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| Vt. farmers can ask for more disaster relief funds
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Tue, 31 Jan 2012 20:56:48 GMT AP - There's more grant money available for Vermont farmers hurt by flooding from Tropical Storm Irene. |
| Reno, Nev., Washoe Drive Fire by the Numbers
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Tue, 31 Jan 2012 01:24:45 GMT ContributorNetwork - The Associated Press reports a fire south of Reno, Nev., has been 100 percent contained. The Washoe Drive Fire burned for two days beginning Thursday. The fast-moving blaze was fueled by extremely dry weather and hurricane-like winds in western Nevada. |
| Prosecutors plan retrial in Katrina shootings cover-up case
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Sun, 29 Jan 2012 01:00:40 GMT Reuters - Federal prosecutors plan to seek a retrial for a retired New Orleans police detective accused of conspiring to cover up wrongdoing in police killings in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, a spokeswoman said on Saturday. |
| Officer in Katrina shootings probe to be retried
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Sat, 28 Jan 2012 03:58:36 GMT AP - Prosecutors intend to retry a retired police sergeant charged with helping cover up deadly shootings on a New Orleans bridge after Hurricane Katrina. |
| Police detective's trial opens old Katrina wounds
(Reuters)
Wed, 25 Jan 2012 06:13:04 GMT Reuters - A New Orleans homicide detective conspired with other police officers to cover up the fatal shootings of two civilians and wounding of four others in the days after Hurricane Katrina, according to court testimony on Tuesday. |
| 'Space Hurricane': Huge Solar Storm Is Pounding Earth Now
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Tue, 24 Jan 2012 19:00:04 GMT SPACE.com - A wave of charged particles from an intense solar storm is pummeling the Earth right now, which may trigger stunning aurora displays and cause minor disruptions to satellites over the next two days, NASA scientists say. |
| Irene flooding left Vt. home on unexpected island
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Sun, 22 Jan 2012 22:23:03 GMT
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| Salvage experts weigh the options for Concordia
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Wed, 18 Jan 2012 18:39:49 GMT
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| Hurricane center chief to retire June 1
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Sat, 14 Jan 2012 20:16:31 GMT
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| Vermont dairies scramble to find feed after Irene
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Thu, 12 Jan 2012 00:45:58 GMT
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| Hurricane Irene Wails on Collegeville, Pa.
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Thu, 22 Dec 2011 05:43:42 GMT ContributorNetwork - FIRST PERSON | COLLEGEVILLE, Pa. -- Hurricane Irene is doing her best to keep this resident wet and windblown. |
| Florida's Gulf Coast Gets Small Reminder that Hurricane Season is Close
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Thu, 22 Dec 2011 05:43:20 GMT ContributorNetwork - SARASOTA, Fla. -- A small reminder of hurricane season for the Gulf coast residents came early this week. In the early morning hours of Monday, the rain started trickling down. By midmorning, the rain became a small reminder to be prepared for Florida's hurricane season bringing downpour and thunderstorms in the typically dry season. |
| Tropical Storm Sendong Kills Over 600 in Philippines
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Tue, 20 Dec 2011 01:55:10 GMT ContributorNetwork - Tropical Storm Sendong has moved out to sea, but the death and destruction in the Philippines remains to be tallied. The storm remained over the southern portion of the island nation from Dec. 16-18, with moderate winds and heavy rain. NASA reported rainfall at a rate of 2 inches per hour for much of Dec. 17-18. Winds ranged from 35 to 45 mph with gusts to 50 mph. It was the 17th tropical storm to strike the Philippines this year. |
| Sediment Run-off at Record Levels into the Chesapeake Bay, by the Numbers
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Tue, 08 Nov 2011 18:59:02 GMT ContributorNetwork - It seems Tropical Storm Lee has caused greater damage to the Chesapeake Bay than originally suspected. The Conowingo Dam, near Darlington, Md., and on the Susquehanna River allowed 4 million tons of sediment to get through the gates, bringing four times the amount normally spilled into the Bay in only four days. |
| Hurricane Rina Strengthens to Category 2, on Way to Yucatan
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Tue, 25 Oct 2011 22:16:38 GMT ContributorNetwork - Hurricane Rina had gained enough strength and momentum today to have grown into a Category 2 storm, officials say. The storm has a maximum wind speed of some 105 mph. |
| U.S. Rain and Drought by the Numbers
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Sat, 08 Oct 2011 20:26:35 GMT ContributorNetwork - 2011 is breaking records with several kinds of catastrophic weather. Perhaps most significant is the flooding caused by Hurricane Irene and, at the other end of the spectrum, the severe drought that has enveloped Oklahoma, Texas and much of the country. NOAA says it may develop into the worst drought in U.S. history. In Texas, wildfires broke out in September. |
| 48 mph Winds Wreak Havoc in Michigan
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Sat, 01 Oct 2011 19:52:41 GMT ContributorNetwork - While other parts of the world are getting hurricanes and typhoons, Michigan is getting tropical storm strength winds as 48 mph winds, deluging rain and 21-foot waves have hit the state. With temperatures in the 30s and 40s, the wind speed is the only thing that feels "tropical." |
| Tropical Storm Ophelia Likely to Reform
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Tue, 27 Sep 2011 22:16:49 GMT ContributorNetwork - The National Weather Service states Tropical Storm Ophelia's remnants are just over the Northern Leeward Islands in the Atlantic Ocean as of today. There is a 90 percent chance this system will develop into a tropical storm again as it moves to the west-northwest. Thus far the system is not near any huge land masses, but it could eventually reach the eastern United States. |
| Cruising During Hurricane Season -- to Insure or Not?
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Mon, 26 Sep 2011 21:40:44 GMT ContributorNetwork - With Hurricane Hilary churning off the coast of Baja California and tropical storm Philippe causing chaos in the Caribbean, I caught up with Travelzoo Senior Editor Gabe Saglie to ask him about cruising during hurricane season. |
| Category 3 Hurricane Hilary and Other Eastern Pacific Tropical Cyclones
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Fri, 23 Sep 2011 15:58:46 GMT ContributorNetwork - Hurricane Hilary has been upgraded to a Category 3 storm, though not expected to make landfall, Hilary will bring heavy winds, rain and surf to Acapulco, Mexico. Unlike Hurricane Irene which struck the U.S. eastern seaboard recently, and Tropical Storm Ophelia, currently off the coast of Florida, Hurricane Hilary is an eastern Pacific tropical cyclone. What is the difference between hurricanes, tropical cyclones and typhoons? What are the worst eastern Pacific hurricanes in history? |
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| Word of the day |
Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for February 06, 2012 is:
propinquity • \pruh-PING-kwuh-tee\ • noun
1 : nearness of blood : kinship 2 : nearness in place or time : proximity
Examples:
Many of the retirement community's residents cite the propinquity of the area's various cultural offerings as a significant reason for their choice of the facility.
"Canada was faced with the overwhelming propinquity of the United States; it was just next door -- for almost nine thousand kilometres." -- From Derek Lundy's 2011 book Borderlands: Riding the Edge of America
Did you know?
"Propinquity" and its cousin "proximity" are related through the Latin root "prope," which means "near." That root gave rise to "proximus" (the parent of "proximity") and "propinquus" (an ancestor of "propinquity"). "Proximus" is the superlative of "prope" and thus means "nearest," whereas "propinquus" simply means "near" or "akin," but in English "propinquity" conveys a stronger sense of closeness than "proximity." (The latter usually suggests a sense of being in the vicinity of something.) The distinctions between the two words are subtle, however, and they are often used interchangeably. "Propinquity" is believed to be the older of the two words, first appearing in English in the 14th century; "proximity" followed a century later.