storm.(AFP/NOAA)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/hurricanes/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091105/wl_afp/usnicaraguaweatherstormlandfall afp/20091105/usnicaraguaweatherstormlandfall AFP world Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:59:27 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/hurricanes/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091105/wl_afp/usnicaraguaweatherstormlandfall"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091105/capt.photo_1257443139056-3-0.jpg?x=130&y=73&q=85&sig=jBTKYl33F2syVWtAdgNVqQ--" align="left" height="73" width="130" alt="National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) handout satellite image shows Hurricane Ida coming ashore in Nicaragua near Tasbapauni. Hurricane Ida unleashed heavy winds and rain on thousands of residents of eastern Nicaragua Thursday, causing flooding and destroying homes, before being downgraded to a tropical storm.(AFP/NOAA)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Hurricane Ida made landfall as a category one storm on the eastern coast of Nicaragua Thursday, the US-based National Hurricane Center said.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/hurricanes/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091105/wl_afp/usnicaraguaweatherstormlandfall"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091105/capt.photo_1257443139056-3-0.jpg?x=130&y=73&q=85&sig=jBTKYl33F2syVWtAdgNVqQ--" align="left" height="73" width="130" alt="photo" title="National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) handout satellite image shows Hurricane Ida coming ashore in Nicaragua near Tasbapauni. Hurricane Ida unleashed heavy winds and rain on thousands of residents of eastern Nicaragua Thursday, causing flooding and destroying homes, before being downgraded to a tropical storm.(AFP/NOAA)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/hurricanes/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091105/wl_asia_afp/vietnamstormfloods afp/20091105/vietnamstormfloods AFP world Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:41:55 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/hurricanes/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091105/wl_asia_afp/vietnamstormfloods"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091105/capt.photo_1257399266789-2-0.jpg?x=130&y=84&q=85&sig=ErcGZYEpcOkROOrHIv47sA--" align="left" height="84" width="130" alt="Vietnamese rescue workers pull a boat carrying residents through flood waters in Binh Dinh province that was hit by Tropical Storm Mirinae on November 3. At least 98 people have been killed by flooding in central Vietnam sparked by Mirinae, which slammed into the country after pummelling the Philippines.(AFP/VNA/File)" border="0" /></a>AFP - The number of people killed by floods in central Vietnam rose to 98 on Thursday, as rescuers ferried emergency aid by helicopter to coastal regions battered by Tropical Storm Mirinae, officials said.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/hurricanes/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091105/wl_asia_afp/vietnamstormfloods"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091105/capt.photo_1257399266789-2-0.jpg?x=130&y=84&q=85&sig=ErcGZYEpcOkROOrHIv47sA--" align="left" height="84" width="130" alt="photo" title="Vietnamese rescue workers pull a boat carrying residents through flood waters in Binh Dinh province that was hit by Tropical Storm Mirinae on November 3. At least 98 people have been killed by flooding in central Vietnam sparked by Mirinae, which slammed into the country after pummelling the Philippines.(AFP/VNA/File)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/hurricanes/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091105/wl_nm/us_storm_nicaragua nm/20091105/us_storm_nicaragua Reuters world Thu, 05 Nov 2009 02:39:02 GMT Reuters - Tropical Storm Ida strengthened off the coast of Nicaragua on Wednesday as heavy rains forced a Caribbean island to evacuate and the Central American nation, fearing devastating mudslides, was put on hurricane watch. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/hurricanes/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091104/ap_on_bi_ge/us_earns_allstate ap/20091104/us_earns_allstate AP business Wed, 04 Nov 2009 23:41:14 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/hurricanes/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091104/ap_on_bi_ge/us_earns_allstate"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091104/capt.c64a5b5c2e214d86a83e41868d59b2be.earns_allstate_ohas202.jpg?x=130&y=82&q=85&sig=7SK6yAySIaThc5fzdb3tsw--" align="left" height="82" width="130" alt="A sign for an Allstate insurance office in South Russell, Ohio is pictured below a stormy Fall sky on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2009. A sharp drop in losses from storms and other catastrophes helped Allstate Corp. move to a third-quarter profit from a year-ago loss. (AP Photo/Amy Sancetta)" border="0" /></a>AP - A milder hurricane season this year helped Allstate Corp. turn a third-quarter profit as its losses for storms and other catastrophes dropped sharply.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/hurricanes/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091104/ap_on_bi_ge/us_earns_allstate"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091104/capt.c64a5b5c2e214d86a83e41868d59b2be.earns_allstate_ohas202.jpg?x=130&y=82&q=85&sig=7SK6yAySIaThc5fzdb3tsw--" align="left" height="82" width="130" alt="photo" title="A sign for an Allstate insurance office in South Russell, Ohio is pictured below a stormy Fall sky on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2009. A sharp drop in losses from storms and other catastrophes helped Allstate Corp. move to a third-quarter profit from a year-ago loss. (AP Photo/Amy Sancetta)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/hurricanes/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091104/wl_nm/us_vietnam_weather nm/20091104/us_vietnam_weather Reuters world Wed, 04 Nov 2009 05:32:25 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/hurricanes/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091104/wl_nm/us_vietnam_weather"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091107/capt.photo_1257574440830-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=72&q=85&sig=ACqPisFWdCkootj.0PYk0Q--" align="left" height="72" width="130" alt="People are seen negotiating a flooded railway in the central Vietnamese province of Binh Dinh, a few days ago, after the passage of tropical storm Mirinae. At least 13 people have been killed in a landslide in central Vietnam following storms and flooding that have now left almost 130 people dead, according to officials.(AFP/HO/File)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Tropical storm Mirinae killed 42 people after plowing into central Vietnam this week and several others are missing, state media reported on Wednesday.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/hurricanes/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091104/wl_nm/us_vietnam_weather"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091107/capt.photo_1257574440830-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=72&q=85&sig=ACqPisFWdCkootj.0PYk0Q--" align="left" height="72" width="130" alt="photo" title="People are seen negotiating a flooded railway in the central Vietnamese province of Binh Dinh, a few days ago, after the passage of tropical storm Mirinae. At least 13 people have been killed in a landslide in central Vietnam following storms and flooding that have now left almost 130 people dead, according to officials.(AFP/HO/File)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/hurricanes/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091103/wl_asia_afp/vietnamfloodtyphoon afp/20091103/vietnamfloodtyphoon AFP world Tue, 03 Nov 2009 19:07:50 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/hurricanes/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091103/wl_asia_afp/vietnamfloodtyphoon"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091103/capt.photo_1257275236333-5-0.jpg?x=130&y=83&q=85&sig=hGwzo9uKv2zi3SfEJ6F2NQ--" align="left" height="83" width="130" alt="Flooded houses are pictured in the central Vietnamese province of Binh Dinh. Tropical storm Mirinae, which hit the Philippines as a deadly typhoon at the weekend, killed at least 40 people and left 11 missing in Vietnam, a national disaster official said Tuesday.(AFP/VNA)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Tropical storm Mirinae, which hit the Philippines as a deadly typhoon at the weekend, killed at least 40 people and left 11 missing in Vietnam, a national disaster official said Tuesday.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/hurricanes/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091103/wl_asia_afp/vietnamfloodtyphoon"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091103/capt.photo_1257275236333-5-0.jpg?x=130&y=83&q=85&sig=hGwzo9uKv2zi3SfEJ6F2NQ--" align="left" height="83" width="130" alt="photo" title="Flooded houses are pictured in the central Vietnamese province of Binh Dinh. Tropical storm Mirinae, which hit the Philippines as a deadly typhoon at the weekend, killed at least 40 people and left 11 missing in Vietnam, a national disaster official said Tuesday.(AFP/VNA)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/hurricanes/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091103/ap_on_bi_ge/us_hurricane_barrier ap/20091103/us_hurricane_barrier AP business Tue, 03 Nov 2009 18:13:50 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/hurricanes/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091103/ap_on_bi_ge/us_hurricane_barrier"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091103/capt.9d2d752c0eb241939a3fa0ba89fa020e.hurricane_barrier_lacg102.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=RShRmeIah81DZkX1JrYkTA--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="In a Fri., Oct. 30, 2009 photo, the Army Corps of Engineers begins a $1 billion project, the West Closure Structure, to close off navigation and drainage canals that feed into the West Bank and turn into conduits for storm surge during hurricanes, in Harvey, La. (AP Photo/Cheryl Gerber)" border="0" /></a>AP - Mindful that the suburban West Bank of New Orleans has regained its pre-Hurricane Katrina population and is primed for growth, the Army Corps of Engineers is launching a $1 billion effort to keep the next storm at bay.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/hurricanes/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091103/ap_on_bi_ge/us_hurricane_barrier"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091103/capt.9d2d752c0eb241939a3fa0ba89fa020e.hurricane_barrier_lacg102.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=RShRmeIah81DZkX1JrYkTA--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="photo" title="In a Fri., Oct. 30, 2009 photo, the Army Corps of Engineers begins a $1 billion project, the West Closure Structure, to close off navigation and drainage canals that feed into the West Bank and turn into conduits for storm surge during hurricanes, in Harvey, La. (AP Photo/Cheryl Gerber)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/hurricanes/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091103/wl_asia_afp/vietnamphilippinesstormfloods afp/20091103/vietnamphilippinesstormfloods AFP world Tue, 03 Nov 2009 14:02:34 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/hurricanes/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091103/wl_asia_afp/vietnamphilippinesstormfloods"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091103/capt.photo_1257275236333-5-0.jpg?x=130&y=83&q=85&sig=hGwzo9uKv2zi3SfEJ6F2NQ--" align="left" height="83" width="130" alt="Flooded houses are pictured in the central Vietnamese province of Binh Dinh. Tropical storm Mirinae, which hit the Philippines as a deadly typhoon at the weekend, killed at least 40 people and left 11 missing in Vietnam, a national disaster official said Tuesday.(AFP/VNA)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Tropical storm Mirinae, which hit the Philippines as a deadly typhoon at the weekend, killed at least 40 people and left 11 missing in Vietnam, a national disaster official said Tuesday.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/hurricanes/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091103/wl_asia_afp/vietnamphilippinesstormfloods"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091103/capt.photo_1257275236333-5-0.jpg?x=130&y=83&q=85&sig=hGwzo9uKv2zi3SfEJ6F2NQ--" align="left" height="83" width="130" alt="photo" title="Flooded houses are pictured in the central Vietnamese province of Binh Dinh. Tropical storm Mirinae, which hit the Philippines as a deadly typhoon at the weekend, killed at least 40 people and left 11 missing in Vietnam, a national disaster official said Tuesday.(AFP/VNA)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/hurricanes/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091030/ap_on_bi_ge/us_new_orleans_budget ap/20091030/us_new_orleans_budget AP business Fri, 30 Oct 2009 21:09:01 GMT AP - As New Orleans struggles to keep its recovery from Hurricane Katrina on track, it's facing one of its largest ever budget deficits, $68 million, and the prospect of higher fees for residents and forced furloughs for many city workers to address it. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/hurricanes/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091030/ap_on_bi_ge/fl_hurricane_insurance ap/20091030/fl_hurricane_insurance AP business Fri, 30 Oct 2009 20:57:38 GMT AP - State-backed Citizens Property Insurance Corp. has won approval to raise rates by an average of 5.4 percent for homeowner coverage that includes hurricane damage, except in high-risk coastal areas where premiums will be revised later. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/hurricanes/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091027/ap_on_bi_ge/us_beacon_roofing_analyst_note ap/20091027/us_beacon_roofing_analyst_note AP business Tue, 27 Oct 2009 14:55:45 GMT AP - The quiet hurricane season is bad for business at Beacon Roofing Supply Inc., and two branches extending its reach into new markets won't do much for sales, an analyst said Tuesday. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/hurricanes/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091027/ap_on_re_us/us_books_year_before_the_flood ap/20091027/us_books_year_before_the_flood AP us Tue, 27 Oct 2009 11:17:43 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/hurricanes/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091027/ap_on_re_us/us_books_year_before_the_flood"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091026/capt.f3047c1384d24422b592230fae87ad6d.year_before_the_flood_nyet174.jpg?x=130&y=106&q=85&sig=NyvEk1Tv8lUd36RB1NG0YA--" align="left" height="106" width="130" alt="In this book cover image released by Lawrence Hill Books, Ned Sublette, author of 'The Year Before the Flood: A Story of New Orleans,' is shown. (AP Photo/Lawrence Hill Books, Alden Ford)" border="0" /></a>AP - Hurricane Katrina gave Ned Sublette a dramatic coda &mdash; and title &mdash; for his memoir.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/hurricanes/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091027/ap_on_re_us/us_books_year_before_the_flood"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091026/capt.f3047c1384d24422b592230fae87ad6d.year_before_the_flood_nyet174.jpg?x=130&y=106&q=85&sig=NyvEk1Tv8lUd36RB1NG0YA--" align="left" height="106" width="130" alt="photo" title="In this book cover image released by Lawrence Hill Books, Ned Sublette, author of 'The Year Before the Flood: A Story of New Orleans,' is shown. (AP Photo/Lawrence Hill Books, Alden Ford)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP)