Disasters in US: An extreme and exhausting year
WASHINGTON (AP) - Nature is pummeling the United States this year with extremes.
Nations:Australia U.S. Pakistan
2011-09-03
Irene's flooding threatens Vermont's leaf season
MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) - The flood damage in New England is all but certain to hurt Vermont's vital leaf-peeping season, when thousands of tourists come to see the autumn colors, pick apples, visit craft fairs and, at the end of the day, go to sleep under a down comforter at a historic inn.
Nations:U.S.
2011-09-02
Sporting bodies take scheduling hit from Irene
MIAMI (Reuters) - Safety fears over the possible impact of Hurricane Irene have forced the National Football League (NFL) and other North American sporting bodies to reschedule or cancel events for this weekend.
Nations:U.S. People:Barack Obama
2011-08-27
Hurricane Irene threatens U.S East Coast
NASSAU (Reuters) - The United States put its eastern seaboard on alert for Hurricane Irene on Tuesday, as the powerful storm barreled up from the Caribbean on a path that could hit the U.S. coast on the weekend.
Nations:U.S. Mexico People:Barack Obama
2011-08-23
Irene weakens but remains big threat to US
WILMINGTON, N.C. (AP) - People stocked up on food, boarded windows and gassed up their cars Tuesday as Hurricane Irene threatened to become the most powerful storm to hit the East Coast in seven years.
Nations:U.S. People:Barack Obama
2011-08-23
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