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Calif. governor pushes $11B water bond plan, dams
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has signed a far-reaching water bond intended to rebuild California's crumbling water system and fund new dams to save up the precious resource for dry years.
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Report: Climate change to trigger more floods, droughts along China's Yangtze River
Increased droughts, floods and storms will hit China's Yangtze River Basin over the next few decades, the result of rising temperatures globally, according to a report released Tuesday.
Gulf Coast Coast Guard units prepare for Hurricane Ida
Coast Guard units from Louisiana to Florida are preparing to ensure search and rescue, environmental response, and recovery of the ports and waterways missions are met as Hurricane Ida approaches.
Playing Catch-Up: Wet weather has delayed work on road...
Iowa's road construction season has been extended at least through Thanksgiving as crews play catch-up because of wet weather.
Whether you love it, or hate it... This warmer-than-average November has people talking about the difference in degrees from one year ago... Reporter Amber Schatz asks what this warm-up means to you? While most golf courses have closed down by November 8th... It's been like summer here this weekend... As people continue to soak up the sun.
Sunny and beautiful, with a high of 71 degrees
Today should be another stunner, according to the National Weather Service forecast: sunny skies, with a high temperature of 71 degrees.
Landslides kill 14 on Indonesia's Sulawesi island
Torrential rains triggered a series of landslides on Indonesia's Sulawesi island, killing at least 14 residents and burying many more, a local official said Monday.
Oil rises above $78 on US hurricane, weaker dollar
Oil prices broke above $78 a barrel Monday in Asia as Hurricane Ida threatened oil installations in the Gulf of Mexico.
Tornado damages homes in northwestern Oregon
The National Weather Service has confirmed it was a tornado that tore through a coastal area of Lincoln City in northwestern Oregon, damaging about a dozen homes.
Stay up to date with the latest news from the National Hurricane Center. Sunday, November 8, 2009 The storm reached hurricane force again late on Saturday and strengthened to a Category 2 storm on Sunday with sustained winds of near 100 mph, the Miami-based hurricane center said in its 4 p.m. EST advisory.
Birmingham area gets a beautiful Sunday: Sunny, 75
Another beautiful day on Sunday, with a high near 75 and clear skies, according to the National Weather Service forecast .
Tickets get lost in maze of wacky itinerary
Q: I need your help untangling a flight problem that involves Hotwire, US Airways, United Airlines and Frontier Airlines.
Bulletin Hurricane Ida Intermediate Advisory
NORTHWESTWARD... A HURRICANE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE YUCATAN PENINSULA OF MEXICO FROM TULUM TO CABO CATOCHE.
Weather Service: It was a tornado in Lincoln City
Authorities are saying that a tornado whipped through the coastal town of Lincoln City Friday night around 9 p.m. The severe weather tore roofs off vacation cottages and shattered windows on at least one parked car.
Food prices to decline after winter crop: Sharad Pawar
Food prices will decline after the rabi crop as production of wheat, rice, pulses, oil seeds and sugarcane during the winter is expected to be higher than in the drought-hit kharif season, union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar said Saturday.
Severe storm cuts off thousands
New South Wales emergency service workers are bracing for a long day today, following heavy rain on the mid north coast that has forced residents to evacuate their homes.
Another flood hits eastern Australia
Nov. 7 - A natural disaster has been declared in parts of Australia's east coast as torrential rains cut main roads and leave thousands of people stranded.
Venezuelans struggling with water shortages
Every two weeks, Naisi Obando and her children join the crowd at the water truck when it rumbles up a dusty road into their shantytown.
Tens of thousands of homes flooded in Mexico
A week of torrential rain has flooded the homes of more than 200,000 people along Mexico's Gulf coast, officials said Friday.
Storm bringing snow to Washington Cascades
The National Weather Service says cool air following the front that blew through the Northwest will bring weekend snow to the Olympics, Cascades and northeast mountains in Washington.
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