Houston decides to stare down Ike instead of leave
HOUSTON - As a gigantic Hurricane Ike steamed through the Gulf of Mexico toward the Texas coast, officials in America's fourth-largest city made a bold decision: Instead of fleeing, residents here would stare down the storm.
Nations:U.S. Mexico Activities:2008 Hurricane Ike 2005 Hurricane Rita 2008 Hurricane Gustav 2005 Hurricane Katrina Source:(AP)
2008-09-12
Hurricane Ike turns west, away from Florida Keys
KEY WEST, Fla. - Residents in the Florida Keys breathed a sigh of relief Monday as a fierce Hurricane Ike turned west on a path away from the low-lying island chain. But Gulf Coast states watched anxiously to see if the storm was gunning for them instead.
Nations:U.S. Cuba Mexico France Activities:2008 Hurricane Ike 2008 Hurricane Gustav Source:(AP)
2008-09-08
Powerful storm raises fears from Caribbean to Gulf
KEY WEST, Fla. - "Extremely dangerous" Hurricane Ike grew to fierce Category 4 strength Saturday as it roared on an uncertain path that forced millions from the Caribbean to Florida, and Louisiana to Mexico, to nervously wonder where it would eventually strike.
Nations:U.S. Mexico Cuba Haiti Activities:2008 Hurricane Ike 2008 Hurricane Hanna 2008 Hurricane Gustav Source:(AP)
2008-09-06
Traffic builds as Gustav evacuees return home
NEW ORLEANS - Cars, campers and sports utility vehicles jammed the roads back to the Louisiana coastline Wednesday, as the 2 million evacuees chased away by the threat of Hurricane Gustav tried to make their way home.
Nations:U.S. Activities:2005 Hurricane Katrina 2008 Hurricane Gustav Source:(AP)
2008-09-03
New Orleans regroups after dodging Gustav bullet
NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana (AFP) - Emergency workers hustled on Tuesday to revive a hurricane-battered New Orleans area nearly devoid of power and people, as evacuees waiting in far-away shelters clamored to return home.
Nations:U.S. People:George W. Bush Activities:2005 Hurricane Katrina 2008 Hurricane Gustav Source:(AFP)
2008-09-02
Gustav revives question: Is New Orleans worth it?
WASHINGTON - Those who love New Orleans say Hurricane Gustav is proof that the billions of dollars spent to protect the city and bring it back to life after the devastating 2005 storm season was worth it.
Nations:U.S. People:Kathleen Blanco Dennis Hastert Activities:2008 Hurricane Gustav 2005 Hurricane Katrina Source:(AP)
2008-09-02
New Orleans largely spared by Hurricane Gustav
NEW ORLEANS - New Orleans evacuees scattered across the country were eager to return home after their city was largely spared by Hurricane Gustav, but Mayor Ray Nagin warned they may have to wait in shelters and motels a few days longer.
Nations:U.S. Mexico Activities:2008 Hurricane Gustav 2005 Hurricane Katrina Source:(AP)
2008-09-02
Gustav only sideswipes New Orleans
NEW ORLEANS - A weaker-than-expected Gustav swirled into the fishing villages and oil-and-gas towns of Louisiana's Cajun country Monday, delivering only a glancing blow to New Orleans that did little more than send water sloshing harmlessly over its rebuilt floodwalls.
Nations:Mexico U.S. Activities:2008 Hurricane Gustav 2005 Hurricane Katrina Source:(AP)
2008-09-01
Hurricane Gustav fades moving into Louisiana
NEW ORLEANS - Hurricane Gustav slammed into the heart of Louisiana's fishing and oil industry with 110 mph winds Monday, delivering only a glancing blow to New Orleans that raised hopes the city would escape the kind of catastrophic flooding brought by Katrina three years ago.
Nations:U.S. People:Laura Bush John McCain Activities:2008 Hurricane Gustav 2005 Hurricane Katrina Source:(AP)
2008-09-01
Gustav weakens to Category 2 as it nears La. coast
NEW ORLEANS - Hurricane Gustav is weakening slightly to a Category 2 storm as it nears landfall along the heavily evacuated Louisiana coast.
Nations:U.S. Activities:2005 Hurricane Katrina 2008 Hurricane Gustav Source:(AP)
2008-09-01
McCain orders convention curtailed for Gustav
ST. PAUL, Minn. - John McCain tore up the script for his Republican National Convention on Sunday, casting himself as above politics as Hurricane Gustav churned toward New Orleans. "We will act as Americans," not partisans, he declared.
Nations:U.S. People:Mike Huckabee Mitt Romney Christopher Dodd Laura Bush Barack Obama John McCain Activities:US Election 2008 2005 Hurricane Katrina 2008 Hurricane Gustav
2008-08-31
Gulf Coast residents flee ahead of powerful Gustav
NEW ORLEANS - Hurricane Gustav charged across the Gulf of Mexico on Sunday as residents fled New Orleans and the National Guard prepared to patrol evacuated neighborhoods in a city still recovering three years after Katrina.
Nations:U.S. Mexico People:John McCain Activities:2008 Hurricane Gustav 2005 Hurricane Katrina
2008-08-31
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