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Louisiana blames fifth U.S. death on Isaac
Mon, 03 Sep 2012 21:00:00 +0200cnn (en)
Louisiana authorities blamed a fifth death on the effects of last week's Hurricane Isaac on Monday after a 90-year-old man died in a sweltering home without electricity in suburban New Orleans.
Authorities end search for second Wash. shooter
Mon, 03 Sep 2012 21:00:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
Authorities in Washington state have called off their search for a second sniper after looking through a neighborhood and nearby woods where a man suspected of opening fire on a SWAT team and police officers was found dead.
Holmgren hopes to finish contract with Browns
Browns President Mike Holmgren hopes to finish his contract with a Cleveland franchise in the midst of an ownership change.
Another disaster brings candidates to Gulf Coast
Mon, 03 Sep 2012 20:54:00 +0200AP (en)
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Mitt Romney wasted no time after accepting the GOP presidential nomination in heading to Louisiana to see the damage from Hurricane Isaac , changing his schedule on the fly to get there the very next day. President Barack Obama also tweaked his travel plans to make sure he gets....
Catholic Charities USA and Its Local Gulf Coast Agencies Move to Full Assessment and Service Delivery in Aftermath of Isaac
Mon, 03 Sep 2012 20:53:00 +0200finanznachrichten-en (en)
ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 3, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Catholic Charities USA (CCUSA), among the nation's largest disaster response organizations, reported today that a major assessment of the ...
Oyster industry benefits from preparing for Hurricane Isaac
Mon, 03 Sep 2012 20:40:00 +0200FIS (en)
“In the next seven days, we’ll have a much clearer picture,” he said last week in Louisiana. Voisin believes that in the next couple of weeks, the fresh market for some oyster species will be “dry,” and that hopefully Louisiana health officials will be doing water sampling in oyster areas in the next few days.
Officials brace for post-Isaac flooding
Mon, 03 Sep 2012 20:37:00 +0200upi (en)
NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 3 (UPI) -- Nearly a week after Hurricane Isaac made landfall, thousands of Louisianans were in shelters and tens of thousands of people were without power, officials said.
Obama jokes with diners in Ohio
TOLEDO, Ohio, Sept. 3 (UPI) -- President Obama, in Toledo, Ohio, Monday, told customers in a small diner being crowded at their tables by reporters, "Ignore these people."
Louisiana continues Isaac cleanup; Obama to visit
Mon, 03 Sep 2012 20:35:00 +0200usaToday (en)
Louisiana emergency officials were turning Monday to the arduous work of returning displaced residents to homes in the aftermath of Isaac .
Hurricane Isaac effects linger as Obama plans visit to assess recovery efforts
Mon, 03 Sep 2012 20:32:00 +0200irishsun (en)
A casket is dislodged from a cemetery and rests in front of a house in Plaquemines Parish following flooding from hurricane Isaac . Photograph: Mario Tama/Getty ...
Days after Isaac, thousands still in the dark
Mon, 03 Sep 2012 20:20:00 +0200dailystar-LB (en)
Tens of thousands of customers remained in the dark in the U.S. states of Louisiana and Mississippi, days after Isaac inundated the Gulf Coast with a deluge that still has some low-lying areas under water.
Mon, 03 Sep 2012 20:16:00 +0200AP (en)
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Tens of thousands of customers remained in the dark Monday in Louisiana and Mississippi, days after Isaac inundated the Gulf Coast with a deluge that still has some low-lying areas under water. Most of those were in Louisiana, where utilities reported more than 100,000 people without power as of Monday morning.
Isaac leaves Louisiana, Mississippi picking up the pieces
Mon, 03 Sep 2012 20:03:00 +0200CBC (en)
Louisiana and Mississippi are still reeling from Hurricane Isaac , which left seven people dead and thousands without homes and power.
Isaac leaves watery mess in Louisiana, Mississippi
Mon, 03 Sep 2012 19:55:00 +0200CBC (en)
Bruce Willis may sue Apple over rights to his iTunes library [updated]
Mon, 03 Sep 2012 19:55:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
Digital downloads have made purchasing content on the Internet remarkably easy. Each year, millions of people purchase games, music, movies and software through services such as Apple’s (AAPL) iTunes store, Steam and other digital platforms. The majority of people are unaware that most of the....
ShelterBox Response Team assessing need in USA
Mon, 03 Sep 2012 19:52:00 +0200alertnet-rss (en)
Mon, 3 Sep 2012 16:02 GMT Source: member // ShelterBox Photograph by NASA - NASA’s Earth Observatory >http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Images/ A ShelterBox Response Team (SRT) has been assessing the need for emergency shelter along the Gulf Coast in the United States , where Tropical Storm Isaac ....
Days after Isaac, a quarter-million still in the dark
Mon, 03 Sep 2012 19:23:00 +0200washtimes (en)
NEW ORLEANS (AP) About a quarter of a million customers remained in the dark Monday in Louisiana and Mississippi, days after Isaac inundated the Gulf Coast with a deluge that still has some low-lying areas underwater. Most of those were in Louisiana, where utilities reported nearly 240,000 people without .
US woman loses fourth house during storm Isaac
Mon, 03 Sep 2012 19:17:00 +0200taipeitimes (en)
After losing four houses to four hurricanes, Melanie Martinez was arguably the US’ unluckiest woman. There was Betsy in 1965, Juan in 1985, George in 1998 and Katrina in 2005, ferocious storms that swept in from the Gulf of Mexico and wrecked each of Martinez’s homes. Such was the peril of living on a flood plain in Louisiana.
Dems massaging message on whether Americans better off
Mon, 03 Sep 2012 19:16:00 +0200cnn (en)
Charlotte, North Carolina (CNN) -- Democrats tried to massage their message a day before their convention after struggling to come up with a definitive answer on whether voters would feel that they were better off since President Barack Obama took office.
ABC News App Delivers 3 Live Streams of Democratic National Convention
Mon, 03 Sep 2012 19:14:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
ABC News has upgraded its iPad app to deliver extensive elections coverage from the conventions and presidential debates leading up to the elections in November.
Officials say more than 100,000 customers still don't have electricity in the wake of Hurricane Isaac , as federal officials work to help storm victims.
Hurricane Isaac and its aftermath
Mon, 03 Sep 2012 19:10:00 +0200CBSnews (en)
Don Duplantier walks through his flooded home as water recedes from Hurricane Isaac in Braithwaite, La., Sunday, Sept. 2, 2012. In the foreground is a sign marking the waterline from Hurricane Katrina, but floodwater from Isaac went all the way up to the second floor.
West Pearl River in Louisiana expected to flood as Hurricane Isaac recedes
Mon, 03 Sep 2012 18:52:00 +0200globalpost (en)
Joshua Keegan and his dog Scout swim in the rising water of Lake Pontchatrain as Hurricane Isaac approaches on August 28, 2012 in New Orleans, Louisiana. Isaac is heading north into the Mississippi and Ohio River Valleys drenching the drought-striken Midwest and causing flash flood warnings.
Prince Andrew says never again after rappelling down Europe's tallest building, The Shard
Mon, 03 Sep 2012 18:42:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
LONDON - Britain's Prince Andrew has rappelled 785 feet (239 metres) down the side of Europe's tallest building to raise money for charity.
Nats talk to Strasburg about shutting him down
A day after announcing that Stephen Strasburg will start only twice more this season, Washington Nationals manager Davey Johnson met with the star right-hander to explain the decision.
Chicago parents worry strike will hurt children
Most Chicago students return to school Tuesday, but they could find themselves out of the classroom again in less than a week.
Gulf Coast faces Isaac aftermath
Mon, 03 Sep 2012 18:20:00 +0200bbc (en)
President Obama is to visit Louisiana, where there is still severe flooding and 240,000 people have no power, a week after Hurricane Isaac .
Mon, 03 Sep 2012 18:19:00 +0200trust (en)
Mon, 03 Sep 2012 18:17:00 +0200bbc-news (en)
Mon, 03 Sep 2012 18:16:00 +0200guardian (en)
Thousands remain in shelters and even more without power as the president set to tour damage in hard-hit areas of Louisiana President Barack Obama will meet with local officials in Louisiana on Monday to assess the "ongoing response and recovery efforts" related to damage caused by hurricane Isaac .
Police officer injured in Malawi student protest
Mon, 03 Sep 2012 18:11:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
Stone-wielding students have injured a police officer in clashes at the University of Malawi at Blantyre in protests supporting lecturers demanding a 113 percent salary raise.
Flooding, power outages persist after Isaac
Authorities say a quarter of a million customers are still without power in Louisiana and Mississippi, days after Isaac struck the Gulf Coast.
Days after Isaac, a quarter-million still in dark
About a quarter of a million customers remained in the dark Monday in Louisiana and Mississippi, days after Isaac inundated the Gulf Coast with a deluge that still has some low-lying areas under water.
Experts cautiously optimistic about 5 pilot whales being treated after beaching in Florida
MIAMI - Experts say they're cautiously optimistic about five pilot whales that were part of a pod of 22 stranded on a Florida beach.
Obama Rallies Labor Vote Ahead of Convention
Mon, 03 Sep 2012 18:01:00 +0200voanews (en)
U.S. President Barack Obama is seeking to rally his base of support among blue-collar factory workers as he heads to this week's Democratic National Convention to be formally nominated for a second term in the White House. Obama is in Toledo, Ohio, in the heart of the industrialized central part of the U.
Mon, 03 Sep 2012 17:49:00 +0200newschannel5 (en)
Nokia Lumia 920 Details Emerge: 8-MP Camera, Wireless Charging
Mon, 03 Sep 2012 17:30:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
Images of what appeared to be a new Nokia Lumia smartphone surfaced last week, although the only details about the device were its name -- Lumia 920 -- and the fact that it has a 4.5-inch screen.
Cheers! 5 Intoxicating Facts About Beer
If America, and American workers, had an official alcoholic beverage, it would probably be beer. According to the Brewers Association, the overall U.S. beer market was worth $96 billion in 2011, when some 200 million barrels of beer were sold (1 barrel equals 31 gallons of beer).
On Labor Day, jobs debate a convention warm-up
Mon, 03 Sep 2012 16:58:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
Republicans and Democrats jockeyed for economic high ground in a Labor Day warm-up to the Democratic National Convention, with Republican Mitt Romney labeling the holiday "another day of worrying" for too many Americans anxious about finding a job. Supporters of President Barack Obama worked to put....
Over 150000 without power in Bobby Jindals Louisiana
Mon, 03 Sep 2012 16:56:00 +0200irishsun (en)
Nearly a week after Hurricane Isaac slammed into the Gulf Coast, tens of thousands of people in Indian American governor Bobby Jindal's home state of Louisiana were still living without power ...
Don Duplantier: Man paddles canoe into his Louisiana home to rescue his kitten and his daughter's bridesmaid dress after Isaac
Mon, 03 Sep 2012 16:48:00 +0200dailymail (en)
With his home and belongings submerged under more than two feet of water after Hurricane Isaac ravaged Braithwaite, Lousiana, Don Duplantier has made the heartbreaking journey to salvage what he can.
Arkansas await Tropical storm Isaac
Mon, 03 Sep 2012 16:45:00 +0200armenpress (en)
Around 60,000 Louisiana residents have sought refuge in temporary shelters after their homes were flooded and power was cut to half of the state.
Haiti: The European Commission helps Haiti recover from tropical storm Isaac and prepare for the rest of the hurricane season
Mon, 03 Sep 2012 16:39:00 +0200reliefWeb (en)
Source: European Commission Country: Haiti The European Commission is scaling up its assistance in Haiti to bring relief to the people most affected by tropical storm Isaac and to boost their resilience to future storms as the hurricane season begins in one of the world's most disaster-prone regions.
Philippines (the): Succor in Stormy Season
Source: United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR) Country: Philippines (the) By David Tereshchuk * The northern hemisphere's high summer is a time for much media focus on hurricanes and storms. Tropical Storm Isaac , with its destructive course through the southern United States , is just one example.
Mon, 03 Sep 2012 16:36:00 +0200AP (en)
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Republicans and Democrats jockeyed for economic high ground in a Labor Day warm-up to the Democratic National Convention, with Republican Mitt Romney labeling the holiday "another day of worrying" for too many Americans anxious about finding a job.
Mon, 03 Sep 2012 16:33:00 +0200newschannel5 (en)
Republicans and Democrats jockeyed for economic high ground in a Labor Day warm-up to the Democratic National Convention, with Republican Mitt Romney labeling the holiday "another day of worrying" for too many Americans...
1 person killed in shooting in central Helsinki
Mon, 03 Sep 2012 16:27:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
Finland's news agency reports that a gunman has shot and killed one person near the Finnish capital's railway station.
Flooding, outages linger in Isaac's wake
Mon, 03 Sep 2012 16:09:00 +0200CBSnews (en)
Thousands still stuck in shelters as parts of Louisiana, Mississippi remain underwater; 200,000 still without power
Flooding, power outages linger in Isaac's wake
Mon, 03 Sep 2012 15:54:00 +0200CBSnews (en)
Thousands still stuck in shelters as parts of Louisiana, Mississippi remain underwater; 900,000 without power
Labor Day jobs debate a convention warm-up
Mon, 03 Sep 2012 15:40:00 +0200AP (en)
TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — Republicans and Democrats jockeyed for economic high ground in a Labor Day warm-up to the Democratic National Convention, with Republican Mitt Romney labeling the holiday "another day of worrying" for too many Americans anxious about finding a job.
Obama campaigns in Ohio, inspects in La.
Mon, 03 Sep 2012 15:25:00 +0200usaToday (en)
For President Obama, Labor Day is for politics and for presidential duties. After a campaign speech early this afternoon in Toledo, Obama heads south to Louisiana to inspect damage from Hurricane Irene. "The President will meet with local officials and view ongoing response and recovery efforts," said the White House schedule.
4 shot at mine owned by SAfrica president's nephew
Mon, 03 Sep 2012 15:13:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
Police and politicians say four miners have been shot and injured, apparently by security guards using rubber bullets at a gold mine owned by the South African president's nephew and a grandson of anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela.
Mon, 03 Sep 2012 15:02:00 +0200newschannel5 (en)
Republicans and Democrats jockeyed for economic high ground in aLabor Day warm-up to the Democratic National Convention, with Republican Mitt Romney labeling the holiday "another day of worrying" for too many Americans...
Mon, 03 Sep 2012 14:53:00 +0200AP (en)
TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — Republicans and Democrats jockeyed for economic high ground in aLabor Day warm-up to the Democratic National Convention, with Republican Mitt Romney labeling the holiday "another day of worrying" for too many Americans anxious about finding a job.
Obama pledges aid for Hurricane Isaac victims
Mon, 03 Sep 2012 14:52:00 +0200irishsun (en)
US president Barack Obama is taking his re-election campaign into the South on Labour Day, where he will offer a presence and promises of help to those flooded out recently by Hurricane ...
In convention warm-up, Obama sees economic gains
Mon, 03 Sep 2012 14:47:00 +0200newschannel5 (en)
In the warm-up to the Democratic National Convention, both parties jockeyed for the economic high ground Monday, with Republican Mitt Romney labeling Labor Day "another day of worrying" for too many Americans anxious about...
When it rains, it pours: Isaac eases drought, starts floods
Mon, 03 Sep 2012 14:45:00 +0200latimes (en)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. For most of the U.S., Hurricane Isaac has come and gone, and now Southerners and Midwesterners are grappling with the good and bad it left behind.
Some Nebraska wildfire evacuation orders lifted
Mon, 03 Sep 2012 14:42:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
Authorities have lifted an evacuation order for some northwest Nebraska residents whose homes had been threatened by wildfire.
In the warm-up to the Democratic National Convention, both parties jockeyed for the economic high ground Monday, with Republican Mitt Romney labeling Labor Day "another day of worrying" for too many Americans anxious about finding a job. Supporters of President Barack Obama worked to put a glossy....
Flooding power outages persist after Isaac
Mon, 03 Sep 2012 14:21:00 +0200irishsun (en)
Enlarge Photo Associated Press/Gerald Herbert - Don Duplantier walks through his flooded home as water recedes from Hurricane Isaac in Braithwaite, La., Sunday, Sept. 2, 2012. In the foreground is a ...
Tropical Storm Isaac Moves To East After Wreaking Havoc In Louisiana (PHOTOS)
Mon, 03 Sep 2012 14:08:00 +0200ibtimes-uk (en)
Even after tropical storm Isaac weakened and moved east, its impact was still felt in Louisiana and Mississippi states as heavy rains and flooding continued Sunday.
India sweep New Zealand Test series
Mon, 03 Sep 2012 14:01:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
India defeated New Zealand by five wickets on the penultimate day of the second and final Test in Bangalore on Monday to clinch the series 2-0.
Mon, 03 Sep 2012 13:43:00 +0200CBC (en)
Louisiana and Mississippi start picking up the pieces in the wake of Hurricane Isaac , which has left seven people dead and thousands without homes and power.
Egypt pulls more tanks out of Sinai Peninsula
Mon, 03 Sep 2012 13:30:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
An Egyptian security official says some 20 tanks have been withdrawn from the Sinai Peninsula after a month-long deployment in an anti-terrorism military offensive.
Mon, 03 Sep 2012 13:21:00 +0200ibtimes (en)
Mon, 03 Sep 2012 13:15:00 +0200ibtimes-au (en)
Mon, 03 Sep 2012 13:12:00 +0200ibtimes-in (en)
Earthquake reported in Los Angeles area
Mon, 03 Sep 2012 13:00:00 +0200newschannel5 (en)
The U.S. Geological Survey is reporting an earthquake early Monday in the greater Los Angeles area.
The European Commission helps Haiti recover from tropical storm Isaac and prepare for the rest of the hurricane season
Mon, 03 Sep 2012 12:22:00 +0200dg-comm-fr (en)
European Commission Press release Brussels, 3 September 2012 The European Commission is scaling up its assistance in Haiti to bring relief to the people most affected by tropical storm Isaac and to boost their resilience to future storms as the hurricane ...
Midday Express of 2012-09-03
Mon, 03 Sep 2012 12:22:00 +0200europa-pressReleases (en)
EXME 12 /03.09 News from the European Commission's Midday Briefing Nouvelles du rendez-vous de midi de la Commission européenne Digital Agenda: Commission moves to foster wireless innovation through sharing of radio spectrum The European Commission today ...
Mon, 03 Sep 2012 12:14:00 +0200europa-pressReleases (en)
Mon, 03 Sep 2012 12:05:00 +0200echo (en)
Obama embraces 'Obamacare,' says it's here to stay
Mon, 03 Sep 2012 11:52:00 +0200AP (en)
TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — In his warm-up for the Democratic National Convention, President Barack Obama is tangling with a couple of rivals, only one named Mitt. The other is voter apathy, especially among the young. Obama's pre-convention tour of battleground states has been heavy on college crowds,....
Mon, 03 Sep 2012 11:15:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
Days after Isaac hammered Louisiana and Mississippi with winds and rain, much of a parish southeast of New Orleans was still flooded and thousand were without power.
Mon, 03 Sep 2012 11:13:00 +0200newschannel5 (en)
Days after Isaac, flooding and outages remain
Mon, 03 Sep 2012 10:59:00 +0200gulfnews (en)
State officials uncertain how many people will eventually need longer-term temporary housing
Mon, 03 Sep 2012 10:58:00 +0200AP (en)
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Days after Isaac hammered Louisiana and Mississippi with winds and rain, much of a parish southeast of New Orleans was still flooded and thousand were without power. Thousands of evacuees remained at shelters or bunked with friends or relatives.
Obama pledges aid for Isaac victims
Mon, 03 Sep 2012 10:57:00 +0200argus (en)
US president Barack Obama is taking his re-election campaign into the South on Labour Day, where he will offer a presence and promises of help to those flooded out recently by Hurricane Isaac .
Obama pledges aid for hurricane victims
Mon, 03 Sep 2012 10:37:00 +0200irishexaminer (en)
Mon, 03 Sep 2012 10:36:00 +0200independent-ie (en)
Mon, 03 Sep 2012 10:35:00 +0200belfasttelegraph (en)
Mon, 03 Sep 2012 10:33:00 +0200corkman (en)
Mon, 03 Sep 2012 10:31:00 +0200drogheda-independent (en)
Five days after Isaac, New Orleans waits for power
Mon, 03 Sep 2012 10:31:00 +0200thehindu (en)
Much of a finger-shaped parish southeast of New Orleans was still flooded and more than 200,000 people across Louisiana still didn’t have any power, five days after Hurricane Isaac ravaged the sta...
Mon, 03 Sep 2012 10:26:00 +0200sligochampion (en)
Isaac’s remnants bring rain to drought-hit U.S. Midwest
Mon, 03 Sep 2012 10:20:00 +0200antiguanews (en)
The remnants of Hurricane Isaac brought rain to drought-stricken parts of the lower U.S. Midwest on Saturday after the storm killed at least 30 people on its trek across the Caribbean and Louisiana and Mississippi, authorities said. Rainfall totals of no more than 3 inches (7.
Mon, 03 Sep 2012 10:17:00 +0200breakingnews-ie (en)
Mon, 03 Sep 2012 10:12:00 +0200herald-ie (en)
Obama's Labor Day: Politics, presence in the Gulf
Mon, 03 Sep 2012 10:03:00 +0200AP (en)
TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — Barreling through the presidential campaign's competitive states, President Barack Obama will detour deep in the South on Labor Day, long enough to offer a presence and promises of help to those flooded out by Hurricane Isaac . Obama will mix politics and presidential empathy on....
Mon, 03 Sep 2012 10:03:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
In his warm-up for the Democratic National Convention, President Barack Obama is tangling with a couple of rivals, only one named Mitt. The other is voter apathy, especially among the young.
Barreling through the presidential campaign's competitive states, President Barack Obama will detour deep in the South on Labor Day, long enough to offer a presence and promises of help to those flooded out by Hurricane Isaac .
Mitt Romney wasted no time after accepting the GOP presidential nomination in heading to Louisiana to see the damage from Hurricane Isaac , changing his schedule on the fly to get there the very next day. President Barack Obama also tweaked his travel plans to make sure he gets there Monday, ahead of his own nominating convention.
Mon, 03 Sep 2012 09:57:00 +0200newschannel5 (en)
Barreling through the presidential campaign's competitive states, President Barack Obama will detour deep in the South on Labor Day, long enough to offer a presence and promises of help to those flooded out by Hurricane...
President Barack Obama is headed to Louisiana to see damage from Hurricane Isaac . His trip Monday comes after Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney made his own visit to meet with storm victims.
Mon, 03 Sep 2012 09:53:00 +0200AP (en)
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — President Barack Obama is headed to Louisiana to see damage from Hurricane Isaac . His trip Monday comes after Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney made his own visit to meet with storm victims. Their appearances continue a tradition of politicians coming to the Gulf Coast after catastrophes.
Mon, 03 Sep 2012 09:38:00 +0200AP (en)
Obama to tour ravaged Louisiana bayou
Mon, 03 Sep 2012 09:33:00 +0200upi (en)
EDGARD, La., Sept. 3 (UPI) -- The U.S. homeland security chief promised federal aid to people and businesses ravaged by Hurricane Isaac as President Barack Obama was to visit Louisiana.
Authorities: Suspect in Wash. shooting found dead
Mon, 03 Sep 2012 09:27:00 +0200newschannel5 (en)
A man suspected of opening fire on a SWAT team and police officers has been found dead after a manhunt in the woods north of Seattle.
Protest action against Ramil Safarov’s extradition to be held in Berlin
Mon, 03 Sep 2012 09:13:00 +0200panorama-am-en (en)
The Germany-based Working Group Recognition Against Genocide, for International Understanding will hold a protest action against Ramil Safarovs extradition to Azerbaijan in Berlin on September 8. In a statement ...
Obama visits swing states before re-nomination
Mon, 03 Sep 2012 09:08:00 +0200usaToday (en)
President Obama begins a week-long series of campaign events heading into his re-nomination by the Democrats.
Heavy rain floods streets, three metro stations in Washington
Mon, 03 Sep 2012 08:20:00 +0200focus-news-en (en)
Washington. Heavy rain has caused serious flooding in Washington, ITAR-TASS reported. In some regions the precipitation reached almost 130 mm. The average in the city center was over 50 mm. At least three metro stations were flooded and one of the lines stopped operating.
Storm Isaac moves east while impact lingers in Louisiana
Mon, 03 Sep 2012 07:28:00 +0200alertnet-rss (en)
Mon, 3 Sep 2012 02:26 GMT Source: reuters // Reuters By Tim Ghianni NASHVILLE, Tenn, Sept 2 (Reuters) - As the remnants of Hurricane Isaac moved east on Sunday, bringing with it a wet Labor Day holiday weekend, the storm's impact was still being felt in Louisiana, where more than a hundred thousand people were still without power.
Obama travels to storm-affected deep South
Mon, 03 Sep 2012 07:25:00 +0200JakartaPost (en)
President Barack Obama speaks during a campaign stop in Sioux City, Iowa, on Saturday. (AP/Nati Harnik)President Barack Obama takes a detour from the presidential campaign's competitive states to ...
Mon, 03 Sep 2012 07:01:00 +0200AP (en)
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Much of a finger-shaped parish southeast of New Orleans was still covered with floodwater Sunday and more than 200,000 people across Louisiana still didn't have any power, five days after Isaac ravaged the state. Thousands of evacuees remained at shelters or bunked with friends or relatives.
Police: Suspect in Wash. woods shooting dead
Mon, 03 Sep 2012 06:56:00 +0200newschannel5 (en)
A suspect was found dead Sunday after authorities say a shooter in woods north of Seattle fired at SWAT team and other police.
Hurricane Isaac remnants bring flooding
Mon, 03 Sep 2012 06:39:00 +0200irishsun (en)
The remnants of Hurricane Isaac brought rain to drought-stricken parts of the lower US Midwest after the storm killed at least 30 people on its trek across the Caribbean and Louisiana and ...
Haiti: Humanitarian Implementation Plan (HIP): Haiti (ECHO/HTI/BUD/2012/91000) - Last update: 30/08/2012, Version 2
Mon, 03 Sep 2012 06:35:00 +0200reliefWeb (en)
Source: European Commission Humanitarian Aid department Country: Haiti MAJOR CHANGES SINCE PREVIOUS VERSION OF THE HIP The HIP is modified to include DG ECHO's response to tropical storm ISAAC, which made landfall in Haiti during the night of 24 August, crossing the southern departments and dumping....
Cricket-New Zealand (365 &) 248 all out v India (353) - innings
Mon, 03 Sep 2012 06:35:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
Sept 3 (Reuters) - New Zealand were all out for 248 in theirsecond innings, a lead of 260 runs over India, on the fourthmorning of the second and final test in Bangalore on Monday. Scores: New Zealand 365 (Ross Taylor 113, Kruger van Wyk 71,Martin Guptill 53; Pragyan Ojha 5-99) & 248 all....
Super Sleek BMW Mouse is a Gamer's Dream [VIDEO]
A futuristic-looking mouse designed by BMW Group DesignworksUSA, called Level 10 M, aims to change the gaming space. The makers write that comparing this gaming-mouse to a basic gray mouse is like comparing a high-performance car to a family van.
Hurricane Isaac pounds Louisiana, United States
Mon, 03 Sep 2012 05:57:00 +0200peopledaily (en)
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Endangered sea turtle rehabs in Florida
Mon, 03 Sep 2012 05:53:00 +0200JakartaPost (en)
In this photo provided by the Florida Keys News Bureau, Bette Zirkelbach, directly behind the turtle, trailed by veterinarian Dr. Doug Mader, pushes a gurney to move the endangered hawksbill sea ...
US Gulf Offshore Energy Tap Being Turned On Again
Mon, 03 Sep 2012 05:46:00 +0200marinelink (en)
BSEE Hurricane Response Team monitors offshore oil & gas operators' activities in Gulf of Mexico, post TS ' Isaac '. From operator reports, it is estimated that approximately 71.
US Gulf Offshore Enargy Tap Being Turned On Again
Mon, 03 Sep 2012 05:14:00 +0200maritimereporter (en)
BSEE Hurricane Response Team monitors offshore oil & gas operators' activities in Gulf of Mexico post TS ' Isaac '. From operator reports, it is estimated that approximately 71.
Police: Shooter in Wash. woods fires at officers
Mon, 03 Sep 2012 05:10:00 +0200newschannel5 (en)
A shooter in woods north of the Seattle area fired at SWAT team and other police officers Sunday after law enforcement responded to reports that a man had been shot in the leg in his driveway, authorities said.
Mon, 03 Sep 2012 05:06:00 +0200reuters (en)
NASHVILLE, Tenn (Reuters) - As the remnants of Hurricane Isaac moved east on Sunday, bringing with it a wet Labor Day holiday weekend, the storm's impact was still being felt in Louisiana, where more than a hundred thousand people were still without power.
Mon, 03 Sep 2012 05:01:00 +0200marinelink (en)
Mon, 03 Sep 2012 04:52:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
Mon, 03 Sep 2012 04:42:00 +0200trust (en)
United States of America (the): Isaac Relief Team Helps Families in Louisiana and Mississippi
Mon, 03 Sep 2012 04:34:00 +0200reliefWeb (en)
Source: AmeriCares Country: United States of America (the) Emergency aid distributed to survivors in hard-hit communities and evacuation shelters September 1, 2012 An AmeriCares emergency relief team traveled to Gulfport, MS and Alexandria, LA August 30-September 1 to distribute medical and....
Rihanna gets worked up over enthusiastic French fans
Mon, 03 Sep 2012 03:40:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
Pop star Rihanna let rip in a series of foul-mouthed Twitter posts, saying she had to fight her way out of a Paris train station after a crowd of French fans gathered to greet her.
Hurricane Isaac may cost insurers $2bn
Mon, 03 Sep 2012 03:08:00 +0200guardiannewsngr (en)
ISAAC, the storm drenching Arkansas after making landfall in Louisiana as a hurricane, may cost insurers as much as $2 billion in the U.S., risk-modeling firm AIR Worldwide said. The industry’s claims costs, including wind and storm-surge damage to residential, commercial and industrial onshore....
Days after Hurricane Isaac, flooding and outages remain
Mon, 03 Sep 2012 02:41:00 +0200indiatimes (en)
Much of Plaquemines Parish in southern Louisiana was still covered with floodwater Sunday and more than 200,000 people across the state still didn't have any power, five days after Hurricane Isaac ravaged the state.
Mon, 03 Sep 2012 02:39:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
Much of Plaquemines Parish southeast of New Orleans was still covered with floodwater Sunday and more than 200,000 people across Louisiana still didn't have any power, five days after Isaac ravaged the state. Thousands of evacuees remained at shelters or bunked with friends or relatives.
La. pastor's home ruined by two disasters
Mon, 03 Sep 2012 02:31:00 +0200CBSnews (en)
New Orleans avoided flooding from Isaac , but 12 surrounding parishes weren't so lucky Video
Levee system worked during Hurricane Isaac
Mon, 03 Sep 2012 02:29:00 +0200irishsun (en)
With floodwaters in southeastern Louisiana receding, officials are now counting the cost of damage from Hurricane Isaac . Engineers have been sent out to check the post-Katrina improvements in ...
Mon, 03 Sep 2012 02:26:00 +0200AP (en)
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Much of Plaquemines Parish southeast of New Orleans was still covered with floodwater Sunday and more than 200,000 people across Louisiana still didn't have any power, five days after Isaac ravaged the state. Thousands of evacuees remained at shelters or bunked with friends or relatives.
Times-Picayune’s Hurricane Isaac Coverage Hints at Paper’s Future
Mon, 03 Sep 2012 02:21:00 +0200IHT (en)
As Hurricane Isaac passed through New Orleans, the Times-Picayune still printed newspapers, but its Web site, Nola.com, became the primary destination for residents seeking storm coverage.
Fishing sector faces huge loss due to Isaac
Mon, 03 Sep 2012 01:59:00 +0200FIS (en)
Isaac hurricane arriving at the Gulf of Mexico shores. (Photo: Daniel Cima/American Red Cross) Fishing sector faces huge loss due to Isaac Monday, September 03, 2012, 05:00 (GMT + 9) Hurricane Isaac could cost Alabama’s seafood industry millions of dollars in losses yet the damage caused was nothing....
Israeli air raid on Gaza, no casualties: witnesses
Mon, 03 Sep 2012 01:58:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
Israel's air force raided a Hamas training camp in the Gaza Strip overnight Sunday, without causing any injuries, witnesses said.
Energy companies reoccupy nearly 400 platforms in gulf
Mon, 03 Sep 2012 01:57:00 +0200hurriyetdailynews (en)
Energy companies have retaken nearly 400 of the production platforms in the Gulf of Mexico...
Isaac's remnants bring rain to drought-hit Midwest
Mon, 03 Sep 2012 01:43:00 +0200antiguanews (en)
(Reuters) - The remnants of Hurricane Isaac brought rain to drought-stricken parts of the lower U.S. Midwest on Saturday after the storm killed at least 30 people on its trek across the Caribbean and Louisiana and Mississippi, authorities said. Rainfall totals of no more than 3 inches were expected....
L'ouragan Isaac observé de l'espace
Mon, 03 Sep 2012 01:34:00 +0200alvinet (fr)
Proba-2, réalisé et contrôlé en Belgique pour l'ESA, est surtout un micro-observatoire du Soleil et de “météo de l'espace”. C'est aussi un satellite... Source : Techno-Science - Articles similaires
No. 25 Louisville romps 32-14 over rival Kentucky
Mon, 03 Sep 2012 01:27:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
Jeremy Wright rushed for 105 yards and three touchdowns and Teddy Bridgewater passed for 232, helping No. 25 Louisville start the season strong with a 32-14 victory against rival Kentucky on Sunday.
Video: After Katrina displaced one La. pastor, Isaac floods his new home
Mon, 03 Sep 2012 01:15:00 +0200CBSnews (en)
New Orleans' new $14 billion levee system kept the city dry but at least 12 surrounding parishes experienced flooding. Manuel Bojorquez reports on the painfully slow recovery from Hurricane Isaac .
10 Animals Confused by Their Own Reflections [VIDEOS]
Mon, 03 Sep 2012 00:57:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
(Reuters) - Isaac , now a tropical depression, continued to threaten the lower Mississippi valley with heavy rain and flash floods as it moved north after forcing offshore energy producers and coastal refiners to shut operations. Energy companies have begun assessing the damage caused by the storm,....
Bill Nye is Not a Businessman
Bill Nye , the nerdy supernova that fostered my childhood love of science, has recently gone viral in a video highly critical of the teaching of creationism to children. The video (seen below) has now been critiqued in a recent article on this site by a professional business communicator for its wording and presentation.
AP PHOTOS: Scenes from the Paralympics Games
The images are inspiring as athletes from around the globe show their prowess on the track, in the pool and on the field with their talents far overshadowing their disabilities at the Paralympics Games.
Hurricane Isaac Coverage Online Hints at Times-Picayune’s Future
Mon, 03 Sep 2012 00:20:00 +0200IHT (en)
Kitten grabs 6-hour ride from Connecticut to western New York on top of car's gas tank
Mon, 03 Sep 2012 00:15:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
ROCHESTER, N.Y. - A kitten that hitched a six-hour ride from Connecticut to western New York curled up on top of a car's gas tank will be put up for adoption.
Energy firms boost U.S. Gulf oil, natgas output after storm
HOUSTON (Reuters) - Energy companies were restoring offshore oil and natural gas production and restarting refineries on Sunday as the recovery from Hurricane Isaac shifted into high gear. Shut offshore oil output in the Gulf of Mexico was down 22 percent from Saturday's 93.53 percent and natural gas output was down nearly 10 percent from 65.
Month after Olympic debut, Pistorius loses 200 title at Paralympics in stunning upset
Sun, 02 Sep 2012 23:45:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
LONDON - Oscar Pistorius surrendered his 200-metre title in the London Paralympics in a stunning upset on Sunday, with Alan Oliveira overtaking the icon of the games on the finish line.
Boss Installs Stand-Up Desks, Employees Revolt [SUNDAY COMICS]
Have you tried working at a stand-up desk? Maybe you've gone beyond that, opting for a treadmill desk. Neither of those were good enough for our pals Ziggy and Nitrozac at The Joy of Tech, who discovered a whole new way to keep employees happy:
Now surge-tested, levees around New Orleans get post-Isaac inspections
Sun, 02 Sep 2012 23:44:00 +0200csmonitor (en)
Louisiana officials and residents protected by a new 133-mile federal levee system sing its praises for withstanding a storm surge and flooding from hurricane Isaac . Coastal areas outside the system didn't fare so well.
Tornado watch for parts of Ark., Tenn., Miss.
Sun, 02 Sep 2012 23:37:00 +0200newschannel5 (en)
A tornado watch is in effect for parts of eastern Arkansas, northern Mississippi and western Tennessee.
How Do You Sort Out Fake Followers From Real Ones on Twitter? [INFOGRAPHIC]
Sun, 02 Sep 2012 23:14:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
The number of live humans following you on Twitter might be significantly lower than your profile's "followers" number states. This infographic below shows that many celebrities and politicians on Twitter -- often with millions of followers -- typically have more than 30% fake followers.
Nine killed in Madagascar in clashes over cattle theft
Nine people were killed as police and gendarmes intervened after a gang of armed cattle thieves seized a thousand cattle in southern Madagascar, the gendarmerie said Sunday.
New evacuation order issued for Louisiana
Sun, 02 Sep 2012 23:04:00 +0200gulf-times (en)
Louisiana officials late Saturday issued an urgent evacuation order for an area threatened by the imminent failure of a canal lock, an after-effect of hurricane Isaac . “Buses will be picking up people ... for immediate evacuation,” the Times Picayune newspaper wrote online.
Obama kicks off campaign tour ahead of party convention
Sun, 02 Sep 2012 23:04:00 +0200xinhuanet_en (en)
• The four-day campaign tour included visits to Iowa, Colorado, Ohio, and Virginia. WASHINGTON, Sept. 1 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Barack Obama on Saturday kicked off a tight-scheduled campaign tour in key battleground states to warm up for next week's Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Yemen: 14 civilians killed in errant airstrike
Sun, 02 Sep 2012 22:33:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
Military officials and tribesmen say an attack by Yemeni fighter planes has mistakenly hit vehicles carrying civilians traveling south of the capital, killing 14, including women and children.
Isaac promises drought relief, and more
Sun, 02 Sep 2012 22:13:00 +0200CBSnews (en)
Remnants of hurricane push into Midwest, bringing much-needed rain - and warnings of flash flooding
Unification Church head Sun Myung Moon dies in South Korea: officials
Sun, 02 Sep 2012 22:03:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
SEOUL (Reuters) - Sun Myung Moon, founder and head of the Unification Church with millions of followers around the world, died on Monday, church officials said. He was 92 and had suffered complications from pneumonia, said the officials. (Reporting by Jack Kim and Sung-won Shim)
Neb. wildfires spread and burn 273 square miles
Strong winds are whipping wildfires in northwest Nebraska that have roughly tripled in size despite firefighters' efforts.
Rev. Sun Myung Moon, self-proclaimed messiah who founded Unification Church, dies at age 92
Sun, 02 Sep 2012 21:31:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
GAPYEONG, South Korea - Officials say the religious leader who founded the Unification Church and built it into a multibillion-dollar business empire has died in South Korea at age 92.
Oil firms retake nearly 400 platforms in gulf
Sun, 02 Sep 2012 21:03:00 +0200ChinaPost (en)
(ChinaPost.com.tw) - Energy companies have reoccupied nearly 400 of the production platforms in the Gulf of Mexico that were abandoned in advance of Hurricane Isaac , a federal agency said Saturday, though offshore oil production still remains almost entirely shut down.
U.S. says 71.5 percent oil output shut in Gulf due to Isaac
Sun, 02 Sep 2012 20:49:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
HOUSTON (Reuters) - U.S. regulators said 71.5 percent of daily oil production and 55.62 percent of daily natural gas output in U.S.-regulated areas of the Gulf of Mexico remained shut on Sunday due to Hurricane Isaac , whose remnants were drenching sections of the Midwest. The amount of shut oil output was down 22 percent from Saturday's 93.
Mandatory evacuation lifted at La. canal
Sun, 02 Sep 2012 20:27:00 +0200CBSnews (en)
As Isaac pushes north, Gulf Coast slowly recovers; Quarter-million customers are still without power
Hurricane Isaac Brings Some Relief to Corn Belt
Sun, 02 Sep 2012 20:12:00 +0200IHT (en)
Farmers from Missouri to Ohio welcomed the three to five inches of rain the hurricane deposited, but they said it came too late to save much of this year’s crop.
Weather holds the key to the world's food price volatility
Sun, 02 Sep 2012 19:58:00 +0200telegraph (en)
The World Bank's Food Price Index soared by 10pc in July, but global grain stocks are currently high enough to prevent a repeat of 2008's food riots, according to the World Bank. Things could rapidly change though.
AP PHOTOS: Scenes from the Paralympics
Sun, 02 Sep 2012 19:47:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
The images are inspiring as athletes from around the globe show their prowess on the track, in the pool and on the field with their talents far overshadowing their disabilities.
'Possession' takes control in slow movie weekend
The fright flick "The Possession" has scared up a No. 1 debut with $17.7 million from Friday to Sunday over the long Labor Day weekend.
Cooler weather helps control Nebraska wildfires
Nebraska Gov. Dave Heineman says some cooler weather helped firefighters make good progress overnight in their battle against several wildfires in the northwest corner of the state.
10 Desirable Docks That Turn Your iPhone Into a Desk Phone
Sun, 02 Sep 2012 19:05:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
Isaac's Floods: Threat Of Lock Failure North Of New Orleans Spurs Evacuation Order
Sun, 02 Sep 2012 19:01:00 +0200ibtimes-in (en)
Hurricane Isaac is long gone from south Louisiana, but the flood threat continues. A mandatory evacuation order was issued Saturday night for residents in parts of St. Tammany Parish north of New Orleans.
Sun, 02 Sep 2012 18:39:00 +0200ibtimes-au (en)
Large wildfire ablaze for 3rd time this summer in same central Spanish forest
Sun, 02 Sep 2012 18:35:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
MADRID - Officials say a large wildfire is burning in a forest in central Spain — the third time this summer a blaze has broken out in the area. Lorenzo Martin , the mayor of El Real de San Vicente , said Sunday that "very large flames" were spotted Saturday evening rising from hillsides 3....
Sun, 02 Sep 2012 18:22:00 +0200ibtimes-uk (en)
Sun, 02 Sep 2012 18:12:00 +0200ibtimes (en)
Humpback whale institute says population off Brazil coast is 3 times what it was 10 years ago
Sun, 02 Sep 2012 18:04:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
RIO DE JANEIRO - An institute that tracks the population of Humpback whales that reproduce along Brazil's coast says the number of the once-threatened mammals has tripled over the last 10 years.
Djokovic warms up Ashe for Roddick
Defending champion Novak Djokovic is the warm-up act for Andy Roddick at the U.S. Open.
Crews eye flood-threatened La. canal lock
Sun, 02 Sep 2012 17:41:00 +0200msnbc (en)
Engineers on Sunday were assessing the integrity of a lock along a canal north of New Orleans that threatened to fail and send water from the Hurricane Isaac -swollen Pearl River flooding through neighborhoods.
Romney Tours Damage From Isaac In Louisiana
Sun, 02 Sep 2012 17:19:00 +0200npr (en)
On his first day as the GOP's official Presidential candidate, Mitt Romney headed to Louisiana where he toured damage from Hurricane Isaac . Ari Shapiro talks to Melissa Block.
Car bomb kills former Libyan colonel
Sun, 02 Sep 2012 16:53:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
A car bomb Sunday in the eastern Libya city of Benghazi killed a former security official who served under slain dictator Moamer Kadhafi's regime, a top official said.
Drought limits migrating birds rest stops
Sun, 02 Sep 2012 16:41:00 +0200irishsun (en)
Hurricane Isaac and its remnants are dumping heavy rains from the Gulf Coast to the Great Lakes, helping waterfowl conditions in the Mississippi and Ohio river valleys, but the storm missed ...
How communities bounce back from disaster
Sun, 02 Sep 2012 15:31:00 +0200cnn (en)
Eventually a system emerged, coordinated largely by the First Church of Monson and a few dedicated local volunteers. But why did we have to build that system on our own? Though we were prepared to survive the storm, why hadn't someone prepared us for recovery? Baffled by the acute lack of community....
Private Manned Mars Mission Gets First Sponsors
Sun, 02 Sep 2012 15:10:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
A Dutch company that aims to land humans on Mars in 2023 as the vanguard of a permanent Red Planet colony has received its first funding from sponsors, officials announced this week.
Pakistan police arrest imam who accused Christian girl of blasphemy
ISLAMABAD - Pakistani police say authorities have arrested an imam who had accused a Christian girl of blasphemy.
Gulf Coast Slowly Recovers as Isaac Pushes North
Sun, 02 Sep 2012 15:09:00 +0200thisdayonline (en)
A resident, knee deep inside water, surveys the damage in the aftermath of Hurricane Isaac As the remnants of Hurricane Isaac pushed their way up the Mississippi valley on Saturday, spinning off severe thunderstorms and at least four tornadoes, some on the Gulf Coast were impatient with the pace of....
Syria: Double blast hits army post in Damascus
Sun, 02 Sep 2012 13:57:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
Two bombs went off near the Syrian military's joint chiefs of staff's offices in central Damascus on Sunday, state television said.
Angola's ruling MPLA party wins 74 percent of vote
President Jose Eduardo dos Santos' ruling party has won 74 percent of the national vote, assuring his government, in power for 33 years, another five years in power.
Yemen: Drone kills alleged tanker attacker
Yemen's military says a U.S. drone strike has killed a top al-Qaida militant wanted for allegedly masterminding a 2002 attack on a French oil tanker.
Bad news for movie fans, U.S. drought hits popcorn crop
Sun, 02 Sep 2012 13:19:00 +0200alertnet-rss (en)
Sun, 2 Sep 2012 09:59 GMT Source: reuters // Reuters * Popcorn companies concerned as yield forecasts shrink * Wholesale prices grow, grocery stores may follow * Suppliers look to the U.S. South, South America to boost supplies By P.J. Huffstutter CHICAGO, Sept 2 (Reuters) - For more than half a....
England win toss and field against South Africa
Sun, 02 Sep 2012 12:56:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
England captain Alastair Cook won the toss and elected to field against South Africain the fourth one-day international at Lord's on Sunday.
Sun, 02 Sep 2012 12:11:00 +0200trust (en)
Sun, 02 Sep 2012 10:49:00 +0200xinhuanet_en (en)
o Soldiers carry boxes of water for residents suffered from Hurricane Isaac in Jean Lafitte, Louisiana, the United States , Sept. 1, 2012.
Syria: Blast in Damascus suburb kills 15
Sun, 02 Sep 2012 10:33:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
Syria's state news agency says a car bomb near a Palestinian refugee camp in a suburb of the nation's capital has killed at least 15 people.
Isaac leaves distress, perspective in southeastern Louisiana
Sun, 02 Sep 2012 10:06:00 +0200cnn (en)
Braithwaite, Louisiana (CNN) -- For Urban Treuil, there's no escaping the misery. Because of Hurricane Isaac , Treuil's home in Braithwaite, Louisiana, is ruined by floodwaters. So, too, is the gas station and convenience store he owned and ran in the community, 15 miles by car and 10 miles as the crow flies from New Orleans.
Hurricane Isaac 2012: Survivors return home
Sun, 02 Sep 2012 08:38:00 +0200dailymail (en)
The long-suffering people of Louisiana have had to deal with yet another natural disaster, and the pain is etched on the faces of those returning to their water-logged possessions.
Cricket-New Zealand (365) & 29-0 v India 353 - lunch
Sun, 02 Sep 2012 08:20:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
Sept 2 (Reuters) - New Zealand were 29 for no loss in theirsecond innings, a lead of 41 runs over India, at lunch on thethird day of the second and final test in Bangalore on Sunday. Scores: New Zealand 365 (Ross Taylor 113, Kruger van Wyk 71,Martin Guptill 53; Pragyan Ojha 5-99) & 29-0 v India 353....
VIdeo: Civil War ship washed ashore by Hurricane Isaac
Sun, 02 Sep 2012 08:15:00 +0200thenational (en)
Local residents find the wooden remains of a ship believed to be from the Civil War era, revealed by Hurricane Isaac after it pummelled the Alabama shore.
Moderate earthquake jolts eastern Iran
Sun, 02 Sep 2012 07:49:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
Iran's state news agency says a 5.2 magnitude earthquake has jolted a sparsely populated district in the country's east.
Drought has Mississippi River barge traffic all choked up
Sun, 02 Sep 2012 06:45:00 +0200latimes (en)
Record low water has mountains of soybeans and corn sitting idle, which could drive up food prices.LAKE PROVIDENCE, La. Eight grim-faced men sit in a cramped, impromptu war room in the shadow of a levee on the Mississippi River.
Romney et Obama au chevet des victimes de l'ouragan Isaac
Sun, 02 Sep 2012 06:45:00 +0200lanouvellerepublique (fr)
Apeine balayés les confettis de son investiture, le candidat républicain à la Maison Blanche Mitt Romney est reparti vendredi en campagne, modifiant à la dernière minute son programme pour se rendre à La Nouvelle-Orléans, touchée par l'ouragan Isaac . Barack Obama a dans la foulée annoncé lui aussi sa venue, lundi, dans la ville qui a subi de sév.
United States of America (the): FEMA and Federal Partners Continue to Support Response and Recovery Efforts in the Gulf Coast
Sun, 02 Sep 2012 06:27:00 +0200reliefWeb (en)
Source: Federal Emergency Management Agency Country: United States of America (the) Release date: September 1, 2012 Release Number: HQ-12-091 WASHINGTON - At the direction of President Barack Obama, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) continues to coordinate the federal government's....
Isaac’s remnants bring rain to drought-hit Midwest
Sun, 02 Sep 2012 05:01:00 +0200antiguanews (en)
But Dan Peterson, a forecaster at the National Weather Services’ Hydrometeorological Prediction Center in College Park, Md., said flash flooding was not expected to pose much of a problem. “The rain is going to be occurring in areas that are parched and have greater capacity for accepting rainfall,” Anderson said.
Authorities try to ease pressure, keep Lousiana lock from failing
Sun, 02 Sep 2012 03:58:00 +0200cnn (en)
Louisiana officials took steps Saturday to ease pressure on a lock near the Pearl River and keep it from failing, one of several crises brewing days after Isaac barreled through the area as a hurricane.
Louisiana authorities: Lock near New Orleans at risk of failing
Sun, 02 Sep 2012 03:11:00 +0200cnn (en)
Louisiana authorities on Saturday urged "anyone living in the mandatory evacuation area to leave immediately," according to a tweet from the governor's office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness.
Romney, Obama jockey for position
Sun, 02 Sep 2012 03:08:00 +0200sbs (en)
Mitt Romney has finished a big political week by promising to bring Americans together, as President Barack Obama builds up to the Democratic convention.
Sun, 02 Sep 2012 02:33:00 +0200news_com_au (en)
MITT Romney has finished a big political week by promising to bring Americans together, as President Barack Obama builds up to the Democratic convention.
La. recovery under way, Isaac heads north
Sun, 02 Sep 2012 02:25:00 +0200upi (en)
NEW ORLEANS, Afghanistan, Sept. 1 (UPI) -- Louisiana began to dry out Saturday as officials said life for residents was returning to normal despite high water and a lack of electric power.
Isaac Relief Team Helps Families in Louisiana and Mississippi
Sun, 02 Sep 2012 02:21:00 +0200trust (en)
Sat, 1 Sep 2012 21:25 GMT Source: member // An AmeriCares AmeriCares emergency relief team traveled to Gulfport, MS and Alexandria, LA August 30-September 1 to distribute medical and humanitarian aid to families displaced by Hurricane Isaac , and to identify needs for upcoming shipments.
Sun, 02 Sep 2012 02:13:00 +0200smh (en)
US campaigns duel over storm-ravaged New Orleans
Sun, 02 Sep 2012 01:59:00 +0200gulf-times (en)
Coming off the back of a rousing Republican convention, Romney sought to build momentum by taking his new campaign plane to New Orleans, where rescue crews are clearing up after Hurricane Isaac unleashed a torrential downpour. Obama’s camp swiftly declared the Democratic incumbent would tour....
Isaac’s remnants bring rain to drought-hit Midwest
Reuters/Washington The remnants of Hurricane Isaac dumped rain across drought-stricken parts of the lower US Midwest yesterday after the storm killed at least 30 people on its trek across the Caribbean and Louisiana and Mississippi, authorities said. Rainfall between 3 to 5in (7.6-12.
Gulf coast states prepare as hurricane warnings issued from Louisiana to Florida panhandle
Sun, 02 Sep 2012 01:14:00 +0200borglobe (en)
Published August 26, 2012 FoxNews.com Gulf coast states are preparing to be hit by Tropical Storm Isaac after the U.S. National Hurricane Center issued hurricane warnings for an area stretching from Louisiana to the Florida Panhandle on Sunday. Isaac is expected to hit somewhere between southeastern....
Sun, 02 Sep 2012 01:12:00 +0200alertnet-rss (en)
Isaac still presence in US
Sun, 02 Sep 2012 00:56:00 +0200antiguanews (en)
The remnants of Hurricane Isaac have dumped rain across drought-stricken parts of the lower US Midwest after the storm killed at least 30 people on its trek across the Caribbean and Louisiana and Mississippi, authorities said. Rainfall between 3 to 5 inches (7.6-12.
Isaac's remnants bring rain to drought-hit U.S. Midwest
(Reuters) - The remnants of Hurricane Isaac dumped rain across drought-stricken parts of the lower U.S. Midwest on Saturday after the storm killed at least 30 people on its trek across the Caribbean and Louisiana and Mississippi, authorities said. Rainfall between 3 to 5 inches, and up to 8 inches....
Louisiana authorities: Lock near New Orleans in danger of failing
Sun, 02 Sep 2012 00:48:00 +0200cnn (en)
Romney tours areas of Louisiana ravaged by Isaac
Sat, 01 Sep 2012 23:59:00 +0200france24-en (en)
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney toured areas of Louisiana on Friday that are recovering from the flooding and storm damage caused by Hurricane Isaac . US President Barack Obama is due to tour the region on Monday.
The Best Pictures of the Week, from the London Games to Hurricane Isaac
Sat, 01 Sep 2012 23:58:00 +0200time (en)
Photographer Nicole Tung writes for LightBox about the horror she witnessed during the battle between Assad loyalists and the Free Syrian Army in Aleppo, Syria. On the 40th anniversary of Bobby Fischer's epic World Chess Championship win over Boris Spassky, LIFE.
US drought regions get some relief from Isaac
Sat, 01 Sep 2012 23:37:00 +0200trendnews-az (en)
After spreading destruction across the Gulf Coast, the one-time hurricane Isaac Saturday delivered much-hoped-for rain to the parched Mid-West, dpa reported.
Lock near NOLA in danger of failing
Sat, 01 Sep 2012 23:27:00 +0200cnn (en)
The U.S. Coast Guard says it has fully reopened the Lower Mississippi River -- an area that stretches from Baton Rouge to the Gulf of Mexico -- shortly after Hurricane Issac barreled through the region, leaving costly damage in its wake.
Élections. Romney devancé par Obama dans les sondages
Sat, 01 Sep 2012 23:26:00 +0200OuestFrance (fr)
Le modeste gain de popularité enregistré par Mitt Romney au sortir de la convention républicaine n’a pas duré longtemps : la dernière...
Evacuations near New Orleans due to flood threat
Sat, 01 Sep 2012 23:22:00 +0200msnbc (en)
St. Tammany Parish, a community north of New Orleans on Lake Pontchartrain, ordered the mandatory evacuation of hundreds of residents, saying the failure of a lock along the Pearl River was "imminent."
Most of New Orleans still without power; patience 'wearing thin'
Sat, 01 Sep 2012 23:09:00 +0200latimes (en)
Isaac lost most of its destructive steam by Saturday -- with the Gulf Coast still recovering from its battering earlier in the week -- but the storm managed to bring a small amount of needed rain to drought-stricken parts of the Midwest.
Oil companies retake nearly 400 platforms in gulf
Sat, 01 Sep 2012 22:56:00 +0200AP (en)
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Energy companies have reoccupied nearly 400 of the production platforms in the Gulf of Mexico that were abandoned in advance of Hurricane Isaac , a federal agency said Saturday, though offshore oil production still remains almost entirely shut down.
Storm Isaac Departs Gulf Coast, Leaving Trail Of Destruction [PHOTOS]
Sat, 01 Sep 2012 21:57:00 +0200ibtimes-uk (en)
Gulf Coast residents are spending Labor Day weekend cleaning up the mess left behind by Hurricane Isaac , which pushed north on Friday into the central U.S. after leaving entire water-logged neighborhoods without lights, air conditioning or clean water.
Sat, 01 Sep 2012 21:52:00 +0200ibtimes-in (en)
FCC to reevaluate wireless spectrum rules for mergers and purchases
Sat, 01 Sep 2012 21:35:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
The Federal Communications Commission has apparently taken some industry criticism to heart and is planning to take a long, hard look at how it evaluates proposed wireless mergers, unnamed sources have told The Hill. Chairman Julius Genachowski will reportedly send a proposal to his fellow....
Romney to prepare for fall debates
Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney plans to spend three days next week preparing for the fall debates.
Ireland's Smyth becomes fastest Paralympian
Ireland's Jason Smyth on Saturday retained his T13 100m title, breaking his own world record in the process to become the fastest Paralympian in history.
Energy companies have reoccupied nearly 400 of the production platforms in the Gulf of Mexico that were abandoned in advance of Hurricane Isaac , though oil production remains almost entirely shut down.
Sat, 01 Sep 2012 21:28:00 +0200newschannel5 (en)
Sat, 01 Sep 2012 21:24:00 +0200antiguanews (en)
Sat, 01 Sep 2012 21:22:00 +0200ibtimes (en)
UPDATE: Farmers Insurance Mobile Catastrophe Claims Bus on the Scene in Baton Rouge, LA Helping Customers Who Suffered Damage From Hurricane Isaac / Media Is Invited to Visit the MCC, Contact Jerry Davies (below)
Sat, 01 Sep 2012 21:22:00 +0200finanznachrichten-en (en)
BATON ROUGE, LA -- (Marketwire) -- 09/01/12 -- Farmers Insurance Group® of Companies claims has a Mobile Claims Catastrophe Bus (MCC) in Baton Rouge to help customers stricken by Hurricane Isaac . T...
Sat, 01 Sep 2012 21:19:00 +0200AP (en)
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Energy companies have reoccupied nearly 400 of the production platforms in the Gulf of Mexico that were abandoned in advance of Hurricane Isaac , though oil production remains almost entirely shut down. Oil and gas workers began retaking the offshore sites Friday and federal....
As Isaac pushes north, Gulf Coast slowly recovers
Sat, 01 Sep 2012 21:13:00 +0200newschannel5 (en)
As the remnants of Hurricane Isaac pushed their way up the Mississippi valley on Saturday, spinning off severe thunderstorms and at least one tornado, some on the Gulf coast were impatient with the pace of restoring power...
Sat, 01 Sep 2012 21:06:00 +0200ibtimes-au (en)
Photos Aftermath of Hurricane Isaac
Sat, 01 Sep 2012 21:04:00 +0200irishsun (en)
A woman talks on her phone as she walks down a flooded street on August 31, 2012 in Slidell, Louisiana. Louisiana residents are coping with the aftermath of Hurricane Isaac with ongoing flooding, ...
Isaac Is Latest Blow to Swampy South Louisiana
Sat, 01 Sep 2012 20:45:00 +0200IHT (en)
Plaquemines Parish, the marshy peninsula of southeastern Louisiana, was was the first landing point of Hurricane Isaac and the scene of perhaps its most thorough destruction.
Gas prices at record for holiday weekend
Sat, 01 Sep 2012 20:24:00 +0200upi (en)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 1 (UPI) -- AAA said the national average price of gasoline was $3.83 per gallon Saturday, a decline from Friday, but still a record high for a Labor Day weekend.
All Facebook Apps to Soon Have Notification Capability
Sat, 01 Sep 2012 20:24:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
There could be a lot more notifications from Facebook on the way. The company's rolled out a beta version of a new notifications API, a tool for developers that lets all Facebook apps send notifications to users. This could open the floodgates to a plethora of notes under that "notification jewel,"....
Lower Mississippi River reopened
Sat, 01 Sep 2012 20:08:00 +0200cnn (en)
Soggy Louisiana slowly recovers from Isaac
Sat, 01 Sep 2012 19:57:00 +0200usaToday (en)
Progress is evident in soggy Louisiana, but floodwaters linger and more than 400,000 electricity customers are still without power.
Sat, 01 Sep 2012 19:53:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
Isaac's remnants bring rain to drought-hit US Midwest
Sat, 01 Sep 2012 19:42:00 +0200trust (en)
Sat, 1 Sep 2012 17:20 GMT Source: reuters // Reuters * Rain over regions parched by drought * U.S. death toll from Isaac climbs to seven * Soggy mess left behind in Louisiana and Mississippi (Adds expected impact on U.S. crops) Sept 1 (Reuters) - The remnants of Hurricane Isaac dumped rain across drought-stricken parts of the lower U.
Sat, 01 Sep 2012 19:40:00 +0200reuters (en)
(Reuters) - The remnants of Hurricane Isaac dumped rain across drought-stricken parts of the lower U.S. Midwest on Saturday after the storm killed at least 30 people on its trek across the Caribbean and Louisiana and Mississippi, authorities said.
Lower Missisippi reopened as storm heads north
Sat, 01 Sep 2012 19:28:00 +0200cnn (en)
Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana (CNN) -- The U.S. Coast Guard says it has fully reopened the Lower Mississippi River -- an area that stretches from Baton Rouge to the Gulf of Mexico -- shortly after Hurricane Issac barreled through the region, leaving costly damage in its wake. The channel was opened at 10 p.
Sat, 01 Sep 2012 19:10:00 +0200alertnet-rss (en)
Sat, 1 Sep 2012 16:18 GMT Source: reuters // Reuters * Rains predicted across regions parched by drought * U.S. death toll from Isaac climbs to seven * Soggy mess left behind in Louisiana and Mississippi (Recasts throughout with new info, details) Sept 1 (Reuters) - The remnants of Hurricane Isaac....
US leaders target New Orleans
Sat, 01 Sep 2012 18:54:00 +0200taipeitimes (en)
White House challenger Mitt Romney has toured storm-ravaged New Orleans in a bid to burnish his presidential credentials ahead of his November battle with US President Barack Obama. Coming off the back of the recent Republican convention, Romney sought on Friday to build momentum by taking his new....
Sat, 01 Sep 2012 18:42:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
UN envoy to Assad: Change is urgently needed
The new U.N. envoy to Syria says President Bashar Assad's regime should realize that the need for change is both "urgent" and "necessary."
Sat, 01 Sep 2012 18:39:00 +0200reuters (en)
Sat, 01 Sep 2012 18:23:00 +0200upi (en)
US women's coach Sundhage to return to Sweden
Sat, 01 Sep 2012 18:11:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
After leading the U.S. women's soccer team to two Olympic gold medals and its first spot in a World Cup final in more than a decade, coach Pia Sundhage is stepping down.
Exxon JV Chalmette, La. refinery restarting after Isaac: filing
HOUSTON (Reuters) - Exxon Mobil Corp's joint-venture 192,500 barrel per day (bpd) Chalmette, Louisiana, refinery began restarting on Friday after being shut due to the threat of Hurricane Isaac , according to a notice the refinery filed with federal pollution regulators.
Sat, 01 Sep 2012 17:37:00 +0200cnn (en)
Isaac Remnants Dumping Heavy Rain across Missouri, Illinois
Sat, 01 Sep 2012 16:50:00 +0200scientificamerican (en)
(Reuters) - The remnants of Hurricane Isaac were grinding slowing northward early on Saturday with its center now deep into Missouri and the heavy rain stretching for hundreds of miles east into Illinois amid reports of tornadoes and high winds, meteorologists said.
Etats-Unis : Mitt Romney se rend en Louisiane
Sat, 01 Sep 2012 16:49:00 +0200leparisien (fr)
Durée : 00:01:21 | 1 vues | 0/10 A peine balayés les confettis de son investiture, le candidat républicain à la Maison Blanche Mitt Romney est reparti vendredi 31 août en campagne, modifiant à la dernière minute son programme [...] etats-unis , ouragan , isaac , mitt romney , la nouvelle-orléans
Apple goes for Samsung’s jugular, adds the Galaxy S III to its injunction hitlist
Sat, 01 Sep 2012 16:29:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
Even though Samsung (005930) wasn’t happy to get slapped with a $1 billion verdict in the recent Apple (AAPL) patent trial, the company could at least take some comfort that its top-selling products from this year weren’t part of the suit and weren’t likely to face potential sales bans.
Yahoo says it backs privacy after dissident freed
Yahoo has issued a statement saying it supports free speech and privacy on the Internet, a day after the release of a Chinese dissident who was convicted on evidence supplied by the company.
Jordan seeks $700 mn in aid for Syria refugees
Jordan needs $700 million in international aid to cope with an influx of 240,000 refugees from the conflict across the border in Syria, its planning and international cooperation minister said on Saturday.
Mitt Romney Tours Hurricane-Hit Louisiana Ahead Of Obama
Sat, 01 Sep 2012 16:25:00 +0200ibtimes-au (en)
Nearly 600,000 people across Louisiana, Mississippi and Arkansas are living without electricity in the aftermath of Hurricane Isaac .
s-Unis : Mitt Romney se rend en Louisiane
Sat, 01 Sep 2012 16:19:00 +0200leparisien (fr)
Durée : 00:01:21 | 0 vues | 0/10 A peine balayés les confettis de son investiture, le candidat républicain à la Maison Blanche Mitt Romney est reparti vendredi 31 août en campagne, modifiant à la [...] etats-unis , ouragan , isaac , mitt romney , la....
Louisiana's flood waters recede, causing threats elsewhere
Sat, 01 Sep 2012 16:07:00 +0200globalpost (en)
Sat, 01 Sep 2012 16:01:00 +0200ibtimes (en)
Sat, 01 Sep 2012 15:55:00 +0200ibtimes-uk (en)
Sat, 01 Sep 2012 15:49:00 +0200ibtimes-in (en)
La vie reprend son cours
Sat, 01 Sep 2012 15:47:00 +0200cyberpresse (fr)
Les inondations causées par l'ouragan Isaac en Louisiane ont commencé à s'estomper, la vie semblant...
Police: NH woman arrested 4 times in 26 hours
Sat, 01 Sep 2012 15:47:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
Authorities say a New Hampshire woman has been arrested four times in 26 hours for blasting the AC/DC song "Highway to Hell" and other loud music from her home and for throwing a frying pan.
Jordan, UN appeal for $700M to aid Syrian refugees
Sat, 01 Sep 2012 15:17:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
Jordan and the U.N. refugee agency are issuing an urgent call for $700 million to help handle the rapidly rising number of Syrian refugees seeking safe haven in the country.
Obama thanks troops who served in Iraq
Sat, 01 Sep 2012 14:57:00 +0200AP (en)
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is thanking troops for their service as he marks the second anniversary of the end of combat operations in Iraq. He says he'll work to ensure that soldiers remain well-equipped and he's promising to assist in their transition to civilian life.
Isaac finally leaves Gulf; uncertainty fills gap
Sat, 01 Sep 2012 14:54:00 +0200washtimes (en)
BELLE CHASSE, La. (AP) As Isaac 's drenching rains and cooling winds drifted north of the Gulf Coast, heat and humidity moved back in along with frustration, exhaustion and uncertainty. People stuck inside stuffy, powerless homes were comparatively lucky. Thousands of others were displaced by floodwaters and had no .
A stomach-churning political ride begins in the US
Sat, 01 Sep 2012 14:52:00 +0200antiguanews (en)
"ALL politics, all the time" is one way of describing the political scene in the United States . Whereas in most countries politicking takes a break after an election and those elected get on with the business of running the country, our giant neighbour to the north is always in the political mode. That's because of the country's peculiar setup.
Sat, 01 Sep 2012 14:48:00 +0200usaToday (en)
Paleo-Artists Breathe Life, and Color, into Dinosaurs
Sat, 01 Sep 2012 14:05:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
Dinosaurs, the mystical and often fierce giants that once roamed planet Earth, seem to come alive in the minds of many a child. It was this imagination that led one young dino enthusiast to attempt to bring these paleo-beasts to life through his science-based illustrations.
Campaign duel over storm-ravaged New Orleans
Sat, 01 Sep 2012 13:55:00 +0200iol (en)
White House challenger Mitt Romney has toured storm-ravaged New Orleans in a bid to burnish his presidential credentials.
Floodwaters Begin To Recede After Hurricane Isaac
Sat, 01 Sep 2012 13:48:00 +0200npr (en)
Floodwaters from the remnants of Hurricane Isaac are beginning to recede in parts of Louisiana and Mississippi. One of the places that's still dealing with serious problems is LaPlace, La.
[Watercooler Moment] Toy instructions for Hurricane Isaac evacuation
Sat, 01 Sep 2012 13:32:00 +0200newstalk (en)
With the wave of destruction that has ensued from Hurricane Isaac , however sometimes as a result of tragedies such as this that human kindness and often what’s downright adorable. This was shown by an eight year old girl who left instructions for her cuddly toys regarding how to behave during her absence after being evacuated [.
More flooding, new evacuations in Isaac's wake
Sat, 01 Sep 2012 13:29:00 +0200latimes (en)
As the storm pushes north out of Louisiana, lakes continue to rise and thousands remain in shelters. But businesses are starting to open and cleanup continues.NEW ORLEANS Isaac pushed north and out of Louisiana on Friday, leaving behind swaths of misery flooded neighborhoods, power outages in humid....
Work Begins To Restore Power After Hurricane Isaac
Sat, 01 Sep 2012 13:18:00 +0200npr (en)
Hundreds of thousands of people in the South are out of power in the wake of Hurricane Isaac . Melissa Block talks with one of the workers who is out fixing power lines — Corey Sharpe. He works for DEMCO, the largest power cooperative in Louisiana.
Isaac : Romney devance Obama en Louisiane
Sat, 01 Sep 2012 12:35:00 +0200LePoint (fr)
À peine balayés les confettis de son investiture, le candidat républicain à la Maison-Blanche, Mitt Romney , est reparti vendredi en campagne, modifiant à la dernière minute son programme pour se rendre à La Nouvelle-Orléans, touchée par l'ouragan Isaac .
Ouragan Isaac : Romney se précipite au chevet de la Louisiane
Sat, 01 Sep 2012 12:29:00 +0200alvinet (fr)
Le candidat républicain a devancé Barack Obama pour se rendre à la Nouvelle-Orléans, frappée par la tempête. Source : Nouvel Obs - Articles similaires
Sat, 01 Sep 2012 12:22:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
President Barack Obama is thanking troops for their service as he marks the second anniversary of the end of combat operations in Iraq. He says he will ensure that soldiers remain well-equipped and vows to assist in their economic transition to civilian life.
Isaac promises drought relief lousy holiday
Sat, 01 Sep 2012 12:19:00 +0200irishsun (en)
Hurricane Isaac has forced them to cancel again.The storm is expected to drop several inches of rain over parts of the Midwest this weekend, and residents are preparing for a soggy holiday with mixed ...
Sat, 01 Sep 2012 12:05:00 +0200nouvelobs (fr)
Le candidat républicain a devancé Barack Obama pour se rendre à la Nouvelle-Orléans, frappée par la tempête.Articles en rapportUne panne informatique empêche "Libé" de paraîtreAprès-présidentielle : le moral des Français au plus basMarseille : un homme blessé par balle, le tireur interpelléL'incendie aux portes d'Ajaccio a été maîtriséVIDEO.
Isaac remnants dump rain across Missouri, Illinois
Sat, 01 Sep 2012 12:04:00 +0200msnbc (en)
The remnants of Hurricane Isaac were grinding slowing northward early on Saturday with its center now deep into Missouri and the heavy rain stretching for hundreds of miles east into Illinois amid reports of tornadoes and high winds, meteorologists said.
Louisiana First Hurricane Isaac now Romney and Obama
Sat, 01 Sep 2012 11:48:00 +0200irishsun (en)
US presidential candidate Mitt Romney has visited the state of Louisiana, after Hurricane Isaac left a trail of destruction. The trip came hours after the Republican formally accepted his ...
Romney tours Isaac-affected areas of Gulf
Sat, 01 Sep 2012 11:23:00 +0200aljazeera-en (en)
Republican presidential nominee visits Louisiana in advance of President Obama's Labour Day tour of flooded region.
The nation's weather
Sat, 01 Sep 2012 11:21:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
Remnants of Isaac will turn eastward Saturday and move over the Midwest into the Ohio River Valley. This storm system will continue pulling abundant moisture in from the Gulf of Mexico, spreading heavy rains and strong thunderstorms across the mid-Mississippi River valley and Ohio River valley.
The Nation's Weather
Sat, 01 Sep 2012 11:11:00 +0200ABCnews (en)
Après Tampa, Mitt Romney visite la Louisiane frappée par Isaac
Sat, 01 Sep 2012 11:04:00 +0200LePoint (fr)
JEAN LAFITTE, Louisiane (Reuters) - Mitt Romney , désormais officiellement candidat républicain à la présidence américaine, a effectué une visite impromptue hier en Louisiane, pour jauger les conséquences du passage du phénomène Isaac , après avoir accepté son investiture en vue du vote du 6 novembre lors de la convention de Tampa, en Floride.
Obama to visit hurricane-damaged Louisiana amid campaign events
Sat, 01 Sep 2012 10:58:00 +0200peopledaily (en)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 31 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Barack Obama will visit the state of Louisiana next Monday to survey the damage done by Hurricane Isaac this week, which was now downgraded as a tropical storm, said the White House on Friday, when his challenger Mitt Romney detoured to the state.
Sat, 01 Sep 2012 10:49:00 +0200capital-FR (fr)
Mitt Romney, désormais officiellement candidat républicain à la présidence américaine, a effectué une visite impromptue hier en Louisiane, pour jauger les conséquences du passage du phénomène Isaac , après avoir accepté son investiture en vue du vote du 6 novembre lors de la convention de Tampa, en Floride.
USA. Mitt Romney visite la Louisiane frappée par Isaac
Sat, 01 Sep 2012 10:27:00 +0200OuestFrance (fr)
Mitt Romney, désormais officiellement candidat républicain à la présidence américaine, a effectué une visite impromptue hier en Louisiane,...
Hurricane Kirk Weakens; But Isaac Still A Threat
Sat, 01 Sep 2012 10:17:00 +0200ibtimes-au (en)
Even as Hurricane Isaac weakened to a tropical depression bringing heavy rain and flash floods in Mississippi and the lower Ohio River valley, Hurricane Kirk, the fifth hurricane in the Atlantic hurricane season, advanced toward the north east at 26 km per hour, a National Weather Service Bulletin said.
Sat, 01 Sep 2012 09:52:00 +0200ibtimes-uk (en)
Armenian FM to meet with OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs in Paris
Sat, 01 Sep 2012 09:50:00 +0200panorama-am-en (en)
“Armenia considers the above decision of the Government of Hungary as an unfriendly act, undermining the good co-operative relations between Armenia and Hungary,” Armenia's Foreign Ministry said in a statement. Source: RA MFA The weather in Armenia will be conditioned by Black Sea front influence.
Sat, 01 Sep 2012 09:44:00 +0200ibtimes-in (en)
Mind-controlled quadrotor drone could one day help the paralyzed fly
Sat, 01 Sep 2012 09:39:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
Robotic devices controlled by brainwaves are a hot area of research, and this new application of thought-control technology is one we really hope takes off. It uses the mind to fully control the movement of a quadrotor helicopter, thanks to … Continue reading →
As Isaac 's drenching rains and cooling winds drifted north of the Gulf Coast, heat and humidity moved back in — along with frustration, exhaustion and uncertainty.
Isaac promises drought relief, lousy holiday
When drought made Fourth of July fireworks a fire hazard, organizers in Chesterfield, Mo., decided to try again Labor Day weekend. Go figure: Now rain from the remnants of Hurricane Isaac has forced them to cancel again.
Louisiana: First Hurricane Isaac, now Romney and Obama
Sat, 01 Sep 2012 09:38:00 +0200euronews-en (en)
US presidential candidate Mitt Romney has visited the state of Louisiana, after Hurricane Isaac left a trail of destruction. The trip came hours…
Sat, 01 Sep 2012 09:38:00 +0200newschannel5 (en)
As Isaac 's drenching rains and cooling winds drifted north of the Gulf Coast, heat and humidity moved back in - along with frustration, exhaustion and uncertainty.
Sat, 01 Sep 2012 09:11:00 +0200AP (en)
BELLE CHASSE, La. (AP) — As Isaac 's drenching rains and cooling winds drifted north of the Gulf Coast, heat and humidity moved back in — along with frustration, exhaustion and uncertainty. People stuck inside stuffy, powerless homes were comparatively lucky.
Isaac drove Mississippi backwards
Sat, 01 Sep 2012 09:09:00 +0200bbc-news (en)
Instruments measuring the flow and height of the Mississippi River find that it ran backward for 24 hours, driven by the storm surge of Hurricane Isaac .
Hurricane Kirk Weakens, Flood Warnings and Tornado Watch Issued For Isaac
Sat, 01 Sep 2012 09:04:00 +0200ibtimes (en)
Even as the Hurricane Isaac weakens to a tropical depression bringing heavy rain and flash floods in Mississippi and lower Ohio River valley, Hurricane Kirk, the fifth hurricane of the Atlantic hurricane season advances toward north east at 26 KM per hour, a National Weather Service Bulletin said.
Etats-Unis: Mitt Romney au chevet des victimes de l'ouragan Isaac
Sat, 01 Sep 2012 09:02:00 +0200arcinfo (fr)
Le candidat républicain à la Maison Blanche Mitt Romney s'est rendu vendredi à La Nouvelle-Orléans touchée par l'ouragan Isaac . Barack Obama va en faire autant lundi. Lors de sa visite, Mitt Romney a rencontré le gouverneur républicain de Louisiane, Bobby Jindal, et a notamment circulé à bord d'un véhicule équipé pour rouler dans les rues inondées.
Mitt Romney au chevet de la Louisiane
Sat, 01 Sep 2012 09:02:00 +0200euronews-fr (fr)
Contrairement à Georges W. Bush qui avait seulement survolé la zone frappée par Katrina en 2005, Mitt Romney, fraîchement investi candidat…
Isaac remnants dumping heavy rain across Missouri, Illinois
Sat, 01 Sep 2012 08:57:00 +0200nst (en)
Photos
Sat, 01 Sep 2012 08:51:00 +0200cnn (en)
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney talks with a man on the side of the road while on an unscheduled tour of a neighorhood damaged by Hurricane Isaac (now downgraded to a tropical storm) on Friday, August 31, in Lafitte, Louisiana.
PRÉSIDENTIELLE AMÉRICAINE : Romney se rend au chevet de la Louisiane après le passage d'Isaac
Sat, 01 Sep 2012 08:50:00 +0200france24 (fr)
Au lendemain de son investiture par le Parti républicain, Mitt Romney a modifié son programme à la dernière minute pour se rendre au chevet des habitants de La Nouvelle-Orléans en Louisiane, un État durement touché par l’ouragan Isaac .
Sat, 01 Sep 2012 08:45:00 +0200ibtimes-au (en)
Mitt Romney Tours Hurricane-hit Louisiana Town Ahead of Obama
US ELECTIONS 2012: Romney tours areas of Louisiana ravaged by Isaac
Sat, 01 Sep 2012 08:45:00 +0200france24-en (en)
Romney visits Louisiana Obama marks end of Iraq war
Sat, 01 Sep 2012 08:38:00 +0200irishsun (en)
JEAN LAFITTE, La. -- The day after accepting the Republican Party's presidential nomination, Mitt Romney abruptly canceled a campaign appearance in a crucial swing state Friday, Aug. 31, to tour ...
Sat, 01 Sep 2012 08:33:00 +0200ibtimes (en)
Sat, 01 Sep 2012 08:31:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
White House challenger Mitt Romney has toured storm-ravaged New Orleans in a bid to burnish his presidential credentials ahead of his November battle with Barack Obama.
Romney devance Obama pour se rendre au chevet des habitants de Louisiane
Sat, 01 Sep 2012 08:25:00 +0200normandie (fr)
A peine balayés les confettis de son investiture, le candidat républicain à la Maison Blanche Mitt Romney est reparti vendredi en campagne, modifiant à la dernière minute son programme pour se rendre à La Nouvelle-Orléans, touchée par l'ouragan Isaac . Barack Obama a dans la foulée annoncé lui aussi....
Sat, 01 Sep 2012 08:21:00 +0200ibtimes-uk (en)
Sat, 01 Sep 2012 08:13:00 +0200ibtimes-in (en)
US campaigns duel over storm ravaged New Orleans
Sat, 01 Sep 2012 08:08:00 +0200timesofoman (en)
Sat, 01 Sep 2012 08:02:00 +0200reuters (en)
Sat, 01 Sep 2012 08:00:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
U.S. scientists test new marine robot hurricane-hunters
Sat, 01 Sep 2012 07:50:00 +0200panorama-am-en (en)
As Tropical Storm Isaac was on its path through the Caribbean before becoming a hurricane in the Gulf of Mexico this week, U.S. scientists were testing an experimental new weather ...
Farmers Insurance Mobile Catastrophe Claims Bus on the Scene in Baton Rouge, LA Helping Customers Who Suffered Damage From Hurricane Isaac / Media Is Invited to Visit the MCC, Contact Jerry Davies (below)
Sat, 01 Sep 2012 07:33:00 +0200finanznachrichten-en (en)
15.000 réfugiés en 3 jours
Sat, 01 Sep 2012 07:20:00 +0200vosgesmatin (fr)
Des manifestations ont eu lieu hier dans plusieurs villes de Syrie pour réclamer le départ du président Bachar al-Assad, à qui le secrétaire général ...
Flooding hits Arkansas as Isaac heads toward Midwest
Sat, 01 Sep 2012 07:16:00 +0200antiguanews (en)
ST. LOUIS As Gulf Coast residents confronted a waterlogged landscape of flooded homes and debris-covered streets Friday, tatters of what had been Hurricane Isaac blew toward the parched Midwest, dumping more than a foot of rain, causing isolated flash floods and leaving thousands of people without power.
Hurricane Isaac, Venezuelan Oil Refinery Explosion Could Send Oil Prices Up
Sat, 01 Sep 2012 06:50:00 +0200ibtimes-uk (en)
The Hurricane Isaac -related shutdown of at least four U.S. oil refineries and an explosion at a major refinery in Venezuela -- the fourth-largest provider of oil to the U.S. -- could lead to oil prices rising as supply falls.
Mitt Romney visits hurricane zone
Sat, 01 Sep 2012 06:39:00 +0200thedailystarBD (en)
Mitt Romney has visited an emergency centre in hurricane-damaged Louisiana, a day after accepting the Republican nomination for US president.
Jindal defends Romney visit to Louisiana
Sat, 01 Sep 2012 06:36:00 +0200irishsun (en)
As Mitt Romney visited Louisiana's storm-ravaged coast, the state's Indian-American governor Bobby Jindal said he had invited both the Republican presidential nominee and President Barack Obama and ...
For Tired Floridians, Convention Was Hardly Must-See TV
Sat, 01 Sep 2012 06:34:00 +0200IHT (en)
Interviews with voters in Florida suggest that Mitt Romney’s moment was well received by some, but was also lost amid a tide of other urgent concerns.
Mitt Romney Visits Hurricane-Hit States
Sat, 01 Sep 2012 06:19:00 +0200skynews (en)
A day after accepting the Republican nomination, Mitt Romney visits the state of Louisiana as his campaign begins in earnest.
New Orleans recovers as farmers welcome Isaac
Sat, 01 Sep 2012 06:18:00 +0200radioaustralianews (en)
New Orleans residents begin cleaning up after Hurricane Isaac as the storm's remnants bring welcome rain to central US Midwest states.
Sat, 01 Sep 2012 06:14:00 +0200ananova (en)
Mitt Romney has visited America's hurricane-battered Gulf region, a day after accepting the Republican nomination for the presidency. The 65-year-old met with Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal south of New Orleans after Hurricane Isaac caused heavy flooding in areas around the city.
Sat, 01 Sep 2012 05:58:00 +0200radioaustralia (en)
Ramdin fears food shortage in Haiti
Sat, 01 Sep 2012 05:46:00 +0200stabroeknews (en)
(de Ware Tijd) PARAMARIBO – If Haiti, which has been hit by hurricane Isaac , does not get aid soon, food shortages may loom in the region’s poorest country. Crisis talks held by the... View full article at stabroeknews.com
Waters in La. recede after Isaac, leaving a wet mess
Sat, 01 Sep 2012 05:33:00 +0200usaToday (en)
Now classified as a tropical depression, Isaac is still cause for concern. Arkansas, Missouri and Illinois were braced for Isaac-related weather. National Weather Service flood and flash-flood watches and warnings remain in parts of Arkansas, Mississippi and Louisiana. Because of all the rain, rivers could crest at their highest levels in years.
Romney visits Louisiana flood victims; Obama talks to the troops
Sat, 01 Sep 2012 05:21:00 +0200latimes (en)
A day after the Republican National Convention, each rival chooses a different focus.JEAN LAFITTE, La. The day after accepting the Republican Party's presidential nomination, Mitt Romney abruptly canceled a campaign appearance in a crucial swing state Friday to tour a flood-ravaged area of the....
Waters recede in Louisiana, leaving sopping mess
Sat, 01 Sep 2012 05:15:00 +0200CBSnews (en)
Floodwaters from Isaac receded, power came on and businesses opened Friday ahead of the holiday weekend
Volunteers Step Up to Help in US After Isaac
Sat, 01 Sep 2012 05:13:00 +0200voanews (en)
NEW ORLEANS — Hurricane Isaac did not approach the vast destruction of Hurricane Katrina in 2005, but it still displaced large numbers of residents in and around New Orleans. The storm has passed and volunteers are providing food and shelter to those now in need.
Scientists test new marine robot hurricane-hunters
Sat, 01 Sep 2012 05:04:00 +0200thedailyherald (en)
NEW YORK--As Tropical Storm Isaac was on its path through the Caribbean before becoming a hurricane in the Gulf of Mexico this week, U.S. scientists were testing an experimental new weather spy tool--an unmanned, marine robot about the size of a surfboard that can gather storm data at sea level.
Sat, 01 Sep 2012 04:57:00 +0200thenews-pk (en)
‘It doesn t take a special government commission to tell us what America needs today NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana: White House challenger Mitt Romney ru
Sat, 01 Sep 2012 04:54:00 +0200cnn (en)
Don't tell that, though, to the thousands of residents in St. Tammany, Ascension, Plaquemines and other parishes who Friday found their homes and hometowns still deluged. Even with a few drops of drizzle falling all day and with levels down considerably from the previous day, waters were still 10 feet deep in spots.
Romney visits storm-ravaged Louisiana, Obama on his way
Sat, 01 Sep 2012 04:39:00 +0200cnn (en)
With all sides vowing politicking isn't in order, Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney got a close-up view Friday of the devastation caused this week by Hurricane Isaac -- days ahead of a visit by his November foe, President Barack Obama.
Romney starts fall campaign visiting storm victims
Sat, 01 Sep 2012 04:35:00 +0200AP (en)
JEAN LAFITTE, La. (AP) — Republican Mitt Romney launched the final leg of his quest for the White House by visiting storm-battered Louisiana on Friday. He drove through a town that was flooded by Hurricane Isaac in part because it's still outside the vast flooding protection system built with....
Phillips 66 Contributes to Hurricane Isaac Disaster Relief
Sat, 01 Sep 2012 04:32:00 +0200finanznachrichten-en (en)
Phillips 66 (NYSE:PSX) will contribute $500,000 to the American Red Cross to assist relief operations following Hurricane Isaac and flooding in the Gulf Coast region. In addition, the company will...
Scientists test marine robot hurricane-hunters
Sat, 01 Sep 2012 04:32:00 +0200irishsun (en)
As Tropical Storm Isaac was on its path through the Caribbean before becoming a hurricane in the Gulf of Mexico this week, U.S. scientists were testing an experimental new weather spy tool -- an ...
Romney makes post-convention detour to storm-hit Louisiana
Sat, 01 Sep 2012 04:03:00 +0200alertnet-rss (en)
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 23:03 GMT Source: reuters // Reuters * Romney stop precedes Obama visit to region * Democrats slam visit as "height of hypocrisy" By Sam Youngman JEAN LAFITTE, La., Aug 31 (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney made an unscheduled visit to Louisiana on Friday to....
Romney meets Hurricane Isaac victims
Sat, 01 Sep 2012 04:02:00 +0200sbs (en)
Mitt Romney has visited America's hurricane-battered Gulf region in an attempt to project an aura of leadership.
Romney Shows Support in Storm-Battered Bayou
Sat, 01 Sep 2012 03:32:00 +0200IHT (en)
Mitt Romney on Friday toured hurricane-ravaged regions of Louisiana, a visit that seemed intended to convey an unmistakable air of presidential authority.
Romney views Hurricane Isaac damage in Louisiana
Sat, 01 Sep 2012 03:30:00 +0200irishsun (en)
The Romneys arrive in New Orleans. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) NEW ORLEANS--Mitt Romney made a last-minute trip to the Gulf Coast to tour storm damage caused by Hurricane Isaac . The Republican ...
Full Episode: GMA 8/31: Hurricane Isaac Causes Dangerous Flood Zone to Grow
Sat, 01 Sep 2012 03:27:00 +0200ABCnews (en)
Entire neighborhoods underwater in Gulf Coast; Remembering Lucimarian Roberts; Ann Romney on Mitt Romney's speech.
Mitt Romney makes post-convention detour to storm-hit Louisiana
Sat, 01 Sep 2012 03:26:00 +0200indiatimes (en)
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney made an unscheduled visit to Louisiana on Friday to view damage from Hurricane Isaac , the day after accepting his party's nomination to take on President Barack Obama in the November 6 election.
Factbox: Gulf of Mexico oil, gas operations affected by Isaac
Sat, 01 Sep 2012 03:25:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
UPDATE 4-As Isaac fades, sparring over disaster funding
Sat, 01 Sep 2012 03:13:00 +0200antiguanews (en)
* Fading storm still triggers flash floods, tornadoes * New Orleans flood defenses came through unscathed * Onshore insured losses seen up to $2 billion * Offshore oil rigs to restart operations in days By Ellen Wulfhorst and Scott Malone NEW ORLEANS, Aug 31 (Reuters) - The remnants of Hurricane....
As Isaac fades, sparring over disaster funding
NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - The remnants of Hurricane Isaac brought heavy rainfall and the threat of flash flooding to the Mississippi Valley on Friday as Gulf Coast residents cleaned up and energy facilities prepared to grind back into operation. Major offshore oil drillers returned staff to their....
Sat, 01 Sep 2012 03:05:00 +0200newschannel5 (en)
Republican Mitt Romney launched the final leg of his quest for the White House by visiting storm-battered Louisiana on Friday. He drove through a town that was flooded by Hurricane Isaac in part because it's still...
Isaac Weakens, but Flooding Dangers Remain
Sat, 01 Sep 2012 02:56:00 +0200voanews (en)
Rains of one-time Hurricane Isaac are drenching the parched central U.S., even as residents of the Gulf Coast region cope with the vast flooding left in the storm's wake. The National Hurricane Center said Friday that Isaac is now a tropical depression, moving north with diminished winds.
Sat, 01 Sep 2012 02:54:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
Republican Mitt Romney launched the final leg of his quest for the White House by visiting storm-battered Louisiana on Friday. He drove through a town that was flooded by Hurricane Isaac in part because it's still outside the vast flooding protection system built with federal funds after Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans.
Sat, 01 Sep 2012 02:53:00 +0200trust (en)
Sat, 01 Sep 2012 02:33:00 +0200cnn (en)
Obama Marks Second Anniversary of End of Iraq War
Sat, 01 Sep 2012 02:19:00 +0200voanews (en)
WHITE HOUSE — U.S. President Barack Obama observed the second anniversary on Friday of the end of the Iraq War, in a visit to an Army base in Texas. The Democratic president will then spend the Labor Day weekend campaigning, as will his Republican opponent, Mitt Romney. Two years after he announced the end of major U.
Isaac brings heavy rain to Miss. Valley
Sat, 01 Sep 2012 02:19:00 +0200upi (en)
NEW ORLEANS, Aug. 31 (UPI) -- Tropical Depression Isaac Friday brought heavy rains, tornado watches and the threat of flash floods to the Mississippi River Valley, forecasters said.
Haiti: Haïti : Mise à jour des perspectives de la sécurité alimentaire - Août 2012
Sat, 01 Sep 2012 02:17:00 +0200reliefWeb (fr)
Source: Famine Early Warning System Network Country: Haiti La faible production du printemps, la hausse des prix et l’arrivée de l’ouragan Isaac aggravent la securité alimentaire Le passage de la tempête tropicale Isaac dans les départements de l’Ouest, du Sud’est et des Nippes a enodmmagé les....
Obama to visit Louisiana on Monday: White House
Sat, 01 Sep 2012 01:53:00 +0200gulf-times (en)
President Barack Obama will visit Louisiana on Monday to meet officials in the state dealing with the aftermath of Hurricane Isaac , White House spokesman Jay Carney said yesterday. Obama intends to visit first responders and survey the damage from Hurricane Isaac, and is “making sure that unmet needs are being met,” Carney said.
Storm Isaac provides relief to drought, cleanup begins
The remnants of Hurricane Isaac caused headaches yesterday, bringing heavy rainfall and the threat of flash flooding to the Mississippi Valley as Gulf Coast residents began cleaning up. The first hurricane to hit the US this year will be remembered for striking New Orleans on the anniversary of....
Romney tours Isaac's damage; Obama to follow
Sat, 01 Sep 2012 01:46:00 +0200cnn (en)
Newly minted nominee Mitt Romney got a close look at the flood damage and recovery efforts in Louisiana. President Obama is canceling a trip to Cleveland for his visit.
Les États-Unis au cœur des catastrophes naturelles - Changement climatique
Sat, 01 Sep 2012 01:41:00 +0200temoignages (fr)
Chaque année, le continent américain doit faire face à un système dépressionnaire dont l'intensité varie selon les périodes. Les États du Sud (à chaque fois les États concernés) craignent un nouveau phénomène de l'ampleur de Katrina, ouragan de force 5 qui aura causé la mort de milliers de personnes....
Ouverture des négociations à Bangkok - Changement climatique
Ces négociations interviennent au moment où un typhon meurtrier a frappé la Corée du Sud et où l'ouragan Isaac (devenu tempête) s'est abattu sur La Nouvelle-Orléans. Cette multiplication des catastrophes naturelles et les vagues de chaleur dans le monde rappellent la nécessité d'agir rapidement contre le réchauffement climatique.
Mitt Romney heads to storm-hit Louisiana as President Obama hits the campaign trail
Sat, 01 Sep 2012 01:38:00 +0200dailymail (en)
Mitt Romney has cancelled a campaign trip to Virginia to visit a storm-ravaged area outside New Orleans while President Obama heads off to Texas to campaign.
Sat, 01 Sep 2012 01:34:00 +0200AP (en)
BELLE CHASE, La. (AP) — Floodwaters from Isaac receded, power came on and businesses opened Friday ahead of the holiday weekend, the beginning of what is certain to be a slow recovery for Louisiana. Newly-nominated Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney visited flood-ravaged communities,....
Sat, 01 Sep 2012 01:32:00 +0200abc-au (en)
Gulf Coast residents have begun cleaning up and power supplies are returning in the wake of Hurricane Isaac , as the storm's remnants bring heavy rainfall and the threat of tornadoes to central US Midwest states.
Romney visits hurricane-ravaged US region
Sat, 01 Sep 2012 01:30:00 +0200news_com_au (en)
REPUBLICAN presidential candidate Mitt Romney has visited areas of Louisiana flooded by Hurricane Isaac , saying he wants to draw attention to their plight.
Sat, 01 Sep 2012 01:28:00 +0200reuters (en)
JEAN LAFITTE, Louisiana (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney made an unscheduled visit to Louisiana on Friday to view damage from Hurricane Isaac , the day after accepting his party's nomination to take on President Barack Obama in the November 6 election.
Romney takes last-minute trip to storm-damaged Louisiana
Sat, 01 Sep 2012 01:27:00 +0200usaToday (en)
The trip, which jumped ahead of President Obama's visit on Monday, sparked criticism from Democrats.
Hurricane Isaac triggers flash floods tornadoes
Sat, 01 Sep 2012 01:26:00 +0200irishsun (en)
Hurricane Isaac storm photos NEW ORLEANS - The remnants of Hurricane Isaac brought heavy rainfall and the threat of flash flooding to the Mississippi Valley on Friday as Gulf Coast residents ...
Fading storm triggers flash floods
New Orleans - The remnants of Hurricane Isaac caused headaches on Friday, bringing heavy rainfall and the threat of flash flooding to the Mississippi Valley as Gulf Coast residents began cleaning ...
Hurricane Interlude, Inside the #Eastwooding Studio, Joe Biden-opoulos, Fact-Checking Romney (PM Note)
Sat, 01 Sep 2012 01:24:00 +0200ABCnews (en)
Good night, RNC. Here we come, DNC. We look forward to the ‘You Built It’ LEGO sets – http://abcn.ws/QKQXjB …And we look forward to the Lincoln Chaffee’s answer to Artur Davis… In between – Romney visited hurricane damage today – http://abcn.ws/T1b1zg Obama will go Monday...
Sifting through damage in Isaac's wake
Sat, 01 Sep 2012 01:14:00 +0200CBSnews (en)
New engineering may have spared New Orleans from storm's brunt, but it wasn't the case for residents of neighboring Braithwaite
Sat, 01 Sep 2012 01:13:00 +0200npr (en)
Sat, 01 Sep 2012 01:12:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
Pakistan beat Australia by seven wickets
Pakistan beat Australia by seven wickets in the second one-day international here on Friday, levelling the three-match series by 1-1 at Abu Dhabi Stadium.
Sat, 01 Sep 2012 01:06:00 +0200varmatin (fr)
Romney visits areas hit by Isaac
Sat, 01 Sep 2012 01:03:00 +0200sligochampion (en)
Mitt Romney has visited America's hurricane-battered Gulf region in an attempt to project an aura of leadership, a day after accepting the Republican nomination to challenge President Barack Obama in this year's election.
Sat, 01 Sep 2012 01:02:00 +0200alertnet-rss (en)
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 20:35 GMT Source: reuters // Reuters * Unmanned watercraft will relay data from inside storm * They are cheaper to operate than planes and boats * Military version is called the 'Shark' By Harriet McLeod Aug 31 (Reuters) - As Tropical Storm Isaac was on its path through the....
Pluses, minuses for Romney's convention
Sat, 01 Sep 2012 00:57:00 +0200AP (en)
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — The Republican convention propelled Mitt Romney into the fall campaign on a high note, thanks to his well-received acceptance speech, an appealing cast of future party leaders and a relentless drumbeat of criticism of President Barack Obama's record and leadership.
Obama to Visit Louisiana in Isaac's Wake
Sat, 01 Sep 2012 00:52:00 +0200ABCnews (en)
President Obama will visit Louisiana on Monday to assess the damage in the wake of Hurricane Isaac , the White House announced Friday. “Our hearts are obviously with all the folks who are down in Louisiana and the Gulf Coast who are dealing with the aftermath...
Labor Day gas prices will set a record
Sat, 01 Sep 2012 00:48:00 +0200latimes (en)
Friday's national average for a gallon of gasoline was $3.829, beating the Labor Day record high set in 2008. Hurricane Isaac , Chevron refinery fire are factors.As they hit the highway for that last road trip of summer, many drivers will pay more for a gallon of gasoline than during any previous Labor Day holiday weekend.
Romney diverts from campaign to visit hurricane-flooded Louisiana
JEAN LAFITTE, La. Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney toured a flood-ravaged area of the Louisiana bayou on Friday in the aftermath of the hurricane that disrupted his party’s national convention in Florida.
JEAN LAFITTE, La. -- Jodie Chiarello lost everything when Hurricane Isaac struck this bayou fishing town near New Orleans.
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Sat, 01 Sep 2012 00:32:00 +0200nordeclair (fr)
A peine balayés les confettis de son investiture, le candidat républicain à la Maison Blanche Mitt Romney est reparti vendredi en campagne, modifiant à la dernière minute son programme pour se rendre à La Nouvelle-Orléans, touchée par l'ouragan Isaac . » Lire la suite...
Sat, 01 Sep 2012 00:31:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
Mitt Romney auprès des sinistrés
Sat, 01 Sep 2012 00:30:00 +0200tdg (fr)
Au lendemain de la convention de son parti, le candidat républicain à la Maison Blanche Mitt Romney a changé son programme de campagne pour se rendre vendredi à La Nouvelle-Orléans touchée par la tempête Isaac . Son adversaire Barack Obama va faire de même lundi.
Sat, 01 Sep 2012 00:27:00 +0200corkman (en)
Sat, 01 Sep 2012 00:25:00 +0200irishsun (en)
(Reuters) - As Tropical Storm Isaac was on its path through the Caribbean before becoming a hurricane in the Gulf of Mexico this week, U.S. scientists were testing an experimental new weather spy ...
Romney Visits Storm Ravaged Area, Meets with Officials in Louisiana
Sat, 01 Sep 2012 00:21:00 +0200ABCnews (en)
KENNER, La – Mitt Romney traveled today in the storm-ravaged state of Louisiana, meeting with Gov. Bobby Jindal and surveying damage caused by Hurricane Isaac . “I’m here to learn and obviously to draw some attention to what’s going here,” Romney told Jindal. “So that people...
La Nouvelle-Orléans, étape obligatoire pour Romney et Obama
Sat, 01 Sep 2012 00:19:00 +0200LeMonde (fr)
Après le passage d' Isaac , les deux candidats veulent éviter de répéter l'erreur de George W. Bush en 2005. Le candidat républicain a modifié son programme à la dernière minute pour s'y rendre vendredi. Le président Obama n'y sera que lundi.
Romney tours Isaac-hit areas
Sat, 01 Sep 2012 00:19:00 +0200upi (en)
JEAN LAFITTE, La., Aug. 31 (UPI) -- Newly minted Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney toured storm-ravaged areas of Louisiana Friday, declaring, "I'm here to learn."
Sat, 01 Sep 2012 00:18:00 +0200alvinet (fr)
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Isaac outages add to La. heat; twister alerts inland
Sat, 01 Sep 2012 00:02:00 +0200msnbc (en)
Hundreds of thousands of people in Louisiana suffered in humid heat due to power outages caused by Isaac , while tornado alerts were issued for five other states.
Sat, 01 Sep 2012 00:01:00 +0200nicematin (fr)
Islamic Relief USA Emergency Teams Continue Isaac Relief Efforts
Sat, 01 Sep 2012 00:01:00 +0200finanznachrichten-en (en)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 31, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --Islamic Relief USA (IRUSA), a relief and development organization based in the D.C. metro area continues to provide disaster relief to communiti...
Romney starts campaign visiting storm victims
Sat, 01 Sep 2012 00:01:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
Republican Mitt Romney launched the final leg of his quest for the White House by visiting storm-battered Louisiana on Friday, driving through a flooded town and talking with residents and local officials in a trip he said he hoped would "draw some attention" to Hurricane Isaac 's victims.
Isaac renews old debate about Louisiana levees
When Hurricane Isaac whirled into the Gulf Coast this week, the federal levee system protecting New Orleans did its job. But the patchwork of floodwalls shielding subdivisions outside the city and rural fishing and farming communities was no match for the drenching storm.
Factbox: U.S. Gulf Coast utilities restore power after Isaac
(Reuters) - Fewer than 550,000 homes and businesses in Louisiana, Mississippi and Arkansas were without electricity for a third day as of Friday afternoon as utility crews worked to clear debris and restore power in the wake of Hurricane Isaac which hit the Louisiana coast Tuesday evening.
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 23:59:00 +0200corsematin (fr)
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 23:58:00 +0200reuters (en)
NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - The remnants of Hurricane Isaac brought heavy rainfall and the threat of flash flooding to the Mississippi Valley on Friday as Gulf Coast residents cleaned up and energy facilities prepared to grind back into operation.
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 23:49:00 +0200newschannel5 (en)
Republican Mitt Romney launched the final leg of his quest for the White House by visiting storm-battered Louisiana on Friday, driving through a flooded town and talking with residents and local officials in a trip he said...
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 23:47:00 +0200france24 (fr)
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 23:45:00 +0200AP (en)
JEAN LAFITTE, La. (AP) — Republican Mitt Romney launched the final leg of his quest for the White House by visiting storm-battered Louisiana on Friday, driving through a flooded town and talking with residents and local officials in a trip he said he hoped would "draw some attention" to Hurricane Isaac 's victims.
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 23:39:00 +0200LePoint (fr)
Mitt Romney voyageait à bord d'un tout nouvel avion destiné à sa campagne, dévoilé à Lakeland, pour son premier jour en tant que candidat officiel du Parti républicain. Ce statut lui permet d'utiliser tous les fonds de campagne récoltés pour l'élection, une enveloppe bien garnie puisque les....
Presidential Proclamation -- National Preparedness Month, 2012
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 23:39:00 +0200Whitehouse (en)
NATIONAL PREPAREDNESS MONTH, 2012 BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION As thousands of our fellow Americans respond to and recover from the damage done by Hurricane Isaac , we are called to remember that throughout our history, emergencies and natural disasters have tested the fabric of our country.
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 23:38:00 +0200lunion (fr)
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 23:35:00 +0200leparisien (fr)
A peine balayés les confettis de son investiture, le candidat républicain à la Maison Blanche Mitt Romney est reparti vendredi en campagne, modifiant à la dernière minute son programme pour se...
Isaac moves on, oil platform staff returns
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 23:35:00 +0200ibtimes-au (en)
The remnants of Hurricane Isaac brought heavy rainfall and the threat of flash flooding to the Mississippi Valley on Friday as Gulf Coast residents cleaned up and energy facilities geared back into operation - in one case with government help.
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 23:34:00 +0200newschannel5 (en)
When Hurricane Isaac whirled into the Gulf Coast this week, the federal levee system protecting New Orleans did its job. But the patchwork of floodwalls shielding subdivisions outside the city and rural fishing and farming...
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 23:34:00 +0200trust (en)
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Romney diverts from campaign trail to visit hurricane-flooded La.
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 23:32:00 +0200latimes (en)
JEAN LAFITTE, La. Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romneytoured a flood-ravaged area of the Louisiana bayou on Friday in the aftermath of the hurricane that disrupted his party’s national convention in Florida.
'Summer of troubles' at refineries means record holiday gas prices
The summer of 2012's widespread refinery and petroleum pipeline problems, as one analyst put it, will mean that many Americans will face record high gasoline prices during the long Labor Day holiday weekend.
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 23:31:00 +0200courrier-picard (fr)
A peine balayés les confettis de son investiture, le candidat républicain à la Maison Blanche Mitt Romney est reparti vendredi en campagne, modifiant à la dernière minute son programme pour se rendre à La Nouvelle-Orléans, touchée par l'ouragan I...
Haïti : La faible production du printemps, la hausse des prix et l’arrivée de l’ouragan Isaac aggravent la securité alimentaire
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 23:31:00 +0200reliefweb-headlines (fr)
La faible production du printemps, la hausse des prix et l’arrivée de l’ouragan Isaac aggravent la securité alimentaire Le passage de la tempête tropicale Isaac dans les départements de l’Ouest, du Sud’est et des Nippes a enodmmagé les infrastructures agricoles et détruit des parcelles emblavées.
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 23:30:00 +02007sur7 (fr)
A peine balayés les confettis de son investiture, le candidat républicain à la Maison Blanche Mitt Romney est reparti vendredi en campagne, modifiant à la dernière minute son programme pour se rendre à ...
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 23:30:00 +0200laprovence (fr)
Par Michael MATHES LA NOUVELLE-ORLEANS (AFP) - A peine balayés les confettis de son investiture, le candidat républicain à la Maison Blanche Mitt Romney est reparti vendredi en campagne, modifiant à la dernière minute son programme pour se...
Mitt Romney se rend à La Nouvelle-Orléans avant Obama
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 23:28:00 +0200cyberpresse (fr)
À peine balayés les confettis de son investiture, le candidat républicain à la Maison-Blanche Mitt...
In La., Romney asks where the water came from
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 23:28:00 +0200CBSnews (en)
Newly minted Republican nominee Mitt Romney tours flooded Lafitte area and asks, "Did the water come from the sky, or the rivers, or the ocean?"
Labor Day gas prices no picnic for US drivers
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 23:23:00 +0200globalpost (en)
Don’t expect a holiday at the pumps just yet, with gas prices rising slightly today ahead of the Labor Day long weekend across North America. The average US price climbed .03 cents to 3.83 per gallon, Today’s slight bump at the pump puts August prices 9.4 percent higher than they were in July.
Isaac Renews Old Debate About Louisiana Levees
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 23:20:00 +0200ABCnews (en)
Isaac renews old debate about levees: Is it worth the cost to build them in rural areas?
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 23:19:00 +0200m6 (fr)
A peine balayés les confettis de son investiture, le candidat républicain à la Maison Blanche Mitt Romney est reparti vendredi en campagne, modifiant à la dernière minute son programme pour se rendre à La Nouvelle-Orléans, touchée par l'ouragan Isaac .
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U.S. Gulf Coast in recovery mode after Isaac
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 23:12:00 +0200antiguanews (en)
The first hurricane to hit the United States this year will be remembered for striking New Orleans on the anniversary of 2005's deadly Hurricane Katrina - and providing a first, successful test of the city's new $14.5 billion flood controls. Now a tropical depression, Isaac is still likely to trigger tornadoes as it passes over the central U.
Major offshore oil drillers were returning staff to their platforms in the Gulf of Mexico, although operations were expected to take several days to ramp up. The first hurricane to hit the United States this year will be remembered for striking New Orleans on the anniversary of 2005's deadly....
NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - The remnants of Hurricane Isaac brought heavy rainfall and the threat of flash flooding to the Mississippi Valley on Friday as Gulf Coast residents cleaned up and major energy facilities geared back into operation. The first hurricane to hit the United States this year will....
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 23:10:00 +0200ibtimes-in (en)
Isaac lumbers on as Louisiana mounts recovery
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 23:09:00 +0200CBC (en)
Floodwaters from Isaac receded, power came on and businesses opened Friday ahead of the holiday weekend, the beginning of what is certain to be a slow recovery for Louisiana.
Hurricane Isaac storm surge reversed flow of Mississippi River
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 23:08:00 +0200csmonitor (en)
Hurricane Isaac was only a Category 1, but its storm surge and slow pace led to inland flooding and reversed the Mississippi for 24 hours. Scientists are working to better forecast these effects.
Parts of Louisiana hit by Isaac on radar of both Obama, Romney
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 22:59:00 +0200cnn (en)
Newly minted Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney and President Barack Obama will get a closeup view of the flood damage and recovery efforts in Louisiana, punched out and drenched this week by Hurricane Isaac .
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 22:57:00 +0200reuters (en)
(Reuters) - As Tropical Storm Isaac was on its path through the Caribbean before becoming a hurricane in the Gulf of Mexico this week, U.S. scientists were testing an experimental new weather spy tool - an unmanned, marine robot about the size of a surfboard that can gather storm data at sea level.
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 22:52:00 +0200irishsun (en)
ST. LOUIS -- When drought made Fourth of July fireworks a fire hazard, organizers in Chesterfield, Mo., decided to try again Labor Day weekend. Go figure: Now rain from the remnants of Hurricane ...
Three dead as Isaac drenches Louisiana
Houses are partially submerged in flood waters after a Hurricane Isaac levee breach in Braithwaite, Louisiana August 31, 2012. The breach occurred as Hurricane Isaac came on land Tuesday night. The ...
Spectacular Curiosity Panorama Puts You on Mars
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 22:48:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
This is what it's like to be the Curiosity rover right now, staring out at the Martian landscape.
NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - The remnants of Hurricane Isaac brought heavy rainfall and the threat of flash flooding to the Mississippi Valley on Friday as Gulf Coast residents cleaned up and energy facilities geared back into operation - in one case with government help.
*Hack, Hack, Wheeze* Hookahs May Be as Harmful as Cigarettes
Smoking tobacco through a hookah may be trendy, but smokers who go the water pipe route may be fooling themselves if they think it’s safer than smoking cigarettes.
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 22:36:00 +0200reuters-af (en)
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Isaac Promises Drought Relief, Lousy Holiday
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 22:19:00 +0200ABCnews (en)
Midwesterners welcome drought relief promised by Isaac but lament ruined holiday plans
Ryan Says His Ticket Needs To Do More Than Say the President is 'No Good'
Richmond, Va. — Paul Ryan was supposed to be rallying here with his running mate, but when Mitt Romney announced he was heading to Louisiana to visit parts of New Orleans hit hard by Hurricane Isaac , Ryan got a different wing man: House Majority Leader...
Do More Than Say the President is 'No Good'
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 22:18:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
Small but Deadly: Swallowing Button Batteries Can Be Fatal for Kids
Without them our cameras wouldn’t flash and our flashlights wouldn’t glow. But if swallowed, button batteries can cause serious injury and even death in children, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says.
Bernanke speech boosts TSX, gold miners lead
TORONTO (Reuters) - Canadian stocks closed higher on Friday, led by gold miners as U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke left the door wide open for further monetary easing that would lend support to commodities. The Toronto Stock Exchange's S&P/TSX composite index unofficially closed up 62.61 points, or 0.
Cousin of NJ supermarket shooter: 'He was blank'
A cousin of the gunman in a New Jersey supermarket shooting spree says he has not been the same since his mother died about five years ago.
LAKELAND, Fla. ? Republican presidential nominee Mitt ...
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 22:16:00 +0200adhoc (en)
Mitt Romney flies to Louisiana to view storm damage; Obama to visit Monday LAKELAND, Fla. ? Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney urged Americans to ?hold us accountable? for campaign promises as he rallied supporters before flying to the New Orleans area Friday to view damage from Hurricane Isaac .
US Gulf Coast in recovery mode after Isaac
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 22:01:00 +0200alertnet-rss (en)
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 17:57 GMT Source: reuters // Reuters * Fading storm still triggers flash floods, tornadoes * New Orleans flood defenses came through unscathed * Onshore insured losses seen up to $2 billion By Ellen Wulfhorst and Scott Malone NEW ORLEANS, Aug 31 (Reuters) - The remnants of....
Romney arrives in Louisiana for storm visit
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 21:56:00 +0200AP (en)
JEAN LAFITTE, La. (AP) — Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney detoured to hurricane-damaged Louisiana on Friday as he campaigned his way out of the Republican National Convention, touring a flooded community and saying he hoped his visit would rivet public attention on victims' needs.
Tropical Storm Isaac Path Set For Missouri, Obama And Romney Headed To Louisiana As Storm Settles
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 21:56:00 +0200ibtimes-au (en)
As tropical storm Isaac , downgraded from a hurricane, heads for Southern Missouri, President Obama and Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney are en route to Louisiana to view storm damage.
Romney visits Louisiana Friday, Obama to visit Monday
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 21:52:00 +0200globalpost (en)
Mitt Romney visited Louisiana on Friday to survey the damage after the state was hit by Hurricane Isaac , "I'm here to learn," the GOP presidential candidate during his stop. Though a campaign spokeswoman told Politico earlier that President Barack Obama had no plans to visit the Gulf state, it was announced later that he would make visit.
Mississippi National Guard Special Forces boat teams rescue residents post-Hurricane Isaac
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 21:50:00 +0200globalsecurity (en)
Special Forces Soldiers with 2/20th Special Forces Group (Airborne) responded to Hurricane Isaac making landfall on the Mississippi gulf coast beginning Wednesday morning.
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 21:49:00 +0200newschannel5 (en)
Mitt Romney visiting Hurricane Isaac damage ahead of Obamas visit
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 21:49:00 +0200irishsun (en)
Massachusetts governor was expected to visit an emergency command center in Lafitte, La., where emergency crews were helping victims of Hurricane Isaac . The storm brought severe flooding to the area ...
Romney Arrives in La. for Storm Visit
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 21:47:00 +0200ABCnews (en)
Romney detours to Louisiana after Republican convention to survey areas flooded by hurricane
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 21:47:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
Arapahoe Basin Ski Area in Colorado offers season pass that's good for 2 winters
KEYSTONE, Colo. - Arapahoe Basin Ski Area is selling a season pass that's good for not just one season but two.
Aspen expanding Snowmass ski resort, Arapahoe Basin expansion on drawing board
ASPEN, Colo. - The Aspen Skiing Co. says it will open 230 acres of new terrain on Burnt Mountain, making the Snowmass Ski Area the second-largest ski resort in Colorado behind Vail.
Residents in the drought-stricken Midwest have been begging for rain, but many are watching the soggy approach of the remnants of Hurricane Isaac with mixed emotions: Did it have to ruin the end-of-summer party?
Shell restaffing U.S. Gulf, production restarts to follow
HOUSTON (Reuters) - Royal Dutch Shell Plc said on Friday the company was restaffing its shut Gulf of Mexico operations, but production ramp-ups to pre- Isaac levels could take three to five days after inspections wrap up. Shell also said production ramp-up speed will depend on refining operations....
Romney surveys battered Louisiana
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 21:46:00 +0200CBC (en)
Mitt Romney is making the first stop of his fall campaign for the White House a visit to hurricane-damage Louisiana, hoping to convince Americans he is not just the right man to fix the economy but an all-around leader for the nation.
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 21:46:00 +0200ibtimes-uk (en)
Help for the Gulf Coast in Isaac's wake
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 21:41:00 +0200cnn (en)
The Louisiana Army National Guard and Louisiana Air National Guard distributed aid at Skelly-Rupp Stadium in Algiers on Friday. Storm dumped up to 20 inches of rain in some areas Thousands of Gulf Coast residents evacuated their homes Red Cross: The area is still in the throes of an ongoing....
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 21:40:00 +0200ibtimes-in (en)
The remnants of Hurricane Isaac brought heavy rainfall and the threat of flash flooding to the Mississippi Valley on Friday as Gulf Coast residents cleaned up and major energy facilities geared back into operation.
Isaac on Obama, Romney radar
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 21:33:00 +0200cnn (en)
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Fri, 31 Aug 2012 21:23:00 +0200ibtimes (en)
Romney heads for Louisiana
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 21:18:00 +0200upi (en)
LAKELAND, Fla., Aug. 31 (UPI) -- Mitt Romney headed for Louisiana Friday to tour Hurricane Isaac -ravaged areas one day after his triumphant appearance at the Republican National Convention.
Gas Prices Expected To Retreat As Isaac Fades
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 21:11:00 +0200npr (en)
With the remnants of Isaac dissipating, economists are saying the storm's national economic impact will be relatively muted and short lived. After the Labor Day weekend ends, gasoline prices are expected to begin easing down from their storm-related run-up.
Obama to focus on veterans, military at Fort Bliss, on anniversary of Iraq combat end
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 21:10:00 +0200WashingtonPost (en)
EL PASO — President Obama will continue his emphasis on serving veterans and military families with a visit to Fort Bliss on Friday to announce a new executive order expanding suicide prevention and substance-abuse services for those who have served in the armed forces. Read full article >>
Melanie Martinez: the unluckiest woman in America
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 21:10:00 +0200guardian (en)
Last week hurricane Isaac destroyed the Louisiana resident's home – for the fifth time After losing four houses to four hurricanes Melanie Martinez was arguably America's unluckiest woman. There was Betsy in 1965, Juan in 1985, George in 1998 and Katrina in 2005, ferocious storms that swept in from....
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 21:08:00 +0200AP (en)
JEAN LAFITTE, La. (AP) — Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney detoured to hurricane-damaged Louisiana on Friday as he campaigned his way out of the Republican National Convention on the final leg of his quest for the White House, touring a flooded community and saying he hoped his visit would focus public attention on victims' needs.
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 21:06:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney detoured to hurricane-damaged Louisiana on Friday as he campaigned his way out of the Republican National Convention on the final leg of his quest for the White House, touring a flooded community and saying he hoped his visit would focus public attention on victims' needs.
U.S. loans emergency oil to refiner after Isaac
WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - The United States will loan 1 million barrels of crude from emergency reserves to Marathon Petroleum Corp after one of its refineries slowed output in the wake of Hurricane Isaac , the Department of Energy said on Friday.
Obama to visit storm-hit Louisiana
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 21:05:00 +0200iol (en)
President Barack Obama will visit Louisiana on Monday to meet officials dealing with the aftermath of Hurricane Isaac .
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 21:04:00 +0200thestar-my (en)
NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - The remnants of Hurricane Isaac brought heavy rainfall and the threat of flash flooding to the Mississippi Valley on Friday as Gulf Coast residents cleaned up and major energy facilities geared back into operation.
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 20:56:00 +0200reuters (en)
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 20:53:00 +0200cnn (en)
Newly minted Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney and President Barack Obama will get a bird's-eye view of the flood damage and recovery efforts in Louisiana, punched out and drenched this week by Hurricane Isaac .
Hurricane Isaac 2012: Eerie video shows calm inside Hurricane Isaac as towns are devastated just miles away
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 20:49:00 +0200mailonsunday (en)
Rather than showing devastation, the 23 second recording, taken in Houma, Louisiana, just 50 miles southwest of New Orleans on Wednesday morning, captures a dull gray sky looming over a green landscape that is utterly still. University of Oklahoma researchers braved the Category 1 hurricane to gather radar data.
Romney to visit areas hit by Isaac
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 20:48:00 +0200irishsun (en)
Republican Mitt Romney is to make the first stop in his final push for the US presidency in Louisiana, where he planned to tour the damage of Hurricane Isaac a day after accepting his party's ...
Hurricane Isaac leaves Louisiana a sodden mess as New Orleans is spared the worst
NEW ORLEANS -- The storm that had been Hurricane Isaac crawled into the central U.S. on Friday, leaving behind a soggy mess in Louisiana and two newly reported deaths. Neighborhoods were underwater ...
Obama to visit Louisiana Monday in wake of Isaac
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 20:44:00 +0200AP (en)
ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE (AP) — President Barack Obama will visit Louisiana on Monday to examine water and wind damage in the wake of Isaac . White House spokesman Jay Carney announced the trip aboard Air Force One as Obama flew to Texas on Friday to speak to U.S. service members and their families.
Mitt Romney devance Barack Obama en Louisiane
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 20:38:00 +0200LePoint (fr)
31/08/2012 à 20:03 Le candidat républicain à la présidentielle s'est rendu à La Nouvelle-Orléans, pour constater les dégâts causés par l'ouragan Isaac . Mitt Romney devance Barack Obama et s'est rendu en Louisiane avant lui. © Justin Sullivan / AFP Les confettis de son investiture à peine balayés,....
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 20:34:00 +0200reuters-af (en)
Romney sera avant Obama auprès des sinistrés d'Isaac
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 20:33:00 +0200lematin-CH (fr)
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 20:29:00 +0200afp-english (en)
White House challenger Mitt Romney rushed to storm-ravaged New Orleans on Friday in a bid to burnish his presidential credentials ahead of his November battle with Barack Obama. Coming off the back of a rousing Republican convention, Romney sought to build momentum by taking his new campaign plane....
Romney visits gulf as Obama tends to troops
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 20:29:00 +0200AP (en)
JEAN LAFITTE, La. (AP) — Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan plunged headlong into the fall campaign Friday on a two-track mission to convince Americans that the GOP nominee is not only the right man to fix the economy but an all-around leader for the nation. Romney, hoping to project an aura of leadership,....
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 20:27:00 +0200tdg (fr)
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 20:25:00 +0200reuters (en)
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 20:24:00 +0200ibtimes-au (en)
Romney to visit Louisiana Friday, Obama to visit Monday
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 20:21:00 +0200globalpost (en)
Mitt Romney is planning to visit Louisiana on Friday to survey the damage after the state was hit by Hurricane Isaac , Though a campaign spokeswoman told Politico earlier that President Barack Obama had no plans to visit the Gulf state, it was announced later that he would make visit.
Romney tours hurricane damage in La.
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 20:16:00 +0200usaToday (en)
The GOP presidential nominee and Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal will meet with first responders in hard-hit Jefferson Parish.
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 20:15:00 +0200ibtimes-uk (en)
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 20:14:00 +020024heures (fr)
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 20:12:00 +0200trust (en)
Isaac provides relief to US drought, cleanup begins
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 14:50 GMT Source: reuters // Reuters * Fading storm still triggers flash floods, tornadoes * New Orleans flood defenses came through unscathed * Onshore insured losses seen up to $2 billion By Ellen Wulfhorst and Scott Malone NEW ORLEANS, Aug 31 (Reuters) - The remnants of....
Obama to visit storm-hit Louisiana on Monday-White House
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 16:31 GMT Source: reuters // Reuters ON BOARD AIR FORCE ONE, Aug 31 (Reuters) - - President Barack Obama will visit Louisiana on Monday to meet officials in the state dealing with the aftermath of Hurricane Isaac , White House spokesman Jay Carney said on Friday.
Isaac provides relief to U.S. drought, cleanup begins
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 20:10:00 +0200antiguanews (en)
NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - The remnants of Hurricane Isaac caused headaches on Friday, bringing heavy rainfall and the threat of flash flooding to the Mississippi Valley as Gulf Coast residents began cleaning up. The first hurricane to hit the United States this year will be remembered for striking New....
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 20:05:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan plunged headlong into the fall campaign Friday on a two-track mission to convince Americans that the GOP nominee is not only the right man to fix the economy but an all-around leader for the nation. Romney, hoping to project an aura of leadership, surveyed storm damage in....
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 20:03:00 +0200newschannel5 (en)
Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan plunged headlong into the fall campaign Friday on a two-track mission to convince Americans that the GOP nominee is not only the right man to fix the economy but an all-around leader for the nation....
Obama to visit storm disaster zone in Louisiana
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 20:01:00 +0200msnbc (en)
President Obama will visit Louisiana on Monday to meet with officials and view the damage from Hurricane Isaac , White House Press Secretary Jay Carney announced Friday.
Romney and Ryan rally in Florida after Republican convention
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 20:00:00 +0200latimes (en)
LAKELAND, Fla. Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan parted ways after a final sendoff rally Friday morning abandoning plans to spend the day campaigning together so that Romney could join Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal for a tour of an area damaged by Hurricane Isaac .
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 19:57:00 +0200AP (en)
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan plunged headlong into the fall campaign Friday on a two-track mission to convince Americans that the GOP nominee is not only the right man to fix the economy but an all-around leader for the nation. Romney, hoping to project an aura of leadership,....
Etats-Unis: Isaac rétrogradé en dépression menace toujours un barrage, Obama en Louisane lundi
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 19:45:00 +0200alvinet (fr)
Quoique rétrogradée jeudi au rang de simple dépression, ses vents ayant faibli, l'ex-tempête Isaac déversait encore des trombes d'eau vendredi en Louisiane et... Source : Le Courrier Picard - Articles similaires
Mitt Romney to tour Hurricane Isaac damage as wife Ann says time for the grown-up to come
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 19:45:00 +0200irishsun (en)
New Orleans was spared major damage, the storm walloped surrounding suburbs, topping smaller levees with days of rain and forcing more than 4,000 from their homes. The Romney campaign has been ...
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 19:42:00 +0200AP (en)
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney detoured to hurricane-damaged Louisiana on Friday as he campaigned his way out of the Republican National Convention on the final leg of his quest for the White House. The former Massachusetts governor was expected to visit an emergency command center in Lafitte, La.
Isaac and me
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 19:41:00 +0200cnn (en)
(CNN) -- Outside my window, the wind is starting to die down, although it still comes through in gusts, sending branches and debris tumbling down the deserted street outside. The power's been out since 4 a.m. Life has skidded to a slow crawl, with no data available on my smartphone and no Internet to tell me when the storm might subside.
UPDATE 1-Isaac provides relief to US drought, cleanup begins
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 19:40:00 +0200antiguanews (en)
* Fading storm still triggers flash floods, tornadoes * New Orleans flood defenses came through unscathed * Onshore insured losses seen up to $2 billion By Ellen Wulfhorst and Scott Malone NEW ORLEANS, Aug 31 (Reuters) - The remnants of Hurricane Isaac caused headaches on Friday, bringing heavy....
Louisiana confronts Isaac clean-up as Obama releases federal aid for region
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 19:39:00 +0200guardian (en)
Both the president and Mitt Romney plan tours of devastated regions that suffered up to $2bn in damages from hurricane The drowned town of Braithwaite slowly emerged from flood waters on Friday, revealing two bodies and ruined homes as a weakened storm Isaac moved further inland, drenching Arkansas and Missouri.
Red Cross Providing Help, Comfort to People in the South
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 19:28:00 +0200finanznachrichten-en (en)
Isaac Relief Efforts Could Cost Tens of Millions WASHINGTON, Aug. 31, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- As Isaac's floodwaters recede and people begin to return to their neighborhoods, the American ...
Communities focus on cleanup as Isaac weakens
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 19:26:00 +0200cnn (en)
A weakened Isaac moved over Arkansas on Friday, leaving weary residents in Southern states digging out of its muddy mess and hundreds of thousands without power.
3 Things You Need to Know about Eating Protein
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 19:23:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
Protein is an essential part of the human diet, and most Americans eat plenty of it.
SAfrica justice minister questions court action
South Africa's justice minister is demanding the nation's top prosecutor explain a decision to charge 270 miners with the murders and attempted murders of 112 striking co-workers shot by the police.
Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney has arrived in Louisiana to survey damage from the storm Isaac .
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 19:19:00 +0200m6 (fr)
Quoique rétrogradée jeudi au rang de simple dépression, ses vents ayant faibli, l'ex-tempête Isaac déversait encore des trombes d'eau vendredi en Louisiane et menaçait toujours de faire rompre un barrage dans le Mississippi voisin.
Gulf Coast stays on guard in Isaac's wake
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 19:13:00 +0200usaToday (en)
Isaac has weakened, but the Gulf Coast is still recovering as presidential candidates head to the drowned region.
Romney heads to hurricane zone
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 19:05:00 +0200bbc (en)
Mitt Romney is headed to an emergency centre in hurricane-damaged Louisiana, a day after he accepted his party's nomination for US president.
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 19:04:00 +0200AP (en)
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney has arrived in Louisiana to survey damage from the storm Isaac . Friday's trip was his first stop after closing the Republican National Convention in Florida a night earlier. The former Massachusetts governor was expected to visit an....
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 19:02:00 +0200iol (en)
The remnants of Hurricane Isaac caused headaches on Friday, bringing heavy rainfall and the threat of flash flooding to the Mississippi Valley.
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 19:01:00 +0200lamontagne (fr)
Quoique rétrogradée jeudi au rang de simple dépression, ses vents ayant faibli, l'ex-tempête Isaac déversait encore des trombes d'eau vendredi en Louisiane et menaçait toujours de faire rompre un barrage dans le Mississippi voisin. Les autorités des deux Etats le long du golfe du Mexique ont appelé....
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 19:01:00 +0200sligochampion (en)
Republican Mitt Romney is to make the first stop in his final push for the US presidency in Louisiana, where he planned to tour the damage of Hurricane Isaac a day after accepting his party's nomination with his most important speech to date.
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 19:01:00 +0200herald-ie (en)
Eats-Unis: Isaac rétrogradé en dépression menace toujours un barrage, Obama en Louisane lundi
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 19:00:00 +0200varmatin (fr)
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 19:00:00 +0200alertnet-rss (en)
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 18:56:00 +0200bbc-news (en)
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 18:54:00 +0200corsematin (fr)
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 18:54:00 +0200corkman (en)
Romney makes jobs pitch; both sides to visit Gulf
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 18:53:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan plunged headlong into the fall campaign Friday on a two-track mission to convince Americans that the GOP nominee is not only the right man to fix the economy but an all-around leader for the nation. Romney, hoping to project an aura of leadership, flew to Louisiana to....
Obama to visit storm-hit Louisiana on Monday: White House
ON BOARD AIR FORCE ONE (Reuters) - - President Barack Obama will visit Louisiana on Monday to meet officials in the state dealing with the aftermath of Hurricane Isaac , White House spokesman Jay Carney said on Friday. Obama intends to visit first responders and survey the damage from Hurricane....
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 18:51:00 +0200nicematin (fr)
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 18:48:00 +0200newschannel5 (en)
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 18:46:00 +0200belfasttelegraph (en)
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 18:42:00 +0200lanouvellerepublique (fr)
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Fri, 31 Aug 2012 18:34:00 +0200la-croix (fr)
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 18:33:00 +0200argus (en)
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 18:32:00 +0200AP (en)
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan plunged headlong into the fall campaign Friday on a two-track mission to convince Americans that the GOP nominee is not only the right man to fix the economy but an all-around leader for the nation. Romney, hoping to project an aura of leadership, flew....
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 18:32:00 +0200independent-ie (en)
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 18:28:00 +0200courrier-picard (fr)
Quoique rétrogradée jeudi au rang de simple dépression, ses vents ayant faibli, l'ex-tempête Isaac déversait encore des trombes d'eau vendredi en Louisiane et menaçait toujours de faire rompre un barrage dans le Mississippi voisin. Les autorité...
Isaac. Obama se rendra en Lousiane lundi pour évaluer les dégâts
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 18:22:00 +0200OuestFrance (fr)
Le président des Etats-Unis Barack Obama va se rendre lundi en Louisiane (sud) pour évaluer les dégâts de l’ouragan Isaac , a révélé...
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 18:22:00 +0200LePoint (fr)
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 18:22:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
President Barack Obama will visit Louisiana on Monday to examine water and wind damage in the wake of Isaac .
Isaac : Romney et Obama attendus à la Nouvelle-Orléans
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 18:20:00 +0200Liberation (fr)
Les deux candidats à la Maison Blanche doivent se rendre en Louisiane, touchée par l'ouragan Isaac .
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 18:18:00 +0200newschannel5 (en)
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 18:16:00 +0200lamontagne (fr)
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 18:13:00 +0200tv5 (fr)
Romney begins fall campaign with economic pledge
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 18:02:00 +0200newschannel5 (en)
Mitt Romney is making the first stop of his fall campaign for the White House a visit to hurricane-damaged Louisiana, hoping to convince Americans he is not just the right man to fix the economy but an all-around leader for...
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 18:01:00 +0200thestar-my (en)
NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - The remnants of Hurricane Isaac caused headaches on Friday, bringing heavy rainfall and the threat of flash flooding to the Mississippi Valley as Gulf Coast residents began cleaning up.
Après le passage d’Isaac, la Nouvelle-Orléans inondée mais soulagée
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 17:53:00 +0200loffice (fr)
La plus grande partie de la Louisiane était toujours inondée et privée d’électricité vendredi matin, alors que la queue du phénomène Isaac , rétrogradé d’ouragan de catégorie 1 en tempête tropicale, se dirigeait vers le Nord, vers le centre des Etats-Unis.
Fears dam could fail in face of Isaac floods
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 17:52:00 +0200news_com_au (en)
AFTER drenching New Orleans, Isaac is threatening a dam in Mississippi and thousands are bunkered down in relief centres.
Isaac Provides Relief to U.S. Drought, Cleanup Begins
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 17:50:00 +0200scientificamerican (en)
By Ellen Wulfhorst and Scott Malone NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - The remnants of Hurricane Isaac caused headaches on Friday, bringing heavy rainfall and the threat of flash flooding to the Mississippi Valley as Gulf Coast residents began cleaning up. The first hurricane to hit the United States this year....
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 17:43:00 +0200dailymail (en)
Are These the New Nokia Lumia 920 and 820?
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 17:41:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
[More from Mashable: Nokia, Sony and Samsung Team Up to Improve Indoor Navigation]
Cardinal Martini, a rare liberal who was a papal contender in 2005 conclave, dies at age 85
VATICAN CITY - Italian Cardinal Carlo Maria Martini, a rare liberal within the highly conservative Catholic Church hierarchy who was nevertheless long considered a papal contender, has died at age 85.
Mitt Romney is making the first stop of his fall campaign for the White House a visit to hurricane-damaged Louisiana, hoping to convince Americans he is not just the right man to fix the economy but an all-around leader for the nation. President Barack Obama, for his part, served notice that he will....
Nick Hornby's 6 favorite books
The author of High Fidelity and About A Boy revisits six titles that he enjoyed as part of his popular "Stuff I've Been Reading" column
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 17:37:00 +0200AP (en)
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Mitt Romney is making the first stop of his fall campaign for the White House a visit to hurricane-damaged Louisiana, hoping to convince Americans he is not just the right man to fix the economy but an all-around leader for the nation.
Isaac and me: How a New Orleans native rides out a storm
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 17:35:00 +0200cnn (en)
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 17:32:00 +0200reuters-af (en)
Romney change son programme pour aller à la Nouvelle-Orléans
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 17:30:00 +0200Liberation (fr)
Le candidat républicain à la Maison Blanche a annulé un rassemblement en Virginie pour se rendre en Louisiane, touchée par l'ouragan Isaac .
Romney to visit storm-damaged Louisiana
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 17:30:00 +0200AP (en)
LAKELAND, Fla. (AP) — Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney ordered a detour to hurricane-damaged Louisiana on Friday as he campaigned his way out of the Republican National Convention on the final leg of his quest for the White House. Aides said the former Massachusetts governor would travel to an emergency command center in Lafitte, La.
Eats-Unis: Isaac rétrogradé en dépression menace toujours un barrage
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 17:27:00 +0200varmatin (fr)
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 17:23:00 +0200reuters (en)
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 17:18:00 +0200nicematin (fr)
Oil sector moves in behind Isaac
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 17:16:00 +0200upi (en)
HOUSTON, Aug. 31 (UPI) -- Exxon Mobil said it was in the process of restoring operations in the Gulf of Mexico after Hurricane Isaac struck the region this week.
Nat Gas prices about unchanged as damage assessment is underway
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 17:13:00 +0200ibtimes-uk (en)
As Isaac moves north market participants once again begin to primarily focus on Mr. Bernanke's Jackson Hole speech this morning ahead of the long holiday weekend in the US. The way the markets traded yesterday I would have said that many players were starting to come to the realization that Mr.
Pre-Opening Wheat Market Report 8/31
December Chicago wheat is trading 9 cents lower near 7:30 am CST. Kansas City and Minneapolis wheat are trading slightly weaker as well. The November Matif Milling wheat contract is trading 2.00 Euros lower. The wheat market was steady overnight but dipped lower near 4 am cst after Russia announced they had no plans to ban wheat exports.
The remnants of Hurricane Isaac caused headaches on Friday, bringing heavy rainfall and the threat of flash flooding to the Mississippi Valley as Gulf Coast residents began cleaning up.
Pre-Opening Corn Market Report for 8/31/2012
December corn is trading 1 3/4 cents lower near 7:30 am CST. There were no September corn deliveries overnight. Profit taking was noted ahead of the holiday weekend and the Federal Reserve Chairman's speech in Jackson Hole, WY today. Dalian corn traded higher overnight.
Mitt Romney going to Louisiana to see damage from Hurricane Isaac
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 17:12:00 +0200latimes (en)
TAMPA, Fla. -- Mitt Romney will make a detour to Louisiana on Friday to see the damage from Hurricane Isaac , intending to show compassion for victims of the storm.
Cardinal Martini, liberal papal contender, dies
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 17:10:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
Italian Cardinal Carlo Maria Martini, a rare liberal within the highly conservative Catholic Church hierarchy who was nevertheless long considered a papal contender, has died at age 85.
Romney making visit to tour Hurricane Isaac damage, first stop in final push for presidency
TAMPA, Fla. - Republican Mitt Romney was making the first stop in his final push for the U.S. presidency in Louisiana, where he planned Friday to tour the damage of Hurricane Isaac a day after accepting his party's nomination with his most important speech to date.
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 17:09:00 +0200ibtimes-au (en)
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Fri, 31 Aug 2012 17:02:00 +0200la-croix (fr)
Romney to tour Louisiana Hurricane Isaac damage on next campaign stop
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 17:00:00 +0200csmonitor (en)
The slow response to Katrina's deadly chaos in 2005 hurt the presidency of Republican George W. Bush, and the campaigns of both Romney and President Barack Obama have been mindful of their response this time.
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 16:50:00 +0200corsematin (fr)
Romney heads from convention to view Louisiana hurricane damage
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 16:48:00 +0200trust (en)
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 14:12 GMT Source: reuters // Reuters By Sam Youngman LAKELAND, Fla., Aug 31 (Reuters) - Mitt Romney, fresh from accepting the Republican presidential nomination at the party's national convention, will go to Louisiana on Friday to view damage from Hurricane Isaac . Romney, who will take on President Barack Obama in the Nov.
Isaac weakens but threat to New Orleans remains
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 16:46:00 +0200abc-au (en)
Hurricane Isaac has been downgraded to a tropical storm but US officials say heavy rains and powerful winds continue to threaten New Orleans.
Tropical Storm Isaac delays Republican convention
The Republican convention to officially nominate Mitt Romney as the US presidential candidate has been delayed because of a hurricane threat.
Isaac forces Louisiana evacuation order
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 16:39:00 +0200abc-au (en)
Tropical Storm Isaac has forced the evacuation of tens of thousands of people in Louisiana and Mississippi.
Republicans gather as New Orleans braces for Isaac
US Republicans officially named Mitt Romney as their presidential candidate in Florida this morning as Hurricane Isaac hit the US Gulf Coast.
Isaac bearing down on New Orleans
Barack Obama has declared a state of emergency as Tropical Storm Isaac threatens New Orleans, seven years after Hurricane Katrina.
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 16:39:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney ordered a detour to hurricane-damaged Louisiana on Friday as he campaigned his way out of the Republican National Convention on the final leg of his quest for the White House.
Romney to Visit Areas Damaged By Hurricane Isaac
LAKELAND, Fla. — In a last-minute change of plans, Mitt Romney will head to visit storm-affected areas in New Orleans today, skipping a previously scheduled joint rally with running mate Paul Ryan in the battleground state of Virginia this afternoon. A Romney aide told ABC...
Isaac rain stalls US crop harvest
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 16:29:00 +0200iol (en)
Rain and wind from the remnants of Hurricane Isaac are expected to move into the central US Midwest.
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 16:27:00 +0200courrier-picard (fr)
Insurance Experts Available Over The Labor Day Weekend To Provide Information And Interviews Regarding Isaac's Potential Insurance Repercussions
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 16:27:00 +0200finanznachrichten-en (en)
NEW YORK, Aug. 31, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --Reporters seeking information on Isaac 's prospective insurance implications are encouraged to contact the Insurance Information Institute (I.I.I.)...
What Do Hurricanes Mean For Dolphins?
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 16:17:00 +0200scientificamerican (en)
Hurricanes are typically associated with loss of life, loss of property, and economic devastation. Hurricane Katrina, which blew through the gulf coast in summer 2005, brought all those things and more. It also brought lots of baby dolphins. Hurricanes and other major storms tend to be related to....
Isaac brings power outages, topped levees, citizen rescues
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 16:08:00 +0200antiguanews (en)
| GULFPORT, Miss. -- Rescue efforts began in earnest Wednesday morning as Hurricane Isaac slowly pushed northward, sparking tornado warnings along the Mississippi coast, dangerous flooding and overtop... (photo: UN / Victoria Hazou)
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 16:07:00 +0200ABCnews (en)
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 16:06:00 +0200m6 (fr)
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 16:05:00 +0200LePoint (fr)
En Louisiane, le chef de la paroisse Tangipahoa, Gordon Burgess, a demandée l'évacuation obligatoire de toute personne vivant à moins d'1.6 km sur les rives de la rivière Tangipahoa. Quoique rétrogradée jeudi au rang de simple dépression, ses vents ayant faibli, l'ex-tempête Isaac déversait encore....
États-Unis. Mitt Romney se rend à la Nouvelle-Orleans
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 16:03:00 +0200OuestFrance (fr)
Au lendemain de la convention de son parti, le candidat républicain à la Maison Blanche Mitt Romney a changé son programme de campagne pour se...
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 16:03:00 +0200AP (en)
Romney to visit hurricane-damaged Louisiana, day after accepting party's nomination
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 15:58:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
LAKELAND, Fla. - Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney will head to Louisiana to tour damage from Hurricane Isaac .
Protests fizzle during GOP convention
The three dozen chanting anti-GOP protesters hit a lull of silence as they marched through a low-income neighborhood in west Tampa. "What are you guys doing? Taking a nap?" shouted one protester to his cohorts, exhorting them to yell. Another shouted, "You guys are reeeeaaal quiet now!"
Germany to host 200 refugees from Libya
Germany will host around 200 refugees who fled the fighting in Libya last spring and have been staying ever since in a camp in Tunisia, the German embassy in Tunis said on Friday.
Accused rapist gets 100 lashes in northern Mali
Witnesses say that a man accused of rape in the northern Malian city of Timbuktu received 100 lashes, as the Islamists controlling the city continue to mete out punishments under Shariah law.
Hurricane Isaac May Cost Insurers $2 Billion, AIR Says
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 15:56:00 +0200bloomberg (en)
Isaac , the storm drenching Arkansas after making landfall in Louisiana as a hurricane, may cost insurers as much as $2 billion in the U.S., risk-modeling firm AIR Worldwide said. The industry’s claims costs, including wind and storm-surge damage to residential, commercial and industrial onshore....
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 15:52:00 +0200lanouvellerepublique (fr)
Romney to tour Isaac damage in New Orleans area
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 15:44:00 +0200msnbc (en)
Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney was set to visit the New Orleans area Friday afternoon to see some of the damage left by Isaac .
The Energy Report
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 15:42:00 +0200ibtimes-uk (en)
Ben Bernanke Jackson Hole speech may overshadow news coming from the aftermath Hurricane Isaac yet it is in Russia's it is America's new shale gas revolution that is shaking things up.
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 15:41:00 +0200france24 (fr)
Mitt Romney Headed To Louisiana To Tour Hurricane Damage
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 15:38:00 +0200npr (en)
The Republican presidential nominee will be in the area before President Obama had the opportunity to make a similar trip.
RFA ARGUS SAVES ITSELF TO HELP OTHERS
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 15:29:00 +0200anguillian (en)
The Royal Fleet Auxiliary ship, Argus, left Anguilla on Monday this week after completing a five-day visit which was interrupted by the approach of Tropical Storm Isaac . The... Read more »
Quake of 7.9 magnitude strikes off Philippines: USGS
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 15:28:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
MANILA (Reuters) - An earthquake of 7.9 magnitude struck off the Philippines on Friday and a tsunami warning has been issued for the region, the U.S. Geological Survey and the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said. The quake was centered off the east coast, 91 miles off the town of Guiuan in Samar province at a depth of about 20 miles, USGS said.
Levees around New Orleans prove reliable
Seven years ago, the Army Corps of Engineers was desperately trying to plug breaches in the city's broken and busted levee system.
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 15:26:00 +0200tv5 (fr)
Isaac rain stalls U.S. crop harvest, some damage done
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 15:21:00 +0200reuters (en)
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Rain and wind from the remnants of Hurricane Isaac are expected to move into the central U.S. Midwest on Friday and into the weekend, stalling crop harvests and causing some localized damage, an agricultural meteorologist said.
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 15:19:00 +0200cnn (en)
Elections USA 2012 - Bobby Jindal, le gouverneur maudit des cieux
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 15:10:00 +0200TF1 (fr)
COULISSES DE CAMPAGNE - Comme en 2008, le gouverneur de Louisiane, étoile montante du parti républicain, a été contraint d'annuler sa participation à la convention en raison de la mauvaise météo qui frappe son Etat. Bobby Jindal, le gouverneur maudit des cieux
Hurricane Isaac 2012: Couple found dead in home
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 14:57:00 +0200dailymail (en)
The unidentified man and woman were found inside their kitchen in Braithwaite, Louisiana, one of the towns hardest hit after flood waters topped a nearby levee.
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 14:57:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Rain and wind from the remnants of Hurricane Isaac are expected to move into the central U.S. Midwest on Friday and into the weekend, stalling crop harvests and causing some localized damage, an agricultural meteorologist said. Isaac continued to cause headaches, bringing heavy....
Polish crematorium plan offends Holocaust memory
Authorities in an eastern Polish city are trying to stop a funeral company from building a crematorium in the same neighborhood as the former German Nazi death camp of Majdanek.
Mayor: Gunman in grocery shootings killed himself
At least three people have died in a shooting at a New Jersey supermarket early Friday, a law enforcement official said.
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 14:39:00 +0200cnn (en)
Weakening Isaac hovers over water-logged La.
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 14:39:00 +0200CBSnews (en)
Weather system downgraded to tropical depression, but it caught many places off guard, and has claimed at least 4 lives
Flooding, power outages in Isaac's wake
More than 900K still without power in La., Miss., Ark.; At least 4 deaths blamed on storm as more rain sweeps into central U.S.
Outside New Orleans, Isaac leaves high water and resentment
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 14:24:00 +0200latimes (en)
As flooding roils their parishes, many grumble about lack of improvements since Katrina.LaPLACE, La. Michael Turner was sitting on his porch when the lake roared in. Hurricane Isaac had not even made landfall, but suddenly water was roaring like a big-river rapid through the neighborhood, swallowing....
Isaac’s remnants bring headaches but also relief to US drought
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 14:23:00 +0200stabroeknews (en)
NEW ORLEANS, (Reuters) – The remnants of Hurricane Isaac continue to cause headaches today, bringing heavy rainfall and the threat of flash flooding to the lower Mississippi Valley as Gulf... View full article at stabroeknews.com
Isaac redevient une dépression mais menace toujours un barrage
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 13:47:00 +0200lecourrier (fr)
Dans son bulletin de 21h00 GMT, le dernier qui sera consacré à Isaac , le Centre de surveillance des ouragans (NHC) a annoncé qu'Isaac était redevenu une dépression parce que ses vents ne dépassaient pas les 55 km/h. La dépression se trouvait alors à 55 kilomètres au nord-ouest de Monroe (nord de la....
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 13:26:00 +0200cnn (en)
Isaac's remnants bring headaches but also relief to US drought
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 13:24:00 +0200trust (en)
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 06:24 GMT Source: reuters // Reuters * Fading storm still triggers flash floods, tornadoes * New Orleans flood defenses came through unscathed * Onshore insured losses seen up to $2 billion By Ellen Wulfhorst and Scott Malone NEW ORLEANS, Aug 31 (Reuters) - The remnants of....
As Isaac wanes, Gulf region mops up from storm
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 03:45 GMT Source: reuters // Reuters * Storm downgraded to tropical depression * Evacuations ordered near damaged earthen dam * One Louisiana refinery sees flooding * Drought-stricken states further north eager for rain By Ellen Wulfhorst and Scott Malone NEW ORLEANS, Aug 30....
Haiti had 'lucky' escape from Isaac storm
There is less need for emergency shelter in Haiti than expected in the aftermath of Tropical Storm Isaac , according to a ShelterBox Response Team (SRT) currently responding to the disaster in the Caribbean island. SRT members Mark Dyer (US) and Jeff Pietras (US) arrived in the capital Port-au-Prince....
After Issac, two hurricanes rage way out at sea
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 10:26 GMT Source: reuters // Reuters * Two big storms rage in Atlantic, no risk to land * Issac weakens, heads to central U.S. states * No Katrina-scale disaster but costs could reach $2 bln NEW ORLEANS, Aug 31 (Reuters) - As Louisiana residents cleared up costly damage from....
AIR Worldwide sees insured Isaac losses up to $2 bln
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 02:31 GMT Source: reuters // Reuters * Estimate slightly higher than peer Eqecat * Much less damage than 2011's Irene Aug 30 (Reuters) - Hurricane Isaac has caused anywhere from $700 million to $2 billion in insured onshore losses after striking the U.S.
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 13:15:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - As Louisiana residents cleared up costly damage from Hurricane Issac, two other storms raged out in the Atlantic on Friday, but looked unlikely to hit land. Tropical Storm Leslie was forecast to strengthen into a hurricane on Friday, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said, but would remain out at sea.
L'ex-tempête Isaac, rétrogradée en dépression, menace un barrage dans le Mississipi
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 13:10:00 +0200normandie (fr)
Isaac: 2 Found Dead in La. Home in Flooded Area
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 13:02:00 +0200ABCnews (en)
Isaac : Bodies of man, woman found inside their home in La. community hit hard by flooding
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 12:56:00 +0200laprovence (fr)
Par Mira Oberman LA NOUVELLE-ORLEANS (Etats-Unis) (AFP) - Quoique rétrogradée jeudi au rang de simple dépression, ses vents ayant faibli, l'ex-tempête Isaac déversait encore des trombes d'eau vendredi en Louisiane et menaçait toujours de faire...
Isaac threatens dam as US states on alert
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 12:55:00 +0200sbs (en)
After drenching New Orleans, Isaac is threatening a dam in Mississippi and thousands are bunkered down in relief centres.
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 12:55:00 +0200alertnet-rss (en)
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 12:50:00 +0200varmatin (fr)
Isaac: 2 found dead in La. home in flooded area
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 12:44:00 +0200newschannel5 (en)
Authorities say the bodies of a man and a woman have been found in a home in the flood-ravaged Louisiana community of Braithwaite.
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 12:43:00 +0200corsematin (fr)
Etats-Unis : Isaac rétrogradé en dépression menace toujours un barrage
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 12:42:00 +0200sudouest (fr)
[PORTFOLIO / VIDÉO] Pas de brèches mais des parties détériorées : s'il venait à rompre, un barrage menacerait entre 40 000 et 60 000 personnes. Quoique rétrogradée jeudi au rang de simple dépression, ses vents ayant faibli, l'ex-tempête Isaac déversait encore des trombes d'eau vendredi en Louisiane et menaçait toujours.
'More water here than Katrina'
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 12:38:00 +0200cnn (en)
A weakened Isaac moved over Arkansas on Friday, leaving weary residents in southern states digging out of its muddy mess and hundreds of thousands without power.
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 12:37:00 +0200lest-eclair (fr)
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 12:34:00 +0200news_com_au (en)
Just when you thought Britain's worst summer for a century couldn't get worse... We had our coldest August night in history last night
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 12:27:00 +0200mailonsunday (en)
The Highlands dropped to -2.1C, Aberdeenshire and Northumberland also had a frost while most parts of the UK were close to freezing as most Britons shivered in their beds.
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 12:25:00 +0200courrier-picard (fr)
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 12:21:00 +0200bbc-news (en)
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 12:16:00 +0200bbc (en)
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 12:12:00 +0200alvinet (fr)
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 12:07:00 +0200nicematin (fr)
Watch More Than 100,000 Ballons Fall on Mitt Romney
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 12:03:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
It's a time honored tradition in political conventions -- thousands of balloons and ticker tape strands fall from the ceiling as the presidential nominee finishes his address.
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 11:58:00 +0200m6 (fr)
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 11:58:00 +0200lunion (fr)
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 11:49:00 +0200smh (en)
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 11:32:00 +0200ladepeche (fr)
Quoique rétrogradée jeudi au rang de simple dépression, ses vents ayant faibli, l'ex-tempête Isaac déversait encore des trombes d'eau vendredi en Louisiane et menaçait toujours de faire rompre un...
La Louisiane et le Mississippi se remettent du passage d'Isaac
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 11:32:00 +0200LePoint (fr)
par Ellen Wulfhorst et Scott Malone LA NOUVELLE-ORLEANS (Reuters) - La plus grande partie de la Louisiane était toujours inondée et privée d'électricité vendredi matin, alors que la queue du phénomène Isaac , rétrogradé d'ouragan de catégorie 1 en tempête tropicale, se dirigeait vers le Nord, vers le....
Les autorités des deux Etats le long du golfe du Mexique ont appelé les habitants à trouver un abri en cas de rupture du barrage, les autorités du Mississipi ayant déjà lancé des évacuations préventives dans la zone du lac Tangipahoa après que l'ouvrage d'art a commencé à être endommagé.
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 11:29:00 +0200lamontagne (fr)
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 11:24:00 +0200tv5 (fr)
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 11:20:00 +0200lanouvellerepublique (fr)
Waning Isaac heads north but eyes turn to stricken dam
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 11:18:00 +0200stabroeknews (en)
NEW ORLEANS, (Reuters) – Torrential rain dumped by Hurricane Isaac threatened to burst a dam in Mississippi yesterday, triggering the mass evacuation of local residents, while large areas of... View full article at stabroeknews.com
Isaac se calme mais menace toujours un barrage
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 11:10:00 +0200tdg (fr)
Quoique rétrogradée jeudi au rang de simple dépression l'ex-tempête Isaac déversait encore des trombes d'eau vendredi en Louisiane et menaçait toujours de faire rompre un barrage dans le Mississippi voisin.
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 11:09:00 +0200capital-FR (fr)
La plus grande partie de la Louisiane était toujours inondée et privée d'électricité vendredi matin, alors que la queue du phénomène Isaac , rétrogradé d'ouragan de catégorie 1 en tempête tropicale, se dirigeait vers le Nord, vers le centre des Etats-Unis, une zone touchée cet été par la sécheresse et où la pluie sera la bienvenue.
Isaac storm floods kill two in Louisiana
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 11:07:00 +0200xinhuanet_en (en)
HOUSTON, Aug. 30 (Xinhua) -- Two people were found drowned in Plaquemines Parish in Louisiana on Thursday as storm Isaac battered the southern coastal state for another day, quickly flooding homes and forcing evacuations and rescues. The two victims, a man and a woman in their mid 40s, were found in....
Oil, Gas and Hurricane Isaac
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 11:04:00 +0200ibtimes-in (en)
VLO, APC, BP, ENB, XOM, PSX. US Gulf Coast Oil and Gas companies Thursday emerged from shelter in the wake of Hurricane Isaac , a assessing the damage and beginning to re-staff evacuated refineries and offshore platforms as the now-weakened storm winds its way through central Louisiana.
Brent edges up ahead of Bernanke speech, set for 2nd monthly gain
Brent crude futures climbed above $112 per barrel on Friday, on track for a second monthly gain as investors awaited a speech by U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke for hints of more monetary easing that could stoke oil demand.
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 11:02:00 +0200ibtimes-uk (en)
Rural Towns Reckon with Isaac
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 11:01:00 +0200wsj-en (en)
Towns near New Orleans, less protected by levees and floodgates, grappled with flooding as the storm continued to dump more rain.
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 11:01:00 +0200gulfnews (en)
New Orleans: The remnants of Hurricane Isaac continued to cause headaches on Friday, bringing heavy rainfall and the threat of flash flooding to the lower Mississippi Valley as Gulf Coast residents get ready to start their clean-up efforts. The first hurricane to hit the US this year will be....
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 11:00:00 +020024heures (fr)
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 10:58:00 +0200lematin-CH (fr)
Arkansas and Missouri await Tropical Storm Isaac
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 10:56:00 +0200irishsun (en)
Hurricane Isaac may have been downgraded to a tropical storm but the cyclone is still heading inland towards the US states of Arkansas and Missouri. Around 60,000 Louisiana residents have sought ...
Lonmin labor talks suspended until Monday: union
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 10:51:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Discussions among platinum miner Lonmin, unions and government to end a strike that has halted production for more than two weeks have been suspended until Monday due to funerals for those killed in a labor fight, a union said on Friday.
États-Unis. Les habitants se remettent du passage de la tempête Isaac
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 10:44:00 +0200OuestFrance (fr)
La plus grande partie de la Louisiane était toujours inondée et privée d’électricité vendredi matin, alors que la queue du phénomène...
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 10:42:00 +0200ibtimes-au (en)
Gulf region mops up after Isaac
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 10:21:00 +0200iol (en)
US Gulf Coast residents started to mop up as Isaac downgraded to a tropical depression.
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 10:08:00 +0200armenpress (en)
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 09:57:00 +0200cnn (en)
(CNN) -- A weakened Isaac moved over Arkansas on Friday, leaving weary residents in southern states digging out of its muddy mess and hundreds of thousands without power. The weakened storm, now a tropical depression, is expected to move over southern Missouri later in the day after landing as a powerful Category 1 hurricane Tuesday.
Isaac soaks Louisiana another day, flooding homes, forcing evacuations
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 09:50:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
NEW ORLEANS - Officials released water from an Isaac -stressed dam at a lake near the Louisiana-Mississippi border, hoping to ease the pressure as the storm soaked Louisiana for yet another day, flooding homes and forcing last-minute evacuations and rescues.
Etats-Unis: Isaac redevient une dépression mais menace toujours un barrage
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 09:44:00 +0200varmatin (fr)
Les vents de la tempête Isaac ont faibli jeudi, entraînant sa rétrogradation au rang de dépression, mais elle déversait toujours des trombes d'eau sur sa route en Louisiane, menaçant de faire rompre un barrage dans le Mississippi voisin. Dans son bulletin de 21H00 GMT, le dernier qui sera consacré à....
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 09:39:00 +0200corsematin (fr)
Hurricane Isaac shifts Mississippi upstream
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 09:20:00 +0200timesofmalta (en)
The Mississippi flowed backwards for nearly 24 hours when Hurricane Isaac roared off the Gulf of Mexico and made landfall in Louisiana, the US Geological Survey said yesterday. In a statement, it said the Mississippi flowed upstream at 5,150 cubic metres per second on Tuesday at Belle Chasse,....
États-Unis : Isaac n'a pas dit son dernier mot
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 09:16:00 +0200LePoint (fr)
Les vents de la tempête Isaac ont faibli jeudi, entraînant sa rétrogradation au rang de dépression, mais elle déversait toujours des trombes d'eau sur sa route en Louisiane, menaçant de faire rompre un barrage dans le Mississippi voisin. Dans son bulletin de 23 heures (heure de Paris), le dernier....
After drenching New Orleans, Isaac threatens dam
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 09:09:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
Authorities in two states along the US Gulf Coast have urged residents to seek shelter amid fears a dam could fail, as a weakening Isaac has doused an already drenched region.
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 09:04:00 +0200thenews-pk (en)
NEW ORLEANS: Torrential rain dumped by Hurricane Isaac threatened to burst a dam in Mississippi on Thursday, triggering the mass evacuation of local r
Isaac leaves flooding, power outages in its path
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 09:03:00 +0200homelandsecuritynewswire (en)
8/30/12 Hurricane Isaac update Hurricane Isaac lost its Category 1 hurricane status midday Wednesday and was downgraded to a tropical storm, but the severe rains and winds which it brought with it have not let up much; the number of power outages continues to increase as the number of homes and....
Drones being used to track hurricanes
8/30/12 Tracking hurricanes Federal hurricane trackers will start experimenting with unmanned boats and aircrafts to learn more about how to anticipate and track the movements of hurricanes; NASAand the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration(NOAA) are teaming up and using a pair of....
As Hurricane Isaac beats on New Orleans, new infrastructure is holding up
8/30/12 Hurricane Isaac update This week, as Hurricane Isaac was threatening to replicate the physical damage that Katrina inflicted, it has become apparent that $14 billion worth of changes and improvements in infrastructure, planning, and emergency response procedures have given the city of New....
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 09:00:00 +0200nicematin (fr)
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 08:58:00 +0200arabtimes (en)
NEW ORLEANS, Aug 31 (Reuters) - The remnants of Hurricane Isaac continue to cause headaches on Friday, bringing heavy rainfall and the threat of flash flooding to the lower Mississippi Valley as Gulf Coast residents get ready to start their clean...
Isaac's remnants bring headaches but also relief to U.S. drought
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 08:44:00 +0200thestar-my (en)
NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - The remnants of Hurricane Isaac continue to cause headaches on Friday, bringing heavy rainfall and the threat of flash flooding to the lower Mississippi Valley as Gulf Coast residents get ready to start their cleanup efforts.
Isaac's Size, Speed Help It Pack A Heavyweight Punch
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 08:35:00 +0200npr (en)
The storm may not have had the intensity of other Gulf hurricanes of recent years, but its slow movement and wide coverage area create their own problems.
Hurricane Isaac curfew lifted in New Orleans, U.S.
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 08:35:00 +0200peopledaily (en)
HOUSTON, Aug. 30 (Xinhua) -- New Orleans, the largest city in the U.S. state of Louisiana, lifted on Thursday a dusk-to-dawn curfew, which was enacted in Hurricane Isaac 's wake. According to the reports on the website of NOLA.COM, this was announced by New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu's administration on Thursday afternoon.
Sur Reddit, Obama surfe sur son image de président geek
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 08:34:00 +0200benininfo (fr)
Créé le 30-08-2012 - Le président américain s'est invité sur le site communautaire pour un tchat surprise. Le président américain Barack Obama s’est invité, mercredi 29 août, sur le site communautaire Reddit où il s’est livré à un chat improvisé d’une demie heure avec les internautes. "Salut, je suis Barack Obama, président des Etats-Unis.
Isaac's remnants bring headaches but also relief to US d
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 08:31:00 +0200antiguanews (en)
* Fading storm still triggers flash floods, tornadoes * New Orleans flood defenses came through unscathed * Onshore insured losses seen up to $2 billion By Ellen Wulfhorst and Scott Malone NEW ORLEANS, Aug 31 (Reuters) - The remnants of Hurricane Isaac continue to cause headaches on Friday, bringing....
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 08:27:00 +0200euronews-en (en)
Hurricane Isaac may have been downgraded to a tropical storm but the cyclone is still heading inland towards the US states of Arkansas and Missouri.…
Iran accused in new UN nuclear report
The UN's nuclear watchdog says Iran has doubled production capacity at its Fordo facility. The International Atomic Energy Agency said the number of…
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 08:24:00 +0200reuters-af (en)
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 08:23:00 +0200courrier-picard (fr)
Les vents de la tempête Isaac ont faibli jeudi, entraînant sa rétrogradation au rang de dépression, mais elle déversait toujours des trombes d'eau sur sa route en Louisiane, menaçant de faire rompre un barrage dans le Mississippi voisin. Dans s...
Isaac, now a depression, heads north
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 08:14:00 +0200upi (en)
NEW ORLEANS, Aug. 31 (UPI) -- Isaac still had some punch Thursday as it weakened to a tropical depression and moved slowly north from the Gulf Coast.
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 08:12:00 +0200reuters (en)
Isaac's remnants bring headaches but also relief to drought
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 08:08:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - The remnants of Hurricane Isaac continue to cause headaches on Friday, bringing heavy rainfall and the threat of flash flooding to the lower Mississippi Valley as Gulf Coast residents get ready to start their cleanup efforts. The first hurricane to hit the United States this....
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 08:05:00 +0200m6 (fr)
Les vents de la tempête Isaac ont faibli jeudi, entraînant sa rétrogradation au rang de dépression, mais elle déversait toujours des trombes d'eau sur sa route en Louisiane, menaçant de faire rompre un barrage dans le Mississippi voisin.
Isaac balaye la Nouvelle-Orléans : plus de peur que de mal
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 08:03:00 +0200euronews-fr (fr)
L'appréhension était si forte en Louisiane, due au spectre de Katrina - cet ouragan dévastateur et meurtrier qui a fait plus de 1800 victimes en 2005…
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 08:03:00 +0200ibtimes-in (en)
The remnants of Hurricane Isaac continue to cause headaches on Friday, bringing heavy rainfall and the threat of flash flooding to the lower Mississippi Valley as Gulf Coast residents get ready to start their cleanup efforts.
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 08:01:00 +0200ibtimes-uk (en)
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 07:46:00 +0200LePoint (fr)
Les vents de la tempête Isaac ont faibli jeudi, entraînant sa rétrogradation au rang de dépression, mais elle déversait toujours des trombes d'eau sur sa route en Louisiane, menaçant de faire rompre un barrage dans le Mississippi voisin. Les vents de la tempête Isaac ont faibli jeudi, entraînant sa....
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 07:46:00 +0200tv5 (fr)
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 07:44:00 +0200lamontagne (fr)
La tempête Isaac a été dégradée en dépression
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 07:42:00 +0200arcinfo (fr)
Avec des vents qui n'atteignent "plus que" 55 km/h, les météorologues ont dégradé Isaac en dépression. La tempête Isaac a été rétrogradée au rang de "dépression" et poursuivait jeudi sa route vers le nord de la Louisiane accompagné de pluies torrentielles, a annoncé le Centre de surveillance des ouragans (NHC).
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 07:42:00 +0200reuters (en)
Over a million homes without power in storm-hit US states
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 07:31:00 +0200deccanherald (en)
Over a million homes and businesses in Louisiana, the home state of Indian-American governor Bobby Jindal, and neighbouring Mississippi were still without power as a weakened storm began a slow trek northward. Nearly half of Louisiana with some 901,000 homes and businesses was without power late....
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 07:26:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Brent crude futures climbed above $112 per barrel on Friday, on track for a second monthly gain as investors awaited a speech by U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke for hints of more monetary easing that could stoke oil demand.
Isaac pounds the Gulf Coast: How to help
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 07:25:00 +0200cnn (en)
Residents along the Gulf Coast continue to get pounded by heavy winds and unrelenting rain from Tropical Depression Isaac , an eerie reminder of Hurricane Katrina, which pummeled the Gulf Coast seven years ago.
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 07:21:00 +0200irishsun (en)
Over a million homes and businesses in Louisiana, the home state of Indian-American governor Bobby Jindal, and neighbouring Mississippi were still without power as a weakened storm began a slow trek ...
Isaac raging
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 07:12:00 +0200khaleejtimes (en)
Hurricane Isaac bore down on New Orleans early Wednesday after making landfall, seven years to the day after Katrina devastated the "Big Easy" and killed hundreds along the US Gulf Coast.
Isaac leaves at least two dead in southern US
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 07:12:00 +0200YorkshirePost (en)
AT least two people have died as Tropical Storm Isaac lingers over the US Gulf Coast with whistling winds and constant rain.
AIR Worldwide sees insured Isaac losses up to US$2bil
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 07:11:00 +0200thestar-my (en)
NEW YORK: Hurricane Isaac has caused anywhere from $700 million to $2 billion in insured onshore losses after striking the U.S. Gulf Coast earlier this week, disaster modeler AIR Worldwide said on Thursday.
Shell shuts Norco refinery after cutting rates during Isaac
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 06:56:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
HOUSTON (Reuters) - Royal Dutch Shell shut the Norco, Louisiana, refinery that ran at reduced rates when Hurricane Isaac came ashore, the company said on Thursday, but it gave no explanation for why the facility had been shut. The company also said that its Capline crude oil pipeline, with a capacity of 1.
NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - The remnants of Hurricane Isaac trudged north on Thursday and U.S. Gulf Coast residents started to mop up and assess damage, even as much of Louisiana was still flooded and without power. Isaac, which was downgraded to a tropical depression on Thursday after hitting the....
Weakening Isaac hovers over water-logged Louisiana
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 06:51:00 +0200AP (en)
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Isaac hovered over Louisiana for a third day Thursday, shedding more than a foot of additional rain that forced authorities to hurriedly evacuate areas ahead of the storm and rescue hundreds of people who could not escape as the rapidly rising waters swallowed entire neighborhoods.
L'ouragan Isaac redevient une dépression
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 06:47:00 +0200lejdd (fr)
Les vents de la tempête Isaac ont faibli jeudi, entraînant sa rétrogradation au rang de dépression, mais elle déversait toujours des trombes...
Gulf Coast Begins Recovery Efforts After Isaac
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 06:35:00 +0200npr (en)
There's more misery in the areas south of New Orleans after Isaac . In Plaquemines Parish, several neighborhoods are completely underwater. Some people were even rescued Thursday from rooftops.
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 06:32:00 +0200ibtimes-in (en)
The remnants of Hurricane Isaac trudged north on Thursday and U.S. Gulf Coast residents started to mop up and assess damage, even as much of Louisiana was still flooded and without power.
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 06:29:00 +0200ibtimes-uk (en)
Waning Isaac heading north but eyes turn to stricken dam
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 06:25:00 +0200thedailyherald (en)
NEW ORLEANS--Torrential rain dumped by Hurricane Isaac threatened to burst a dam in Mississippi on Thursday, triggering the mass evacuation of local residents, while large areas of the region were still flooded and without power but getting ready to mop up.
Regulators say 95 percent of U.S. Gulf oil output shut by Isaac
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 06:25:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
HOUSTON (Reuters) - U.S. regulators said 94.99 percent of daily oil production and 72.52 percent of daily natural gas output in U.S.-regulated areas of the Gulf of Mexico were shut Thursday by Tropical Storm Isaac , which had weakened from a hurricane earlier this week. The U.S.
New Orleans recipe for the post-hurricane blues? BBQ and banter
NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - Hurricane Isaac has come and gone and the city of New Orleans has weathered it well with its new multibillion-dollar flood controls. But now officials worry about the growing restlessness of their notoriously convivial residents.
U.S. cuts estimate of refining capacity shut on Isaac
(Reuters) - The smallest of the six Louisiana refineries that shut down ahead of Isaac 's landfall began restarting on Thursday, shaving the amount of offline capacity by 6 percent to 879,500 barrels per day, or 11 percent of U.S. Gulf Coast refining capacity, the U.S. Department of Energy said.
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 06:24:00 +0200thestar-my (en)
NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - The remnants of Hurricane Isaac trudged north on Thursday and U.S. Gulf Coast residents started to mop up and assess damage, even as much of Louisiana was still flooded and without power.
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 06:22:00 +0200reuters-af (en)
Isaac drenches Louisana flooding homes killing power
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 06:19:00 +0200irishsun (en)
Residents of the Cambridge neighbourhood of LaPlace, La., flee rising flood waters associated with Isaac on Wednesday. The slowing hurricane was downgraded to a tropical storm, but its effects ...
Isaacs heavy rain leaves ongoing hazards for many states
Nearly 2 feet of rain fell on the states, leaving the ground too soaked to absorb the overflowing rivers and pushing dams and levees outside New Orleans to the brink. As the water swallowed cars, ...
Why they didn’t heed the warnings about Hurricane Isaac
Why were people in areas such as Plaquemines Parish, St. John the Baptist Parish and other coastal areas of Louisiana and Mississippi so blas about Hurricane Isaac ? The answer could have something to ...
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 06:11:00 +0200reuters (en)
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 06:03:00 +0200ibtimes-au (en)
Isaac steers clear of direct blow to New Orleans, loses steam
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 06:01:00 +0200mumbaimirror (en)
Hurricane Isaac 's whistling winds lashed New Orleans and the storm dumped nearly a foot of rain on its desolate streets on Thursday, but the system of levee pumps, walls and gates appeared to withstand one of the stiffest challenges yet. To...
Hurricane Katrinas silver lining Improved pet care
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 05:48:00 +0200irishsun (en)
After Katrina devastated Louisiana and Mississippi pet populations, killing countless animals and even some owners who steadfastly refused to leave their pets behind, the pet stories from Isaac look ...
Brent steady above $112 ahead of Bernanke speech, set for 2nd monthly gain
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 05:44:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Brent crude futures were steady above $112 per barrel on Friday, on track to post a second straight monthly gain as investors awaited a speech by U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke for hints of more monetary easing that could stoke oil demand.
Authorities in two states along the US Gulf Coast urged residents to seek shelter amid fears a dam could fail, as a weakening Isaac doused an already drenched region.
Nouvelle-Orléans Face à Isaac, les digues ont tenu
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 05:28:00 +0200lepays-fr (fr)
De graves inondations causées par la tempête tropicale Isaac ont touché hier matin les côtes du golfe du Mexique, mais les digues construites après ...
Ouragan aux Etats-Unis: libération contrôlée des eaux
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 05:25:00 +0200cctv-fr (fr)
Des dizaines de milliers de personnes ont été contraintes d’évacuer leurs habitations en Louisiane et dans le Mississippi. La tornade a détrempée une vaste zone située le long de la côte du Golfe. De violentes pluies et des inondations sont attendues au cours des prochains jours.
Un barrage menace de rompre au passage d’Isaac
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 05:25:00 +0200dna-france (fr)
Isaac , redevenu une tempête tropicale, poursuivait sa remontée vers le nord de la Louisiane jeudi en déversant toujours des trombes d’eau, tandis ...
Storm KIRK status update
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 05:17:00 +0200hewsweb (en)
At 3:00 AM , status update for the storm KIRK . Wind: 85Kt, category: Intense Hurricane (Cat 2)
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 05:04:00 +0200geo-tv (en)
NEW ORLEANS: Torrential rain dumped by Hurricane Isaac threatened to burst a dam in Mississippi on Thursday, trigg
Water released from Isaac-stressed dam
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 04:59:00 +0200news_com_au (en)
AS the storm slogged its way across Louisiana and windy conditions calmed, the extent of some of the damage became clear on Friday.
Isaac weakens to tropical depression
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 04:59:00 +0200xinhuanet_en (en)
BEIJING, Aug. 31 (Xinhuanet) -- The US National Hurricane Center says Isaac has been downgraded from a tropical storm to a tropical depression. Tens of thousands of people have been forced to evacuate their homes in Louisiana and Mississippi. The storm has left a soggy mess across a widespread area along the Gulf Coast.
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 04:53:00 +0200smh (en)
As the storm slogged its way across Louisiana and windy conditions calmed, the extent of some of the damage became clear on Friday.
Weakening Isaac hovers over La.
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 04:35:00 +0200CBSnews (en)
Weather system weakened to a tropical depression, but it caught many places off guard by following unpredictable path
Haiti: Isaac update: Safety nets working in storm's wake
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 04:12:00 +0200reliefWeb (en)
Source: Mercy Corps Country: Haiti John Hanson Country Director, Haiti As we've watched what became Hurricane Isaac batter the U.S. Gulf coast, the importance of a strengthened infrastructure and emergency plan — what we in the development world call "resilience-building" or "disaster risk reduction" — is incredibly clear.
Isaac's rage in Louisiana
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 04:09:00 +0200chinadaily (en)
Hurricane Isaac forced evacuations affecting tens of thousands of people in Louisiana and Mississippi on Thursday, even as relieved New Orleans residents said its destruction was nothing like that seen after Hurricane Katrina in 2005.
Hurricane Kirk strengthens in Atlantic
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 04:04:00 +0200channelnewsasia (en)
MIAMI: Hurricane Kirk strengthened rapidly over the open Atlantic Ocean on Thursday, though it posed no hazard to land, US forecasters said.
Evacuations continue as Isaac downgraded
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 03:56:00 +0200msnbc (en)
Up to 50,000 people in Louisiana's Tangipahoa Parish were ordered to evacuate when water from Tropical Storm Isaac threatened to overwhelm a dam.
'Uncharacteristic' Isaac lacked punch but not size
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 03:49:00 +0200alertnet-rss (en)
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 22:59 GMT Source: reuters // Reuters * Slow-moving, cyclone confounded expectations * Rainfall heavier, more widespread than usual * Low pressure in eye emulated Category 3 hurricane By David Adams MIAMI, Aug 30 (Reuters) - Meteorologists tracking Hurricane Isaac this week....
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 00:17 GMT Source: reuters // Reuters * Storm downgraded to tropical depression * Evacuations ordered as various options considered for dam * One Louisiana refinery sees flooding * Drought-stricken states further north eager for rain By Ellen Wulfhorst and Scott Malone NEW ORLEANS,....
AP PHOTOS: Flooding From Isaac Plagues Louisiana
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 03:45:00 +0200ABCnews (en)
A highway lost under water. A levee intentionally breached to alleviate flooding. People riding ATVs through flooded streets. Here are some aerial images of the effects of Hurricane Isaac 's fury. External links are provided for reference purposes. ABC News is not responsible for the content of external Internet sites.
In Louisiana, who gets to live behind levees?
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 03:45:00 +0200usaToday (en)
Hurricane Isaac reignites this vital question for thousands of Louisiana residents.
Tropical storm Isaac threatens American dam
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 03:44:00 +0200thenews-pk (en)
NEW ORLEANS: Authorities in two states along the US Gulf Coast urged residents to seek shelter Thursday amid fears a dam could fail as Tropical Storm
Isaac leaves floods and power cuts
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 03:44:00 +0200irishsun (en)
Search-and-rescue operations resumed in heavily flooded areas around New Orleans yesterday, but relieved residents and authorities said Hurricane Issac’s destruction was nothing like that ...
G-7 Nations Want Oil Production Ramped Up
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 03:34:00 +0200npr (en)
In a statement Tuesday, the G-7 nations warned of the risks "posed by elevated oil prices." Demand for gasoline usually starts to wane at the end of the summer but right now gasoline prices are hitting new highs. Oil prices are surging because of tensions with Iran and the ongoing concerns about Hurricane Isaac .
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 03:32:00 +0200ibtimes-in (en)
Torrential rain dumped by Hurricane Isaac threatened to burst a dam in Mississippi on Thursday, triggering the mass evacuation of local residents, while large areas of the region were still flooded and without power but getting ready to mop up.
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 03:31:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
Isaac hovered over Louisiana for a third day Thursday, shedding more than a foot of additional rain that forced authorities to hurriedly evacuate areas ahead of the storm and rescue hundreds of people who could not escape as the rapidly rising waters swallowed entire neighborhoods.
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 03:27:00 +0200ibtimes-uk (en)
Isaac flood fears ease as former hurricane moves north
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 03:26:00 +0200cnn (en)
Flood warnings ease as former Hurricane Isaac weakens further and moves slowly north, as authorities warn of a significant damage to a Mississippi dam.
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 03:22:00 +0200trust (en)
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 03:19:00 +0200thestar-my (en)
NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - Torrential rain dumped by Hurricane Isaac threatened to burst a dam in Mississippi on Thursday, triggering the mass evacuation of local residents, while large areas of the region were still flooded and without power but getting ready to mop up.
Isaac rétrogradé en dépression, un barrage menace de céder
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 03:10:00 +0200alvinet (fr)
Isaac a provoqué des dégâts importants sur le barrage de Percy Quin, près du lac Tangipahoa. Articles en rapport «Free Pussy Riot» écrit avec du sang sur le... Source : Libération - Articles similaires
Isaac downgraded; dam at risk near Louisiana-Mississippi border
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 03:08:00 +0200latimes (en)
Scrambling to prevent a storm-weakened dam from sending flood waters through communities along the Louisiana-Mississippi border, officials Thursday launched a "controlled’’ water release from the structure in an effort to prevent its collapse. The work came as Isaac was further downgraded to a tropical depression.
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 03:01:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
Experts seek urgent action on emissions at UN climate talks
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 02:59:00 +0200guardiannewsngr (en)
WORLD climate change negotiators were yesterday warned by experts that a string of extreme weather events, including storms and drought, around the globe show that urgent action on emission cuts is needed as they opened new talks in Bangkok. The week-long meeting in the Thai capital, which was....
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 02:58:00 +0200ibtimes-au (en)
U-Haul Offers 30 Days of Free Storage and U-Box Pod Moving and Storage to Louisiana Residents Affected by Hurricane Isaac
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 02:52:00 +0200finanznachrichten-en (en)
SHREVEPORT, La., Aug. 30, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --The U-Haul Company of Northern Louisiana is offering 30 days of free storage and U-Box pod moving and storage to all Louisiana residents affected by H...
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 02:49:00 +0200reuters-af (en)
Twisters strike in ‘tornado HQ’ UK
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 02:49:00 +0200thesun (en)
THEY are spotted in the Severn Estuary before moving across Clevedon in Somerset — as experts brand Britain the world’s twister capital
Isaac forces dam evacuation order
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 02:49:00 +0200bbc-news (en)
Officials begin a controlled release of water at a hurricane-battered Mississippi dam after a mass evacuation was ordered amid fears of flooding.
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 02:38:00 +0200reuters (en)
Many tea party freshmen congressman stay away from Tampa
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 02:38:00 +0200latimes (en)
Fewer than half of the 89 freshmen RSVPd to attend. Some are in tough reelection fights; others just wanted to keep their distance from the political class or from Romney.TAMPA, Fla. When Mitt Romney accepts the Republican nomination for president Thursday night, Rep.
Isaac pushes gas prices higher for holiday
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 02:25:00 +0200msnbc (en)
Gas prices jumped still higher Thursday in the wake of Hurricane Isaac , leaving drivers facing the prospect of costly fillups as they take to the highway for a final summer spin over Labor Day weekend.
Storms, drought overshadow UN climate talks
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 02:10:00 +0200dailytimesPK (en)
* Experts believe UN target to limit rise in global average temperatures unattainable BANGKOK: World climate change negotiators faced warnings on Thursday that a string of extreme weather events around the globe show urgent action on emission cuts are needed as they opened new talks in Bangkok.
Etats-Unis: Isaac redevient une dépression, mais déverse toujours des trombes d'eau
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 01:59:00 +0200varmatin (fr)
La tempête Isaac a été rétrogradée au rang de "dépression", ses vents ne dépassant pas les 55 km/h, et poursuivait jeudi sa route vers le nord de la Louisiane accompagné de pluies torrentielles, a annoncé le Centre de surveillance des ouragans (NHC). Des trombes d'eau continuent de s'abattre sur....
Reckoning With Isaac
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 01:57:00 +0200wsj-en (en)
Weakening Isaac hovers over water-logged Louisiana, forcing more evacuations and rescues
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 01:50:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
NEW ORLEANS - Isaac hovered over Louisiana for a third day Thursday, shedding more than a foot of additional rain that forced authorities to hurriedly evacuate areas ahead of the storm and rescue hundreds of people who could not escape as the rapidly rising waters swallowed entire neighbourhoods.
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 01:48:00 +0200nicematin (fr)
Gulf Coast has first-name relationship with storms
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 01:42:00 +0200AP (en)
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Along the Gulf Coast, you're not a real hurricane veteran until you're on a first-name basis with one of the killer storms. That's because for all the misery they cause, hurricanes become ingrained in the fabric of local life. If you survived, you wear it as a badge of merit.
In Isaac's aftermath, flooding and rescues in LaPlace
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 01:42:00 +0200usaToday (en)
The governor's office said 3,000 people required rescue in LaPlace, La., and at least 1,500 had been evacuated.
Isaac Causes Minor Damage to New Orleans
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 01:41:00 +0200voanews (en)
NEW ORLEANS — Tropical storm Isaac moved away from New Orleans Thursday, causing only minor damage, but flooded areas outside the city, triggering evacuations and rescue operations as waters quickly rose. North and south of New Orleans the storm left hundreds of homes under water.
Isaac flooding forces evacuation of 60000
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 01:40:00 +0200irishsun (en)
Hurricane Isaac zeroes in on fortified New Orleans Torrential rain dropped by Hurricane Isaac threatened to burst a dam on Thursday, forcing evacuation of up to 60,000 people in Louisiana and ...
"Uncharacteristic" Isaac lacked punch but not size
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 01:37:00 +0200reuters (en)
MIAMI (Reuters) - Meteorologists tracking Hurricane Isaac this week struggled to pin down the vexing storm's next move, variously referring to it as "disorganized" and "uncharacteristic."
'Everything I own was in that trailer – now it's gone'
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 01:37:00 +0200independent (en)
It was 4.30am when Samuel George realised that the levees had broken; a tide of muddy water started seeping into the living area of his single-storey trailer home in the New Orleans suburb of Braithwaite.
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 01:33:00 +0200corsematin (fr)
Video: Miss. dam at risk of "imminent failure" from Isaac flooding
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 01:33:00 +0200CBSnews (en)
A dam in southern Mississippi is at risk of "imminent failure" from flooding brought on by Hurricane Isaac . Byron Pitts reports from downstream in Kentwood, La., where the entire town is being evacuated.
Towns Struggle With Isaac Floodwaters
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 01:27:00 +0200wsj-en (en)
Towns surrounding New Orleans were grappling with floodwaters pouring out of backed-up rivers, bayous and Lake Pontchartrain, as Isaac continued to drench southeastern Louisiana and Mississippi on its slow march north.
National Guard, Northcom Support Isaac Effort
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 01:22:00 +0200globalsecurity (en)
Governors of four states have activated more than 7,500 National Guard soldiers and airmen to deal with the aftermath of Tropical Storm Isaac .
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 01:19:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
MIAMI (Reuters) - Meteorologists tracking Hurricane Isaac this week struggled to pin down the vexing storm's next move, variously referring to it as "disorganized" and "uncharacteristic." For George Dubaz, a New Orleans tour guide, Isaac was simply a "pain in the ass." After two days of lost business he'd had enough of the lumbering Isaac.
Austal's first high-speed ship completes U.S. Navy acceptance trials
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Navy's first Joint High Speed Vessel, a catamaran transport ship built by Australia's Austal, has passed a comprehensive set of Navy performance and equipment tests, the U.S. unit of the company said on Thursday. Austal said completion of the Navy acceptance trials....
HOUSTON (Reuters) - Royal Dutch Shell shut the Norco, Louisiana refinery that ran at reduced rates when Hurricane Isaac came ashore, the company said on Thursday, but it gave no explanation for why the facility had been shut. The company also said that its Capline crude oil pipeline, with a capacity of 1.
New Orleans metals warehouses aim to restart after weekend
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Some metals warehousing companies are preparing to reopen for business in New Orleans after the U.S. Labor Day weekend once they have repaired minor damage to facilities caused by Hurricane Isaac , sources from warehousing companies said on Thursday.
Kirk, Leslie gain strength over Atlantic
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 01:12:00 +0200upi (en)
MIAMI, Aug. 30 (UPI) -- While Isaac weakened to a tropical depression Thursday, forecasters said tropical storm Kirk was upgraded to a hurricane over the Atlantic Ocean.
Isaac a tropical depression, floods
NEW ORLEANS, Aug. 30 (UPI) -- Isaac became a tropical depression over northern Louisiana Thursday but forecasters said flooding rains persisted in southeastern Louisiana and Mississippi.
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 01:03:00 +0200Liberation (fr)
Isaac a provoqué des dégâts importants sur le barrage de Percy Quin, près du lac Tangipahoa.
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 00:59:00 +0200channelnewsasia (en)
NEW ORLEANS: Authorities in two states along the US Gulf Coast urged residents to seek shelter on Thursday amid fears a dam could fail as a weakening Isaac doused an already drenched region.
Isaac forces more evacuations
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 00:56:00 +0200antiguanews (en)
Hurricane Isaac is forcing evacuations affecting tens of thousands of people in Louisiana and Mississippi, even as relieved New Orleans residents said its destruction was nothing like that seen after Hurricane Katrina in 2005. A slow-moving Category 1 hurricane when it hit the region on Tuesday....
Flooding from Isaac forces evacuation of 60,000
NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - Torrential rain dropped by Hurricane Isaac threatened to burst a dam on Thursday, forcing evacuation of up to 60,000 people in Louisiana and Mississippi and leaving large areas of the region flooded and without power. Isaac, which was downgraded to a tropical depression on....
Oil drops to two-week low on supply gains
Oil dropped to a two-week low as producers worked to restore Gulf of Mexico output after Hurricane Isaac passed. Prices fell 0.9 per cent as Isaac's threat to offshore production eased as the system weakened to a tropical storm over Louisiana. Oil also declined after 374,000 Americans filed....
Isaac , which was downgraded to a tropical depression on Thursday after moving in from the Gulf on Tuesday, left little damage in New Orleans, where stronger barriers were installed after Hurricane Katrina in 2005. Only one fatality linked to the storm has been confirmed so far. But it left a soggy mess across widespread areas of the U.
Hurricane Isaac Pictures: Photos Document The 2012 Storms Th
A car sits submerged after Isaac passed through the region, in Plaquemines Parish, La., Thursday, Aug. 30, 2012. Isaac staggered toward central Louisiana early Thursday, its weakening winds still potent enough to drive storm surge into portions of the coast and the River Parishes between New Orleans and Baton Rouge.
The Creole Connection: New Orleans, Haiti and Catastrophe
As a native and resident of New Orleans who has spent three decades in and out of Haiti, and as director of an organization with offices in both places, this has been a harrowing week. The two locales sit squarely in Hurricane Isaac 's path. We don't know yet how New Orleans will weather the giant storm.
Isaac redevient une dépression, mais déverse toujours des trombes d'eau
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 00:52:00 +0200OuestFrance (fr)
Isaac a été rétrogradé au rang de «dépression», ses vents ne dépassant pas les 55 km/h, et poursuivait jeudi sa route vers le nord de la...
Hurricane Isaac struck the United States as a tropical storm at about 15:00 GMT on 30 August.
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 00:48:00 +0200alertnet-rss (en)
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 20:35 GMT Source: Content partner // Tropical Storm Risk Hurricane Isaac struck the United States as a tropical storm at about 15:00 GMT on 30 August.Data supplied by the US National Hurricane Centersuggest that the point of landfall was near31.7 N,92.1 W.
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 21:06 GMT Source: reuters // Reuters * Storm downgraded to tropical depression * Evacuations ordered as various options considered for dam * One Louisiana refinery sees flooding * Drought-strickent states further north welcome rain By Ellen Wulfhorst and Scott Malone NEW ORLEANS,....
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 20:41 GMT Source: reuters // Reuters By Ellen Wulfhorst NEW ORLEANS, Aug 30 (Reuters) - Hurricane Isaac has come and gone and the city of New Orleans has weathered it well with its new multibillion-dollar flood controls. But now officials worry about the growing restlessness of their notoriously convivial residents.
Isaac Update: Relief Workers Deployed; New Medical Aid Underway
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 19:52 GMT Source: member // Within hours of Hurricane Isaac 's landfall on August 28, AmeriCares AmeriCares first shipment of emergency aid will arrive to help displaced Gulf Coast families - 7 years to the day that Hurricane Katrina devastated the region.
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 00:38:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
Along the Gulf Coast, you're not a real hurricane veteran until you're on a first-name basis with one of the killer storms.
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 00:30:00 +0200ibtimes-in (en)
Torrential rain dropped by Hurricane Isaac threatened to burst a dam on Thursday, forcing evacuation of up to 60,000 people in Louisiana and Mississippi and leaving large areas of the region flooded and without power.
After Isaac, a Bayou Blackout: 900,000 Left Without Power
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 00:27:00 +0200time (en)
Hurricane Isaac , while dissipating, is still wreaking havoc on the area surrounding New Orleans, causing major flooding in Mississippi, threatening a dam failure in low-lying areas, and causing one fatality so far.
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 00:26:00 +0200m6 (fr)
La tempête Isaac a été rétrogradée au rang de "dépression", ses vents ne dépassant pas les 55 km/h, et poursuivait jeudi sa route vers le nord de la Louisiane accompagné de pluies torrentielles, a annoncé le Centre de surveillance des ouragans (NHC).
Isaac kills two in U.S.
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 00:26:00 +0200ruvr-en (en)
In the U.S. hurricane " Isaac " has killed two people according to reports from the states of Louisiana and Mississippi. More than 700,000 in the areas hit by the hurricane are without electricity for the second day.
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 00:26:00 +0200ibtimes-uk (en)
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 00:25:00 +0200xinhuanet_en (en)
Oil falls as concerns over Isaac fade
NEW YORK, Aug. 30 (Xinhua) -- U.S. crude prices fell on Thursday for a second consecutive day as concerns over Hurricane Isaac faded. U.S. crude futures dropped sharply as Isaac weakened to a tropical storm after hitting Louisiana. Nearly all the oil production and about two thirds of natural gas....
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 00:24:00 +0200leparisien (fr)
La tempête Isaac a été rétrogradée au rang de "dépression", ses vents ne dépassant pas les 55 km/h, et poursuivait jeudi sa route vers le nord de la Louisiane accompagné de pluies torrentielles, a...
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 00:18:00 +0200lanouvellerepublique (fr)
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 00:16:00 +0200courrier-picard (fr)
La tempête Isaac a été rétrogradée au rang de "dépression", ses vents ne dépassant pas les 55 km/h, et poursuivait jeudi sa route vers le nord de la Louisiane accompagné de pluies torrentielles, a annoncé le Centre de surveillance des o...
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 00:11:00 +0200lamontagne (fr)
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 00:10:00 +0200LePoint (fr)
La tempête Isaac a été rétrogradée au rang de "dépression", ses vents ne dépassant pas les 55 km/h, et poursuivait jeudi sa route vers le nord de la Louisiane accompagné de pluies torrentielles, a annoncé le Centre de surveillance des ouragans (NHC). La tempête Isaac a été rétrogradée au rang de....
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 00:08:00 +0200trust (en)
VIDEOS. Isaac menace de rompre un barrage dans le Mississipi
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 00:08:00 +0200alvinet (fr)
Isaac , redevenu mercredi tempête tropicale, poursuivait sa remontée vers le nord de la Louisiane jeudi en déversant toujours des trombes d'eau. La tempête, qui a... Source : Le Parisien - Articles similaires
Chevron says all U.S. Gulf production shut on Isaac
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 00:07:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
HOUSTON (Reuters) - Chevron Corp, the second-largest oil producer in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico, said on Wednesday that all production at its four platforms was shut down and its Mississippi refinery was operating after Hurricane Isaac came ashore Tuesday evening.
Authorities in two states along the US Gulf Coast urged residents to seek shelter Thursday amid fears a dam could fail as a weakening Isaac doused an already drenched region.
In Virginia, Obama Attacks Romney’s Positions
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 00:04:00 +0200IHT (en)
President Obama reviewed the Republican convention and criticized various policies of his opponent, Mitt Romney, at a campaign rally in Charlottesville, Va.
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 00:01:00 +0200newschannel5 (en)
Isaac hovered over Louisiana for a third day Thursday, shedding more than a foot of additional rain that forced authorities to hurriedly evacuate areas ahead of the storm and rescue hundreds of people who could not escape as...
Melissa Harris-Perry: MSNBC host's new fixer upper home in New Orleans destroyed in Hurricane Isaac
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 00:00:00 +0200dailymail (en)
Hours after the category 1 storm ripped through New Orleans on Tuesday, Melissa Harris-Perry's newly purchased house intended as a restoration project for the long-struggling neighbourhood was found destroyed.
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 23:57:00 +0200tv5 (fr)
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 23:56:00 +0200ibtimes-au (en)
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 23:54:00 +0200radioaustralianews (en)
Rescuers help cattle stuck in Hurricane Isaac's flood waters
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 23:54:00 +0200msnbc (en)
Cattle are left stranded and vulnerable to rising floodwaters from Hurricane Isaac in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana.
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 23:48:00 +0200reuters-af (en)
NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - Torrential rain dropped by Hurricane Isaac threatened to burst a dam on Thursday, forcing evacuation of up to 60,000 people in Louisiana and Mississippi and leaving large areas of the region flooded and without power.
Isaac Hits New Orleans On Katrina Anniversary
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 23:47:00 +0200skynews (en)
The US city is battered by ferocious winds and torrential rain but the worst of the storm strikes nearby fishing villages.
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 23:46:00 +0200newschannel5 (en)
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 23:45:00 +0200abc-au (en)
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 23:45:00 +0200AP (en)
Isaac a poussé le Mississippi à remonter son cours
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 23:42:00 +02007sur7 (fr)
Le Mississippi a remonté son cours pendant près de 24 heures, repoussé par l'ouragan Isaac sur plus de 200 km, a indiqué jeudi l'Institut de géophysique américain (USGS). L'agence gouvernementale ...
Drought-Weary Farmers Await Isaac's Remnants
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 23:37:00 +0200ABCnews (en)
Drought-weary farmers await Isaac 's rainy remnants, fearing wind could further damage crops
DNC Chair Calls RNC 'Crass' For Partying in Face of Hurricane Isaac
TAMPA, Fla.— Democratic National Committee Chair Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz spoke out today against the Republican National Convention’s handling of Hurricane Isaac , which is causing havoc along the Gulf Coast. Wasserman Schultz said the RNC “could have taken things down a notch,” during their speeches.
Levees Around New Orleans Prove Reliable
Seven years ago, the Army Corps of Engineers was desperately trying to plug breaches in the city's broken and busted levee system. Since those catastrophic days, the Army Corps has worked at breakneck speed — and at a cost of billions of dollars — to install new floodgates, pumps, floodwalls and levees across New Orleans.
Protests Fizzle During GOP Convention
Protesters blame hurricane threat, police presence for muted protests during GOP convention
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 23:36:00 +0200radioaustralia (en)
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 23:36:00 +0200reuters (en)
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 23:36:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
Drought-weary farmers await Isaac's remnants
Indiana farmer John Kolb normally would welcome storms that could provide his crops with badly needed water in this summer of drought. Instead, he and other Corn Belt farmers are nervously watching the forecast as Hurricane Isaac 's remnants slog their way, concerned they could end up getting too much of a good thing.
La tempête Isaac remonte sur la Louisiane et menace de rompre un barrage
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 23:32:00 +0200corsematin (fr)
Isaac , redevenu mercredi tempête tropicale, poursuivait sa remontée vers le nord de la Louisiane jeudi en déversant toujours des trombes d'eau, tandis qu'un barrage menaçait de rompre dans le sud de l'Etat frontalier du Mississippi. La tempête a provoqué des dégâts importants sur le barrage de Percy....
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 23:31:00 +0200newschannel5 (en)
The three dozen chanting anti-GOP protesters hit a lull of silence as they marched through a low-income neighborhood in west Tampa. "What are you guys doing? Taking a nap?" shouted one protester to his cohorts, exhorting...
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 23:27:00 +0200thestar-my (en)
Oil prices mixed ahead of Bernanke speech
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 23:25:00 +0200channelnewsasia (en)
NEW YORK: Crude oil prices closed mixed on Thursday after Hurricane Isaac appeared to have left Gulf of Mexico refiners fairly unscathed and ahead of a keenly anticipated speech by Federal Reserve chief Ben Bernanke.
Isaac's Impacts: Destruction from 'Just a Cat 1' Storm
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 23:22:00 +0200scientificamerican (en)
When Hurricane Isaac swept ashore as a Category 1 storm, its destructive power seemingly took some by surprise. As images of submerged houses and news of dramatic rooftop rescues made the rounds, the Web was abuzz with expressions of disbelief that a mere "Cat 1" storm could be the culprit for the catastrophe unfolding before people's eyes.
Trinity Yachts: Hurricane Isaac Update
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 23:19:00 +0200maritimereporter (en)
Both Yards and All Employees Doing Fine. Here are details regarding affects on Trinity Yachts’ New Orleans, Louisiana and Gulfport, Mississippi yards
Tropical Storm Isaac threatens dam
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 23:19:00 +0200sbs (en)
Residents across two states on the US Gulf Coast are being urged to take shelter as Tropical Storm Isaac threatens the stability of a dam.
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 23:15:00 +0200newschannel5 (en)
Indiana farmer John Kolb normally would welcome storms that could provide his crops with badly needed water in this summer of drought. Instead, he and other Corn Belt farmers are nervously watching the forecast as Hurricane...
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 23:13:00 +0200nicematin (fr)
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 23:13:00 +0200AP (en)
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Isaac soaked Louisiana for yet another day and pushed more water into neighborhoods all around the city, flooding homes and forcing last-minute evacuations and rescues. New Orleans itself was spared, thanks in large part to a levee system built after Katrina.
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 23:08:00 +0200marinelink (en)
Gulf Coast Has First-Name Relationship With Storms
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 23:07:00 +0200ABCnews (en)
In a region that's on a first-name basis with hurricanes, each one evokes its own memories
Isaac: Dam water released, levee cut
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 23:02:00 +0200CBSnews (en)
Damaged dam near Louisiana-Mississippi border threatens 60,000; Plaquemines Parish levee intentionally breached
Hurricane Isaac aftermath: Will FEMA have enough money? (+video)
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 23:01:00 +0200csmonitor (en)
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) could have to ask Congress for more money once hurricane Isaac cleanup costs become clear. Approval is likely, but not a given anymore.
Hurricane Isaac Update: More Mandatory Evacuations As Storm Claims First Fatality
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 23:00:00 +0200ibtimes-in (en)
Isaac persisted along its treacherous path on Thursday flooding areas, stranding residents and even claiming its first fatality. While the hurricane-turned-tropical storm Isaac weakened and is expected to become a tropical depression by Thursday evening, the rain is still making its mark on the specific areas of the Gulf Coast.
Oil falls as traders look to Fed talk on Friday
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 22:58:00 +0200AP (en)
The price of oil fell Thursday as producers assessed the impact of Hurricane Isaac and traders waited to see if the Federal Reserve would act to boost the economy. Benchmark oil fell 87 cents to finish trading at $94.62 in New York. Oil companies evacuated many Gulf of Mexico platforms and....
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 22:55:00 +0200ibtimes-uk (en)
Brent edges up, U.S. crude falls after hurricane
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 22:55:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Brent crude prices rose in choppy trading on Thursday, supported by supply concerns and geopolitical tensions, while U.S. crude fell as oil companies assessed damage after Hurricane Isaac 's trek through the region. A possible strike by Norway's oil services workers, upcoming....
Le pétrole finit en baisse, soulagé pour le golfe du Mexique
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 22:54:00 +0200lematin-CH (fr)
Les cours du pétrole ont nettement reculé jeudi à New York, dans un marché rassuré par le bon état des infrastructures pétrolières dans le golfe du Mexique à la suite du passage de la tempête Isaac .
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 22:54:00 +0200varmatin (fr)
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 22:53:00 +0200leparisien (fr)
Isaac , redevenu mercredi tempête tropicale, poursuivait sa remontée vers le nord de la Louisiane jeudi en déversant toujours des trombes d'eau. La tempête, qui a privé 1 million de personnes de...
Isaac balaie la Louisiane de pluies diluviennes
Durée : 00:01:00 | 39 vues | 0/10 Isaac , redevenu mercredi tempête tropicale après avoir perdu un peu d'intensité, poursuivait sa remontée vers le nord de la Louisiane jeudi matin tout en déversant [...] louisiane , la nouvelle orléans , tempête tropicale , ouragan....
Storm Isaac triggers more evacuations
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 22:44:00 +0200gulf-times (en)
Hurricane Isaac forced evacuations affecting tens of thousands of people in Louisiana and Mississippi yesterday, even as relieved New Orleans residents said its destruction was nothing like that seen after Hurricane Katrina in 2005. A slow-moving Category 1 hurricane when it hit the region on....
Isaac: Evacuations ordered on Louisiana-Mississippi border
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 22:40:00 +0200globalpost (en)
Joshua Barbot (back) rescues family members (L to R) Christie, Ethan and Larry Trumbaturi from their flooded home in his boat on August 30, 2012 in Slidell, Louisiana. The Isaac weather system has now been downgraded from a hurricane to a tropical storm but is still producing heavy rains and flooding as it moves north.
Storm psychology: Why do some people stay behind?
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 22:38:00 +0200msnbc (en)
It’s the question so many of us have while watching news coverage of a hurricane or tropical storm like Isaac : Who are these people who don’t leave home even as an angry storm is advancing – and what are they thinking?!
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 22:38:00 +0200alvinet (fr)
Les cours du pétrole ont nettement reculé jeudi à New York, dans un marché rassuré par le bon état des infrastructures pétrolières dans le golfe du Mexique à... Source : Le Matin - Articles similaires
Isaac poursuit son chemin en Louisiane
La tempête tropicale remonte vers le nord de la Louisiane et s'approche du Mississippi, où un barrage a été fortement endommagé. Plusieurs milliers de personnes... Source : Le Figaro - Articles similaires
Isaac , redevenu mercredi tempête tropicale, poursuivait sa remontée vers le nord de la Louisiane jeudi en déversant toujours des trombes d'eau, tandis qu'un barrage... Source : Le Courrier Picard - Articles similaires
Isaac remonte sur la Louisiane, un barrage menace de céder
Des pluies diluviennes continuent de s'abattre en provoquant d'importantes montées des eaux. 50.000 personnes ont été évacuées près du lac Tangipahoa. Articles... Source : Nouvel Obs - Articles similaires
Oil Drops as Gulf Output to Resumes After Isaac
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 22:36:00 +0200bloomberg (en)
Oil dropped to a two-week low as producers worked to restore Gulf of Mexico output after Hurricane Isaac passed. Prices fell 0.9 percent as Isaac’s threat to offshore production eased as the system weakened to a tropical storm over Louisiana. Oil also declined after 374,000 Americans filed....
Labor Day travelers face traffic congestion, high gas prices
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 22:35:00 +0200usaToday (en)
New York, L.A. and Washington will face the worst traffic congestion and backups on getaway Friday, analysts predict.
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 22:30:00 +0200ibtimes (en)
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 22:29:00 +0200france24 (fr)
Letters: Olympic climax
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 22:28:00 +0200guardian (en)
You quote the employment minister, Chris Grayling, as saying: "A something-for-nothing culture does no one any favours" ( Unpaid work plan for young Londoners , Society, 29 August). Unless of course, you are an employer of people who work for you without receiving payment from you, in which case,....
Crews start breaching levee stressed by Isaac
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 22:28:00 +0200newschannel5 (en)
Crews are breaching a levee stressed by Isaac 's floodwaters in southeast Louisiana's hard-hit Plaquemines Parish.
Isaac soaked Louisiana for yet another day and pushed more water into neighborhoods all around the city, flooding homes and forcing last-minute evacuations and rescues. New Orleans itself was spared, thanks in large part to...
Brent up, choppy, as US crude falls after hurricane
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 22:27:00 +0200dawn (en)
Brent crude prices rose in choppy trading on Thursday, supported by supply concerns and geopolitical tensions.
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 22:26:00 +0200AP (en)
Oil companies, refiners brace for Louisiana-bound Isaac
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 22:24:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
HOUSTON (Reuters) - Energy companies evacuated offshore oil rigs and shut down U.S. Gulf Coast refineries on Monday as Tropical Storm Isaac threatened to reach hurricane strength and batter the country's oil refining belt this week. The National Hurricane Center (NHC) projected that Isaac, currently....
AAA Mich.: Gas prices jump 12 cents in past day
AAA Michigan says gasoline prices jumped 12 cents during the past day to a statewide average of about $4.05 per gallon as Hurricane Isaac made landfall.
Isaac soaked Louisiana for yet another day and pushed more water into neighborhoods all around the city, flooding homes and forcing last-minute evacuations and rescues. New Orleans itself was spared, thanks in large part to a levee system built after Katrina.
Carolinas gas prices up sharply because of Isaac
AAA Carolinas reports Hurricane Isaac has caused the sharpest overnight spike in gas prices in the Carolinas since Hurricane Katrina seven years ago.
Oil companies pull back as Isaac roars toward Gulf
Oil companies scrambled out of the path of Tropical Storm Isaac , withdrawing offshore workers and cutting oil and gas production in the Gulf of Mexico.
Gas prices spurt as Gulf's rigs, refineries brace for hurricane Isaac
Just before millions of Americans get ready to hit the road for a Labor Day getaway, the price of gasoline is on the rise. Blame hurricane Isaac .
Oil companies pull back as Isaac roars into Gulf
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 22:23:00 +0200nouvelobs (fr)
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L'ouragan Isaac pourrait coûter 2,5 milliards à l'économie US
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 22:22:00 +0200leparisien (fr)
Déclassé en tempête tropicale, l'ouragan Isaac a poursuivi, mercredi, sa progression en Louisiane. Même s'il ne s'agissait «que» d'un ouragan de catégorie 1, sur une échelle allant jusqu'à 5,...
Water released from Mississippi dam
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 22:17:00 +0200CBSnews (en)
Potential failure of dam in sparsely populated area near Louisiana-Mississippi border threatens 60,000
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 22:15:00 +0200courrier-picard (fr)
Isaac , redevenu mercredi tempête tropicale, poursuivait sa remontée vers le nord de la Louisiane jeudi en déversant toujours des trombes d'eau, tandis qu'un barrage menaçait de rompre dans le sud de l'Etat frontalier du Mississippi. La tempête...
L'ouragan Kirk prend forme dans l'Atlantique
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 22:12:00 +02007sur7 (fr)
Un nouvel ouragan, Kirk, le cinquième de la saison, a pris forme au milieu de l'océan Atlantique, a indiqué jeudi le Centre américain de surveillance des ouragans (NHC) basé à Miami (Floride). A 15H00 ...
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 22:11:00 +0200AP (en)
BRAITHWAITE, La. (AP) — Crews are breaching a levee stressed by Isaac 's floodwaters in southeast Louisiana's hard-hit Plaquemines Parish. At the same time, water at a dam farther north in Mississippi was released in an effort to prevent flooding there. Officials hope the Thursday breach in Plaquemines Parish will relieve pressure on the levee.
Isaac's holiday gift: More gas price spkes
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 22:08:00 +0200msnbc (en)
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 22:07:00 +0200m6 (fr)
Isaac , redevenu mercredi tempête tropicale, poursuivait sa remontée vers le nord de la Louisiane jeudi en déversant toujours des trombes d'eau, tandis qu'un barrage menaçait de rompre dans le sud de l'Etat frontalier du Mississippi.
Validus Targets Growth in Asia After Flagstone Purchase
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 22:05:00 +0200bloomberg (en)
Ed Noonan, Validus Holdings Inc. CEO, said that Isaac , the storm that made landfall in Louisiana on Aug. 28 as a hurricane, bringing heavy rain and flooding to New Orleans, won’t create significant losses for insurers and reinsurers. Ed Noonan, Validus Holdings Inc. CEO, said that Isaac, the storm that made landfall in Louisiana on Aug.
Miss. Dam Failure Feared After Isaac
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 22:04:00 +0200ABCnews (en)
Heavy rainfall from Tropical Storm Isaac is threatening a dam in Mississippi leading local officials to order a mass evacuation.
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 22:02:00 +020024heures (fr)
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 22:02:00 +0200tdg (fr)
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 21:56:00 +0200lamontagne (fr)
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 21:54:00 +0200LePoint (fr)
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 21:53:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
The price of oil fell Thursday as producers assessed the impact of Hurricane Isaac and traders waited to see if the Federal Reserve would act to boost the economy.
Isaac causing more rescues, evacuations
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 21:52:00 +0200leparisien (fr)
Isaac , redevenu mercredi tempête tropicale, poursuivait sa remontée vers le nord de la Louisiane jeudi en déversant toujours des trombes d'eau, tandis qu'un barrage menaçait de rompre dans le sud...
Isaac triggers more evacuations after soaking New Orleans
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 21:45:00 +0200alertnet-rss (en)
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 17:49 GMT Source: reuters // Reuters * Storm to weaken further on Thursday * Up to 60,000 ordered to evacuate area near threatened dam * Gulf Coast energy facilities unscathed so far By Ellen Wulfhorst and Scott Malone NEW ORLEANS, Aug 30 (Reuters) - Hurricane Isaac forced....
Isaac producing heavy rains in Louisiana, Mississippi-NHC
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 17:53 GMT Source: reuters // Reuters Aug 30 (Reuters) - Tropical Storm Isaac was drenching southeastern Louisiana and Mississippi with heavy rainfall while a significant storm surge continued, the U.S National Hurricane Center said on Thursday. The storm is forecast to become a tropical depression by Thursday night, the NHC said.
Oil companies recover from Isaac, one refinery flooded
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 19:30 GMT Source: reuters // Reuters * No offshore platform damage reported from storm * Phillips' 247,000 bpd Alliance refinery reports flooding * Energy companies aim to restart output from Friday * 95 pct of Gulf oil output, 73 pct of natgas still shut in * Oil futures fall,....
Arkansas rice farmers race against Isaac to harvest crop
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 17:40 GMT Source: reuters // Reuters * Strong winds can topple rice plants * Storm set to enter Arkansas late Thurs, early Friday * Farmers had counted on a record rice yield By Sam Nelson CHICAGO, Aug 30 (Reuters) - Farmers in the top rice-producing state of Arkansas were....
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 21:42:00 +0200newschannel5 (en)
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 21:41:00 +0200tv5 (fr)
How to include pets in your family emergency plan
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 21:37:00 +0200cnn (en)
Editor's note: Hurricane Isaac threatened people and pets throughout the South and Midwest this week. Here are some suggestions for keeping your furry companions safe during emergencies. (MNN.com) -- No part of the country is immune from the effects of Mother Nature.
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 21:31:00 +0200AP (en)
Isaac floods part of New Orleans city scrambles to rescue residents
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 21:31:00 +0200irishsun (en)
Live map: Hurricane tracker NEW ORLEANS - Isaac dropped unrelenting rain Thursday, flooding areas north and south of New Orleans, and officials had to scramble to evacuate and rescue people as ...
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 21:29:00 +0200ibtimes-in (en)
Hurricane Isaac: Tulane student’s dad in eye of the storm – in a way
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 21:29:00 +0200csmonitor (en)
Hurricane Isaac puts a Tulane student's dad – up in Boston – in the eye of the storm only parents "get."
Isaac steers clear of direct blow on New Orleans
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 21:27:00 +0200dailystar-LB (en)
New Orleans' flood defenses appeared to withstand Hurricane Isaac , but thousands of people to the north and south of the city had to be evacuated or rescued.
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 21:27:00 +0200newschannel5 (en)
Oil mixed as US facilities avoid Isaac's fury
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 21:26:00 +0200ChinaPost (en)
(ChinaPost.com.tw) - Crude oil prices traded mixed Thursday as supply concerns eased after Hurricane Isaac left production facilities in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico relatively unscathed, analysts said.
Tropical Storm Isaac soaks saturated Gulf Coast
(ChinaPost.com.tw) - Tropical Storm Isaac dumped more rain onto an already saturated Gulf Coast on Thursday as residents sought safety from flooding and officials warned of tornadoes and life-threatening storm surges.
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 21:24:00 +0200news_com_au (en)
RESIDENTS across two states on the US Gulf Coast are being urged to take shelter as Tropical Storm Isaac threatens the stability of a dam.
Rescues continue as Isaac soaks cities
TROPICAL storm Isaac dropped unrelenting rain yesterday, flooding areas north and south of New Orleans as officials rushed in with rescue vehicles.
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 21:24:00 +0200ibtimes-uk (en)
Isaac pushes gas prices to record for holiday
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 21:23:00 +0200msnbc (en)
Gas prices jumped to a record high Thursday in the wake of Hurricane Isaac , leaving drivers facing the prospect of costly fillups as they take to the highway for a final summer spin over Labor Day weekend.
USA : Isaac menace de rompre un barrage
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 21:19:00 +0200lejdd (fr)
Isaac , redevenu mercredi tempête tropicale, poursuivait sa remontée vers le nord de la Louisiane jeudi en déversant toujours des trombes d'eau,...
Brent up, choppy, as U.S. crude falls after hurricane
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 21:11:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Brent crude prices rose in choppy trading on Thursday, supported by supply concerns and geopolitical tensions while U.S. crude fell as oil companies assessed damage after Hurricane Isaac 's trek through the region. A possible strike by Norway's oil services workers, upcoming....
Tapping SPR an option, no announcement to make: White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House repeated on Thursday that releasing oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve in response to lofty energy prices remains an option but that it had no announcements to make on the topic. "That remains the case but I have no announcements to make about that....
Reuters: Google and Apple are conducting secret patent settlement talks
Google (GOOG) CEO Larry Page and Apple (AAPL) CEO Tim Cook have been conducting behind-the-scenes talks regarding the ongoing patent disputes between the two companies, unnamed sources have told Reuters. Page and Cook recently had a phone conversation to discuss various matters involving....
Dawn Spacecraft Leaving Huge Asteroid Vesta Next Week
NASA's Dawn probe is gearing up to depart the giant asteroid Vesta next week and begin the long trek to the dwarf planet Ceres, the largest object in the asteroid belt.
LinkedIn plans to expand to Sunnyvale, Calif.
Professional networking website LinkedIn plans to expand its California operation to a new campus in Sunnyvale.
Isaac weakening, still dangerous, 1 dead
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 21:10:00 +0200upi (en)
NEW ORLEANS, Aug. 30 (UPI) -- Tropical Storm Isaac , which was slowly weakening over the central part of Louisiana, claimed its first reported fatality Thursday, authorities said.
USA: l'ouragan Isaac a poussé le Mississippi à rebrousser chemin
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 21:07:00 +0200alvinet (fr)
Le Mississippi a remonté son cours pendant près de 24 heures, repoussé par l'ouragan Isaac sur plus de 200 km, a indiqué jeudi l'Institut de géophysique... Source : TF1 News - Articles similaires
États-Unis · Isaac poursuit sa route
Le Mississippi a remonté son cours pendant près de 24 heures, repoussé par l'ouragan Isaac sur plus de 200 km, a indiqué jeudi l'Institut de géophysique... Source : Canoë - Articles similaires
Iconic Images From Katrina Revisited for Isaac
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 21:02:00 +0200ABCnews (en)
How does it look now? AP photographers document the symbolic Katrina spots post- Isaac
Rescue, Evacuation Efforts Continue as Storm Pounds US Gulf Coast
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 20:55:00 +0200voanews (en)
Tropical Storm Isaac continues to pose grave danger to areas around New Orleans, Louisiana, as officials scramble to evacuate and rescue people amid rising floodwaters. The storm also has claimed its first fatality. A tow truck driver was killed early Thursday when a tree fell on his truck in....
Dam collapse feared due to Isaac; thousands flee
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 20:53:00 +0200msnbc (en)
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 20:52:00 +0200antiguanews (en)
A slow-moving Category 1 hurricane when it hit the region on Tuesday, Isaac was expected to weaken into a tropical depression on Thursday. Only one fatality linked to the cyclone has been confirmed so far. But Isaac left a soggy mess across a widespread area along the U.S.
NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - Hurricane Isaac forced evacuations affecting tens of thousands of people in Louisiana and Mississippi on Thursday, even as relieved New Orleans residents said its destruction was nothing like that seen after Hurricane Katrina in 2005.
Efficient and rational strategy reduces Isaac’s impact on Cu
ba THE directions of National Civil Defense Chief of Staff Ramón Pardo Guerra to guarantee the protection of the population and material goods in the face of Tropical Storm Isaac were followed with discipline and in a rational and efficient manner, given Cuba’s experience in confronting meteorological events.
Tangipahoa River Flooding Fears Force Louisiana Evacuations
Chuck Cropp, center, his son Piers, left, and wife Liz, right, wade through floodwaters from Hurricane Isaac Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2012, in New Orleans. As Isaac made landfall, it was expected to dump as much as 20 inches of rain in several parts of Louisiana. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip) Homes are flooded as Hurricane Isaac hits Wednesday, Aug.
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 20:50:00 +0200ibtimes-au (en)
Isaac claims fatality as thousands forced to evacuate
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 20:49:00 +0200cnn (en)
Isaac slashed its way further inland Thursday, claiming its first fatality and stranding residents in flood-prone areas even as it threatened to wreak more havoc in the days to come.
Deflated Isaac Still Poses Flooding Threat
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 20:49:00 +0200globalsecurity (en)
The winds of Tropical Storm Isaac weakened Thursday but its rain still posed a flooding threat as it continued on a northern path over the U.S. Gulf Coast state of Louisiana.
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 20:46:00 +0200trust (en)
Drought eases in U.S. Midwest, worsens in northern Plains
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 15:57 GMT Source: reuters // Reuters * Cooler, wetter weather eases drought in Midwest * Midwest to get more rain from Isaac over next 5 days * High Plains mostly dry, drought worsens in Dakotas By Karl Plume Aug 30 (Reuters) - The worst U.S.
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 17:02 GMT Source: reuters // Reuters * No offshore platform damage reported from storm * Phillips' 247,000 bpd Alliance refinery reports flooding * Energy companies aim to restart output from Friday * LOOP oil terminal can operate on backup power after outage * Oil futures fall,....
REFILE-US oil industry recovers from Isaac as storm weakens
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 15:15 GMT Source: reuters // Reuters * No platform or refinery damage reported from storm * Energy firms inspect infrastructure, aim to restart output * Belle Chasse, Louisiana refinery safe from flooding-report * LOOP oil terminal can operate on backup power after outage * Oil....
BP will donate $1 million for Isaac relief
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 20:41:00 +0200newschannel5 (en)
Oil giant BP says it will donate $1 million to support relief efforts related to Isaac , which lashed Louisiana and Mississippi with flooding rains and wind.
Rescues continue as Isaac floods Louisiana
Isaac dropped unrelenting rain Thursday, flooding areas north and south of New Orleans, and officials had to scramble to evacuate and rescue people as waters quickly rose. Inside the city, there were bursts of sunshine, the...
Iconic images from Katrina revisited for Isaac
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 20:40:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
Hurricane Isaac made landfall Tuesday on the eve of the seventh anniversary of Hurricane Katrina that devastated the same area of the northern Gulf Coast. From the Superdome to the Lower 9th Ward, The Associated Press visited these same spots that became symbols of the devastation from Katrina to see how they look in the wake of Isaac.
The price of oil fell on Thursday as producers assessed the impact of Hurricane Isaac and traders waited to see if the Federal Reserve would act to boost the economy.
Isaac dropped unrelenting rain Thursday, flooding areas north and south of New Orleans, and officials had to scramble to evacuate and rescue people as waters quickly rose. Inside the city, there were bursts of sunshine, the fortified defenses held and life began to slowly get back to some sort of normalcy.
Coffee warehouses in New Orleans dry after Hurricane Isaac
(Reuters) - Thousands of bags of green coffee beans stored in New Orleans warehouses survived Hurricane Isaac unscathed, two operators said on Thursday. "Everything is fine. No major damage to the buildings and no damage to stored product," said Allan Colley, president of Dupuy Storage and Forwarding in New Orleans, in an email to Reuters.
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 20:37:00 +0200AP (en)
National Guard Troops Roll in New Orleans to Prevent Looting
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 20:30:00 +0200bloomberg (en)
As Tropical Storm Isaac battered New Orleans last night, 10 members of a Louisiana Army National Guard battery spent seven hours rolling through the streets in Humvees. Their mission: help the police prevent theft and vandalism. Officials battling Isaac say they are intent on avoiding a repeat of....
Evacuation in Louisiana over dam failure
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 20:29:00 +0200RTERadio (en)
Louisiana officials have ordered people along the Tangipahoa River between the towns of Kentwood and Robert to evacuate due to the expected failure of a dam in Mississippi that was damaged by Tropical Storm Isaac .
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 20:26:00 +0200newschannel5 (en)
By The Associated Press Hurricane Isaac made landfall Tuesday on the eve of the seventh anniversary of Hurricane Katrina that devastated the same area of the northern Gulf Coast. From the Superdome to the...
Isaac moves inland and prompts warnings for Arkansas and Missouri
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 20:26:00 +0200guardian (en)
Authorities rescue stranded people north of New Orleans, as Isaac causes fresh flooding and knocks out power to more homes Tropical storm Isaac ploughed inland on Thursday, causing fresh flooding and power outages in Louisiana and Mississippi and prompting emergency evacuations and warnings, even as New Orleans began its post-hurricane clear-up.
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 20:23:00 +0200thestar-my (en)
Hurricane Isaac 2012 path: 180 dogs and cats evacuated from New Orleans, Louisiana to Texas
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 20:21:00 +0200mailonsunday (en)
The SPCA took 87 cats and 60 dogs from New Orleans in Louisiana after Isaac lashed the area earlier this week leaving a trail of carnage in its wake.
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 20:19:00 +0200AP (en)
The price of oil fell on Thursday as producers assessed the impact of Hurricane Isaac and traders waited to see if the Federal Reserve would act to boost the economy. Oil fell $1, or 1 percent, to $94.49 in afternoon trading in New York. Oil companies evacuated many Gulf of Mexico platforms and....
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Isaac dropped unrelenting rain Thursday, flooding areas north and south of New Orleans, and officials had to scramble to evacuate and rescue people as waters quickly rose. Inside the city, there were bursts of sunshine, the fortified defenses held and life began to slowly get back to some sort of normalcy.
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 20:18:00 +0200reuters-af (en)
L'ouragan Isaac a poussé le Mississippi à rebrousser chemin
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 20:17:00 +020024heures (fr)
Le Mississippi a remonté son cours pendant près de 24 heures, repoussé par l'ouragan Isaac sur plus de 200 km, a indiqué jeudi l'Institut de géophysique américain.
Isaac weakening, still dangerous
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 20:09:00 +0200upi (en)
NEW ORLEANS, Aug. 30 (UPI) -- Tropical Storm Isaac was slowly weakening over the central part of Louisiana, U.S. forecasters said, as thousands evacuated Thursday in some parts of the state.
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 20:08:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
Authorities in two states along the US Gulf Coast urged residents to seek shelter Thursday amid fears a dam could fail as Tropical Storm Isaac doused an already drenched region.
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Farmers in the top rice-producing state of Arkansas were harvesting their crop at breakneck speed, industry sources said Thursday, in a bid to limit damage from Hurricane Isaac , which had weakened and made landfall as a tropical storm.
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 20:02:00 +0200reuters (en)
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 20:00:00 +0200tdg (fr)
National Guard Units Roll in New Orleans to Stop Crime
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 19:57:00 +0200bloomberg (en)
(Corrects gun in eighth paragraph.) As Tropical Storm Isaac battered New Orleans last night, 10 members of a Louisiana Army National Guard battery spent seven hours rolling through the streets in Humvees. Their mission: help the police prevent theft and vandalism.
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 19:56:00 +0200TF1 (fr)
Le Mississippi a remonté son cours pendant près de 24 heures, repoussé par l'ouragan Isaac sur plus de 200 km, a indiqué jeudi l'Institut de géophysique américain. USA: l'ouragan Isaac a poussé le Mississippi à rebrousser chemin
Hurricane Isaac Heads North after Flooding New Orleans [SLIDESHOW]
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 19:54:00 +0200ibtimes-uk (en)
Hurricane Isaac causes significant damage to US Gulf Coast but nothing on the scale of Hurricane Katrina.
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 19:51:00 +0200lematin-CH (fr)
Hurricane Isaac: a victim not once, or twice but three times
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 19:50:00 +0200telegraph (en)
For Carla Ruffin, the scenario was depressingly familiar. Seven years to the day that her home was destroyed by Hurricane Katrina and just over six years since she was forced to flee Hurricane Wilma, she once again found herself at the centre of another powerful tropical storm.
Louisiana to see evacuation over Isaac dam break
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 19:48:00 +0200ruvr-en (en)
Louisiana officials have ordered evacuation in the area of Lake Tangipahoa Dam after the dam was damaged by Hurricane Isaac .
Après Isaac, la Floride attend l'ouragan Kirk
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 19:36:00 +0200alvinet (fr)
C'est le cinquième ouragan de la saison 2012 aux Etats-Unis. Source : Nouvel Obs - Articles similaires
Hurricane Isaac 2012: 60,000 ordered to evacuate as dam threatens to break on Mississippi-Louisiana border
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 19:35:00 +0200mailonsunday (en)
Tangipahoa Parish President Gordon Burgess issued an emergency alert warning of the 'imminent failure' of a dam at Lake Tangipahoa in Percy Quinn State Park in Mississippi.
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 19:34:00 +0200bbc-news (en)
State officials order evacuations in an area of south-east Louisiana amid fears that a dam damaged by Hurricane Isaac is about to fail.
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 19:32:00 +0200reuters (en)
HOUSTON (Reuters) - Most oil and gas companies prepared their U.S. Gulf region installations on Thursday for a gradual restart in the wake of Hurricane Isaac , while one Louisiana refinery reported flooding and workers scrambled to prevent damage.
National Guard Humvees Roll in New Orleans to Prevent Looting
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 19:26:00 +0200bloomberg (en)
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 19:26:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
HOUSTON (Reuters) - Most oil and gas companies prepared their U.S. Gulf region installations on Thursday for a gradual restart in the wake of Hurricane Isaac , while one Louisiana refinery reported flooding and workers scrambled to prevent damage. Isaac now poses little threat to most Gulf region....
Mitt Romney to use RNC speech to address Mormonism and Bain Capital
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 19:25:00 +0200guardian (en)
In accepting the party's nomination for president, Romney will take on two subjects that have pursued his campaign Mitt Romney will use the his primetime speech at the Republican national convention on Thursday night to address the biggest of his perceived weaknesses: his Mormon religion and his....
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 19:24:00 +0200bbc (en)
Louisiana officials order evacuations in an area of south-east Louisiana amid fears that a dam damaged by Hurricane Isaac is about to fail.
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 19:22:00 +0200nouvelobs (fr)
C'est le cinquième ouragan de la saison 2012 aux Etats-Unis.Articles en rapportMARSEILLE. Retour sur 14 règlements de compte depuis janvierPrésidentielle américaine : des sondages, des paris et des hommesTUNISIE. Messaoudi dénonce "un nouveau régime dictatorial"Fillon sera sur pied et "à fond dans....
Tropical storm Kirk strengthens
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 19:21:00 +0200stabroeknews (en)
(Jamaica Gleaner) While Tropical Storm Isaac inundates the gulf states for a third day, Tropical Storm Kirk gained strength over the waters of the Atlantic Ocean. The Meteorological Service of... View full article at stabroeknews.com
Sears and Kmart Help Residents Recover After Hurricane Isaac
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 19:18:00 +0200finanznachrichten-en (en)
HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill., Aug. 30, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Gulf coast residents, including Sears and Kmart associates, will begin the process of cleaning up their homes and communities in the wake of Hu...
Isaac 2012 Pictures: 20 Images Of The Devastation, From Hurricane To Tropical Storm [PHOTOS]
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 19:15:00 +0200ibtimes-au (en)
Isaac , once a Category One hurricane but now just a tropical storm, is expected to be downgraded further to a tropical depression by late Thursday. In the meantime, the storm continues to pack winds of 45 miles per hour and pour down about feet of rain in Alabama, Louisiana, and Mississippi.
Isaac a mixed bag for drought-plagued states
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 19:01:00 +0200CBSnews (en)
Some states getting much-needed rain, but farmers worry about strong winds and muddy fields for already-ruined crops
Concerns Arise Over Defining Storms by ‘Category’
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 19:00:00 +0200IHT (en)
Experts have long argued that there are flaws in the Saffir-Simpson scale, the system that ranks the power of hurricanes.
Mitt Romney’s Speech to Highlight His Own Story and Frustration With Obama
As he accepts the Republican nomination Mitt Romney will get his last unchallenged opportunity to introduce himself to the country.
Miss. Dam Failure Feared After Tropical Storm Isaac
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 18:58:00 +0200ABCnews (en)
Heavy rainfall from Tropical Storm Isaac is threatening a dam in Tangipahoa Parish in Southern Mississippi, leading local officials to order a mass evacuation. Mississippi emergency management notified Gohsep and Tangipahoa parish government of an "imminent failure" of the dam at Lake Tangipahoa at....
Tropical Storm Isaac: Your stories
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 18:57:00 +0200bbc-news (en)
We made the decision to sit it out and thought it would be a good idea to stay in a hotel that has a solid structure, about five miles away. We have been here since Tuesday and we also have plenty of supplies here. The power is back on and I can access the internet, but TV and cellphones are out.
Hurricane Isaac aftermath: Will FEMA have enough money?
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 18:57:00 +0200csmonitor (en)
17:19 Isaac weakens to tropical storm
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 18:51:00 +0200irishtimes (en)
Search-and-rescue operations resumed in heavily flooded areas around New Orleans today, but residents and authorities said Hurricane Issac's destruction was nothing like that seen after Hurricane Katrina in 2005. Isaac , a slow-moving Category 1 hurricane when it hit the region on Tuesday, is weakening into a tropical storm today.
Isaac heads north after soaking US Gulf, New Orleans
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 18:51:00 +0200indiatimes (en)
Search-and-rescue operations resumed in heavily flooded areas around New Orleans on Thursday, but relieved residents and authorities said Hurricane Issac's destruction was nothing like that seen after Hurricane Katrina in 2005.
Un nouvel ouragan se forme dans l'Atlantique
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 18:49:00 +0200Liberation (fr)
Kirk est le cinquième de la saison, et se trouve actuellement à plus de 1 800 km de la Floride.
Hurricane Isaac: Beyond the walls
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 18:48:00 +0200economist (en)
MANY feared—and some hoped—that a tropical storm called Isaac would disrupt the Republican National Convention in Tampa, preferably just as Mitt Romney delivered his acceptance speech. Instead the troublemaker took a wide turn in the Gulf of Mexico and drew a bead on New Orleans—ironically, or....
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 18:47:00 +0200ibtimes (en)
Miss. dam near "failure"
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 18:46:00 +0200CBSnews (en)
Storm's sustained winds expected to drop to 39 mph tropical depression level as it plods toward Arkansas and Missouri
Isaac Heads North after Soaking U.S. Gulf and New Orleans
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 18:46:00 +0200scientificamerican (en)
By Ellen Wulfhorst and Scott Malone NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - Search-and-rescue operations around New Orleans resumed on Thursday after Hurricane Isaac brought heavy flooding, but relieved residents and authorities said the storm's destruction was nothing like that seen from Hurricane Katrina in 2005.
Drenched New Orleans Passes Big Post-Katrina Test
By Ellen Wulfhorst and Scott Malone NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - Drenching rains from Hurricane Isaac brought flooding to the U.S. [More]
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 18:44:00 +0200alertnet-rss (en)
Isaac heads north after soaking U.S. Gulf, New Orleans
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 15:53 GMT Source: reuters // Reuters * Storm to weaken further on Thursday * Search and rescue operations still under way * Gulf Coast energy facilities unscathed so far By Ellen Wulfhorst and Scott Malone NEW ORLEANS, Aug 30 (Reuters) - Search-and-rescue operations resumed in....
Un cinquième ouragan prend forme
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 18:31:00 +0200cyberpresse (fr)
Un nouvel ouragan, Kirk, le cinquième de la saison, a pris forme au milieu de l'océan Atlantique, a...
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 18:31:00 +0200reuters (en)
(Reuters) - The worst U.S. drought in a half century loosened its grip on the Midwest in the past week, helped by rain and cooler temperatures, but the drought grew more dire in the northern Plains, a report from climate experts said on Thursday.
How To Drive Through Streets Flooded By Isaac And Why You Shouldn't
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 18:26:00 +0200ibtimes-in (en)
Flooded roads in the aftermath of Hurricane Isaac may pose a danger to drivers, but there are certain precautions they can take to ensure their safety in wet-weather driving conditions.
Isaac Floodwaters Still a Threat
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 18:24:00 +0200wsj-en (en)
Isaac weakened as it moved over central Louisiana, but was still bringing heavy rain and severe weather to the region, flooding neighborhoods outside New Orleans and forcing thousands to evacuate.
Isaac Moves North After Drenching US Gulf New Orleans
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 18:24:00 +0200irishsun (en)
Tropical storm Isaac is expected to weaken further as it heads north on Thursday, after causing significant damage to the U.S. Gulf Coast but nothing on the scale of Hurricane Katrina, which ...
6 Myths About Flood Insurance
Hurricane Isaac is yet another reminder that flooding is the country's number one natural hazard, according to the National Flood Insurance Program, which Congress created in 1968. As ...
'Mysterious' Baltic Sea Object Is a Glacial Deposit
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 18:24:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
A feature on the floor of the Baltic Sea that was discovered last summer by Swedish treasure hunters is making headlines once again. The latest media coverage draws upon an hour-long radio interview with Peter Lindberg, head of the Ocean X Team (which made the "discovery"), in which Lindberg....
(Reuters) - The worst U.S. drought in a half century loosened its grip on the Midwest in the past week, helped by rain and cooler temperatures, but the drought grew more dire in the northern Plains, a report from climate experts said on Thursday. But the improved Midwest weather arrived too late for....
Apple's Secret Employee Training Manual Revealed
The secret's out. Apple's confidential employee training manual has been revealed to the masses.
Rescues continue as Isaac floods parts of La.
Isaac dropped unrelenting rain Thursday, flooding areas north and south of New Orleans, and officials had to scramble to evacuate and rescue people as waters quickly rose. Inside the city, the fortified defenses held and life began to slowly get back to some sort of normalcy.
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 18:23:00 +0200newschannel5 (en)
Isaac dropped unrelenting rain Thursday, flooding areas north and south of New Orleans, and officials had to scramble to evacuate and rescue people as waters quickly rose. Inside the city, the fortified defenses held and...
Eastern Canada predicted to have more major storms
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 18:23:00 +0200CBC (en)
Officials at the Canadian Hurricane Centre in Halifax say Eastern Canada should expect a "slightly above average" season for named storms.
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 18:23:00 +0200ibtimes-uk (en)
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 18:20:00 +0200dailymail (en)
Hurricane Isaac 2012: Jesse Shaffer and son hailed as heroes in Louisiana after rescuing over 100 neighbours
As many evacuated, Plaquemines Parish residents Jesse Shaffer and his son - also named Jesse, pictured, decided to stay behind and do what they could to make sure everyone got out safely.
L’actualité du 30 août en images
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 18:19:00 +0200letemps (fr)
ETATS-UNIS. Les habitants du quartier de Cambridge à LaPlace en Louisiane évacuent leurs résidences en raison des inondations provoquées par l’ouragan Isaac . Son passage a fait déborder les lacs voisins de LaPlace. (AP Photo/Arthur D. Lauck, The Advocate) TURQUIE.
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 18:15:00 +0200AP (en)
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Isaac dropped unrelenting rain Thursday, flooding areas north and south of New Orleans, and officials had to scramble to evacuate and rescue people as waters quickly rose. Inside the city, the fortified defenses held and life began to slowly get back to some sort of normalcy.
Isaac leaves flooding; Miss. dam near "failure"
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 18:15:00 +0200CBSnews (en)
Isaac weakening but still dangerous
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 18:09:00 +0200upi (en)
NEW ORLEANS, Aug. 30 (UPI) -- As thousands evacuated Thursday from areas of Louisiana, Tropical Storm Isaac was slowly weakening over the central part of the state, U.S. forecasters said.
Dam nears collapse due to Isaac; thousands reportedly flee
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 18:07:00 +0200msnbc (en)
La. orders evacuation after Miss. dam threatened
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 18:07:00 +0200newschannel5 (en)
Louisiana officials have ordered evacuation of low-lying, sparsely-populated areas along the Tangipahoa River because an Isaac -hammered dam at a state park lake in southwest Mississippi near the Louisiana border is in danger...
Isaac Causes First Death as Tornadoes Touch Down
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 17:57:00 +0200ABCnews (en)
As slow-moving Tropical Storm Isaac moved away from New Orleans, some surrounding areas of Louisiana will see almost 2 feet of rain by the end of the week, causing more dangerous floods.
Rescues as Isaac Floods Outside New Orleans
Hurricane Isaac sidesteps New Orleans but floods areas outside city, prompting rescues
Global food prices set to rise as drought blights US corn harvest
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 17:54:00 +0200guardian (en)
At least 4bn bushels of corn have been lost to drought but it is world's poorest nations that are likely to be worst affected Flying in to Des Moines, the corn fields look surprisingly green. America's midwest produces half the world's corn and Iowa its biggest harvest, yet amid the worst drought in....
Isaac sidesteps New Orleans but ‘shockingly fast-rising’ flooding makes thousands flee
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 17:53:00 +0200irishsun (en)
New Orleans' flood defences appeared to withstand Hurricane Isaac , but thousands of people to the north and south of the city had to be evacuated or rescued as the storm lingered over the U.S. ...
Two deaths reported in Isaac storms
New Orleans' flood defences appeared to withstand Hurricane Isaac , but thousands of people to the north and south of the city had to be evacuated or rescued as the storm lingered over the US ...
Remember Haiti? Its people are still exposed to storm danger
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 17:49:00 +0200antiguanews (en)
On its way to disrupting the Republican National Convention in Florida and several days before it made landfall in Louisiana, Hurricane Isaac narrowly missed delivering another catastrophic blow to Haiti , still recovering from the January 2010 earthquake that left thousands dead and briefly too....
Isaac knocks out power to half of Louisiana
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 17:42:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Nearly half of Louisiana is without power as Tropical Storm Isaac moves inland. The Public Service Commission says 901,000 homes and businesses around the state — about 47 percent of all customers — are without power Thursday. In neighboring Mississippi, utility companies say they....
Oil falls slightly as Hurricane Isaac goes inland
The price of oil is edging lower as traders wait to see what impact Hurricane Isaac will have on production in the Gulf of Mexico.
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 17:41:00 +0200ibtimes-au (en)
Search-and-rescue operations around New Orleans resumed on Thursday after Hurricane Isaac brought heavy flooding, but relieved residents and authorities said the storm's destruction was nothing like that seen from Hurricane Katrina in 2005.
La tempête Isaac continue sa remontée au-dessus de la Louisiane
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 17:39:00 +02007sur7 (fr)
Isaac , redevenu mercredi tempête tropicale après avoir perdu un peu d'intensité, poursuivait sa remontée vers le nord de la Louisiane jeudi matin tout en déversant encore d'importantes quantités de ...
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 17:39:00 +0200icWales (en)
New Orleans' flood defences appeared to withstand Hurricane Isaac , but thousands of people to the north and south of the city had to be evacuated or rescued as the storm lingered over the US Gulf Coast with whistling winds and constant rain. At least two deaths were reported.
Rescues as Isaac floods outside New Orleans
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 17:37:00 +0200newschannel5 (en)
Isaac poured unrelenting rain Thursday, flooding areas north and south of New Orleans even as the city's fortified defenses held and forcing officials to launch speedy evacuation and rescue efforts in the face of...
Isaac rainfall lifts US farmers' spirits
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 17:33:00 +0200iol (en)
Torrential rainfall from Hurricane Isaac hurt rice, cotton, soybean and sugar cane crops in the Deep South.
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 17:33:00 +0200HindustanTimes (en)
New Orleans' flood defenses appeared to withstand Hurricane Isaac , but thousands of people to the north and south of the city had to be evacuated or rescued as the storm lingered over the US Gulf Coast with whistling winds and constant rain.
New Orleans levees hold as Isaac floods Gulf coast
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 17:31:00 +0200kuwaittimes (en)
NEW ORLEANS: Severe flooding from Tropical Storm Isaac inundated the Gulf Coast early yesterday, but the multi-billion-dollar defenses built after Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans seven years ago held firm. The National Hurricane Center said Isaac-which was downgraded from a hurricane to a....
Irish woman caught up in Isaac chaos
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 17:29:00 +0200herald-ie (en)
AN Irish woman who lives in New Orleans saw Hurricane Isaac 's high winds destroy houses in just 30 minutes. Pauline Patterson went to check her Irish bar in the city when she witnessed the destruction.
Search & rescues in New Orleans as Isaac moves on
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 17:28:00 +0200RTERadio (en)
Search-and-rescue operations around New Orleans resumed today after Hurricane Isaac brought heavy flooding.
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 17:28:00 +0200AP (en)
The price of oil is edging lower as traders wait to see what impact Hurricane Isaac will have on production in the Gulf of Mexico. Oil fell 32 cents to $95.17 per barrel in morning trading in New York. Many oil production platforms were evacuated ahead of the storm, but there are no reports of major damage.
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Isaac poured unrelenting rain Thursday, flooding areas north and south of New Orleans even as the city's fortified defenses held and forcing officials to launch speedy evacuation and rescue efforts in the face of fast-rising waters.
Plaquemines Parish evacuees recovering from Isaac's flood waters
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 17:24:00 +0200guardian (en)
Ordered to leave, many stayed anyway and awoke Tuesday night to flood waters quickly rising through their low-lying homes As a short story author, Samuel George conjures surreal plots and characters, but when hurricane Isaac crashed through his home, trapping him inside amid rising flood waters, nothing prepared him for the drama to follow.
Isaac poursuit sa route au-dessus de la Louisiane
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 17:22:00 +0200cyberpresse (fr)
Isaac , redevenu mercredi tempête tropicale après avoir perdu un peu d'intensité, poursuivait sa...
US oil industry recovers from Isaac as storm weakens
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 17:22:00 +0200trust (en)
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 15:06 GMT Source: reuters // Reuters * No platform or refinery damage reported from storm * Energy firms inspect infrastructure, aim to restart output * Bell Chase, Louisiana refinery safe from flooding-report * LOOP oil terminal can operate on backup power after outage * U.S.
Hurricane Isaac struck the United States as a tropical storm at about 09:00 GMT on 30 August.
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 14:45 GMT Source: Content partner // Tropical Storm Risk Hurricane Isaac struck the United States as a tropical storm at about 09:00 GMT on 30 August.Data supplied by the US National Hurricane Centersuggest that the point of landfall was near30.9 N,91.6 W.
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 14:27 GMT Source: reuters // Reuters * Storm to weaken further on Thursday * Search and rescue operations still under way * Gulf Coast energy facilities unscathed so far By Ellen Wulfhorst and Scott Malone NEW ORLEANS, Aug 30 (Reuters) - Search-and-rescue operations around New....
Hurricane Isaac lashes New Orleans seven years after Katrina
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 17:22:00 +0200irishsun (en)
Isaac downgraded to tropical storm as bad weather continues in New Orleans - video
New Orleans mayor Mitch Landrieu issues a curfew for the city, as heavy rain, high winds and floodwaters sweep across Louisiana. Hurricane Isaac was downgraded to a tropical storm despite continuing ...
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 17:21:00 +0200newschannel5 (en)
By Associated Press more>> NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Nearly half of Louisiana is without power as Tropical Storm Isaac moves inland. The Public Service Commission says 901,000 homes and businesses around the state - about 47 percent of all customers - are without power Thursday.
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 17:19:00 +0200thestar-my (en)
NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - Search-and-rescue operations around New Orleans resumed on Thursday after Hurricane Isaac brought heavy flooding, but relieved residents and authorities said the storm's destruction was nothing like that seen from Hurricane Katrina in 2005.
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 17:17:00 +0200Liberation (fr)
30 août 2012 à 16:33 Après le passage d' Isaac à Kiln, dans le Mississippi, le 29 août 2012. (Photo Michael Spooneybarger. Reuters) article+vidéo Rétrogradée en tempête tropicale, Isaac se déplace lentement, à 13 km/h. Isaac, redevenu mercredi tempête tropicale après avoir perdu un peu....
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 17:16:00 +0200reuters-af (en)
États-Unis. La tempête Isaac remonte au Nord de la Louisiane
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 17:15:00 +0200OuestFrance (fr)
Isaac , redevenu mercredi tempête tropicale après avoir perdu un peu d’intensité, poursuivait sa remontée vers le nord de la Louisiane jeudi...
Stolt-Nielsen: Stolthaven New Orleans Flooded
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 17:14:00 +0200maritimereporter (en)
Stolt-Nielsen Limited : Stolthaven New Orleans Flooded following Hurricane Isaac Landfall. Stolt-Nielsen Limited (Oslo Børs: SNI) announced today that
USA: Isaac whips New Orleans on Katrina anniversary
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 17:13:00 +0200france24-en (en)
Exactly seven years after devastating Hurricane Katrina, Tropical Storm Isaac unleashed fierce winds on New Orleans Wednesday and drove walls of water inland but officials said the city’s reinforced flood protections were holding out.
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 17:12:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
World climate change negotiators faced warnings Thursday that a string of extreme weather events around the globe show urgent action on emission cuts is needed as they opened new talks in Bangkok.
Pirates release Greek-run oil tanker: source
ATHENS (Reuters) - Pirates released a Greek-operated oil tanker seized off Togo on Tuesday after stealing 3,000 metric tons of fuel, an official at the ship's operator said on Thursday. The seizure of the ship, which is operated by Golden Energy Management, underscored the growing risks to shipping....
Bosnians who fled Syria describe a hellish war
A Bosnian woman who fled Syria says the war in the Arab country is worse than the fighting in her homeland 20 years ago.
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 17:11:00 +0200AP (en)
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Nearly half of Louisiana is without power as Tropical Storm Isaac moves inland. The Public Service Commission says 901,000 homes and businesses around the state — about 47 percent of all customers — are without power Thursday. In neighboring Mississippi, utility companies....
Tropical Storm Isaac Loses Punch, Still Poses Threat
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 17:07:00 +0200voanews (en)
The winds of Tropical Storm Isaac weakened Thursday but its rain still posed a flooding threat as it continued on a northern path over the U.S. Gulf Coast state of Louisiana. The National Hurricane Center said Isaac is carrying maximum sustained winds of 75 kilometers an hour, but is expected to diminish to a tropical depression later in the day.
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 17:07:00 +0200washtimes (en)
NEW ORLEANS Isaac 's whistling winds lashed this city and the storm dumped nearly a foot of rain on its desolate streets, but the system of levee pumps, walls and gates appeared to withstand one of the stiffest challenges yet. To the north and south, though, people had to be ...
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 17:03:00 +0200marinelink (en)
Économie Le pétrole en baisse grâce à Isaac
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 17:01:00 +0200lessentiel-lu-fr (fr)
Les cours du pétrole ont ouvert en légère baisse jeudi à New York, les courtiers anticipant une reprise rapide de la production de pétrole dans le golfe du Mexique après le passage de la tempête Isaac .
Isaac lumbers inland, carrying more rain and flooding dangers
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 17:00:00 +0200latimes (en)
NEW ORLEANS -- Hundreds of thousands of weary Gulf Coast residents remained without power Thursday as Tropical Storm Isaac slowly headed inland, posing new threats of heavy flooding. Already, rising waters have forced scores of residents from their homes.
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 17:00:00 +0200reuters (en)
Cracks widening as Isaac slowly moves north
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 16:56:00 +0200ibtimes-in (en)
As the first major hurricane of the season to make landfall in the heart of the oil and Nat Gas industry starts to slowly move out of the area the spot price of WTI is down by about $0.80/bbl on the week while spot Nat Gas is lower by $0.072/mmbtu as of this writing. Only refined products got a boost from the storm so far with RBOB up by $0.
Pre-Opening Corn Market Report for 8/30/2012
December corn is trading 1 cent higher near 7:30 am CST. The corn market traded steady to slightly lower overnight following yesterday's gains. Dalian corn traded higher overnight. The US Dollar is trading slightly lower and US Stocks are set to open lower on the day.
Rain comes too late for Iowa's corn crop as drought weighs on midwest minds
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 16:53:00 +0200guardian (en)
Farmers hope for better next year after summer of record drought leads to rising prices and brings tensions to the surface Flying into Des Moines, the corn fields look surprisingly green. America's midwest produces half the world's corn and Iowa its largest harvest, yet amid the worst drought in....
Republicans not roused but resigned about Mitt Romney | Jonathan Freedland
It's hot and humid at the Republican National Convention, but the party faithful are lukewarm about their presidential nominee When Mitt Romney speaks on Thursday night, the lights will go down, the delegates will hush and the atmosphere will build. It happened when his running-mate Paul Ryan came to the podium on Wednesday.
Isaac soaks saturated Gulf coast
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 16:52:00 +0200news_com_au (en)
ISAAC has dumped more rain onto an already saturated Gulf Coast as officials warned of tornadoes and life-threatening storm surges.
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 16:52:00 +0200ibtimes-uk (en)
Pre-Opening Soy Complex Market Report
November soybeans are trading 2 cents lower near 7:30 am cst. September soybean meal is higher while oil is lower. Malaysian Palm Oil prices rebounded overnight and recovered from a two-week low as US soybean markets rose yesterday. Chinese equity markets were weaker again overnight extending a pattern of recent declines.
A Slow-Moving Isaac Brings Flooding to Gulf States
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 16:51:00 +0200irishsun (en)
-; Isaac -- once a Category 1 hurricane and now a strong tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 70 miles per hour (60 knots) -- continues to create havoc across the Gulf Coast, from eastern ...
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 16:47:00 +0200independent-ie (en)
Isaac Drenches Louisiana, Moves North From Gulf Coast
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 16:47:00 +0200bloomberg (en)
Aug. 29 (Bloomberg) -- Rains from Tropical Storm Isaac flood LaPlace, Louisiana, a city of about 32,000 between New Orleans and Baton Rouge. Hurricane Isaac was downgraded to a tropical storm as it weakened over Louisiana, where it will linger with heavy wind-driven rain for two days while easing the threat to offshore energy production.
Two deaths reported after Isaac
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 16:46:00 +0200irishexaminer (en)
New Orleans’ flood defences appeared to withstand Hurricane Isaac , but thousands of people to the north and south of the city had to be evacuated or rescued as the storm lingered over the US Gulf Coast with whistling winds and constant rain. At least two deaths were reported.
One more typhoon to reach Sea of Japan by APEC Vladivostok summit
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 16:43:00 +0200ruvr-en (en)
A new typhoon could hit the Sea of Japan (the East Sea) in early September, Russian Hydro-Meteorological Center head Roman Vilfand said on Thursday.
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 16:43:00 +0200breakingnews-ie (en)
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 16:42:00 +0200herald-ie (en)
Spectra to assess Gulf of Mexico gas lines "in next day or so"
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 16:41:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Spectra Energy Corp expects to assess its offshore Main Pass and South Pass pipelines in the Gulf of Mexico for damage in "the next day or so," depending on sea and weather conditions, a company spokeswoman said on Thursday. Production feeding those lines remains shut in and there are no flows along the pipes, she said.
Strong earthquake strikes off east coast of Greenland: USGS
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck off the east coast of Greenland on Thursday, the U.S. Geological Survey reported. The quake, initially reported at a magnitude 7.0, was centered 266 miles east-northeast of Ittoqqortoormiit in Greenland and occurred at a depth of 5.3 miles, the USGS said.
Heat on Romney in election speech
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 16:38:00 +0200smh (en)
Mitt Romney was set to deliver a make-or-break speech to America early today putting himself forward as the man who can revive the world's largest economy even as a new poll showed him to be the least popular presidential candidate in almost 30 years.
Seven years to the day, Isaac evokes Katrina
LAPLACE: Strong winds and high water from tropical storm Isaac forced evacuations across south-eastern Louisiana and cut power to about 765,000 homes and businesses along the Gulf Coast as torrential rain inundated the region.
Evacuations, flooding as Isaac takes its toll
Heavy rain spreading inland from tropical storm Isaac forced evacuations across south-east Louisiana as high winds and flooding cut power to about 765,000 homes and businesses on the US Gulf Coast.
Tropical Storm Isaac is slowing down
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 16:35:00 +0200globalpost (en)
Tropical Storm Isaac is continuing to slow down, though it's not done wreaking havoc, and has already caused one death. The storm, which was at first known as "Hurricane Isaac," lost its hurricane status on Wednesday and was later downgraded to a tropical storm. Later today, it is expected to lose its tropical storm status as well.
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 16:34:00 +0200sligochampion (en)
Redevenu tempête tropicale, Isaac inonde la Louisiane
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 16:34:00 +0200alvinet (fr)
Mercredi, l'ouragan Isaac s'est affaibli et est redevenu tempête tropicale. Ceci ne l'a toutefois pas empêcher d'arroser le sud de la Louisiane de pluies... Source : Yahoo! Actualités - Articles similaires
En bref : la tempête tropicale Isaac se dirige vers l'Arkansas
Isaac a été déclassé en tempête tropicale ce mercredi après son passage près de la Nouvelle-Orléans. Il poursuit désormais lentement sa route en direction de... Source : Futura-Sciences - Articles similaires
Les digues de la Nouvelle-Orléans résistent à la tempête Isaac
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 16:32:00 +0200france-amerique (fr)
De graves inondations causées par la tempête tropicale Isaac ont touché les côtes du golfe du Mexique jeudi matin mais les digues construites après l'ouragan Katrina, qui avait dévasté la Nouvelle-Orléans il y a sept ans, ont résisté.
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 16:31:00 +0200corkman (en)
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 16:30:00 +0200drogheda-independent (en)
Isaac rainfall lifts U.S. farmers' spirits
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 16:26:00 +0200suna-sd-en (en)
CHICAGO, Aug 30 (Reuters) - Torrential rainfall from Hurricane Isaac hurt rice, cotton, soybean and sugar cane crops in the Deep South, but elsewhere the storm will bring relief to American farmers suffering from the worst drought in more than 50 years, an agricultural meteorologist said on Thursday.
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 16:25:00 +0200argus (en)
Report: Corn Belt Benefits From Recent Rains
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 16:24:00 +0200ABCnews (en)
Report: Corn Belt benefits from recent rains as Hurricane Isaac 's remnants head toward Midwest
While the Gulf Coast, especially New Orleans, were on heightened alert for Hurricane Isaac , but many not be aware that flooding is the country's number one natural hazard, according to the National Flood Insurance Program, created by Congress in 1968.
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 16:24:00 +0200belfasttelegraph (en)
More 'penned in' by Isaac floods; rains pound Missisippi
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 16:21:00 +0200msnbc (en)
Hundreds of people were evacuated in darkness while new areas in southern Louisiana flooded as Tropical Storm Isaac crawled north. Its heaviest rain bands were now moving over Mississippi.
WTI Crude Eased as Hurricane Isaac Downgraded, European Confidence Damped
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 16:09:00 +0200ibtimes-au (en)
WTI crude oil price eased further in European session. Downgrade of Hurricane Isaac back to a tropical storm and the unexpected increase in US crude oil inventory were the main reasons weighing on oil prices. Brent crude oil traded more steadily as maintenance in North Sea facilities as well as....
Antigua and Barbuda: National Office of Disaster Services Director Urge Hurricane Preparedness
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 16:08:00 +0200reliefWeb (en)
Source: Government of Antigua and Barbuda Country: Antigua and Barbuda With the hurricane season upon us, the National Office of Disaster Preparedness (NODS) is the main entity that assists Antiguans and Barbudans prepare for impending tropical depressions, storms or hurricanes.
Report: Corn Belt benefits from recent rains
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 16:05:00 +0200newschannel5 (en)
Some key farm states punished by the nation's worst drought in decades benefited slightly from recent rains, with a bigger dousing forecast from the remnants of Hurricane Isaac .
Tropical Storm Isaac soaks saturated US Gulf coast
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 16:00:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
Tropical Storm Isaac dumped more rain onto an already saturated Gulf Coast on Thursday as residents sought safety from flooding and officials warned of tornadoes and life-threatening storm surges.
New Orleans' flood defences withstand Hurricane Isaac
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 15:48:00 +0200independent (en)
New Orleans' flood defences appeared to withstand Hurricane Isaac , but thousands of people to the north and south of the city had to be evacuated or rescued as the storm lingered over the US Gulf Coast with whistling winds and constant rain.
Hurricane Isaac Disaster Aid Arrives to Help Gulf Coast Families
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 15:41:00 +0200alertnet-rss (en)
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 12:53 GMT Source: member // Within hours of Hurricane Isaac 's landfall on August 28, AmeriCares AmeriCares first shipment of emergency aid will arrive to help displaced Gulf Coast families - 7 years to the day that Hurricane Katrina devastated the region.
Hurricanes, Poverty, and Neglected Infections
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 15:40:00 +0200scientificamerican (en)
Hurricane Katrina - 2005 This week, the anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, is always a time for me for reflection on poverty and justice in America. Katrina brought focus to our country s disparities and the response or lack thereof to disasters. And now, ironically on the anniversary of Katrina, Hurricane Isaac struck New Orleans again.
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Thu, 30 Aug 2012 15:31:00 +0200cnn (en)
Residents from Louisiana to Florida are getting battered by fierce winds and pounding rain from Tropical Storm Isaac — an eerie reminder of Hurricane Katrina that pummeled the Gulf Coast seven years ago.
Oil stays above $95 as Hurricane Isaac goes inland
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 15:29:00 +0200AP (en)
The price of oil hovered above $95 a barrel on Thursday after a powerful storm that had shut down refineries along the U.S. Gulf Coast started to ease as it moved inland. By early afternoon in Europe, benchmark oil for October delivery was down 2 cents to $95.47 a barrel in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange.
Royals to tour Southeast Asia and South Pacific
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 15:29:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
Prince William's office says the former Kate Middleton will make her first speech abroad during their tour of southeast Asia and the South Pacific next month.
Isaac 's whistling winds lashed this city and the storm dumped nearly a foot of rain on its desolate streets, but the system of levee pumps, walls and gates appeared to withstand one of the stiffest challenges yet. To the north and south, though, people had to be evacuated or rescued as Isaac lingered over Louisiana.
iPhone 5 front assembly compared to iPhone 4S in stunning high-quality photos and video
Media invitations to Apple’s (AAPL) September 12th press conference are expected to go out next week and as we near the home stretch, parts leaks will likely continue to pick up steam. French blog Nowhereelse.fr, which has published photos and information regarding a number of “iPhone 5” parts....
Path Of Hurricane Isaac Forces Massive Evacuations In Louisiana For Torrential Rain
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 15:24:00 +0200ibtimes-in (en)
Hurricane Isaac 's projected path of torrential rain causes many Louisiana residents to evacuate and others to be rescued.
The Energy Report - Not Much Shelter from the Storm
If short sided oil traders though that they would be basking in sunny big time profits after the storm I would have to say at this point they have to be a bit disappointed. Even after a sell off on bearish Energy Information Administration supply report oil could only hover about a dollar lower. The EIA reported that U.
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 15:22:00 +0200ABCnews (en)
Isaac Causes First Death as Tornadoes Ravage Region
As Tropical Storm Isaac moves away from the Gulf Coast and into the country's interior, spinning off tornadoes across two states, the storm has caused its first death in Pearl River County, Miss. A tow truck driver was killed on the job by a tree that fell around midnight, Pearl River Emergency....
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 15:22:00 +0200ibtimes-uk (en)
Driving For Labor Day? Expect To Pay About A Quarter More Per Gallon Than Last Year
Hurricane Isaac 's effect on gasoline prices is minimal, but national inventory is below average. And pre-storm worries caused prices to rise anyway.
Isaac behind biggest one-day jump in gas prices
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 15:21:00 +0200csmonitor (en)
Gasoline prices hit a national average of $3.80 per gallon, up five cents in one day. Hurricane Isaac shut down several refineries along the Gulf Coast and others are operating at reduced rates. In all, about 1.3 million barrels per day of refining capacity is affected.
Rain persists as Isaac heads toward Arkansas, Missouri
Tropical Storm Isaac winds are dying but heavy rain continues over Louisiana, causing flooding. Isaac's rains may help drought-struck Midwestern states on Friday.
New Orleans defences hold up to Hurricane Isaac
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 15:18:00 +0200irishsun (en)
Mississippi as tropical storm Isaac trudged slowly northwards, but fortified levees and an elaborate flood containment plan appeared to have spared from disaster.Isaac, which was downgraded from ...
Hurricane Isaac could stir up oil from the BP spill
Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the summer of 2010. By disturbing the sediments in which the spilled oil is buried, near the beach and deeper in the water, the hurricane could release large ...
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 15:14:00 +0200AP (en)
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Isaac 's whistling winds lashed this city and the storm dumped nearly a foot of rain on its desolate streets, but the system of levee pumps, walls and gates appeared to withstand one of the stiffest challenges yet. To the north and south, though, people had to be evacuated or rescued as Isaac lingered over Louisiana.
Video: Seven years later, Katrina replays
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 15:14:00 +0200CBSnews (en)
Hurricane Isaac 's full force hit New Orleans seven years after Hurricane Katrina. The city had to cancel events honoring Katrina's victims. "CBS This Morning" co-host Norah O'Donnell reports.
Isaac pushed Mississippi River backward
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 15:07:00 +0200upi (en)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 30 (UPI) -- The Mississippi River flowed backward for about a day because of strong winds and the storm surge from Hurricane Isaac , a U.S. research center said.
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 14:59:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
The price of oil hovered above $95 a barrel on Thursday after a powerful storm that had shut down refineries along the U.S. Gulf Coast started to ease as it moved inland.
Isaac sidesteps New Orleans, but 'shockingly fast-rising' flooding makes thousands flee
NEW ORLEANS - New Orleans' flood defences appeared to withstand Hurricane Isaac , but thousands of people to the north and south of the city had to be evacuated or rescued as the storm lingered over the U.S. Gulf Coast with whistling winds and constant rain.
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Torrential rainfall from Hurricane Isaac hurt rice, cotton, soybean and sugar cane crops in the Deep South, but elsewhere the storm will bring relief to American farmers suffering from the worst drought in more than 50 years, an agricultural meteorologist said on Thursday.
Isaac frappe la Louisiane
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 14:57:00 +0200cyberpresse (fr)
Mardi soir, au moment où l'ouragan Isaac a touché terre à l'embouchure du Mississippi,...
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 14:56:00 +0200reuters (en)
Isaac Moves North After Drenching US Gulf, New Orleans
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 14:55:00 +0200thisdayonline (en)
Chuck Cropp (c), his son Piers (L) and wife Liz, right, wade through floodwaters from Hurricane Isaac REUTERS The Isaac weather system is expected to weaken further as it heads north on Thursday, having caused significant damage to the U.S. Gulf Coast but nothing on the scale of Hurricane Katrina, which devastated New Orleans in 2005.
Isaac Steers Clear of Direct Blow on New Orleans
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 14:51:00 +0200ABCnews (en)
Hurricane Isaac sidesteps New Orleans but causes significant flooding in rural fishing area
Weakened Isaac drenches Louisiana Mississippi
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 14:47:00 +0200irishsun (en)
Isaac is drenching Louisiana and Mississippi but is weakening as it trudges roughly north over land and should lose its tropical storm status by Thursday night. The U.S. National Hurricane Center ...
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 14:22:00 +0200guardian (en)
New Orleans mayor Mitch Landrieu issues a curfew for the city, as heavy rain, high winds and floodwaters sweep across Louisiana
Isaac Packs Hazards Despite Weakening Winds
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 14:20:00 +0200ABCnews (en)
Isaac 's winds slowly weakening after it sidesteps New Orleans, but storm still packs hazards
Watch: Hurricane Isaac: Two Feet of Rain in Louisiana
Hurricane Isaac : Severe Flooding, Tornadoes in Mississippi Ginger Zee on new fears of flooding in Mississippi as Isaac brings relentless rain. New York City Man Sentenced for Dismembering Boy Levi Aron gets 40 years to life in prison after pleading guilty to kidnapping and killing 8-year-old Texas....
Oil mixed as US facilities avoid hurricane’s fury
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 14:20:00 +0200dawn (en)
"Fears about disruption to supply in the US Gulf from Hurricane Isaac had depressed prices but in the end proved unfounded."
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 14:19:00 +0200AP (en)
JK Rowling to build Hogwarts-style tree houses
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 14:17:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
LONDON (AP) — J.K. Rowling is building two tree houses fit for a wizard. Despite some complaints from neighbors, the City of Edinburgh Council says Thursday it has approved the Harry Potter author 's application to create tree houses in her garden for her children.
Isaac packs hazards despite weakening winds
Isaac is spinning off life-threatening severe weather even as it weakens slowly on a northward trek over Louisiana.
Haiti: Hurricane Isaac Highlights Vulnerabilities in the Caribbean
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 14:08:00 +0200reliefWeb (en)
Source: Inter Press Service Country: Haiti , Cuba , Dominican Republic (the) , United States of America (the) By Patricia Grogg HAVANA, Aug 30 2012 (IPS) - The impact of Hurricane Isaac as it made its way through the Caribbean region highlighted both the fragility of some countries in the face of....
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 14:05:00 +0200nouvelobs (fr)
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Isaac forces thousands to flee, traps others
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 14:04:00 +0200cnn (en)
People in towns near New Orleans are being urged to get out today ahead of Isaac 's storm surge. The storm dumped more than 20 inches of rain in some areas.
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 14:02:00 +0200AP (en)
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Isaac is spinning off life-threatening severe weather even as it weakens slowly on a northward trek over Louisiana. The U.S. National Hurricane Center says Isaac's wind strength was slowly ebbing Thursday. But the storm was still generating hazards from inland flooding, storm....
Hurricane Isaac struck the United States as a tropical storm at about 03:00 GMT on 30 August.
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 13:58:00 +0200trust (en)
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 08:55 GMT Source: Content partner // Tropical Storm Risk Hurricane Isaac struck the United States as a tropical storm at about 03:00 GMT on 30 August.Data supplied by the US National Hurricane Centersuggest that the point of landfall was near30.3 N,91.2 W.
Storm Surge From Isaac Ravages Coastal Communities
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 13:55:00 +0200npr (en)
Hurricane Isaac has continued to drop huge amounts of rain on Louisiana and Mississippi. The slow-moving storm has led to flooding and a storm surge. The worst hit area has been in Plaquemines Parish in Louisiana. That's where the eye of the storm crossed Tuesday and it's where levees have strained to keep water out of communities.
Balayée par Isaac, La Nouvelle-Orléans résiste
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 13:54:00 +0200LeMonde (fr)
De graves inondations causées par la tempête tropicale Isaac ont touché les côtes du golfe du Mexique jeudi matin, mais les digues construites après l'ouragan Katrina, qui avait dévasté La Nouvelle-Orléans il y a sept ans, ont résisté.
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 13:53:00 +0200gulfnews (en)
Bangkok:World climate change negotiators faced warnings yesterday that a string of extreme weather events around the globe show urgent action on emission cuts is needed as they opened new talks in Bangkok. The week-long meeting in the Thai capital, which was devastated by major floods last year,....
More evacuations as Isaac brings record rainfall
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 13:49:00 +0200msnbc (en)
Slow-moving tropical storm Isaac was expected to weaken as it crawled north Thursday, but residents in parts of Louisiana were still being evacuated from rising flood waters.
Tropical Storm Isaac Winds Slow as It Exits Louisiana
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 13:49:00 +0200IHT (en)
Tropical Storm Isaac , which made landfall as a Category 1 hurricane on Tuesday, is moving at an exceedingly slow pace, 8 miles per hour.
Getting Rid of Your Old iPhone 4S? Apple Will Pay You For It
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 13:47:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
With mere weeks until the rumored release of the iPhone 5, Apple fanboys and girls may be clamoring to rid themselves of the old to make room for the new.
Typhoons end in rain
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 13:38:00 +0200ruvr-en (en)
Hurricane Isaac raging along the US Mexican Gulf coast has started losing strength without having caused serious destruction. Now the main danger is heavy rain. According to weather forecasts, rain will persist until the end of the week and could provoke floods in Louisiana.
Tropical Storm Isaac loses steam
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 13:38:00 +0200bbc-news (en)
The tropical storm system that grew to hurricane strength earlier in the week is slowing down, but still bringing heavy rains and floods in its wake.
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 13:36:00 +0200bbc (en)
Tropical Storm Isaac Losing Punch, Still Poses Threat
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 13:36:00 +0200voanews (en)
Forecasters say Tropical Storm Isaac will weaken to a tropical depression Thursday as it continues on a northern path over the U.S. Gulf Coast state of Louisiana. The National Hurricane Center said Isaac is carrying maximum sustained winds of 95 kilometers an hour, and could dump as much as 63....
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 13:31:00 +0200AP (en)
Obama, the social media president, takes to online chat forum
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 13:19:00 +0200dawn (en)
“Hey everybody – this is barack,” wrote the US president after logging on to Reddit.com to take questions from the public.
MLB: Los Angeles Angels 10, Boston 3
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 13:06:00 +0200upi (en)
ANAHEIM, Calif., Aug. 30 (UPI) -- Kendrys Morales and Chris Iannetta both had two-run homers during four-run innings Wednesday, lifting the Los Angeles Angels to a 10-3 win over Boston.
Caracas: No rush to restart refinery
CARACAS, Venezuela, Aug. 30 (UPI) -- There is "no need to hurry" to restart the Amuay oil refinery in Venezuela because of ample storage capacity, the country's energy minister said.
Yahoo! bureau! chief! sacked! for! Mitt Romney! racism! jibe!
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 12:54:00 +0200register (en)
Yahoo! News' Washington bureau chief has been sacked after he joked that Republican US presidential wannabe Mitt Romney was "happy to have a party with black people drowning". The quip was made as the right-wing party held its National Convention and Hurricane Isaac barrelled across the southern....
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 12:51:00 +0200guardian (en)
Fortified levees and an elaborate flood containment plan appear to have spared city from disaster Heavy rain continued to drench Louisiana and Mississippi as tropical storm Isaac trudged slowly northwards, but fortified levees and an elaborate flood containment plan appeared to have spared New Orleans from disaster.
Oil Declines for a Second Day as Stockpiles Rise, Storm Weakens
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 12:43:00 +0200bloomberg (en)
Oil dropped for a second day in New York as stockpiles unexpectedly rose and Hurricane Isaac weakened, reducing the threat to offshore platforms and rigs in the Futures slipped as much as 0.6 percent. Crude inventories increased 3.8 million barrels last week, data from the Energy Department showed. They were forecast to decrease 1.
Hurricane Isaac steers clear of direct blow on New Orleans
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 12:43:00 +0200irishsun (en)
Photo credit: Getty Images | Errol Ragas walks past a cemetery to recover dry blankets from his home as rising waters from Hurricane Isaac flood his neighborhood in Oakville, in Plaquemines ...
USA Isaac flooding forces thousands to flee
They had tried to sit out the storm but Hurricane Isaac had the final word, forcing thousands of Louisiana residents to flee their homes because of flooding. New Orleans defences held but ...
Isaac moves north after drenching U.S. Gulf, New Orleans
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 12:41:00 +0200thestar-my (en)
NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - Tropical storm Isaac is expected to weaken further as it heads north on Thursday, after causing significant damage to the U.S. Gulf Coast but nothing on the scale of Hurricane Katrina, which devastated New Orleans in 2005.
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 12:39:00 +0200alertnet-rss (en)
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 12:29:00 +0200CBSnews (en)
Isaac arrived exactly seven years after Hurricane Katrina and passed slightly to the west of New Orleans
Weakening Isaac drenches La., Miss.
Sustained winds expected to drop to 39 mph tropical depression level as it nears Arkansas, Missouri Watch: Water tops levee
Isaac moves north after drenching US Gulf
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 12:26:00 +0200RTERadio (en)
Tropical storm Isaac is expected to weaken further as it heads north after causing significant damage to the US Gulf Coast.
Isaac lashes New Orleans
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 12:26:00 +0200iol (en)
Even at its strongest, Isaac was far weaker than Hurricane Katrina, which crippled New Orleans in 2005.
Isaac Losing Steam, But Still Pouring Rain
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 12:25:00 +0200npr (en)
Isaac is drenching Louisiana and Mississippi but is weakening as it trudges roughly north over land and should lose its tropical storm status by Thursday night.
Isaac Les digues de la Nouvelle-Orléans ont tenu le choc
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 12:24:00 +0200lessentiel-lu-fr (fr)
L'ouragan Isaac balayait mercredi La Nouvelle-Orléans, sept ans jour pour jour après Katrina qui avait ravagé cette grande ville de la Louisiane, au sud-est des Etats-Unis.
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 12:22:00 +0200ibtimes-in (en)
Tropical storm Isaac is expected to weaken further as it heads north on Thursday, after causing significant damage to the U.S. Gulf Coast but nothing on the scale of Hurricane Katrina, which devastated New Orleans in 2005.
Storms, drought overshadow U.N. climate talks
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 12:20:00 +0200dailystar-LB (en)
World climate change negotiators faced warnings that a string of extreme weather events around the globe show urgent action on emission cuts is needed as they opened new talks in Bangkok.
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 12:20:00 +0200ibtimes-uk (en)
Asia's extreme storm season dominates climate talks
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 12:19:00 +0200radioaustralianews (en)
Climate change negotiators meeting in Thailand say a string of extreme weather events around the world point to a need for urgent carbon emissions cuts.
Weakened Isaac drenches Louisiana, Mississippi
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 12:17:00 +0200CBC (en)
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 12:17:00 +0200ABCnews (en)
Isaac hits New Orleans, floods Gulf coast
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 12:15:00 +0200sbs (en)
Hurricane Isaac has pummelled New Orleans causing most damage to less-protected areas outside the city.
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 12:05:00 +0200radioaustralia (en)
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 12:04:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
Hurricane Isaac sidestepped New Orleans on Wednesday, sending the worst of its howling wind and heavy rain into a cluster of rural fishing villages that had few defenses against the slow-moving storm that could bring days of unending rain.
Survey: Smartphones Ease Back-to-School Stress for Moms
Yoga, deep breathing, wine. There are many ways to make life less stressful, but this time of year, smartphones get the credit for being the best stress-reliever -- at least, for moms of school-aged children.
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 11:47:00 +0200AP (en)
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 11:41:00 +0200independent (en)
Hurricane Isaac 's howling wind and heavy rain collided with a cluster of rural Louisiana fishing villages that had few defences against the slow-moving storm that could bring days of unending rain.
Isaac downgraded to tropical storm
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 11:41:00 +0200irishsun (en)
Isaac has now been downgraded from a hurricane to a tropical storm. Forecasters expect it to weaken further over the next two days. It has already wreaked havoc across the US state of Louisiana. ...
Study Shows That PTSD And Depression Together Make It Harder For Children To Recover Following Natural Disasters
As Hurricane Isaac nears the Gulf Coast, one may wonder what the impact of natural disasters are on children. Who is most at risk for ...
Stolt-Nielsen Limited : Stolthaven New...
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 11:34:00 +0200direktbroker (en)
Prior to landfall of the hurricane the terminal was shut down according to the company's existing emergency procedures to reduce the chance of damage to the terminal and possible resulting environmental impact. The Company's incident command system has been initiated and we are monitoring the situation and respond to immediate needs.
Isaac losing steam but still drenching La., Miss.
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 11:32:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
Signals from Mars: Why will.i.am Sent a Song from the Red Planet
NASA's Mars rover Curiosity has sent back a new type of radio signal from the surface of the Red Planet: pop music.
Lonmin: less than 7 percent of workers reports for duty
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Platinum producer Lonmin said on Thursday less than 7 percent of its 28,000-strong South African workforce had reported for duty on Thursday as talks were slated to have warring unions cool it and bring people back to work. The world's third largest producer of the precious....
Obama declares disaster in Louisiana, Mississippi
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 11:29:00 +0200HindustanTimes (en)
The Isaac weather system is expected to weaken further as it heads north on Thursday, having caused significant damage to the U.S. Gulf Coast but nothing on the scale of Hurricane Katrina, which devastated New Orleans in 2005.
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 11:24:00 +0200AP (en)
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Isaac is drenching Louisiana and Mississippi but is weakening as it trudges roughly north over land and should lose its tropical storm status by Thursday night. The U.S. National Hurricane Center says Isaac's wind strength should drop below 39 mph to become a tropical depression....
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 11:23:00 +0200ananova (en)
Parts of the United States continue to face a battering from what is left of Hurricane Isaac . The massive cyclone has weakened to a tropical storm as it continues to grind its way inland from the Gulf Coast, producing ferocious winds and torrential rain. It is forecast to weaken further and become a tropical depression by Thursday night.
L'ouragan Isaac pourrait coûter 2,5 milliards à l'économie américaine
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 11:12:00 +0200leparisien (fr)
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 11:12:00 +0200bloomberg (en)
Drenched New Orleans passes post-Katrina hurricane test
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 11:07:00 +0200stabroeknews (en)
NEW ORLEANS, (Reuters) – Hurricane Isaac brought widespread flooding to the U.S. Gulf Coast yesterday, but elaborate defenses built to protect New Orleans after it was devastated by Hurricane... View full article at stabroeknews.com
Isaac inonde la Louisiane, qui tient bon
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 11:02:00 +0200Liberation (fr)
Les digues édifiées autour de la Nouvelle-orléans après Katrina ont tenu bon face aux fortes précipitations qui ont frappé la région.
Isaac grinds on
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 10:55:00 +0200iol (en)
US residents will spend another night in the dark as authorities wait for the winds to calm down before repairing power lines.
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 10:52:00 +0200gulfnews (en)
GULFPORT, Miss: Hurricane Isaac sidestepped New Orleans on Wednesday, sending the worst of its howling wind and heavy rain into a cluster of rural fishing villages that had few defences against the slow-moving storm that could bring days of unending rain.
Yahoo fires bureau chief for ‘blacks’ remark
NEW YORK :Yahoo News fired its Washington bureau chief on Wednesday, less than 24 hours after he was caught on an open microphone saying that Mitt Romney and his wife, at the Republican convention in Florida while a hurricane was approaching Louisiana, were “happy to have a party with black people drowning.
German jobless numbers tick up in August
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 10:51:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
The Federal Labor Agency says the number of jobless in Germany, Europe's largest economy, rose slightly in August as the economy slowed but the unemployment rate remained unchanged at 6.8 percent.
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 10:50:00 +0200news_com_au (en)
HURRICANE Isaac has pummelled New Orleans causing most damage to less-protected areas outside the city.
USA: Isaac flooding forces thousands to flee
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 10:47:00 +0200euronews-en (en)
They had tried to sit out the storm but Hurricane Isaac had the final word, forcing thousands of Louisiana residents to flee their homes because of…
Isaac brings heavy rains to US Gulf Coast
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 10:45:00 +0200aljazeera-en (en)
Tropical storm to spread inland and water levels expected to remain high along northern coast, US authorities say.
Storms, drought overshadow new UN climate talks
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 10:35:00 +0200manilatimes (en)
BANGKOK: World climate change negotiators faced warnings on Thursday that a string of extreme weather events around the globe show urgent action on emission cuts is needed as they opened new talks in Bangkok.
Video: Hurricane Isaac traps dozens in their homes
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 10:34:00 +0200thenational (en)
South of New Orleans, Isaac 's downgrade to a tropical storm, was cold comfort to dozens of people trapped in their homes
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 10:33:00 +0200trust (en)
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 06:29 GMT Source: reuters // Reuters * Already downgraded, storm to weaken Thursday * New Orleans flood containment system passes test * Obama declares disaster in Louisiana, Mississippi * Insurance industry guesses losses will be small By Ellen Wulfhorst and Scott Malone NEW....
NHC says TS Isaac seen becoming tropical depression by Thursday night
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 06:18 GMT Source: reuters // Reuters Aug 30 (Reuters) - Tropical Storm Isaac is forecast to become a tropical depression by Thursday night, the U.S National Hurricane Center said in its latest bulletin. "Isaac continues to produce heavy rains and severe weather as it moves farther inland over Louisiana.
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 10:27:00 +0200smh (en)
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 10:26:00 +0200TF1 (fr)
Republican Convention: Ryan Hammers Obama over Economy
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 10:23:00 +0200thisdayonline (en)
Republican vice presidential nominee, Rep. Paul Ryan addresses the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Florida AP Seizing the campaign spotlight, vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan embraced "the calling of my generation" to help lead the country in tough times Wednesday night and pledged to....
ÉTATS-UNIS : Rétrogradé en tempête, Isaac menace toujours La Nouvelle-Orléans
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 10:22:00 +0200france24 (fr)
L'ouragan Isaac , qui a été rétrogradé en tempête tropical ce mercredi, se déplace toujours vers l'intérieur de la Louisiane. L'eau a franchi une digue censée protéger les abords de La Nouvelle-Orléans, menaçant certaines zones d'inondation.
Isaac : la Louisiane échappe au pire
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 10:14:00 +0200euronews-fr (fr)
La Nouvelle-Orléans se remet progressivement du passage de l'ouragan Isaac qui s'est à nouveau affaibli au cours des dernières 24 heures, redevenant…
Drenched New Orleans passes big post-Katrina test
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 10:14:00 +0200antiguanews (en)
NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - Drenching rains from Hurricane Isaac brought flooding to the U.S. Gulf Coast on Wednesday, but elaborate defenses built to protect New Orleans after it was devastated by Hurricane Katrina seven years ago seemed to pass their first major test.
Journalist fired over racist remarks
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 10:13:00 +0200irishtimes (en)
Yahoo said that it had fired David Chalian, the website's Washington bureau chief, after he was recorded at the Republican National Convention saying that convention officials were "happy to have a party with black people drowning." Yahoo said the reference Mr Chalian made to the flooding caused by....
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 10:09:00 +0200tv3-ie (en)
30.08.12 Hurricane Isaac has weakened to a tropical storm. It's still battering New Orleans but is causing most damage to less-protected areas on the outskirts of the city. The storm reached New Orleans exactly seven years after it was hit by Hurricane Katrina.
Isaac devrait coûter 2,5 milliards de dollars à l’économie américaine
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 10:05:00 +0200loffice (fr)
L’ouragan Isaac est redevenu une tempête tropicale, mais a tout de même balayé de ses pluies diluviennes la Louisiane, provoquant inondations et coupures de courant.
Licencié pour une blague inappropriée sur Romney
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 10:05:00 +02007sur7 (fr)
Yahoo News a licencié son chef de bureau à Washington pour avoir gaffé lors de la convention républicaine à Tampa, ont indiqué plusieurs médias américains. "Ils n'en s'en soucient pas du ...
Obama seeks to overturn Citizens United
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 10:05:00 +0200upi (en)
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va., Aug. 30 (UPI) -- President Barack Obama called for a constitutional amendment to overturn a U.S. Supreme Court ruling letting super-PAC money flood the electoral process.
Tropical Storm Isaac Hits Florida Coast
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 10:00:00 +0200ananova (en)
Tropical storm Isaac has started started lashing the Florida Keys amid fears it could strengthen into a dangerous hurricane. Residents and businesses boarded up windows, laid down sand bags as people piled into shelters, while scores of tourists were left stranded after the island's two airports closed.
Hurricane Isaac delivers a slow blow in Louisiana
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 09:53:00 +0200latimes (en)
Isaac , now a tropical storm, causes widespread flooding from New Orleans through Mississippi and Alabama. More than half a million lose power.NEW ORLEANS — On the seventh anniversary of Hurricane Katrina on Wednesday, this city absorbed a rough reminder of the Gulf Coast's vulnerability as big, slow....
Onward to Romney's big night, a speech to millions
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 09:48:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
Mitt Romney is stepping up for the most important speech of his Republican presidential campaign, to an audience of millions, after a rousing warm-up from a running mate who vowed the days of dodging painful budget choices will end if voters toss President Barack Obama from office.
Hurricane Isaac moves north after drenching New Orleans but without impact of Katrina
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 09:44:00 +0200independent-ie (en)
THE Isaac weather system is expected to weaken further as it heads north on Thursday, having caused significant damage to the U.S. Gulf Coast but nothing on the scale of Hurricane Katrina, which devastated New Orleans in 2005.
Isaac Could Dump 2 Feet of Rain on Louisiana
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 09:42:00 +0200ABCnews (en)
As slow-moving tropical storm Isaac moved away from New Orleans, some surrounding areas of Louisiana will see almost two feet of rain by the end of the week causing more dangerous floods. A tornado spun out by Isaac touched down in Gulfport, Miss. Carlos Redmond, a spokesman for Harrison County....
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 09:42:00 +0200AP (en)
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Isaac 's whistling winds lashed this city and the storm dumped nearly a foot of rain on its darkened and desolate streets, but the system of levee pumps, walls and gates appeared to withstand one of the stiffest challenges yet. To the north and south, though, people had to be....
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 09:42:00 +0200timesofoman (en)
Severe flooding from Tropical Storm Isaac inundated the Gulf Coast early Thursday, but the multi-billion-dollar defenses built after Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans seven years ago held firm.
Hurricane weakens to tropical storm
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 09:38:00 +0200timesofmalta (en)
Isaac was downgraded to a tropical storm late yesterday but storm surges and flooding unleashed by the weather system still posed a threat to life, the National Hurricane Centre said. The centre said the storm, located 80 kilometres southwest of New Orleans, had weakened from category one hurricane....
‘Romney is our man’
Republicans bestowed their presidential nomination on Mitt Romney, turning to the former Massachusetts Governor and multi-millionaire businessman to drive Barack Obama from the White House and usher in a new era of small-government conservatism. The overwhelming, enthusiastic vote of delegates at....
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 09:37:00 +0200alertnet-rss (en)
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 04:39 GMT Source: reuters // Reuters * Water tops levee in Plaquemines Parish on city outskirts * New Orleans mayor says levees in city are holding * Storm moving slowly, torrential rains continue * Energy companies start damage assessments By Ellen Wulfhorst and Scott Malone NEW....
États-Unis. L’ouragan Isaac rétrogradé en tempête tropicale
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 09:36:00 +0200OuestFrance (fr)
L’ouragan Isaac a été rétrogradé mercredi 29 août au niveau d’une tempête tropicale en approchant de la Louisiane (sud des Etats-Unis),...
Suspect in Fort Hood shooting heads back to court
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 09:27:00 +0200newschannel5 (en)
The Army soldier accused of opening fire on a Texas military post is expected to appear in court for the first time since an appeals court lifted its stay of the case.
Mitt Romney is stepping up for the most important speech of his Republican presidential campaign, to an audience of millions.
Hurricane Isaac downgraded from Category 1 hurricane to tropical storm
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 09:25:00 +0200homelandsecuritynewswire (en)
8/29/12 Hurricane Isaac Updates Hurricane Isaac was downgraded from a category 1 hurricane to a tropical storm. The storms winds have dropped below 70 mph, but the storm is moving very slowly throughout the gulf area at about 6 mph; at this point officials estimate that Isaac is expected to cause $1.
Isaac s'éloigne de la Nouvelle-Orléans, les autorités prudentes
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 09:25:00 +0200TF1 (fr)
Les vents accompagnant Isaac , qui devrait atteindre le nord de la Louisiane dans la soirée de jeudi, ne soufflent plus désormais qu'à 85 km/h. Mais les quantités de pluie apportées par la tempête restent importantes. Isaac s'éloigne de la Nouvelle-Orléans, les autorités prudentes
Fiery Ryan sets up Romney's big night
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 09:17:00 +0200cnn (en)
The VP candidate's speech took aim at Obama's record, decried a dearth of leadership in the White House and pledged results from the GOP ticket.
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 09:07:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - The Isaac weather system is expected to weaken further as it heads north on Thursday, having caused significant damage to the U.S. Gulf Coast but nothing on the scale of Hurricane Katrina, which devastated New Orleans in 2005. The former Category One hurricane is likely to....
Isaac inundates Baton Rouge
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 09:05:00 +0200upi (en)
BATON ROUGE, La., Aug. 30 (UPI) -- Isaac inundated Baton Rouge, La., Thursday as the tropical storm moved up the Mississippi River dropping 7 to 14 inches of rain and 25 inches in some places.
New Orleans avoids worst of Hurricane Isaac
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 09:00:00 +0200irishexaminer (en)
Hurricane Isaac sidestepped New Orleans, sending the worst of its howling wind and heavy rain into a cluster of rural fishing villages with few defences against the slow-moving storm that could bring days of unending rain.
G-7 calls for raising crude output to avoid price risk
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 08:56:00 +0200timesofoman (en)
Group of Seven leaders said that elevated oil prices pose substantial risks to the global economy and the group is monitoring the situation in oil markets closely
Hurricane Isaac 2012: Jesse Shaffer and his son save 120 neighbours from flooded region
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 08:54:00 +0200dailymail (en)
Thousands trapped by Isaac's storm surge
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 08:54:00 +0200cnn (en)
Slow-moving storm continues to pour onto Lousiana and Mississippi, and National Guard troops are trying to save people who haven't evacuated.
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 08:50:00 +0200reuters (en)
NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - The Isaac weather system is expected to weaken further as it heads north on Thursday, having caused significant damage to the U.S. Gulf Coast but nothing on the scale of Hurricane Katrina, which devastated New Orleans in 2005.
VIDEO. La vie reprend à La Nouvelle-Orléans après Isaac
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 08:46:00 +0200france2 (fr)
L'ouragan rétrogradé en tempête tropicale se déplace désormais vers le nord-ouest des Etats-Unis.
NHC says TS Isaac seen becoming tropical depression
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 08:46:00 +0200jrep (en)
Tropical Storm Isaac is forecast to become a tropical depression by Thursday night, the US National Hurricane Center said in its latest bulletin. "Isaac continues to produce heavy rains and severe weather as it moves farther inland over Louisiana. Water levels remain high along the northern Gulf Coast," it said.
Hurricane Isaac: New Orleans withstands wrath of the storm as flood defences do their job
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 08:43:00 +0200independent-ie (en)
HURRICANE Isaac dumped heavy rains on the U.S. Gulf Coast and caused widespread flooding on Wednesday, but elaborate defenses built to protect New Orleans after the 2005 Hurricane Katrina disaster withstood the onslaught, officials said.
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 08:42:00 +0200jpost (en)
USA: Ryan wins over doubters at Republican convention
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 08:32:00 +0200euronews-en (en)
Republican Paul Ryan has promised to help Mitt Romney lead America back to prosperity as he formally accepted the party's vice presidential…
USA: Woman jailed for stealing Motorola secrets
A Chinese-born American woman has been sentenced to four years in jail for stealing millions of dollars in trade secrets from Motorola. The former…
Isaac has now been downgraded from a hurricane to a tropical storm. Forecasters expect it to weaken further over the next two days. It has already…
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 08:28:00 +0200breakingnews-ie (en)
Isaac devrait coûter 2,5 milliards de dollars à l'économie américaine
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 08:21:00 +0200LeMonde (fr)
L'ouragan Isaac est redevenu une tempête tropicale, mais a tout de même balayé de ses pluies diluviennes la Louisiane, provoquant inondations et coupures de courant.
Romney to conclude GOP convention with defining speech
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 08:21:00 +0200cnn (en)
Tampa, Florida (CNN) -- Paul Ryan energized the Republican National Convention with a powerful attack on President Barack Obama that championed conservative principles, setting the stage for Mitt Romney's defining speech on Thursday night to accept the party's presidential nomination.
Les digues résistent à Isaac
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 08:16:00 +0200dna-france (fr)
Isaac poursuivait hier sa progression en Louisiane, déversant des trombes d’eau. Mais les digues construites après les ravages causés par Katrina, il y a sept ans jour pour jour, autour de la Nouvelle-Orléans tenaient le choc.
Flights for New Orleans canceled due to hurricane Isaac
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 08:14:00 +0200xinhuanet_en (en)
HOUSTON, Aug. 29 (Xinhua) -- No commercial flights will fly into or out of the U.S. city of New Orleans' Louis Armstrong International Airport on Thursday due to a power shortage caused by Hurricane Isaac , local media said Wednesday. Two power feeds to the airport, provided by leading energy company....
Isaac lashes New Orleans 7 years after Katrina
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 08:11:00 +0200arabtimes (en)
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Hurricane Isaac 's howling wind and heavy rain collided with a cluster of rural Louisiana fishing villages that had few defenses against the slow-moving storm that could bring days of unending rain. Isaac arrived exactly seven...
Grim wait for Isaac families
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 08:11:00 +0200iafrica (en)
Gulf Coast residents braced for a long wait as Hurricane Isaac slowed down to storm force.
Isaac downgraded to tropical storm -- but still dangerous
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 08:07:00 +0200latimes (en)
Isaac was downgraded from a hurricane to a tropical storm Wednesday afternoon, even as flooding continued along the Gulf Coast and authorities raced to rescue residents from rising waters.
Helicopter crash in southern Afghanistan kills 2 NATO troops
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 08:04:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
KABUL - The international military coalition in Afghanistan says two international service members have been killed in a helicopter crash in the country's south.
GULFPORT, Miss. - Hurricane Isaac sidestepped New Orleans on Wednesday, sending the worst of its howling wind and heavy rain into a cluster of rural fishing villages that had few defences against the slow-moving storm that could bring days of unending rain.
Isaac pushes inland, levee system holding (PHOTOS)
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 08:00:00 +0200rt-en (en)
A dusk-till-dawn curfew has been imposed in New Orleans as Isaac , now downgraded to a tropical storm, moves inland. Meanwhile, Louisiana officials are preparing to cut a hole in a levee to prevent the floodwater from... Read Full Article at RT.com
Hurricane Isaac weakens to tropical storm, threats remain
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 07:59:00 +0200china (en)
A cameraman from Colombia films the flooding along the coast in New Orleans, the United States , Aug. 29, 2012. Hurricane Isaac weakened to a tropical storm on Wednesday afternoon with storm surge and inland flooding still threatening, said the U.S. National Hurricane Center on the 7th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina's destructive arrival.
Ryan delivers a fiery attack
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 07:56:00 +0200cnn (en)
L'ouragan Isaac redevient une tempête
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 07:49:00 +0200euronews-fr (fr)
Isaac est redevenu une tempête mais est toujours accompagné de pluies diluviennes et de violentes rafales. L'ouragan s'est affaibli en approchant de…
Paul Ryan enflamme la convention républicaine
Après l'épouse du candidat républicain Mitt Romney, c'est au tour de Paul Ryan d'enflammer la convention de Tampa en Floride. Au second jour du…
Katrina memories rattle Isaac evacuees
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 07:47:00 +0200news_com_au (en)
RESIDENTS face a wet and windy wait as Hurricane Isaac has been downgraded to a tropical storm, seven years to the day after Katrina hit.
Isaac rétrogradé en tempête tropicale
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 07:44:00 +0200Europe1 (fr)
De dangereuses montées des eaux et des inondations sont malgré tout toujours à craindre.
Obama: disaster declarations in areas hit by Isaac
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 07:41:00 +0200newschannel5 (en)
President Barack Obama has declared federal emergencies in areas of Louisiana and Mississippi hit hard by Isaac , moving to speed federal aid and recovery efforts to the hurricane-battered Gulf Coast.
Hurricane Isaac Makes Landfall
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 07:41:00 +0200IHT (en)
As Hurricane Isaac lumbered ashore, water breached a levee, causing extensive flooding near the mouth of the Mississippi River about 95 miles from New Orleans.
Biloxi Surprised by Isaac’s Rain
What this hurricane lacked in wind, it made up for with more water than expected, especially along the 26 miles of Gulf Coast beaches along Mississippi’s southern edge.
06:11 Isaac drops to tropical storm
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 07:41:00 +0200irishtimes (en)
Drenching rains from Hurricane Isaac brought flooding to the US Gulf Coast, but elaborate defences built to protect New Orleans after it was devastated by Hurricane Katrina seven years ago seemed to pass their first major test. The slow moving weather system, downgraded to a tropical storm last....
Brent crude edges down toward $112
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 07:41:00 +0200economictimes (en)
Brent crude fell towards $112 a barrel after oil facilities in the Gulf of Mexico were largely spared storm damage,
Redevenu tempête, Isaac balaye la Louisiane de pluies diluviennes
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 07:39:00 +0200lest-eclair (fr)
L'ouragan Isaac s'est affaibli mercredi, redevenant une tempête tropicale, mais balayait toujours le sud de la Louisiane (sud des Etats-Unis), avec des pluies diluviennes provoquant inondations et coupures de courant. Isaac a été rétrogradé au rang de tempête avec des vents de 110 kilomètres par....
Powerful Hurricane Isaac slams US on Katrina anniversary
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 07:39:00 +0200mid-day (en)
Hurricane Isaac pounded Louisiana with heavy rains and damaging winds on Wednesday as forecasters said the storm surge and serious flooding will likely continue through the night.
Prudence à La Nouvelle-Orléans qui a résisté à Isaac
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 07:38:00 +0200capital-FR (fr)
Les autorités de Louisiane et de La Nouvelle-Orléans restaient prudentes jeudi, alors que les inondations provoquées par le phénomène Isaac , rétrogradé d'ouragan en tempête tropicale, se sont heurtées au système de digues construit à la suite de la catastrophe de Katrina.
Press digest
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 07:36:00 +0200timesofmalta (en)
The following are the top stories in the Maltese and overseas press. The Times says the government is considering limited bird trapping. All trapping was banned last year. The Malta Independent quotes the MGRM saying that anything less than a civil union is not acceptable.
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 07:35:00 +0200rt (en)
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 07:33:00 +0200LePoint (fr)
par Ellen Wulfhorst et Scott Malone LA NOUVELLE-ORLEANS (Reuters) - Les autorités de Louisiane et de La Nouvelle-Orléans restaient prudentes jeudi, alors que les inondations provoquées par le phénomène Isaac , rétrogradé d'ouragan en tempête tropicale, se sont heurtées au système de digues construit à la suite de la catastrophe de Katrina.
Ouragans : Isaac fait un peu de place à Ileana
Aux États-Unis , un ouragan peut en cacher un autre. Au moment même où l'ouragan Isaac s'est affaibli mercredi, redevenant une tempête tropicale, une autre tempête, Ileana, était, elle, élevée au rang d'ouragan au large des côtes du Mexique , dans l'océan Pacifique.
Weaker Isaac sideswipes New Orleans
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 07:33:00 +0200irishsun (en)
Hurricane Isaac sidestepped New Orleans, sending the worst of its howling wind and heavy rain into a cluster of rural fishing villages with few defences against the slow-moving storm that could bring ...
Ouragan : Isaac fait un peu de place à Ileana
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 07:30:00 +0200alvinet (fr)
Aux États-Unis, un ouragan peut en cacher un autre. Au moment même où... Source : Le Point - Articles similaires
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 07:22:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
Brent crude edges down toward $112, storm impact limited
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Brent crude fell towards $112 a barrel on Thursday after oil facilities in the Gulf of Mexico were largely spared storm damage, but maintenance at North Sea fields and a possible strike in Norway's oil sector curbed losses. U.S. crude futures posted a bigger fall as a surprise....
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 07:20:00 +0200reuters (en)
Thousands need rescuing as Isaac continues to pound Gulf
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 07:18:00 +0200cnn (en)
Louisiana and Mississippi officials are rescuing residents stranded by the slow-moving storm, which flooded homes and pushed water over the top of several levees.
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 07:17:00 +0200lunion (fr)
Hurricane Isaac struck the United States as a tropical storm at about 21:00 GMT on 29 August.
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 07:09:00 +0200trust (en)
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 03:05 GMT Source: Content partner // Tropical Storm Risk Hurricane Isaac struck the United States as a tropical storm at about 21:00 GMT on 29 August.Data supplied by the US National Hurricane Centersuggest that the point of landfall was near30.0 N,91.1 W.
Heavy rain threat from Isaac to spread inland over next few days -NHC
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 03:08 GMT Source: reuters // Reuters Aug 29 (Reuters) - Heavy rain threat from Tropical Storm Isaac to spread inland during the next few days and water levels remain high along the northern Gulf Coast, the U.S National Hurricane Center said in its latest bulletin.
Oil prices ease as US facilities avoid hurricane''s fury
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 06:58:00 +0200geo-tv (en)
SINGAPORE: Crude oil prices fell in Asian trade Thursday as supply concerns eased after Hurricane Isaac left produ
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 06:56:00 +0200peopledaily (en)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 (Xinhua) -- Hurricane Isaac weakened to a tropical storm on Wednesday afternoon with storm surge and inland flooding still threatening, said the U.S. National Hurricane Center on the 7th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina's destructive arrival. The U.S.
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 06:49:00 +0200icWales (en)
Yahoo-sacks-bureau-chief-after-Romneys-happy-to-have-party-with-black-people-drowning-remarks
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 06:46:00 +0200financialexpress (en)
New York Yahoo News sacked its Washington bureau chief, less than 24 hours after he was caught on an open microphone saying that Mitt Romney and his wife, at the Republican convention in Florida while a hurricane was approaching Louisiana, were "happy to have a party with black people drowning.
Hurricane Isaac spares New Orleans its worst
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 06:45:00 +0200CBC (en)
Hurricane Isaac sidestepped New Orleans on Wednesday, sparing it the worst of its howling winds and heavy rain.
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 06:42:00 +0200expressindia (en)
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 06:34:00 +0200alertnet-rss (en)
Hundreds evacuated as storm floods homes in Bobby Jindals state
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 06:31:00 +0200irishsun (en)
Though downgraded from a hurricane, a slow-moving tropical storm Issac still packed a punch flooding homes and pushing water over the top of several levees in Louisiana and Mississippi, reports from ...
New Orleans passes post-Katrina hurricane test
Hurricane Isaac brought widespread flooding to the US Gulf Coast, but elaborate defenses built to protect New Orleans after it was devastated by Hurricane Katrina seven years ago seemed to pass ...
Photos 181 Pets Escape Hurricane Isaac
The SPCA of Texas received 181 dogs and cats evacuated from two animal shelters that were in Isaac 's path. Maura Davis, the vice president of communications for the SPCA of Texas, said they ...
Hurricane Isaac Highlights Vulnerabilities in the Caribbean
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 06:29:00 +0200ipsnews (en)
The impact of Hurricane Isaac as it made its way through the Caribbean region highlighted both the fragility of some countries in the face of extreme meteorological events, which are expected to become more and more intense, and the different strategies adopted to mitigate the risk of disasters. Isaac made landfall twice in the southeast [.
Isaac menace La Nouvelle-Orléans
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 06:27:00 +0200ledauphine (fr)
sept ans jour pour jour après Katrina, un ouragan pourrait frapper La Nouvelle-Orléans. Isaac se rapprochait en effet hier de la ville, noyant sur son ...
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 06:25:00 +0200AP (en)
GULFPORT, Miss. (AP) — Hurricane Isaac sidestepped New Orleans on Wednesday, sending the worst of its howling wind and heavy rain into a cluster of rural fishing villages that had few defenses against the slow-moving storm that could bring days of unending rain.
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 06:25:00 +0200drogheda-independent (en)
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 06:23:00 +0200corkman (en)
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 06:22:00 +0200sligochampion (en)
Families face grim wait in the dark as Isaac grinds on
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 06:21:00 +0200channelnewsasia (en)
BELLE CHASSE, Louisiana: Storm-weary residents hunkered down for a hot, wet and windy wait on Wednesday as Hurricane Isaac slowed to storm force but looked set to linger over southern Louisiana.
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 06:21:00 +0200argus (en)
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 06:20:00 +0200belfasttelegraph (en)
Ryan's night: Accepts 'calling of my generation'
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 06:20:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
Seizing the campaign spotlight, vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan accepted "the calling of my generation" to help lead the country in tough times Wednesday night and told roaring Republican National Convention delegates and a prime time TV audience that Mitt Romney and he will make the difficult decisions needed to repair the nation's economy.
14 Super "Fresh" Photos From Mashable Readers
Mario Alberto Chavez Cardenas caught two different berries growing out of the same branch.
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 06:19:00 +0200herald-ie (en)
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 06:14:00 +0200lecourrier (fr)
Isaac a été rétrogradé au rang de tempête avec des vents de 110 kilomètres par heure (km/h), sous la barre des 120 km/h au-delà de laquelle une tempête devient un ouragan, a indiqué le Centre de surveillance des ouragans (NHC) à 19h00 GMT. Mais Isaac, qui se situait à 80 km à l'ouest de La....
Big Easy braced for a blowout
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 06:12:00 +0200independent-ie (en)
THE city of New Orleans was lashed with wind and rain yesterday on the seventh anniversary of Hurricane Katrina as Isaac brought heavy flooding to rural Louisiana.
Isaac balaie la Louisiane
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 06:11:00 +0200estrepublicain (fr)
ISAAC A POURSUIVI sa progression hier en Louisiane, où les digues construites après les ravages causés il y a sept ans par Katrina autour de la ...
Yahoo! fires news chief over joke about Romney
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 06:10:00 +0200HindustanTimes (en)
Yahoo! News fired its chief political correspondent on Wednesday for an off the cuff remark about Republicans partying "with black people drowning".
CONVENTION WATCH: 2 churches, Ryan delights
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 06:09:00 +0200newschannel5 (en)
Around the 2012 Republican National Convention and its host city with journalists from The Associated Press bringing the flavor and details to you:
Isaac balaye la Louisiane, la Nouvelle-Orléans résiste
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 06:02:00 +0200leprogres (fr)
Certaines zones de la Louisiane ont dû être évacuées hier suite aux importantes inondations qui accompagnent l’ouragan Isaac . En revanche, la ...
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 06:01:00 +0200irishsun (en)
NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - Hurricane Isaac brought widespread flooding to the U.S. Gulf Coast on Wednesday, but elaborate defenses built to protect New Orleans after it was devastated by Hurricane ...
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 06:00:00 +0200alvinet (fr)
Isaac poursuivait hier sa progression en Louisiane, déversant des trombes d'eau. Mais les digues construites après les ravages causés par Katrina, il y a sept ans... Source : Dernières Nouvelles d'Alsace - Articles similaires
Ryan energizes GOP convention with speech attacking Obama
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 05:57:00 +0200cnn (en)
In the biggest speech of his still young political career, GOP vice presidential nominee Paul Ryan told the Republican National Convention on Wednesday that time is running out to solve the nation's fiscal problems, but Mitt Romney and he can do it if elected in November.
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 05:53:00 +0200newschannel5 (en)
Seizing the campaign spotlight, vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan accepted "the calling of my generation" to help lead the country in tough times Wednesday night and told roaring Republican National Convention delegates...
Ryan vows he and Romney will lead economic turnaround
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 05:46:00 +0200thestar-my (en)
TAMPA, Florida (Reuters) - Paul Ryan, the running mate of Republican presidential contender Mitt Romney, on Wednesday said they would lead an economic turnaround fuelled by tough choices that will generate jobs and strengthen the middle class.
Romney hits Obama on looming defense cuts
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 05:46:00 +0200msnbc (en)
The day before he formally accepts the Republican Party's presidential nomination, Mitt Romney today addressed the American Legion's conference here, slamming President Obama on the looming defense-spending cuts and announcing a new policy to benefit veterans.
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 05:45:00 +0200AP (en)
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Seizing the campaign spotlight, vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan accepted "the calling of my generation" to help lead the country in tough times Wednesday night and told roaring Republican National Convention delegates and a prime time TV audience that Mitt Romney and he....
Heavy rain threat from Isaac to spread inland
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 05:45:00 +0200jrep (en)
Heavy rain threat from Tropical Storm Isaac to spread inland during the next few days and water levels remain high along the northern Gulf Coast, the US National Hurricane Center said in its latest bulletin. "Even though Isaac is no longer a hurricane, life-threatening hazards from storm surge and inland flooding are still occurring," the NHC said.
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 05:39:00 +0200jpost (en)
Heavy rain threat from Isaac to spread inland over next few days: NHC
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 05:39:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
(Reuters) - Heavy rain threat from Tropical Storm Isaac to spread inland during the next few days and water levels remain high along the northern Gulf Coast, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said in its latest bulletin. "Even though Isaac is no longer a hurricane, life-threatening hazards from....
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 05:35:00 +0200vosgesmatin (fr)
Hurricane Isaac slams New Orleans floods parts of Louisiana
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 05:30:00 +0200irishsun (en)
NEW ORLEANS: Hurricane Isaac pounded New Orleans with fierce winds and torrents of rain Wednesday, but the multi-billion-dollar flood defenses built after Katrina swamped the city seven years ago ...
Spirited delegates wear their true colors atop heads
The Hawaiians' leis and matching shirts showed Aloha spirit, and the West Virginians' black miners' helmets protested EPA regulation. How proud are Texans of Texas? The Lone Star flag was the ...
Flood barriers holding firm as hurricane hits
HURRICANE Isaac drove water over the top of a levee in a rural town south of New Orleans yesterday, but multibillion-dollar barriers built to protect the city after the 2005 Katrina disaster were not ...
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 05:28:00 +0200thedailyherald (en)
TAMPA, Florida--Paul Ryan, the running mate of Republican presidential contender Mitt Romney, on Wednesday said they would lead an economic turnaround fueled by tough choices that will generate jobs and strengthen the middle class. Ryan accepted his assignment as Romney's pick for vice president at....
NEW ORLEANS--Hurricane Isaac brought widespread flooding to the U.S. Gulf Coast on Wednesday, but elaborate defenses built to protect New Orleans after it was devastated by Hurricane Katrina seven years ago seemed to pass their first major test. The huge, slow moving weather system, downgraded to a....
Oil falls to $112
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 05:26:00 +0200thenews-pk (en)
LONDON: Brent crude oil futures slipped to $112 per barrel on Wednesday as Hurricane Isaac , which hit land in Louisiana, left US Gulf Coast oil produc
Tennesseans Ready To Help Victims Of Isaac
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 05:23:00 +0200newschannel5 (en)
As Hurricane Isaac made landfall Tuesday, and hung over the Gulf Coast Wednesday, relief organizations in Tennessee waited for the call to head south and help.
La Louisiane craint de revivre le cauchemar de 2005
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 05:22:00 +0200lepays-fr (fr)
L’ouragan Isaac se rapprochait hier de La Nouvelle-Orléans, sept ans jour pour jour après Katrina, qui avait ravagé la ville, noyant sur son passage la Louisiane sous des trombes d’eau.
Isaac's Deluge Rolls Wide
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 05:19:00 +0200wsj-en (en)
Isaac dumped more than a foot of rain on parts of the Gulf Coast, leaving some residents stranded and hundreds of thousands of homes without power.
UPDATE 7-Drenched New Orleans passes post-Katrina hurricane
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 05:09:00 +0200antiguanews (en)
* Water tops levee in Plaquemines Parish on city outskirts * New Orleans mayor says levees in city are holding * Storm moving slowly, torrential rains continue * Energy companies start damage assessments By Ellen Wulfhorst and Scott Malone NEW ORLEANS, Aug 29 (Reuters) - Hurricane Isaac brought widespread flooding to the U.
NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - Hurricane Isaac brought widespread flooding to the U.S. Gulf Coast on Wednesday, but elaborate defenses built to protect New Orleans after it was devastated by Hurricane Katrina seven years ago seemed to pass their first major test.
The huge, slow moving weather system, downgraded to a tropical storm on Wednesday, dumped massive amounts of rain to test new levees and flood containment systems and officials were careful not to declare a premature victory. "This is a slow-moving storm and it is going to cause a tremendous amount....
Yahoo! newsman fired for Romney remark
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 05:03:00 +0200upi (en)
TAMPA, Fla., Aug. 29 (UPI) -- Yahoo! News political news director David Chalian was fired Wednesday for saying Mitt and Ann Romney were "happy to have a party with black people drowning."
Isaac Seen as 'Our Own Little Katrina'
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 05:02:00 +0200ABCnews (en)
Isaac continues to spin slowly through Louisiana, pushing huge amounts of sea water, dumping torrents of rain and leaving locals scrambling up to attics and onto roofs as floodwaters threaten to overtake them.
Isaac slams New Orleans, but defenses hold
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 04:54:00 +0200afp-english (en)
It may be nowhere as strong as Hurricane Katrina, which struck exactly seven years ago, but Isaac has already caused significant damage to about 800 homes in Plaquemines Parish alone, Jindal told reporters. Residents were urged to stay indoors, with officials warning it would be at least a day....
Ryan: White House leadership missing
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 04:54:00 +0200cnn (en)
Replay: GOP vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan told convention delegates that time is running out to solve the nation's fiscal problems, but Mitt Romney and he can do it.
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 04:49:00 +0200ibtimes-in (en)
Hurricane Isaac brought widespread flooding to the U.S. Gulf Coast on Wednesday, but elaborate defences built to protect New Orleans after it was devastated by Hurricane Katrina seven years ago seemed to pass their first major test.
Hurricane Isaac slams New Orleans, floods parts of Louisiana
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 04:48:00 +0200channelnewsasia (en)
NEW ORLEANS: Hurricane Isaac pounded New Orleans with fierce winds and torrents of rain Wednesday, but the multi-billion-dollar flood defenses built after Katrina swamped the city seven years ago held firm.
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 04:47:00 +0200ibtimes-uk (en)
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 04:38:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
Hurricane Isaac pounded New Orleans with fierce winds and torrents of rain, but the multi-billion-dollar flood defenses built after Katrina swamped the city seven years ago held firm.
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Brent crude prices edged lower in choppy trading on Wednesday, while U.S. oil futures fell on expectations that damage to oil facilities from Hurricane Isaac will be limited and in reaction to data showing a sharp rise in U.S. crude oil stocks.
TAMPA, Florida (Reuters) - Paul Ryan, the running mate of Republican presidential contender Mitt Romney, on Wednesday said they would lead an economic turnaround fueled by tough choices that will generate jobs and strengthen the middle class. Ryan will accept his assignment as Romney's pick for vice....
'Our Own Little Katrina': Isaac's Huge Floods
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 04:32:00 +0200ABCnews (en)
Isaac's Rising Water Forces More People From Homes
The state sent scores of buses and dozens of high-water vehicles to help evacuate about 3,000 people from St. John the Baptist Parish after Tropical Storm Isaac pushed water from lakes Pontchartrain and Maurepas into parts of LaPlace. Rising water closed off all main thoroughfares into the parish, which is about 30 miles west of New Orleans.
New Orleans withstands Isaacs wrath for now
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 04:28:00 +0200irishsun (en)
Hurricane Isaac drove water over the top of a levee on the outskirts of New Orleans, triggering life-threatening flooding on the seventh anniversary of Hurricane ...
Yosemite closes part of popular campground over hantavirus outbreak
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 04:24:00 +0200heraldscotland (en)
HURRICANE Isaac drove water over the top of a levee in a rural town south of New Orleans yesterday, but multibillion-dollar barriers built to protect the city after the 2005 Katrina disaster were not breached, officials said.
Thousands being rescued as waters rise from Isaac
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 04:21:00 +0200cnn (en)
Louisiana and Mississippi officials conducted search-and-rescue missions Wednesday for residents stranded by slow-moving Tropical Storm Isaac , which flooded homes and pushed water over the top of several levees.
Isaac's rising water forces more people from homes
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 04:19:00 +0200newschannel5 (en)
The state sent scores of buses and dozens of high-water vehicles to help evacuate about 3,000 people from St. John the Baptist Parish after Tropical Storm Isaac pushed water from lakes Pontchartrain and Maurepas into parts...
1 dead in New Milford, Conn., house explosion
Connecticut police say a man trying to help a friend repair a propane leak was killed when the house exploded, leaving only a chimney standing.
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 04:17:00 +0200reuters (en)
TAMPA, Florida (Reuters) - Paul Ryan, the running mate of Republican presidential contender Mitt Romney, on Wednesday said they would lead an economic turnaround fueled by tough choices that will generate jobs and strengthen the middle class.
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 04:14:00 +0200thestar-my (en)
NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - Hurricane Isaac brought widespread flooding to the U.S. Gulf Coast on Wednesday, but elaborate defences built to protect New Orleans after it was devastated by Hurricane Katrina seven years ago seemed to pass their first major test.
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 04:13:00 +0200ananova (en)
Parts of the United States continue to face a battering from what is left of Hurricane Isaac . The massive cyclone has weakened to a tropical storm as it continues to grind its way inland from the Gulf Coast, packing ferocious winds, torrential rain and a potentially deadly storm surge.
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 04:08:00 +0200skynews (en)
The US city is battered by ferocious winds and torrential rain but the worst of the storm is aimed at nearby fishing villages.
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 04:06:00 +0200reuters-af (en)
McConnell melds ticket toppers: Mitt Ryan
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 04:03:00 +0200upi (en)
TAMPA, Fla., Aug. 29 (UPI) -- Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell made one candidate out of two Wednesday, saying "Mitt Ryan" was the man to lead the United States .
Isaac strains New Orleans defences
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 03:57:00 +0200irishsun (en)
RORY CARROLL and TOM DART in New OrleansHURRICANE ISAAC howled through Louisiana and Mississippi yesterday, sending flood waters surging over a rural levee and straining New Orleans's defences ...
Isaac - when government aid is not largesse
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 03:57:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
At their convention, Republican leaders are taking the stage to push for less government and accuse President Barack Obama of profligate spending. About 500 miles away, under threat from a hurricane, Republicans welcomed federal government aid and at least one GOP governor accused Obama of being miserly with the help.
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 03:56:00 +0200usaToday (en)
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Thu, 30 Aug 2012 03:55:00 +0200trust (en)
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 00:57 GMT Source: Content partner // Inter Press Service Patricia Grogg The impact of Hurricane Isaac as it made its way through the Caribbean region highlighted both the fragility of some countries in the face of extreme meteorological events, which are expected to become more and....
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 01:22 GMT Source: reuters // Reuters * Water tops levee in Plaquemines Parish on city outskirts * New Orleans mayor says levees in city are holding * Storm moving slowly, torrential rains continue * Energy companies start damage assessments By Ellen Wulfhorst and Scott Malone NEW....
Hurricane Isaac makes landfall in U.S. state of Louisiana
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 03:54:00 +0200peopledaily (en)
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Isaac lashes New Orleans on Katrina anniversary
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 03:50:00 +0200nst (en)
NEW ORLEANS: Hurricane Isaac sidestepped New Orleans on Wednesday, sending the worst of its howling wind and heavy rain into a cluster of rural fishing villages that had few defenses against the slow-moving storm that could bring days of unending rain.
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 03:49:00 +0200newschannel5 (en)
At their convention, Republican leaders are taking the stage to push for less government and accuse President Barack Obama of profligate spending. About 500 miles away, under threat from a hurricane, Republicans welcomed...
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 03:47:00 +0200reuters (en)
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 03:45:00 +0200ibtimes-au (en)
Isaac lashes New Orleans on Katrina date
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 03:42:00 +0200sbs (en)
Isaac , which arrived in the US exactly seven years after Hurricane Katrina, is expected to move inland and dump water on a drought-stricken states.
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 03:38:00 +0200IHT (en)
Reporter’s Notebook: Army Corps Keeps an Eye on Storm
The Army Corps of Engineers nervously monitors water levels and the levees, gates and pumps intended to protect New Orleans from a repeat of the devastation after Hurricane Katrina.
West Nile virus outbreak claims 66 lives in U.S.
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 03:36:00 +0200xinhuanet_en (en)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 (Xinhua) -- U.S. federal health officials said on Wednesday that West Nile virus cases rose more than 40 percent over last week, claiming altogether 66 lives in the country so far this year. According to new numbers announced by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in a telephone news briefing, 48 U.
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 03:33:00 +0200alertnet-rss (en)
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 00:57 GMT Source: Content partner // Inter Press Service The impact of Hurricane Isaac as it made its way through the Caribbean region highlighted both the fragility of some countries in the face of extreme meteorological events, which are expected to become more and more intense,....
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 03:30:00 +0200smh (en)
10 Things to Know for Thursday
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 03:29:00 +0200ABCnews (en)
Late-breaking news, upcoming events and stories of interest: 1. RYAN SAYS ROMNEY 'WILL NOT DUCK THE TOUGH ISSUES' VP candidate draws on Wisconsin small-town upbringing and his father's advice in convention address. 2. POLICE: 100-YEAR-OLD DRIVER HITS 11 NEAR SCHOOL Los Angeles officials say nine....
Hurricane Isaac lashes New Orleans on Katrina anniversary
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 03:27:00 +0200irishsun (en)
New Orleans was battered by powerful winds and torrential rain today, as Hurricane Isaac tore across the Gulf Coast, bringing storm damage and heavy flooding to under-protected suburbs of the ...
Isaac downgraded to a tropical storm as Gulf residents enter survival mode
Mississippi on Wednesday, as Isaac was downgraded from a hurricane to a tropical storm and a fortified levee system appeared to have saved New Orleans from disaster.Rescuers picked up dozens of ...
Australia says soldiers have died after NATO reports 3 killed by man in Afghan uniform
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 03:26:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
CANBERRA, Australia - Australia says it has suffered fatalities in Afghanistan after the U.S.-led military coalition there reported that a man in an Afghan army uniform had killed three of its troops.
ISIS mobile payment service to finally debut in September
The joint mobile payment venture known as ISIS that is backed by AT&T (T), Verizon (VZ) and T-Mobile is on track to debut in September. The group initially planned to roll out its services in the first half of 2012, but various delays have pushed back the launch date.
It’s official: Romney versus Obama
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 03:23:00 +0200indiatimes (en)
Token dissent and minor floor action marked the formal nomination on Tuesday of Mitt Romney as the Republican candidate to challenge Barack Obama in November.
Isaac's rising water forces more people from home
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 03:18:00 +0200newschannel5 (en)
At least 1,500 people have been forced from their homes by Isaac 's floodwaters in St. John the Baptist Parish, west of New Orleans.
Yahoo! fires Washington news chief over Republican joke
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 03:18:00 +0200ibtimes-in (en)
Republicans brace for Paul Ryan's convention speech
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 03:16:00 +0200CBC (en)
Seizing the Republican National Convention spotlight, vice-presidential candidate Paul Ryan promises that Mitt Romney 'will not duck the tough issues' if he wins the White House this fall and their party will move forcefully to solve the nation's economic woes.
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 03:16:00 +0200ibtimes-uk (en)
New Orleans in State of Alert due to Hurricane Isaac
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 03:15:00 +0200kbs-en (en)
[International] : The U.S. city of New Orleans is in a state of heightened alert as hurricane Isaac pounds the region with strong winds and torrential rains. [more...]
Tropical storm Isaac batters New Orleans
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 03:13:00 +0200aljazeera-en (en)
More than 250,000 homes and businesses without power as storm rolls over New Orleans with 130kph winds.
Driver describes finding scorched, naked woman
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 03:03:00 +0200newschannel5 (en)
A man driving on a rural Ohio road says a naked, severely burned woman with a rope around her neck arose as he passed and threw herself toward him, pleading for help and crying in agony.
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 02:58:00 +0200AP (en)
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Hurricane Isaac sidestepped New Orleans on Wednesday, sending the worst of its howling wind and heavy rain into a cluster of rural fishing villages that had few defenses against the slow-moving storm that could bring days of unending rain.
Isaac: les digues tiennent le choc à La Nouvelle-Orléans
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 02:58:00 +0200alvinet (fr)
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When the Levee breaks: An explainer
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 02:56:00 +0200globalpost (en)
On Monday, Aug. 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina struck New Orleans and floodwater engulfed over 80 percent of the city after levees failed . Investigations followed, and blame for the levee failure eventually fell on the US Army Corps of Engineers. Their construction was faulty. Their design shoddy.
Instagram Stars Get Prime Access to U.S. Open
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 02:56:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
Photographers for national news outlets won't be the only ones jockeying to capture unique images from the U.S. Open tennis tournament on Thursday. An elite crew made up of three of Instagram's most popular users will be there too, with better vantage points than any fan and intimate access to rival that of any traditional media shutterfly.
Rosacea May Be Caused by Bacteria
Bacteria living within the mites that dwell in normal human skin may play a role in causing rosacea — a condition that turns patches of skin on the face red or bumpy, recent research suggests.
3 Parts of a Patent Every Startup Should Know About
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NASA Sees Hurricane Isaac Make Double Landfall in Louisiana
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 02:56:00 +0200irishsun (en)
-; Hurricane Isaac is continuing to drop heavy rainfall over Louisiana and Mississippi, and NASA's TRMM satellite identified that rainfall as the storm was making ...
Rand Paul says health care act is unconstitutional Paul Ryan set to give speech
Romney ," the Wisconsin lawmaker said in remarks prepared for delivery to a convention dogged by Tropical Storm Isaac . The storm, though downgraded from a hurricane, was still inflicting misery ...
Video: 8/29: Navy SEAL describes bin Laden raid; Isaac damage could cost over $1.5B
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 02:55:00 +0200CBSnews (en)
A retired Navy SEAL who was present at the killing of Osama bin Laden has written a book about the raid. The former SEAL, who uses the pseudonym Mark Owen, speaks about the mission publicly for the first time with Scott Pelley for "60 Minutes"; And, Isaac , downgraded from a hurricane to a tropical....
Chicago grains soar over weather concerns
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 02:48:00 +0200xinhuanet_en (en)
CHICAGO, Aug. 29 (Xinhua) -- Chicago corn, wheat and soybean futures surged on Wednesday amid concerns about the impact of Hurricane Isaac and hot weather, as expectations for a strong demand for the U.S. wheat and soybean crops also boosted trading. The most active corn contract for December delivery rose 18 cents, or 2.
Hurricane Isaac makes landfall in Louisiana
• Isaac currently centered about 150 km southeast of Louisiana's largest city of New Orleans • Forecasters: Isaac was expected to hit the northern Gulf Coast late Tuesday or early Wednesday WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 (Xinhua) -- Hurricane Isaac made landfall in southeastern U.S.
Isaac, downgraded to tropical storm, still packs a punch
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 02:47:00 +0200cnn (en)
Louisiana and Mississippi officials conducted search-and-rescue missions Wednesday for residents stranded by Tropical Storm Isaac , which flooded highways and homes and pushed water over the top of a vital levee.
TV audiences go social as Republican convention coverage wanes
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 02:46:00 +0200reuters (en)
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Howling wind, driving rain and potential damage in New Orleans from Hurricane Isaac hasn't yet dampened U.S. Republican convention media coverage, but early TV ratings proved only so-so while many people instead "tuned in" to social networks.
Hurricane returns 7 years to the day
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 02:39:00 +0200thesun (en)
THREE-QUARTERS of the city without power as 80mph wind and rain came crashing in
Ryan promises he and Romney will lead America back
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 02:39:00 +0200thestar-my (en)
TAMPA, Florida (Reuters) - Republican vice presidential contender Paul Ryan promised on Wednesday that he and running mate Mitt Romney would lead America out of the economic doldrums by making tough choices that would generate jobs and strengthen the middle class.
Hurricane Isaac PHOTO From Airplane: Chris Butler Snaps Pict
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 02:37:00 +0200antiguanews (en)
The North Atlantic Over The Bosphorus Descending Into Vail Eating Up Frankfurt Over Greenland Cannes On The Big Screen Washington Dull Isn't Above The Alps Welcome To Paris Istanbul From The Sky Winter Reconnaissance #25 <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/Atomische"><img style="float:left;padding-right:6px !important;" src="http://s.
West Nile Deaths Rise, but Isaac Unlikely to Add to Peril
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 02:37:00 +0200IHT (en)
As of Tuesday, the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention had received reports of 1,590 cases of the virus nationwide, including 66 deaths.
Pray for New Orleans Hurricane Isaac rips towards city on seventh anniversary of Katrina
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 02:25:00 +0200irishsun (en)
Isaac upgraded from tropical storm to category 1 hurricane as President Obama orders co-ordinated disaster relief efforts in Louisiana and other Gulf Coast ...
Isaac downgraded to tropical storm as officials make plans to breach levee
A man stands in front of an uprooted oak tree on Louisiana Avenue as Hurricane Isaac makes land fall in New Orleans, Louisiana August 29, 2012. (SEAN ...
Isaac weakens, but parts of Louisiana are under water
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 02:22:00 +0200CBSnews (en)
Proposed intentional levee breach in Plaquemines Parish could send excess water from storm away from land, governor says
Jury in baby's bridge death hears from child's mom
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 02:17:00 +0200newschannel5 (en)
Jurors in the murder trial of a New Jersey man accused of throwing his 3-month-old daughter off a bridge have heard from the baby's mother.
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 02:16:00 +0200reuters (en)
La Louisiane affronte l’ouragan Isaac
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 02:15:00 +0200laliberte (fr)
Sept ans après le passage dévastateur de Katrina, la Louisiane est de nouveau touchée par un ouragan: Isaac avançait lentement hier en direction de La Nouvelle-Orléans, privant plusieurs centaines... Achat article Si vous êtes abonné, veuillez vous authentifier en cliquant Si vous êtes abonné mais....
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 02:15:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Howling wind, driving rain and potential damage in New Orleans from Hurricane Isaac hasn't yet dampened U.S. Republican convention media coverage, but early TV ratings proved only so-so while many people instead "tuned in" to social networks. Republican fears that Isaac's battering of the U.
Isaac slams New Orleans, floods parts of Louisiana
Hurricane Isaac pounded New Orleans with fierce winds and torrents of rain Wednesday, but the multi-billion-dollar flood defenses built after Katrina swamped the city seven years ago held firm.
West Nile Virus Cases Hit 1,590; Death Toll at 66
Reported by Tiffany Chao, M.D., ABC News Medical Unit: Reports of West Nile virus infection in the country now total 1,590, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Wednesday — an increase of more than 40 percent in one week alone. CDC officials...
TAMPA, Florida (Reuters) - Republican vice presidential contender Paul Ryan promised on Wednesday that he and running mate Mitt Romney would lead America out of the economic doldrums by making tough choices that would generate jobs and strengthen the middle class. Ryan, a Wisconsin congressman, will accept his assignment as Romney's No.
Hurricane Isaac downgraded to Tropical Storm
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 02:14:00 +0200fco (en)
Hurricane Isaac made landfall in Louisiana on 28 August and has since been downgraded to a Tropical Storm.
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 02:13:00 +0200ibtimes-au (en)
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 02:04:00 +0200bloomberg (en)
Oil dropped for a second day in New York after stockpiles unexpectedly rose and Hurricane Isaac weakened after making landfall, reducing the threat to offshore platforms and rigs in the Gulf of Mexico. Futures slipped as much as 0.4 percent after falling 0.9 percent yesterday. Crude inventories increased 3.
Louisiana Residents Flee Floods as Isaac Swamps Levees
Hurricane Isaac made landfall yesterday, evoking memories of the more powerful Hurricane Katrina, which struck seven years ago, flooding New Orleans after its levees failed and killing 1,800 people. Photographer: Esme E. Deprez/Bloomberg Aug. 29 (Bloomberg) -- Hurricane Isaac pounded the Gulf Coast....
Interview: U.S. prepares for worst during hurricane season every year: weather officials
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 02:03:00 +0200xinhuanet_en (en)
By Betty L. Martin HOUSTON, Aug. 29 (Xinhua) -- Before hurricane Isaac 's landing, U.S. weather services and Gulf Coast states have prepared for the worst, and they do so every year during the hurricane season, which starts June 1 until November 30, U.S. weather officials say. Isaac, which has lashed heavy rains and winds to the U.
Haiti: Tropical Cyclone Isaac (AL092012): Event Briefing, Eastern Caribbean Impacts - 27 August 2012
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 02:02:00 +0200reliefWeb (en)
Source: Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility Country: Haiti , Bahamas (the) , Dominican Republic (the) 1 INTRODUCTION This report provides an update on Tropical Cyclone Isaac and its impact on CCRIF territories in the Central Caribbean. After impacting the Eastern Caribbean on 22 August and....
Haiti: Tropical Cyclone Isaac (AL092012): Event Briefing, Eastern Caribbean Impacts - 24 August 2012
Source: Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility Country: Haiti , Dominica , Dominican Republic (the) , Guadeloupe (France) 1 INTRODUCTION On 17 August 2012 the National Hurricane Centre released its first weather outlook on a tropical wave system which had formed off the coast of Africa.
Isaac pushes inland, levee system stands so far (PHOTOS)
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 01:57:00 +0200rt (en)
A Look at the Differences in Louisiana Levees
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 01:56:00 +0200ABCnews (en)
A look at differences in the levees that protect New Orleans compared with other places in La.
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 01:55:00 +0200AP (en)
Hurricane Isaac Spied By International Space Station | Video
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 01:55:00 +0200irishsun (en)
A camera on the International Space Station captures Hurricane Isaac on August 29 as the orbital laboratory flew over the Texas and Gulf Coast area around 12:30 PM central ...
Disaster-relief groups try tweets, apps to spread the news
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 01:53:00 +0200usaToday (en)
Relief workers, government officials and residents looking for up-to-date info on Isaac are using social media to find out the latest.
Video: Isaac damage could cost over $1.5B
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 01:52:00 +0200CBSnews (en)
Isaac , downgraded from a hurricane to a tropical storm, is dumping as much as 20 inches of rain as it moves slowly inland. Byron Pitts on the damage Isaac has already caused.
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 01:49:00 +0200rt-en (en)
National Guard ends rescue efforts in flooded area
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 01:47:00 +0200newschannel5 (en)
The Louisiana National Guard says they've wrapped up rescue operations in Plaquemines Parish, which was hit hard by flooding as Isaac stormed through.
West Nile virus outbreak claims 66 in US
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 01:44:00 +0200chinadaily (en)
US federal health officials said on Wednesday that West Nile virus cases rose more than 40 percent over last week, claiming altogether 66 lives in the country so far this year.
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 01:44:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
Motorola and Intel plan to ‘take you to the edge’ with September 18th event
Because next month wasn’t already busy enough, Google’s (GOOG) Motorola Mobility and Intel (INTC) have an “exciting announcement” planned for September 18th, PhoneArena reports. The companies went on record recently in stating that they would announce their first Medfield-powered smartphone later....
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 01:40:00 +0200AP (en)
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The Louisiana National Guard says they've wrapped up rescue operations in Plaquemines Parish, which was hit hard by flooding as Isaac stormed through. National Guard spokesman Capt. Lance Cagnolatti says guardsmen are confident they've swept the thinly populated area and no one is still there.
Hurricane Isaac batters US coast near New Orleans
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 01:38:00 +0200dailytimesPK (en)
* Heavy rains likely to continue * Storm-driven waters inundate residential area NEW ORLEANS: Hurricane Isaac battered New Orleans on Wednesday, flooding homes and driving stormy waters over the top of at least one levee, seven years to the day after Katrina devastated the city.
Oil falls to $112 as Isaac misses oil platforms
LONDON: Brent crude oil slipped to $112 on Wednesday as Hurricane Isaac , which hit land in Louisiana, left US Gulf Coast oil production facilities without significant damage. US energy companies have shut most facilities in the Gulf of Mexico, as a precautionary measure, cutting the region’s oil output by more than 90 percent.
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 01:36:00 +0200dailymail (en)
New Orleans withstands Isaac's wrath, for now
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 01:35:00 +0200antiguanews (en)
The lumbering cyclone, which weakened to a tropical storm on Wednesday afternoon, threatened to flood oil refineries and towns in Louisiana and neighbouring Mississippi with a deluge of rain, storm surges up to 12 feet (3.7 meters) and top sustained winds up to 70 miles per hour (113 km per hour).
Hurricane Isaac makes landfall in US
Hurricane Isaac has made landfall in Louisiana with winds measuring 120kph. Isaac had turned into a full-blown Category 1 hurricane as it rolled toward the U.S. Gulf Coast, where residents in four states left boarded-up homes and New Orleans waited nervously behind flood-defense levees strengthened....
Officials may breach levee as Hurricane Isaac storms inland
NEW ORLEANS -- NEW ORLEANS A state official says the levee in southeast Louisiana's Isaac -flooded Plaquemines Parish will be breached to relieve pressure on it. State Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority head Garret Graves says the levee won't be breached today because of weather conditions....
Romney hits Obama on jobs, weighs Gulf Coast trip
An uprooted tree lies across Poydras St. downtown after Hurricane Isaac made landfall in New Orleans, Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2012. Isaac was packing 80 mph winds, making it a Category 1 hurricane. It came ashore early Tuesday near the mouth of the Mississippi River, driving a wall of water nearly 11....
00:16 Paul Ryan : « L'Amérique a besoin de changer de cap »
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 01:27:00 +0200alvinet (fr)
« L'Amérique a besoin de changer de cap », affirme le colistier de Mitt Romney, Paul Ryan, qui devait s'exprimer mercredi soir devant la convention du Parti... Source : lesoir.be - Articles similaires
L'ouragan Isaac redevient tempête
Articles en rapport Le programme républicain à droite toute Ioulia Timochenko, de la révolution à la prison Au Chili, les étudiants manifestent pour la gratuité... Source : Libération - Articles similaires
L'ouragan Isaac rétrogradé en tempête tropicale
BANGALORE (Reuters) - Isaac , qui a fléchi en tempête tropicale mercredi après-midi, continue à frapper La Nouvelle-Orléans et le golfe du Mississippi, annonce le... Source : Boursier - Articles similaires
VIDEO. Pour les habitants de La Nouvelle Orléans, Isaac est moins violent que Katrina
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Thu, 30 Aug 2012 01:26:00 +0200ABCnews (en)
Hurricane Isaac downgraded to tropical storm, but damage continues
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 01:25:00 +0200globalpost (en)
Hurricane Isaac has been downgraded to a tropical storm, but it continues to pound Louisiana and the Gulf Coast with heavy winds and rain. reported forecasters predict major flooding could last through out the night in New Orleans. said the National Hurricane Center estimated winds at 70 mph by....
New Orleans defences strained as hurricane Isaac pounds Gulf coast
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 01:24:00 +0200irishsun (en)
Mississippi on Wednesday, sending floodwaters surging over a rural levee and straining ' defences on the anniversary of Hurricane Katrina.The category 1 hurricane unleashed sustained deluges and ...
Isaac batters New Orleans with heavy rains
Hurricane Isaac moved along the south east coast of Louisiana on Wednesday, battering New Orleans with heavy rains. Winds hit speeds of up to 120/km an hour. Authorities in the US state say nearly ...
Downgraded Isaac lashes New Orleans
Tropical Storm Isaac continues to lash New Orleans with heavy rain despite being downgraded, as residents in cars and homes were stranded exactly seven years after Hurricane Katrina devastated the ...
Louisiana officials plan to breach levee as Isaac storms inland
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 01:22:00 +0200washtimes (en)
NEW ORLEANS Hurricane Isaac sidestepped New Orleans on Wednesday, sending the worst of its howling wind and heavy rain into a cluster of rural fishing villages that had few defenses against the slow-moving storm that could bring days of unending rain. Isaac arrived exactly seven years after Hurricane Katrina .
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 01:20:00 +0200ruvr-en (en)
City authorities in New Orleans have issued a curfew as Hurricane Isaac , which has now been downgraded to a tropical storm, lashed the city on the seven-year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina’s destructive arrival.
Isaac Now a Tropical Storm, Pounds U.S. Gulf Coast
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 01:20:00 +0200chosun (en)
Isaac was downgraded from a hurricane to a tropical storm on Wednesday. But the slow-moving storm is hovering over New Orleans, Louisiana on the Gulf of Mexico, generating tremendous rain and high winds. Isaac is testing the city's improved levees that were breached exactly seven years ago by Hur...
Hurricane Isaac soaks Gulf Coast on Katrina anniv
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 01:20:00 +0200mumbaimirror (en)
Hurricane Isaac knocked out power, flooded Gulf-front roads and pushed water over the top of an 18-mile section of a rural Louisiana levee before dawn Wednesday as it began a slow, wet slog across the state with a newly fortified New Orleans...
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 01:17:00 +0200guardian (en)
New Orleans issues curfew as torrential rain and harsh winds remain serious threat as storm weakens with little relief in sight Heavy rain, high winds and floodwaters swept over Louisiana and Mississippi on Wednesday, as Isaac was downgraded from a hurricane to a tropical storm and a fortified levee....
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 01:15:00 +0200reuters (en)
(Reuters) - Yahoo! News fired its chief political correspondent on Wednesday for an off the cuff remark about Republicans partying "with black people drowning".
Ryan in the political spotlight with convention speech
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 01:12:00 +0200cnn (en)
Tampa, Florida (CNN) -- In the biggest speech of his still young political career, GOP vice presidential nominee Paul Ryan will tell the Republican National Convention on Wednesday night that time is running out to solve the nation's fiscal problems, but Mitt Romney and he can do it if elected in November.
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 01:12:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
(Reuters) - Yahoo! News fired its chief political correspondent on Wednesday for an off the cuff remark about Republicans partying "with black people drowning". David Chalian, the Yahoo! News Washington Bureau Chief, made the comment privately during a webcast of the Republican National convention....
La. official: Levee will be breached amid flooding
A state official says the levee in southeast Louisiana's Isaac -flooded Plaquemines Parish will be breached to relieve pressure on it.
Pétrole: Le brut recule, marché moins inquiet sur Isaac et digère l'appel du G7
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 01:06:00 +0200lemaghrebdz (fr)
Les prix du p�trole reculaient, hier, en cours d'�changes europ�ens, alors que s'apaisaient quelque peu les craintes li�es � l'impact de l'ouragan Isaac sur l'offre am�ricaine de brut, et apr�s un appel des puissances du G7 demandant aux pays producteurs de pomper davantage d'or noir.
Romney slams Obama foreign policy on eve of speech
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 01:06:00 +0200thestar-my (en)
INDIANAPOLIS/TAMPA, Florida (Reuters) - Republican candidate Mitt Romney on Wednesday delivered a scathing critique of President Barack Obama's foreign policy, accusing Obama of weakening America's place in the world as he broadened his campaign rhetoric beyond economic concerns.
Hurricane Hunters provide critical data during major storms
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 01:05:00 +0200globalsecurity (en)
The Air Force Reserve's 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron, better known as the "Hurricane Hunters," wrap up their mission flying through Hurricane Isaac .
Northern Command Assists With Hurricane Isaac Efforts
U.S. Northern Command is coordinating Defense Department support to the Federal Emergency Management Agency and state and local response activities in response to Hurricane Isaac .
Hurricane Tests Do-It-Yourself City of New Orleans
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 01:03:00 +0200bloomberg (en)
Hurricane Isaac pummeled New Orleans , with floodwaters surging and officials cautioning against complacency. Yet this is a different city from the one devastated by Bloomberg moderates all comments. Comments that are abusive or off-topic will not be posted to the site. Excessively long comments may be moderated as well.
Isaac Now a Tropical Storm, Pounds US Gulf Coast
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 01:01:00 +0200voanews (en)
NEW ORLEANS — Isaac was downgraded from a hurricane to a tropical storm on Wednesday. But the slow-moving storm is hovering over New Orleans, Louisiana on the Gulf of Mexico, generating tremendous rain and high winds. Isaac is testing the city's improved levees that were breached exactly seven years ago by Hurricane Katrina.
A look at the differences in Louisiana levees
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 01:01:00 +0200newschannel5 (en)
Much of southern, swampy Louisiana is below sea level and levees are designed to protect residents from flooding when big storms hit.
8 hurt when car crashes into crowd near LA school
Firefighters say a car has plowed into a group of parents and children outside a South Los Angeles elementary school, and eight people have been injured - 6 of them seriously.
Hurricane Isaac heads towards New Orleans
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 00:56:00 +0200hurriyetdailynews (en)
Hurricane Isaac raked the Louisiana coast and headed for a shuttered New Orleans, sending floodwaters surging and unleashing fierce winds.
Photos: Animals Escape Hurricane Isaac's Path
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 00:54:00 +0200ABCnews (en)
The SPCA of Texas received 181 evacuated dogs and cats from two animal shelters that were in Tropical Storm Isaac 's path. Maura Davis, the vice president of communications for the SPCA of Texas, said yesterday they received 87 cats and 60 dogs from the Louisiana SPCA in New Orleans, La.
Isaac Leaves 700K Without Power
More than 700,000 people have been left without power in four states as Isaac , now a tropical storm, continues to pummel the Gulf Coast with rain and maximum sustained winds of 70 mph.
La. Official: Levee Will Be Breached Amid Flooding
State official: Levee in La.'s Isaac -flooded Plaquemines Parish will be breached; unclear when
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 00:48:00 +0200trust (en)
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 22:20 GMT Source: reuters // Reuters * Water tops levee in Plaquemines Parish on city outskirts * New Orleans mayor says levees in city are holding * Storm moving slowly, torrential rains continue * Energy companies start damage assessments By Ellen Wulfhorst and Scott Malone NEW....
Early Isaac losses muted compared with other storms
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 20:12 GMT Source: reuters // Reuters * Losses pale against Irene, Katrina, other storms * Slow-moving storm * Fuller estimates due in days ahead By Ben Berkowitz Aug 29 (Reuters) - Hurricane Isaac has caused up to $1 billion in economic losses for offshore energy properties and up to $1.
Isaac continues to lash New Orleans, Mississippi Gulf -NHC
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 19:58 GMT Source: reuters // Reuters Aug 29 (Reuters) - Isaac , which weakened to a tropical storm Wednesday afternoon, continues to lash New Orleans and the Mississippi Gulf, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said in its latest bulletin.
U.S. oil industry waits out Isaac, no damage reported
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 21:42 GMT Source: reuters // Reuters * No platform damage reported from storm * Area around Alliance, LA refinery evacuated due to flooding * 95 percent of offshore oil production still shut in * Shell may restart offshore production starting Friday * Oil, gasoline markets lower as....
Hurricane Isaac struck the United States at about 15:00 GMT on 29 August.
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 20:56 GMT Source: Content partner // Tropical Storm Risk Hurricane Isaac struck the United States at about 15:00 GMT on 29 August.Data supplied by the US National Hurricane Centersuggest that the point of landfall was near29.6 N,90.7 W.Isaac brought 1-minute maximum sustained winds to the region of around 120 km/h (74 mph).
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 00:47:00 +0200cnn (en)
Isaac aid: GOP exception to call for less spending
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 00:46:00 +0200newschannel5 (en)
One by one, Republican leaders have lined up at their national convention to push for less government and accuse President Barack Obama of profligate spending. About 500 miles away, under threat from a hurricane, they...
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 00:44:00 +0200normandie (fr)
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 00:44:00 +0200AP (en)
WASHINGTON (AP) — One by one, Republican leaders have lined up at their national convention to push for less government and accuse President Barack Obama of profligate spending. About 500 miles away, under threat from a hurricane, they welcomed federal government aid. One GOP governor even accused Obama of being miserly with the help.
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 00:39:00 +0200laprovence (fr)
Par Mira OBERMAN LA NOUVELLE-ORLEANS (Etats-Unis) (AFP) - L'ouragan Isaac s'est affaibli mercredi, redevenant une tempête tropicale, mais balayait toujours le sud de la Louisiane (sud des Etats-Unis), avec des pluies diluviennes provoquant...
Tropical Storm Isaac Still a Threat
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 00:37:00 +0200voanews (en)
Tropical Storm Isaac is expected to soak the U.S. Gulf Coast state of Louisiana for another day Thursday with forecasters warning that the weakening storm is still a threat to life and property. Isaac was downgraded from a Category One hurricane after slamming into Louisiana, Mississippi, and....
What to watch at the GOP convention Wednesday
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 00:36:00 +0200CBSnews (en)
Paul Ryan's big moment, 10:30 p.m. ET Since he was tapped as Mitt Romney's running mate this month, Republicans have pointed to Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan as someone who has a unique ability to excite the party base. On Wednesday, Ryan will have his moment to shine.
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 00:31:00 +0200alertnet-rss (en)
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 00:31:00 +0200france2 (fr)
ETATS-UNIS - Sept ans après le passage de l'ouragan Katrina, des trombes d'eau et des vents violents ont de nouveau balayé La Nouvelle Orléans (Louisiane), mercredi 29 août, avec le passage d' Isaac , ouragan rétrogradé en tempête tropicale dans la soirée. Une intensité moindre que les habitants de la ville ne manquent pas de relever.
Ryan: Romney won't 'duck tough issues' on economy
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 00:31:00 +0200newschannel5 (en)
Seizing the Republican National Convention spotlight, vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan promised Wednesday night that Mitt Romney "will not duck the tough issues" if he wins the White House this fall and their party will...
Hurricane Isaac sidestepped New Orleans on Wednesday, sending the worst of its howling wind and heavy rain into a cluster of rural fishing villages that had few defenses against the slow-moving storm that could bring days of...
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 00:31:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
Police throng Tampa with GOP convention in town
They seem to be on every street corner. Police officers riding bicycles, horses and golf carts that look like baby Humvees. Metal barricades surround all of Tampa's government buildings. State police, FBI, the Secret Service — some in riot gear — throng the city's streets surrounding the Republican National Convention.
Yahoo fires bureau chief for Romney/blacks remark
Yahoo News fired its Washington bureau chief on Wednesday, less than 24 hours after he was caught on an open microphone saying that Mitt Romney and his wife, at the Republican convention in Florida while a hurricane was approaching Louisiana, were "happy to have a party with black people drowning."
Seizing the Republican National Convention spotlight, vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan promised Wednesday night that Mitt Romney "will not duck the tough issues" if he wins the White House this fall and their party will move forcefully to solve the nation's economic woes.
Samsung promises Jelly Bean for the Galaxy S III ‘very soon’
Lost in the slew of new products that Samsung (005930) dumped onto the tech market Wednesday was the news that Samsung’s flagship smartphone may finally be getting its long-promised upgrade to Android 4.1 Jelly Bean. As Engadget writes, Samsung announced during its IFA keynote address that the Galaxy S III and the new Galaxy Note 10.
The chance occurrence of a political convention and a simultaneous Gulf Coast emergency is creating a clash between the rhetoric and reality of federal spending.
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 00:29:00 +0200AP (en)
Hurricane Isaac Pounds Louisiana 7 Years after Katrina
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 00:29:00 +0200novinite (en)
Hurricane Isaac continued to pound Louisiana with heavy rains and damaging winds Wednesday as forecasters said the biggest threat is storm surge flooding from central Louisiana to the Panhandle of Florida. New Orleans is hunkering down as Hurricane Isaac pummels the city with strong winds and drenching rain, the BBC reported.
As Isaac floodwaters top levee, Plaquemines ordered to evacuate (+video)
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 00:24:00 +0200csmonitor (en)
Plaquemines Parish officials have ordered a mandatory evacuation as flooding from Hurricane Isaac topped a levee Wednesday morning.
Isaac weakens but flooding threat remains
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 00:22:00 +0200RTERadio (en)
Tropical storm Isaac continued to lash New Orleans with heavy rains today after being downgraded from hurricane status.
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 00:16:00 +0200Liberation (fr)
L’ouragan Isaac s’est affaibli mercredi, redevenant une tempête tropicale, mais balayait toujours le sud de la Louisiane (sud des Etats-Unis), avec des pluies diluviennes provoquant inondations et coupures de courant. Isaac a été rétrogradé au rang de tempête avec des vents de 110 kilomètres par....
Obama tells voters to watch Republicans, but he's not
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 00:15:00 +0200reuters (en)
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia (Reuters) - The White House says President Barack Obama is not monitoring the Republican national convention this week.
Palm Oil, Soy, Wheat, Corn Summary
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 00:15:00 +0200ibtimes-uk (en)
Malaysian Crude Palm Oil futures slipped to the lowest in nearly a fortnight, as traders booked profits with market focus shifting to rising stocks level in the world's 2nd largest producer. Grain powerhouse Argentina will produce a near-record soy crop in the coming season, helping to fill sup...
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 00:14:00 +0200AP (en)
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Seizing the Republican National Convention spotlight, vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan promised Wednesday night that Mitt Romney "will not duck the tough issues" if he wins the White House this fall and their party will move forcefully to solve the nation's economic woes.
NEW YORK (AP) — Yahoo News fired its Washington bureau chief on Wednesday, less than 24 hours after he was caught on an open microphone saying that Mitt Romney and his wife, at the Republican convention in Florida while a hurricane was approaching Louisiana, were "happy to have a party with black people drowning.
New Orleans damp but levees hold so far
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 00:12:00 +0200news_com_au (en)
A RESIDENTIAL area of New Orleans has been inundated as Hurricane Isaac lashes Louisiana but officials say new flood defences are holding.
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 00:06:00 +0200icWales (en)
Tropical Storm Isaac continues to lash New Orleans with heavy rain despite being downgraded, as residents in cars and homes were stranded exactly seven years after Hurricane Katrina devastated the city.
Etats-Unis: redevenu tempête, Isaac balaye la Louisiane de pluies diluviennes
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 00:04:00 +0200corsematin (fr)
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 00:02:00 +0200courrier-picard (fr)
L'ouragan Isaac s'est affaibli mercredi, redevenant une tempête tropicale, mais balayait toujours le sud de la Louisiane (sud des Etats-Unis), avec des pluies diluviennes provoquant inondations et coupures de courant. Isaac a été rétrogradé au...
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 00:01:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia (Reuters) - The White House says President Barack Obama is not monitoring the Republican national convention this week. But the president told several thousand mostly college-age voters on Wednesday that they should be watching the event to help them decide how to vote in the November elections.
Factbox: U.S. Gulf power outages from Hurricane Isaac rise
HOUSTON (Reuters) - More than 730,000 homes and businesses along the coast of Louisiana and Mississippi remained without electricity Wednesday evening even as a weakened Isaac slowly crawled ashore in Louisiana. Most of New Orleans was without power and outages were on the rise elsewhere in....
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 23:58:00 +0200nicematin (fr)
New Orleans Jewish centers closed in face of Isaac
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 23:58:00 +0200jpost (en)
Jewish community prepares for Hurricane Issac; Rabbi Nemes says general mood 'calm and hopeful.'
Post-Katrina barriers keep worst of Isaac out
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 23:55:00 +0200scmp (en)
Hurricane Isaac drove water over the top of a levée on the outskirts of New Orleans yesterday, but the multibillion-dollar barriers built to protect the city itself after the 2005 Katrina disaster were not breached, officials said.
Hurricane Isaac downgraded to tropical storm
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 23:53:00 +0200globalpost (en)
Watch: Floodwaters overtop La. levee
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 23:51:00 +0200CBSnews (en)
Video shot by storm chaser Jeff Piotrowski shows floodwater created by Hurricane Isaac over topping levees in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana. Video courtesy of TwisterChasers.com
Louisiana officials may breach levee as Isaac storms inland
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 23:51:00 +0200washtimes (en)
NEW ORLEANS Newly downgraded Tropical Storm Isaac plodded its way across Louisiana on the seventh anniversary of Katrina, with officials weighing whether to bust a hole in a levee to relieve some of the water that was spilling over a wall in a rural part of the state Wednesday. ...
Big Story Weather Isaac Update for Aug 28 2012
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 23:51:00 +0200irishsun (en)
100PM CDT: The Atlantic Basin has Hurricane Isaac which currently has winds near 70kts with a pressure of 970mb. This storm will continue to move slowly northwestward over Louisiana and will ...
New Orleans braces up as Isaac closes in
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 23:49:00 +0200ruvr-en (en)
City authorities in New Orleans have issued a curfew as Tropical Storm Isaac lashed the city on the seven-year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina’s destructive arrival, the AP reports.
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 23:47:00 +0200varmatin (fr)
Ryan, GOP's budget man, takes convention spotlight
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 23:45:00 +0200newschannel5 (en)
Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan took his party's national convention spotlight Wednesday night as Republicans sought to turn the White House campaign back to the sluggish economy. He was accepting the vice presidential...
Oil falls on inventories increase despite Isaac impact
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 23:44:00 +0200xinhuanet_en (en)
NEW YORK, Aug. 29 (Xinhua) -- Crude prices fell on Wednesday as U.S. oil inventories increased last week and Hurricane Isaac is expected to only cause limited damage. The Energy Information Administration said U.S. crude stocks added 3.8 million barrels to 364.5 million barrels in the week ended August 24 due to a big jump in imports.
Redevenu tempête, Isaac inonde la Louisiane
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 23:41:00 +0200lematin-CH (fr)
L'ouragan Isaac s'est affaibli mercredi, redevenant une tempête tropicale, mais balayait toujours le sud de la Louisiane (sud des Etats-Unis), avec des pluies diluviennes provoquant inondations et coupures de courant.
Isaac losses muted compared with other storms
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 23:40:00 +0200economictimes (en)
Hurricane Isaac has caused up to $1 billion in economic losses for offshore energy properties and up to $1.5 billion in insured losses onshore in Louisiana and neighboring states.
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 23:39:00 +0200m6 (fr)
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 23:38:00 +020024heures (fr)
CNN Student News: Daily Discussion
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 23:37:00 +0200cnn (en)
August 30, 2012 Media Literacy Question of the Day What are the benefits and drawbacks of reporting outdoors during a hurricane? How might the impact of such coverage differ from a report delivered indoors? Daily Discussion Questions What were the effects of severe weather brought by Isaac , which....
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 23:36:00 +0200IHT (en)
Video: Tropical Storm Isaac pounds southern Louisiana
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 23:36:00 +0200CBSnews (en)
It's been a day of dramatic rescues as Tropical Storm Isaac pounds southern Louisiana. Isaac hit as a Category 1 hurricane, pushing water over levees outside the city. Karen Brown reports on the latest from New Orleans.
VIDEOS. Lousiane : Isaac rétrogradé en tempête tropicale
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 23:34:00 +0200leparisien (fr)
Redevenu une tempête tropicale mercredi soir, Isaac n'aura été un ouragan qu'une journée. 24 heures durant lesquelles il a néanmoins noyé la Louisiane sous des trombes d'eau, privant 545.000 foyers...
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 23:34:00 +0200tdg (fr)
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 23:32:00 +0200thestar-my (en)
NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - Floodwater from Hurricane Isaac jumped a levee on the outskirts of New Orleans on Wednesday, but the multibillion-dollar barriers built to protect the city itself after the 2005 Katrina disaster held firm, officials said.
Yorba Linda 4.1 earthquake jolts Southern California
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 23:32:00 +0200latimes (en)
No immediate damage was reported Wednesday after a magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck about two miles from Yorba Linda, authorities said.
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 23:30:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan took his party's national convention spotlight Wednesday night as Republicans sought to turn the White House campaign back to the sluggish economy. He was accepting the vice presidential nomination at a gathering struggling for attention as Tropical Storm Isaac cast a pall from the nearby northern Gulf Coast.
Ask Obama Anything: President Obama joins Reddit and hosts AMA
Wondering why Reddit’s servers are crashing right now? President Barack Obama has joined Reddit and, as long as the site stays up, is hosting an AMA (ask me anything). Questions posed by Redditors so far cover the President’s stance on SOPA, how he feels about gun laws, and whether he believes a roll of toilet paper should face in or out.
Storm-weary residents hunkered down for a hot, wet and windy wait on Wednesday as Hurricane Isaac slowed to storm force but looked set to linger over southern Louisiana.
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 23:27:00 +0200AP (en)
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan took his party's national convention spotlight Wednesday night as Republicans sought to turn the White House campaign back to the sluggish economy. He was accepting the vice presidential nomination at a gathering struggling for attention as Tropical....
Yahoo fires journo for Romney remark
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 23:26:00 +0200news_com_au (en)
YAHOO News has fired its Washington bureau chief, less than 24 hours after he was caught on an open microphone saying that Mitt Romney and his wife, at the Republican convention in Florida while a hurricane was approaching Louisiana, were "happy to have a party with black people drowning."
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 23:25:00 +0200tv5 (fr)
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 23:23:00 +0200drogheda-independent (en)
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 23:22:00 +0200cnn (en)
Louisiana and Mississippi officials conducted search-and-rescue missions Wednesday for residents stranded by Tropical Storm Isaac , which flooded highways and homes and caused numerous levee breaches.
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 23:21:00 +0200cyberpresse (fr)
L'ouragan Isaac a été rétrogradé au niveau d'une tempête tropicale en approchant mercredi de la...
Hurricane Isaac is downgraded to tropical storm
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 23:21:00 +0200newstalk (en)
Hurricane Isaac has been downgraded to a tropical storm as it continues to lash New Orleans. However, the Mayor has still ordered a dawn-to-dusk curfew – as a precaution. Report Greg Milam is there – he says flooding will now become the city’s main concern:
Isaac a blessing and curse for farmers
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 23:20:00 +0200irishsun (en)
While Isaac weakened to a tropical storm today, the hurricane has threatened the soybean and rice crops in the Deep South with torrential rain reaching half a metre or more in some areas. A gradual ...
Live map: Hurricane tracker NEW ORLEANS - Louisiana officials said Wednesday they may have to intentionally breach a levee in a flooded area as Hurricane Isaac made a slow, drenching slog inland ...
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 23:19:00 +0200lanouvellerepublique (fr)
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 23:19:00 +0200ladepeche (fr)
L'ouragan Isaac s'est affaibli mercredi, redevenant une tempête tropicale, mais balayait toujours le sud de la Louisiane (sud des Etats-Unis), avec des pluies diluviennes provoquant inondations et...
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 23:19:00 +0200argus (en)
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 23:19:00 +0200corkman (en)
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 23:17:00 +0200lamontagne (fr)
Isaac batters US coast
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 23:17:00 +0200kuwaittimes (en)
NEW ORLEANS: Hurricane Isaac pounded New Orleans with high winds and torrential rains Wednesday, but multi-billion dollar flood defenses built after Hurricane Katrina swamped the city seven years ago held up, officials said. Officials warned, however, that heavy rains would probably continue through the day.
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 23:16:00 +0200belfasttelegraph (en)
ÉTATS-UNIS : Rétrogradé en tempête tropical, Isaac menace toujours La Nouvelle-Orléans
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 23:15:00 +0200france24 (fr)
Isaac floods highways, homes in south Miss.
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 23:14:00 +0200msnbc (en)
Isaac dumped relentless rain on southern Mississippi as it moved north from the Gulf of Mexico on Wednesday, flooding low-lying homes and highways, washing away a pier and knocking out power to thousands of residents.
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 23:13:00 +0200LePoint (fr)
L'ouragan Isaac s'est affaibli mercredi, redevenant une tempête tropicale, mais balayait toujours le sud de la Louisiane (sud des Etats-Unis ), avec des pluies diluviennes provoquant inondations et coupures de courant. Isaac a été rétrogradé au rang de tempête avec des vents de 110 kilomètres par....
Hurricane Isaac Downgraded to Tropical Storm
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 23:13:00 +0200voanews (en)
Weather forecasters have downgraded Hurricane Isaac to a tropical storm, but warn the weather system is still a major threat to life and property for residents along the U.S. Gulf Coast. Isaac's top sustained winds have dropped to 110 kilometers per hour, though the storm continues to pound....
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 23:12:00 +0200sligochampion (en)
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 23:10:00 +0200independent-ie (en)
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 23:09:00 +0200laprovence (fr)
LA NOUVELLE-ORLEANS (Etats-Unis) (AFP) - L'ouragan Isaac a été rétrogradé au niveau d'une tempête tropicale en approchant mercredi de la Louisiane (sud des Etats-Unis), mais les conditions météorologiques restent dangereuses, a annoncé le...
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 23:09:00 +0200herald-ie (en)
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 23:08:00 +0200ibtimes-au (en)
Floodwater from Hurricane Isaac jumped a levee on the outskirts of New Orleans on Wednesday, but the multibillion-dollar barriers built to protect the city itself after the 2005 Katrina disaster held firm, officials said.
Hurricane Isaac 2012 Downgraded To Tropical Storm; 725,000 In 5 States Lose Power; New Orleans Levees Hold
Hurricane Isaac was downgraded Wednesday to a tropical storm but continued to hover over Louisiana with heavy rains and damaging winds. The storm, which was a category one hurricane for 24 hours, has since sustained weakened winds of 75 mph, the National Hurricane Center reported.
With nomination clinched, Romney seeks working-class connection
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 23:06:00 +0200nineoclock (en)
Obama renews push with young voters as polls suggest support softening. Mitt Romney officially clinched the GOP presidential nomination, then watched his wife deliver a political broadside with a personal touch at the Republican National Convention that seeks to portray the multimillionaire former....
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 23:04:00 +0200corsematin (fr)
L'ouragan Isaac a été rétrogradé au niveau d'une tempête tropicale en approchant mercredi de la Louisiane (sud des Etats-Unis), mais les conditions météorologiques restent dangereuses, a annoncé le Centre de surveillance des ouragans (NHC). "Isaac s'est affaibli jusqu'au niveau d'une tempête....
Hurricane Isaac soaks Gulf Coast, tests New Orleans levees
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 23:04:00 +0200antiguanews (en)
NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - Hurricane Isaac drove water over the top of a levee on the outskirts of New Orleans on Wednesday, but the multibillion-dollar barriers built to protect the city itself after the 2005 Katrina disaster were not breached, officials said.
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 23:01:00 +0200leparisien (fr)
Durée : 00:00:45 | 5 vues | 0/10 L'ouragan Isaac a été rétrogradé mercredi 29 août au niveau d'une tempête tropicale en approchant de la Louisiane (sud des Etats-Unis), a annoncé le [...] etats-unis , louisiane , la nouvelle-orléans , tempête isaac ,....
Isaac weakens to tropical storm, sparing New Orleans
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 22:58:00 +0200thenational (en)
A weakening Isaac pounded the Gulf Coast with wind, rain and flooding, and while levees protecting New Orleans held, residents had to be rescued from rooftops in inundated southeastern Louisiana.
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Photos Hurricane Isaac Hits Land With Force
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 22:49:00 +0200irishsun (en)
People and a dog who were rescued from their flooded homes are loaded into a Louisiana National Guard truck, after Hurricane Isaac made landfall and flooded homes with 10 feet of water in ...
Hurricane Isaac storms inland
Dana's Seafood and nearby homes are flooded from storm surge in Bayou La Batre, Ala. on Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2012. Hurricane Isaac has dumped more than five inches of rain on the Alabama coast ...
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 22:48:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
(Reuters) - Hurricane Isaac has caused up to $1 billion in economic losses for offshore energy properties and up to $1.5 billion in insured losses onshore in Louisiana and neighboring states, disaster modeler Eqecat said on Wednesday. While the estimates are early and likely to rise, they suggest....
Obama: Feds ready to assist with Isaac
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 22:48:00 +0200usaToday (en)
President Obama is being updated regularly on Isaac and the damage it is inflicting on the Gulf Coast, administration officials said.
Yahoo News fired its Washington bureau chief on Wednesday, less than 24 hours after he was caught on an open microphone saying that Mitt Romney and his wife, at the GOP convention in Florida while a hurricane was approaching Louisiana, were "happy to have a party with black people drowning."
Isaac continues to lash New Orleans, Mississippi Gulf: NHC
(Reuters) - Isaac , which weakened to a tropical storm Wednesday afternoon, continues to lash New Orleans and the Mississippi Gulf, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said in its latest bulletin. The center of Isaac was located about 45 miles south-southeast of Baton Rouge, and about 50 miles west of....
Isaac shuts U.S. grain exports from Gulf Coast
(Reuters) - Grain export facilities on the Louisiana Gulf were shuttered on Wednesday as Hurricane Isaac came ashore near the mouth of the Mississippi River, a major shipping outlet through which almost two-thirds of U.S. grain shipments flow every year.
Isaac's Surge Tops Levee Near New Orleans
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 22:47:00 +0200thisdayonline (en)
A woman being buffeted by the strong winds of Isaac A storm surge from Hurricane Isaac topped a levee in Plaquemines Parish south of New Orleans early Wednesday, officials said, trapping those who chose not to evacuate. Plaquemines Parish president Billy Nungesser said the 8-foot-high levee--which is not part of the $1.
GOP convention team reaches out to women, vets
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 22:47:00 +0200AP (en)
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — With the Republican National Convention at last in full-throated roar, nominee Mitt Romney and his team reached out Wednesday to critical voting groups — veterans, Hispanics and women — while gleefully mocking the man he is out to defeat in November.
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 22:46:00 +0200ibtimes-in (en)
New Orleans withstands Isaac’s wrath, for now
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 22:45:00 +0200stabroeknews (en)
NEW ORLEANS, (Reuters) – Floodwater from Hurricane Isaac jumped a levee on the outskirts of New Orleans today, but the multibillion-dollar barriers built to protect the city itself after the... View full article at stabroeknews.com
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 22:44:00 +0200reuters (en)
HOUSTON (Reuters) - Isaac was downgraded to a tropical storm on Wednesday as it continued to batter the U.S. Gulf Coast, causing flooding and power outages but so far no discernible damage to refineries or offshore oil and gas platforms.
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 22:44:00 +0200ibtimes-uk (en)
Republican Convention to Feature Paul Ryan, Foreign Policy Leaders
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 22:43:00 +0200voanews (en)
TAMPA. Fla. — Delegates at the U.S. Republican National Convention expect to hear a harsh critique of President Barack Obama's foreign policies Wednesday, a day after they formally nominated former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney as their presidential candidate.
Isaac batters New Orleans
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 22:41:00 +0200news_com_au (en)
UPDATE: ISAAC has been downgraded to a tropical storm but is still battering New Orleans, seven years to the day after Katrina.
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 22:39:00 +0200AP (en)
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney told veterans Wednesday that he'll make finding them jobs a priority as he accused Democratic President Barack Obama of weakening the nation's defenses. Invoking the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks — referring to "a plume of smoke on a....
NEW YORK (AP) — Yahoo News fired its Washington bureau chief on Wednesday, less than 24 hours after he was caught on an open microphone saying that Mitt Romney and his wife, at the GOP convention in Florida while a hurricane was approaching Louisiana, were "happy to have a party with black people drowning.
Oil prices drop after G7's call for more production
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 22:38:00 +0200channelnewsasia (en)
NEW YORK: Global oil prices eased on Wednesday after a call by the Group of Seven nations for oil producers to increase output and the US Federal Reserve released a report showing US economic growth dull but not dire.
Isaac bears down on New Orleans
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 22:37:00 +0200sbs (en)
A residential area of New Orleans has been inundated as Hurricane Isaac lashes Louisiana but officials say new flood defences are holding.
Isaac weakens, but parts of La. flooded
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 22:35:00 +0200CBSnews (en)
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 22:34:00 +0200reuters-af (en)
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 22:33:00 +0200antiguanews (en)
GULFPORT, Miss. -- Rescue efforts began in earnest Wednesday morning as Hurricane Isaac slowly pushed northward, sparking tornado warnings along the Mississippi coast, dangerous flooding and overtopped levees in Louisiana and power outages in three Gulf Coast states.
topics Tropical Storm Isaac isaactropical stormhurricaneNewsRNC Advertisement I am sure there is a lot of buzz and chatter about the potential for flooding in and much of Georgia from a supposed 10 inches of rain from Issac . However, don't get carried away. The future path and strength of Issac are far from certain.
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 22:32:00 +0200lamontagne (fr)
A la suite d'une inondation soudaine provoquée par l'ouragan Isaac , les habitants de la paroisse louisianaise de Plaquemines, sur le littoral, au sud de La Nouvelle-Orléans, ont dû être évacués mercredi, ont annoncé les autorités locales. - Frederic J.
Hurricane Isaac Offers Little Hope for Drought Relief
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 22:31:00 +0200bloomberg (en)
As Tropical Storm Isaac moves up the Mississippi River Valley with drenching rain, it will probably miss the drought-parched areas of the Midwest that need water most while ruining crops in other areas waiting for harvest. Flood warnings and watches reach across Louisiana, which may get up to 20....
Isaac Lashes Gulf Coast as Levees Hold in New Orleans
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 22:29:00 +0200euronews-en (en)
Hurricane Isaac moved along the south east coast of Louisiana on Wednesday, battering New Orleans with heavy rains. Winds hit speeds of up to 120/km…
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 22:28:00 +02007sur7 (fr)
L'ouragan Isaac a été rétrogradé mercredi au niveau d'une tempête tropicale en approchant de la Louisiane (sud des Etats-Unis), a annoncé le Centre de surveillance des ouragans (NHC). "Isaac s'est ...
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 22:28:00 +0200LePoint (fr)
L'ouragan Isaac a été rétrogradé au niveau d'une tempête tropicale en approchant mercredi de la Louisiane (sud des Etats-Unis), mais les conditions météorologiques restent dangereuses, a annoncé le Centre de surveillance des ouragans (NHC). L'ouragan Isaac a été rétrogradé au niveau d'une tempête....
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 22:26:00 +0200normandie (fr)
L'ouragan Isaac faiblit en tempête tropicale
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 22:26:00 +0200alvinet (fr)
BANGALORE (Reuters) - L'ouragan Isaac a fléchi en tempête tropicale mercredi après-midi avec un affaiblissement progressif prévu au cours des prochaines 48 heures,... Source : Yahoo! Actualités - Articles similaires
L'ouragan Isaac redevient une tempête, les digues de la Nouvelle-Orléans tiennent le choc
L'ouragan Isaac a été rétrogradé au niveau d'une tempête tropicale mais les risques d'inondations demeurent. Les digues autour de la Nouvelle-Orléans... Source : TF1 News - Articles similaires
La Louisiane balayée par les vents d'Isaac
EN IMAGES - Fortes pluies et vents atteignant les 130 km/heure ont touché cet État du sud-est des États-Unis. Les habitants de certaines localités ont dû être... Source : Le Figaro - Articles similaires
BANGALORE (Reuters) - L'ouragan Isaac a fléchi en tempête tropicale mercredi après-midi avec un affaiblissement progressif prévu au cours des prochaines 48 heures,... Source : Boursier - Articles similaires
L'ouragan Isaac a été rétrogradé mercredi au niveau d'une tempête tropicale en approchant de la Louisiane, a annoncé le Centre de surveillance... Source : Le JDD - Articles similaires
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Watch: Labor Pains: Labor Day Marks the Struggles of Millions
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 22:20:00 +0200ABCnews (en)
Hurricane Isaac : 'This Storm Has Been Relentless' Billy Nungnesser talks to Robin Roberts from the emergency operations center in Belle Chasse, La. New Orleans Braces for Isaac 7 Years After Katrina Hurricane could be first major test for newly beefed-up levies.
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 22:19:00 +0200lejdd (fr)
L'ouragan Isaac a été rétrogradé mercredi au niveau d'une tempête tropicale en approchant de la Louisiane, a annoncé le Centre de surveillance...
Isaac floods sodden New Orleans
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 22:19:00 +0200bbc (en)
The US city of New Orleans faces the wrath of newly downgraded Tropical Storm Isaac , as sea water breaches a levee in an area south of the city.
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 22:19:00 +0200bbc-news (en)
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 22:18:00 +0200npr (en)
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 22:17:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - Floodwater from Hurricane Isaac jumped a levee on the outskirts of New Orleans on Wednesday, but the multibillion-dollar barriers built to protect the city itself after the 2005 Katrina disaster held firm, officials said. The lumbering cyclone, which weakened to a tropical....
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 22:17:00 +0200ladepeche (fr)
L'ouragan Isaac a été rétrogradé au niveau d'une tempête tropicale en approchant mercredi de la Louisiane (sud des Etats-Unis), mais les conditions météorologiques restent dangereuses, a annoncé le...
Yahoo fires Washington bureau chief for comment on Romney, hurricane
NEW YORK, N.Y. - Yahoo News has fired its Washington bureau chief after he was caught on a microphone saying Mitt Romney and his wife were "happy to have a party with black people drowning."
HOUSTON (Reuters) - Isaac was downgraded to a tropical storm on Wednesday as it continued to batter the U.S. Gulf Coast, causing flooding and power outages but so far no discernible damage to refineries or offshore oil and gas platforms. The National Hurricane Center downgraded Isaac from a hurricane to a tropical storm as of 3 p.
Isaac makes landfall
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 22:16:00 +0200ruvr-en (en)
Hurricane Isaac has made landfall near New Orleans, leaving some 300,000 people without power and prompting the closure of the city’s international airport.
Le marché pénalise fortement le titre Bouygues après des résultats décevants
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 22:15:00 +0200euronews-fr (fr)
Les résultats semestriels de Bouygues ont profondément déçu les marchés et leur sanction a été implacable. Le titre du conglomérat français a…
La Nouvelle-Orléans affronte Isaac
Aux Etats-Unis, sept ans jour pour jour après la passage dévastateur de Katrina, La Nouvelle-Orléans affrontait ce mercredi l'ouragan Isaac . Le…
Fausse alerte dans le ciel d'Amsterdam
Quand cet avion espagnol a dévié de sa route et n'a pas réagi aux questions de la tour de contrôle de l'aéroport d'Amsterdam aux Pays-Bas, les…
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 22:13:00 +0200radioaustralianews (en)
NHC: Isaac weakens to a tropical storm
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 22:13:00 +0200jrep (en)
Isaac weakened to a tropical storm Wednesday afternoon and a gradual weakening is forecast during the next 48 hours as it continues to move farther inland, the US National Hurricane Center said in its latest bulletin. The center of the storm was located about 80 km west-southwest of New Orleans,....
US senator, ex-senator honored for nuke efforts
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 22:13:00 +0200newschannel5 (en)
U.S. Sen. Richard Lugar and former Sen. Sam Nunn are being honored for their role in helping ex-Soviet states secure and dismantle huge stocks of nuclear, chemical and biological weapons.
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 22:11:00 +0200lematin-CH (fr)
L'ouragan Isaac a été rétrogradé au niveau d'une tempête tropicale en approchant mercredi de la Louisiane (sud des Etats-Unis), mais les conditions météorologiques restent dangereuses.
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 22:11:00 +0200lanouvellerepublique (fr)
L'ouragan Isaac a été rétrogradé au niveau d'une tempête tropicale en approchant mercredi de la Louisiane (sud des Etats-Unis), mais les conditions météorologiques restent dangereuses, a annoncé le Centre de surveillance des ouragans (NHC).
David Chalian fired: Yahoo's DC bureau chief fired after saying Romney is 'happy to have a party with black people drowning'
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 22:11:00 +0200dailymail (en)
David Chalian made the controversial remarks about the Republican presidential candidate and his wife, Ann, during an ABC News/Yahoo News webcast of the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Florida.
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 22:09:00 +0200radioaustralia (en)
N.B. couple stranded in hotel due to Hurricane Isaac
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 22:08:00 +0200CBC (en)
Hurricane Isaac touched down in New Orleans Wednesday, seven years after the state was devastated by Hurricane Katrina. (Sean Gardner/Reuters) A Saint John couple is stuck in their New Orleans hotel due to Hurricane Isaac. Janelle Flanagan and her husband Gary, who are holed up in their room with....
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 22:06:00 +0200m6 (fr)
Hurricane Isaac pounds New Orleans
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 22:06:00 +0200smh (en)
Gale-force winds and heavy rain hit New Orleans on anniversary of Hurricane Katrina.
Etats-Unis: Isaac progresse en Louisiane, le coût de la tempête déjà chiffré
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 22:05:00 +0200lexpress (fr)
Sept ans après Katrina, l'ouragan Isaac , rétrogradé en tempête tropicale, balaie la Nouvelle-Orléans. La montée des eaux est contenue par les digues construites à l'époque. Ses dégâts pourraient coûter 2,5 milliards de dollars à l'économie américaine.
Hurricane Katrina: 7-years later
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 22:05:00 +0200CBSnews (en)
Hurricane Isaac lashed New Orleans as it approached the storied city on Aug. 29, 2012, exactly seven years after the devastating Katrina
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 22:04:00 +0200tdg (fr)
Hurricane Issac 2012 Downgraded To Tropical Storm; 725,000 In 5 States Lose Power; New Orleans Levees Hold
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 22:02:00 +0200ibtimes (en)
Lousiane : Isaac rétrogradé en tempête tropicale
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 22:01:00 +0200leparisien (fr)
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 22:01:00 +0200courrier-picard (fr)
L'ouragan Isaac a été rétrogradé au niveau d'une tempête tropicale en approchant mercredi de la Louisiane (sud des Etats-Unis), mais les conditions météorologiques restent dangereuses, a annoncé le Centre de surveillance des ouragans (NHC). &qu...
Isaac atrophies into tropical storm
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 22:00:00 +0200upi (en)
NEW ORLEANS, Aug. 29 (UPI) -- Isaac weakened to tropical storm strength Wednesday but still posed life-threatening hazards from storm surge and inland flooding, U.S. forecasters said.
Yahoo! fires bureau chief over 'inappropriate' Romney joke
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 21:58:00 +0200rt-en (en)
Media giant Yahoo! has fired its Washington Bureau Chief David Chalian after microphones caught him making a barb aimed at Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney. Read Full Article at RT.com
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 21:55:00 +020024heures (fr)
Isaac weakens to tropical storm
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 21:55:00 +0200news_com_au (en)
ISAAC has been downgraded to a tropical storm but storm surges and flooding unleashed by the weather system still pose a threat to life, the US National Hurricane Centre said.
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 21:54:00 +0200tv5 (fr)
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 21:53:00 +0200rt (en)
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 21:52:00 +0200jpost (en)
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 21:50:00 +0200TF1 (fr)
L'ouragan Isaac a été rétrogradé au niveau d'une tempête tropicale mais les risques d'inondations demeurent. Les digues autour de la Nouvelle-Orléans résistent face au déluge. L'ouragan Isaac redevient une tempête, les digues de la Nouvelle-Orléans tiennent le choc
L'ouragan Isaac s'affaiblit et redevient une tempête
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 21:49:00 +0200cyberpresse (fr)
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 21:47:00 +0200usaToday (en)
Hurricane Isaac downgraded to a tropical storm but still pounding Louisiana with heavy rains and damaging winds.
Obama: Pray for storm victims
President Obama is being updated regularly on Hurricane Isaac , administration officials said.
Isaac, 'terrible, determined, and nasty,' pounds Gulf
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 21:46:00 +0200cnn (en)
Hurricane Isaac 's relentless lashing of the Gulf Coast flooded streets and homes in part of Louisiana Wednesday as the slow-moving storm threatened to keep churning for another day.
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 21:46:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
With the Republican National Convention at last in full-throated roar, nominee Mitt Romney and his team reached out Wednesday to critical voting groups — veterans, Hispanics and women — while gleefully mocking the man he is out to defeat in November.
ISAAC LOOMS
Even though Isaac has moved beyond Florida, the hurricane's still having an impact on the Republicans meeting in Tampa.
Isaac weakens to a tropical storm: NHC
(Reuters) - Isaac weakened to a tropical storm Wednesday afternoon and a gradual weakening is forecast during the next 48 hours as it continues to move farther inland, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said in its latest bulletin. The center of the storm was located about 50 miles west-southwest of....
Hurricane Isaac batters New Orleans
Hurricane Isaac pounded New Orleans with fierce winds and torrents of rain Wednesday, but the multi-billion dollar flood defenses built after Katrina swamped the city seven years ago held firm.
Isaac loses strength, downgraded to tropical storm
Isaac is losing some of its strength and has been downgraded to a tropical storm as it trudges inland over Louisiana.
White House: tapping SPR an option, no announcement to make
ON BOARD AIR FORCE ONE (Reuters) - The White House reiterated on Wednesday that the option of releasing oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve remained on the table but it had no announcements to make about a move. "As I have said for some time now, all options are on the table with regard to this....
Shell expects to begin restarting U.S. Gulf platforms on Friday
HOUSTON (Reuters) - Royal Dutch Shell said on Wednesday that the company expects to begin restarting and restaffing its shut Gulf of Mexico operations on Friday after finishing damage assessments on Thursday in Tropical Storm Isaac 's wake. Shell said its central and east-central Gulf oil and gas....
Hurricane Isaac drenches U.S. Gulf coast, tests New Orleans
NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - Floodwater from Hurricane Isaac jumped a levee on the outskirts of New Orleans on Wednesday, but the multibillion-dollar barriers built to protect the city itself after the 2005 Katrina disaster were not breached, officials said.
La tempête Isaac est devenue un ouragan
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 21:43:00 +0200LePoint (fr)
La tempête tropicale Isaac s'est transformée en ouragan mardi et se dirigeait droit vers La Nouvelle-Orléans, où il pourrait arriver dès la fin de journée, sept ans quasiment jour pour jour après Katrina, qui avait ravagé la ville. "Selon les informations que nous avons recueillies, Isaac a atteint....
BANGALORE (Reuters) - L'ouragan Isaac a fléchi en tempête tropicale mercredi après-midi avec un affaiblissement progressif prévu au cours des prochaines 48 heures, a annoncé le Centre américain des ouragans (NHC) dans son dernier bulletin. Le coeur de la tempête est situé à 80 kilomètres environ à....
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 21:43:00 +0200newschannel5 (en)
With the Republican National Convention at last in full-throated roar, nominee Mitt Romney and his team reached out Wednesday to critical voting groups - veterans, Hispanics and women - while gleefully mocking the man he is...
Curfew In New Orleans As Isaac Pounds City
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 21:41:00 +0200ananova (en)
The Mayor of New Orleans has announced a dusk-to-dawn curfew as Hurricane Isaac continues to pound the city. Police cars have been seen patrolling the nearly empty streets since Isaac brought fierce winds and heavy rains on Tuesday night. The curfew will begin on Wednesday night and last until further notice.
Hurricane Isaac seen from International Space Station
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 21:39:00 +0200telegraph (en)
A camera onboard the International Space Station captures Hurricane Isaac from above, as the storm pounds New Orleans.
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 21:36:00 +0200AP (en)
Boats are battered in the harbor as Isaac passes through Pass Christian, Mississippi today. Isaac was downgraded to a tropical storm this evening by the US National Hurricane Center. Photograph: Michael Spooneybarger/Reuters
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 21:36:00 +0200irishtimes (en)
irishtimes.com - Last Updated: Wednesday, August 29, 2012, 20:14 Isaac weakens to a tropical storm Scott Burley runs from crashing surf on the Ken Combs Pier as Hurricane Isaac approaches Gulfport, Mississippi. Photograph: Michael Spooneybarger/Reuters Isaac weakened to a tropical storm this....
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 21:35:00 +0200skynews (en)
Residents are ordered to stay indoors as a curfew is imposed in New Orleans for those who have chosen to stay in the city.
Stocks Gain as Treasuries Fall After GDP Data; Oil Drops
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 21:30:00 +0200bloomberg (en)
Crude sank as much as 1.6 percent to $94.76 a barrel, while natural gas dropped as much as 1.5 percent to $2.575 per million British thermal units, the lowest in 10 weeks, before erasing declines and rising 0.8 percent. U.S. crude supplies increased by 3.78 million barrels to 364.
Isaac Weakens to Tropical Storm
Hurricane Isaac weakened to a tropical storm about 50 miles (80) kilometers) west-southwest of New Orleans as its top sustained winds dropped to 70 miles per hour, the National Hurricane Center said at 3 p.m. East Coast time. The storm is still causing life-threatening storm surges and inland flooding, the center said.
Isaac weakens to a tropical storm - NHC
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 21:30:00 +0200alertnet-rss (en)
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 19:05 GMT Source: reuters // Reuters Aug 29 (Reuters) - Isaac weakened to a tropical storm Wednesday afternoon and a gradual weakening is forecast during the next 48 hours as it continues to move farther inland, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said in its latest bulletin.
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 21:29:00 +0200nouvelobs (fr)
VIDEO. L'ouragan, qui a déversé des trombes d'eau sur la Louisiane encore traumatisée par le souvenir de Katrina, s'est affaibli. Articles en rapportEXCLUSIF. Royal – Trierweiler : le livre sur la guerre des damesVincent Peillon lance la rentrée des (petits) changementsPrésidentielle américaine : le....
Hurricane Isaac 2012: Hurricane tops Louisiana levee on anniversary of Katrina
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 21:29:00 +0200mailonsunday (en)
In the first test of the Louisiana levees since the devastating hurricane of 2005, flood water topped the nine-foot-high floodbank just 60 miles southeast of New Orleans.
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 21:28:00 +0200newschannel5 (en)
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 21:25:00 +0200trust (en)
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 16:53 GMT Source: reuters // Reuters * Water tops levee in Plaquemines Parish on city outskirts * New Orleans mayor says levees in city are holding * Storm moving slowly, raising flood risk By Scott Malone and Kathy Finn NEW ORLEANS, Aug 29 (Reuters) - Floodwater from Hurricane....
Budget hawk Ryan to take center-stage at Republican convention
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 16:20 GMT Source: reuters // Reuters * Ryan seeks introduction to Americans * Storm-tossed convention gets down to business * Delegates keep wary eye on Hurricane Isaac By Steve Holland TAMPA, Fla., Aug 29 (Reuters) - Paul Ryan takes his turn in the spotlight on Wednesday for the....
Hurricane Isaac: New Orleans takes a beating - but it's not Katrina
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 21:23:00 +0200telegraph (en)
New Orleans was lashed with wind and rain on the seventh anniversary of Hurricane Katrina as Isaac brought heavy flooding to rural Louisiana.
Readout of the President’s Briefing on Hurricane Isaac and Call with Governors Bentley, Jindal, Bryant and Mayor Landrieu
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 21:20:00 +0200Whitehouse (en)
This morning, President Obama received a briefing on impacts of Hurricane Isaac , which is currently affecting Gulf Coast states including Alabama, Louisiana, and Mississippi, and the ongoing federal response. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano, FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate, National Hurricane Center Director Dr.
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 21:20:00 +0200RTERadio (en)
Isaac has weakened to a tropical storm and a further gradual weakening is forecast during the next 48 hours as it continues to move farther inland.
Hurricane Isaac Hits US Coast, Testing Louisiana's Levees
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 21:18:00 +0200globalsecurity (en)
Hurricane Isaac is dumping heavy rains and battering the northern U.S. Gulf Coast with strong winds as it slowly crawls ashore and heads toward New Orleans.
Hurricane Isaac 'Overtops' Louisiana Levee
Officials in the United States say rising waters from Hurricane Isaac have spilled over a levee south of the city of New Orleans and flooded a residential area.
Hurricane Isaac spins into New Orleans on slow slog inland
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 21:17:00 +0200irishsun (en)
Photo credit: AP | Residents who were rescued from their flooded homes are transported to waiting assistance after Hurricane Isaac made landfall and flooded homes with 10 feet of water in ...
Hurricane Isaac reaches New Orleans
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 21:13:00 +0200breakingnews-ie (en)
Hurricane Isaac has swept into New Orleans exactly seven years after the devastating Katrina, stranding people in cars and homes as it pushed flood waters over defences in one rural area.
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 21:10:00 +0200news_com_au (en)
Isaac may cause $US2.5 billion in losses
EARLY estimates say the damage bill from Hurricane Isaac , which is lashing Louisiana, may reach $US2.5 billion - much less than Hurricane Katrina.
Isaac soaks New Orleans, curfew declared
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 21:10:00 +0200CBC (en)
Louisiana officials said Wednesday they may have to intentionally breach a levee in a flooded area as Hurricane Isaac made a slow, drenching slog inland from the Gulf of Mexico and a dusk-to-dawn curfew was declared in New Orleans.
Oil lower as offshore damage from Isaac seen limited
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 21:08:00 +0200dawn (en)
Brent crude prices edged lower on expectations that damage from Hurricane Isaac to oil production will be limited.
Republicans officially hand nomination to Mitt Romney
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 21:07:00 +0200ChinaPost (en)
(ChinaPost.com.tw) - Republicans handed their presidential nomination to Mitt Romney, turning to the former Massachusetts governor and multimillionaire businessman as their hope for removing Barack Obama from the White House and ushering in a new era of small-government conservatism.
Isaac hits Gulf Coast, tests New Orleans levees
(ChinaPost.com.tw) - Hurricane Isaac drove water over the top of a levee on the outskirts of New Orleans on Wednesday, but the multibillion-dollar barriers built to protect the city itself after the 2005 Katrina disaster were not breached, officials said.
Jindal in charge as Isaac heads for New Orleans
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 21:05:00 +0200HindustanTimes (en)
As Hurricane Isaac hit southeast Louisiana on the eve of the seventh anniversary of catastrophic Hurricane Katrina, the state's Indian-American Governor Bobby Jindal warned residents to prepare for the hard times ahead.
Isaac's downpours threaten rice, soybeans
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 21:05:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Torrential rain from Hurricane Isaac , 20 inches or more in some areas, threaten the soybean and rice crops in the Deep South, an agricultural meteorologist said on Wednesday. "Soybeans are vulnerable and rice may be the most vulnerable to damage," said Andy Karst, meteorologist for World Weather Inc.
Yahoo fires bureau chief for Romney remark
Yahoo News has fired its Washington bureau chief after he was caught on a microphone saying Mitt Romney and his wife were "happy to have a party with black people drowning."
Pray for New Orleans: Hurricane Isaac rips towards city on seventh anniversary of Katrina
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 20:59:00 +0200themirror (en)
Isaac upgraded from tropical storm to category 1 hurricane as President Obama orders co-ordinated disaster relief efforts in Louisiana and other Gulf Coast states
Natural Gas Drops a Fifth Day as Isaac Makes Landfall
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 20:59:00 +0200bloomberg (en)
Natural gas futures in New York gained for the first time in five days, rebounding from a two- month low, on forecasts of hotter-than-normal weather in the Southeast that may boost demand for the power-plant fuel. Gas advanced as much as 1.2 percent. The weather may be hotter than normal in the southern U.
Oil Falls as Supplies Increase, Isaac Makes Landfall
Oil fell after U.S. crude stockpiles unexpectedly gained and Hurricane Isaac made landfall, reducing the threat to offshore platforms and rigs in the Futures dropped 0.9 percent after the Energy Department said stockpiles increased 3.78 million barrels to 364.5 million. Supplies were forecast to decrease 1.
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 20:54:00 +0200sundaymirror (en)
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 20:52:00 +0200arcinfo (fr)
Le système anti-inondation construit autour de La Nouvelle-Orléans après Katrina tient le choc face à l'ouragan Isaac . Le système anti-inondation construit autour de La Nouvelle-Orléans après Katrina, qui avait ravagé la ville en 2005, tient le choc face à l'ouragan Isaac , a assuré mercredi le Corps des ingénieurs de l'armée américaine.
Hurricane Isaac: New Orleans withstanding storm with levees – and levity
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 20:50:00 +0200csmonitor (en)
Seven years after New Orleans suffered catastrophic flood damage from hurricane Katrina, 'rude' Isaac is causing widespread power failures and downed trees, but the new levees are holding.
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 20:49:00 +0200irishexaminer (en)
Rescue Efforts Underway as Hurricane Isaac Pummels Gulf Coast
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 20:47:00 +0200ABCnews (en)
As Hurricane Isaac continues to pound the Gulf Coast , overtopping a levee southeast of New Orleans, knocking down trees and cutting power to more than 400,000 homes, rescue workers are extracting stranded residents.
Hurricane Isaac moves in on Louisiana
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 20:44:00 +0200ruvr-en (en)
The city of New Orleans, Louisiana is seeing power cuts due to the approaching Hurricane Isaac , local authorities report.
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 20:44:00 +0200guardian (en)
Torrential rain and winds of 75mph strike Louisiana and Mississippi, knocking out power and threatening severe flooding Hurricane Isaac howled through Louisiana and Mississippi on Wednesday, sending floodwaters surging over a rural levee and straining New Orleans' defences on the anniversary of Hurricane Katrina.
Hurricane Isaac: New Orleans battered by powerful winds as torrential rain brings heavy flooding to the city's suburbs
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 20:43:00 +0200independent (en)
New Orleans was battered by powerful winds and torrential rain today, as Hurricane Isaac tore across the Gulf Coast, bringing storm damage and heavy flooding to under-protected suburbs of the City.
Isaac: les digues construites autour de La Nouvelle-Orléans tiennent le choc
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 20:41:00 +0200varmatin (fr)
Isaac a poursuivi sa progression mercredi en Louisiane, où les digues construites après les ravages causés il y a sept ans par Katrina autour de la Nouvelle-Orléans tenaient le choc malgré les trombes d'eau déversées par l'ouragan. Isaac est accompagné de pluies diluviennes et de vents très....
Curfew In New Orleans As Isaac Gathers Pace
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 20:41:00 +0200ananova (en)
The Mayor of New Orleans has announced a dusk-to-dawn curfew tonight as Hurricane Isaac continues to pound the city. Police cars have been seen patrolling the nearly empty streets since Isaac began bringing fierce winds and heavy rains to the city onTuesday night. The curfew is set to start Wednesday night and would last until further notice.
New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu proclaims dusk-to-dawn curfew as Isaac lashes the city
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 20:41:00 +0200newschannel5 (en)
New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu proclaims dusk-to-dawn curfew as Isaac lashes the city. (Corrects earlier NewsAlert that said dawn-to-dusk curfew)
Cooler Waters Help Diminish Isaacs Punch
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 20:41:00 +0200irishsun (en)
In 2005, Hurricane Katrina's maximum wind speeds increased dramatically as the storm passed over a warm ocean circulation feature called the Loop Current that is part of the Gulf Stream. The ...
Hurricane Isaac has swept into New Orleans exactly seven years after the devastating Katrina, stranding people in cars and homes as it pushed flood waters over defences in one rural area.Forecasters ...
Ann Romney: Mitt will not fail
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 20:39:00 +0200bbc-news (en)
Mitt Romney's wife Ann paints a loving portrait of him at the Republican convention, as he becomes the party's White House nominee.
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 20:35:00 +0200skynews (en)
Residents are ordered to stay indoors as a curfew is imposed in New Orleans for those who have chosen to remain in the city.
Catholic Charities USA Creates Hurricane Isaac Fund; Steps Up Relief Efforts with its Agencies Across the Gulf Coast
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 20:35:00 +0200finanznachrichten-en (en)
ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 29, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Catholic Charities USA (CCUSA), among the nation's leading disaster response organizations, announced today the creation of a special Hur...
Red Cross Responding as Isaac Wreaks Havoc Across the Gulf
Thousands turn to the Red Cross for a safe place to stay WASHINGTON, Aug. 29, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --As Hurricane Isaac is hammering communities along the Gulf Coast, the America...
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 20:35:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
Isaac coûterait 2,5 milliards aux Américains
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 20:34:00 +0200cyberpresse (fr)
Les dégâts dus à l'ouragan Isaac , qui poursuivait mercredi sa progression en Louisiane,...
Hurricane Isaac Pounds Louisiana as Energy Prices Drop
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 20:29:00 +0200bloomberg (en)
Aug. 29 (Bloomberg) -- Douglas Terreson, senior managing director at ISI Group, talks about the potential impact of Hurricane Isaac on oil production and prices. He speaks with Tom Keene and Sara Eisen on Bloomberg Television's "Surveillance." (Source: Bloomberg) Bloomberg moderates all comments.
VIDEO. L'ouragan Isaac se dirige sur La Nouvelle-Orléans
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 20:26:00 +0200france2 (fr)
Sept ans après Katrina, ouragan qui avait ravagé la ville, les habitants se tiennent prêts à son passage.
New Orleans imposes dusk-to-dawn curfew for Isaac
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 20:26:00 +0200AP (en)
Research students from the the University of Alabama measure wind speeds as Hurricane Isaac makes landfall, Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2012, in New Orleans, La. Isaac was packing 80 mph winds, making it a Category 1 hurricane. It came ashore early Tuesday near the mouth of the Mississippi River, driving a....
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 20:26:00 +0200newschannel5 (en)
They seem to be on every street corner. Police officers riding bicycles, horses and golf carts that look like baby Humvees. Metal barricades surround all of Tampa's government buildings. State police, FBI, the Secret...
Hurricane Isaac: New Orleans escapes the worst of storm on Katrina anniversary
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 20:23:00 +0200telegraph (en)
New Orleans was lashed with wind and rain on the seventh anniversary of Hurrican Katrina as Isaac brought heavy flooding to rural Louisiana.
Republicans reach out to women, Latinos at convention
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 20:18:00 +0200CBC (en)
With the Republican National Convention at last in full-throated roar, nominee Mitt Romney and his team are reaching out to connect with critical voting groups — veterans, Hispanics and women — while gleefully mocking the man he is out to defeat in November.
Photos: Hurricane Isaac Hits Land With Force
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 20:16:00 +0200ABCnews (en)
People and a dog who were rescued from their flooded homes are loaded into a Louisiana National Guard truck, after Hurricane Isaac made landfall and flooded homes with 10 feet of water in Braithwaite, La., in Plaquemines Parish, Aug. 29, 2012. (Gerald Herbert/AP Photo) External links are provided for reference purposes.
Hurricane Isaac: waters top levee near New Orleans – video
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 20:14:00 +0200guardian (en)
Hurricane Isaac drives water over a levee on the outskirts of New Orleans on Wednesday – but the barriers protecting the city itself are not breached
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 20:11:00 +0200cnn (en)
Police stand watch over a French Quarter intersection as Hurricane Isaac hits New Orleans Wednesday on the seventh anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. The biggest concern with Hurricane Isaac is heavy rain and flooding More than half a million people are without power in four states Relief....
Isaac spins into New Orleans on slow slog inland
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 20:11:00 +0200AP (en)
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Hurricane Isaac began a slow, drenching slog inland from the Gulf of Mexico on Wednesday, pushing water over a rural Louisiana levee and stranding some people in homes and cars as the storm spun into a newly fortified New Orleans exactly seven years after Katrina.
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 20:07:00 +0200normandie (fr)
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 20:02:00 +0200corsematin (fr)
Hurricane Isaac Weakens as New Orleans Braces for Impact
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 20:02:00 +0200ibtimes-au (en)
Defence strategies currently working well, but danger isn't over for Louisiana's largest city.
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 20:02:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
Hurricane Isaac pounded New Orleans with high winds and torrential rains Wednesday, but multi-billion dollar flood defenses built after Hurricane Katrina swamped the city seven years ago held up, officials said.
Oil industry awaits Isaac passage, no damage reported
HOUSTON (Reuters) - Hurricane Isaac battered the Gulf Coast on Wednesday causing flooding in southern Louisiana but so far no discernible damage to refineries or offshore oil and gas platforms. Isaac, now a Category 1 hurricane, made landfall late Tuesday and was centered 45 miles southwest of New Orleans as of 11:00 a.
Networks Stay Live With Hurricane Isaac Coverage Into Early
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 20:01:00 +0200antiguanews (en)
Hurricane Isaac Hits New Orleans, Gulf Coast NEW ORLEANS, LA - AUGUST 29: A downed streetlight lies in the rain from Hurricane Isaac in the Central Business District on August 29, 2012 in New Orleans, Louisiana. The large Level 1 hurricane is slowly moving across southeast Louisiana, dumping large....
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 19:57:00 +0200icWales (en)
Isaac heads for New Orleans after landfall
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 19:53:00 +0200taipeitimes (en)
Hurricane Isaac lurched toward New Orleans early yesterday after making landfall, seven years to the day after Hurricane Katrina devastated the “Big Easy” and killed hundreds along the US Gulf Coast. Isaac, which reached hurricane strength earlier in the day and was packing maximum sustained winds....
Hurricane Isaac less destructive than Katrina, but flood worries remain
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 19:50:00 +0200homelandsecuritynewswire (en)
8/29/12 Hurricane Isaac update Experts say that Hurricane Isaac, while not as severe Hurricane Katrina, will be leaving destruction and mayhem in its wake in the state of Louisiana; the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has said that Isaac poses a serious threat for inland flooding,....
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 19:49:00 +0200washtimes (en)
NEW ORLEANS Hurricane Isaac began a slow, drenching slog inland from the Gulf of Mexico on Wednesday, pushing water over a rural Louisiana levee and stranding some people in homes and cars as the storm spun into a newly fortified New Orleans exactly seven years after Katrina. Although Isaac ...
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 19:48:00 +0200nicematin (fr)
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 19:45:00 +0200ibtimes-in (en)
Floodwater from Hurricane Isaac jumped a levee on the outskirts of New Orleans on Wednesday, but the multibillion-dollar barriers built to protect the city itself after the 2005 Katrina disaster were not breached, officials said.
Watch: Hurricane Isaac: 'This Storm Has Been Relentless'
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 19:44:00 +0200ABCnews (en)
Billy Nungnesser talks to Robin Roberts from the emergency operations center in Belle Chasse, La.
Hurricane Isaac Hits US Coast, Testing Levees
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 19:43:00 +0200voanews (en)
Hurricane Isaac is dumping heavy rains and battering the northern U.S. Gulf Coast with strong winds as it slowly crawls ashore and heads toward New Orleans, seven years to the day that Hurricane Katrina devastated the city. The U.S. National Hurricane Center says the center of the storm will remain....
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 19:42:00 +0200ibtimes-uk (en)
Obama keeps eye on Isaac and campaign
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 19:41:00 +0200usaToday (en)
President Obama is flying back east today, preparing for a campaign stop in Virginia but also keeping an eye on Hurricane Isaac .
Hurricane Isaac pounds Louisiana coast with rain, flooding
Hurricane Isaac pounded Louisiana with heavy rains and damaging winds Wednesday.
New Orleans hospitals better prepared for Isaac after chaos of Katrina
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 19:39:00 +0200irishsun (en)
In 2005, Hurricane Katrina - a Category 3 hurricane at landfall - slammed into the coast of southern Louisiana, causing massive flooding in New Orleans after the city's levees burst. More ...
Photos Hurricane Isaac as seen from space
NASA's Terra satellite's MODIS (or "Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer") , shows Hurricane Isaac approaching the Louisiana coastline at 1:30 p.m. CT on Tuesday, shortly ...
Hurricane Isaac pummels Louisiana
Isaac was still maintaining Category 1 hurricane strength, but just barely, with sustained winds of 75 mph, the National Hurricane Center reported. It was located directly over Houma, La., which is ...
Paul Ryan considered 'conservative'; Sarah Palin was 'inexperienced'
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 19:37:00 +0200latimes (en)
TAMPA, Fla. -- Republican vice presidential nominee Paul D. Ryan is approaching the biggest moment of his career: his address to the Republican convention and a prime-time national television audience on Wednesday evening at 10 p.m. EDT. If early opinion soundings are correct, his presentation could....
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 19:33:00 +0200reuters-af (en)
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 19:32:00 +0200nordeclair (fr)
Isaac a poursuivi sa progression mercredi en Louisiane, où les digues construites après les ravages causés il y a sept ans par Katrina autour de la Nouvelle-Orléans tenaient le choc malgré les trombes d'eau déversées par l'ouragan. » Lire la suite...
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 19:27:00 +0200bloomberg (en)
As Hurricane Isaac moves up the Mississippi River Valley with drenching rain, it will probably miss the drought-parched areas of the Midwest that need water most while ruining crops in other areas waiting for harvest. Flood warnings and watches reach from Louisiana, which may get up to 20 inches (51....
Isaac déferle sur La Nouvelle-Orléans, où les digues tiennent le choc
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 19:25:00 +0200leparisien (fr)
On y est. Sept ans jour pour jour après avoir été ravagée par Katrina, La Nouvelle-Orléans est frappée ce mercredi par l'ouragan Isaac , qui a noyé sur son passage la Louisiane sous des trombes...
VIDEO. Isaac a commencé à balayer les côtes de la Louisiane
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 19:25:00 +0200france2 (fr)
L'ouragan devrait balayer la Louisiane mercredi et jeudi, avant de toucher le sud de l'Arkansas tôt vendredi.
Etats-Unis. L'ouragan Isaac s'apprête à frapper La Nouvelle-Orléans
Montée des eaux, vents violents, Isaac approche de la ville hantée par le souvenir de Katrina.
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 19:25:00 +0200alvinet (fr)
Isaac a poursuivi sa progression mercredi en Louisiane, où les digues construites après les ravages causés il y a sept ans par Katrina autour de la... Source : Le Courrier Picard - Articles similaires
Ouragan Isaac. Les digues tiennent le choc à La Nouvelle-Orléans
Le système anti-inondation construit autour de La Nouvelle-Orléans après Katrina tient le choc face à l’ouragan Isaac , a assuré mercredi le corps des ingénieurs de l’armée américaine. Des digues submergées mais celles de l’armée Après l’ouragan Katrina, qui avait ravagé La Nouvelle-Orléans le 29....
'Doctor Who' Combats Video Pirates
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 19:20:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
Doctor Who will premiere on Sept. 1 in the UK, but it won't be available on Australian television until Sept. 8. As any Time Lord fan will tell you, one week feels like one year in broadcast time.
Crowds welcome Paralympic torch to London
Thousands of people lined Britain's streets on Wednesday to welcome the Paralympic flame as it arrived in London ahead of the games' opening ceremony.
As Isaac floodwaters top levee, Plaquemines ordered to evacuate
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 19:18:00 +0200csmonitor (en)
Hurricane floods sodden Louisiana
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 19:15:00 +0200bbc-news (en)
The US city of New Orleans faces the high winds and rain of Hurricane Isaac , after sea water breaches a levee in an area to the south of the city.
Hurricane Isaac breaches levee near New Orleans – video
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 19:14:00 +0200guardian (en)
Hurricane Isaac Batters Gulf Coast
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 19:14:00 +0200ABCnews (en)
ÉTATS-UNIS : L'ouragan Isaac à l'assaut des digues de La Nouvelle-Orléans
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 19:13:00 +0200france24 (fr)
Tandis que le cœur de l'ouragan Isaac se déplace vers l'intérieur des terres, dans le sud-est de la Louisiane, l'eau a franchi une digue censée protéger les abords de La Nouvelle-Orléans, menaçant certaines zones d'inondation.
Elements without borders
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 19:12:00 +0200ruvr-en (en)
The southeast of the United States and the far east of Russia are in for some hurricane battering. In the US, Hurricane Isaac is about to make landfall in southeastern Louisiana.
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 19:12:00 +0200nicematin (fr)
Le système anti-inondation construit autour de La Nouvelle-Orléans après Katrina, qui avait ravagé la ville en 2005, tient le choc face à l'ouragan Isaac , a assuré mercredi le Corps des ingénieurs de l'armée américaine. "Nous faisons confiance à ce système" qui "réagit comme il doit le faire",....
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 19:10:00 +0200OuestFrance (fr)
Le système anti-inondation construit autour de La Nouvelle-Orléans après Katrina tient le choc face à l’ouragan Isaac , a assuré mercredi le...
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 19:10:00 +0200bbc (en)
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 19:10:00 +0200reuters (en)
HOUSTON (Reuters) - Hurricane Isaac battered the Gulf Coast on Wednesday causing flooding in southern Louisiana but so far no discernible damage to refineries or offshore oil and gas platforms.
Walmart gives cardholders gas discount through December 24
(Reuters) - Walmart will soon cut gasoline prices by up to 15 cents per gallon for drivers in 20 U.S. states who pay with its cards in a bid to appeal to loyal shoppers hit by big price increases at the pump.
Les digues tiennent le choc à La Nouvelle-Orléans
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 19:09:00 +0200lematin-CH (fr)
Le système anti-inondation construit autour de La Nouvelle-Orléans après Katrina, qui avait ravagé la ville en 2005, tient le choc face à l'ouragan Isaac , a assuré mercredi le Corps des ingénieurs de l'armée américaine.
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 19:09:00 +0200herald-ie (en)
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 19:08:00 +0200sligochampion (en)
Hurricane Isaac keeps a grip on Gulf Coast citizen rescues under way
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 19:05:00 +0200irishsun (en)
The morning began on the U.S. Gulf Coast on Wednesday with Hurricane Isaac refusing to relinquish its grip, bringing havoc to a 200-mile wide stretch of coastline on the ominous seventh anniversary ...
Hurricane Isaacs storm surge tops levee south of New Orleans
Live map: Hurricane tracker NEW ORLEANS - Storm surge driven by Hurricane Isaac overtopped a levee early Wednesday in a thinly-populated part of Plaquemines Parish, south of New Orleans. Parish ...
Hurricane Isaac soaks New Orleans
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 19:02:00 +0200CBC (en)
Hurricane Isaac began a slow, drenching slog inland from the Gulf of Mexico, pushing water over a rural Louisiana levee and stranding some people in homes and cars as the storm spun into a newly fortified New Orleans seven years after Katrina.
Hurricane Isaac pounds Louisiana coast with rain, wind
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 19:00:00 +0200antiguanews (en)
NEW ORLEANS — Hurricane Isaac began a slow, drenching slog inland from the Gulf of Mexico on Wednesday, pushing water over a rural Louisiana levee and stranding some people in homes and cars as the storm spun into a newly fortified New Orleans exactly seven years after Katrina.
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 18:59:00 +020024heures (fr)
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 18:59:00 +0200tdg (fr)
Isaac darkens La. as Fla. seeks flood help
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 18:59:00 +0200upi (en)
NEW ORLEANS, Aug. 29 (UPI) -- Half a million homes and businesses in Louisiana have been darkened by Isaac as the governor of Florida declared an emergency from flooding left by the storm.
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 18:59:00 +0200courrier-picard (fr)
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 18:58:00 +0200m6 (fr)
Isaac a poursuivi sa progression mercredi en Louisiane, où les digues construites après les ravages causés il y a sept ans par Katrina autour de la Nouvelle-Orléans tenaient le choc malgré les trombes d'eau déversées par l'ouragan.
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 18:58:00 +0200corsematin (fr)
Hurricane Isaac Hits Land as New Orleans Battens Hatches
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 18:57:00 +0200bloomberg (en)
Hurricane Isaac pounded the Gulf Coast with wind, rain and flooding as levees protecting New Orleans were holding. Dozens of people were trapped in their homes in Plaquemines Parish in southeastern Louisiana after water spilled over the top of a levee, causing flooding.
'Post-Katrina flood defences holding up'
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 18:54:00 +0200news_com_au (en)
THE flood defences built around New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina are holding up under the battering from Hurricane Isaac , the US Army Corps of Engineers said.
UNITED STATES: Hurricane Isaac lashes New Orleans
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 18:53:00 +0200france24-en (en)
Exactly seven years after the devastating Katrina, Hurricane Isaac unleashed fierce winds on New Orleans on Wednesday morning and drove walls of water inland, but officials said the city’s flood protections were holding out so far.
Isaac breaches New Orleans flood wall
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 18:50:00 +0200newstalk (en)
More than 500,000 people have lost power as Hurricane Isaac moves through south-east Louisiana bringing torrential rain and flooding. New Orleans is being hit with 80 mile-per-hour winds. It comes 7 years to the day after the devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina. Some residents are believed to be trapped after a flood wall was breached.
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 18:50:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
(Reuters) - Walmart will soon cut gasoline prices by up to 15 cents per gallon for drivers in 20 U.S. states who pay with its cards in a bid to appeal to loyal shoppers hit by big price increases at the pump. Patrons paying with a Walmart MoneyCard or Walmart credit card will save 15 cents per....
Why Hurricane Isaac Is Moving So Slowly
Hurricane Isaac is pummeling the Gulf Coast, lashing the area with punishing wind, rain and floods, and because the storm is moving slowly, beleaguered residents can't expect much relief anytime soon, forecasters say.
EPA grants Louisiana 10-day clean gas waiver
The Obama administration is waiving clean gas requirements in Louisiana to make sure residents have enough supplies as Hurricane Isaac makes its way through the state.
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 18:49:00 +0200nordlittoral (fr)
CDC: West Nile virus cases continue to climb
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 18:49:00 +0200CBSnews (en)
Health officials expect this outbreak to surpass 2003 West Nile epidemic where 3,000 were sickened and 260 were killed
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 18:46:00 +0200lamontagne (fr)
Les digues de la Nouvelle-Orléans résistent à Isaac
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 18:43:00 +0200capital-FR (fr)
Les digues protégeant La Nouvelle-Orléans résistaient bien, mercredi, à l'approche de l'ouragan Isaac , seule l'une d'entre elles située dans une presqu'île à plusieurs dizaines de km au sud-est de la ville ayant été submergée. Alors que la dépression charriant des vents de 120 km/h s'approche de....
Isaac : les digues tiennent le choc à La Nouvelle-Orléans
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 18:43:00 +0200lalsace (fr)
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 18:43:00 +0200belfasttelegraph (en)
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 18:42:00 +0200LePoint (fr)
LA NOUVELLE-ORLEANS, Louisiane (Reuters) - Les digues protégeant La Nouvelle-Orléans résistaient bien, mercredi, à l'approche de l'ouragan Isaac , seule l'une d'entre elles située dans une presqu'île à plusieurs dizaines de km au sud-est de la ville ayant été submergée.
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 18:41:00 +0200ladepeche (fr)
Isaac a poursuivi sa progression mercredi en Louisiane, où les digues construites après les ravages causés il y a sept ans par Katrina autour de la Nouvelle-Orléans tenaient le choc malgré les...
Isaac hits New Orleans
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 18:39:00 +0200tv3-ie (en)
Hurricane Isaac has begun to hit New Orleans and is lashing coastal areas of the US Gulf Coast with winds of up to 130 km per hour.
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 18:38:00 +0200laprovence (fr)
Par Mira OBERMAN LA NOUVELLE-ORLEANS (Etats-Unis) (AFP) - Isaac a poursuivi sa progression mercredi en Louisiane, où les digues construites après les ravages causés il y a sept ans par Katrina autour de la Nouvelle-Orléans tenaient le choc...
REVUE DE PRESSE AMéRIQUES: A la Une : aux Etats-Unis Mitt Romney remporte les primaires républicaines avec sa femme
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 18:37:00 +0200rfi-fr (fr)
Mitt Romney avec sa femme Ann à Tampa, état de Floride, pendant la convention du Parti républicain, le 28 août 2012. REUTERS/Brian Snyder
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 18:37:00 +0200independent-ie (en)
Isaac stalls over Gulf Coast; rescues begin amid flooding
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 18:37:00 +0200latimes (en)
Hurricane Isaac stalled over southeastern Louisiana on Wednesday morning, dumping torrential rains across the Gulf Coast and pounding low-lying areas with 8- to 10-foot storm surges and 75-mph winds. The National Hurricane Center warned that hurricane conditions would persist all day and into the evening for storm-battered coastal residents.
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 18:36:00 +0200tv5 (fr)
Hurricane ‘Isaac’ batters US coast near New Orleans
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 18:36:00 +0200manilatimes (en)
NEW ORLEANS: Hurricane Isaac bore down on New Orleans on Wednesday after making landfall, seven years to the day after Katrina devastated the “Big Easy” and killed hundreds along the US Gulf Coast.
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 18:34:00 +0200lunion (fr)
Tornado Warning in Southern Miss.
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 18:34:00 +0200irishsun (en)
A tornado warning has been issued in southern Mississippi as Hurricane Isaac hits Louisiana and Mississippi with high winds and drenching rains. The National Weather Service says the tornado ...
The Lede Blog: Updates on Hurricane Isaac
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 18:30:00 +0200IHT (en)
The Lede is following Hurricane Isaac on Tuesday, which is expected to make landfall along the Gulf Coast.
Early Isaac losses muted compared to other storms
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 18:28:00 +0200alertnet-rss (en)
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 15:16 GMT Source: reuters // Reuters * Offshore losses up to $1 bln, onshore up to $1.5 bln * Fuller estimates due in days ahead * Losses pale against Irene, Katrina, other storms By Ben Berkowitz Aug 29 (Reuters) - Hurricane Isaac has caused up to $1 billion in economic losses for offshore energy properties and up to $1.
Isaac se rapproche de la Nouvelle-Orléans
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 18:28:00 +0200nouvelobs (fr)
VIDEO. L'ouragan déverse des trombes d'eau sur la Louisiane, encore traumatisée par le souvenir de Katrina. Articles en rapportETATS-UNIS. Quatre militaires projetaient d'assassiner ObamaTIBET. Immolations : "Ils offrent leur corps en offrande"EXCLUSIF.
Eqecat estimates onshore insured losses from Isaac up to $1.5 Bln
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 14:44 GMT Source: reuters // Reuters (Adds detail, background) Aug 29 (Reuters) - Hurricane Isaac has caused up to $1 billion in economic losses for offshore energy properties and up to $1.5 billion in various categories of insured losses onshore in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico coast, disaster modeler Eqecat said on Wednesday.
Hurricane Isaac struck the United States at about 09:00 GMT on 29 August.
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 14:50 GMT Source: Content partner // Tropical Storm Risk Hurricane Isaac struck the United States at about 09:00 GMT on 29 August.Data supplied by the US National Hurricane Centersuggest that the point of landfall was near29.2 N,90.5 W.Isaac brought 1-minute maximum sustained winds to the region of around 129 km/h (80 mph).
Isaac swirls inland after landfall in Louisiana
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 18:27:00 +0200deutschewelle-en (en)
Hurricane Isaac has made its way inland into Louisiana, with early signs showing flood defenses built to protect New Orleans to be in good shape. However, the storm's slow progress means rainfall will be intensive.
Isaac. Les digues tiennent le choc à La Nouvelle-Orléans
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 18:25:00 +0200OuestFrance (fr)
Le système anti-inondation construit autour de La Nouvelle-Orléans après Katrina, qui avait ravagé la ville en 2005, tient le choc face à...
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 18:21:00 +0200drogheda-independent (en)
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Army Corps: New Orleans levees holding up amid Hurricane Isaac
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 18:17:00 +0200washtimes (en)
NEW ORLEANS Hurricane Isaac pushed water over a rural levee to flood some homes, knocked out power and immersed beach-front roads in Louisiana and Mississippi early Wednesday as it began a drenching slog inland from the Gulf of Mexico with a newly fortified New Orleans in its path. ...
Isaac nears New Orleans; water tops rural La. levee
NEW ORLEANS (AP) Hurricane Isaac pushed water over a rural levee to flood some homes, knocked out power and immersed beach-front roads in Louisiana and Mississippi early Wednesday as it began a drenching slog inland from the Gulf of Mexico with a newly fortified New Orleans in its path. ...
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 18:17:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
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Hurricane Isaac began a slow, drenching slog inland from the Gulf of Mexico on Wednesday, pushing water over a rural Louisiana levee and stranding some people in homes and cars as the storm spun into a newly fortified New Orleans exactly seven years after Katrina.
Egypt defuses explosive device in Sinai Peninsula
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Isaac lashes New Orleans on Katrina anniversary, pushes flood waters over rural defences
NEW ORLEANS - Hurricane Isaac lashed New Orleans as it approached the storied city Wednesday morning exactly seven years after the devastating Katrina, knocking out power to hundreds of thousands and pushing flood waters over a levee in a rural area where authorities said some people may be trapped.
Katrina anniversary: Seven years later, Hurricane Isaac impacts Mississippi
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 18:16:00 +0200csmonitor (en)
Katrina anniversary is marked by the arrival of Hurricane Isaac , seven years to the day after Hurricane Katrina struck the US Gulf coast.
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 18:15:00 +0200lanouvellerepublique (fr)
G-7 countries call for more oil output
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 18:14:00 +0200gulfnews (en)
The G-7 said it’s prepared to call upon the International Energy Agency, a 28-member group of oil consuming countries, “to take appropriate action to ensure that the market is fully and timely supplied.” The IEA’s countries made available 60 million barrels of crude and oil products in June 2011....
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Le système anti-inondation construit autour de La Nouvelle-Orléans après Katrina, qui avait ravagé la ville en 2005, tient le choc face à l'ouragan Isaac , a assuré mercredi le corps des ingénieurs...
Half a million people lose power in path of hurricane
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 18:10:00 +0200breakingnews-ie (en)
More than 500,000 people have lost power as Hurricane Isaac moves through south-east Louisiana, bringing torrential rain and flooding.
Isaac weakening, but relentless pounding 'not even half over'
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 18:10:00 +0200cnn (en)
Hurricane Isaac weakened Wednesday morning but remained at hurricane strength as officials warned that the Gulf Coast will have to endure many more hours of pounding rain.
Les digues de La Nouvelle-Orléans tiennent bon face à Isaac
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 18:09:00 +0200cyberpresse (fr)
Le système anti-inondation construit autour de La Nouvelle-Orléans après Katrina, qui avait ravagé...
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 18:08:00 +0200news_com_au (en)
HURRICANE Isaac has battered New Orleans, flooding homes and driving stormy waters over the top of at least one levee, seven years to the day after Katrina devastated the city. Isaac, packing vicious winds of 130km/h and rolling slowly over Louisiana, dumped huge quantities of rain on the renowned US jazz city as residents cowered in their homes.
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 18:05:00 +0200tv5 (fr)
Le système anti-inondation construit autour de La Nouvelle-Orléans après Katrina, qui avait ravagé la ville en 2005, tient le choc face à l'ouragan Isaac , a assuré mercredi le corps des ingénieurs de l'armée américaine.
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 18:04:00 +0200trust (en)
Isaac pounds Gulf Coast, pushes water over levee
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 18:04:00 +0200CBSnews (en)
Storm surge from Category 1 hurricane floods over 18-mile stretch of rural La. levee on 7th anniversary of much stronger Katrina
Hurricane Isaac weakens slightly as it moves slowly inland- NHC
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 14:03 GMT Source: reuters // Reuters Aug 29 (Reuters) - Hurricane Isaac weakened slightly as it moved slowly inland over southeastern Louisiana, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said. At around 10 am EDT (1400 GMT), the center of hurricane Isaac was located 5 miles east of Houma,....
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 15:04 GMT Source: reuters // Reuters * Water tops levee in Plaquemines Parish on city outskirts * New Orleans mayor says levees in city are holding * Storm moving slowly, raising flood risk By Scott Malone and Kathy Finn NEW ORLEANS, Aug 29 (Reuters) - Hurricane Isaac drove water....
Hurricane Isaac Soaks Gulf Coast and Tests New Orleans Levees
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 18:03:00 +0200scientificamerican (en)
By Scott Malone and Kathy Finn NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - Hurricane Isaac drove water over the top of a levee on the outskirts of New Orleans on Wednesday, but the multibillion-dollar barriers built to protect the city itself after the 2005 Katrina disaster were not breached, officials said.
Hurricane Isaac lashes Gulf Coast in slow churn
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 18:03:00 +0200irishsun (en)
The center of Hurricane Isaac made a second landfall over Port Fourchon, La., early Wednesday, overtopping a levee southeast of New Orleans, knocking down trees and cutting power to more than 400,000 ...
Hurricane Isaac rakes New Orleans on Katrina anniversary
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Damage reports
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 18:02:00 +0200cnn (en)
National Hurricane Center Director Richard Knabb says Hurricane Isaac 's feirce winds and rainfall is far from over.
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 18:01:00 +0200lunion (fr)
Le système anti-inondation construit autour de La Nouvelle-Orléans après Katrina, qui avait ravagé la ville en 2005, tient le choc face à l'ouragan Isaac , a assuré mercredi le corps des ingénieurs de l'armée américaine. "Nous faisons confiance à ce système" qui "réagit comme il doit le faire", a....
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 17:59:00 +0200indiatimes (en)
Hurricane Isaac lashed New Orleans as it approached the storied city on Wednesday morning exactly seven years after the devastating Katrina, pushing flood waters over a rural levee where authorities said some people may be trapped.
Rescues in works as Isaac's surge overtops levee
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 17:56:00 +0200msnbc (en)
New Orleans' levees and pumps were holding up, but areas outside the defense network saw flooding, including an 18-mile stretch to the south where rescues were under way.
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 17:54:00 +0200newschannel5 (en)
Hurricane Isaac began a slow, drenching slog inland from the Gulf of Mexico on Wednesday, pushing water over a rural Louisiana levee and stranding some people in homes and cars as the storm spun into a newly fortified New...
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 17:50:00 +0200AP (en)
Isaac à l'assaut des protections de La Nouvelle-Orléans
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 17:45:00 +020024heures (fr)
L'ouragan Isaac se rapprochait mercredi de La Nouvelle-Orléans, sept ans jour pour jour après Katrina, qui avait ravagé cette métropole de la Louisiane, au sud-est des Etats-Unis.
US NHC: Hurricane Isaac weakens slightly
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 17:41:00 +0200jrep (en)
Hurricane Isaac weakened slightly as it moved slowly inland over southeastern Louisiana, the US National Hurricane Center said. At around 10 am EDT (1400 GMT), the center of hurricane Isaac was located 5 miles east of Houma, Louisiana, and about 50 miles south-southwest of New Orleans, Louisiana, the NHC said.
Hurricane Isaac Moves Inland After Landfall
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 17:40:00 +0200ananova (en)
Isaac is beginning to move inland towards New Orleans after a second landfall along the coast of south-east Louisiana. A storm surge driven by the hurricane has topped a rural levee in the state, flooding homes in the coastal parish of Plaquemines near New Orleans.
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 17:38:00 +0200lematin-CH (fr)
Offshore output, refineries idled as Gulf Coast braces for Isaac
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 17:38:00 +0200suna-sd-en (en)
HOUSTON, Aug 28 (Reuters) - Oil production in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico ground to a near halt and coastal refineries and ports curtailed operations on Tuesday as Tropical Storm Isaac neared hurricane strength en route to Louisiana. With much of the region's oil production shut in, refineries closed or....
Tropical Storm Isaac just below hurricane strength-NHC
Aug 28 (Reuters) - Tropical Storm Isaac was just below hurricane strength as it continued northwestward, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said on Tuesday. The storm was located about 80 miles (125 km) southeast of the mouth of the Mississippi River, with maximum sustained winds of 70 miles per hour (110 kmph), the NHC said.
Aug 29 (Reuters) - Hurricane Isaac has caused up to $1 billion in economic losses for offshore energy properties and up to $1.5 billion in various categories of insured losses onshore in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico coast, disaster modeler Eqecat said on Wednesday.
Isaac inches toward New Orleans near hurricane force
NEW ORLEANS, Aug 28 (Reuters) - Slow-moving Tropical Storm Isaac closed in on the U.S. Gulf Coast on Tuesday and was expected to make landfall as a full-blown hurricane in the New Orleans area seven years after the city was devastated by Hurricane Katrina.
Brent edges up, U.S. crude rises on storm Isaac threat
NEW YORK, Aug 28 (Reuters) - Brent crude edged up in choppy trading on Tuesday, while U.S. crude posted stronger gains as Tropical Storm Isaac neared hurricane strength in the Gulf of Mexico, forcing companies to close down U.S. oil rigs and refineries. U.S.
Romney arrives in Tampa for storm-clouded convention
TAMPA, Fla., Aug 28 (Reuters) - Presidential candidate Mitt Romney flew to Tampa on Tuesday to join fellow Republicans seeking to put their shortened convention back on track and prevent his message from being drowned out by a tropical storm bearing down on the U.S. Gulf Coast.
Aug 29 (Reuters) - Hurricane Isaac weakened slightly as it moved slowly inland over southeastern Louisiana, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said. At around 10 am EDT (1400 GMT), the center of hurricane Isaac was located 5 miles east of Houma, Louisiana, and about 50 miles south-southwest of New Orleans, Louisiana, the NHC said.
Oil falls towards $112 as Isaac misses oil platforms
LONDON, Aug 29 (Reuters) - Brent crude oil steadied below $113 on Wednesday as Hurricane Isaac left U.S. Gulf Coast oil production largely untouched and after major Western economies said they were ready to release oil reserves to curb prices. U.S. energy companies have shut most facilities in the....
Isaac: Waffle House, Home Depot have been here before
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 17:37:00 +0200usaToday (en)
FEMA director says advance planning by all kinds of companies is critical for disaster recovery.
Hurricane Isaac makes landfall along the Gulf Coast of the US
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 17:36:00 +0200telegraph (en)
Hurricane Isaac is seen making landfall on the Gulf Coast of the US in this August 29, 2012 satellite image courtesy of NASA Picture: REUTERS/NASA/GOES Project Comments are closed on this picture gallery.
Officials: Levees, pumps holding up as Isaac hits
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 17:36:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
Officials say New Orleans' flood protections system is holding up so far as Hurricane Isaac storms through the area.
Hurricane Isaac battered New Orleans on Wednesday, flooding homes and driving stormy waters over the top of at least one levee, seven years to the day after Katrina devastated the city.
Oil weaker on stock build as Isaac misses platforms
LONDON (Reuters) - Brent crude oil slipped towards $112 on Wednesday as Hurricane Isaac left U.S. Gulf Coast oil production largely untouched and as government figures showed an unexpected rise in U.S. crude inventories. A declaration by major Western economies that they were ready to release oil....
Army Corps: New Orleans levees holding up
Hurricane Isaac pushed water over a rural levee to flood some homes, knocked out power and immersed beach-front roads in Louisiana and Mississippi early Wednesday as it began a drenching slog inland from the Gulf of Mexico with a newly fortified New Orleans in its path.
Response To Weather Events Like Hurricane Isaac Typically Includes More Than Governmental Units
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 17:34:00 +0200finanznachrichten-en (en)
Amendment 8 Ensures Those Expected Services Continue TAMPA, Fl., Aug. 29, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --Emergency response to major weather events like Hurricane Isaac is not limi...
Obama courts college voters in swing states, as Republicans gather in Tampa
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 17:33:00 +0200WashingtonPost (en)
AMES, Iowa — With all eyes on the Republican National Convention in Tampa, President Obama tried to divert a little political attention his way with a two-day campaign trip to college campuses in the swing states of Iowa, Colorado and Virginia. Read full article >>
Hurricane Isaac batters New Orleans 16:20 Officials say barriers built after Katrina disaster holding firm as water goes over one levee
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 17:33:00 +0200irishtimes (en)
irishtimes.com - Last Updated: Wednesday, August 29, 2012, 16:20 Hurricane Isaac batters New Orleans Scott Burley runs from crashing surf on the Ken Combs Pier as Hurricane Isaac approaches Gulfport, Mississippi. Photograph: Michael Spooneybarger/Reuters Hurricane Isaac drove water over the top of....
Streets left empty as HURRICANE ISAAC arrives with 130KPH BLAST
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 17:33:00 +0200herald-ie (en)
HURRICANE Isaac slammed into the Louisiana coast last night, sending floodwaters surging and unleashing fierce winds, as residents hunkered down behind boarded-up windows.
Samuel L. Jackson causes his own storm as he says it's 'Unfair' Hurricane Isaac avoided GOP Convention as Ellen Barkin calls for delegates to be swept 'right into the ocean'
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 17:32:00 +0200dailymail (en)
Actor Samuel L. Jackson and actress Ellen Barkin have attracted criticism on Twitter for posting on their feeds negative comments about Hurricane Isaac and the Republican National Convention in Tampa.
Hurricane Isaac tops Louisiana levee on anniversary of Katrina
Storm pounds New Orleans on anniversary of Katrina
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 17:28:00 +0200smh (en)
Hurricane Isaac has pounded New Orleans and the northern Gulf Coast, delivering gale-force winds, heavy rain and the promise of flooding across an area from Louisiana's southern coast to the Florida Panhandle.
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 17:27:00 +0200tdg (fr)
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 17:25:00 +0200AP (en)
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Hurricane Isaac pushed water over a rural levee to flood some homes, knocked out power and immersed beach-front roads in Louisiana and Mississippi early Wednesday as it began a drenching slog inland from the Gulf of Mexico with a newly fortified New Orleans in its path.
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 17:23:00 +0200newschannel5 (en)
Hurricane Isaac pushed water over a rural levee to flood some homes, knocked out power and immersed beach-front roads in Louisiana and Mississippi early Wednesday as it began a drenching slog inland from the Gulf of Mexico...
Isaac à l'assaut des protections de la Nouvelle-Orléans
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 17:21:00 +0200arcinfo (fr)
A environ 15 km au sud-ouest de l'embouchure du Mississippi, l'ouragan Isaac a atteint les côtes américaines. Avec des vents de 140 km/h en Nouvelle-Orléans. L'ouragan Isaac se rapprochait mercredi de La Nouvelle-Orléans, sept ans jour pour jour après Katrina, qui avait ravagé cette métropole de la Louisiane, au sud-est des Etats-Unis.
Hurricane Isaac hovering over Gulf Coast; so far, levees holding
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 17:21:00 +0200latimes (en)
NEW ORLEANS -- With torrential rain and wind gusts of up to 100 mph, Hurricane Isaac pounded New Orleans and the Gulf Coast from Louisiana to Alabama on Wednesday morning, the seventh anniversary of catastrophic Hurricane Katrina.
Hurricane Isaac weakens slightly nearing Louisiana
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 17:19:00 +0200RTERadio (en)
Hurricane Isaac weakened slightly as it moved slowly inland over south-eastern Louisiana, the US National Hurricane Center said.
Isaac pummels New Orleans
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 17:19:00 +0200nationnews (en)
New Orleans is hunkering down as Hurricane Isaac pummels the city with strong winds and drenching rain.
Hurricane Isaac hits New Orleans – in pictures
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 17:12:00 +0200guardian (en)
New Orleans experiences torrential rain and the threat of flooding as Hurricane Isaac hits the city on the seventh anniversary of Hurricane Katrina
États-Unis : l'ouragan Isaac fait rage
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 17:11:00 +0200LePoint (fr)
L'eau a franchi une des digues protégeant les environs de La Nouvelle-Orléans, mercredi, menaçant certaines zones d'inondation, alors que le coeur de l'ouragan Isaac se déplace vers l'intérieur des terres dans le sud-est de la Louisiane. Les autorités ont cependant indiqué que le système de digues....
Republicans nominate Romney, bash Obama at convention
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 17:10:00 +0200kuwaittimes (en)
TAMPA: Republicans nominated Mitt Romney on Tuesday to challenge President Barack Obama for the White House, kicking off their storm-delayed convention with a barrage of sharp attacks on the president’s economic leadership. The formal nomination of Romney and his running mate, Paul Ryan, sets up an....
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 17:10:00 +0200ABCnews (en)
A tornado warning has been issued in southern Mississippi as Hurricane Isaac hits Louisiana and Mississippi with high winds and drenching rains. The National Weather Service says the tornado warning area Wednesday includes the cities of Long Beach and Gulfport, which are west of Biloxi on Mississippi's Gulf Coast.
Walmart gives cardholders gas discount through Christmas Eve
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 17:09:00 +0200reuters (en)
(Reuters) - Walmart will soon cut gasoline prices by up to 15 cents per gallon for drivers in 20 states who pay with its cards in a bid to appeal to loyal shoppers hit by big price increases at the pump.
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 17:05:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
(Reuters) - Walmart will soon cut gasoline prices by up to 15 cents per gallon for drivers in 20 states who pay with its cards in a bid to appeal to loyal shoppers hit by big price increases at the pump. Patrons paying with a Walmart MoneyCard or Walmart credit card will save 15 cents per gallon....
Olympic cycling champion Philip Hindes has bike stolen
British cyclist Philip Hindes, who won gold at the London Olympics, has had his bike stolen during a burglary at his home, police said Wednesday.
Attacks in Iraq kill general and 5 others
Attackers killed six Iraqi security officials including an army general on Wednesday, officials said, the latest wave of insurgent attacks aimed at undermining the central government.
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 17:03:00 +0200AP (en)
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Officials say New Orleans' flood protections system is holding up so far as Hurricane Isaac storms through the area. Army Corps of Engineers spokeswoman Rachel Rodi says the corps expects to be on "high alert" for the next 12 to 24 hours, but they're confident it's going well so far.
Hurricane Isaac makes second landfall on Louisiana coast
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 17:01:00 +0200irishsun (en)
Hurricane Isaac lashed the U.S. Gulf Coast on Wednesday morning, making a second landfall overnight, topping some levees on the Mississippi River and sparking tornado warnings as the large storm was ...
Hurricane Isaac Lashes Louisiana as Energy Prices Drop
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 16:55:00 +0200bloomberg (en)
Hurricane Isaac will linger over Louisiana with heavy wind-driven rain for two days while reducing the threat to offshore energy production. futures in New York dropped to the lowest price in almost 10 weeks after Isaac’s landfall reduced concern that the storm would damage offshore pipelines and platforms.
Hurricane Isaac 2012: Rescue Missions Under Way In Plaquemines Parish As Up To 60 People Are Reportedly Trapped In Homes
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 16:55:00 +0200ibtimes-au (en)
Rescue missions are officially under way on Wednesday morning in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana where a surge of water overtopped an 8-foot levee, according to the local officials. National Guard and other personnel are reportedly in the process of rescuing up to 60 people who are apparently trapped in their home.
Tornado warning issued in southern Mississippi
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 16:53:00 +0200newschannel5 (en)
A tornado warning has been issued in southern Mississippi as Hurricane Isaac hits Louisiana and Mississippi with high winds and drenching rains.
Video: Tracking Hurricane Isaac
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 16:48:00 +0200CBSnews (en)
WFOR-TV's David Bernard updates Gayle King on Hurricane Isaac , which is expected to be a long duration storm.
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 16:47:00 +0200jpost (en)
New Orleans faces storm test on Katrina anniversary
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 16:42:00 +0200smh (en)
On the seventh anniversary of hurricane Katrina, which brought widespread devastation after the colossal failure of the system built to protect the city, New Orleans was last night bracing for the impending arrival of a huge and deadly storm.
It's an ill wind that keeps Republicans off the air
TAMPA: Mitt Romney's team has downplayed their chances of a vital poll bounce from the Republican convention, blaming the havoc caused by hurricane Isaac .
Remaining residents pray for safety as states prepare for Isaac's worst
NEW ORLEANS: The first drops were starting to fall, the wind was whistling down the street, and Jay Lemon stood on his porch casting a rheumy eye at the heavens. Most of his neighbours had boarded up their windows and fled, loading up cars with children, suitcases and pets and heading for sanctuary outside New Orleans.
Fishers look forward to Hurricane Isaac
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 16:40:00 +0200FIS (en)
Wednesday, August 29, 2012, 23:30 (GMT + 9) Tropical Storm Isaac has become a Category One hurricane as it approached New Orleans, Louisiana. The storm reached landfall about 10 mi southwest of the mouth of the Mississippi River on Tuesday night -- almost seven years to the day after Hurricane Katrina wreaked tremendous havoc in the city.
CBC Maritime reporter in the middle of Hurricane Isaac
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 16:40:00 +0200CBC (en)
Hurricane Isaac knocked out power, flooded Gulf-front roads and pushed water over the top of a 29-kilometre section of a rural Louisiana levee on Wednesday.
Heavy rains, floods from slow-moving Isaac: forecasters
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 16:39:00 +0200dailystar-LB (en)
Hurricane Isaac was expected to dump as much as 50 cm of rain as it crawled toward New Orleans Wednesday with winds of 130 kilometers an hour and higher, the National Hurricane Center said.
Hurricane Isaac weakens slightly as it moves slowly inland: NHC
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 16:37:00 +0200reuters (en)
(Reuters) - Hurricane Isaac weakened slightly as it moved slowly inland over southeastern Louisiana, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said.
Hurricane Isaac makes landfall in U.S. state Louisiana
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 16:37:00 +0200peopledaily (en)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 (Xinhua) -- Hurricane Isaac made landfall in southeastern U.S. state of Louisiana late Tuesday, paving its way alongside the northern Gulf Coast, according to the U.S. National Hurricane Center. Hurricane Isaac moved on with top sustained winds of 80mph (about 130 kph), currently....
L'actu du 29 août en images
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 16:35:00 +0200metrofrance (fr)
120 tonnes de tomates et des dizaines de milliers de joyeux combattants… Ce 29 août, à Bunol, près de Valence (Espagne), c'est la "Tomatina"… Photo : AFP PHOTO / BIEL ALINO En pleine convention républicaine à Tampa, Barack Obama continue de faire campagne pour sa réélection en novembre prochain.
Isaac heads for New Orleans on Katrina anniversary, pushes flood over rural La. levee
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 16:33:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
NEW ORLEANS - Hurricane Isaac pushed water over a rural levee, knocked out power and flooded beach-front roads before dawn in Louisiana and Mississippi as it began a slow, drenching slog inland from the Gulf of Mexico with a newly fortified New Orleans in its path.
Threat forces Air China flight to return to Beijing
An Air China plane bound for New York was forced to return to Beijing on Wednesday after receiving a "threatening message", the airline and state media said.
Inondations, rafales de vent, les images de l'ouragan Isaac
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 16:26:00 +0200TF1 (fr)
L'ouragan Isaac a débarqué en Louisiane et des trombes d'eau se déversent sur La Nouvelle-Orléans. Une digue protégeant La Nouvelle-Orléans a cédé menaçant certaines zones d'inondation. Inondations, rafales de vent, les images de l'ouragan Isaac
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 16:26:00 +0200LePoint (fr)
LA NOUVELLE-ORLEANS, Louisiane (Reuters) - L'eau a franchi une des digues protégeant les environs de la Nouvelle-Orléans, mercredi, menaçant certaines zones d'inondation alors que le coeur de l'ouragan Isaac se déplace vers l'intérieur des terres dans le sud-est de la Louisiane.
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 16:25:00 +0200bloomberg (en)
L'Rena Anderson leans into the wind as she walks along the beach on Okaloosa Island in Fort Walton Beach, Fla.. Anderson was among many local residents who turned out to watch the effects of Hurricane Isaac as it churns through the Gulf of Mexico toward an expected landfall in Louisiana.
The Lede Blog: Latest Updates on Hurricane Isaac
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 16:25:00 +0200IHT (en)
The Lede is following Hurricane Isaac on Wednesday, which has made landfall along the Gulf Coast. Updates will mix breaking news from our correspondents in the region with eyewitness accounts, photos and videos of the storm posted online.
Ouragan Isaac. Une digue de la Nouvelle-Orleans submergée
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 16:24:00 +0200alvinet (fr)
L’eau a franchi une des digues protégeant les environs de la Nouvelle-Orléans, mercredi, menaçant certaines zones d’inondation alors que le cœur de l’ouragan Isaac se déplace vers l’intérieur des terres dans le sud-est de la Louisiane. La digue installée entre les districts de Braithwaite et de....
500,000 without power as Isaac hits Louisiana
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 16:23:00 +0200newschannel5 (en)
Utility companies say more than 500,000 have lost power as Hurricane Isaac moves through southeast Louisiana, bringing wind, rain and flooding.
Video: Isaac slams New Orleans - 400,000 without power
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 16:14:00 +0200CBSnews (en)
Seven years to the day after Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans, Hurricane Isaac pounded the Louisiana coast with 80 mph winds and heavy rains. CBS News' Byron Pitts reports.
Déversant des trombes d'eau, Isaac se rapproche de La Nouvelle-Orléans
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 16:13:00 +0200france-amerique (fr)
L'ouragan Isaac se rapprochait mercredi de La Nouvelle-Orléans, sept ans jour pour jour après Katrina, qui avait ravagé la ville, noyant sur son passage la Louisiane sous des trombes d'eau avec des vents supérieurs à 130 km/h en rafale.
Hurricane Isaac Hits US Coast, Testing Lousiana's Levees
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 16:12:00 +0200voanews (en)
Hurricane Isaac is dumping heavy rains and battering the northern U.S. Gulf Coast with strong winds as it slowly crawls ashore and heads towards the city of New Orleans. The U.S. National Hurricane Center says the center of the storm will remain over the state of Louisiana through Thursday and move....
500,000 Without Power as Isaac Hits Louisiana
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 16:09:00 +0200ABCnews (en)
More than 500,000 without power as Hurricane Isaac moves through La.; most in New Orleans area
NHC Director: Isaac Could Stay Strong Through Day
The director of the U.S. National Hurricane Center says Hurricane Isaac could keep its strength through the day as it lashes southeast Louisiana with rain and wind. Rick Knabb says the storm's main area of circulation is over watery marshlands Wednesday and the New Orleans area may see another day....
Hurricane Isaac Batters Gulf Coast With Rain, Winds
, overtopping a levee southeast of New Orleans, knocking down trees and cutting power to more than 400,000 homes. There were no reports of injuries but dozens of residents of Plaquemines Parish, La., were stranded atop a levee, while there were multiple reports of people trapped in attics by rising waters.
What to Watch for at the GOP Convention Wednesday
Here are some things to watch for at the Republican National Convention Wednesday: 1. RIDING THE STORM OUT: As Hurricane Isaac batters the Gulf Coast, Mitt Romney and GOP conventioneers decide how to respond. Can they show empathy for storm victims even as they celebrate Romney's nomination? Is....
Isaac pummels sodden New Orleans
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 16:09:00 +0200bbc (en)
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 16:08:00 +0200OuestFrance (fr)
L’eau a franchi une des digues protégeant les environs de la Nouvelle-Orléans, mercredi, menaçant certaines zones d’inondation alors que le...
Hurricane may cause flood in Louisiana
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 16:08:00 +0200ruvr-en (en)
The County of Plaquemines in Louisiana is now under a serious threat of a flood. The hurricane called "; Isaac "; has caused the water in the local river start to overflow over the dams.
New Orleans braces for another hurricane
Packing winds of up to 130 km an hour and a 3-metre storm surge, it is expected to give a merciless trial run to the new levees built around New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina 7 years ago. In its path, Isaac has already killed 24 people in Haiti. It has also completely destroyed more than 300 houses, leaving 2,500 others badly damaged.
Etats-Unis: déversant des trombes d'eau, Isaac se rapproche de La Nouvelle-Orléans
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 16:07:00 +0200varmatin (fr)
L'ouragan Isaac se rapprochait mercredi de La Nouvelle-Orléans, sept ans jour pour jour après Katrina, qui avait ravagé la ville, noyant sur son passage la Louisiane sous des trombes d'eau avec des vents supérieurs à 130 km/h en rafale. Après avoir touché les côtes américaines à l'extrême sud-est de....
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 16:05:00 +0200bbc-news (en)
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 16:04:00 +0200independent (en)
Hurricane Isaac lashed New Orleans as it approached the storied city this morning, pushing flood waters over a rural levee where authorities said some people may be trapped.
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Wed, 29 Aug 2012 16:02:00 +0200channelafrica (en)
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Hurricane Isaac hits New Orleans on Katrina anniversary - video
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 16:00:00 +0200irishsun (en)
Hurricane Isaac hits south-east Louisiana as a category 1 storm, with top wind speeds of 80mph on Tuesday. Authorities warned that the slow-moving storm could hit inland areas as well as coastlines. ...
Louisiana faces serious flooding
Hurricane Isaac began to slowly move inland and towards .After making landfall on Tuesday night in extreme south-eastern Louisiana, Isaac remained stationary for several hours, unleashing 80mph winds ...
United States of America (the): Hurricane Isaac batters US coast near New Orleans
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 15:59:00 +0200reliefWeb (en)
Source: Agence France-Presse Country: United States of America (the) 08/29/2012 12:01 GMT by Mira Oberman NEW ORLEANS, Aug 29, 2012 (AFP) - Hurricane Isaac bore down on New Orleans early Wednesday after making landfall, seven years to the day after Katrina devastated the "Big Easy" and killed hundreds along the US Gulf Coast.
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 15:59:00 +0200thenational (en)
Hurricane Isaac is lashing New Orleans as it approaches and pushing flood waters over a rural levee south of the city, where authorities believe some people may be trapped.
310,000 without power around New Orleans
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 15:57:00 +0200upi (en)
NEW ORLEANS, Aug. 29 (UPI) -- Hurricane Isaac began moving inland in southeast Louisiana Wednesday morning, with forecasters predicting the storm would bring with it a dangerous storm surge.
Oil Falls After U.S. Crude Supplies Gain, Isaac Makes Lan
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 15:55:00 +0200bloomberg (en)
Oil fell and gasoline fluctuated as an industry report showed that U.S. crude supplies surged the most in three months and Hurricane Isaac made landfall, ending the threat to offshore platforms and rigs in the Futures slipped as much as 0.9 percent after the said supplies rose 5.46 million barrels last week.
Tracking Isaac: The latest on the hurricane's path
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 15:53:00 +0200newschannel5 (en)
By The Associated Press Isaac began its long, slow trek inland on Wednesday, hours after it made landfall over southeastern Louisiana.
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NHC director: Isaac could stay strong through day
The director of the U.S. National Hurricane Center says Hurricane Isaac could keep its strength through the day as it lashes southeast Louisiana with rain and wind.
Isaac batters coast near New Orleans
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 15:52:00 +0200news_com_au (en)
HURRICANE Isaac battered New Orleans, flooding homes and driving stormy waters over the top of at least one levee, seven years to the day after Katrina.
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 15:52:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
Isaac began its long, slow trek inland on Wednesday, hours after it made landfall over southeastern Louisiana.
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Isaac threatens storm surge, floods all day
Hurricane Isaac is moving slowly inland toward New Orleans from the Gulf of Mexico and threatens dangerous storm surge and flooding all day.
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Wed, 29 Aug 2012 15:51:00 +0200AP (en)
Etats-Unis : déversant des trombes d’eau, Isaac se rapproche de La Nouvelle-Orléans
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 15:42:00 +0200lalsace (fr)
Actualisé à 13h47.- L’ouragan Isaac se rapprochait mercredi de La Nouvelle-Orléans, sept ans jour pour jour après Katrina, qui avait ravagé la ville, noyant sur son passage la Louisiane sous des trombes d’eau avec des vents supérieurs à 130 km/h en rafale.
Hurricane Isaac on verge of hitting New Orleans – in pictures
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 15:40:00 +0200guardian (en)
New Orleans is bracing for the approach of Hurricane Isaac , now a category one storm, which is predicted to hit the city on 29 August, the seventh anniversary of Hurricane Katrina
L'ouragan Isaac submerge une digue à la Nouvelle-Orleans
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 15:40:00 +0200LePoint (fr)
par Naveen Arul LA NOUVELLE-ORLEANS, Louisiane (Reuters) - L'eau a franchi une des digues protégeant les environs de la Nouvelle-Orléans, mercredi, menaçant certaines zones d'inondation alors que le coeur de l'ouragan Isaac se déplace vers l'intérieur des terres dans le sud-est de la Louisiane.
Hurricane Isaac batters US
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 15:39:00 +0200iafrica (en)
Plaquemines Parish Levee Succumbs To Hurricane Isaac, Storm Stalls Over Louisiana From New Orleans To Baton Rouge
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 15:39:00 +0200ibtimes (en)
Levees overtopped in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana on Wednesday morning as Hurricane Isaac dumped inches of water onto many of the Gulf Coast cities.
Isaac Threatens Storm Surge, Floods All Day
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 15:37:00 +0200ABCnews (en)
Forecasters: Isaac 's dangerous storm surge, flood threat likely to continue through tonight
Isaac nears New Orleans, floods rural La. levee
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 15:36:00 +0200AP (en)
Isaac rains stall harvest, buoy wheat prospects
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 15:36:00 +0200reuters (en)
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Heavy rain from Hurricane Isaac will stall the harvest of U.S. crops but also add valuable soil moisture ahead of autumn seeding of winter wheat and boost river water levels, aiding waterway transport, an agricultural meteorologist said on Wednesday.
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 15:35:00 +0200laprovence (fr)
Par Mira OBERMAN LA NOUVELLE-ORLEANS (Etats-Unis) (AFP) - L'ouragan Isaac se rapprochait mercredi de La Nouvelle-Orléans, sept ans jour pour jour après Katrina, qui avait ravagé la ville, noyant sur son passage la Louisiane sous des trombes d'eau...
Investors assess Isaac's impact on affected stocks
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 15:33:00 +0200usaToday (en)
Stocks in the insurance, gaming and energy industries will likely be in play as investors try to measure the hurricane's damages.
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 15:30:00 +0200reuters-af (en)
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 15:28:00 +0200AP (en)
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Hurricane Isaac is moving slowly inland toward New Orleans from the Gulf of Mexico and threatens dangerous storm surge and flooding all day. The U.S. National Hurricane Center said in an advisory early Wednesday the storm remained a Category 1 hurricane with top sustained winds....
Hurricane Isaac tops Louisiana levee on Katrina anniversary
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 15:26:00 +0200alertnet-rss (en)
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 11:33 GMT Source: reuters // Reuters * Water overtops levee in Plaquemines Parish * Nearly all Gulf of Mexico oil production halted * Storm surge causes flooding By Scott Malone and Kathy Finn NEW ORLEANS, Aug 29 (Reuters) - Hurricane Isaac drove water over the top of a levee on....
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 12:56 GMT Source: reuters // Reuters * Water overtops levee in Plaquemines Parish * New Orleans mayor says levees in city are holding * Nearly all Gulf of Mexico oil production halted * Storm surge causes flooding By Scott Malone and Kathy Finn NEW ORLEANS, Aug 29 (Reuters) -....
Google+ trends: Hurricane Isaac, GSA
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 15:26:00 +0200antiguanews (en)
MONTREAL (Reuters) - Police arrested 11 people on the Montreal campus of Canada's largest French-language university on Tuesday as protesters opposed to the resumption of classes after last spring's province-wide student boycott clashed with guards inside a classroom building.
Isaac on verge of becoming hurricane near US coast
NEW ORLEANS Isaac was on the verge of becoming a full-blown hurricane Tuesday morning as it rolled over the Gulf of Mexico towards Louisiana, where residents in four states left boarded-up homes for inland shelter and New Orleans waited behind flood-defense levees strengthened after the devastating Katrina struck exactly seven years ago.
>Isaac on verge of becoming hurricane near US coast
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Isaac was on the verge of becoming a full-blown hurricane Tuesday morning as it rolled over the Gulf of Mexico towards Louisiana, where residents in four states left boarded-up homes for inland shelter and New Orleans waited behind flood-defense levees strengthened after the devastating Katrina struck exactly seven years ago.
In a satellite image provided by the National Oceanic and Stmospheric Administration and Made at 1145 a.m. EDT Monday Aug. 27, 2012, tropical storm Isaac can be seen as it moved towards New Orleans. As Isaac approaches Louisiana on Tuesday, residents along the state's vulnerable, low-lying coast....
Hurricane Isaac Reaches the Gulf Coast
WHEN was Tropical Storm Isaac upgraded to hurricane status? WHEN did it make landfall in the United States ? WHERE did this happen? HOW fast were the storm’s winds at their strongest? HOW many people did the storm kill in Haiti and the Dominican Republic? HOW did the city of New Orleans prepare for....
Forecasters: Isaac's dangerous storm surge, flood threat likely to continue through tonight
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 15:23:00 +0200newschannel5 (en)
Forecasters: Isaac 's dangerous storm surge, flood threat likely to continue through tonight.
The Energy Report - Flood Warning
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 15:23:00 +0200ibtimes-au (en)
Hurricane Isaac makes a second landfall at Port Fourchon, LA.; it is becoming clearer that the threat at from this slow moving storm may not come from the winds but the possible flooding. While oil prices have fallen on the expectation that demand for oil will be impacted by this storm in the afterm.
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 15:21:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
Isaac Slams Gulf Coast, Overtops Louisiana Levee
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 15:18:00 +0200time (en)
(NEW ORLEANS) — Hurricane Isaac is lashing New Orleans as it approaches and pushing flood waters over a rural levee south of the city, where authorities believe some people may be trapped. The U.S. National Hurricane Center said the storm’s center early Wednesday was about 50 miles south-southwest of New Orleans and moving slowly.
VIDEO. Isaac a commencé à balayé les côtes de la Louisiane
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 15:17:00 +0200france2 (fr)
L'ouragan devrait balayer la Louisiane mercredi et jeudi avant de toucher le sud de l'Arkansas tôt vendredi.
Isaac: des Louisianais évacués après une inondation
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 15:12:00 +0200france24 (fr)
A la suite d'une inondation soudaine provoquée par l'ouragan Isaac , les habitants de la paroisse louisianaise de Plaquemines, sur le littoral, au sud de La Nouvelle-Orléans, ont dû être évacués mercredi, ont annoncé les autorités locales. Les eaux, passant par-dessus la digue, sont montées....
Oil prices slip as Isaac mostly spares platforms
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 15:10:00 +0200msnbc (en)
Brent crude oil slipped to $112 on Wednesday as Hurricane Isaac , which hit land in Louisiana, left U.S. Gulf Coast oil production facilities without significant damage. U.S.
Hurricane Isaac Hits US Gulf Coast and Heads to New Orleans [VIDEO + PHOTOS]
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 15:10:00 +0200ibtimes-in (en)
Tropical Storm Isaac regraded as hurricane as it makes landfall in Louisiana, knocking out power and heading towards New Orleans.
Hurricane Isaac drove water over the top of a levee on the outskirts of New Orleans on Wednesday, but the multibillion-dollar barriers built to protect the city itself after the 2005 Katrina disaster were not breached, officials said.
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 15:10:00 +0200ibtimes-uk (en)
Hurricane Isaac: where the levees have failed - interactive map
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 15:09:00 +0200guardian (en)
As hurricane Isaac makes landfall at New Orleans, we locate where some levees have been breached by the storm surge. Paddy Allen
Reports: Plane from Spain to Amsterdam hijacked
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 15:07:00 +0200newschannel5 (en)
Dutch media are reporting that a passenger plane has possibly been hijacked en route from Malaga in Spain to Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport.
USA: déversant des trombes d'eau, Isaac se rapproche de La Nouvelle-Orléans
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 15:06:00 +0200nicematin (fr)
Isaac Nears New Orleans, Floods Rural La. Levee
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 15:06:00 +0200ABCnews (en)
New Orleans braced for Isaac arrival 12:58 Hurricane breaches levees in coastal townlands as authorities warn of floods in three US states
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 15:02:00 +0200irishtimes (en)
irishtimes.com - Last Updated: Wednesday, August 29, 2012, 12:58 New Orleans braced for Isaac arrival Scott Burley runs from crashing surf on the Ken Combs Pier as Hurricane Isaac approaches Gulfport, Mississippi. Photograph: Michael Spooneybarger/Reuters Hurricane Isaac drove water over the top....
Republicans turn to Romney, mock Obama
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 15:01:00 +0200HindustanTimes (en)
Republicans handed their presidential nomination to Mitt Romney, turning to the former Massachusetts governor and multi-millionaire businessman as their hope for removing Barack Obama from the White House and ushering in a new era of small-government conservatism.
Oil Prices Slip, With Hurricane Isaac in Focus
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 15:00:00 +0200naharnet-en (en)
Global oil prices fell on Wednesday as traders reassessed the impact of Hurricane Isaac on output in the rig-heavy U.S. Gulf Coast, analysts said. Brent North Sea crude for delivery in October shed 92 cents to $111.66 a barrel in late morning London deals. New York's main contract, light sweet crude for October retreated 79 cents to $95.
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 14:59:00 +0200nordeclair (fr)
L'ouragan Isaac se rapprochait mercredi de La Nouvelle-Orléans, sept ans jour pour jour après Katrina, qui avait ravagé la ville, noyant sur son passage la Louisiane sous des trombes d'eau avec des vents supérieurs à 130 km/h en rafale. » Lire la suite...
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 14:57:00 +0200courrier-picard (fr)
U.S. oil sector well-braced for Isaac
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 14:57:00 +0200upi (en)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 (UPI) -- Oil companies working in U.S. waters were well-prepared for Hurricane Isaac and should restart work after the storm passes, an analyst said.
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 14:54:00 +0200lest-eclair (fr)
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 14:53:00 +0200lanouvellerepublique (fr)
Classes Canceled Due To Water Shortage
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 14:53:00 +0200newschannel5 (en)
Classes have been canceled Wednesday for students at Collinwood Schools in Wayne County due to a water shortage.
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 14:53:00 +0200alvinet (fr)
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Oil prices slip, Hurricane Isaac in focus
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 14:52:00 +0200iol (en)
Global oil prices fell as traders reassessed the impact of Hurricane Isaac on output in the rig-heavy US Gulf Coast, analysts said.
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 14:51:00 +0200corsematin (fr)
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Isaac was on the verge of becoming a full-blown hurricane Tuesday morning as it rolled over the Gulf of Mexico towards Louisiana, where residents in four states left boarded-up homes for inland shelter and New Orleans waited behind flood-defense levees strengthened after the devastating Katrina struck exactly seven years ago.
LONDON (Reuters) - Brent crude oil slipped to $112 on Wednesday as Hurricane Isaac , which hit land in Louisiana, left U.S. Gulf Coast oil production facilities without significant damage. U.S. energy companies have shut most facilities in the Gulf of Mexico, as a precautionary measure, cutting the region's oil output by more than 90 percent.
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Isaac nears New Orleans, floods rural levee
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 14:45:00 +0200washtimes (en)
NEW ORLEANS (AP) Hurricane Isaac is lashing New Orleans as it approaches and pushing flood waters over a rural levee south of the city, where authorities believe some people may be trapped. The U.S. National Hurricane Center said the storm's center early Wednesday was about 50 miles south-southwest of .
Hurricane Isaac Pummels Louisiana Coast
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 14:45:00 +0200npr (en)
The storm has slowed down, giving it more time to do damage as it heads inland, packing 80 mph winds.
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 14:44:00 +0200normandie (fr)
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 14:42:00 +0200lejdd (fr)
A la suite d'une inondation soudaine provoquée par l'ouragan Isaac , les habitants de la paroisse louisianaise de Plaquemines, sur le littoral, au sud...
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 14:41:00 +0200AP (en)
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Hurricane Isaac pushed water over a rural levee, knocked out power and flooded beach-front roads before dawn in Louisiana and Mississippi as it began a slow, drenching slog inland from the Gulf of Mexico with a newly fortified New Orleans in its path.
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 14:40:00 +0200trust (en)
Centre of Isaac just inland over southeastern Louisiana - NHC
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 10:01 GMT Source: reuters // Reuters Aug 29 (Reuters) - The centre of Hurricane Isaac was moving just inland over southeastern Louisiana after making a second landfall, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said on Wednesday. The centre of Isaac was about 35 miles south-southeast of....
Chatter: Assad says Syrian forces 'need time' to win battle
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 14:39:00 +0200globalpost (en)
In a TV interview Syria's beleaguered president says he's in it for the long haul, Hurricane Isaac makes landfall and heads — very, very slowly — toward New Orleans, and Putin's "galley slave" lifestyle revealed. Need to know: Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, in a TV interview to be aired tonight,....
Republican national convention blighted by racial slur
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 14:39:00 +0200guardian (en)
Black CNN camerawoman reportedly pelted with nuts at Republican party convention in Tampa, Florida An attendee to the US Republican party convention was removed from the conference after allegedly throwing nuts at a black camerawoman from CNN, saying "this is how we feed animals".
Isaac on Verge of Becoming Hurricane Near US Coast
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 14:36:00 +0200ABCnews (en)
Isaac on verge of becoming hurricane as it approaches US Gulf Coast, New Orleans
New Orleans in for another hurricane ordeal
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 14:36:00 +0200ruvr-en (en)
Packing winds of up to 130 km an hour and a 3-metre storm surge, it is expected to give a merciless trial run to the flood defenses built around New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina 7 years ago. In its path, Isaac has already killed 24 people in Haiti. It also completely destroyed more than 300 houses, leaving 2,500 others badly damaged.
Ouragan Isaac : 450 000 foyers privés d'électricité à La Nouvelle-Orléans
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 14:34:00 +0200sudouest (fr)
[PHOTOS + VIDEOS] L'oeil de l'ouragan se trouve actuellement à moins d'une centaine de kilomètres au sud-est de la ville de Louisiane. Les eaux sont montées à près de 4 mètres par endroits. [Mise à jour : 14h31] La tempête tropicale Isaac s'est transformée en ouragan mardi et se dirigeait droit vers La Nouvelle-Orléans,.
Hurricane Isaac prepares to test New Orleans
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 14:33:00 +0200latimes (en)
Since Katrina, billions have been spent to improve levees, pumps and flood walls. Experts caution that no system can entirely protect the city from a storm.With Hurricane Isaac 's arrival, New Orleans will get its first glimpse of the effectiveness of $14.
Hurricane Isaac tops Louisiana levee on Katrina anniversary, heads for New Orleans
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 14:32:00 +0200independent-ie (en)
HURRICANE Isaac drove water over the top of a levee on the outskirts of New Orleans today, triggering life-threatening flooding seven years to the day after Hurricane Katrina, authorities said.
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 14:30:00 +0200reuters-af (en)
NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - Hurricane Isaac drove water over the top of a levee on the outskirts of New Orleans on Wednesday, triggering life-threatening flooding seven years to the day after Hurricane Katrina, authorities said.
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 14:29:00 +0200metrofrance (fr)
L'ouragan Isaac se rapprochait mercredi de La Nouvelle-Orléans, sept ans jour pour jour après...
Tiny ESA X-Cam Captures Image Of Big Isaac
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 14:27:00 +0200irishsun (en)
European Space Agency has equipped the Proba-2 with a tiny camera, no larger than an espresso cup, to capture images of Hurricane Isaac as it bears down towards Louisiana. The resulting image is a ...
Hurricane Isaac nears New Orleans, floods levee
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 14:26:00 +0200thenational (en)
Isaac's path: Empty towns, busy shelters, memories of Katrina
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 14:25:00 +0200cnn (en)
By 2 p.m. CT, before much rain had fallen, the river was already several feet higher than normal, resident and CNN iReporter Jim Yelverton said. And that was at low tide. "It's rising a lot faster than anyone expected," said Yelverton, who expressed fears that things could get much worse at high tide Wednesday morning.
Traumatisée, La Nouvelle-Orléans se prépare à l’arrivée d’Isaac
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 14:24:00 +0200loffice (fr)
L’ouragan Isaac se rapprochait mercredi 29 août de La Nouvelle-Orléans, sept ans jour pour jour après l’ouragan Katrina qui avait ravagé la ville et tué 1 800 personnes.
Isaac to Create ‘Significant Damage’ in New Orleans, NWS Says
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 14:24:00 +0200bloomberg (en)
Hurricane Isaac will cause significant damage to New Orleans as wind and rain lash the city today, according to Ken Graham, chief meteorologist at the National Weather Service New Orleans. “Isaac is skirting the coast and is half-inland, half- offshore, and as a result, has not weakened,” Graham said in a telephone interview today.
Les Louisianais fuient l'ouragan Isaac
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 14:23:00 +02007sur7 (fr)
A la suite d'une inondation soudaine provoquée par l'ouragan Isaac , les habitants de la paroisse louisianaise de Plaquemines, sur le littoral, au sud de La Nouvelle-Orléans, ont dû être évacués mercredi, ...
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 14:22:00 +0200newschannel5 (en)
Isaac was on the verge of becoming a full-blown hurricane Tuesday morning as it rolled over the Gulf of Mexico towards Louisiana, where residents in four states left boarded-up homes for inland shelter and New Orleans waited...
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 14:21:00 +0200leparisien (fr)
L'ouragan Isaac se rapprochait mercredi de La Nouvelle-Orléans, sept ans jour pour jour après Katrina, qui avait ravagé la ville, noyant sur son passage la Louisiane sous des trombes d'eau avec des...
Ouragan Isaac : une digue submergée, 420 000 foyers sans courant
Sept ans jour pour jour après Katrina, la Nouvelle-Orléans est de nouveau frappée par de violentes intempéries. Une digue de 3 mètres de haut construite n'a pas pu arrêter les montées d'eau...
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 14:21:00 +0200m6 (fr)
USA: déversant des trombes d´eau, Isaac se rapproche de La Nouvelle-Orléans
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 14:20:00 +0200nordlittoral (fr)
Hurricane Isaac breaches Louisiana levee on Katrina anniversary
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 14:19:00 +0200telegraph (en)
Hurricane Isaac drove water over the top of a levee on the outskirts of New Orleans on Wednesday, triggering life-threatening flooding seven years to the day after Hurricane Katrina, authorities said.
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 14:18:00 +0200lanouvellerepublique (fr)
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 14:18:00 +0200latimes (en)
Hurricane Isaac pushed water over a rural levee, knocked out power and flooded beach-front roads before dawn in Louisiana and Mississippi as it began a slow, drenching slog inland from the Gulf of Mexico with a newly fortified New Orleans in its path.
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 14:17:00 +0200lunion (fr)
Hurricane floods top levee on Louisiana coast
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 14:16:00 +0200geo-tv (en)
NEW ORLEANS: Rising waters from Hurricane Isaac have spilled over a levee south of New Orleans and inundated a res
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 14:12:00 +0200lamontagne (fr)
Hurricane Isaac Targets New Orleans
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 14:12:00 +0200voanews (en)
Hurricane Isaac is dumping heavy rains and battering the northern U.S. Gulf Coast with strong winds as it slowly crawls ashore and heads towards the city of New Orleans. The U.S. National Hurricane Center says the center of the storm will remain over the state of Louisiana through Thursday.
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 14:09:00 +0200LePoint (fr)
A la suite d'une inondation soudaine provoquée par l'ouragan Isaac , les habitants de la paroisse louisianaise de Plaquemines, sur le littoral, au sud de La Nouvelle-Orléans, ont dû être évacués mercredi, ont annoncé les autorités locales. A la suite d'une inondation soudaine provoquée par l'ouragan....
L'ouragan pourrait frapper La Nouvelle-Orléans sept ans jour pour jour après Katrina, un ouragan de catégorie 3 qui avait ravagé la ville le 29 août 2005, déclenchant l'une des pires catastrophes naturelles de l'histoire américaine, faisant quelque 1.800 morts dans l'ensemble de l'Etat.
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 14:09:00 +0200AP (en)
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Isaac was on the verge of becoming a full-blown hurricane Tuesday morning as it rolled over the Gulf of Mexico towards Louisiana, where residents in four states left boarded-up homes for inland shelter and New Orleans waited behind flood-defense levees strengthened after the devastating Katrina struck exactly seven years ago.
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 14:08:00 +0200guardian (en)
Hurricane Isaac hits south-east Louisiana as a category 1 storm with top wind speeds of 80mph on Tuesday – seven years, almost to the day, after Katrina hit
Egypt: military offensive in Sinai continues
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 14:08:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
Egypt's state news agency says the military has killed 11 militants in the volatile Sinai Peninsula over the past month as the offensive it launched in response to an Aug. 5 ambush on Egyptian soldiers continues.
Amsterdam airport part closed by WWII bomb scare
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Wed, 29 Aug 2012 14:07:00 +0200ladepeche (fr)
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 14:05:00 +0200laprovence (fr)
LA NOUVELLE-ORLEANS (Etats-Unis) (AFP) - A la suite d'une inondation soudaine provoquée par l'ouragan Isaac , les habitants de la paroisse louisianaise de Plaquemines, sur le littoral, au sud de La Nouvelle-Orléans, ont dû être évacués mercredi,...
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 14:01:00 +0200tv5 (fr)
A la suite d'une inondation soudaine provoquée par l'ouragan Isaac , les habitants de la paroisse louisianaise de Plaquemines, sur le littoral, au sud de La Nouvelle-Orléans, ont dû être évacués mercredi, ont annoncé les autorités locales.
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 13:59:00 +0200metrofrance (fr)
A la suite d'une inondation soudaine provoquée par l'ouragan Isaac , les habitants de la paroisse...
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 13:57:00 +0200courrier-picard (fr)
A la suite d'une inondation soudaine provoquée par l'ouragan Isaac , les habitants de la paroisse louisianaise de Plaquemines, sur le littoral, au sud de La Nouvelle-Orléans, ont dû être évacués mercredi, ont annoncé les autorités locales. Les e...
New Orleans mayor on Isaac: We're in "hunker-down phase"
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 13:56:00 +0200CBSnews (en)
More than 400,000 people without power in La.; National Guard, New Orleans police patrol city; Storm batters low-lying areas
Haiti: Hurricane Isaac hits Haiti
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 13:56:00 +0200reliefWeb (en)
Source: Concern Worldwide Country: Haiti Alan O'Reilly Tropical storm Isaac hit Haiti on Saturday. Concern Worldwide’s teams are working hard to assess the damage and help the people affected. Fortunately, we were given notice about the storm 36 hours before it struck.
Residents rescue neighbors in flooded Louisiana during Hurricane Isaac
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 13:54:00 +0200cnn (en)
Some residents braved floodwaters from Hurricane Isaac to rescue a few neighbors who had ignored a mandatory evacuation in part of Louisiana, a parish president told CNN on Wednesday.
Citywide Yard Sale Set For Murray, Kentucky
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 13:52:00 +0200newschannel5 (en)
Bargain hunters will be able to shop the whole city of Murray in September. That's when the southwestern Kentucky city will hold its Fall Citywide Yard Sale.
Hurricane Isaac set to hit New Orleans
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 13:51:00 +0200thesun (en)
THOUSANDS seek shelter from storm, seven years to the day that Hurricane Katrina battered the Louisiana city
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 13:51:00 +0200ibtimes-au (en)
News Orleans is 'secure' as Hurricane Issac hits Louisiana
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 13:49:00 +0200telegraph (en)
Louisiana governor Bobby Jindal urges people to stay in doors as Hurricane Issac hits the U.S Gulf coast but says city of New Orleans is "secure".
Hurricane Isaac floods house
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 13:47:00 +0200cnn (en)
CNN's Ed Lavandera describes weather conditions in Grand Isle, Louisiana, as Hurricane Isaac makes landfall.
L'ouragan Isaac frappe la Louisiane
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 13:43:00 +0200cyberpresse (fr)
Isaac a frappé la Louisiane dans la nuit de mardi à mercredi, causant des inondations...
Isaac pounds Gulf Coast
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 13:41:00 +0200CBSnews (en)
Category 1 hurricane, a big rainmaker, likely to arrive in New Orleans on 7th anniversary of much stronger Katrina
Men rob Ohio victim but make sure he has bus fare
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 13:38:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
Police say robbers who held up an Ohio man at gunpoint gave him back enough money for bus fare before running away.
Isaac nears New Orleans, floods rural la. levee
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'Penis-head' fish discovered in Vietnam
A new species of fish with a penis on its head has been identified in the Mekong Delta in Vietnam, researchers said on Wednesday.
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 13:37:00 +0200newschannel5 (en)
Gas Prices Rise As Hurricane Isaac Makes Landfall
Gas prices are on the rise and local volunteers are ready to help as Hurricane Isaac makes landfall on the Gulf Coast.
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 13:37:00 +0200rferl (en)
L'ouragan Isaac se rapproche de La Nouvelle-Orléans
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 13:35:00 +0200RTLFrance (fr)
L'ouragan Isaac se rapproche mercredi de La Nouvelle-Orléans, sept ans jour pour jour après Katrina, qui avait ravagé cette ville de Louisiane et tué 1.800 personnes. L'oeil de l'ouragan ne se trouvait plus qu'à 110 km au sud-est de la ville mercredi matin, et se dirigeant vers le nord-ouest, a....
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 13:33:00 +0200ABCnews (en)
Watch: Hurricane Isaac Makes Landfall
Storm slams into the Gulf coast with millions in its path, bringing massive flooding and tornadoes.
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 13:32:00 +0200ibtimes (en)
Isaac Overtops Louisiana Levee, Homes Flooded
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 13:32:00 +0200time (en)
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 13:28:00 +0200sbs (en)
New Orleans braces for the arrival of Hurricane Isaac , hoping its new flood defences will protect low-lying areas from storm surges.
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 13:22:00 +0200AP (en)
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Hurricane Isaac is lashing New Orleans as it approaches and pushing flood waters over a rural levee south of the city, where authorities believe some people may be trapped. The U.S. National Hurricane Center said the storm's center early Wednesday was about 50 miles south-southwest of New Orleans and moving slowly.
Phénomène météorologique L'ouragan Isaac arrive sur la Nouvelle-Orléans
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 13:16:00 +0200lessentiel-lu-fr (fr)
Isaac se rapproche mercredi de La Nouvelle-Orléans, sept ans jour pour jour après Katrina, qui avait ravagé la ville et tué 1 800 personnes.
EXCLUSIF AFP - Thibault, "alarmé" de la situation sociale, appelle à des mobilisations le 9 octobre
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 13:15:00 +0200tv5 (fr)
Le secrétaire général de la CGT, Bernard Thibault, a jugé alarmante mercredi, dans un entretien à l'AFP, la situation économique et sociale de la France.
Hurricane Isaac Pummels Louisiana; New Orleans Yet To Feel Brunt
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 13:15:00 +0200npr (en)
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 13:14:00 +0200channelnewsasia (en)
NEW ORLEANS: Hurricane Isaac bore down on New Orleans early Wednesday after making landfall, seven years to the day after Katrina devastated the "Big Easy" and killed hundreds along the US Gulf Coast.
Attacks in Iraq kill general and 4 others
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 13:07:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
Iraqi authorities say a one-star general is among five security officials who killed in a series of attacks.
Isaac nears New Orleans on Katrina date
Hurricane Isaac knocked out power, flooded Gulf-front roads and pushed water over the top of an 18-mile section of a rural Louisiana levee before dawn Wednesday as it began a slow, wet slog across the state with a newly fortified New Orleans in its path.
Oil falls below $112 as Isaac misses oil platforms
LONDON (Reuters) - Brent crude oil slipped below $112 per barrel on Wednesday as Hurricane Isaac , which hit land in Louisiana, left U.S. Gulf Coast oil production facilities without significant damage. U.S. energy companies have shut most facilities in the Gulf of Mexico, cutting the region's oil output by more than 90 percent.
Hurricane Isaac floods breach levee south of New Orleans
Rising waters from Hurricane Isaac have spilled over a levee south of New Orleans and inundated a residential area, a local official said Wednesday, as the storm bore down on the city seven years after Hurricane Katrina devastated the "Big Easy", killing hundreds along the US Gulf Coast.
Hurricane Isaac: Louisiana faces serious flooding as levee overflows
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 13:06:00 +0200guardian (en)
Officials search streets for residents who remained after evacuation order as storm pushes on towards New Orleans Low-lying areas in south-east Louisiana faced serious flooding on Wednesday as Hurricane Isaac began to slowly move inland and towards New Orleans.
Drought Pushing Beef Prices Higher
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 13:03:00 +0200ABCnews (en)
Despite the torrential rainfall in the South with Hurricane Isaac , servere drought is affecting the Midwest's beef, the rising prices of which are only expected to get worse.
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Isaac Waters Overtop Louisiana Levee, Homes Flooded
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 13:02:00 +0200time (en)
(NEW ORLEANS) — Hurricane Isaac knocked out power, flooded Gulf-front roads and pushed water over the top of an 18-mile section of a rural Louisiana levee before dawn Wednesday as it began a slow, wet slog across the state with a newly fortified New Orleans in its path.
Hurricane Isaac begins putting New Orleans to the test
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 13:02:00 +0200latimes (en)
Category 1 storm makes landfall and could dump heavy rain for two days. New Orleans' post-Katrina flood-control efforts should pay off, federal officials say.Hurricane Isaac struck the Gulf Coast on Tuesday evening hours before the seventh anniversary of catastrophic Katrina, packing 80-mph winds as....
L'ouragan Isaac a touché la Louisiane
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 12:58:00 +0200cyberpresse (fr)
L'ouragan Isaac a frappé la Louisiane dans la nuit de mardi à mercredi et se dirigeait...
Hurricane Isaac the path of the storm interactive
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 12:55:00 +0200irishsun (en)
As Hurricane Isaac makes landfall at Louisiana, we chart its likely path through seven southern states. Click on the cameras to see what Isaac looks like up close ...
Hurricane Isaac heads for New Orleans
Hurricane Isaac is beginning to move inland in southeast Louisiana and remains a Category 1 storm with top sustained winds of 129 kilometres per hour. The U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami ...
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 12:53:00 +0200smh (en)
New Orleans nervously waits on Isaac
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 12:51:00 +0200news_com_au (en)
HURRICANE Isaac has raked the Louisiana coast and is heading for a shuttered New Orleans, sending floodwaters surging and unleashing fierce winds.
Republicans nominate Mitt Romney for president
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 12:50:00 +0200hurriyetdailynews (en)
Republican delegates nominated Mitt Romney as their pick to unseat President Barack Obama...
Isaac waters top Louisiana levee, homes flooded
Authorities say storm surge driven by Hurricane Isaac is spilling over a levee in a thinly populated part of mostly rural Louisiana ...
Obama Campaigns With One Eye On Hurricane Isaac
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 12:44:00 +0200npr (en)
President Obama is continuing his two-day campaign tour of college campuses in Iowa, Colorado and Virginia. While he's away from the White House, aides say the president is very much in command of the response to Hurricane Isaac .
Traumatisée, La Nouvelle-Orléans se prépare à l'arrivée d'Isaac
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 12:41:00 +0200LeMonde (fr)
L'ouragan Isaac se rapprochait mercredi 29 août de La Nouvelle-Orléans, sept ans jour pour jour après l'ouragan Katrina qui avait ravagé la ville et tué 1 800 personnes.
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Video: ‘Howling’ hurricane winds, rain whip New Orleans
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 12:39:00 +0200msnbc (en)
The Weather Channel’s Jim Cantore and Stephanie Abrams, along with TODAY’s Al Roker, reports from New Orleans, where Hurricane Isaac has made landfall. (msnbc)
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 12:37:00 +0200newschannel5 (en)
Hurricane Isaac knocked out power, flooded Gulf-front roads and pushed water over the top of an 18-mile section of a rural Louisiana levee before dawn Wednesday as it began a slow, wet slog across the state with a newly...
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 12:35:00 +0200AP (en)
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Hurricane Isaac knocked out power, flooded Gulf-front roads and pushed water over the top of an 18-mile section of a rural Louisiana levee before dawn Wednesday as it began a slow, wet slog across the state with a newly fortified New Orleans in its path.
Isaac tests new levees
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 12:34:00 +0200cnn (en)
The fury of Isaac slammed into Louisiana with strong winds and pounding rain, generating the first real test early Wednesday of flood control systems and emergency services in New Orleans on the seventh anniversary of Hurricane Katrina.
Isaac Nears New Orleans on Katrina Date
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 12:32:00 +0200ABCnews (en)
Isaac Overtops Levee in Southeast Louisiana
The center of Hurricane Isaac made a second landfall over Port Fourchon, LA., early Wednesday while a levee was overtopped southeast of New Orleans. Emergency management officials in Plaquemines Parish reported "overtopping of a levee from Braithwaite to White Ditch," according to The National Weather Service.
New Orleans braced for Hurricane Isaac
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 12:27:00 +0200independent (en)
Under a darkening sky, Sergio Lobo-Navia was shuttering the windows of his picturesque home in the Tenth Ward of New Orleans yesterday, as rising winds and increasingly heavy rain showers heralded the imminent arrival of Hurricane Isaac .
Journalist arrested in computer hacking probe
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 12:25:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
Police arrested a journalist on Wednesday on suspicion of computer hacking as part of their wider investigation into alleged breaches of privacy.
Isaac nears New Orleans for Katrina anniversary
Hurricane Isaac was beginning to move inland in southeast Louisiana before dawn Wednesday on a slow, drenching slog toward New Orleans seven years to the day after the much stronger Katrina hit the city.
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KEY WEST, Fla. - Tropical Storm Isaac rolled over the open Gulf of Mexico on Monday, where it was expected to grow into a hurricane before hitting land somewhere between Louisiana and Florida and close to the seventh anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. Google+ users are buzzing about Federer,....
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 12:24:00 +0200ananova (en)
The full force of Hurricane Isaac has arrived in Louisiana after the storm made a second landfall in the state's south-east. Isaac is beginning to move inland toward New Orleans and its centre is expected to pass over Louisiana on Wednesday and Thursday, said the National Hurricane Centre in Miami.
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 12:23:00 +0200alertnet-rss (en)
Hurricane Isaac struck the United States at about 03:00 GMT on 29 August.
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 09:05 GMT Source: Content partner // Tropical Storm Risk Hurricane Isaac struck the United States at about 03:00 GMT on 29 August.Data supplied by the US National Hurricane Centersuggest that the point of landfall was near29.0 N,89.7 W.Isaac brought 1-minute maximum sustained winds to the region of around 129 km/h (80 mph).
Isaac makes second landfall along coast of southeast Louisiana- NHC
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 08:11 GMT Source: reuters // Reuters Aug 29 (Reuters) - Hurricane Isaac made a second landfall along the coast of Southeast Louisiana just west of Port Fourchon around 2:15 am CDT, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said. "Isaac has begun to move West-northwestward near 8 miles per....
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 12:18:00 +0200skynews (en)
Hurricane Isaac hits land for the second time and moves inland towards New Orleans seven years after Katrina devastated the city.
Hurricane Isaac floodwaters overtop Louisiana levee
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 12:18:00 +0200cnn (en)
Hurricane Isaac pounds Louisiana with strong winds and rain, leaving hundreds of thousands without power and overtopping a levee on the seventh anniversary of Katrina.
Isaac slams into southeast Louisiana; tests post-Katrina flood controls
The fury of Isaac slammed into southeast Louisiana with strong winds and pounding rain, generating the first real test early Wednesday of flood control systems and emergency services in New Orleans on the seventh anniversary of Hurricane Katrina.
The Learning Network Blog: 6 Q's About the News | Hurricane Isaac Reaches the Gulf Coast
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 12:16:00 +0200IHT (en)
6 Q's About the News | What did residents of the Gulf Coast do to prepare for Hurricane Isaac ?
Isaac heading slowly toward New Orleans
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 12:11:00 +0200CBSnews (en)
Category 1 hurricane likely to pass west of New Orleans and head for Baton Rouge; More than 200,000 without power
12-foot flood as Isaac's surge overtops miles of levee
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 12:09:00 +0200msnbc (en)
Hurricane Isaac made its second landfall in southeastern Louisiana early Wednesday, sending up to 12 feet of water into people’s homes as an 18-mile stretch of levee was overtopped.
Video: Isaac makes landfall in NOLA
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 12:06:00 +0200thenational (en)
Hurricane Isaac hit New Orleans, Louisiana early Wednesday.It was exactly seven years ago to the day that Hurricane Katrina devastated the Crescent City.
Hurricane Isaac Moves Inland
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 12:04:00 +0200wsj-en (en)
Hurricane Isaac was beginning to move inland in southeast Louisiana before dawn on a slow, drenching slog toward New Orleans seven years to the day after the much stronger Katrina hit the city.
Isaac in New Orleans for Katrina's 7th Anniversary
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 12:01:00 +0200time (en)
(NEW ORLEANS) — Hurricane Isaac was beginning to move inland in southeast Louisiana before dawn Wednesday on a slow, drenching slog toward New Orleans seven years to the day after the much stronger Katrina hit the city. The U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami said Isaac remained a Category 1....
Hurricane Isaac: Flood levee breached as 130kph winds batter Louisiana heading for New Orleans
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 11:59:00 +0200independent-ie (en)
WATER flowed over the top of a flood defence in southeast Louisiana early on Wednesday where Hurricane Isaac has caused huge rains, media reported.
Oil falls to $112 as Isaac avoids oil facilities
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 11:55:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
LONDON (Reuters) - Brent crude oil futures slipped to $112 per barrel on Wednesday as Hurricane Isaac , which hit land in Louisiana, left U.S. Gulf Coast oil production facilities without significant damage. U.S. energy companies have shut most facilities in the Gulf of Mexico, cutting the region's oil output by more than 90 percent.
L'ouragan Isaac menace La Nouvelle-Orléans
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 11:52:00 +02007sur7 (fr)
La tempête tropicale Isaac s'est transformée en ouragan et a touché l'extrême sud-est de la Louisiane, se dirigeant droit vers La Nouvelle-Orléans, sept ans quasiment jour pour jour après Katrina, qui ...
La Nouvelle-Orléans attend l'arrivée d'Isaac
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 11:52:00 +0200Liberation (fr)
L'ouragan, dont les vents soufflent déjà sur la plus grande ville de Louisiane, devrait l'atteindre dans les heures qui viennent.
Hurricane Isaac Beginning to Move Into Louisiana, NHC Says
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 11:52:00 +0200bloomberg (en)
Tropical Hurricane Isaac is beginning to move inland into southeast Louisiana, according to the U.S. National Hurricane Center. A storm surge of as much as 12 feet and a flood threat from heavy trains will probably continue today and tonight, the NHC said in an advisory on its website at 4:58 a.m. time.
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 11:51:00 +0200newschannel5 (en)
Isaac hits Louisiana at 130km/h
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 11:47:00 +0200iol (en)
Residents of New Orleans waited out another storm just hours shy of the 7th anniversary of the devastating Hurricane Katrina.
Isaac makes second landfall along coast of Louisiana
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 11:40:00 +0200jrep (en)
Hurricane Isaac made a second landfall along the coast of Southeast Louisiana just west of Port Fourchon around 2:15 am CDT, the US National Hurricane Center said. "Isaac has begun to move West-northwestward near 8 miles per hour (13 km/h), and a general Northwestward motion at a slower forward speed is expected later," the NHC said.
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 11:40:00 +0200AP (en)
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Hurricane Isaac was beginning to move inland in southeast Louisiana before dawn Wednesday on a slow, drenching slog toward New Orleans seven years to the day after the much stronger Katrina hit the city. The U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami said Isaac remained a Category....
Isaac moving, nears New Orleans on Katrina date
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 11:36:00 +0200newschannel5 (en)
Hurricane Isaac is beginning to move inland in southeast Louisiana and remains a Category 1 storm with top sustained winds of 80 miles per hour.
Hurricane Isaac: the path of the storm - interactive map
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 11:35:00 +0200guardian (en)
As hurricane Isaac makes landfall at Louisiana, we chart its likely path through seven southern states. Click on the cameras to see what Isaac looks like up close ... Paddy Allen
Hurricane Isaac Makes Second Landfall
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 11:34:00 +0200wsj-en (en)
Hurricane Isaac drove sheets of rain and gusting winds through the nearly deserted streets of New Orleans as a population mindful of the powerful punch dealt by Katrina seven years ago hunkered down.
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 11:33:00 +0200CBC (en)
Hurricane Isaac is beginning to move inland in southeast Louisiana towards New Orleans and remains a Category 1 storm with top sustained winds of 129 kilometres per hour.
Hurricane Isaac hits southeast Louisiana
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 11:32:00 +0200stabroeknews (en)
NEW ORLEANS, (Reuters) – Hurricane Isaac crashed ashore in southeast Louisiana yesterday, bringing high winds and soaking rains that pose the first test for multibillion-dollar flood defenses... View full article at stabroeknews.com
Isaac testing flood controls
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 11:31:00 +0200cnn (en)
Isaac Makes Second Landfall Over Louisiana
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 11:30:00 +0200ABCnews (en)
After making landfall in southeastern Louisiana, Hurricane Isaac has moved back out to see and expected to make another landfall around 2 a.m. near Grand Isle, LA., according to the National Hurricane Center.
Isaac makes 2nd landfall; 'deep flooding' expected
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 11:24:00 +0200msnbc (en)
The center of Hurricane Isaac made its second landfall in southeastern Louisiana early Wednesday, officials said.
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 11:24:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
Hurricane Isaac is beginning to move inland in southeast Louisiana and remains a category storm with top sustained winds of 80 miles per hour.
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Wed, 29 Aug 2012 11:23:00 +0200AP (en)
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Hurricane Isaac is beginning to move inland in southeast Louisiana and remains a category storm with top sustained winds of 80 miles per hour. The U.S. national Hurricane center in Miami said before dawn Wednesday that Isaac's center was expected to pass over Louisiana today and tomorrow and on to Arkansas early Friday.
Forecasters: Isaac begins to move inland in southeast Louisiana, top winds still at 80 mph
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 11:21:00 +0200newschannel5 (en)
Forecasters: Isaac begins to move inland in southeast Louisiana, top winds still at 80 mph.
As Romney gets GOP nod, future stars await
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 11:14:00 +0200CBC (en)
Mitt Romney, the newly minted Republican presidential nominee, will hear supportive speeches today from those who might try to follow his path to the nomination in the future.
Hurricane Isaac zeroes in on fortified New Orleans
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 11:13:00 +0200trust (en)
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 04:41 GMT Source: reuters // Reuters * Storm to hit city on 7th anniversary of Katrina * Nearly all Gulf of Mexico oil production halted * Storm surge causes flooding * Hurricane-force winds extend 60 miles from storm center By Scott Malone and Kathy Finn NEW ORLEANS, Aug 28....
Isaac producing dangerous storm surge along northern Gulf Coast - NHC
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 03:04 GMT Source: reuters // Reuters Aug 28 (Reuters) - Isaac is producing a dangerous storm surge along the northern Gulf Coast, and flooding from rainfall is to follow, the U.S National Hurricane Center said. The NHC replaced the Tropical Storm watch from west of Cameron,....
Hurricane bears down on fortified New Orleans on Katrina's anniversary
The hurricane will be the first test for multibillion-dollar flood defenses built after levees failed under Katrina's storm surge, leaving large parts of low-lying New Orleans swamped
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 02:42 GMT Source: member // Within hours of Hurricane Isaac 's landfall on August 28, AmeriCares AmeriCares first shipment of emergency aid will arrive to help displaced Gulf Coast families - 7 years to the day that Hurricane Katrina devastated the region.
Hurricane Isaac Bears Down on New Orleans
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 11:10:00 +0200thisdayonline (en)
Flood defences in New Orleans are being strengthened BBC Thousands of people have fled New Orleans as the city prepares for the arrival of Hurricane Isaac . The hurricane will hit the Louisiana city exactly seven years after it was devastated by Hurricane Katrina, but it is a much less powerful storm.
Isaac, devenu un ouragan, a touché les côtes américaines, et menace La Nouvelle-Orléans
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 11:10:00 +0200lamontagne (fr)
La tempête tropicale Isaac s'est transformée en ouragan et a touché l'extrême sud-est de la Louisiane, se dirigeant droit vers La Nouvelle-Orléans, sept ans quasiment jour pour jour après Katrina, qui avait ravagé la ville. L'ouragan a touché les côtes américaines à l'extrême sud-est de la Louisiane....
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 11:08:00 +0200LePoint (fr)
Isaac a la particularité d'avancer "lentement" si bien que les autorités craignent de fortes inondations, avec des précipitations de 25 à 40 centimètres "voire davantage", a affirmé à la presse le maire de La Nouvelle-Orléans, Mitch Landrieu. La tempête tropicale Isaac s'est transformée en ouragan....
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 11:06:00 +0200sundaymirror (en)
Hurricane Isaac: Man is entombed in 200-foot silo of dry cement that fills with rainwater from tropical storm
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 10:59:00 +0200dailymail (en)
Pierre Mezidor, 58, was atop the cement-manufacturing-facility silo in Medley, Fla., when its roof collapsed earlier this month. Rainwater from Hurricane Isaac poured into the suddenly-open tower, entombing the father-of-two in a gooey mush from which he is yet to be extracted
Hurricane Isaac heads for New Orleans after landfall
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 10:57:00 +0200sbs (en)
Hurricane Isaac on made landfall in extreme southeastern Louisiana, generating a 'dangerous storm surge' that was striking the northern Gulf Coast, US forecasters said.
Isaac Makes Second Landfall In Louisiana
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 10:53:00 +0200ananova (en)
The full force of Hurricane Isaac has arrived in Louisiana after the storm made a second landfall in the state's south-east. Isaac reached hurricane strength earlier on Tuesday with winds of up to 80mph when it crossed the coast at Plaquemines Parish, about 90 miles south east of New Orleans.
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 10:52:00 +0200la-croix (fr)
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 10:51:00 +0200lanouvellerepublique (fr)
La tempête tropicale Isaac s'est transformée en ouragan et a touché l'extrême sud-est de la Louisiane, se dirigeant droit vers La Nouvelle-Orléans, sept ans quasiment jour pour jour après Katrina, qui avait ravagé la ville.
Isaac testing post-Katrina flood controls
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 10:49:00 +0200irishsun (en)
>Have you been affected by Isaac ? Share your photos here.(CNN) -- The fury of Isaac slammed into Louisiana with strong winds and pounding rain, generating the first real test early Wednesday of ...
Hurricane Isaac makes landfall on Louisiana coast
Hurricane Isaac came ashore Tuesday night west of the Mississippi River, arriving as a lumbering and large storm that threatened residents from Louisiana to the Florida Panhandle. Early reports from ...
Isaac heads towards New Orleans
Hurricane Isaac has lashed the Louisiana coast and is heading for a shuttered New Orleans, sending floodwaters surging and unleashing fierce winds.Residents of New Orleans waited out another storm ...
Obama hits the road
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 10:46:00 +0200kenyalondonnews (en)
President Barack Obama on Tuesday hopes to siphon some headlines from what he sees as rival Mitt Romney's "convention reinvention" in Florida, hitting states that are key to his political fate. Obama will break with tradition and campaign hard through several days of the Republican nominating....
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 10:46:00 +0200skynews (en)
Hurricane Isaac hits land for the second time and is heading for New Orleans seven years after Katrina devastated the city.
Hurricane heads for New Orleans
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 10:44:00 +0200irishexaminer (en)
Hurricane Isaac has lashed the Louisiana coast and is heading for a shuttered New Orleans, sending floodwaters surging and unleashing fierce winds.
Hurricane Isaac makes second landfall in Louisiana
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 10:43:00 +0200cnn (en)
Hurricane Isaac slams into Louisiana with strong winds and pounding rain in the first real test of New Orleans' levee system on the seventh anniversary of Katrina.
Refining margins rise as China slows exports
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 10:42:00 +0200gulfnews (en)
Launceston: If there’s one group of people happy at China’s slowing economic growth it’s likely to be refiners in Asia, who continue to benefit from strong margins as Chinese competitors limit fuel exports. The profit from making gasoil, or diesel, in Asia rose to the highest in 14 months on....
Hurricane Isaac 2012: Fierce Winds, Heavy Rains Strike Gulf Coast; Weather Forecasts Predict Hurricane To Last Two More Days (PHOTOS)
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 10:41:00 +0200ibtimes-au (en)
After raking Louisiana coast, Hurricane Isaac struck the Gulf Coast at 80-mph winds as the outer bands of hurricane-force winds and dangerous storm surge battered New Orleans, Los Angeles Times reported.
Hurricane Isaac sets sights on New Orleans
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 10:40:00 +0200CBC (en)
Hurricane Isaac swallowed parts of the swamps south of New Orleans early Wednesday on its way toward the newly fortified city, as people across the region opted to ride it out despite its torrential rains, 130 km/h winds and spooky timing — the seventh anniversary of Hurricane Katrina.
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 10:39:00 +0200jpost (en)
Hurricane Isaac makes 2nd landfall on La. coast
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 10:38:00 +0200msnbc (en)
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 10:38:00 +0200icWales (en)
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 10:37:00 +0200ibtimes-in (en)
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 10:37:00 +0200ibtimes-uk (en)
Isaac in New Orleans for Katrina's 7th anniversary
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 10:36:00 +0200AP (en)
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Hurricane Isaac swallowed parts of the swamps south of New Orleans early Wednesday on its way toward the newly fortified city, as people across the region opted to ride it out despite its torrential rains, 80 mph winds and spooky timing — the seventh anniversary of Hurricane Katrina.
Isaac slams into southeast Louisiana; tests New Orleans' post-Katrina flood controls
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 10:36:00 +0200cnn (en)
Haïti : La tempête tropicale Isaak souligne le besoin urgent de vider les camps
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 10:33:00 +0200reliefweb-headlines (fr)
Mardi, 28 août 2012 Port au Prince : La réponse de l'OIM à la tempête tropicale Isaac , qui a frappé Haïti ce week-end, a été rapide et coordonnée. Grâce à cette dernière, les personnes les plus vulnérables vivant dans les camps ont été évacuées bien avant que la tempête ne frappe le pays.
La Nouvelle-Orléans se prépare au passage d'Isaac
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 10:32:00 +0200euronews-fr (fr)
Passé de tempête à ouragan de catégorie 1, Isaac a désormais atteint les côtes de la Louisiane au sud des Etats-Unis, porté par des vents de 135 à…
Hurricane heads for New Zealand
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 10:29:00 +0200breakingnews-ie (en)
Isaac inches towards New Orleans as a ‘hurricane’
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 10:25:00 +0200timesofmalta (en)
Slowing-moving tropical storm Isaac closed in on the US Gulf Coast yesterday and was expected to make landfall as a full-blown hurricane in the New Orleans area, seven years after the city was devastated by Hurricane Katrina. Isaac’s winds, rain and storm surge could pose a major test of New....
Ukraine: la cour de cassation confirme la condamnation de Timochenko
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 10:25:00 +0200lamontagne (fr)
La Cour de cassation ukrainienne rend mercredi sa décision sur le pourvoi de l'ex-Première ministre Ioulia Timochenko contre sa condamnation à sept ans de prison pour abus de pouvoir, une affaire critiquée par de nombreux pays occidentaux qui y voient une affaire politique.
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 10:24:00 +0200tv3-ie (en)
Hurricane Isaac is heading towards New Orleans and is lashing coastal areas of the US Gulf Coast with winds of up to 130 km per hour.
Hurricane Isaac heads to New Orleans, seven years after Katrina
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 10:22:00 +0200euronews-en (en)
Hurricane Isaac has surged ashore on America's Gulf Coast, packing high winds and heavy rain, with New Orleans in its sights. All eyes are on the…
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 10:21:00 +0200newschannel5 (en)
Hurricane Isaac swallowed parts of the swamps south of New Orleans early Wednesday on its way toward the newly fortified city, as people across the region opted to ride it out despite its torrential rains, 80 mph winds and...
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 10:20:00 +0200ibtimes (en)
Ouragan Isaac : 200 000 foyers sans électricité à la Nouvelle-Orléans
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 10:18:00 +0200leparisien (fr)
L'ouragan Isaac est entré en Louisiane et a commencé a frapper la Nouvelle-Orléans causant des plus torrentielles cette nuit. Le fournisseur d'électricité Entergy Louisiane rapporte des coupures de...
Regardez l'actualité
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 10:17:00 +0200Liberation (fr)
PARLEZ MOI D'AMOUR - Ann Romney, l'épouse du candidat républicain à la Maison Blanche, a charmé mardi soir la convention de son parti réunie à Tampa (Floride), en venant lui "parler d'amour", mais surtout de "l'homme dont l'Amérique a besoin", son mari Mitt Romney.
Hurricane Isaac hits Louisiana with 130 kph winds
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 10:15:00 +0200newstalk (en)
Hurricane Isaac has reached the Louisiana coastline as it spins its way towards New Orleans. Exactly 7 years after being devastated by Hurricane Katrina the city has closed its floodgates hoping to limit the damage from the storm. US President Barack Obama is warning people in the southern United States to take Hurricane Isaac seriously.
Mitt Romney becomes Republican presidential nominee
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 10:15:00 +0200myjoyonline (en)
Mitt Romney has been officially selected as the Republican presidential nominee at the party's national convention in Tampa, Florida.
While Campaigning, Obama Keeps Eye On Isaac
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 10:14:00 +0200npr (en)
With the GOP convention about to get under way, President Obama is on the road this week. He made the first of three stops to college campuses this morning. Scott Horsley was there and talks to Audie Cornish.
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 10:14:00 +0200argus (en)
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 10:13:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
Hurricane Isaac swallowed parts of the swamps south of New Orleans early Wednesday on its way toward the newly fortified city, as people across the region opted to ride it out despite its torrential rains, 80 mph winds and spooky timing — the seventh anniversary of Hurricane Katrina.
Hurricane Isaac lurched towards New Orleans early Wednesday after making landfall, seven years to the day after Hurricane Katrina devastated the "Big Easy" and killed hundreds along the US Gulf Coast.
Die-hards brave hurricane to drink on Bourbon Street
A few dozen die-hards braved the rains and winds of Hurricane Isaac to party in the famed French Quarter, but they found Bourbon Street -- and most of New Orleans -- nearly empty.
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 10:12:00 +0200tv5 (fr)
La Cour de cassation ukrainienne a rejeté mercredi le pourvoi de l'ex-Première ministre Ioulia Timochenko, confirmant ainsi sa condamnation à sept ans de prison pour abus de pouvoir, a rapporté l'agence Interfax.
INTEMPÉRIES : Sept ans après Katrina, l'ouragan Isaac touche les côtes de la Louisiane
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 10:09:00 +0200france24 (fr)
L'ouragan Isaac se dirigeait vers La Nouvelle-Orléans, en Louisiane, encore marquée par le passage meurtrier de Katrina en 2005. Dans la nuit de mardi à mercredi, près de 130 000 habitants de la ville étaient privés d'électricité.
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 10:09:00 +0200belfasttelegraph (en)
Hurricane hits fortified New Orleans on Katrina anniversary
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 10:09:00 +0200jrep (en)
NEW ORLEANS - Hurricane Isaac lashed southern Louisiana with high winds and heavy rains on Wednesday and was set for a late-morning arrival in New Orleans, seven years to the day after Hurricane Katrina devastated the city. Isaac is the first hurricane to make landfall in the United States this season.
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 10:08:00 +0200channelnewsasia (en)
NEW ORLEANS: Hurricane Isaac lurched towards New Orleans early Wednesday after making landfall, seven years to the day after Hurricane Katrina devastated the "Big Easy" and killed hundreds along the US Gulf Coast.
Mitt Romney becomes official GOP candidate at last
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 10:05:00 +0200guardian (en)
Ann Romney makes Tampa convention pitch to women while Chris Christie invokes a GOP-led 'second American century' Mitt Romney's White House campaign was back on schedule on Tuesday night after he was formally nominated as the Republican presidential candidate and the party's national convention managed to complete a full day of business.
Hurricane Isaac makes landfall in Louisiana as category 1 storm
New Orleans mayor Mitch Landrieu warns residents 'we're in the hunker-down phase' as city waits for storm surge and flooding Tuesday's Isaac developments Hurricane Isaac made landfall as a category 1 storm with top wind speeds of 80mph Tuesday in extreme south-eastern Louisiana, where authorities....
Sept ans après Katrina, l’ouragan Isaac se dirige vers La Nouvelle-Orléans
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 10:04:00 +0200OuestFrance (fr)
La Nouvelle-Orléans se prépare ce mardi - sept ans après l’ouragan Katrina, qui avait ravagé la ville - à l’arrivée de la tempête Isaac ,...
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 10:04:00 +0200sligochampion (en)
7 ans après Katrina, la Nouvelle-Orléans se prépare au passage d'Isaac
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 10:00:00 +0200euronews-fr (fr)
World oil prices on the rise due to Isaac
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 09:59:00 +0200ruvr-en (en)
World oil prices rose on Wednesday as Hurricane Isaac approached the US Gulf Coast, prompting energy companies to close down oil production platforms and refineries in the region.
Ouragan Isaac : 300 000 foyers privés d'électricité à La Nouvelle-Orléans
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 09:59:00 +0200sudouest (fr)
[PHOTOS + VIDEOS] L'oeil de l'ouragan se trouve actuellement à moins d'une centaine de kilomètres au sud-est de la ville de Louisiane. Les eaux sont montées de 2,40 mètres par endroits. La tempête tropicale Isaac s'est transformée en ouragan mardi et se dirigeait droit vers La Nouvelle-Orléans, où il était attendu dans la.
The Note's Must-Reads for Wednesday, August 29, 2012
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 09:58:00 +0200ABCnews (en)
The Note’s Must-Reads are a round-up of today’s political headlines and stories from ABC News and the top U.S. newspapers. Posted Monday through Friday right here at www.abcnews.com Compiled by ABC News Jayce Henderson, Carrie Halperin, and Will Cantine PRESIDENT OBAMA: ABC News’ Mary Bruce:...
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 09:58:00 +0200independent-ie (en)
New Orleans awaits Isaac 08:27 Hurricane to test city's new levee system as flooding expected through coasts of four states
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 09:58:00 +0200irishtimes (en)
Hurricane Isaac has lashed the Louisiana coast and is heading for a shuttered New Orleans, sending floodwaters surging and unleashing fierce winds. Residents of New Orleans waited out another storm just hours shy of the seventh anniversary of the devastating Hurricane Katrina.
Isaac, devenu un ouragan, a touché les côtes américaines, menace La Nouvelle-Orléans
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 09:57:00 +0200varmatin (fr)
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 09:56:00 +0200lepays-fr (fr)
La tempête tropicale Isaac s'est transformée en ouragan et a touché l'extrême sud-est de la Louisiane, se dirigeant droit vers La Nouvelle-Orléans, sept ans quasiment jour pour jour après Katrina, qui avait ravagé la ville. AFP
250,000 without power around New Orleans
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 09:55:00 +0200upi (en)
NEW ORLEANS, Aug. 29 (UPI) -- Hurricane Isaac moved slowly along the Louisiana coast early Wednesday, making dangerous storm surges and flooding and leaving 250,000 customers with no power.
Isaac's fury tests New Orleans' post-Katrina flood controls
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 09:55:00 +0200cnn (en)
Sept ans après Katrina, l'ouragan Isaac frappe la Nouvelle-Orléans
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 09:48:00 +0200leparisien (fr)
L'ouragan Isaac est entré en Louisiane et a commencé a frappé la Nouvelle-Orléans causant des plus torrentielles cette nuit. Le fournisseur d'électricité Entergy Louisiane rapporte des coupures de...
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 09:48:00 +0200dailystar-LB (en)
Hurricane Isaac rakes Louisiana coast and heads for a shuttered New Orleans, sending floodwaters surging and unleashing fierce winds.
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 09:48:00 +0200drogheda-independent (en)
[News] Morning Update
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 09:45:00 +0200newstalk (en)
1. Hurricane Isaac has reached the Louisiana coastline, with winds of up to 80 miles per hour The storm will hit New Orleans in the coming hours – on the seventh anniversary of Hurricane Katrina which left the city devastated. The city has closed its floodgates in a bid to ensure it’s adequately prepared this time.
Hurricane Issac Touches down in Louisiana
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 09:43:00 +0200clare (en)
Hurricane Isaac has reached the Louisiana coastline, with winds of up to 80 miles per hour. The storm will hit New Orleans in the coming hours - on the seventh anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, which left the city devastated. The city has closed its floodgates in a bid to ensure it's adequately prepared this time.
Syrie: Assad reconnaît que son régime n'a pas encore gagné la bataille
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 09:42:00 +0200tv5 (fr)
Le président Bachar al-Assad a reconnu que son régime n'avait pas encore gagné la bataille qu'il mène contre les rebelles et que ce combat prendra prendra "du temps", selon des extraits d'une interview diffusés mercredi.
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 09:42:00 +0200thestar-my (en)
NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - Hurricane Isaac lashed southern Louisiana with high winds and heavy rains on Wednesday and was set for a late-morning arrival in New Orleans, seven years to the day after Hurricane Katrina devastated the city.
New CEO Marissa Mayer starts cracking the whip at Yahoo
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 09:42:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
Yahoo (YHOO) employees had better enjoy the free iPhones and all the free food they’ll be getting at Yahoo company cafeterias because it seems they’re going to be working a lot of late nights. Business Insider reports that new Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer is letting Yahoo employees know that they’re....
In drought, drillers even offering water witching
Drought is keeping drillers busy this summer as thousands of old wells dry up and new ones need to be sunk.
Militants attack Pakistan army post, kill 9 troops
A Pakistani military official says Taliban militants attacked an army post near the Afghan border, killing nine soldiers.
Brent slips toward $112, Isaac may spare energy assets
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Brent crude futures slipped towards $112 per barrel on Wednesday on expectations Hurricane Isaac , which hit land in Louisiana, would spare Gulf Coast oil production facilities from significant damage. The U.S. energy industry has shut most facilities in the Gulf of Mexico,....
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 09:41:00 +0200corkman (en)
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 09:38:00 +0200corsematin (fr)
Les républicains investissent Romney pour affronter Obama
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 09:34:00 +0200eitb-fr (fr)
Le parti républicain a officiellement investi Mitt Romney comme son candidat à l'élection présidentielle américaine du 6 novembre face à Barack Obama.
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 09:34:00 +0200herald-ie (en)
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 09:28:00 +0200reuters-af (en)
Isaac makes landfall in Louisiana, over 170,000 without power
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 09:28:00 +0200thehindu (en)
Hurricane Isaac made landfall in the US state of Louisiana, bringing high winds, soaking rains and posing the first test for the costly flood-protection system built after the devastation of Hurri...
Isaac : direction la Nouvelle-Orléans sept ans après Katrina
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 09:27:00 +0200metrofrance (fr)
Sept ans jour pour jour après le passage de Katrina, la Nouvelle Orléans s'apprête à subir les...
Isaac Slows in Gulf, Rain Pounds New Orleans
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 09:26:00 +0200ABCnews (en)
After making landfall in southeastern Louisiana, the center of Hurricane Isaac has moved back out to sea and stalled off the coast of Grand Isle, LA., according to the National Hurricane Center. As of 2 a.m. ET, Isaac has put on the brakes and the center of the hurricane will sit in the Gulf of....
Hurricane Isaac makes landfall in La.
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 09:25:00 +0200AP (en)
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Hurricane Isaac raked the Louisiana coast and headed for a shuttered New Orleans late Tuesday, with brutal timing that made up for much of what it lacked in punch. Just hours shy of the seventh anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, Isaac's approach left deserted streets from New....
Typhoon Isaac gathers force, tronsforming into hurricane and lands on Louisianana State, USA
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 09:24:00 +0200bna (en)
Miami: August 29 – (BNA) Tropical typhoon Isaac reached its most hazardous phase setting off high waves alongside northern coast of the American gulf.
Somalia lawmakers select new speaker
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 09:24:00 +0200channelafrica (en)
Somalia's parliament Tuesday elected former labor minister Mohamed Osman Jawari as the new speaker, a key step toward the election of a president and the country's transition from a failed state to a nation with an effective government.
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 09:21:00 +0200alertnet-rss (en)
Hurricane Isaac struck the United States at about 21:00 GMT on 28 August.
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 03:00 GMT Source: Content partner // Tropical Storm Risk Hurricane Isaac struck the United States at about 21:00 GMT on 28 August.Data supplied by the US National Hurricane Centersuggest that the point of landfall was near28.7 N,89.2 W.Isaac brought 1-minute maximum sustained winds to the region of around 129 km/h (80 mph).
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 06:37 GMT Source: reuters // Reuters * Storm to hit city seven years after Katrina * Nearly all Gulf of Mexico oil production halted * Storm surge causes flooding * Hurricane-force winds extend 60 miles from storm center By Scott Malone and Kathy Finn NEW ORLEANS, Aug 29 (Reuters)....
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 02:17 GMT Source: reuters // Reuters * Massive floodgate part of New Orleans' beefed-up defenses * Nearly all Gulf of Mexico oil production halted * Storm surge causes flooding * Hurricane-force winds extend 60 miles from center By Scott Malone and Kathy Finn NEW ORLEANS, Aug 28....
Oil Declines From One-Week High on Isaac Landfall, G-7 Statement
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 09:20:00 +0200bloomberg (en)
Oil fell from the highest closing price in a week in New York after Hurricane Isaac made landfall in the U.S. and industrialized nations expressed concern that elevated prices may threaten the global economic recovery. Futures slipped as much as 0.7 percent after Isaac struck the coast of southeastern Louisiana .
Isaac se transforme en ouragan, l'état d'urgence décrété à La Nouvelle-Orléans
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 09:19:00 +0200la-croix (fr)
La tempête tropicale Isaac s'est transformée en ouragan mardi 28 août en soirée et se dirigeait droit vers La Nouvelle-Orléans, où il était attendu dans la nuit, sept ans quasiment jour pour jour après Katrina, qui avait ravagé la ville. L'ouragan a touché les côtes américaines à l'extrême sud-est....
Hurricane Isaac stalls along the Louisiana and Gulf coasts
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 09:16:00 +0200usaToday (en)
Isaac , now full-blown hurricane, made landfall in southeast Louisiana on Tuesday night and went back out to the Gulf.
Hurricane Isaac Hits US Gulf Coast and Heads to New Orleans [PHOTOS]
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 09:16:00 +0200ibtimes (en)
Hurricane Isaac Heads For New Orleans after Landfall
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 09:14:00 +0200naharnet-en (en)
Hurricane Isaac lurched towards New Orleans early Wednesday after making landfall, seven years to the day after Hurricane Katrina devastated the "Big Easy" and killed hundreds along the U.S. Gulf Coast. Isaac, which reached hurricane strength earlier in the day and was packing maximum sustained....
Republicans turn to Romney to defeat Obama
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 09:11:00 +0200gulfnews (en)
Tampa, Florida: Republicans bestowed their presidential nomination on Mitt Romney on Tuesday, turning to the former Massachusetts governor and multi-millionaire businessman as their hope for driving Barack Obama from the White House and ushering in a new era of small-government conservatism.
Isaac 's approach left deserted streets from New Orleans' famous French Quarter to Tampa
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 09:10:00 +0200AP (en)
INTEMPÉRIES : Sept ans après Katrina, l'ouragan Isaac frappe la Louisiane
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 09:08:00 +0200france24 (fr)
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 09:08:00 +0200cnn (en)
Mitt Romney officially clinched the GOP presidential nomination, then watched his wife deliver a political broadside with a personal touch at the Republican National Convention that seeks to portray the multimillionaire former businessman as a champion of working-class Americans who struggle under the policies of President Barack Obama.
Hurricane Isaac tests New Orleans' levees
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 09:08:00 +0200ibtimes-au (en)
Hurricane Isaac lashed southern Louisiana with high winds and heavy rains on Wednesday and was set for a late-morning arrival in New Orleans, seven years to the day after Hurricane Katrina devastated the city.
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 09:06:00 +0200ibtimes-in (en)
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 09:06:00 +0200ibtimes-uk (en)
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 09:05:00 +0200jpost (en)
Romney to fly early to GOP convention
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 09:04:00 +0200ChinaPost (en)
(ChinaPost.com.tw) - Mitt Romney is set to fly to Florida on Tuesday, two days earlier than expected, as he seeks to prevent Tropical Storm Isaac from overshadowing his coronation as the Republican presidential nominee.
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 09:00:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - Hurricane Isaac lashed southern Louisiana with high winds and heavy rains on Wednesday and was set for a late-morning arrival in New Orleans, seven years to the day after Hurricane Katrina devastated the city. Isaac is the first hurricane to make landfall in the United States this season.
NYC man faces sentencing for dismembering boy
The man who admitted to kidnapping, killing and dismembering an 8-year-old Orthodox Jewish boy from Brooklyn is facing a prison sentence of 40 years to life in prison.
Celebration and mourning in Vt. a year after Irene
Bells have been ringing across Vermont on the first anniversary of the remnants of Hurricane Irene, one of the greatest natural disasters to hit the state.
Republicans nominate Romney as their hope to drive Obama out of White House
TAMPA, Fla. - Republicans handed their presidential nomination to Mitt Romney, turning to the former Massachusetts governor and multi-millionaire businessman as their hope for removing Barack Obama from the White House and ushering in a new era of small-government conservatism.
Study: Condemned inmates go for comfort foods
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — On death row , last meals tend to be high in calories and heavy on meat. Cornell University researchers who studied 193 last meal requests in the United States found that french fries, soda, ice cream , hamburgers, chicken, steak and pie were commonly requested items. No surprise: Many last-meal requests are tasty but unhealthy.
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 08:59:00 +0200reuters (en)
Romney's our man, say Republicans
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 08:57:00 +0200breakingnews-ie (en)
Republicans bestowed their presidential nomination on Mitt Romney, turning to the former Massachusetts governor and multi-millionaire businessman to drive Barack Obama from the White House and usher in a new era of small-government conservatism.
Hurricane Isaac strikes Louisiana
Hurricane Isaac made landfall in south-east Louisiana today, with winds of nearly 80mph.
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 08:56:00 +0200bna-en (en)
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 08:55:00 +0200nordeclair (fr)
La tempête tropicale Isaac s'est transformée en ouragan et a touché l'extrême sud-est de la Louisiane, se dirigeant droit vers La Nouvelle-Orléans, sept ans quasiment jour pour jour après Katrina, qui avait ravagé la ville. » Lire la suite...
Attentats de Bombay: peine de mort confirmée pour le seul survivant du commando
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 08:55:00 +0200lamontagne (fr)
La cour suprême indienne a confirmé mercredi, au terme d'un examen en appel, la condamnation à mort du seul survivant du commando responsable des attentats de Bombay en 2008, qui avaient fait 166 morts et plus de 300 blessés. - Punit Paranjpe/AFP "Nous n'avons pas d'autre option que de prononcer la....
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 08:54:00 +0200nicematin (fr)
L'ouragan Isaac a atteint les côtes de la Louisiane
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 08:51:00 +0200alvinet (fr)
LA NOUVELLE-ORLEANS (Reuters) - L'ouragan Isaac a atteint les côtes de l'extrême sud-est de la Louisiane, charriant des vents forts et des pluies battantes, a... Source : Boursier - Articles similaires
Syrie: 27 morts dans un attentat près de Damas, pilonnage de bastions rebelles
Une voiture piégée a explosé lors de funérailles mardi dans une banlieue de Damas favorable au régime faisant 27 morts, au moment où l'armée bombardait des... Source : TV5 Monde - Articles similaires
La tempête tropicale Isaac s'est transformée en ouragan et a touché l'extrême sud-est de la... Source : Metro - Articles similaires
L'actualité du mercredi 29 août
ETATS-UNIS - L’ouragan Isaac fait craindre le pire. Il se dirigeait hier soir droit vers La Nouvelle-Orléans, ville déjà ravagée par Katrina le 29 août 2005, il y a 7 ans jour pour jour. Dans la journée, les rues étaient vides. Sous des trombes d’eau et un fort vent, les habitants avaient, pour....
L'ouragan Isaac a atteint les côtes de l'extrême sud-est de la Louisiane, charriant des vents forts et des pluies battantes, a annoncé mercredi matin le Centre national des ouragans (NHC). Le NHC a précisé plus tard dans la matinée qu'Isaac, classé en catégorie 1, la plus faible, provoquait une onde....
Isaac en route vers la Louisiane après avoir menacé la convention républicaine
Isaac a la particularité d'avancer 'lentement' si bien que les autorités craignent de fortes inondations, avec des précipitations de 25 à 40 centimètres 'voire... Source : Yahoo! Actualités - Articles similaires
La tempête tropicale Isaac s'est transformée en ouragan et a touché l'extrême sud-est de la Louisiane, se dirigeant droit vers La Nouvelle-Orléans, sept ans... Source : TV5 Monde - Articles similaires
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 08:51:00 +0200cnn (en)
La Nouvelle-Orléans se prépare à l'arrivée d'Isaac
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 08:50:00 +0200LePoint (fr)
La tempête tropicale Isaac s'est transformée en ouragan mardi et se dirigeait droit vers La Nouvelle-Orléans, où il était attendu dans la nuit, sept ans quasiment jour pour jour après Katrina, qui avait ravagé la ville. L'ouragan a touché les côtes américaines à l'extrême sud-est de la Louisiane....
LA NOUVELLE-ORLEANS (Reuters) - L'ouragan Isaac a atteint les côtes de l'extrême sud-est de la Louisiane, charriant des vents forts et des pluies battantes, a annoncé mercredi matin le Centre national des ouragans (NHC). Le NHC a précisé plus tard dans la matinée qu'Isaac, classé en catégorie 1, la....
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 08:47:00 +0200lest-eclair (fr)
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 08:46:00 +0200irishsun (en)
Hurricane Isaac has surged ashore in southern Louisiana, packing high winds and heavy rains, and was set to hit New Orleans seven years to the day after Hurricane Katrina devastated the ...
Hurricane Isaac rakes Louisiana on Katrina anniversary
Photo credit: AP | An unidentified Okaloosa County Deputy Sheriff stands next to the Jetty East condominium in Destin, Fla. Although Isaac made landfall ...
'Isaac' makes landfall
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 08:45:00 +0200iafrica (en)
Hurricane Isaac made landfall in Louisiana, seven years after Katrina devastated the state.
Hurricane Isaac hits Louisiana
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 08:44:00 +0200newstalk (en)
Hurricane Isaac has reached the Louisiana coastline as it spins its way towards New Orleans. Exactly seven years after being devastated by Hurricane Katrina, the city has closed its floodgates – hoping to limit the damage from the storm. President Obama is warning people in the southern United States to take Hurricane Isaac seriously – [.
'Don't tempt fate', warns Obama as Isaac approaches
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 08:41:00 +0200france24-en (en)
President Barack Obama warned residents in the path of Hurricane Isaac to heed warnings and evacuate if instructed by authorites to do so, as the storm tore westward along the same route that Hurricane Katrina took seven years ago.
USA: Isaac slams Louisiana coast, heads for New Orleans
Hurricane Isaac struck the coast of southern Louisiana Tuesday evening local time, sending residents fleeing for shelter and cutting power to more than 200,000 homes and businesses before heading for New Orleans.
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 08:40:00 +0200lalsace (fr)
Actualisé à 08h12.- La tempête tropicale Isaac s'est transformée en ouragan et a touché l'extrême sud-est de la Louisiane, se dirigeant droit vers La Nouvelle-Orléans, sept ans quasiment jour pour jour après Katrina, qui avait ravagé la ville.
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 08:39:00 +0200bbc (en)
The US city of New Orleans braces for the arrival of Hurricane Isaac , hoping its new flood defences will protect low-lying areas from storm surges.
Isaac makes landfall in Lousiana, over 170,000 without power
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 08:39:00 +0200deccanherald (en)
Hurricane Isaac made landfall in the US state of Louisiana, bringing high winds, soaking rains and posing the first test for the costly flood-protection system built after the devastation of Hurricane Katrina that killed over 18,000 people in 2005. Isaac, which was upgraded from tropical storm to....
L'ouragan Isaac a touché les côtes américaines au sud-est de la Louisiane
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 08:38:00 +0200corsematin (fr)
L'ouragan Isaac a touché les côtes américaines à l'extrême sud-est de la Louisiane, ont annoncé mardi soir les météorologues du Centre de surveillance des ouragans américain (NHC). "Des vents forts et une dangereuse montée des eaux le long de la côte au nord du golfe" du Mexique sont attendus, a précisé le NHC.
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 08:37:00 +0200bbc-news (en)
Hurricane Isaac hits New Orleans with 130kph winds
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 08:28:00 +0200independent-ie (en)
HURRICANE Isaac surged ashore in southern Louisiana early today, packing high winds and heavy rains, and was set to hit New Orleans seven years to the day after Hurricane Katrina devastated the city.
Isaac producing dangerous storm surge along northern Gulf Coast
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 08:25:00 +0200ynetnews (en)
Isaac is producing a dangerous storm surge along the northern Gulf Coast, and flooding from rainfall is to follow, the US National Hurricane Center said. The NHC replaced the Tropical Storm watch from west of Cameron, Louisiana to Sabine Pass, Texas with a tropical storm warning in its latest advisory.
Bahrain Press Review
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 08:23:00 +0200bna-en (en)
Manama: August 29 -- (BNA) The Kingdom of Bahrain's daily newspapers this morning carried numerous news pertaining to local activities and events as well as current and latest Arab and international developments over the past twenty-four hours.
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 08:22:00 +0200varmatin (fr)
Hurricane Isaac lashes Louisiana
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 08:22:00 +0200timesofmalta (en)
Hurricane Isaac surged ashore in southern Louisiana last night packing high winds and heavy rains, and was set to hit New Orleans seven years to the day after Hurricane Katrina devastated the city. Isaac is the first hurricane to make landfall in the United States this season.
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 08:22:00 +0200normandie (fr)
Hurricane Isaac Whips Dangerous Storm Surge in Louisiana
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 08:19:00 +0200bloomberg (en)
Aug. 28 (Bloomberg) -- Isaac reached hurricane strength as it approached the Gulf Coast and its winds started to batter New Orleans. Megan Hughes reports on Bloomberg Television's "Money Moves." (Source: Bloomberg) Aug. 28 (Bloomberg) -- Choppy waves spill over the shoreline of Lake Pontchartrain....
La Nouvelle-Orléans tremble
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 08:16:00 +0200laliberte (fr)
La tempête Isaac s’est transformée hier en ouragan et menace La Nouvelle-Orléans. Sept ans après Katrina, on se prépare au pire dans la ville de Louisiane.
Death toll from Isaac rises to 24 in Haiti
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 08:16:00 +0200antiguanews (en)
SANTO DOMINGO, Aug. 28 (Xinhua) -- The death toll from tropical storm Isaac rose to 24 in Haiti, three people were still missing, the Haitian Civil Protection Agency said Tuesday. Isaac battered Haiti last weekend with torrential rains and strong winds, especially in the department of Ouest (west),....
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 08:15:00 +0200ledauphine (fr)
Tir en l’air : ne nous soumets pas à la tentation !!!
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 08:14:00 +0200newsmada (fr)
Toute ressemblance avec des personnages ou des faits existants ou ayant existé ne peut être que fortuite et le fruit du hasard. - - -
Hurricane Isaac marches slowly up the Louisiana and Gulf coasts
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 08:14:00 +0200usaToday (en)
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 08:14:00 +0200yediotaharonot (en)
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 08:09:00 +0200lalsace (fr)
L'ouragan Isaac a touché les côtes américaines à l'extrême sud-est de la Louisiane, ont annoncé mardi soir les météorologues du Centre de surveillance des ouragans américain (NHC).
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 08:09:00 +0200lamontagne (fr)
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 08:09:00 +0200radioaustralia (en)
Republicans launch convention assault on Obama
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 08:07:00 +0200thestar-my (en)
TAMPA, Florida (Reuters) - Republicans launched a sharp assault on President Barack Obama's economic record on the first full day of their convention on Tuesday and praised Mitt Romney as a leader who could rein in big government and kick-start a stagnant economy.
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 08:05:00 +0200m6 (fr)
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 08:05:00 +0200LePoint (fr)
Hurricane Isaac blasts coast, heads for New Orleans
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 08:04:00 +0200CBC (en)
Hurricane Isaac raked the Louisiana coast and headed for a shuttered New Orleans late Tuesday, just hours shy of the seventh anniversary of Hurricane Katrina.
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 08:03:00 +0200cnn (en)
Tampa, Florida (CNN) -- Mitt Romney officially clinched the GOP presidential nomination, then watched his wife deliver a political broadside with a personal touch at the Republican National Convention that seeks to portray the multimillionaire former businessman as a champion of working-class....
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 08:00:00 +0200laprovence (fr)
Par Mira OBERMAN LA NOUVELLE-ORLEANS (Etats-Unis) (AFP) - La tempête tropicale Isaac s'est transformée en ouragan et a touché l'extrême sud-est de la Louisiane, se dirigeant droit vers La Nouvelle-Orléans, sept ans quasiment jour pour jour...
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 07:59:00 +0200nordlittoral (fr)
VIDEO: Hurricane Isaac sweeps into Louisiana
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 07:59:00 +0200bbc-news (en)
Hurricane Isaac has made landfall in the US state of Louisiana, and is heading towards New Orleans, exactly seven years after Hurricane Katrina caused devastation in the city.
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 07:58:00 +0200ladepeche (fr)
La tempête tropicale Isaac s'est transformée en ouragan et a touché l'extrême sud-est de la Louisiane, se dirigeant droit vers La Nouvelle-Orléans, sept ans quasiment jour pour jour après Katrina,...
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 07:58:00 +0200bbc-video (en)
Hurricane Isaac makes landfall in La.; New Orleans waits it out on eve of Katrina anniversary
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 07:58:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
NEW ORLEANS - Hurricane Isaac raked the Louisiana coast and headed for a shuttered New Orleans late Tuesday, with brutal timing that made up for much of what it lacked in punch.
06:35 Romney confirmed as candidate
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 07:57:00 +0200irishtimes (en)
Republicans bestowed their presidential nomination on Mitt Romney, turning to the former Massachusetts governor and multi-millionaire businessman to drive Barack Obama from the White House and usher in a new era of small-government conservatism. The overwhelming, enthusiastic vote of delegates at....
06:43 Hurricane Isaac hits Louisiana
Hurricane Isaac made landfall in south-east Louisiana today, with winds of nearly 80mph. The US National Hurricane Centre said the storm’s centre reached land at 6.45pm local time in Plaquemines Parish, about 90 miles south east of New Orleans. The storm’s arrival comes on the day of the seven-year....
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 07:57:00 +0200bbc (en)
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 07:56:00 +0200metrofrance (fr)
La tempête tropicale Isaac s'est transformée en ouragan et a touché l'extrême sud-est de la...
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 07:55:00 +0200lunion (fr)
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 07:54:00 +0200tv5 (fr)
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 07:54:00 +0200courrier-picard (fr)
L'ouragan Isaac a touché les côtes américaines à l'extrême sud-est de la Louisiane, ont annoncé mardi soir les météorologues du Centre de surveillance des ouragans américain (NHC). "Des vents forts et une dangereuse montée des eaux le long...
How Does Hurricane Isaac Compare to Katrina?
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 07:54:00 +0200ABCnews (en)
Hurricane Isaac hit Louisiana's southeast coast Tuesday evening, the eve of the 7-year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina's arrival. The timing is drawing comparisons to the storm that devastated the region and killed hundreds in 2005. But how does Hurricane Isaac compare to Katrina? Here's a comparison of the two storms.
Isaac Expected to Make Second Landfall
After making landfall in southeastern Louisiana, Hurricane Isaac has moved back out to see and expected to make another landfall around 2 a.m. near Grand Isle, LA., according to the National Hurricane Center. As of 11 p.m. ET, the storm was currently about 75 miles southeast of New Orleans, moving northwest at just 8 mph.
Isaac battering Gulf Coast
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 07:54:00 +0200CBSnews (en)
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 07:52:00 +0200timesofmalta (en)
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Wed, 29 Aug 2012 07:52:00 +0200capital-FR (fr)
Romney gets formal Republican nomination
Republicans have bestowed their presidential nomination on Mitt Romney, turning to the former Massachusetts governor and multi-millionaire businessman to drive Barack Obama from the White House and usher in a new era of small-government conservatism. The overwhelming, enthusiastic vote of delegates....
Tropical storm expected to become hurricane force as it hits Gulf of Mexico
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 07:52:00 +0200YorkshirePost (en)
Tropical storm Isaac was on the verge of becoming a full-blown hurricane yesterday as it rolled over the Gulf of Mexico toward Louisiana.
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 07:48:00 +0200nicematin (fr)
Hurricane Isaac makes landfall in Louisiana leaving thousands without power
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 07:45:00 +0200telegraph (en)
Hurricane Isaac reached land last night, battering parts of the Gulf Coast of the United States with severe winds and heavy rain and leaving a quarter of a million homes without electricy.
Isaac est sur le point de devenir un ouragan
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 07:43:00 +0200ruvr-fr (fr)
Les habitants du littoral du golfe du Mexique couvrent de planches les fenêtres de leurs maisons et font des réserves de nourriture à l'approche de la tempête tropicale Isaac . La tempête est sur le point de devenir un ouragan.
US ELECTION 2012: Republicans name Romney as wife Ann takes spotlight
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 07:40:00 +0200france24-en (en)
Mitt Romney was officially nominated as his party's 2012 presidential candidate Tuesday at the Republican National Convention in Tampa. Ann Romney delivered the first major speech of the convention, saying her husband “will not let us down".
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 07:38:00 +0200LeMonde (fr)
Isaac a la particularité d'avancer "lentement" si bien que les autorités craignent de fortes inondations, avec des précipitations de 25 à 40 centimètres "voire davantage".
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 07:37:00 +0200thedailystarBD (en)
Hurricane Isaac surged ashore in southern Louisiana on Tuesday, packing high winds and heavy rains, and was set to hit New Orleans seven years to the day after Hurricane Katrina devastated the city.
Hurricane Isaac Hits US Gulf Coast, Heads to New Orleans [PHOTOS]
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 07:35:00 +0200ibtimes-in (en)
Photos: View Sample Hurricane Isaac Hits US Gulf Coast, Heads to New Orleans [PHOTOS] By Vasudevan Sridharan | Aug 29, 2012 12:41 AM EDT Tropical storm Isaac has become a hurricane and made a landfall in Louisiana. Lashing the coastal region with winds up to a speed of 80 miles (130 kms), Hurricane....
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 07:35:00 +0200ibtimes-uk (en)
Photos: Hurricane Isaac Hits US Gulf Coast, Heads to New Orleans [PHOTOS] By Vasudevan Sridharan | Aug 29, 2012 05:41 AM EDT Tropical storm Isaac has become a hurricane and made a landfall in Louisiana. Lashing the coastal region with winds up to a speed of 80 miles (130 kms), Hurricane Isaac is....
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 07:35:00 +0200ibtimes-au (en)
Photos: Hurricane Isaac Hits US Gulf Coast, Heads to New Orleans [PHOTOS] By Vasudevan Sridharan | Aug 29, 2012 02:41 PM EDT Tropical storm Isaac has become a hurricane and made a landfall in Louisiana. Lashing the coastal region with winds up to a speed of 80 miles (130 kms), Hurricane Isaac is....
Southeast Louisiana hit by massive power outage as Hurricane Isaac lands
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 07:34:00 +0200xinhuanet_en (en)
HOUSTON, Aug. 28 (Xinhua) -- Nearly 100,000 homes and businesses lost power after Hurricane Isaac landed in the southeastern part of the U.S. state of Louisiana later Tuesday, local media reported. And among the homes and businesses being left without power, near half are in Orleans Parish, the reports said.
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 07:34:00 +0200aljazeera-en (en)
With the category one hurricane comes heavy rains, strong winds and warnings to residents to leave their homes.
Hurricane Isaac Hits US Coast, Louisiana
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 07:31:00 +0200famagusta-gazette (en)
Hurricane Isaac has made landfall, slamming into the southeastern coast of Louisiana. The National Hurricane Center said the powerful storm came ashore late Tuesday, bringing sustained winds of 130 kilometers per hour. Forecasters also warned of dangerous storm surges along the northern U.S. Gulf Coast.
L'ouragan Isaac file droit vers La Nouvelle-Orléans
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 07:27:00 +0200TF1 (fr)
A La Nouvelle-Orléans, les rues étaient presque vides. Sous des trombes d'eau et un fort vent annonçant l'approche de l'ouragan, les habitants ont entassé des vivres chez eux. L'ouragan Isaac file droit vers La Nouvelle-Orléans
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 07:26:00 +0200reuters-af (en)
NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - Hurricane Isaac surged ashore in southern Louisiana on Tuesday, packing high winds and heavy rains, and was set to hit New Orleans seven years to the day after Hurricane Katrina devastated the city.
Hurricane Isaac makes landfall, New Orleans braces
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 07:25:00 +0200HindustanTimes (en)
Hurricane Isaac on Tuesday made landfall in Louisiana and headed for New Orleans, seven years after Hurricane Katrina devastated the "Big Easy" and killed 1,800 people on the US Gulf Coast.
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 07:24:00 +0200lunion (fr)
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 07:24:00 +0200nordeclair (fr)
L'ouragan Isaac a touché les côtes américaines à l'extrême sud-est de la Louisiane, ont annoncé mardi soir les météorologues du Centre de surveillance des ouragans américain (NHC). » Lire la suite...
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 07:21:00 +0200thestar-my (en)
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 07:20:00 +0200LePoint (fr)
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 07:20:00 +0200lanouvellerepublique (fr)
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 07:20:00 +0200alvinet (fr)
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Wed, 29 Aug 2012 07:19:00 +0200m6 (fr)
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 07:18:00 +0200AP (en)
Hurricane Isaac makes landfall in southeastern Louisiana
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 07:16:00 +0200latimes (en)
NEW ORLEANS -- As the Gulf Coast braced for Hurricane Isaac hours before the seventh anniversary of catastrophic Hurricane Katrina, the storm made landfall in southeastern Louisiana on Tuesday evening packing 80-mph winds as the outer bands of hurricane-force winds and storm surge began battering New Orleans.
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 07:16:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - Hurricane Isaac surged ashore in southern Louisiana on Tuesday, packing high winds and heavy rains, and was set to hit New Orleans seven years to the day after Hurricane Katrina devastated the city. Isaac is the first hurricane to make landfall in the United States this season.
Devenu ouragan, Isaac a atteint les côtes américaines au sud-est de la Louisiane
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 07:15:00 +0200arcinfo (fr)
A environ 15 km au sud-ouest de l'embouchure du Mississippi, l'ouragan Isaac a atteint les côtes américaines. Avec des vents de 140 km/h en Nouvelle-Orléans. L'ouragan Isaac a touché les côtes américaines à l'extrême sud-est de la Louisiane, a annoncé mardi soir le Centre de surveillance des ouragans américain (NHC).
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 07:15:00 +0200lest-eclair (fr)
Hurricane Isaac bears down on New Orleans
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 07:15:00 +0200RTERadio (en)
Hurricane Isaac made landfall in southern Louisiana in the early hours of this morning, bringing high winds, heavy rains and storm surges.
Republicans nominate Romney at convention
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 07:15:00 +0200scmp (en)
Republicans nominated Mitt Romney on Tuesday to challenge President Barack Obama for the White House, kicking off their storm-delayed convention with a barrage of sharp attacks on the president’s economic leadership.
New Orleans Says It's Ready For Hurricane Isaac
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 07:12:00 +0200npr (en)
As Isaac comes ashore in Louisiana, its unrelenting winds and rains are punishing the parishes closest to the Gulf of Mexico. During Hurricane Katrina, Saint Bernard and Plaquemines were particularly hard hit.
Satellites Show Hurricane Isaac From Space
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 07:11:00 +0200irishsun (en)
The MODIS instrument on NASA's Terra satellite captured this visible image of Hurricane Isaac as it approached Louisiana on Aug. 28 at 12:30 p.m. ...
IHT Rendezvous: China Slams Romney for 'Pugnacious' Policies
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 07:09:00 +0200IHT (en)
Mitt Romney and the Republican Party favor a tougher line on Chinese trade practices and human rights, they want a more robust U.S. naval presence in the Asia-Pacific region, and they'd sell high-tech arms to Taiwan. China says the "pugnacious" proposals smack of "a Cold War mentality."
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 07:08:00 +0200ibtimes (en)
Isaac a atteint les côtes de la Louisiane
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 07:06:00 +0200Europe1 (fr)
L'état d'urgence a été décrété en Louisiane, Etat déjà ravagé par l'ouragan Katrina.
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 07:06:00 +0200lejdd (fr)
L'ouragan Isaac a touché les côtes américaines à l'extrême sud-est de la Louisiane, ont annoncé mardi soir les météorologues du Centre de...
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 07:06:00 +0200indiatimes (en)
Hurricane Isaac on Tuesday made landfall in Louisiana and barreled towards New Orleans, seven years after Hurricane Katrina devastated the "Big Easy" and killed 1,800 people on the US Gulf Coast.
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 07:04:00 +0200france2 (fr)
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 07:03:00 +0200timesofoman (en)
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 07:00:00 +0200la-croix (fr)
La Nouvelle-Orléans est de nouveau menacée par un ouragan
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 06:58:00 +0200leprogres (fr)
Selon le Centre de surveillance des ouragans américain (NHC), Isaac était hier après-midi un ouragan de catégorie 1 sur l’échelle de Saffir-Simpson, qui compte cinq degrés. Ses vents soufflaient alors 120 km/h et se rapprochaient de La Nouvelle-Orléans, à une vitesse de 17 km/h.
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 06:56:00 +0200metrofrance (fr)
L'ouragan Isaac a touché les côtes américaines à l'extrême sud-est de la Louisiane, ont annoncé...
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 06:56:00 +0200ladepeche (fr)
L'ouragan Isaac a touché les côtes américaines à l'extrême sud-est de la Louisiane, ont annoncé mardi soir les météorologues du Centre de surveillance des ouragans américain (NHC)."Des vents forts...
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 06:56:00 +0200reuters (en)
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 06:53:00 +0200tv5 (fr)
Vanishing ‘Middle Class’ Ice Sculpture Hits Conventions
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 06:48:00 +0200bloomberg (en)
Just as Hurricane Isaac threatened Florida last Sunday, a 2,500-pound ice sculpture appeared in downtown Tampa. Carved to spell “Middle Class,” the piece occupied Lykes Gaslight Square Park, a stone’s throw from city hall and a police station. As seen in a video, about 1,000 revelers watched the....
Texas State opens shelter for possible evacuees from Louisiana as Hurricane Isaac makes landfalls
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 06:48:00 +0200xinhuanet_en (en)
HOUSTON, Aug. 28 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. state of Texas has opened a shelter for possible evacuees from neighboring Louisiana state after Hurricane Isaac made landfalls in southeastern Louisiana Tuesday. According to local TV channel ABC13, volunteers with the American Red Cross were ready on Tuesday....
L´ouragan Isaac a touché les côtes américaines au sud-est de la Louisiane
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 06:47:00 +0200nordlittoral (fr)
Isaac crashes into coast, creating storm surge
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 06:47:00 +0200abc-au (en)
Hurricane Isaac generated a dangerous three-metre storm surge as it crashed into the US Gulf Coast and appeared on a collision course towards New Orleans.
Republicans formally nominate Romney as their hope to drive Obama from White House
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 06:46:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
TAMPA, Fla. - Republicans bestowed their presidential nomination on Mitt Romney on Tuesday, turning to the former Massachusetts governor and multi-millionaire businessman as their hope for driving Barack Obama from the White House and ushering in a new era of small-government conservatism.
Obama, Comedians Top Tuesday's Republican Convention Tweets
Twitter has had a major impact on this year's presidential election, and the Republican National Convention is no exception to the phenomenon. There were more tweets about the event on its first day, than during the entire 2008 convention.
Several different satellites are keeping a keen eye on the Hurricane Isaac , which has made landfall along the Louisiana coast nearly seven years to the day after Hurricane Katrina began laying waste to New Orleans.
Romney officially clinches nomination at condensed GOP convention
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 06:45:00 +0200cnn (en)
Mitt Romney officially clinched the GOP presidential nomination on Tuesday to move a step closer in his five-year quest for the White House.
Calamités
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 06:45:00 +0200lanouvellerepublique (fr)
Quelle fâcheuse habitude, tout de même, de nommer les ouragans avec des prénoms. Au moment où le redoutable Isaac déboule sur la Floride, on imagine les quolibets qui vont tourmenter les petits gars prénommés ainsi. « Isaac, t'es une vraie tornade », « Isaac, arrête de nous tourmenter », « Issac, passe pas en coup de ven.
La tempête tropicale Isaac est devenue mardi un ouragan de catégorie 1 et se dirigeait sur La Nouvelle-Orléans (Louisiane, sud) où le président Barack Obama a décrété l'état d'urgence. Le Centre national des ouragans a annoncé « une montée importante du niveau de la mer et des menaces d'inondations sur la côte nord du golfe du Mex.
Gulf Coast Residents Brace For Hurricane Isaac
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 06:41:00 +0200npr (en)
Debbie Elliott has spent the day driving along the Mississippi coast as people prepare for Isaac . The storm has dumped heavy rain across the area. She speaks with Audie Cornish from Gulfport, Mississippi.
Hurricane Isaac moves towards New Orleans – in pictures
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 06:40:00 +0200irishsun (en)
As hurricane Isaac makes landfall as category 1 in south-eastern Louisiana, New Orleans mayor Mitch Landrieu warns residents 'we're in the hunker-down phase', with city waiting for ...
As hurricane hits home Bobby Jindal takes charge
As Hurricane Isaac hit southeast Louisiana on the eve of the seventh anniversary of catastrophic Hurricane Katrina, the state's Indian-American Governor Bobby Jindal warned residents to prepare for ...
Isaac batters Louisiana coast on eve of Katrina anniversary
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 06:38:00 +0200washtimes (en)
NEW ORLEANS Hurricane Isaac spun into the southern Louisiana coast late Tuesday, sending floodwaters surging and unleashing fierce winds as residents hunkered down behind boarded-up windows. New Orleans calmly waited out another storm on the eve of Hurricane Katrina's seventh anniversary, hoping the city's strengthened levees will hold.
Hurricane Isaac makes landfall
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 06:37:00 +0200belfasttelegraph (en)
Hurricane Isaac has made landfall in southeast Louisiana with winds near 80 mph.
By the numbers: Republican convention
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 06:37:00 +0200cnn (en)
(CNN) -- This is the second-straight Republican National Convention disrupted by storms. Four years ago, Republicans gathering in Minneapolis delayed the political revelry to focus on disaster relief from Hurricane Gustav, which hit Louisiana. This year, the event was closer to the weather action also targeting Gulf Coast states.
The night Republicans had to get their voice above the hurricane
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 06:34:00 +0200guardian (en)
Mitt Romney's confirmation as the GOP candidate and an appeal to women by his wife, Ann, begin the party's effort to shore up his image against the real storm to come Primetime on Tuesday night took place not just on split screens but parallel universes.
Mitt Romney the official Republican candidate at last
Isaac vers La Nouvelle-Orléans
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 06:32:00 +0200dna-france (fr)
La tempête tropicale Isaac s’est transformée en ouragan de catégorie 1 hier, et se dirigeait droit vers La Nouvelle-Orléans. Il pourrait y arriver ...
Hurricane Isaac Packing Powerful Winds As It Rolls over Bayou
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 06:32:00 +0200time (en)
Hurricane Isaac hit the southwestern shores of Louisiana Tuesday evening just a few miles from the mouth of the Mississippi River in Plaquemines with winds clocked at 80 mph and creating an expected storm surge of more than 8 feet — all on the eve of the seventh anniversary of Hurricane Katrina.
Gas prices spurt as Gulf's rigs, refineries brace for hurricane Isaac (+video)
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 06:27:00 +0200csmonitor (en)
For safety, about half the oil refineries in the Gulf region have shut down as hurricane Isaac approaches. Gas prices are up 4 cents a gallon over a week ago – and will go higher if down time is extensive.
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 06:26:00 +0200thehindu (en)
Isaac déferle sur les côtes de la Louisiane
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 06:23:00 +0200nouvelobs (fr)
"Des vents forts et une dangereuse montée des eaux le long de la côte au nord du golfe" du Mexique sont attendus, selon le NHC. Le spectre de Katerina vide les rues de la Nouvelle Orléan . Articles en rapportCarburants : qui va voir l'impact de la baisse des prix ?Non-cumul des mandats : la mise au....
Isaac makes landfall in La.
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 06:23:00 +0200CBSnews (en)
Storm's arrival comes on the eve of the seven-year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, which devastated the region
Full Episode: World News: Hurricane Isaac Moving in on Mississippi, Louisiana
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 06:21:00 +0200ABCnews (en)
New Orleans Braces for Isaac 7 Years After Katrina; GOP Roll Call: Mitt Romney Wins Nomination
Isaac, devenu un ouragan, se dirige droit vers La Nouvelle-Orléans
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 06:19:00 +0200lunion (fr)
La tempête tropicale Isaac s'est transformée en ouragan mardi et se dirigeait droit vers La Nouvelle-Orléans, où il pourrait arriver dès la fin de journée, sept ans quasiment jour pour jour après Katrina, qui avait ravagé la ville. A La Nouvelle-Orléans, les rues étaient presque vides.
Natural Gas Drops a Fifth Day as Hurricane Isaac Makes Landfall
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 06:17:00 +0200bloomberg (en)
Natural-gas prices fell for a fifth day as Hurricane Isaac made landfall, potentially curbing demand and bringing colder weather. Gas fell as much as 0.7 percent after Hurricane Isaac came ashore in southeastern Louisiana at 6:45 p.m. local time yesterday. The storm may decrease industrial consumption for natural gas by 1.
Brent drops toward $112, Isaac may spare energy assets
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 06:15:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 06:10:00 +0200bbc (en)
Mitt Romney's wife, Ann, paints a loving portrait of her husband at the Republican convention, on the day he became the party's White House nominee.
Video Hurricane Isaac as seen from space
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 06:09:00 +0200irishsun (en)
A camera on the International Space Station captured Hurricane Isaac from 253 miles above the earth as it approached the southeast coast of ...
Romney anointed by Republicans
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 06:06:00 +0200thedailystarBD (en)
Hurricane Isaac has come ashore in south-eastern Louisiana and is heading towards New Orleans.
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 06:05:00 +0200bbc-news (en)
Romney wins U.S. Republican presidential nomination
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 06:02:00 +0200xinhuanet_en (en)
BEIJING, Aug. 29 (Xinhuanet) --The Republican National Convention has kicked off in Tampa, Florida, after the threat of Hurricane Isaac delayed the start of the convention by a day. Tuesday’s agenda has been dominated by the traditional roll call of state delegations, making Mitt Romney ’s presidential nomination official.
Isaac est devenu ouragan
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 06:01:00 +0200estrepublicain (fr)
LA TEMPÊTE ISAAC est devenue un ouragan de catégorie 1 en approchant de la Louisiane (sud des Etats-Unis), déjà touchée en 2005 par l’ouragan Katrina ...
The Big Easy braces itself for a hurricane season from Hell
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 05:57:00 +0200independent-ie (en)
UNDER a darkening sky, Sergio Lobo-Navia was shuttering the windows of his picturesque home in the Tenth Ward of New Orleans yesterday, as rising winds and increasingly heavy rain showers heralded the imminent arrival of Hurricane Isaac .
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 05:55:00 +0200icWales (en)
Republicans have bestowed their presidential nomination on Mitt Romney, turning to the former Massachusetts governor and multi-millionaire businessman to drive Barack Obama from the White House and usher in a new era of small-government conservatism.
Obama: 'We're one family'
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 05:53:00 +0200upi (en)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 (UPI) -- U.S. President Barack Obama broke a time-honored gentlemen's agreement and campaigned in Iowa and Colorado Tuesday as Republicans opened their convention.
With 80 mph winds and drenching rains, Isaac pounds southeastern Louisiana
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 05:50:00 +0200cnn (en)
After churning through the Caribbean and chugging up the Gulf of Mexico, Hurricane Isaac made landfall over southeastern Louisiana on Tuesday night -- bringing with it sustained winds of 80 mph and torrential, stinging rains.
Israël Mort d’une pacifiste américaine : la justice disculpe l’armée
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 05:50:00 +0200lepays-fr (fr)
Un tribunal israélien a rejeté, hier, une plainte déposée par les parents de la pacifiste américaine Rachel Corrie, écrasée en 2003 par un bulldozer ...
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 05:50:00 +0200JakartaPost (en)
Ann Romney is greeted on stage by her husband Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney after her speech to the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Fla. on Tuesday. (AP/J. Scott Applwhite) Republicans bestowed their presidential nomination on Mitt Romney on Tuesday, turning to the former....
Romney nominated; wife Ann convention star speaker
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 05:49:00 +0200AP (en)
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney swept to the Republican presidential nomination Tuesday night, praised lovingly by his wife from their national convention stage as the "man America needs" and cheered by delegates eager to propel him into the fall campaign against President Barack Obama.
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 05:49:00 +0200alvinet (fr)
La tempête tropicale Isaac s'est transformée en ouragan de catégorie 1 hier, et se dirigeait droit vers La Nouvelle-Orléans. Il pourrait y arriver ... Source : Dernières Nouvelles d'Alsace - Articles similaires
PICS: Isaac brings back memories of killer Katrina
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 05:47:00 +0200rediff (en)
New Orleans resident Diana Whipple stands on the shore of Lake Pontchartrain as hurricane Isaac approaches New Orleans.
Isaac to Creep Ashore Soaking New Orleans on Katrina Date
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 05:47:00 +0200bloomberg (en)
Hurricane Isaac Whips ‘Dangerous Storm Surge’ Near New Orleans
Hurricane Issac is unleashing a “dangerous storm surge ” along the northern Gulf Coast, the National Hurricane Center said in an advisory at 10 p.m. local time. Issac is located 75 miles south-southeast of New Orleans and with top sustained winds of 80 miles per hour.
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 05:38:00 +0200corkman (en)
Isaac producing dangerous storm surge along Gulf Coast
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 05:35:00 +0200jrep (en)
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 05:35:00 +0200herald-ie (en)
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 05:34:00 +0200lecourrier (fr)
L'ouragan a touché les côtes américaines à l'extrême Sud-Est de la Louisiane le 28 août en début de soirée, a annoncé le Centre de surveillance des ouragans américain (NHC). "Des vents forts et une dangereuse montée des eaux le long de la côte au nord du golfe" du Mexique sont attendus, a précisé le NHC.
Republicans attack Obama's economic record at convention
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 05:33:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
Top US lawmaker's refrain on Obama: 'Throw him out!'
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 05:28:00 +0200channelnewsasia (en)
TAMPA, Florida: House Speaker John Boehner delivered a rousing convention speech on Tuesday, indicting President Barack Obama as inept in his management of the US economy as he laid out a well-honed case for electing Mitt Romney instead.
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 05:27:00 +0200independent-ie (en)
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 05:26:00 +0200reuters (en)
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 05:25:00 +0200jpost (en)
Hurricane Isaac hits land in Louisiana
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 05:24:00 +0200csmonitor (en)
As Hurricane Isaac struck New Orleans Tuesday, the city's mayor Mitch Landrieu told residents, 'your city is secure.' Emergency services are ready for search and rescue missions if necessary. Residents in low-lying areas have been encouraged to leave.
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 05:23:00 +0200vosgesmatin (fr)
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 05:18:00 +0200thedailyherald (en)
NEW ORLEANS--Hurricane Isaac crashed ashore in southeast Louisiana on Tuesday, bringing high winds and soaking rains that pose the first test for multibillion-dollar flood defenses put in place in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina devastated the U.S. Gulf Coast seven years ago.
Tropical Storm Kirk forms far out in Atlantic
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 05:18:00 +0200newschannel5 (en)
Tropical Storm Kirk has formed far out in the Atlantic Ocean but currently poses no threat to land.
Hurricane Isaac Makes Landfall as New Orleans Hunkers Down
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 05:17:00 +0200bloomberg (en)
Oil Drops From One-Week High on Isaac Landfall, Stockpile Gain
Oil fell from the highest closing price in a week in New York after Hurricane Isaac made landfall and a report showed inventories rose the most since May in the U.S., the world’s biggest crude consumer. Futures slipped as much as 0.6 percent after Isaac struck the coast of southeastern Louisiana .
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 05:16:00 +0200drogheda-independent (en)
Isaac Makes Landfall in Louisiana; Gulf Coast Braces
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 05:16:00 +0200time (en)
(NEW ORLEANS) — Hurricane Isaac spun into the southern Louisiana coast late Tuesday, sending floodwaters surging and unleashing fierce winds, as residents hunkered down behind boarded-up windows. New Orleans calmly waited out another storm on the eve of Hurricane Katrina’s seventh anniversary, hoping the city’s strengthened levees will hold.
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 05:12:00 +0200argus (en)
NASA Sees Hurricane Isaac Affecting the Northern Gulf Coast
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 05:08:00 +0200irishsun (en)
-; NASA and NOAA satellites continue to provide detailed information on Hurricane Isaac as the storm bears down on the U.S. Gulf coast. NASA's TRMM and Terra satellites captured imagery, and ...
The US National Hurricane Centre said the storm's centre reached land at 7.45pm (23.45 GMT) in Plaquemines Parish, about 90 miles southeast of New Orleans. The storm's arrival on Tuesday ...
Isaac wobbles back out to Gulf after landfall
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 05:06:00 +0200msnbc (en)
Hurricane Isaac made landfall at 8 p.m. CT Tuesday in southeastern Louisiana before veering off to sea. The slow-moving storm is expected to dump up to 20 inches of rain in some spots.
Ann Romney Speaks to Republican Party
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 05:05:00 +0200voanews (en)
The wife of U.S. Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney is asking the country to give her husband the chance to lead the United States "to a better place." Ann Romney used her speech at the Republican National Convention Tuesday night to promote her husband's accomplishments as a businessman,....
Romney joins wife, Ann, on state at GOP convention
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 05:03:00 +0200newschannel5 (en)
Newly nominated Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney is appearing for the first time at the Republican National Convention, striding on stage to hug and kiss his wife, Ann, after she delivered her speech.
Analysis: Romney hopes to regain message control
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 05:03:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
For a man basing his presidential hopes on a jobs-and-economy message, Mitt Romney has spent an inordinate amount of time on other issues, from abortion to Medicare to bad weather.
Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney swept to the Republican presidential nomination Tuesday night, praised lovingly by his wife from the stage as the "man American needs" and cheered by a hall packed with convention delegates eager to propel him into the fall campaign against President Barack Obama.
Republicans Anoint Romney
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 05:02:00 +0200wsj-en (en)
Republicans kicked off their national convention with speeches aimed at bolstering two elements of Mitt Romney's bid for the White House—his appeal among women, and a policy platform that calls for federal spending cuts and a Medicare overhaul.
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 05:01:00 +0200sligochampion (en)
La Nouvelle-Orléans se prépare pour l’ouragan Isaac
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 04:58:00 +0200cctv-fr (fr)
La tempête tropicale Isaac s’est transformée en ouragan de catégorie 1, alors qu’elle passait le golfe du Mexique en direction de la Louisiane. Les services d’urgences ont renforcé le système de sécurité de la Nouvelle-Orléans à son approche. Le centre national pour les ouragans déclare que....
États-Unis : la convention républicaine nationale a débuté à Tampa
L’agenda de mardi a été dominé par l’appel traditionnel de la délégation d’Etat, et au cours de la convention, la nomination de Mitt Romney à la présidentielle a été rendue officielle. Mitt Romney, qui avait décidé de rester discret jusqu’à jeudi sur sa nomination par le parti républicain, est....
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 04:47:00 +0200deutschewelle-en (en)
The US National Hurricane Center (NHC) reports that Hurricane Isaac has made landfall over a remote spit of land in southeastern Louisiana.
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 04:47:00 +0200newschannel5 (en)
Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney swept to the Republican presidential nomination Tuesday night, praised lovingly by his wife from the stage of the party's national convention and cheered by delegates eager to propel...
Isaac’s Winds Test Energy Grid Upgrades After Katrina
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 04:46:00 +0200bloomberg (en)
Hurricane Isaac is providing the biggest test of power grid fortifications made in the wake of Hurricane Katrina to prevent storms from crippling pipelines, refineries and other critical U.S. energy facilities. and Colonial Pipeline Co. are prepared to lean on upgraded emergency power generators if the lights flicker out.
Ann Romney in prime-time speech
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 04:41:00 +0200bbc-news (en)
Ann Romney pays loving tribute to her husband in a prime-time speech to the Republican convention, on the day he became the party's presidential nominee.
Hurricane Isaac Makes Landfall In Southeast Louisiana, Headed For Baton Rouge
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 04:40:00 +0200npr (en)
The storm made landfall near the mouth of the Mississippi River at 6:45 p.m. local time. Isaac 's core was expected to pass west of New Orleans with winds close to 80 mph and head for Baton Rouge, La. It was expected to gradually weaken.
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 04:37:00 +0200bbc (en)
Live-blog Hurricane Isaac makes landfall
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 04:37:00 +0200irishsun (en)
Isaac , now a Category 1 hurricane packing 80-plus-mph winds and torrential rains, has begun its assault on the northern Gulf Coast. The center of the storm is scheduled to make landfall near ...
Hurricane Isaac better organised as it heads toward Louisiana and Gulf coast
Tropical storm Isaac was declared a category 1 hurricane as it approached the US Gulf coast on Tuesday, where authorities warned that the slow-moving storm could hit inland areas as well as ...
Hurricane Isaac makes landfall near New Orleans Gulf Coast braces
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 04:34:00 +0200ibtimes-uk (en)
Hurricane Isaac crashed ashore in southeast Louisiana on Tuesday, bringing high winds and soaking rains that pose the first test for multibillion-dollar flood defences put in place in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina devastated the U.S. Gulf Coast seven years ago.
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 04:33:00 +0200ibtimes-in (en)
Hurricane Isaac Roars Ashore
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 04:32:00 +0200wsj-en (en)
Isaac made landfall in southeastern Louisiana, less powerful than originally feared but still threatening to inundate flood-prone, low-lying regions with a major storm surge and heavy rain.
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 04:32:00 +0200AP (en)
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney swept to the Republican presidential nomination Tuesday night, praised lovingly by his wife from the stage of the party's national convention and cheered by delegates eager to propel him into the fall campaign against President Barack Obama.
Gas Prices Rise, Volunteers Ready As Hurricane Isaac Makes Landfall
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 04:32:00 +0200newschannel5 (en)
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 04:32:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - Hurricane Isaac crashed ashore in southeast Louisiana on Tuesday, bringing high winds and soaking rains that pose the first test for multibillion-dollar flood defenses put in place in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina devastated the U.S. Gulf Coast seven years ago.
Hughes shines at home, Swisher has RBI for Yankees in 2-1 win over Toronto Blue Jays
NEW YORK, N.Y. - Phil Hughes had another fine start at home, Nick Swisher extended his torrid streak with an RBI single and the New York Yankees handed Ricky Romero his 11th straight loss Tuesday night with a 2-1 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays.
Stars Earn Stripes Op J.W. Cortes Recounts Getting Recognized On The Job By Heroic Samaritan
J. W. Cortes is a tough operative teamed up with Todd Palin on NBC's "Stars Earn Stripes," but this former marine and current New York City MTA Police Department Officer got a taste of what it's like to be famous, and it all happened on Monday as he was responding to an emergency call.
Hurricane Isaac spun into the southern Louisiana coast late Tuesday, sending floodwaters surging and unleashing fierce winds as residents hunkered down behind boarded-up windows. New Orleans calmly waited out another storm on the eve of Hurricane Katrina's seventh anniversary, hoping the city's strengthened levees will hold.
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 04:31:00 +0200ibtimes-au (en)
Obama warns of Hurricane Isaac's damage around Katrina anniversary
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 04:29:00 +0200peopledaily (en)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Barack Obama on Tuesday warned residents alongside the Gulf Coast of significant flooding and other potential damage as Tropical Storm Isaac was gaining strength to a hurricane and would impact the region devastated nearly seven years ago by Hurricane Katrina.
Obama hits road to challenge Romney's moment in spotlight
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 04:29:00 +0200nation (en)
WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama Tuesday hopes to siphon some headlines from what he sees as rival Mitt Romney's "convention reinvention" in Florida, hitting states that are key to his political fate. Obama will break with tradition and campaign hard through several days of the Republican....
New Orleans braces for hurricane
NEW ORLEANS - New Orleans on Tuesday braced for another hurricane as a strengthening Tropical Storm Isaac drew near, seven years after Hurricane Katrina left 1,800 dead in the fabled jazz city. The US National Hurricane Center said in its 0900 GMT advisory that Isaac was "on the verge" of becoming a....
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 04:23:00 +0200geo-tv (en)
NEW ORLEANS: Hurricane Isaac on Tuesday made landfall in Louisiana and headed for New Orleans, seven years after H
Hurricane Isaac nearing coast of southeast Louisiana - NHC
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 04:20:00 +0200trust (en)
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 23:11 GMT Source: reuters // Reuters Aug 28 (Reuters) - The center of Hurricane Isaac is nearing the coast of southeast Louisiana and is forecast to reach the coastline during the next few hours, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said in its latest bulletin on Tuesday.
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 01:37 GMT Source: reuters // Reuters * Massive floodgate part of New Orleans' beefed-up defenses * Nearly all Gulf of Mexico oil production halted * Storm surge causes flooding * Hurricane-forces winds extend 60 miles from center By Scott Malone and Kathy Finn NEW ORLEANS, Aug 28....
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 00:01 GMT Source: reuters // Reuters * Massive new floodgate part of city's beefed-up defenses * Nearly all Gulf of Mexico oil production halted * Storm surge flooding already happening * Hurricane-forces winds extend 60 miles from center By Scott Malone and Kathy Finn NEW ORLEANS,....
Hurricane Isaac makes landfall in SE Louisiana - NHC
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 00:09 GMT Source: reuters // Reuters Aug 28 (Reuters) - Hurricane Isaac made landfall in extreme Southeastern Louisiana, with strong winds and a dangerous storm surge occurring along the northern Gulf Coast, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said on Tuesday.
U.S. Republicans nominate Romney, bash Obama at convention
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 04:16:00 +0200thestar-my (en)
TAMPA, Florida (Reuters) - Republicans nominated Mitt Romney on Tuesday to challenge President Barack Obama for the White House, kicking off their storm-delayed convention with a barrage of sharp attacks on the president's economic leadership.
NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - Hurricane Isaac crashed ashore in southeast Louisiana on Tuesday, bringing high winds and soaking rains that pose the first test for multibillion-dollar flood defences put in place in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina devastated the U.S. Gulf Coast seven years ago.
UPDATE: Hurricane Isaac makes landfall
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 04:11:00 +0200antiguanews (en)
<p><em>NEW ORLEANS</em> - Hurricane Isaac spun into the southern Louisiana coast late Tuesday, sending floodwaters surging and unleashing fierce winds as residents hunkered down behind boarded-up windows. New Orleans calmly waited out another storm on the eve of Hurricane Katrina's seventh....
UPDATE: Gulf Coast braces for Hurricane Isaac
<p><em>NEW ORLEANS</em> - Hurricane Isaac spun into the southern Louisiana coast late Tuesday, sending floodwaters surging and unleashing fierce winds, as residents hunkered down behind boarded-up windows. New Orleans calmly waited out another storm on the eve of Hurricane Katrina's seventh....
Hurricane Isaac to hit New Orleans, making landfall soon
NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - Hurricane Isaac gathered strength as it bore down on New Orleans on Tuesday, bringing high winds and soaking rains that will pose the first major test to the city's multibillion-dollar flood protections, seven years after Katrina devastated the U.S. Gulf Coast. Hundreds of U.S.
Hurricane Isaac Makes Landfall in Louisiana
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 04:07:00 +0200IHT (en)
The storm hit southeastern Louisiana on Tuesday night as a Category 1 hurricane, with sustained winds of 80 miles per hour.
Isaac makes landfall in La.; Gulf Coast braces
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 04:06:00 +0200washtimes (en)
NEW ORLEANS (AP) Hurricane Isaac spun into the southern Louisiana coast late Tuesday, sending floodwaters surging and unleashing fierce winds, as residents hunkered down behind boarded-up windows. New Orleans calmly waited out another storm on the eve of Hurricane Katrina's seventh anniversary, hoping the city's strengthened levees will hold.
New Orleans braces itself for arrival of hurricane
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 04:06:00 +0200irishsun (en)
Israeli court rules against family of Rachel Corrie FOR NEW Orleans, yesterday morning brought an all-too-familiar dilemma: to flee or not to flee. With Hurricane Isaac bearing down on the city, ...
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 04:03:00 +0200afp-english (en)
States of emergency were declared in Louisiana and Mississippi, allowing authorities to coordinate disaster relief and seek emergency federal funds. More than 4,000 members of the Louisiana National Guard were activated, with 48 boat teams deployed around New Orleans, according to the office of....
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 04:02:00 +0200newschannel5 (en)
Hurricane Isaac spun into the southern Louisiana coast late Tuesday, sending floodwaters surging and unleashing fierce winds as residents hunkered down behind boarded-up windows. New Orleans calmly waited out another storm...
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 03:55:00 +0200channelnewsasia (en)
NEW ORLEANS: Hurricane Isaac on Tuesday made landfall in Louisiana and headed for New Orleans, seven years after Hurricane Katrina devastated the "Big Easy" and killed 1,800 people on the US Gulf Coast.
Obama Urges Residents to Follow Directions Regarding Storm Isaac
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 03:55:00 +0200kbs-en (en)
[International] : U.S. President Barack Obama has urged residents to follow orders by authorities regarding tropical storm Isaac . [more...]
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 03:53:00 +0200AP (en)
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Hurricane Isaac spun into the southern Louisiana coast late Tuesday, sending floodwaters surging and unleashing fierce winds as residents hunkered down behind boarded-up windows. New Orleans calmly waited out another storm on the eve of Hurricane Katrina's seventh anniversary, hoping the city's strengthened levees will hold.
Hurricane Isaac: New Orleans braces for test of its storm preparations (+video)
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 03:53:00 +0200csmonitor (en)
With maximum winds from Hurricane Isaac expected to be 80 miles an hour, the storm's main threat is posed by water. The new New Orleans surge barrier has been closed for the first time.
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 03:53:00 +0200reuters (en)
Isaac makes landfall in Louisiana
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 03:53:00 +0200upi (en)
MIAMI, Aug. 28 (UPI) -- Hurricane Isaac made landfall in Louisiana Tuesday evening, bringing strong winds and a dangerous storm surge to the northern gulf coast, forecasters said.
Haiti: La tempête tropicale Isaak souligne le besoin urgent de vider les camps en Haïti
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 03:52:00 +0200reliefWeb (fr)
Source: International Organization for Migration Country: Haiti Mardi, 28 août 2012 Port au Prince : La réponse de l'OIM à la tempête tropicale Isaac , qui a frappé Haïti ce week-end, a été rapide et coordonnée. Grâce à cette dernière, les personnes les plus vulnérables vivant dans les camps ont été....
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 03:51:00 +0200icWales (en)
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 03:50:00 +0200ft (en)
Obama declares state of emergency in Louisiana as residents of the gulf coast brace to brave the elements once more, seven years after Katrina
News networks stay live overnight to cover Isaac
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 03:50:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
Some television news networks are planning to stay on live overnight to follow Hurricane Isaac and its impact on the Gulf Coast.
Hurricane Isaac made landfall in Louisiana and headed for New Orleans, seven years after Hurricane Katrina devastated the "Big Easy" and killed 1,800 people on the US Gulf Coast.
CNN only cable outlet to leave GOP convention for Hurricane Isaac
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 03:48:00 +0200latimes (en)
TAMPA, Fla. Hurricane Isaac made land about 90 miles southeast of New Orleans Tuesday before 7 p.m. local time, but CNN was the only one of three cable outlets to break away from the Republican National Convention here to present a substantial report on the emergency.
Isaac Makes Landfall in Louisiana
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 03:47:00 +0200ABCnews (en)
Isaac approached the gulf coast this evening with menacing hurricane force winds spread out over 200 miles.
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 03:45:00 +0200deutschewelle-en (en)
Oil Drops From Week High as Isaac Makes Landfall, Supplies Rise
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 03:45:00 +0200bloomberg (en)
Oil fell from the highest closing price in a week in New York after Hurricane Isaac made landfall and a report showed inventories rose the most since May in the U.S., the world’s biggest crude consumer. Futures slipped as much as 0.5 percent. Isaac struck the coast of southeastern Louisiana at 6:45 p.
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 03:44:00 +0200xinhuanet_en (en)
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 03:41:00 +0200cnn (en)
Republicans nominate Romney at storm-hit convention
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 03:39:00 +0200thenews-pk (en)
TAMPA, Florida: Republicans nominated Mitt Romney on Tuesday to challenge President Barack Obama for the White House, kicking off their storm-delayed
Video: Hurricane Isaac makes landfall in Louisiana
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 03:38:00 +0200CBSnews (en)
Hurricane Isaac has made landfall in southeast Louisiana as a Category 1 storm. Byron Pitts reports on the scene in New Orleans.
AMES, Iowa ? As Hurricane Isaac approached landfall along ...
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 03:38:00 +0200adhoc (en)
As Isaac threatens, Obama keeps one eye on the coast, the other on the campaign AMES, Iowa ? As Hurricane Isaac approached landfall along the Louisiana coast, President Obama navigated between his roles as candidate and commander in chief Tuesday, seeking votes in swing states and assuring people in....
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 03:35:00 +0200irishsun (en)
Hurricane Isaac has made landfall in southeast Louisiana with winds near 80 mph.The US National Hurricane Centre said the storm's centre reached land at 7.45pm (23.45 GMT) in Plaquemines Parish, ...
Hurricane Isaac Makes Landfall in Southern Louisiana
Hurricane Isaac made landfall in southern Louisiana on Tuesday, bringing high winds, soaking rains and storm surges that will pose the first major test for New Orleans' multibillion-dollar flood ...
NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - Hurricane Isaac made landfall in southern Louisiana on Tuesday, bringing high winds, soaking rains and storm surges that will pose the first major test for New Orleans' ...
New Orleans Holds Its Breath
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 03:31:00 +0200wsj-en (en)
Isaac a touché les côtes de la Louisiane
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 03:27:00 +0200RTLFrance (fr)
La tempête Isaac est devenue un ouragan mardi et a atteint la Louisiane dans la nuit, la Nouvelle Orléans devrait être touchée de plein fouet. "Des vents forts et une dangereuse montée des eaux le long de la côte au nord du golfe" du Mexique sont attendus, a précisé le Centre de surveillance des ouragans (NHC).
Ellen Barkin under fire after 'saying she hopes Republicans are drowned by Hurricane Isaac'
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 03:27:00 +0200dailymail (en)
Ellen Barkin caused controversy when she appeared to endorse a tweet saying that delegates to the Republican National Convention should be swept 'right into the ocean'.
As Isaac threatens, Obama keeps one eye on the coast, the other on the campaign
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 03:24:00 +0200WashingtonPost (en)
AMES, Iowa — As Hurricane Isaac approached landfall along the Louisiana coast, President Obama navigated between his roles as candidate and commander in chief Tuesday, seeking votes in swing states and assuring people in the storm’s path that the administration is prepared to respond.
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 03:24:00 +0200bbc-news (en)
Hurricane Isaac s comes ashore, lashing south-eastern Louisiana with winds of up to 130km/h as it heads towards New Orleans.
Hurricane Isaac: New Orleans braces for test of its storm preparations
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 03:23:00 +0200csmonitor (en)
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 03:23:00 +0200reuters (en)
Tracking Isaac: The latest on the storm's path
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 03:20:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
Isaac made landfall Tuesday night on the southeastern Louisiana coast as a Category 1 hurricane with winds of 80 mph.
Isaac gives New Orleans' new flood system its first real test
NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - Seven years ago nearly to the day, Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans with a tidal surge that defeated the city's flood defenses. Now the Crescent City has a new weapon to fight Hurricane Isaac -- a world-class flood-defense system that cost $14.5 billion. For the first time, the U.
Renesas shares jump, sources says KKR to invest $1.27 billion
TOKYO (Reuters) - Shares of Renesas Electronics Corp jumped more than 35 percent on Wednesday after sources said U.S. private equity fund KKR & Co LP plans to invest around 100 billion yen ($1.27 billion) in the struggling Japanese chipmaker. ($1 = 78.
TAMPA, Florida (Reuters) - Republicans nominated Mitt Romney on Tuesday to challenge President Barack Obama for the White House, kicking off their storm-delayed convention with a barrage of sharp attacks on the president's economic leadership. The formal nomination of Romney and his running mate,....
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 03:19:00 +0200bbc (en)
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 03:18:00 +0200nst (en)
NEW ORLEANS: Hurricane Isaac on Tuesday made landfall in Louisiana and headed for New Orleans, seven years after Hurricane Katrina devastated the “Big Easy” and killed 1,800 people on the US Gulf Coast.
With 80 mph winds and drenching rains, Isaac makes landfall in Louisiana
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 03:17:00 +0200cnn (en)
After churning through the Caribbean and chugging up the Gulf of Mexico, Hurricane Isaac made landfall over southeastern Louisiana on Tuesday night -- bringing with it sustained winds of 80 mph and torrential rains.
ISAAC ‘'SUR LE POINT‘' DE DEVENIR UN OURAGAN
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 03:16:00 +0200essor (fr)
La tempête tropicale Isaac est « sur le point » de devenir un ouragan et se dirigeait mardi sur La Nouvelle-Orléans (Louisiane, sud) où le président Barack Obama a décrété l'état d'urgence, sept ans après que l'ouragan Katrina eut dévasté cette ville, ont annoncé les météorologues américains.
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 03:16:00 +0200alertnet-rss (en)
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 00:51 GMT Source: reuters // Reuters * New Orleans' levee network is largest of its kind in world * Levees designed to contain tidal surge before it reaches city * Rebuilt system will be tested by Isaac 's heavy rainfall By Kathy Finn NEW ORLEANS, Aug 28 (Reuters) - Seven years ago....
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 22:53 GMT Source: reuters // Reuters * Landfall expected within hour * Obama warns of "significant flooding and other damage" * Massive new floodgate part of city's beefed-up defenses * Nearly all Gulf of Mexico oil production halted By Scott Malone and Kathy Finn NEW ORLEANS, Aug....
Hurricane Isaac Makes Landfall in Louisiana With Dangerous Surge
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 03:15:00 +0200bloomberg (en)
Hurricane Isaac came ashore in southeast Louisiana ’s swamps about 6:45 p.m. local time, bringing with it gale winds and a powerful The storm, which extends about 185 miles (298 kilometers) from its center, touched the coast in Plaquemines Parish just southwest of the Mississippi River’s mouth, the National Hurricane Center reported.
Hurricane Isaac Makes Landfall; Gulf Coast Braces
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 03:15:00 +0200ABCnews (en)
made landfall this evening in southeastern Louisiana, with winds of 80 mph that spread out over an area 200 miles wide. It was a Category 1 hurricane as it came ashore, and the National Hurricane Center warned of "strong winds and a dangerous storm surge occurring along the northern Gulf Coast.
Romney Secures Republican Presidential Nomination
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 03:14:00 +0200voanews (en)
Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney has secured his party's nomination to run for the highest office in the United States . Republican party delegates from across the country cast more 1,144 votes for Romney, the former Massachusetts governor, during a roll call late Tuesday.
L'ouragan Isaac se dirige droit vers La Nouvelle-Orléans
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 03:13:00 +0200cyberpresse (fr)
La tempête tropicale Isaac s'est transformée en ouragan mardi et se dirigeait droit vers La...
Hurricane Isaac comes ashore in southern Louisiana
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 03:13:00 +0200RTERadio (en)
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 03:06:00 +0200voanews (en)
Hurricane Isaac Makes Landfall Along Gulf Coast
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 03:06:00 +0200IHT (en)
Isaac makes landfall in southeast Louisiana
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 03:05:00 +0200washtimes (en)
NEW ORLEANS (AP) Hurricane Isaac has made landfall in southeast Louisiana with winds near 80 mph. The U.S. National Hurricane Center says the storm's center reached land at 6:45 p.m. in Plaquemines Parish, about 90 miles southeast of New Orleans. The storm's arrival Tuesday evening comes on the eve .
Hurricane Isaac makes landfall in S Louisiana
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 03:03:00 +0200aljazeera-en (en)
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 03:03:00 +0200ibtimes-uk (en)
Hurricane Isaac made landfall in southern Louisiana on Tuesday, bringing high winds, soaking rains and storm surges that will pose the first major test for New Orleans' multibillion-dollar flood protections put in place after Katrina devastated the U.S. Gulf Coast seven years ago.
Isaac Makes Landfall, With New Orleans In Its Sights [PHOTOS]
Hurricane Isaac made landfall in southeastern Louisiana Tuesday evening, bringing high winds, soaking rains and storm surges that will pose the first major test for New Orleans' multibillion-dollar flood protections put in place after Katrina.
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 03:03:00 +0200ibtimes-in (en)
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 03:02:00 +0200guardian (en)
New Orleans mayor Mitch Landrieu warns residents 'we're in the hunker-down phase'
Isaac makes landfall in Lousiana as Category 1 hurricane
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 03:02:00 +0200usaToday (en)
Isaac , now full-blown hurricane, made landfall in southeast Louisiana on Tuesday night.
Isaac crosses Louisiana coast
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 03:01:00 +0200news_com_au (en)
HURRICANE Isaac has made landfall in southeast Louisiana with top winds of more than 120km/h.
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 03:00:00 +0200sligochampion (en)
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 02:59:00 +0200ibtimes-au (en)
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 02:58:00 +0200DailyNation (en)
Hurricane Isaac on Tuesday made landfall in extreme southeastern Louisiana, generating a "dangerous storm surge" that was striking the northern Gulf Coast, US forecasters said
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 02:54:00 +0200sbs (en)
Hurricane Isaac on made landfall in extreme southeastern Louisiana, generating a 'dangerous storm surge' that was striking the northern Gulf Coast, forecasters said.
Romney claims nomination
Former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney secured the Republican presidential nomination by delegate roll call at the party convention in Tampa.
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 02:53:00 +0200ibtimes (en)
Hurricane Isaac
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 02:52:00 +0200CBSnews (en)
Isaac threatens to flood the coasts of four states with storm surge and heavy rains on its way to New Orleans
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 02:52:00 +0200geo-tv (en)
TAMPA, Florida: Republicans nominated Mitt Romney on Tuesday to challenge President Barack Obama for the White Hou
For those in path of hurricane Isaac, a lesson from Irene
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 02:52:00 +0200csmonitor (en)
A year ago, Vermont was hit hard by floods from hurricane Irene. For those facing hurricane Isaac , the strong community spirit of Vermonters can serve as a lesson in how to respond and to recover.
Hurricane Isaac Makes Landfall In Louisiana
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 02:50:00 +0200ananova (en)
The full force of Isaac has arrived in Louisiana after the hurricane made landfall in the state's south-east. Isaac, which reached hurricane strength earlier Tuesday, was packing maximum sustained winds of 80mph when it crossed the coast at Plaquemines Parish, about 90 miles south east of New Orleans.
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 02:49:00 +0200reuters-af (en)
NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - Hurricane Isaac made landfall in southern Louisiana on Tuesday, bringing high winds, soaking rains and storm surges that will pose the first major test for New Orleans' multibillion-dollar flood protections put in place after Katrina devastated the U.S. Gulf Coast seven years ago.
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 02:49:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
PERSONAL STORM
Republicans are closely monitoring Hurricane Isaac and the potential ramifications for their convention in Tampa.
Hurricane Isaac made landfall in southeast Louisiana late Tuesday as Gulf Coast residents hunkered down behind boarded-up windows with stockpiles of food and water, and wind-driven rain lashed bayous and beaches. New Orleans calmly waited out another storm on the eve of Hurricane Katrina's seventh....
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Wed, 29 Aug 2012 02:46:00 +0200cnn (en)
(CNN) -- Millions of Gulf Coast residents dealt Tuesday with the ghosts of Hurricane Katrina and the real-and-present danger of Hurricane Isaac , which made landfall Tuesday night in southeastern Louisiana. River waters rising fast Near Biloxi, Mississippi, shrimpers and other fishermen sought....
Remembering Hurricane Katrina
As Hurricane Isaac closes in on the Gulf Coast, CNN's John Vause looks back at Hurricane Katrina seven years later.
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 02:45:00 +0200drogheda-independent (en)
Hurricane Isaac makes landfall in southeast Louisiana (PHOTOS)
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 02:44:00 +0200rt-en (en)
Hurricane Isaac has made landfall in the southeast of Louisiana. New Orleans has been preparing for the natural disaster, with hundreds of US troops deployed throughout the city to prevent looting. Read Full Article at RT.com
Romney wins delegate count as hurricane, dissent dog Republican convention (PHOTOS)
Republican Party delegates have officially nominated Mitt Romney to run for president in November. The decision was no surprise, but the convention’s first day was hardly without incident, with protests outside and a... Read Full Article at RT.com
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 02:43:00 +0200skynews (en)
The category one storm crosses land and remains on track to hit New Orleans, seven years after Katrina devastated the city.
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 02:43:00 +0200thestar-my (en)
Hurricane Isaac Makes Landfall In Southeast Louisiana
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 02:39:00 +0200npr (en)
The National Hurricane Center says the storm's center reached land at 6:45 p.m. in Plaquemines Parish, about 90 miles southeast of New Orleans with winds near 80 mph. The impact of the storm is expected to be felt in New Orleans and beyond.
In Isaac's path: Empty towns, storm shelters, memories of Katrina
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 02:38:00 +0200cnn (en)
Hurricane makes landfall in southeastern Louisiana
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 02:36:00 +0200msnbc (en)
Hurricane Isaac made landfall at 8 p.m. CT Tuesday in southeastern Louisiana as a Category 1 hurricane. The slow-moving storm is expected to dump up to 20 inches of rain in some spots over two days.
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 02:36:00 +0200corkman (en)
Isaac balaie les côtes de Floride et menace la Louisiane 7 ans après Katrina
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 02:35:00 +0200haitienmarche (fr)
La tempête tropicale Isaac se dirigeait dimanche 26 août au soir vers la Louisiane, l'Alabama et le Mississippi, où l'état d'urgence a été décrété, sept ans après le passage de l'ouragan Katrina qui avait ravagé la Nouvelle-Orléans.
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 02:34:00 +0200jrep (en)
NEW ORLEANS - Hurricane Isaac made landfall in southern Louisiana on Tuesday, bringing high winds, soaking rains and storm surges that will pose the first major test for New Orleans' multibillion-dollar flood protections put in place after Katrina devastated the US Gulf Coast seven years ago.
Thousands forced from homes in Louisiana as Hurricane Isaac heads toward Gulf Coast
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 02:34:00 +0200irishsun (en)
We're Prepared for Isaac , New Orleans residents say: Video NEW ORLEANS -- Finally a hurricane, the unwieldy and wobbly Isaac bore down on New Orleans Tuesday, almost seven years to the day ...
Isaacs Hurricane Force Winds Extend 200 Miles
Isaac approached the gulf coast this evening with menacing hurricane force winds spread out over an area 200 miles wide. The Category 1 hurricane is expected to reach land later tonight with winds ...
Isaac Now a Hurricane But Its Still No Katrina
drawing inevitable Katrina comparisons , scientists and storm-savvy Gulf residents don't see the hurricane as the second coming of Katrina, which devastated New Orleans and the Mississippi ...
Amazing Hurricane Isaac photo a fake
If, sometime in the past few days, you saw a photo alleging to show Hurricane Isaac barreling over ominously still waters as it approached the Gulf Coast, scrub the image from your memory: the photo ...
Hurricane Isaac makes landfall as category 1 in south-eastern Louisiana
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 02:32:00 +0200guardian (en)
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 02:31:00 +0200newschannel5 (en)
Hurricane Isaac made landfall in southeast Louisiana late Tuesday as Gulf Coast residents hunkered down behind boarded-up windows with stockpiles of food and water, and wind-driven rain lashed bayous and beaches. New Orleans...
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 02:30:00 +0200wsj-en (en)
Isaac made landfall in southeastern Louisiana, less powerful than originally feared but still threatening to inundate historically flood-prone, low-lying regions with a major storm surge and heavy rain.
Isaac Makes Landfall In Louisiana
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 02:28:00 +0200ananova (en)
Hurricane Isaac has made landfall in south east Louisiana, generating a "dangerous storm surge" that was striking the northern Gulf Coast, US forecasters said. Isaac, which reached hurricane strength earlier in the day and was packing maximum sustained winds of 80 miles per hour, was on course to....
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 02:28:00 +0200skynews (en)
Hurricane Isaac crosses land in the state's south east, generating a "dangerous storm surge" with winds of 80mph.
Isaac a touché les côtes de la Lousiane
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 02:26:00 +0200RTLFrance (fr)
La tempête Isaac est devenue un ouragan mardi et a atteint la Louisiane dans la nuit. "Des vents forts et une dangereuse montée des eaux le long de la côte au nord du golfe" du Mexique sont attendus, a précisé le Centre de surveillance des ouragans (NHC).
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 02:25:00 +0200rt (en)
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 02:25:00 +0200independent-ie (en)
Hurricane Isaac hits land near New Orleans
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 02:24:00 +0200CBC (en)
Hurricane Isaac reached land Tuesday night in Plaquemines Parish, about 144 kilometres southeast of New Orleans — almost seven years to the day that Hurricane Katrina transformed the city and became a symbol of government ineptitude.
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 02:24:00 +0200herald-ie (en)
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 02:23:00 +0200reuters (en)
Ann brings the love as Romney wraps up nomination
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 02:23:00 +0200channelnewsasia (en)
TAMPA, Florida: Mitt Romney wrapped up the Republican presidential nomination on Tuesday as wife Ann prepared to sell their family values and personal love story to US voters in a prime-time convention speech.
Isaac makes landfall in southeast La.
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 02:22:00 +0200CBSnews (en)
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 02:21:00 +0200jpost (en)
Isaac Just Miles From Louisiana Coast; New Orleans Is Target [PHOTOS]
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 02:21:00 +0200ibtimes (en)
Hurricane Isaac neared landfall on the coast of Louisiana early Tuesday evening and was heading straight for New Orleans, the National Hurricane Center reported.
Mitt Romney clinches nomination
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 02:19:00 +0200ruvr-en (en)
Former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney officially clinched nomination as Republican candidate for U.S. presidency. The decision was taken on Tuesday by delegates to the party Congress.
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 02:18:00 +0200AP (en)
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Hurricane Isaac made landfall in southeast Louisiana late Tuesday as Gulf Coast residents hunkered down behind boarded-up windows with stockpiles of food and water, and wind-driven rain lashed bayous and beaches. New Orleans calmly waited out another storm on the eve of....
Hurricane Isaac hits Gulf Coast
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 02:16:00 +0200bbc (en)
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 02:16:00 +0200bbc-news (en)
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 02:15:00 +0200bloomberg (en)
7 Years After Katrina, New Orleans Prepares for Isaac
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 02:15:00 +0200chosun (en)
Hurricane Isaac is churning toward the U.S. Gulf Coast, sparking new warnings for residents in its path. President Barack Obama urged residents Tuesday to get out of the way, if they can. "We are dealing with a big storm and there could be significant flooding and other damage across a la...
Chicago soybeans up, corn and wheat down on profit taking
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 02:12:00 +0200xinhuanet_en (en)
CHICAGO, Aug. 28 (Xinhua) -- Chicago corn and wheat futures fell Tuesday on traders' profit taking, while soybean futures rose thanks to a strong export demand for the U.S. crop. The most active corn contract for December delivery fell 5.25 cents, or 0.66 percent, to close at 7.955 U.S. dollars per bushel.
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 02:11:00 +0200argus (en)
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 02:07:00 +0200abc-au (en)
US Republicans officially named Mitt Romney as their presidential candidate in Florida this morning as Hurricane Isaac bore down on New Orleans and the US Gulf Coast.
Romney sweeps to nomination; convention raps Obama
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 02:07:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney swept to the Republican presidential nomination Tuesday night at a storm-delayed national convention, every mention of his name cheered by delegates eager to propel him into a campaign to oust President Barack Obama in tough economic times.
Mitt Romney wrapped up the Republican presidential nomination on Tuesday as wife Ann prepared to sell their family values and personal love story to US voters in a prime-time convention speech.
Year after Irene, celebration and mourning in Vt.
Eye within 15 miles of Louisiana coast
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 02:06:00 +0200cnn (en)
With just hours to go before landfall, governments, businesses and residents in New Orleans and on the central Gulf Coast are rushing to get ready for Isaac .
Hurricane Isaac: Horrible sense of déjà vu as hurricane heads for New Orleans
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 02:05:00 +0200TheScotsman (en)
SEVEN years to the day since Hurricane Katrina all but destroyed their city, residents of New Orleans were waking today to find that the nightmare had returned.
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 02:03:00 +0200AP (en)
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Hurricane Isaac has made landfall in southeast Louisiana with winds near 80 mph. The U.S. National Hurricane Center says the storm's center reached land at 7:45 p.m. in Plaquemines Parish, about 90 miles southeast of New Orleans. The storm's arrival Tuesday evening comes on the....
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 02:00:00 +0200newschannel5 (en)
Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney swept to the Republican presidential nomination Tuesday night at a storm-delayed national convention, every mention of his name cheered by delegates eager to propel him into a campaign...
VIDEO. Isaac a balayé Haïti et Cuba
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 01:58:00 +0200france2 (fr)
La tempête tropicale qui se dirige vers la Floride a fait au moins sept morts en Haïti.
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 01:55:00 +0200thestar-my (en)
NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - Hurricane Isaac gathered strength as it bore down on New Orleans on Tuesday, bringing high winds and soaking rains that will pose the first major test to the city's multibillion-dollar flood protections, seven years after Katrina devastated the U.S. Gulf Coast.
Oil holds above $112 a barrel
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 01:53:00 +0200dailytimesPK (en)
LONDON: Oil steadied above $112 a barrel on Tuesday as tropical storm Isaac neared hurricane strength in the Gulf of Mexico, forcing companies to close down US oil rigs and refineries. US President Barack Obama will make a statement on Tuesday at 10 a.m. EDT (1400 GMT) on Isaac.
Uneasy New Orleans braces
for Hurricane Isaac * US president warns of major flooding and damage * Says managed wide-ranging effort by federal, local govts to make preparations NEW ORLEANS: Isaac was upgraded on Tuesday to hurricane status as New Orleans girded for the impact seven years after Hurricane Katrina devastated....
Video: Miss. building codes changed little since Katrina
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 01:52:00 +0200CBSnews (en)
Up to 90 percent of the homes along Mississippi's coast were damaged by the storm surge during Hurricane Katrina. Seven years later, as Hurricane Isaac approaches, many buildings there still aren't up to code, reports Mark Strassmann.
Post-Katrina, Miss. faces second test
Mississippi scored 4 out of 100 by building safety group; Most powerful part of Hurricane Isaac headed to Magnolia State coast
Video: New Orleans braces for Hurricane Isaac landfall
Hurricane Isaac is threatening to strike New Orleans. While forecasts show Isaac hitting as a Category 1, officials are preparing as if it's a Category 5. Byron Pitts reports.
GOP nominates Romney, Ryan
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 01:51:00 +0200cnn (en)
Organizers are keeping a nervous eye on Isaac . After suspending the convention Monday, party leaders are reluctant to give up more time in front of voters.
Haiti: Hurricane Isaac
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 01:51:00 +0200reliefWeb (en)
Source: Pan American Health Organization Country: Haiti , Dominican Republic (the) Isaac has been upgraded to a hurricane and is now moving northwest. This could cause heavy rains and flooding in the Gulf of Mexico. Rains have decreased in intensity and frequency in the Dominican Republic and Haiti....
Isaac Just Miles From Louisiana Coast
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 01:49:00 +0200ibtimes (en)
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 01:49:00 +0200reuters-af (en)
Hurricane Isaac Nearing US Coast, Flooding Reported
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 01:47:00 +0200voanews (en)
Parts of the U.S. Gulf Coast are starting to flood as Hurricane Isaac edges closer to landfall. The National Hurricane Center says the center of the storm is nearing the coast of Louisiana, flooding some low-lying areas. Earlier Tuesday, President Barack Obama urged residents to get out of the way, if they can.
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 01:46:00 +0200AP (en)
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney swept to the Republican presidential nomination Tuesday night at a storm-delayed national convention, every mention of his name cheered by delegates eager to propel him into a campaign to oust President Barack Obama in tough economic times.
Romney Arrives at Republican National Convention
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 01:44:00 +0200chosun (en)
U.S. Republican presidential contender Mitt Romney has arrived at his party's national convention, where his wife Ann and his supporters are set to make their case to voters why he should replace President Barack Obama as the American leader. Romney flew Tuesday to the host city of Tampa,...
Isaac Nears Louisiana Coast With Storrm-Surge Flooding
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 01:44:00 +0200bloomberg (en)
Hurricane Isaac ’s center neared the coast of southeast Louisiana , accompanied by storm-surge flooding, the National Hurricane Center said. Isaac was about 15 miles (25 kilometers) south-southwest of the mouth of the Mississippi River as of 6 p.m. local time and was moving northwest at 8 mph.
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 01:41:00 +0200radioaustralia (en)
US Republicans finally kicked off their convention in Tampa, Florida, this morning, as Hurricane Isaac bore down on New Orleans and the US Gulf Coast.
Troops deployed as Hurricane Isaac targets New Orleans
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 01:39:00 +0200antiguanews (en)
NEW ORLEANS: Tropical Storm Isaac strengthened into a hurricane just off the US Gulf Coast on Tuesday, lashing the New Orleans area with strong winds and heavy rain seven years after the city was devastated by Hurricane Katrina. Isaac's storm surge could pose a major test of New Orleans' new flood control systems and reinforced levees.
Isaac turns into hurricane on path to New Orleans
NEW ORLEANS: Isaac turned into a full-blown Category 1 hurricane Tuesday as it rolled over the Gulf of Mexico toward Louisiana, where residents in four states left boarded-up homes and New Orleans waited nervously behind flood-defense levees strengthened after the devastating Katrina struck exactly seven years ago.
Isaac 's storm surge could pose a major test of New Orleans' new flood control systems and reinforced levees. Forecasts from the U.S. National Hurricane Center showed the storm coming ashore in the Mississippi Delta late on Tuesday, possibly taking direct aim at the so-called Crescent City.
Hurricane Isaac getting close to shore
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 01:37:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
Hurricane Isaac is getting close the coast of southeast Louisiana and is already bringing storm surge flooding.
ON RIVAL TURF
Even in Tampa this week, President Barack Obama commands the stage — at least with fellow Democrats A handful of party heavyweights gathered at the Democrat's "war room" down the street from where Republicans are holding their national convention Maryland Gov.
Will Hurricane Isaac Be a 'Drought Killer'?
Hurricane Isaac is barreling toward U.S. shores, bringing an onslaught of roaring winds, dangerous storm surges and punishing downpours to the Gulf Coast.
TAMPA, Florida (Reuters) - Republicans nominated Mitt Romney on Tuesday to challenge President Barack Obama for the White House, kicking off their storm-delayed convention with a barrage of sharp attacks on Obama's economic leadership. The formal nomination of Romney and his running mate, Paul Ryan,....
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 01:36:00 +0200radioaustralianews (en)
Horror as man is entombed in 200-foot silo of dry cement that fills with rainwater from Isaac
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 01:34:00 +0200dailymail (en)
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 01:32:00 +0200ibtimes-in (en)
Hurricane Isaac gathered strength as it bore down on New Orleans on Tuesday, bringing high winds and soaking rains that will pose the first major test to the city's multibillion-dollar flood protections, seven years after Katrina devastated the U.S. Gulf Coast.
Hurricane Isaac 2012: Wave Glider Robot ‘Alex’ Helps Forecast Path, Track and Trajectory of Storm [VIDEO]
Hurricane prediction is not always an exact science, but the NOAA is already on the case, developing new ways to forecast the track of hurricanes; in fact, the organization launched one experimental Wave Glider robot named Alex into the ocean weeks ago, hoping the unmanned drone can forecast the direction, path and trajectory of future storms.
Hurricane Isaac neared landfall on the coast of Louisiana early Tuesday evening, the National Hurricane Center reported.
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 01:32:00 +0200ibtimes-uk (en)
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 01:30:00 +0200newschannel5 (en)
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 01:27:00 +0200ibtimes-au (en)
Isaac targets New Orleans
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 01:27:00 +0200gulf-times (en)
Tropical Storm Isaac strengthened into a hurricane just off the US Gulf Coast yesterday, lashing the New Orleans area with strong winds and heavy rain seven years after the city was devastated by Hurricane Katrina.
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 01:23:00 +0200reuters (en)
Gulf Coast braces for Hurricane Isaac's wrath
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 01:23:00 +0200AP (en)
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The Gulf Coast braced for the landfall of Hurricane Isaac late Tuesday, hunkering down behind boarded-up windows with stockpiles of food and water as wind-driven rain lashed bayous and beaches. New Orleans calmly waited out another storm on the eve of Hurricane Katrina's seventh....
New Orleans mayor: We're officially in the fight
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 01:21:00 +0200CBSnews (en)
New Orleans is protected by newly reinforced $14.6B levee system, but surrounding area still relies on sandbags and sweat
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 01:16:00 +0200AP (en)
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Hurricane Isaac is getting close the coast of southeast Louisiana and is already bringing storm surge flooding. The U.S. National Hurricane center says the Category 1 hurricane is just 15 miles south-southwest of the mouth of the Mississippi River and is moving northwest near 8 mph.
Officials Say New Orleans is Better Protected This Time Around
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 01:15:00 +0200voanews (en)
Hurricane Isaac is churning through the Gulf of Mexico, reminding residents of the death and destruction caused by Hurricane Katrina almost seven years ago. That storm was one of the worst in U.S. history, killing more than 1,800 people, wrecking hundreds of thousands of homes and tripling unemployment in the area.
Warnings, Worries as Hurricane Isaac Moves Toward Landfall
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 01:13:00 +0200chosun (en)
Hurricane Isaac is churning toward the U.S. Gulf Coast, sparking new warnings for residents in its path. President Barack Obama urged residents Tuesday to get out of the way, if they can. "We are dealing with a big storm and there could be significant flooding and other damage acro...
Wiser, better prepared New Orleans residents hunker down for Isaac
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 01:12:00 +0200trust (en)
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 20:51 GMT Source: reuters // Reuters * Lower Ninth Ward bore brunt of Katrina's damage in 2005 * Residents say they learned valuable lessons from Katrina By Ellen Wulfhorst NEW ORLEANS, Aug 28 (Reuters) - Nearly seven years to the day after Hurricane Katrina swamped New Orleans'....
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 19:47 GMT Source: reuters // Reuters * Landfall expected on Katrina anniversary * Obama warns of "significant flooding and other damage" * Massive new floodgate part of city's beefed-up defenses By Scott Malone and Kathy Finn NEW ORLEANS, Aug 28 (Reuters) - Tropical Storm Isaac strengthened into a hurricane just off the U.
Hurricane Isaac getting better organized - NHC
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 20:56 GMT Source: reuters // Reuters Aug 28 (Reuters) - Hurricane Isaac is getting better organized as it nears southeastern Louisiana, with flooding from storm surge and rainfall expected, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said in its latest bulletin on Tuesday.
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 20:55 GMT Source: Content partner // Tropical Storm Risk Hurricane Isaac struck the United States at about 21:00 GMT on 28 August.Data supplied by the US National Hurricane Centersuggest that the point of landfall was near28.7 N,89.2 W.Isaac brought 1-minute maximum sustained winds to the region of around 120 km/h (74 mph).
Obama knocks Republicans, courts students in campaign swing
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 22:09 GMT Source: reuters // Reuters By Margaret Chadbourn AMES, Iowa, Aug 28 (Reuters) - President Barack Obama tried some campaign counterprogramming on Tuesday, telling a college audience in Iowa to beware of the rhetoric from the Republican Party convention in Florida.
Republicans anoint Romney as New Orleans braces for Isaac
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 01:11:00 +0200radioaustralia (en)
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 01:11:00 +0200ABCnews (en)
As Hurricane Isaac nears the Gulf Coast on the eve of the 7-year anniversary of Katrina's arrival, it's drawing comparisons to the storm that devastated the region and killed hundreds. But how does Hurricane Isaac compare to Katrina? Here's a comparison of the two storms.
Isaac's Hurricane Force Winds Extend 200 Miles
Hurricane Isaac makes its way to Florida - as does the 'If I were a rich man' protest
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 01:10:00 +0200haaretz (en)
Despite Isaac being declared a grade one hurricane, some activists have still made it to Tampa - including a group of young Jews staging a multi-state protest against Bush-era tax cuts. Street protests are usually some of the most interesting parts of the national nonventions of both political parties in the U.
Cours du coton: Les records du maïs et du soja minent les prix
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 01:08:00 +0200lemaghrebdz (fr)
Les cours du coton ont terminé, la semaine dernière, en hausse, profitant principalement des nouveaux records atteints par le cours du soja et du maïs et d'une météo potentiellement dommageable pour les récoltes aux Etats-Unis et en Chine. Le marché, qui était beaucoup descendu après la publication....
Le pétrole remonte: Le marché surveille toujours la tempête tropicale Isaac
Les prix du pétrole remontaient, hier, en cours d'échanges européens, dans un marché nerveux toujours inquiet des perturbations dans l'offre de brut dans le Golfe du Mexique, où continuait de progresser la tempête tropicale Isaac . À la mi-séance, le baril de Brent de la mer du Nord, échangé sur....
UPDATE: Hurricane Isaac nears La. landfall
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 01:08:00 +0200antiguanews (en)
<p><em>NEW ORLEANS</em> - The Gulf Coast braced for the landfall of Hurricane Isaac late Tuesday, hunkering down behind boarded-up windows with stockpiles of food and water as wind-driven rain lashed bayous and beaches. New Orleans calmly waited out another storm on the eve of Hurricane Katrina's....
Video: Gulf Coast residents prep for Isaac
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 01:06:00 +0200CBSnews (en)
From Texas to Florida, thousands of people are evacuating in anticipation of Hurricane Isaac . CBS News' Karen Brown reports from New Orleans on the eve of the 7th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina.
Police: Relative reported worries about soldier
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 01:06:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
Police in central Washington say a female relative of one of the soldiers accused by Georgia authorities of killing a fellow soldier and plotting a range of anti-government acts came to them with concerns about the man almost a year ago.
Residents evacuate ahead of Isaac, others stay
Some Gulf Coast residents were getting out of town as Isaac approached, while others decided to hunker down and ride out the storm. A Mississippi resident was heading to her father's Alabama home. Twin sisters from Holland planned to ride out the storm in the French Quarter while looking for....
Hurricane Isaac was lashing the northern Gulf Coast with its outer bands of winds and rain Tuesday afternoon.
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Hurricane Isaac threatens U.S. Gulf Coast
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 01:03:00 +0200cnn (en)
Almost seven years to the day after Katrina struck, Hurricane Isaac is gaining strength, pounding the U.S. Gulf Coast with heavy rain and strong winds.
How does Hurricane Isaac compare to Katrina?
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 01:00:00 +0200newschannel5 (en)
As Hurricane Isaac nears the Gulf Coast on the eve of the 7-year anniversary of Katrina's arrival, it's drawing comparisons to the storm that devastated the region and killed hundreds. But how does Hurricane Isaac...
Romney investi pour affronter Obama
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 00:56:00 +0200lematin-CH (fr)
Mitt Romney a remporté sans surprise mardi soir à la convention républicaine de Tampa (Floride) le vote d'une majorité de délégués de son parti pour affronter Barack Obama à la présidentielle de novembre.
New Orleans prepares for Isaac
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 00:52:00 +0200upi (en)
MIAMI, Aug. 28 (UPI) -- New Orleans braced for Hurricane Isaac Tuesday nearly seven years to the day Hurricane Katrina devastated the city and other areas along the gulf coast.
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 00:50:00 +0200reuters (en)
AMES, Iowa (Reuters) - President Barack Obama tried some campaign counterprogramming on Tuesday, telling a college audience in Iowa to beware of the rhetoric from the Republican Party convention in Florida.
Republican convention officially kicks off - LIVE UPDATE
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 00:47:00 +0200ruvr-en (en)
After a delay because of Hurricane Isaac , the Republican National Convention kicked off in full force to officially nominate Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan as the GOP presidential ticket.
Eye within 30 miles of Louisiana coast
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 00:46:00 +0200cnn (en)
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 00:45:00 +0200ibtimes (en)
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 00:44:00 +0200bloomberg (en)
Hurricane Isaac will creep slowly ashore somewhere west of New Orleans , dropping large amounts of rain and raking the region with tree-toppling winds for hours after landfall. The storm, 105 miles (169 kilometers) south-southeast of New Orleans, was moving northwest at 8 miles per hour, compared....
Republicans Unite Behind Romney as Nomination Process Begins
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 00:44:00 +0200voanews (en)
TAMPA, Fla. — Conservative members of the U.S. Republican Party set aside misgivings about their presidential candidate, Mitt Romney, as the party's nominating convention got under way Tuesday. Hours before Romney was formally nominated in a roll call of delegates from the 50 states, stalwarts of a....
NHC: Hurricane Isaac getting better organized
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 00:40:00 +0200ynetnews (en)
Hurricane Isaac is getting better organized as it nears southeastern Louisiana, with flooding from storm surge and rainfall expected, the US National Hurricane Center said in its latest bulletin on Tuesday. Isaac was currently located about 30 miles (45 km) south south-west of the mouth of the....
Isaac poised to become hurricane
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 00:40:00 +0200hurriyetdailynews (en)
AMERICAS > Isaac poised to become hurricane NEW ORLEANS - The Associated Press Tropical Storm Isaac is “on the verge” of becoming a hurricane as it barrels towards New Orleans, forecasters said yesterday, nearly seven years after Hurricane Katrina devastated the city.
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 00:36:00 +0200voanews (en)
NEW Orleans — Hurricane Isaac is hitting New Orleans exactly seven years after another storm, Hurricane Katrina, devastated the city. New Orleans' Ninth Ward is a low-lying area surrounded by water on three sides. In 2005, the levees meant to protect it failed during Hurricane Katrina, flooding the area and killing hundreds of residents.
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 00:35:00 +0200smh (en)
Isaac , now a full-blown hurricane, has gained strength over the warm, open waters of the gulf as it heads towards the swampy coast of southeast Louisiana.
Isaac aims at Gulf Coast amid political backdrop
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 00:35:00 +0200CBSnews (en)
Finally a hurricane, the unwieldy and wobbly Isaac bore down on New Orleans Tuesday
Obama on Isaac: "Now is not the time to tempt fate"
Before hitting the campaign trail, the president warns Gulf Coast residents to take the approaching storm seriously
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 00:34:00 +020024heures (fr)
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 00:34:00 +0200tdg (fr)
Republicans nominating Romney, blasting Obama
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 00:33:00 +0200washtimes (en)
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) Making up for lost time, Republicans streamed into their storm-delayed national convention Monday to certify Mitt Romney's nomination for the White House and tear into President Barack Obama in a close race for the White House in dreary economic times. Delegates cheered every mention of Romney's .
Hurricane Isaac 'better organised' as it heads toward Louisiana and Gulf coast
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 00:31:00 +0200guardian (en)
Obama declares state of emergency for Louisiana and parts of Mississippi as New Orleans prepares for 10ft storm surges Today's latest Isaac developments Tropical storm Isaac was declared a category 1 hurricane as it approached the US Gulf coast on Tuesday, where authorities warned that the....
Republicans nominate Romney, lambaste Obama
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 00:29:00 +0200newschannel5 (en)
Mitt Romney swept to the Republican presidential nomination Tuesday night at a storm-delayed national convention scripted to propel him into a close race for the White House in tough economic times.
The Gulf Coast braced for the landfall of Hurricane Isaac late Tuesday, hunkering down behind boarded-up windows with stockpiles of food and water as wind-driven rain lashed bayous and beaches. New Orleans calmly waited out...
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 00:25:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
The Gulf Coast braced for the landfall of Hurricane Isaac late Tuesday, hunkering down behind boarded-up windows with stockpiles of food and water as wind-driven rain lashed bayous and beaches. New Orleans calmly waited out another storm on the eve of Hurricane Katrina's seventh anniversary, hoping the city's strengthened levees will hold.
AMES, Iowa (Reuters) - President Barack Obama tried some campaign counterprogramming on Tuesday, telling a college audience in Iowa to beware of the rhetoric from the Republican Party convention in Florida. "This week in Tampa, my opponents will offer you their agenda," Obama said during a campaign stop at Iowa State University.
Uneasy New Orleans braces for Hurricane Isaac
Hurricane Isaac intensified on Tuesday, lashing New Orleans with rains and strong winds seven years after Hurricane Katrina devastated the "Big Easy" and killed 1,800 people on the US Gulf Coast.
Hurricane to make landfall shortly near New Orleans
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 00:20:00 +0200msnbc (en)
Hurricane Isaac continued building strength, closing in as a slow-moving giant expected to make landfall shortly and then dump up to 20 inches of rain in some spots over two days.
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 00:19:00 +0200AP (en)
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Mitt Romney swept to the Republican presidential nomination Tuesday night at a storm-delayed national convention scripted to propel him into a close race for the White House in tough economic times. The former Massachusetts governor watched on television with his wife, Ann, at a....
Organizers stop calling Paul delegates
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 00:15:00 +0200cnn (en)
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 00:15:00 +0200alertnet-rss (en)
Isaac to Test Power System Upgrades After Katrina’s Blackouts
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 00:13:00 +0200bloomberg (en)
Hurricane Isaac is poised to provide the biggest test of power grid fortifications made in the wake of Hurricane Katrina to prevent storms from crippling pipelines, refineries and other critical U.S. energy facilities. and Colonial Pipeline Co. are prepared to lean on upgraded emergency power generators if the lights flicker out.
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 00:11:00 +0200yediotaharonot (en)
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 00:07:00 +0200npr (en)
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 00:05:00 +0200economictimes (en)
Isaac turns into hurricane on path to New OrleansThe US National Hurricane Center said the storm, with 75 mph (120 kph) winds, had gained strength as it moved over the warm, open waters of the gulf.
INVITé DU MATIN: Bernard Cazeneuve, ministre délégué auprès du ministre des Affaires étrangères, chargé des Affaires européennes
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 00:03:00 +0200rfi-fr (fr)
Bernard Cazeneuve, ministre délégué auprès du ministre des Affaires étrangères, chargé des Affaires européennes. RFI La volonté du gouvernement français est de faire en sorte que l'intégrité de la zone euro soit maintenue. Que la Grèce puisse rester dans la zone euro, que le peuple grec puisse....
ÉTATS-UNIS : L'ouragan Isaac se dirige droit vers La Nouvelle-Orléans
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 00:02:00 +0200france24 (fr)
La tempête Isaac , devenue un ouragan, progresse dans le golfe du Mexique en direction de La Nouvelle-Orléans (Louisiane), encore très marquée par l'ouragan Katrina de 2005.
Romney affirmed as Republican nominee
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 00:02:00 +0200aljazeera-en (en)
Conservative presidential hopeful officially given his party's nomination in Tampa.
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 00:02:00 +0200ibtimes-uk (en)
Tropical Storm Isaac strengthened into a hurricane just off the U.S. Gulf Coast on Tuesday, lashing the New Orleans area with strong winds and heavy rain seven years after the city was devastated by Hurricane Katrina.
It's official: Mitt Romney is the GOP presidential nominee
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 00:01:00 +0200latimes (en)
TAMPA, Fla. -- Mitt Romney claimed the Republican nomination for president Tuesday, six years after he first began his run for the White House and on the first full day of a storm-shortened national convention. For months the unofficial nominee, Romney won his party’s formal imprimatur in the traditional roll call of states.
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 00:00:00 +0200ibtimes-in (en)
Isaac gains strength as its eye creeps within 30 miles of Louisiana coast
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 23:59:00 +0200cnn (en)
Almost seven years to the day after Katrina struck, Hurricane Isaac began pounding the Gulf Coast on Tuesday afternoon with heavy rain and strong winds, gaining strength as the day wore on and prompting warnings about even more dangerous hours ahead.
Romney Secures Nomination
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 23:59:00 +0200wsj-en (en)
Republicans chose Mitt Romney to be their standard-bearer as GOP leaders sought to broaden the party's appeal to women with a convention address by Ann Romney, the candidate's wife.
Evaluate Childrens Stress After Natural Disasters
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 23:59:00 +0200irishsun (en)
-; As Hurricane Isaac nears the Gulf Coast, one may wonder what the impact of natural disasters are on children. Who is most at risk for persistent stress reactions? How can such youth be identified ...
Tropical Storm Isaac Can Damage Your Health
-; As Tropical Storm Isaac heads toward Louisiana on the verge of hurricane strength a lot can be at stake, including your health. According to the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology ...
Big Easy braced for Hurricane Isaac
Under a darkening sky, Sergio Lobo-Navia was shuttering the windows of his picturesque home in the Tenth Ward of New Orleans yesterday, as rising winds and increasingly heavy rain showers heralded ...
Track Hurricane Isaac in a Google map
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 23:57:00 +0200cnet (en)
Our readers near the path of Hurricane Isaac with functional Internet access should keep an eye on this handy crisis response map built by Google for the latest emergency information. [Read more]
The roll call: Romney is nominated
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 23:57:00 +0200usaToday (en)
Mr. Speaker! ... The Republicans are calling the roll of the states that will nominate Mitt Romney for the presidency.
Etats-Unis. Comment la Louisiane se prépare à l'ouragan Isaac
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 23:56:00 +0200france2 (fr)
La tempête tropicale s'est renforcée et devrait balayer La Nouvelle-Orléans dans la nuit. Soit sept ans, quasiment jour pour jour, après Katrina.
Haïti. Quatre morts après le passage de la tempête Isaac
La tempête pourrait se transformer en ouragan aujourd'hui et toucher la Floride (Etats-Unis).
Flashbacks and fear: ‘It was bad, real bad’
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 23:56:00 +0200gulf-times (en)
“It was bad, real bad,” 60-year-old Ellis said, as she flipped through photographs of what Hurricane Katrina did, seven years ago, to the home that had been in her family for generations. Now a new storm, Hurricane Isaac , was bearing down on the city, bringing with it devastating winds, storm surges and driving rain.
Republicans kick off storm-hit convention
Presidential candidate Mitt Romney flew to Tampa yesterday to join fellow Republicans seeking to put their shortened convention back on track and prevent his message from being drowned out by a hurricane bearing down on the US Gulf Coast. Finally kicking off festivities after the storm threat....
Uneasy New Orleans braces for Isaac
Isaac grew yesterday into a hurricane as New Orleans girded for a “big hurt”, seven years after Hurricane Katrina devastated the “Big Easy” and killed 1,800 people across the US Gulf Coast. The National Hurricane Center in Miami warned that the storm’s maximum winds had....
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 23:55:00 +0200ibtimes-au (en)
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 23:55:00 +0200xinhuanet_en (en)
Oil rises on Hurricane Isaac
NEW YORK, Aug. 28 (Xinhua) -- Crude prices rose on Tuesday as Hurricane Isaac threatened oil output in the Gulf of Mexico. Isaac strengthened into Category 1 Hurricane on Tuesday and churned in the Gulf of Mexico, home to 23 percent of oil production in U.S. Isaac forced companies in Gulf to shut down oil platforms and refineries.
Parched Midwestern States Eagerly Await Isaac's Landfall
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 23:54:00 +0200time (en)
As Gulf Coast towns shudder and scramble, fearing the deluge of rain and wind that Hurricane Isaac is expected to dump late Tuesday or early Wednesday, the drought-stricken Midwest couldn’t be more thrilled to welcome the storm system. The heartland of the United States has been hoping for rain....
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 23:54:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 23:51:00 +0200bbc-news (en)
US Republicans begin the first full day of their national convention pageantry, after a delay over hurricane concerns.
Isaac officially reaches hurricane strength
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 23:50:00 +0200CBSnews (en)
Massive system upgraded from tropical storm as it barrels across Gulf, possibly heading for New Orleans
Hurricane Isaac slows, sucking up energy over the Gulf (+video)
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 23:49:00 +0200csmonitor (en)
Hurricane Isaac is crawling along at 10 m.p.h., and winds hit 75 m.p.h. as Isaac gained strength moving over the warm, open waters of the Gulf of Mexico. Hurricane Isaac is forecast to reach New Orleans early Wednesday morning.
Obama: la tempête Isaac est à prendre "au sérieux"
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 23:48:00 +0200leparisien (fr)
Durée : 00:00:48 | 0 vues | 0/10 La tempête Isaac , en passe de devenir un ouragan dans la journée en approchant de la Louisiane (sud), est une "grosse tempête" qu'il faut "prendre au sérieux", a prévenu mardi le président [...] obama , isaac
La Nouvelle-Orléans se prépare avant l'ouragan
Durée : 00:00:27 | 8 vues | 0/10 La Nouvelle-Orléans se préparait mardi 28 août à l'arrivée de l'ouragan Isaac , sept ans après l'ouragan Katrina, qui avait ravagé la ville isaac , ouragan
L'ouragan Isaac se dirige vers La Nouvelle-Orléans
La tempête tropicale Isaac a été classée mardi soir (heure française) en ouragan de catégorie 1 par le Centre national des ouragans (NHC). Ses vents ont atteint 120 km/h. L'ouragan se dirige droit...
22:53 Anderlecht se qualifie pour la Ligue des champions
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 23:47:00 +0200alvinet (fr)
Anderlecht s'est qualifié pour la Ligue des champions pour la première fois depuis 2006& Mais la tâche s'est avérée ardue face aux Chypriotes de Limassol.... Source : lesoir.be - Articles similaires
Arrivée de l'ex-femme de Marc Dutroux au couvent après sa libération
Michelle Martin, l'ex-femme et complice du meurtrier pédophile belge Marc Dutroux, est arrivée mardi soir dans le couvent qui a accepté de l'accueillir après sa... Source : TV5 Monde - Articles similaires
Comment la Louisiane se prépare à l'ouragan Isaac
La tempête tropicale s'est renforcée et devrait balayer la Louisiane et La Nouvelle-Orléans dans la nuit. Source : Francetv info - Articles similaires
Isaac Hits Hurricane Strength as Winds Batter Louisiana
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 23:43:00 +0200bloomberg (en)
Senator David Vitter, left, Jefferson Parish President John Young, second left, Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal and Army Corps of Engineers Col. Ed Fleming, right, talk as they tour the new levee wall and pumps at the 17th Street Canal in New Orleans, built after Hurricane Katrina, as Hurricane Isaac approaches New Orleans, on Aug.
Nightmare returns as Isaac closes in on New Orleans
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 23:41:00 +0200scmp (en)
Hurricane Isaac bore down on New Orleans last night, seven years after Hurricane Katrina left 1,800 dead. President Barack Obama, mindful of the bungled handling of Katrina by his predecessor George W. Bush, declared a state of emergency in Louisiana, allowing federal funds and aid to flow to local authorities.
Romney flies in for his coronation
The storm-shortened Republican National Convention was due to begin in earnest today, a three-day coronation of Mitt Romney as the party's rival to US President Barack Obama.
New Tropical Depression Forms in Atlantic
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 23:39:00 +0200ABCnews (en)
A new tropical depression has formed in the Atlantic as Hurricane Isaac closes in on the Gulf Coast. The new depression has maximum sustained winds near 35 mph (55 kph) and the U.S. National Hurricane Center says it could strengthen to a tropical storm in the next day or so. The hurricane center says it's not a threat to land.
New Orleans 'on frontline' of Hurricane Isaac, says mayor
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 23:39:00 +0200telegraph (en)
Mayor of New Orleans Mitch Landrieu urges caution and warns against complacency as Isaac is upgraded to a hurricane.
Why Did Isaac Take So Long to Become a Hurricane?
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 23:38:00 +0200scientificamerican (en)
Tropical Storm Isaac has now officially become Hurricane Isaac, the National Hurricane Center announced this afternoon (Aug. 28). [More]
Hurricane Isaac Forecast To Make Landfall As Category 1 Storm Tonight
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 23:37:00 +0200npr (en)
The storm, which strengthened a bit Tuesday afternoon, is expected to make landfall along the southeastern Louisiana coast on the eve of the seven-year anniversary of Katrina.
Hurricane Isaac gains strength as it moves toward New Orleans
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 23:37:00 +0200WashingtonPost (en)
NEW ORLEANS — Hurricane Isaac strengthened Tuesday afternoon as it swirled over the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico , pointed toward the fragile lowlands of southern Louisiana and the ever-vulnerable city of New Orleans . Read full article >>
Hurricane Isaac getting better organized – NHC
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 23:37:00 +0200stabroeknews (en)
(Reuters) – Hurricane Isaac is getting better organized as it nears southeastern Louisiana, with flooding from storm surge and rainfall expected, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said in its... View full article at stabroeknews.com
New Orleans braces as Isaac becomes hurricane
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 23:34:00 +0200radioaustralianews (en)
The US Gulf Coast is bracing for Hurricane Isaac , as US National Guard troops are deployed to New Orleans to ward off looters.
New Orleans awaits 'brunt' of growing Hurricane Isaac
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 23:34:00 +0200msnbc (en)
Hurricane Isaac continued building strength, closing in on the Louisiana coast as a slow-moving giant expected to make landfall Tuesday night and then dump up to 20 inches of rain in some spots.
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 23:32:00 +0200corsematin (fr)
Republicans open national convention despite Hurricane Isaac
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 23:32:00 +0200france24-en (en)
Republicans opened their national convention on Tuesday where Mitt Romney will formally be nominated as their candidate to challenge President Barack Obama. The political festival has shrunk to a three-day affair because of Hurricane Isaac .
Isaac gains strengths as it nears Gulf Coast
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 23:29:00 +0200newschannel5 (en)
A British legislator has a question for Prime Minister David Cameron: Are you a man or a mouse? more>> Prime Minister David Cameron is facing heat from his own Conservative party over the subject of building a third runway for London's beleaguered Heathrow Airport.
Obama's juggle: Doing the job, fighting to keep it
Trying to keep his job as he does his job, President Barack Obama assured the nation Tuesday that his administration was capably ready for a menacing Hurricane Isaac . And then he climbed aboard his helicopter and went...
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 23:27:00 +0200abc-au (en)
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 23:25:00 +0200AP (en)
GRAND BAY, Ala. (AP) — Some Gulf Coast residents were getting out of town as Isaac approached, while others decided to hunker down and ride out the storm. A Mississippi resident was heading to her father's Alabama home. Twin sisters from Holland planned to ride out the storm in the French Quarter....
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Finally a hurricane, the unwieldy and wobbly Isaac bore down on New Orleans Tuesday, almost seven years to the day that Hurricane Katrina transformed this city and became a symbol of government ineptitude, and a defining moment for leaders from City Hall to the White House.
Fitch: US Property/Casualty Insurers Expected to Withstand Isaac
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 23:25:00 +0200finanznachrichten-en (en)
Hurricane Isaac is expected to make landfall in Louisiana late today or early Wednesday, coinciding with the seventh anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. Fitch Ratings a...
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 23:24:00 +0200radioaustralia (en)
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 23:22:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - Nearly seven years to the day after Hurricane Katrina swamped New Orleans' Lower Ninth Ward in a deadly tidal surge, its resilient residents say they are better prepared this time around for Hurricane Isaac . "The bathtub is filled with water.
Hurricane Isaac getting better organized: NHC
(Reuters) - Hurricane Isaac is getting better organized as it nears southeastern Louisiana, with flooding from storm surge and rainfall expected, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said in its latest bulletin on Tuesday. Isaac was currently located about 30 miles south south-west of the mouth of the....
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Hurricane Isaac has gotten a little stronger as it closes in on the Gulf Coast. Isaac's maximum sustained winds increased Tuesday afternoon to 80 mph. The storm is expected to make landfall late Tuesday on the eve of the seventh anniversary of when Hurricane Katrina devastated the region.
EPA grants Louisiana partial fuel waiver ahead of Isaac
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Environmental Protection Agency on Tuesday granted a partial fuel waiver to the state of Louisiana to make it easier for distributors to keep the state's supply of fuel available as it responds to Hurricane Isaac . This waiver will give Louisiana refineries in 14 parishes the....
Republicans bash Obama at storm-hit convention
TAMPA, Florida (Reuters) - Republicans tore into President Barack Obama's economic record and lauded nominee-in-waiting Mitt Romney on Tuesday as they kicked off the party's convention hoping to prevent their message from being drowned out by a Gulf Coast hurricane.
Trying to keep his job as he does his job, President Barack Obama assured the nation Tuesday that his administration was capably ready for a menacing Hurricane Isaac . And then he climbed aboard his helicopter and went searching for votes.
Obama takes a chance and hits campaign trail
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 23:20:00 +0200CBSnews (en)
Aware of the risk of campaigning while Hurricane Isaac hits land, the president nevertheless travels to college towns
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 23:18:00 +0200reuters-af (en)
NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - Tropical Storm Isaac strengthened into a hurricane just off the U.S. Gulf Coast on Tuesday, lashing the New Orleans area with strong winds and heavy rain seven years after the city was devastated by Hurricane Katrina.
Obama Declares Hurricane Emergency in Mississippi
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 23:17:00 +0200naharnet-en (en)
U.S. President Barack Obama on Tuesday declared a state of emergency in a second state, Mississippi, to cope with the expected impact of Hurricane Isaac . The move followed a similar declaration for Louisiana issued on Tuesday and came as parts of Mississippi and neighboring states were placed under hurricane and tropical storm warnings.
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 23:17:00 +0200AP (en)
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Hurricane Isaac has gotten a little stronger as it closes in on the Gulf Coast. Isaac's maximum sustained winds increased Tuesday afternoon to 80 mph. The storm is expected to make landfall late Tuesday on the eve of the seventh anniversary of when Hurricane Katrina devastated the region.
New tropical depression forms in Atlantic
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 23:14:00 +0200newschannel5 (en)
A new tropical depression has formed in the Atlantic as Hurricane Isaac closes in on the Gulf Coast.
Republican convention officially kicks off
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 23:14:00 +0200ruvr-en (en)
Oil advances as Isaac approaches
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 23:13:00 +0200news_com_au (en)
OIL prices close higher as tropical storm Issac shuts down production in the Gulf of Mexico, and US dollar weakness against the euro puts on the pressure.
Oil Rises as Isaac Curbs Output, U.S. Supplies May Fall
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 23:13:00 +0200bloomberg (en)
Oil rose for the first time in four days in New York as Hurricane Isaac reduced offshore output in the Gulf of Mexico and on speculation that U.S. supplies fell to a five-month low. Futures advanced 0.9 percent after the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement reported that 93 percent of....
Isaac’s Top Winds Grow to 80 Mph on Path to Louisiana Landfall
Hurricane Isaac ’s top winds increased to 80 miles (129 kilometers) an hour as the storm moved toward landfall later today on southeastern Louisana, the National Hurricane Center said. Isaac was 30 miles south-southwest of the mouth of the Mississippi River as of 4 p.m. local time and was moving northwest at 8 mph.
In speech, Romney to unveil 'vision' for America
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 23:11:00 +0200dailystar-LB (en)
Mitt Romney will tout a "more positive vision for America" on Thursday when he accepts the Republican Party's White House nomination, a senior aide said.
Hurricane Preparedness: Links That Could Save a Life
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 23:08:00 +0200ABCnews (en)
High waves crash on to rocks at Cedar Point, Aug. 28, 2012 near Dauphin Island, Ala. as residents prepare for the landfall of Isaac along the Gulf Coast. (G.M. Andrews/Mobile Register/AP Photo) As Hurricane Isaac bears down on the Gulf Coast, the following are important online resources that will....
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 23:05:00 +0200varmatin (fr)
Precautions, Concerns Dominate as Hurricane Moves Toward Gulf Coast
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 23:04:00 +0200voanews (en)
Hurricane Isaac is churning toward the U.S. Gulf Coast, sparking new warnings for residents in its path. President Barack Obama urged residents Tuesday to get out of the way, if they can. "We are dealing with a big storm and there could be significant flooding and other damage across a large area. Now is not the time to tempt fate.
Hurricane Isaac aims at Gulf Coast amid political backdrop
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 23:02:00 +0200washtimes (en)
NEW ORLEANS (AP) Finally a hurricane, the unwieldy and wobbly Isaac bore down on New Orleans Tuesday, almost seven years to the day that Hurricane Katrina transformed this city and became a symbol of government ineptitude, and a defining moment for leaders from City Hall to the White House. ...
Opinion: Real trouble is after the storm
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 23:02:00 +0200cnn (en)
Stephen Flynn and Sean Burke say officials are getting good at evacuations -- it's getting people back home that's the problem.
7 MILLIARDS DE VOISINS: 2. Le RDV des tchatcheuses !
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 23:01:00 +0200rfi-fr (fr)
Wikimedia Commons Des femmes journalistes de la presse étrangère en poste à Paris réagissent à l’actualité sociale autour de la question des femmes en France et dans le monde. Elles évoqueront aussi leurs coups de cur et coups de gueule.
Hurricane Isaac heads toward Louisiana and Mississippi
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 22:56:00 +0200irishsun (en)
Tropical Storm Isaac is now a category 1 hurricane heading towards to the Louisiana-Mississippi coastline. It is expected to reach land on Wednesday close to New Orleans seven years after the city ...
Hurricane Isaac Seen From Space Barreling Toward Gulf Coast
This image shows tropical storm Isaac as it headed toward the Gulf coast on Aug. 27. The storm passed the wind-speed threshold today, reaching 75 mph, and was declared a Category 1 hurricane by ...
State of emergency declared in two states as Isaac turns into hurricane
WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama declared a state of emergency in Louisiana and Mississippi as tropical storm Isaac was poised to hit the US Gulf Coast as a category 2 hurricane. Isaac ...
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 22:55:00 +0200france2 (fr)
La tempête tropicale s'est renforcée mardi et devrait balayer la Louisiane et La Nouvelle-Orléans, sept quasiment jour pour jour après l'ouragan Katrina.
Hurricane Isaac closes in on New Orleans
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 22:51:00 +0200CBC (en)
Finally a hurricane, the unwieldy and wobbly Isaac bears down on New Orleans, almost seven years to the day that Hurricane Katrina transformed the city and became a symbol of government ineptitude.
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 22:51:00 +0200thestar-my (en)
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 22:49:00 +0200reuters (en)
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 22:48:00 +0200courrier-picard (fr)
La tempête tropicale Isaac s'est transformée en ouragan mardi et se dirigeait droit vers La Nouvelle-Orléans, où il pourrait arriver dès la fin de journée, sept ans quasiment jour pour jour après Katrina, qui avait ravagé la ville. A La Nouvell...
All eyes on Ann as Republican convention kicks off
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 22:41:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
The convention to crown Mitt Romney as Republican presidential nominee kicked off with the usual blend of political theater and razzmatazz Tuesday despite a hurricane bearing down on New Orleans.
Finally a hurricane, the unwieldy and wobbly Isaac bore down on New Orleans Tuesday, almost seven years to the day that Hurricane Katrina transformed this city and became a symbol of government ineptitude, and a defining moment for leaders from City Hall to the White House.
Making up for lost time, Republican delegates streamed into their storm-delayed national convention Tuesday to certify Mitt Romney's nomination for the White House and tear into his Democratic foe in a close presidential race in dreary economic times.
Awaiting Isaac: Louisiana Preps for a Hurricane
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 22:38:00 +0200time (en)
) — Isaac became a hurricane Tuesday that could flood the coasts of four states with storm surge and heavy rains on its way to New Orleans , where residents hunkered down behind levees fortified after Katrina struck seven years ago this week. The sport known as SUP has been growing fast in....
Residents Evacuate Ahead of Isaac, Others Stay
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 22:37:00 +0200ABCnews (en)
Some residents evacuate as Isaac closes in on Gulf Coast, while others decide to hunker down
Isaac Gains Hurricane Strength, Bears Down on Gulf Coast
Tropical Storm Isaac was upgraded to a Category 1 hurricane today house before it is expected to make a landfall, while forecasters say the biggest threat will be the rainfall and storm surge, not the wind.
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 22:33:00 +0200nicematin (fr)
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 22:33:00 +0200independent (en)
Hurricane Isaac 2012: First Case Of Looting Reported In Slidell, Louisiana, Major Flooding Seen In Parts Of South Carolina
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 22:31:00 +0200ibtimes-uk (en)
The first incident of looting has been reported in Slidell, Louisiana, shortly after Isaac was promoted to a Category 1 hurricane Tuesday afternoon. Meanwhile, major flooding was reported in parts of South Carolina.
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 22:30:00 +0200AP (en)
ETFs to Watch August 28, 2012 (GDX, EWY, JNK)
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 22:29:00 +0200ibtimes-in (en)
Here is the ETF Professor's ETF Watch List for Tuesday August 28, 2012.The U.S. Natural Gas Fund (NYSE: UNG) will almost certainly be in play.
Hurricane Isaac Nears Louisiana
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 22:28:00 +0200wsj-en (en)
Isaac strengthened into a hurricane as it lumbered toward Louisiana, threatening to inundate coastal regions with a storm surge and drop heavy rains further inland.
Retailers Brace for Storm
Retailers are getting ready to deal with flooding and power outages as Hurricane Isaac barrels through the Gulf Of Mexico toward Louisiana and other Gulf states.
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 22:28:00 +0200newschannel5 (en)
Making up for lost time, Republican delegates streamed into their storm-delayed national convention Tuesday to certify Mitt Romney's nomination for the White House and tear into his Democratic foe in a close presidential...
Finally a hurricane, the unwieldy and wobbly Isaac bore down on New Orleans Tuesday, almost seven years to the day that Hurricane Katrina transformed this city and became a symbol of government ineptitude, and a defining...
Romney to unveil 'vision' for America
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 22:27:00 +0200news_com_au (en)
MITT Romney will accept the Republican Party's presidential nomination in a speech that will tout a positive vision for the US, an aide says.
Obama says dont tempt fate as Isaac reaches hurricane force
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 22:25:00 +0200irishsun (en)
Source: US ABC Tropical Storm Isaac strengthened into a hurricane just off the US Gulf Coast today as it churned toward landfall in the New Orleans area seven years after the city was devastated by ...
Isaac becomes Cat 1 hurricane near Gulf Coast
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 22:23:00 +0200AP (en)
CHAUVIN, La. (AP) — Isaac became a hurricane Tuesday that could flood the coasts of four states with storm surge and heavy rains on its way to New Orleans, where residents hunkered down behind levees fortified after Katrina struck seven years ago this week.
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Making up for lost time, Republican delegates streamed into their storm-delayed national convention Tuesday to certify Mitt Romney's nomination for the White House and tear into his Democratic foe in a close presidential race in dreary economic times.
Isaac reaches hurricane strength
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 22:22:00 +0200sbs (en)
Isaac grew into a hurricane as New Orleans girded for a 'big hurt', seven years after Hurricane Katrina devastated the 'Big Easy,' as US President Barack Obama urged people take the threat seriously.
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 22:22:00 +0200ibtimes-au (en)
21:00 Troops deployed in New Orleans
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 22:21:00 +0200irishtimes (en)
Tropical Storm Isaac strengthened into a hurricane just off the US Gulf Coast today, lashing the New Orleans area with strong winds and heavy rain seven years after the city was devastated by Hurricane Katrina. Isaac's storm surge could pose a major test of New Orleans' new flood control systems and reinforced levees.
Familiar New Orleans dilemma: stay or go?
For New Orleans, this morning brought an all-too-familiar dilemma: to flee or not to flee. With Hurricane Isaac bearing down on the low-lying city, residents scrambled to either leave or gather supplies to weather the storm. With no mandatory evacuation orders in place for New Orleans' 360,000 residents, streets were largely quiet.
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 22:19:00 +0200reuters (en)
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 22:17:00 +0200csmonitor (en)
Risques de feux de forêt : les Landes passent de niveau 2 à niveau 1
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 22:16:00 +0200alvinet (fr)
Les pluies tombées la nuit dernière y ont contribué. Le département des Landes ne sera plus demain en risques sévères pour les incendies de forêt comme c'était... Source : Sud Ouest - Régions : Aquitaine : Landes : Mont-de-Marsan - Articles similaires
L'ouragan Isaac arrive sur La Nouvelle-Orléans
La tempête tropicale Isaac s'est transformée en ouragan mardi et se dirigeait droit vers La Nouvelle-Orléans, où il pourrait arriver dès la fin... Source : Le JDD - Articles similaires
Romney ready to claim prize, wife to argue case
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 22:15:00 +0200AP (en)
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Poised at last to claim the prize he's been chasing for years, Mitt Romney barreled into his convention city Tuesday as Republicans worked to showcase him at their national convention as a man who understands everyday Americans and a leader who can fix the economy.
Heavy rain floods streets in Charleston
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 22:14:00 +0200cnn (en)
(CNN) -- Hurricane Isaac contributed to a moist air mass that brought torrential rainfall and street flooding Tuesday in Charleston, South Carolina, officials said. "We were stranded and had to be rescued ourselves," said Charleston County spokeswoman Tracey Amick. "Our car had water coming through the doors.
Federal court: Discrimination in Texas voting maps
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 22:10:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
A federal court has found evidence of discrimination in Texas voting maps drawn by the state's Republican-controlled Legislature.
Flashbacks and fear in New Orleans as hurricane strikes
As rain pounded at her windows Tuesday, Dorothy Ellis couldn't stop thinking about the two days she spent clinging to a tree after her New Orleans home was swallowed by floodwaters.
Careless smoking cause of Tyler Perry studio fire
Investigators have determined that a fire at filmmaker Tyler Perry's Atlanta studios was caused by careless smoking.
New Orleans' post-Katrina gentrification is touchy
With Isaac bearing down on New Orleans, the city finds itself at a delicate moment in its rebuilding since Hurricane Katrina struck seven years ago.
U.S. Gulf oil industry largely shut down as Isaac nears
HOUSTON (Reuters) - U.S. Gulf of Mexico oil production dropped by more than 90 percent and coastal refineries shut down on Tuesday as Hurricane Isaac approached the Louisiana coastline. Government figures showed offshore oil output down by 1.3 million barrels per day from normal levels.
NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - Tropical Storm Isaac strengthened into a hurricane just off the U.S. Gulf Coast on Tuesday, lashing the New Orleans area with strong winds and heavy rain seven years after the city was devastated by Hurricane Katrina. Isaac's storm surge could pose a major test of New Orleans' new flood control systems and reinforced levees.
Police say attack on Mich. student not hate crime
Police say an attack on a Michigan State University student at an off-campus party is not being investigated as a hate crime.
Shell shuts some Gulf Coast operations ahead of Isaac
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Shell Oil, one of the largest oil and gas operators along the U.S. Gulf of Mexico, said on Tuesday it shut in several key crude pipelines and terminals ahead of Hurricane Isaac and was in the process of shutting down two other plants.
United flight attendant travels to Guinness Book after record 63-year career
HONOLULU, Hawaii - A flight attendant is landing in the Guinness Book of World Records after his 63 years of moving about the cabin ended in his home state of Hawaii.
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 22:07:00 +0200antiguanews (en)
NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - Slow-moving Tropical Storm Isaac closed in on the U.S. Gulf Coast on Tuesday and was expected to make landfall as a full-blown hurricane in the New Orleans area seven years after the city was devastated by Hurricane Katrina. Isaac's winds, rain and storm surge could pose a....
Hurricane Isaac Strengthens and Takes Aim at New Orleans
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 22:06:00 +0200scientificamerican (en)
In an eerie coincidence, Hurricane Isaac has spun up to Category 1 strength over warm Gulf waters and is predicted to hit southeastern Louisiana and possibly New Orleans directly seven years to the day after Hurricane Katrina slammed the Crescent City.
Isaac's impact being felt on Gulf, as ports and airport close
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 22:06:00 +0200cnn (en)
Almost seven years to the day after Katrina struck, Hurricane Isaac began pounding the Gulf Coast on Tuesday afternoon with heavy rain and strong winds -- conditions, forecasters warned, that could get even more dangerous in the hours ahead.
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 22:05:00 +0200ibtimes (en)
The first incident of looting has been reported in Slidell, Louisiana, shortly after Isaac was promoted to a Category 1 hurricane Tuesday afternoon.
L’ouragan Isaac perturbe le programme de Romney
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 22:03:00 +0200tdg (fr)
Avec deux jours d'avance sur son agenda, le candidat républicain à la présidentielle américaine est arrivé mardi à la Convention nationale de son parti, à Tampa en Floride.
Romney likely to sacrifice poll boost as Isaac steals convention spotlight
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 22:00:00 +0200guardian (en)
Campaign had anticipated significant poll boost from convention but hurricane Isaac has dashed hope of gaining ground Mitt Romney's campaign team has downplayed the Republican presidential challenger's chances of achieving a vital poll bounce from the party's convention, blaming the havoc caused by hurricane Isaac.
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 21:59:00 +0200lejdd (fr)
La tempête tropicale Isaac s'est transformée en ouragan mardi et se dirigeait droit vers La Nouvelle-Orléans, où il pourrait arriver dès la fin...
Romney arrives as condensed GOP convention kicks into high gear
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 21:59:00 +0200cnn (en)
Mitt Romney arrived Tuesday at the condensed Republican National Convention in Tampa as organizers kept a nervous eye on Hurricane Isaac churning toward Louisiana's coast.
Obama: Americans ready to help out during Isaac
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 21:58:00 +0200AP (en)
AMES, Iowa (AP) — As Hurricane Isaac neared the Gulf Coast, President Barack Obama said Tuesday that Americans will help each other recover, "no matter what this storm brings." "When disaster strikes, we're not Democrats or Republicans first, we are Americans first," Obama said at a campaign rally at Iowa State University.
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 21:55:00 +0200irishsun (en)
NEW ORLEANS: Isaac was upgraded Tuesday to hurricane status as New Orleans girded for the impact seven years after Hurricane Katrina devastated the "Big Easy" and killed 1,800 people across ...
US-bound Isaac becomes hurricane
Tropical storm Isaac has turned into a full-blown Category 1 hurricane as it rolls over the Gulf of Mexico towards Louisiana.Residents in four states have left boarded-up homes and New Orleans is ...
Le pétrole termine en hausse à New York à 96,33 dollars le baril
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 21:54:00 +0200OuestFrance (fr)
Les cours du pétrole ont terminé en hausse à New York mardi, portés par les inquiétudes sur l’impact d’ Isaac , devenu un ouragan en cours...
Coastal communities brace for Isaac
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 21:52:00 +0200usaToday (en)
Throughout the Gulf Coast, communities are bracing for potential disaster as Isaac approaches.
Wounded by Katrina, they wait
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 21:51:00 +0200cnn (en)
Seven years after Hurricane Katrina, the Gulf Coast prepares for Hurricane Isaac . But some stretches of land are still dotted with old wounds.
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 21:50:00 +0200upi (en)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 (UPI) -- U.S. President Barack Obama Tuesday broke a time-honored gentlemen's agreement and campaigned in Iowa Tuesday as Republicans opened their convention.
Isaac brings familiar New Orleans dilemma: stay or go
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 21:49:00 +0200trust (en)
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 19:25 GMT Source: reuters // Reuters * Hurricane Isaac threatens to bring heavy rain, flooding * With no mandatory evacuation, some residents head inland * Main airport closed, buses and trains no longer running (Adds storm position, details, changes headline) By Scott Malone NEW....
Isaac strengthens into a hurricane - NHC
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 16:29 GMT Source: reuters // Reuters Aug 28 (Reuters) - Storm Isaac strengthened into a Category 1 hurricane on Tuesday as it approached the northern Gulf coast, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said in its latest bulletin. "Reports from an Air Force Reserve hurricane hunter....
Isaac brings wind, rain and the 7-year itch to New Orleans
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 18:18 GMT Source: reuters // Reuters * Hurricane Isaac threatens to bring heavy rain, flooding * With no mandatory evacuation, some residents head inland * Main airport closed, buses and trains no longer running By Scott Malone NEW ORLEANS, Aug 28 (Reuters) - For New Orleans,....
US says 93.28 pct of US Gulf oil output shut by Hurricane Isaac
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 18:14 GMT Source: reuters // Reuters HOUSTON, Aug 28 (Reuters) - U.S. regulators said 93.28 percent of daily oil and 66.7 percent of daily natural gas production in U.S.-regulated areas of the Gulf of Mexico were shut by Hurricane Isaac on Tuesday.
Isaac revs up to hurricane force near New Orleans
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 17:51 GMT Source: reuters // Reuters * Landfall expected on eve of Katrina anniversary * Obama warns of "significant flooding and other damage" * Gulf Coast residents brace for storm, many evacuate By Scott Malone and Kathy Finn NEW ORLEANS, Aug 28 (Reuters) - Tropical Storm Isaac strengthened into a hurricane just off the U.
Hurricane Isaac moving toward mouth of Mississippi river-NHC
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 17:48 GMT Source: reuters // Reuters Aug 28 (Reuters) - Hurricane Isaac was moving currently northwestward toward the mouth of the Mississippi river while flooding from the storm surge and rainfall was expected, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said in its latest bulletin on Tuesday.
Hurricane Isaac is forecast to strike the United States at about 19:00 GMT on 28 August.
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 16:55 GMT Source: Content partner // Tropical Storm Risk Hurricane Isaac is forecast to strike the United States at about 19:00 GMT on 28 August.Data supplied by the US National Hurricane Centersuggest that the point of landfall will be near28.5 N,89.0 W.
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 21:48:00 +020024heures (fr)
Remarks by the President on Tropical Storm Isaac
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 21:48:00 +0200globalsecurity (en)
The White House Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release August 28, 2012 Remarks by the President on Tropical Storm Isaac The Diplomatic Room 10:10 A.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Good morning, everybody. This morning I want to say a few words about tropical storm Isaac and the steps that we’re....
National Guard units in Southeast on alert for Isaac's impact
Army and Air National Guard elements throughout the southeastern United States are preparing for Tropical Storm Isaac , which made its way past the Florida Keys and is now in the Gulf of Mexico.
In speech, Romney to unveil "vision" for America
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 21:44:00 +0200channelnewsasia (en)
TAMPA, Florida: Mitt Romney will tout a "more positive vision for America" on Thursday when he accepts the Republican Party's White House nomination, a senior aide said.
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 21:43:00 +0200AP (en)
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — With Isaac bearing down on New Orleans, the city finds itself at a delicate moment in its rebuilding since Hurricane Katrina struck seven years ago. Private and government investment is fueling the push to overhaul some of the city's troubled but culturally rich neighborhoods....
Isaac now a hurricane
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 21:43:00 +0200nationnews (en)
A powerful storm bearing down on the Gulf Coast and New Orleans is now a hurricane, US forecasters say.
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 21:41:00 +0200bloomberg (en)
How You're Using Your iPad [INFOGRAPHIC]
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 21:39:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
If you are one of the 53.2 million people currently with an iPad, there's a good chance you've already developed habits related to how you best like to use your device.
Ahead of Next-Generation Kindle Event, Amazon Touts E-book Milestone
Amazon announced on Tuesday that its catalog of over 180,000 Kindle-exclusive books have been purchased, downloaded or borrowed from its lending library more than 100 million times.
Italian police: Pope John Paul II relic stolen
Police say a vial containing the blood of the late Pope John Paul II has been stolen from a priest in Italy but recovered by authorities several hours later.
As Hurricane Isaac neared the Gulf Coast, President Barack Obama said Tuesday that Americans will help each other recover, "no matter what this storm brings."
TAMPA, Florida (Reuters) - Presidential candidate Mitt Romney flew to Tampa on Tuesday to join fellow Republicans seeking to put their shortened convention in the spotlight and prevent his message from being drowned out by a hurricane bearing down on the U.S. Gulf Coast.
Isaac brings wind, rain and deja vu to New Orleans
NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - For New Orleans, Tuesday morning brought an all-too-familiar dilemma: to flee or not to flee. With Hurricane Isaac bearing down on the city, residents scrambled to either leave the low-lying city or gather supplies to weather the storm.
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 21:37:00 +0200icWales (en)
Tropical storm Isaac has turned into a full-blown Category 1 hurricane as it rolls over the Gulf of Mexico towards Louisiana.
Isaac upgraded to Category 1 hurricane, making way to Louisa
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 21:37:00 +0200antiguanews (en)
NEW ORLEANS – Isaac strengthened into a Category 1 hurricane with 75-mph winds as it made its way toward Louisiana. Forecasters at the U.S. National Hurricane Center upgraded the storm on Tuesday saying that Isaac gained strength as it moved over the warm, open waters of the Gulf of Mexico.
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 21:36:00 +0200lamontagne (fr)
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 21:35:00 +0200AP (en)
What to watch at the GOP convention Tuesday
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 21:34:00 +0200CBSnews (en)
A possible Ron Paul-linked disruption, Ann Romney's attempt to humanize her husband and Chris Christie's keynote on first full day
L’ouragan Isaac perturbe le programme de Romney en Floride
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 21:33:00 +0200tdg (fr)
Hurricane Isaac: Obama declares state of emergency in Louisiana, Mississippi
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 21:33:00 +0200globalpost (en)
Bourbon street remains vitrually empty ahead of Tropical Storm Isaac on Aug. 27, 2012 in New Orleans, Louisiana. Tropical Storm Isaac is expected to strengthen into at least a Category 1 hurricane before making landfall near Louisiana. (Chris Graythen/Getty Images) President Obama declared states....
Etats-Unis: Isaac, devenu un ouragan, se dirige droit vers La Nouvelle-Orléans
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 21:32:00 +0200corsematin (fr)
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 21:31:00 +0200fco (en)
Strong winds, heavy rain and flooding, particularly along coastal and low lying areas, is expected in parts of the Southern United States as Hurricane Isaac moves through the region.
Riven by factionalism, the Republican party looks hell-bent on self-destruction | Hadley Freeman
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 21:30:00 +0200guardian (en)
Mitt Romney looks increasingly like Michael Bluth in the TV show Arrested Development, unable to stop his family from careening towards oblivion My favourite TV programme of all time is, easily, Arrested Development , the brilliant show about the fall of a once powerful family, brought down by their own weaknesses, corruption and self-centredness.
Why the 2012 campaign 'optics' really don't look good | Oliver Burkeman
'Optics' is not just ghastly jargon coined by DC insiders. It also unwittingly describes politics' disconnect from people's reality Are there any bits of American campaign jargon more annoying than the word "optics"? It's inescapable this week, thanks to hurricane Isaac : Republicans in Tampa are....
New Orleans hunkers down and hopes this time hurricane will pass by
Residents board up houses and stockpile supplies as Isaac approaches, almost seven years to the day that Katrina struck The first drops were beginning to fall, the wind whistling down the street, and Jay Lemon stood on his porch casting a rheumy eye at the heavens.
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 21:28:00 +0200newschannel5 (en)
New Orleans braces for near-hurricane Isaac
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 21:28:00 +0200ChinaPost (en)
(ChinaPost.com.tw) - New Orleans braced for another big storm Tuesday, seven years to the day after Hurricane Katrina flooded the fabled jazz city and killed 1,800 across the U.S. Gulf Coast.
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 21:27:00 +0200laprovence (fr)
Par Mira OBERMAN LA NOUVELLE-ORLEANS (Etats-Unis) (AFP) - La tempête tropicale Isaac s'est transformée en ouragan mardi et se dirigeait droit vers La Nouvelle-Orléans, où il pourrait arriver dès la fin de journée, sept ans quasiment jour pour...
Obama Take Hurricane Isaac seriously dont tempt fate
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 21:24:00 +0200irishsun (en)
Photo credit: AP | A car sits stranded in rising floodwaters from Isaac , which is expected to make landfall in the region as a hurricane this evening in Venice, La., the southernmost tip of the ...
A city prepares Isaac becomes full-blown hurricane as it nears New Orleans on Katrina anniversary
NEW ORLEANS -- Slowing-moving Tropical Storm Isaac gained full-blown Hurricane status as closed in on the U.S. Gulf Coast on Tuesday and was expected to make landfall in the New Orleans area seven ...
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 21:23:00 +0200lematin-CH (fr)
Residents braced as hurricane Isaac arrives
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 21:22:00 +0200irishexaminer (en)
Isaac turned into a full-blown category 1 hurricane today as it rolled over the Gulf of Mexico toward Louisiana, where residents in four states left boarded-up homes and New Orleans waited nervously behind flood-defence levees strengthened after the devastating Katrina struck exactly seven years ago.
Romney awaits convention coronation 20:04 Republicans gather in Florida to rubberstamp selection of presidential candidate to challenge Obama
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 21:21:00 +0200irishtimes (en)
Mitt Romney landed in Tampa, Florida, today as one of his top advisers downplayed the importance of the party's national convention, saying he was unsure whether the gathering would prompt a surge of support for the Republican presidential candidate. "I just think all bets are off about any past....
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 21:19:00 +0200CBSnews (en)
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 21:18:00 +0200reuters (en)
Romney to weather hurricane as Lousiana declared state of emergency
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 21:16:00 +0200thenational (en)
Republican political convention forgotten as Tropical Storm Isaac becomes a hurricane and bears down on Louisiana.
EN IMAGES. USA : les ouragans les plus destructeurs
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 21:14:00 +0200leparisien (fr)
Ils s'appellent Isaac , Katrina, Wilma, Hugo, Andrew... De nombreux ouragans ont ravagé la côte sud des Etats-Unis ces 20 dernières années, en particulier à la fin du mois d'août. En 1992, Andrew...
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 21:14:00 +0200alertnet-rss (en)
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 21:12:00 +0200drogheda-independent (en)
As Isaac closes in on Gulf, officials warn complacency could kill
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 21:11:00 +0200cnn (en)
As Hurricane Isaac barreled its way toward the Gulf Coast on Tuesday, authorities were out in force warning residents to take necessary, life-saving precautions.
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 21:10:00 +0200breakingnews-ie (en)
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 21:08:00 +0200argus (en)
Hurricane Isaac makes its way to Florida - as is the 'If I were a rich man' protest
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 21:04:00 +0200haaretz (en)
Tropical Storm Isaac: Obama declares Louisiana emergency
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 21:04:00 +0200nineoclock (en)
President Barack Obama has declared a state of emergency in Louisiana, as Tropical Storm Isaac threatens to hit the US as a category two hurricane, the BBC informs. Isaac is heading for New Orleans, possibly as early as Tuesday night, nearly seven years to the day after Hurricane Katrina devastated the city.
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 21:04:00 +0200ABCnews (en)
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 21:03:00 +0200corkman (en)
Hurricane Isaac Ruining Your 2012 Summer Travel? Here’s Some Advice
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 21:01:00 +0200ibtimes-uk (en)
Hurricane Isaac , the ninth named storm of the 2012 Atlantic hurricane season, has wreaked havoc both in the sky and out at sea, cancelling over 1,300 flights and stranding thousands of cruise ship passengers. For those traveling during the hurricane season, here's a bit of advice.
Hurricane Isaac 2012: Evacuations Ordered In Low-Lying Areas Of Mississippi, Tornado Warning Issued In Southeastern Louisiana
Tropical Storm Isaac has officially turned into Category 1 Hurricane Isaac.The National Hurricane Center in Miami said Isaac became a Category 1 hurricane Tuesday with winds of 75 mph and could grow even stronger.
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 21:01:00 +0200euronews-en (en)
Tropical Storm Isaac is now a category 1 hurricane heading towards to the Louisiana-Mississippi coastline. It is expected to reach land on Wednesday…
La tempête Isaac est devenue un ouragan de catégorie 1 dans le golfe du Mexique
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 20:59:00 +0200euronews-fr (fr)
Elle pourrait atteindre la côte sud-est de la Louisiane dès mardi soir en heure locale. La Nouvelle-Orléans se prépare à être frappée, sept ans…
20% of Newspapers Now Have Online Paywalls
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 20:57:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
[More from Mashable: New York Times Now Has More Than Half a Million Digital Subscribers]
Even Toughest Coral Can't Cross Pacific Divide
A hardy coral species that can grow to the size of a small building may be tough, but its sturdy larvae rarely make it across a huge swath of deep water that cuts through the Pacific Ocean, researchers have found.
Shell shuts, cuts rates at some US Gulf operations due to Isaac
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Shell Oil, one of the largest oil and gas operators along the U.S. Gulf of Mexico, said on Tuesday it shut in several key crude pipelines and terminals ahead of Hurricane Isaac and was in the process of an orderly shutdown at two other plants.
Drought-stricken states welcome rain from Isaac
The remnants of Hurricane Isaac could bring welcome rain to some states in the Mississippi River valley this week, but experts say it's unlikely to break the drought gripping the Midwest.
U.S. says 93.28 percent of US Gulf oil output shut by Hurricane Isaac
HOUSTON (Reuters) - U.S. regulators said 93.28 percent of daily oil and 66.7 percent of daily natural gas production in U.S.-regulated areas of the Gulf of Mexico were shut by Hurricane Isaac on Tuesday. The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement said oil and gas producers had shut 1.
Obama says nation will recover from Isaac
President Barack Obama says the nation will help people recover from Hurricane Isaac , "no matter what this storm brings."
Isaac grew Tuesday into a hurricane as New Orleans girded for a "big hurt", seven years after Hurricane Katrina devastated the "Big Easy" and killed 1,800 people across the US Gulf Coast.
Dude. Pot-Smoking Teens Could Totally Lose IQ Points Years Later. What?
Teens who start smoking marijuana as teenagers and use it persistently could lose a substantial amount of IQ points—and they may never get them all back.
Hurricane Isaac is expected to hit over southeastern Louisiana, possibly the New Orleans area, sometime Tuesday night or early Wednesday and is gaining steam with sustained winds swirling at 75 mph.
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 20:56:00 +0200sligochampion (en)
Romney's wife to argue his case
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 20:56:00 +0200news_com_au (en)
POISED at last to claim the prize he's been chasing for years, Mitt Romney has barrelled into Tampa, Florida.
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 20:55:00 +0200ibtimes-in (en)
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 20:53:00 +0200normandie (fr)
Several U.S. Gulf Pipelines Shut In as Hurricane Approaches
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 20:53:00 +0200irishsun (en)
Several oil and gas pipelines in the U.S. Gulf Coast remained closed Tuesday as Hurricane Isaac inched closer to making landfall near New Orleans, but fears are receding that the storm will have a ...
Isaac se transforme en ouragan
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 20:52:00 +0200cyberpresse (fr)
La tempête tropicale Isaac s'est transformée en ouragan mardi et se dirigeait droit vers...
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 20:51:00 +0200lanouvellerepublique (fr)
La tempête tropicale Isaac s'est transformée en ouragan mardi et se dirigeait droit vers La Nouvelle-Orléans, où il pourrait arriver dès la fin de journée, sept ans quasiment jour pour jour après Katrina, qui avait ravagé la ville.
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 20:51:00 +0200ibtimes-au (en)
Republicans start convention, for real
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 20:50:00 +0200usaToday (en)
TAMPA -- The Republicans are finally off and running. Having pushed back their convention a day because of worries about Tropical Storm Isaac , the GOP began its program this afternoon as party chairman Reince Priebus banged the gavel and called the convention to order. Early speakers appeared before a half-empty hall.
Tropical Storm Isaac strengthens into hurricane
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 20:50:00 +0200xinhuanet_en (en)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 (Xinhua) -- Tropical Storm Isaac became a Category 1 hurricane on Tuesday, approaching the northern Gulf coast, the U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami, Florida, said. "Reports from an Air Force Reserve hurricane hunter aircraft indicate that maximum winds associated with Isaac have increased to 75 mph (120 kmph).
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 20:48:00 +0200herald-ie (en)
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 20:46:00 +0200ladepeche (fr)
La tempête tropicale Isaac s'est transformée en ouragan mardi et se dirigeait droit vers La Nouvelle-Orléans, où il pourrait arriver dès la fin de journée, sept ans quasiment jour pour jour après...
États-Unis : Sept ans après Katrina, l'ouragan Isaac se dirige vers La Nouvelle-Orléans
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 20:45:00 +0200alvinet (fr)
La Nouvelle-Orléans se prépare ce mardi - sept ans après l’ouragan Katrina, qui avait ravagé la ville - à l’arrivée de la tempête Isaac , s’est transformé dans la journée en ouragan. C’est une menace à prendre « au sérieux », selon Barack Obama. « Selon les informations que nous avons recueillies,....
La tempête tropicale Isaac s'est transformée en ouragan mardi et se dirigeait droit vers La Nouvelle-Orléans, où il pourrait arriver dès la fin de journée, sept... Source : Le Courrier Picard - Articles similaires
Isaac devient un ouragan se dirige vers la Nouvelle-Orléans
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 20:44:00 +0200LePoint (fr)
par Scott Malone et Kathy Finn LA NOUVELLE-ORLEANS (Reuters) - La tempête tropicale Isaac s'est transformée en ouragan de catégorie 1 mardi dans le golfe du Mexique et se dirigeait vers la Nouvelle-Orléans, dévastée par Katrina il y a près de sept ans jour pour jour.
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 20:43:00 +0200newschannel5 (en)
Barack Obama warns residents as Isaac upgraded to hurricane
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 20:37:00 +0200telegraph (en)
Barack Obama last night told residents of America's Gulf Coast that they should evacuate their homes if necessary and that they should not to "tempt fate" as Tropical Storm Isaac was upgraded to a category one hurricane.
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 20:35:00 +0200m6 (fr)
Hurricane Isaac moving toward mouth of Mississippi river
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 20:33:00 +0200jrep (en)
Hurricane Isaac was moving currently northwestward toward the mouth of the Mississippi river while flooding from the storm surge and rainfall was expected, the US National Hurricane Center said in its latest bulletin on Tuesday. "The center of Hurricane Isaac should reach the coastline of....
Isaac Revs Up to Hurricane Force near New Orleans
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 20:33:00 +0200scientificamerican (en)
By Scott Malone and Kathy Finn NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - Tropical Storm Isaac strengthened into a hurricane just off the U.S. [More]
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 20:33:00 +0200AP (en)
AMES, Iowa (AP) — President Barack Obama says the nation will help people recover from Hurricane Isaac , "no matter what this storm brings." He says that when disaster strikes, "we're not Democrats or Republicans first, we are Americans first." The president says during a campaign event in Ames,....
Video: Isaac upgraded to hurricane; New Orleans residents flee
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 20:33:00 +0200CBSnews (en)
The giant storm Isaac brewing in the Gulf has now reached hurricane status. Karen Brown reports on how residents in New Orleans are bracing for the storm as it fast approaches the city.
After delay, Republican convention kicks off
Despite Hurricane Isaac , the convention is expected to move forward "as planned as of now"
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 20:32:00 +0200belfasttelegraph (en)
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 20:31:00 +0200tv5 (fr)
New Orleans closing flood gates
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 20:31:00 +0200cnn (en)
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 20:30:00 +0200nicematin (fr)
Hurricane Isaac prepares to make landfall in Gulf Coast – live updates
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 20:29:00 +0200guardian (en)
Isaac is expected to become a Category 1 hurricane before reaching the low-lying areas of Louisiana and Mississippi – follow live updates Tom McCarthy
Isaac vs. Katrina: How Do They Compare?
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 20:26:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
As Hurricane Isaac bears down on the city of New Orleans, gaining strength as it churns across the warm, energizing Gulf of Mexico, it conjures memories of another storm that spiraled in its place almost exactly seven years ago: Hurricane Katrina.
Entergy to shut Waterford reactor in Louisiana ahead of Isaac
HOUSTON (Reuters) - Entergy Corp said on Tuesday it would shut its 1,168-megawatt Waterford nuclear station in St. Charles Parish, 30 miles west of New Orleans, as U.S. weather forecasters confirmed that Isaac had strengthened into a hurricane with winds of 75 mph (120 kms per hour).
Romney to outline 'clear vision' for presidency
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 20:24:00 +0200AP (en)
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — His convention speech finished, Republican Mitt Romney planned to outline a "clear vision of a Romney presidency" in a Thursday night address that's likely to touch on the storm bearing down on the Gulf Coast. Strategists described the speech in broad terms Tuesday and said they....
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 20:22:00 +0200independent-ie (en)
Now is not the time to tempt fate President Obama issues warning as tropical storm Isaac set to become hurricane
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 20:22:00 +0200irishsun (en)
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En Louisiane La tempête Isaac s'est transformée en ouragan
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 20:21:00 +0200lessentiel-lu-fr (fr)
La tempête tropicale a changé de catégorie mardi et se dirigeait droit vers La Nouvelle-Orléans, sept ans quasiment jour pour jour après Katrina, qui avait ravagé la ville.
Isaac inches toward New Orleans
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 20:21:00 +0200iol (en)
Tropical Storm Isaac is expected to make landfall as a full-blown hurricane New Orleans seven years after Hurricane Katrina.
Tropical Storm Isaac revs up to hurricane force near New Orleans
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 20:18:00 +0200indiatimes (en)
Tropical Storm Isaac strengthened into a hurricane just off the US Gulf Coast on Tuesday as it churned toward landfall in the New Orleans area seven years after the city was devastated by Hurricane Katrina.
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 20:17:00 +0200reuters-af (en)
NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - Tropical Storm Isaac strengthened into a hurricane just off the U.S. Gulf Coast on Tuesday as it churned toward landfall in the New Orleans area seven years after the city was devastated by Hurricane Katrina.
Isaac now a hurricane as it closes in on Gulf Coast
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 20:16:00 +0200cnn (en)
Isaac reached hurricane status Tuesday as it closed it on the Gulf Coast, threatening to deluge parts of the region with huge amounts of rain.
Obama courts college students returning to campus
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 20:16:00 +0200AP (en)
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama concentrated his campaign on courting young voters Tuesday, swooping into college campuses as students returned to classes even as he kept a wary eye on the hurricane heading toward the Gulf Coast. Obama aides see college campuses as fertile ground for....
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 20:12:00 +0200newschannel5 (en)
Some Gulf Coast residents were getting out of town as Isaac approached, while others decided to hunker down and ride out the storm. A Mississippi resident was heading to her father's Alabama home. Twin sisters from...
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 20:11:00 +0200jpost (en)
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 20:11:00 +0200channelnewsasia (en)
NEW ORLEANS: Isaac was upgraded Tuesday to hurricane status as New Orleans girded for the impact seven years after Hurricane Katrina devastated the "Big Easy" and killed 1,800 people across the US Gulf Coast.
Romneys arrive in Tampa for Republican convention
TAMPA, Florida: Mitt Romney and his wife Ann arrived in Tampa on Tuesday for the first full day of a gala Republican convention to bless him as the party's candidate to run against President Barack Obama.
Isaac Seen Making Release of U.S. Strategic Oil Likely
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 20:10:00 +0200bloomberg (en)
Rising gasoline prices and production cuts tied to a storm named Isaac churning across the Gulf of Mexico have some energy analysts predicting the U.S. will announce a release from its Strategic Petroleum Reserve. Gasoline prices climbed yesterday to the highest level since May as Isaac, which....
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 20:08:00 +0200ruvr-en (en)
Isaac reached hurricane strength Tuesday with maximum wind speeds of 75 miles (120 kilometers) as it bore down on the northern US Gulf Coast, the National Hurricane Center said.
US Gulf Coast Braced For Tropical Storm Isaac
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 20:08:00 +0200ananova (en)
Tropical storm Isaac is barrelling across the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico and is predicted to strengthen into a dangerous hurricane in the coming hours. Thousands of people have evacuated Louisiana's coastline, where Isaac is expected to make landfall later as a Category 2 hurricane.
Isaac reaches hurricane strength: hurricane center
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 20:04:00 +0200HindustanTimes (en)
Isaac reached hurricane strength on Tuesday with maximum wind speeds of 75 miles (120 kilometers) as it bore down on the northern US Gulf Coast, the National Hurricane Center said.
Haiti Weathers Isaac, Says First Lady
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 20:04:00 +0200npr (en)
Tropical Storm Isaac slammed Haiti with heavy rain and strong winds. Although the damage is less than feared, the country is still trying to rebuild after the devastating 2010 earthquake. Host Michel Martin speaks with Haiti's First Lady Sophia Martelly to learn more about how they were affected by the storm.
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 20:04:00 +0200abs-cbnnews (en)
NEW ORLEANS - Isaac was upgraded Tuesday to hurricane status as New Orleans girded for the impact seven years after Hurricane Katrina devastated the "Big Easy" and killed 1,800 people across the US Gulf Coast.
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 20:03:00 +020024heures (fr)
12 dead as typhoon pounds S Korea
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 20:02:00 +0200deccanherald (en)
Twelve people were killed and 10 were missing after a strong typhoon pounded South Korea on Tuesday, uprooting trees, sinking ships and cutting power to almost 200,000 homes. By early evening Typhoon Bolaven — the strongest to hit the South for almost a decade — had moved to North Korea,....
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 20:01:00 +0200varmatin (fr)
Hurricane Isaac: Obama declares state of emergency in Louisiana as storm nears Gulf Coast
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 20:00:00 +0200globalpost (en)
Bourbon street remains vitrually empty ahead of Tropical Storm Isaac on Aug. 27, 2012 in New Orleans, Louisiana. Tropical Storm Isaac is expected to strengthen into at least a Category 1 hurricane before making landfall near Louisiana. (Chris Graythen/Getty Images) President Obama declared a state....
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 19:59:00 +0200LePoint (fr)
Sept ans après, la tempête pourrait frapper le même jour que l'ouragan Katrina, qui avait touché la Nouvelle-Orléans le 29 août 2005, déclenchant l'une des pires catastrophes naturelles de l'histoire américaine, faisant quelque 1.800 morts dans l'ensemble de l'Etat.
Isaac reaches hurricane force near New Orleans
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 19:59:00 +0200independent (en)
Tropical Storm Isaac strengthened into a hurricane just off the US Gulf Coast today as it churned toward landfall in the New Orleans area seven years after the city was devastated by Hurricane Katrina.
Isaac becomes Category 1 hurricane near Gulf Coast
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 19:59:00 +0200washtimes (en)
CHAUVIN, La. Isaac became a hurricane Tuesday that could flood the coasts of four states with storm surge and heavy rains on its way to New Orleans, where residents hunkered down behind levees fortified after Katrina struck seven years ago this week. Shelters were open for those who chose ...
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 19:58:00 +0200ibtimes (en)
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 19:56:00 +0200laprovence (fr)
Isaac now a hurricane; Army Corps says New Orleans is ready
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 19:54:00 +0200latimes (en)
Tropical Storm Isaac is now Hurricane Isaac -- and the Army Corps of Engineers says New Orleans is ready for it.
Oil rises as Hurricane Isaac threatens U.S. Gulf Coast
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 19:54:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Brent crude edged up in choppy trade on Tuesday, while U.S. crude pushed higher as Hurricane Isaac churned in the Gulf of Mexico, forcing companies in the region to close down oil production platforms and refineries. Isaac strengthened into a hurricane just off the U.S.
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Poultry companies worry, prepare for Hurricane Isaac
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Poultry producers across the South are stockpiling fuel, testing generators and making other preparations in a bid to make sure their chicken houses and poultry processing plants can continue operations in the wake of Hurricane Isaac .
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Romney arrives in Florida for hurricane-clouded convention
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Exxon Mobil braces for Tropical Storm Isaac
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 19:51:00 +0200irishsun (en)
Exxon Mobil Corp . has shut down some offshore and coastal operations and slowed others in preparation for Tropical Storm Isaac 's arrival to the Gulf of Mexico and Mobile Bay. The Irving-based ...
Isaac upgraded to hurricane
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 19:50:00 +0200upi (en)
MIAMI, Aug. 28 (UPI) -- Tropical Storm Isaac was upgraded to a hurricane Tuesday as it barreled its way toward New Orleans on the day before the anniversary of Hurricane Katrina.
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 19:49:00 +0200france2 (fr)
Les habitants se préparaient mardi 28 août, sept ans après Katrina qui avait ravagé la ville, à l'arrivée de la tempête Isaac transformée en ouragan.
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 19:48:00 +0200lematin-CH (fr)
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 19:48:00 +0200thestar-my (en)
GLOBAL MARKETS-Stocks flat, but iPhone maker Apple reaches new high
NEW YORK: Global stocks held on to recent gains and U.S. Treasuries prices rose on Monday as expectations of further stimulus from top central banks gave support to markets, while oil was volatile on concerns over a tropical storm in the Gulf of Mexico.
Obama vows help against Hurricane Isaac
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 19:47:00 +0200usaToday (en)
President Obama vowed to make available the full force of the federal government as New Orleans braces for its biggest storm in seven years.
Isaac barrels in as Category 1 hurricane
Isaac becomes a full-blown hurricane Tuesday as it rolled over the Gulf of Mexico toward Louisiana.
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 19:46:00 +0200ladepeche (fr)
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 19:46:00 +0200AP (en)
Occupy Tampa brings out riot police
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 19:46:00 +0200thehindu (en)
Even as delegates to the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Florida, rode out tropical storm Isaac after staying put in their hotel rooms for most of Monday, city authorities in Florida had...
La tempête Isaac est devenue un ouragan de catégorie 1
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 19:43:00 +02007sur7 (fr)
La tempête Isaac est devenue un ouragan de catégorie 1 en approchant de la Louisiane (sud des Etats-Unis), déjà touchée en 2005 par l'ouragan Katrina de catégorie 3, a annoncé mardi le Centre de ...
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 19:42:00 +0200lanouvellerepublique (fr)
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 19:41:00 +0200leparisien (fr)
La tempête tropicale Isaac a été classée mardi soir (heure française) en ouragan de catégorie 1 par le Centre national des ouragans (NHC). Ses vents ont atteint 120 km/h. Il se dirige droit vers la...
Major storm threatens US south
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 19:41:00 +0200taipeitimes (en)
With Tropical Storm Isaac bearing down on the US Gulf Coast just like Hurricane Katrina almost exactly seven years ago, US President Barack Obama’s top emergency management official looks well positioned to spare his boss a repeat of the ham-handed response that hurt former president George W. Bush.
New Orleans Travel Ties Cut as Isaac Threatens Gulf Coast
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 19:39:00 +0200bloomberg (en)
Aug. 28 (Bloomberg) -- President Barack Obama speaks at a news conference in Washington about Tropical Storm Isaac , which is nearing the Louisiana coast and hovering at the edge of hurricane strength. (Source: Bloomberg) Aug. 28 (Bloomberg) -- Choppy waves spill over the shoreline of Lake....
A l'approche de Louisiane Isaac est sur le point de devenir un ouragan
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 19:37:00 +0200ruvr-fr (fr)
Tropical Storm Isaac nears hurricane force off US Gulf Coast
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 19:36:00 +0200antiguanews (en)
Isaac 's winds, rain and storm surge could pose a major test of New Orleans' new flood control systems and reinforced levees. Forecasts from the US National Hurricane Centre showed the storm coming ashore late today. The US Army Corps of Engineers began to close for the first time the massive new....
Isaac, devenu un ouragan, file droit vers La Nouvelle-Orléans
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 19:34:00 +0200lepays-fr (fr)
How Much Rain Will Hurricane Isaac Dump? Have A Look At This Map
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 19:34:00 +0200npr (en)
The story of Hurricane Isaac will likely be about flooding. The storm is expected to dump many inches of rain across a wide swath of the country.
Obama warns of flooding from storm Isaac
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 19:32:00 +0200indiatimes (en)
President Barack Obama warned residents of the Gulf Coast on Tuesday that there could be significant flooding from Tropical Storm Isaac and encouraged people to evacuate if instructed by authorities to do so.
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 19:31:00 +0200tdg (fr)
La Bourse suisse perd 1,08%
L'indice des valeurs vedettes Swiss Market Index (SMI) a cédé 1,08% à 6421,42 points. Le Swiss Leaders Index (SLI) a perdu 1,14% à 949,79 points et le Swiss Performance Index (SPI) 1,04% à 5931,78 points.
La Nouvelle-Orléans se prépare à l'arrivée d'Isaac, sept ans après Katrina
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 19:30:00 +0200corsematin (fr)
La Nouvelle-Orléans se préparait mardi --sept ans après l'ouragan Katrina, qui avait ravagé la ville-- à l'arrivée de la tempête Isaac , qui devrait se transformer dans la journée en ouragan, une menace à prendre "au sérieux", selon Barack Obama. "Ce n'est pas le moment de prendre des risques", a....
Obama warns of flooding from Hurricane Isaac
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 19:30:00 +0200aljazeera-en (en)
US president's advisory comes as Isaac becomes category-one storm as it rolled through Gulf of Mexico toward Louisiana.
Tropical Storm Isaac Upgraded To Hurricane, Threatening Northern Gulf Coast
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 19:30:00 +0200ibtimes-uk (en)
After saturating Florida with heavy rains and strong winds, tropical storm Isaac is now officially a hurricane, the National Hurricane Center tweeted, and it poses significant storm surge and flood threats to the northern Gulf coast.
Tropical Storm Isaac strengthened into a hurricane just off the U.S. Gulf Coast on Tuesday as it churned toward landfall in the New Orleans area seven years after the city was devastated by Hurricane Katrina.
Isaac Strengthens To Category One Hurricane, Louisiana Landfall Expected Tonight
Tropical Storm Isaac was upgraded to a Category 1 hurricane after its sustained winds increased to 75 mph as it barreled toward the Gulf Coast area at 10 mph with landfall expected tonight, according to the National Hurricane Center.
Slow-moving Tropical Storm Isaac closed in on the U.S. Gulf Coast on Tuesday and was expected to make landfall as a full-blown hurricane in the New Orleans area seven years after the city was devastated by Hurricane Katrina.
USA: 'Don't tempt fate', warns Obama as Isaac approaches
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 19:29:00 +0200france24-en (en)
President Barack Obama warned residents in the path of Tropical Storm Isaac to heed warnings and evacuate if instructed by authorites to do so, as the storm tore westward along the same route that Hurricane Katrina took seven years ago.
Isaac 'Almost Hurricane' as it Heads for US Gulf Coast
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 19:29:00 +0200thisdayonline (en)
Flood defences in New Orleans are being strengthened ahead of Isaac 's arrival BBC Residents of the US Gulf Coast are boarding up homes and buying in extra supplies as Tropical Storm Isaac bears down on the region. The storm was on the verge of hurricane strength and predicted to make landfall as early as Tuesday afternoon, reports the BBC.
Isaac devient un ouragan de catégorie 1
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 19:28:00 +0200cyberpresse (fr)
Isaac hits hurricane strength
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 19:26:00 +0200news_com_au (en)
UPDATE: ISAAC has reached hurricane strength with maximum wind speeds of 120kmh as it bears down on the northern US Gulf Coast.
ISAAC has reached hurricane strength with maximum wind speeds of 120km/h) as it bears down on the northern US Gulf Coast, the National Hurricane Centre has said.
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 19:26:00 +0200ibtimes (en)
Tropical Storm Isaac was upgraded to a Category 1 hurricane after its sustained winds increased to 75 mph as it barrels toward the Gulf Coast area at 10 mph with landfall expected tonight, according to the National Hurricane Center.
Tropical storm Isaac on verge of becoming hurricane
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 19:24:00 +0200unmultimedia-en (en)
A hurricane warning has been issued along the Gulf Coast in the United States as tropical storm Isaac gets stronger. The warning has come from the U.S. National Hurricane Centre, which is one of the regional specialized centres of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). The Centre says the storm has a large area of tropical [.
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 19:24:00 +0200ibtimes-in (en)
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 19:22:00 +020024heures (fr)
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 19:20:00 +0200lamontagne (fr)
Storm Churning Toward US Gulf Coast Becomes Hurricane
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 19:19:00 +0200voanews (en)
Weather forecasters said Isaac , the storm churning toward the U.S. Gulf Coast, has increased to hurricane strength. The U.S. National Hurricane Center said the the slow-moving storm now has maximum sustained winds of 120 kilometers an hour, a Category 1 hurricane. Forecasters said Hurricane Isaac could move ashore late Tuesday or early Wednesday.
Isaac, devenu ouragan, se dirige droit vers La Nouvelle-Orléans
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 19:18:00 +0200sudouest (fr)
[PHOTOS + VIDEOS] La tempête tropicale Isaac s'est transformée en ouragan en approchant des côtes de la Louisiane, au sud des Etats-Unis, sept ans après les ravages de l'ouragan Katrina. L'ouragan Isaac se dirige ce mardi soir droit vers La Nouvelle-Orléans, sept ans quasiment jour pour jour après Katrina, qui avait ravagé.
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 19:18:00 +0200ibtimes-au (en)
Tropical Storm Isaac was upgraded to a Category 1 hurricane after its sustained winds increased to 75 mph and barreling towards the Gulf Coast area at 10 mph with landfall expected tonight, according to the National Hurricane Center.
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 19:17:00 +0200lematin-CH (fr)
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 19:17:00 +0200reuters-af (en)
NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - Slow-moving Tropical Storm Isaac closed in on the U.S. Gulf Coast on Tuesday and was expected to make landfall as a full-blown hurricane in the New Orleans area seven years after the city was devastated by Hurricane Katrina.
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 19:16:00 +0200tv5 (fr)
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 19:16:00 +0200normandie (fr)
Isaac reaches hurricane status 17:58 Former tropical storm set for landfall in New Orleans area seven years after Katrina hit city
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 19:16:00 +0200irishtimes (en)
Tropical Storm Isaac strengthened into a hurricane just off the US Gulf Coast today as it churned toward landfall in the New Orleans area seven years after the city was devastated by Hurricane Katrina. Isaac's winds, rain and storm surge could pose a major test of New Orleans' new flood control systems and reinforced levees.
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 19:16:00 +0200ft (en)
Obama declares state of emergency in Louisiana as residents of the Gulf coast brace to brave the elements once more, seven years after Katrina
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 19:15:00 +0200Europe1 (fr)
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 19:15:00 +0200reuters (en)
Isaac strengthens into a hurricane: NHC
(Reuters) - Storm Isaac strengthened into a Category 1 hurricane on Tuesday as it approached the northern Gulf coast, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said in its latest bulletin.
La Nouvelle-Orléans se prépare à l'arrivée de l'ouragan Isaac, 7 ans après Katrina
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 19:14:00 +0200alvinet (fr)
La Nouvelle-Orléans se préparait mardi --sept ans après l'ouragan Katrina, qui avait ravagé la ville-- à l'arrivée d' Isaac , devenue un ouragan de catégorie 1... Source : Le Courrier Picard - Articles similaires
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Tue, 28 Aug 2012 19:13:00 +0200LePoint (fr)
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 19:13:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - Tropical Storm Isaac strengthened into a hurricane just off the U.S. Gulf Coast on Tuesday as it churned toward landfall in the New Orleans area seven years after the city was devastated by Hurricane Katrina. Isaac's winds, rain and storm surge could pose a major test of New....
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Obama tells residents to heed officials on Isaac
President Barack Obama says residents of the Gulf Coast should listen to local authorities and follow their directions as Hurricane Isaac approaches.
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Isaac was upgraded Tuesday to hurricane status as New Orleans girded for the impact seven years after Hurricane Katrina devastated the "Big Easy" and killed 1,800 people across the US Gulf Coast.
Isaac : la tempête est devenue ouragan
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 19:11:00 +0200TF1 (fr)
La tempête Isaac s'est transformée en ouragan de catégorie 1 en approchant de la Louisiane au Sud des Etats-Unis. La tempête avait traversé Haïti samedi, elle avait fait 19 morts et 6 disparus. Isaac : la tempête est devenue ouragan
US braced as Isaac strengthens into hurricane
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 19:10:00 +0200RTERadio (en)
Storm Isaac has strengthened into a Category 1 hurricane as it approached the northern Gulf coast.
Oil prices rise as Isaac nears US Gulf coast
Oil prices are rising as Hurricane Isaac pushes into the heart of the US Gulf's oil and refinery operations.
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 19:09:00 +0200bloomberg (en)
Oil rose for the first time in four days in New York as Hurricane Isaac reduced offshore output in the Gulf of Mexico and on speculation that U.S. supplies fell to a five-month low. Futures advanced as much as 1.1 percent after the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement reported yesterday....
Isaac Reaches Hurricane Strength Nearing Landfall
Aug. 28 (Bloomberg) -- Choppy waves spill over the shoreline of Lake Pontchartrain in southeastern Louisiana as Tropical Storm Isaac approaches the region. Parts of the rain-swept Lakeshore Drive bordering the waters have been blocked off by police. Isaac, which is hovering near hurricane strength,....
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 19:07:00 +0200lanouvellerepublique (fr)
La Nouvelle-Orléans se préparait mardi --sept ans après l'ouragan Katrina, qui avait ravagé la ville-- à l'arrivée d' Isaac , devenue un ouragan de catégorie 1 selon le Centre de surveillance des ouragans (NHC).
Tropical storm Issac becomes hurricane off US coast
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 19:04:00 +0200newstalk (en)
Tropical Storm Isaac has strengthened to a category 1 hurricane as it bares down on the Gulf Coast. US President Barack Obama made a statement from the White House earlier as residents in Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama prepare for the worst. It is expected to make landfall in the New Orleans area 7 years after [.
Isaac: Storm declared a hurricane as it moves toward New Orleans
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 19:04:00 +0200WashingtonPost (en)
NEW ORLEANS — Tropical Storm Isaac was declared a hurricane Tuesday as it swirled through the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico , pointed toward the fragile lowlands of south Louisiana and the ever-vulnerable city of New Orleans . Read full article >>
DO NOT TEMPT FATE – Obama
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 19:04:00 +020098fm (en)
President Barack Obama has warned people “not to tempt fate” as US Gulf Coast prepares for the arrival of Tropical Storm Isaac . The storm is said to becoming stronger as it approaches the southern states and it is expected to reach hurricane level by the time it makes landfall. Householders in four states left boarded-up [.
Tropical Storm Isaac becomes hurricane on eve of Katrina anniversary (PHOTOS)
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 19:04:00 +0200rt-en (en)
The US Gulf Coast is preparing for Hurricane Isaac , projected to hit New Orleans on the anniversary of the devastating Hurricane Katrina. President Obama has signed an emergency declaration for Louisiana, placing... Read Full Article at RT.com
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 19:03:00 +0200nouvelobs (fr)
Barack Obama met en garde contre une "grosse tempête" qu'il faut "prendre au sérieux". Isaac se dirige vers la Nouvelle-Orléans traumatisée par le souvenir de Katrina. Articles en rapportUMP. Copé-Fillon... Peut-il y avoir un 3e homme ?Mort d'Arafat : une instruction pour assassinat ouverte en....
Refineries idled as Gulf Coast braces for Isaac
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 19:03:00 +0200jrep (en)
HOUSTON - Oil production in the US Gulf of Mexico ground to a near halt and coastal refineries and ports curtailed operations on Tuesday as Tropical Storm Isaac neared hurricane strength en route to Louisiana. With much of the region's oil production shut in, refineries closed or at reduced rates,....
La Nouvelle-Orléans se prépare à l'arrivée de l'ouragan Isaac, sept ans après Katrina
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 19:02:00 +0200m6 (fr)
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 19:02:00 +0200thestar-my (en)
Storm Upgraded to Category 1 Hurricane
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 19:01:00 +0200IHT (en)
The massive system continued to gain strength, though not as much as had originally been anticipated.
Live Blog: Republican National Convention Day 2; Ann Romney, Chris Christie
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 19:00:00 +0200ABCnews (en)
Republican National Convention 2012 Live Blog – Here’s a lively and curated live blog of the events in Tampa surrounding the Republican National Convention. After Monday’s delay due to Hurricane Isaac , the gathering of GOP delegates gets underway in earnest with a packed schedule that...
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Hurricane Isaac Puts Gulf Coast on a 'High Level of Anxiety'
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 18:57:00 +0200nicematin (fr)
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 18:57:00 +0200newschannel5 (en)
Poised at last to claim the prize he's been chasing for years, Mitt Romney barreled into his convention city Tuesday as Republicans worked to showcase him at the Republican National Convention as a man who understands...
Isaac est devenu un ouragan de catégorie 1
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 18:56:00 +0200lejdd (fr)
La tempête Isaac est devenue un ouragan de catégorie 1 en approchant de la Louisiane (sud des Etats-Unis), déjà touchée en 2005 par l'ouragan...
The real trouble begins after Isaac is gone
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 18:55:00 +0200cnn (en)
(CNN) -- We don't yet know how heavy a blow Hurricane Isaac will deliver to the Gulf Coast when it hits. But mindful of the devastation that Hurricane Katrina left in its wake, Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, and Mississippi have declared states of emergency and evacuations have begun.
La tempête Isaac devient un ouragan
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 18:54:00 +0200Liberation (fr)
Les vents ont désormais atteint 120 km/h, ce qui justifie le statut d'ouragan de catégorie 1, qui se déplace droit vers la Louisiane. En 2005, Katrina, de catégorie 3, avait fait des ravages dans la même région.
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 18:50:00 +0200OuestFrance (fr)
Comme cela était attendu, la tempête Isaac est devenue un ouragan. La Nouvelle-Orléans doit donc se préparer - sept ans après Katrina, qui...
TS Isaac death count rises to 24 in Haiti
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 18:49:00 +0200upi (en)
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti, Aug. 28 (UPI) -- The death toll in Haiti from Tropical Storm Isaac climbed to 24 Tuesday as disaster officials warned the number could rise and damage assessment resumed.
Tropical storm Isaac becomes hurricane on Katrina anniversary (PHOTOS)
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 18:47:00 +0200rt (en)
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 18:47:00 +0200CBSnews (en)
Isaac now a hurricane as it closes on U.S. coast
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 18:47:00 +0200cnn (en)
Isaac reaches hurricane status as it closes on the U.S. Gulf Coast, threatening to deluge the region with rain.
Storm Isaac Reaches Hurricane Strength
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 18:46:00 +0200ananova (en)
President Obama has warned of serious flooding from Hurricane Isaac and says people should leave their homes if they're asked to. The president added that residents of the Gulf Coast should listen to local authorities and follow their directions as Isaac approaches.
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 18:45:00 +0200tv5 (fr)
Isaac becomes a Category 1 hurricane
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 18:45:00 +0200usaToday (en)
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 18:45:00 +0200reuters (en)
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 18:42:00 +0200newschannel5 (en)
Forecasters say Isaac has strengthened into a Category 1 hurricane with 75 mph winds as it makes its way toward Louisiana.
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 18:42:00 +0200cyberpresse (fr)
La tempête Isaac est devenue un ouragan de catégorie 1 en approchant de la Louisiane, déjà touchée...
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 18:42:00 +0200AP (en)
MIAMI (AP) — Isaac became a hurricane Tuesday that could flood the coasts of four states with storm surge and heavy rains on its way to New Orleans, where residents hunkered down behind levees fortified after Katrina struck seven years ago this week.
Isaac Nears US Gulf Coast
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 18:41:00 +0200voanews (en)
People living along the U.S. Gulf Coast are bracing for Tropical Storm Isaac , which could move ashore as a hurricane late Tuesday or early Wednesday. The National Hurricane Center said Isaac is generating winds of up to 110 kilometers per hour. It becomes a hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 119 kilometers per hour.
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 18:41:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
The remnants of Tropical Storm Isaac could bring welcome rain to some states in the Mississippi River valley this week, but experts say it's unlikely to break the drought gripping the Midwest.
(Reuters) - Storm Isaac strengthened into a Category 1 hurricane on Tuesday as it approached the northern Gulf coast, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said in its latest bulletin. "Reports from an Air Force Reserve hurricane hunter aircraft indicate that maximum winds associated with Isaac have....
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Brent seesaws, U.S. crude rises on storm Isaac threat
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Brent crude seesawed near unchanged on Tuesday, while U.S. crude pushed higher as Tropical Storm Isaac neared hurricane strength in the Gulf of Mexico, forcing companies in the region to close down oil production platforms and refineries. U.S.
Gulf oil spill defenses facing a test with Isaac
Sand dunes and a rock barrier built to help contain the 2010 Gulf oil spill are being watched for their effectiveness in shielding this fragile coastline from Isaac .
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Isaac : Le Sud-Est d’Haïti frappé au cœur de son système alimentaire
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 18:40:00 +0200alterpresse (fr)
P-au-P, 28 août 2012 [AlterPresse] --- Près de deux mille têtes de bétails et plus de 80% des cultures détruites dans le département du Sud-Est, lors du passage de l’ouragan Isaac : c’est le bilan issu d’une réunion, tenue le lundi 27 août 2012, de la table de concentration agricole du....
La Bourse de Paris fait grise mine
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 18:40:00 +0200lefigaro (fr)
Le CAC 40 recule de 0,51 % en milieu de séance. La Grèce entame aujourd'hui son marathon diplomatique avec une visite du président de l'Eurogroupe, Jean-Claude Juncker.
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 18:40:00 +0200skynews (en)
Tropical Storm Isaac reaches hurricane strength as residents are advised by President Obama to heed to the advice of storm officials.
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 18:40:00 +0200cnn (en)
Hurricane Isaac takes aim at Louisiana
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 18:40:00 +0200CBC (en)
U.S. President Barack Obama told Gulf coast residents not to "tempt fate" as Hurricane Isaac headed towards Louisiana.
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 18:40:00 +0200bbc (en)
Tropical Storm Isaac becomes a hurricane with winds of 75 mph (120km/h), US forecasters say, as it bears down on the Gulf Coast.
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 18:39:00 +0200bbc-news (en)
Isaac Grows Into Hurricane Southeast of Louisiana, NHC Says
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 18:38:00 +0200bloomberg (en)
Hurricane Isaac developed today 75 miles (121 kilometers) south-southeast of the mouth of the Mississippi River, with top sustained winds of 75 mph, the National Hurricane Center said in a special advisory. To contact the editor responsible for this story: Porter at Bloomberg moderates all comments.
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 18:35:00 +0200AP (en)
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Poised at last to claim the prize he's been chasing for years, Mitt Romney barreled into his convention city Tuesday as Republicans worked to showcase him at the Republican National Convention as a man who understands everyday Americans and a leader who can fix the economy.
Isaac: Storm nears hurricane strength as it moves toward New Orleans
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 18:34:00 +0200WashingtonPost (en)
NEW ORLEANS — Tropical Storm Isaac neared hurricane strength early Tuesday as it swirled through the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico , pointed toward the fragile lowlands of south Louisiana and the ever-vulnerable city of New Orleans. Read full article >>
Isaac, Now A Hurricane, Forecast For Landfall Tonight
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 18:33:00 +0200npr (en)
The storm is expected to make landfall somewhere along the Mississippi or Southeast Louisiana coast on eve of the seven-year anniversary of Katrina.
Une carte mondiale des ouragans depuis 1851
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 18:32:00 +0200LeMonde (fr)
Un expert américain de visualisation de données a compilé les informations sur quelque 12 000 ouragans depuis cent cinquante ans.
Video: Obama on Isaac: "Take this seriously"
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 18:32:00 +0200CBSnews (en)
President Obama urged residents of the Gulf Coast to take Tropical Storm Isaac seriously. The storm is expected to reach hurricane strength later in the day and make landfall overnight.
It's now Hurricane Isaac as New Orleans hunkers down
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 18:32:00 +0200msnbc (en)
Isaac finally reached hurricane strength, closing in on the Louisiana-Mississippi coast as a slow-moving giant expected to make landfall Tuesday night or early Wednesday.
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 18:30:00 +0200normandie (fr)
Isaac: Don't 'Tempt Fate,' Obama Warns
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 18:30:00 +0200ABCnews (en)
As President Obama headed out on another campaign swing, he made sure to let everyone know that Tropical Storm Isaac , which is barreling toward the Gulf Coast, is very much on his mind. “Now is not the time to tempt fate. Now is not the...
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 18:25:00 +0200laprovence (fr)
Par Mira OBERMAN LA NOUVELLE-ORLEANS (Etats-Unis) (AFP) - La Nouvelle-Orléans se préparait mardi --sept ans après l'ouragan Katrina, qui avait ravagé la ville-- à l'arrivée de la tempête Isaac , qui devrait se transformer dans la journée en...
Tropical storm Isaac is forecast to strike the United States as a hurricane at about 00:00 GMT on 29 August.
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 18:20:00 +0200trust (en)
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 15:05 GMT Source: Content partner // Tropical Storm Risk Tropical storm Isaac is forecast to strike the United States as a hurricane at about 00:00 GMT on 29 August.Data supplied by the US National Hurricane Centersuggest that the point of landfall will be near28.8 N,89.4 W.
Obama to address storm Isaac in statement, White House says
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 12:48 GMT Source: reuters // Reuters WASHINGTON, Aug 28 (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama will make a statement On Tuesday morning on Tropical Storm Isaac , which is approaching hurricane strength as is heads toward the northern U.S. Gulf Coast, the White House said. Obama will speak at 10 a.
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 15:11 GMT Source: reuters // Reuters Aug 28 (Reuters) - Tropical Storm Isaac was just below hurricane strength as it continued northwestward, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said on Tuesday. The storm was located about 80 miles (125 km) southeast of the mouth of the Mississippi....
US President Obama Declares Hurricane Emergency in LA
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 18:18:00 +0200novinite (en)
US President Barack Obama has declared a state of emergency in Louisiana, after the warning that tropical storm Isaac can hit the US as a category two hurricane. Isaac already killed at least 24 people in Haiti and the Dominican Republic, brought significant flooding and damage in the Caribbean and is now heading for New Orleans.
Tropical Storm Isaac Strengthens, Heads Toward Louisiana
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 18:17:00 +0200time (en)
Tropical Storm Isaac has claimed at least two dozen lives in Haiti alone, and is now strengthening in the Gulf of Mexico. Expected to reach hurricane strength, it will make landfall in New Orleans on the same date as Hurricane Katrina seven years ago. The National Weather Service is predicting up to....
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 18:16:00 +0200m6 (fr)
La Nouvelle-Orléans se préparait mardi --sept ans après l'ouragan Katrina, qui avait ravagé la ville-- à l'arrivée de la tempête Isaac , qui devrait se transformer dans la journée en ouragan, une menace à prendre "au sérieux", selon Barack Obama.
Isaac building to hurricane as it closes on U.S. coast
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 18:15:00 +0200cnn (en)
Tropical Storm Isaac is close to becoming a hurricane and is forecast to hit the U.S. coastline near the Mississippi River on Tuesday night.
New Orleans braces for near-hurricane ‘Isaac’
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 18:15:00 +0200manilatimes (en)
NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana: New Orleans on Tuesday braced for another hurricane as a strengthening Tropical Storm Isaac drew near, seven years after Hurricane Katrina left 1,800 dead in the fabled jazz city.
Isaac takes aim at Louisiana
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 18:13:00 +0200CBC (en)
U.S. President Barack Obama told Gulf coast residents not to "tempt fate" as tropical storm Isaac , which is expected to become a hurricane, headed towards Louisiana.
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 18:12:00 +0200alertnet-rss (en)
Isaac : Obama exhorte les habitants «à écouter les autorités locales»
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 18:11:00 +0200leparisien (fr)
La tempête tropicale Isaac «devrait devenir dans un ouragan dans la journée» de mardi. C'est ce que prévoit le Centre national des ouragans (NHC) dans son bulletin de 14 heures (heure française)....
Israeli court indicts 9 teens for injuring Arab
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 18:10:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
An Israeli court has indicted nine Jewish teenagers for seriously injuring an Arab youth in an assault condemned by Israel's leaders as a hate crime.
Tropical Storm Isaac is picking up steam and is expected to become a hurricane sometime Tuesday and certainly by the time it starts dumping rain on the northern Gulf Coast.
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Romney, wife arrive in Tampa
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TAMPA, Florida (Reuters) - Presidential candidate Mitt Romney flew to Tampa on Tuesday to join fellow Republicans seeking to put their shortened convention back on track and prevent his message from being drowned out by a tropical storm bearing down on the U.S. Gulf Coast.
Tropical Storm Isaac just below hurricane strength: NHC
(Reuters) - Tropical Storm Isaac was just below hurricane strength as it continued northwestward, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said on Tuesday. The storm was located about 80 miles southeast of the mouth of the Mississippi River, with maximum sustained winds of 70 miles per hour (110 kmph), the NHC said.
Isaac closing in on Gulf Coast, bringing hurricane conditions
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 18:08:00 +0200cnn (en)
Tropical Storm Isaac could make landfall as a hurricane by evening, the National Hurricane Center said Tuesday.
IEA Head Says Oil Market Doesn’t Have Serious Supply Outage
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 18:08:00 +0200bloomberg (en)
The oil market has enough supply and there is no need for the release of emergency inventories for the moment, the head of the said. International Energy Agency “We don’t have a serious disruption of supply,” Maria van der Hoeven, head of the Paris-based energy adviser, said today in an interview in Stavanger, Norway.
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 18:08:00 +0200jpost (en)
Sept ans après Katrina, La Nouvelle-Orléans se prépare à l’arrivée d’Isaac
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 18:05:00 +0200OuestFrance (fr)
La Nouvelle-Orléans se prépare ce mardi - sept ans après l’ouragan Katrina, qui avait ravagé la ville - à l’arrivée de la tempête...
Romney awaits convention nomination
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 18:04:00 +0200breakingnews-ie (en)
Republicans have moved into the ritual of formally nominating Mitt Romney as their candidate to unseat president Barack Obama, anxiously watching a storm threatening to hit New Orleans just as the first political speeches begin.
Storm Isaac just below hurricane status off US coast
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 18:03:00 +0200newstalk (en)
Tropical Storm Isaac is expected to be a category 1 hurricane when it hits New Orleans later. US President Barack Obama made a statement from the White House as residents in Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama prepare for the worst. Tropical Storm Isaac is said to be-near hurricane force as it bore down on the Gulf [.
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 18:03:00 +0200WashingtonPost (en)
With all eyes on the Republican National Convention in Tampa, President Obama will try to divert a little political attention his way with a two-day campaign swing to college campuses in Iowa, Colorado and Virginia. Read full article >>
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 18:02:00 +0200irishexaminer (en)
Obama warning over Isaac's path
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 18:01:00 +0200bbc-news (en)
President Barack Obama warns residents in the path of Tropical Storm Isaac that they should not "tempt fate" by not heeding evacuation warnings.
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 18:00:00 +0200tv5 (fr)
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 17:59:00 +0200aljazeera-en (en)
US president issues warning as storm likely to reach land as category one hurricane on Katrina's seventh anniversary.
Isaac Puts Gulf Coast on a 'High Level of Anxiety'
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 17:59:00 +0200ABCnews (en)
Tropical Storm Isaac is on the verge of becoming a Category 1 hurricane before it makes landfall, but forecasters say the biggest threat will be the rainfall and storm surge, not the wind.
Protect Your Identity From Isaac
Naming tropical storms has been around since 1950, largely to avoid confusion among forecasters when more than one storm is brewing. But Tropical Storm Isaac , which delayed the Republican National Convention this week and is now projected to hit the Gulf Coast, has taken this anthropomorphic practice to a new level.
The Energy Report - Slow Motion Train Wreck
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 17:59:00 +0200ibtimes-uk (en)
Not quite a Hurricane Isaac move slowly towards US energy Infrastructure towards the Big Easy as traders remain surprisingly calm. Despite the fact that 78% of all Gulf Oil production was shut down oil closed lower. The marker sold off on word of refinery closures and rumors that there would be a release from the US Strategic Petroleum Reserves.
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 17:58:00 +0200lanouvellerepublique (fr)
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 17:58:00 +0200bbc (en)
Obama warns Gulf Coast of possible evacuations as storm Isaac looms
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 17:57:00 +0200washtimes (en)
As Tropical Storm Isaac bore down on New Orleans and the Gulf Coast Tuesday, President Obama issued a televised warning to residents to prepare for possible evacuations. "Now is not the time to tempt fate," Mr. Obama said at the White House. "Now is not the time to dismiss official ...
Oil advances as Isaac approaches US Gulf
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 17:55:00 +0200news_com_au (en)
GLOBAL oil prices have risen on a weak dollar and refinery shutdowns on the US Gulf coast ahead of Tropical Storm Isaac .
Haïti – Isaac : Bavure au camp Avic
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 17:54:00 +0200alterpresse (fr)
P-au-P, 27 août 2012 [AlterPresse] --- Deux (2) habitants du camp Avic (situé non loin du siège principal de la compagnie téléphonique Natcom à Port-au-Prince) de personnes sinistrées du séisme de 2010, parmi 9 qui ont été interpellés lors du passage de la tempête Isaac , seront entendus ce mardi 28 août 2012, apprend AlterPresse.
As Isaac lingers, New Orleans braces itself -- and hopes for best
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 17:53:00 +0200latimes (en)
NEW ORLEANS -- Tropical Storm Isaac lingered off the coast of southeastern Louisiana on Tuesday morning, with winds at 70 mph and gradually growing stronger. Forecasters were expecting to reclassify it as a Category 1 hurricane later in the day.
Cyclones, ouragans et typhons, des phénomènes dévastateurs
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 17:52:00 +0200la-croix (fr)
Comment différencier cyclones, ouragans et typhons ? Les trois termes désignent un même phénomène, mais ils sont utilisés dans des contextes différents. Le cyclone, qui en grec, signifie «cercle», est un terme météorologique générique. Il est aussi utilisé au sud-ouest et au nord de l’océan Pacifique, et au sud-ouest de l’océan Indien.
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 17:51:00 +0200ibtimes-in (en)
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 17:50:00 +0200lamontagne (fr)
"Now is not the time to tempt fate": President Obama issues warning as tropical storm Isaac set to become hurricane
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 17:49:00 +0200themirror (en)
The President made a televised statement as tens of thousands of people prepare to evacuate the Gulf Coast as the killer storm heads their way
Storm steps up towards a hurricane
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 17:48:00 +0200irishsun (en)
Tropical storm Isaac is on the verge of becoming a full-blown hurricane as it rolls over the Gulf of Mexico toward Louisiana.Householders in four states left boarded-up homes for inland shelter and ...
Isaac to become hurricane as New Orleans braces for impact
Tropical storm Isaac is on the verge of becoming a hurricane and remains headed for a direct hit on on Tuesday night.The city and surrounding areas are bracing for impact, with Isaac expected to ...
La tempête Isaac évolue en ouragan
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 17:46:00 +0200lematin-CH (fr)
La tempête tropicale Isaac est « sur le point » de devenir un ouragan et se dirige sur La-Nouvelle-Orléans (Louisiane), où le président Barack Obama a décrété l’état d’urgence, sept ans après que l’ouragan Katrina eut dévasté cette ville.
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 17:46:00 +0200ibtimes-au (en)
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 17:44:00 +0200ladepeche (fr)
La Nouvelle-Orléans se préparait mardi --sept ans après l'ouragan Katrina, qui avait ravagé la ville-- à l'arrivée de la tempête Isaac , qui devrait se transformer dans la journée en ouragan, une...
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 17:44:00 +0200reuters (en)
(Reuters) - Tropical Storm Isaac was just below hurricane strength as it continued northwestward, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said on Tuesday.
Isaac threatens New Orleans 16:38 President Barack Obama warns people to heed advice and evacuate if told to do so
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 17:44:00 +0200irishtimes (en)
Tropical Storm Isaac was near hurricane force as it bore down on the US Gulf Coast today and was expected to make landfall in the New Orleans area seven years after it was devastated by Hurricane Katrina. Isaac's swirling winds, rain and storm surge could pose a major test of New Orleans' new flood control systems and reinforced levees.
Isaac se renforce et se dirige vers la Nouvelle-Orléans
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 17:43:00 +0200LePoint (fr)
par Scott Malone et Kathy Finn LA NOUVELLE-ORLEANS (Reuters) - La tempête tropicale Isaac évoluait en ouragan mardi dans le golfe du Mexique et se dirigeait vers la Nouvelle-Orléans, dévastée par Katrina il y a près de sept ans jour pour jour. Les vents et pluies charriés par le cyclone....
La Nouvelle-Orléans se préparait mardi --sept ans après l'ouragan Katrina, qui avait ravagé la ville-- à l'arrivée de la tempête Isaac , qui devrait se transformer dans la journée en ouragan, une menace à prendre "au sérieux", selon "Ce n'est pas le moment de prendre des risques", a prévenu le....
Isaac : la mise en garde d'Obama
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 17:43:00 +0200alvinet (fr)
La tempête Isaac , en passe de devenir un ouragan dans la journée en... Source : Le Point - Articles similaires
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 17:42:00 +0200sundaymirror (en)
Isaac nearly a hurricane, packs coast flood threat
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 17:40:00 +0200AP (en)
CHAUVIN, La. (AP) — Isaac was on the verge Tuesday of ballooning into a hurricane that could flood the coasts of four states with storm surge and heavy rains on its way to New Orleans, where residents hunkered down behind levees fortified after Katrina struck seven years ago this week.
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 17:39:00 +0200Whitehouse (en)
The Diplomatic Room 10:10 A.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Good morning, everybody. This morning I want to say a few words about tropical storm Isaac and the steps that we’re taking to keep people safe and minimize the damage. I just got an update from Secretary Napolitano, Administrator Fugate, the head of FEMA, and Dr.
Obama issues warning over Tropical Storm Isaac
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 17:38:00 +0200smh (en)
US President Barack Obama warns of significant damage and flooding from Tropical Storm Isaac , telling people in its path to take the "big storm" seriously and follow directions.
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 17:37:00 +020024heures (fr)
Romney flies in to save Republican convention
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 17:37:00 +0200jpost (en)
Presidential candidate Mitt Romney will join his party in Tampa to salvage the shortened convention in face of tropical storm.
Jindal Says Obama’s Storm Funding Falls Short of State’s Needs
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 17:37:00 +0200bloomberg (en)
Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal , who has criticized Barack Obama for excessive federal spending, said the president isn’t providing enough funding to cover the costs of Tropical Storm Isaac . “The speed with which this threat developed has necessitated extraordinary emergency protective measures at....
Oil rose for the first time in four days in New York as Tropical Storm Isaac reduced offshore output in the Gulf of Mexico and on speculation that U.S. supplies fell to a five-month low. Futures advanced as much as 1.1 percent after the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement reported....
Isaac May Cause Heavy Rains, Hurt Cotton Nearing Land
Tropical Storm Isaac may bring heavy rain to the lower Mississippi Valley and cut the quality of the cotton crop as the storm hovers at the edge of hurricane strength and nears the Louisiana coast. Isaac was 80 miles (129 kilometers) south-southeast of the mouth of the Mississippi River with top....
Isaac Nears Gulf Coast as Residents Look to Levee Protection
With Tropical Storm Isaac forecast to reach hurricane strength today, New Orleans residents said they are concerned about flooding even with improvements to levees after a collapse during Katrina in 2005. “I hope the good Lord will see fit to bypass this situation and let the levees and all this new....
Isaac Closes in on US Coast
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 17:33:00 +0200voanews (en)
Gulf Coast prepares for Tropical Storm Isaac
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 17:32:00 +0200CBSnews (en)
Tropical Storm Isaac is expected to strengthen into at least a Category 1 hurricane before making landfall near Louisiana
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 17:28:00 +0200tdg (fr)
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 17:28:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
Isaac was on the verge of ballooning into a hurricane Tuesday that could flood the coasts of four states with storm surge and heavy rains on its way to New Orleans, where residents hunkered down behind levees fortified after Katrina struck seven years ago this week.
Obama to residents: Don't tempt fate
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 17:27:00 +0200cnn (en)
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 17:27:00 +0200corkman (en)
Tropical storm Isaac is on the verge of becoming a full-blown hurricane as it rolls over the Gulf of Mexico toward Louisiana.
Isaac, une "grosse tempête" (Obama)
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 17:25:00 +0200lejdd (fr)
La tempête Isaac , en passe de devenir un ouragan dans la journée en approchant de la Louisiane (sud), est une "grosse tempête"...
La tempête Isaac "sur le point" de devenir un ouragan se dirige vers la Nouvelle-Orléans
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 17:24:00 +0200france-amerique (fr)
La tempête tropicale Isaac était "sur le point" de devenir un ouragan et se dirigeait mardi sur La Nouvelle-Orléans où le président Barack Obama a décrété l'état d'urgence, sept ans après que l'ouragan Katrina eut dévasté cette ville, ont annoncé les météorologues américains.
Ann Romney, Christie on deck at GOP convention
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 17:24:00 +0200AP (en)
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Republicans eagerly looked to showcase Mitt Romney as a man who understands everyday Americans and a leader who can fix the economy, with GOP National Convention speeches Tuesday by the woman who knows him best and tough-talking New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie.
International - Obama monte au créneau sur la tempête Isaac, en passe de devenir un ouragan
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 17:23:00 +0200nna-fr (fr)
ANI - 28/08/2012 - (AFP) Le président américain Barack Obama est monté au créneau mardi en annonçant qu'il allait s'exprimer sur la tempête Isaac , en passe de devenir un ouragan dans
Obama tells Gulf residents to evacuate if told to when Isaac lands
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 17:21:00 +0200independent-ie (en)
US President Barack Obama warned residents of the Gulf Coast today that there could be significant flooding from Tropical Storm Isaac and encouraged people to evacuate if instructed by authorities to do so.
HESCO and Plaquemines Parish prepare for Isaac
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 17:21:00 +0200finanznachrichten-en (en)
PLAQUEMINES PARISH,La., Aug. 28, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- HESCO Bastion Environmental, Inc., the manufacturer of HESCO baskets used for flood control and environmental protection, ...
Isaac builds to hurricane as it closes on U.S. coast
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 17:19:00 +0200cnn (en)
IEA: Iran outage, high price don’t justify oil release
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 17:19:00 +0200kippreport (en)
The head of the International Energy Agency on Tuesday voiced her strongest opposition yet to a release of emergency oil...
Tropical storm Isaac prepares to make landfall in Gulf Coast – live updates
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 17:17:00 +0200irishsun (en)
o Isaac expected to become a Category 1 hurricane todayo Louisiana and Mississippi face a significant risk of floodingo Isaac left at least 19 dead in Haiti on its way to the ...
Republicans ready to crown Romney
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 17:12:00 +0200bbc (en)
US Republicans are set to begin the first full day of convention pageantry, after a delay over tropical storm concerns.
Syria's state media says car bomb in Damascus suburb has killed 12, wounded 43
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 17:11:00 +0200newschannel5 (en)
Hundreds of protesters are rallying on the streets in several Egyptian cities to denounce the country's Islamist president and his Muslim Brotherhood group. more>> Several thousand Egyptians rallied Friday in the first significant protests against the country's Islamist President Mohammed Morsi,....
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 17:11:00 +0200drogheda-independent (en)
Obama issues Tropical Storm Isaac warning
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 17:10:00 +0200news_com_au (en)
US PRESIDENT Barack Obama has warned of significant damage and flooding from Tropical Storm Isaac , telling people in its path to take the "big storm" seriously and follow directions.
Haïti-Isaac : le Sud-est d’Haïti frappé au cœur de son système alimentaire
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 17:09:00 +0200alterpresse (fr)
P-au-P, 28 août 2012 [AlterPresse] --- Près de deux mille têtes de bétails et plus de 80% des cultures détruites dans le département du Sud-Est, lors du passage de l’ouragan Isaac , c’est le bilan issu d’une réunion hier, 27 août 2012, de la Table de Concentration Agricole du Sud-Est.
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 17:09:00 +0200bbc-news (en)
As Isaac nears hurricane strength, New Orleans braces for flooding (+video)
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 17:08:00 +0200csmonitor (en)
Isaac is forecast to become a category 1 hurricane today, bringing 14 inches of rain and storm surges of up to 12 feet. Hurricane Isaac will be the first test of post-Katrina levee improvements in New Orleans.
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 17:08:00 +0200dailystar-LB (en)
U.S. President Barack Obama Tuesday warned of significant damage and flooding from Tropical Storm Isaac , telling people in its path to take the "big storm" seriously and follow directions.
Pal’s Lounge in New Orleans Defies Isaac With Beer, Smokes, Talk
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 17:07:00 +0200bloomberg (en)
Scot Middleton, a regular at Pal’s Lounge in New Orleans’s Mid-City district, faced down Isaac with Camel Blues and conversation. Louisianans like him grow up with hurricanes; Betsy ripped the roof off the family home when he was just a toddler, he said last night.
Rising gasoline prices and production cuts tied to a tropical storm churning through the Gulf of Mexico have some energy analysts predicting the U.S. will announce a release from its Strategic Petroleum Reserve. Gasoline prices climbed on Aug. 26 to the highest level since May as Tropical Storm....
Republicans Delay Convention Because of Tropical Storm Isaac
The first day of the Republican National Convention has been postponed because Tropical Storm Isaac is bearing down on the site in Tampa, Florida. “Our first priority is ensuring the safety of our delegates and guests, members of the media attending the RNC convention and citizens of the Tampa Bay....
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 17:07:00 +0200channelnewsasia (en)
WASHINGTON - US President Barack Obama Tuesday warned of significant damage and flooding from Tropical Storm Isaac , telling people in its path to take the "big storm" seriously and follow directions.
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 17:06:00 +0200argus (en)
Barack Obama issues Tropical Storm Isaac warning
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 17:05:00 +0200telegraph (en)
US President Barack Obama on Tuesday warned of significant damage and flooding from Tropical Storm Isaac , telling people in its path to take the "big storm" seriously and follow directions.
EXCLUSIF AFP - Arafat: le parquet de Nanterre ouvre une instruction pour assassinat
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 17:05:00 +0200lamontagne (fr)
L'ouverture de cette instruction fait suite au dépôt d'une plainte contre X pour assassinat avec constitution de partie civile le 31 juillet par Souha Arafat, la veuve du chef de l'Autorité palestienne, mort le 11 novembre 2004 à l'hôpital militaire français de Percy (Hauts-de-Seine).
[News] Afternoon Update
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 17:03:00 +0200newstalk (en)
1. Fianna Fail is calling for the Government to abandon the full property tax due to be introduced next year. A value based system is set to be introduced from January 2013 although no details have been decided as yet. However Fianna Fail says its being rushed through without proper discussion. Senator Darragh O’Brien says [.
Obama on Isaac: Don't "tempt fate"
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 17:02:00 +0200CBSnews (en)
Uneasy New Orleans braces for near-hurricane Isaac
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 17:02:00 +0200HindustanTimes (en)
New Orleans braced for another big storm Tuesday, seven years to the day after Hurricane Katrina flooded the fabled jazz city and killed 1,800 across the US Gulf Coast.
Republicans showcase Romney as storm clouds convention
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 17:02:00 +0200ruvr-en (en)
Presidential candidate Mitt Romney flies to Tampa on Tuesday to join fellow Republicans seeking to put their shortened convention back on track and prevent his message from being drowned out by a tropical storm churning toward the Gulf Coast.
Storm steps up towards hurricane
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 17:01:00 +0200breakingnews-ie (en)
Tropical storm Isaac was on the verge of becoming a full-blown hurricane as it rolled over the Gulf of Mexico toward Louisiana.
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 17:00:00 +0200belfasttelegraph (en)
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 16:58:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
US President Barack Obama Tuesday warned of significant damage and flooding from Tropical Storm Isaac , telling people in its path to take the "big storm" seriously and follow directions.
Republicans gather to nominate Romney, watching anxiously as storm nears New Orleans
TAMPA, Fla. - Republicans dove Tuesday into the ritual of formally nominating Mitt Romney as their candidate to unseat President Barack Obama, watching anxiously as a tropical storm threatened to turn into a hurricane and hit New Orleans just as the first political speeches are uncorked.
President Barack Obama says residents of the Gulf Coast should listen to local authorities and follow their directions as Tropical Storm Isaac approaches.
Watch Every Presidential Candidate Since 1984 Accept the Nomination
How's this for a jump through political history? C-SPAN's digital team sent Mashable this supercut of every presidential nominee since 1984 -- when the network began broadcasting conventions -- accepting his party's nomination for president.
Obama warns of flooding from Tropical Storm Isaac
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama warned residents of the Gulf Coast on Tuesday that there could be significant flooding from Tropical Storm Isaac and encouraged people to evacuate if instructed by authorities to do so. "As we prepare for Isaac to hit, I want to encourage all residents....
Venezuela's Amuay refinery fire flares up again: witness
PARAGUANA, Venezuela (Reuters) - Fire broke out again at Venezuela's Amuay refinery on Tuesday, a Reuters witness said, following two confirmations by state oil company PDVSA that the blaze had been completely extinguished. (Reporting by Marianna Parraga, writing by Brian Ellsworth)
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 16:57:00 +0200LePoint (fr)
Le président américain Barack Obama est monté au créneau mardi sur la tempête Isaac , en passe de devenir un ouragan dans la journée en approchant de la Louisiane, qui avait été ravagée en 2005 par l'ouragan Katrina. Isaac est une "grosse tempête" qu'il faut "prendre au sérieux", a ainsi prévenu mardi le président américain.
La tempête Isaac devrait devenir un ouragan
La tempête tropicale Isaac devrait se transformer en ouragan "dans la journée" en approchant des côtes de la Louisiane (sud des États-Unis ), sept ans après les ravages de l'ouragan Katrina, ont annoncé mardi les météorologues américains. Isaac "devrait devenir un ouragan dans la journée", et ses....
Republicans look to Ann Romney to humanize husband
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 16:56:00 +0200CBC (en)
Republicans are eager to showcase Mitt Romney as a man who understands everyday Americans and a leader who can fix the economy, with GOP National Convention speeches Tuesday by his wife Ann Romney and tough-talking New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie.
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 16:56:00 +0200irishexaminer (en)
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 16:56:00 +0200washtimes (en)
NEW ORLEANS (AP) With Isaac bearing down on New Orleans, the city finds itself at a delicate moment in its rebuilding since Hurricane Katrina struck seven years ago. Private and government investment is fueling the push to overhaul some of the city's troubled but culturally rich neighborhoods near the .
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 16:54:00 +0200sligochampion (en)
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 16:50:00 +0200independent-ie (en)
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 16:49:00 +0200herald-ie (en)
Obama warns residents not to 'tempt fate'
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 16:49:00 +0200upi (en)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 (UPI) -- A somber President Obama warned residents of the Gulf Coast Tuesday not to "tempt fate" if asked by officials to evacuate.
Obama on campaign trail
WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 (UPI) -- President Obama travels to three swing states Tuesday, campaigning as the Republicans meet in Tampa, Fla., to nominate Mitt Romney as their standard-bearer.
Isaac, une "grosse tempête" qu'il faut "prendre au sérieux"
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 16:47:00 +0200nouvelobs (fr)
Obama met en garde contre la tempête qui, "sur le point" de devenir un ouragan, se dirige sur la Nouvelle-Orléans traumatisée par le souvenir de Katrina. Articles en rapportLe match de la dernière chance pour ces footeux au chômageCumul des mandats : Rebsamen jette un pavé dans la mareUMP :....
Isaac could test Gulf Coast building standards
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 16:46:00 +0200CBSnews (en)
The St. Charles Apartments lie devastated across Highway 90 in Biloxi, Miss., on August 30, 2005 following Hurricane Katrina. According to a recent study, Mississippi ranked last in building codes among hurricane-prone states. (Barry Williams/Getty Images) (CBS News) BILOXI, Miss.
Video: Isaac on verge of becoming hurricane
Tropical Storm Isaac is on the path to New Orleans as Hurricane Katrina seven years ago, but forecasters do not predict a repeat of that disaster. WFOR-TV's David Bernard has the latest details.
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 16:43:00 +0200reuters (en)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama warned residents of the Gulf Coast on Tuesday that there could be significant flooding from Tropical Storm Isaac and encouraged people to evacuate if instructed by authorities to do so.
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 16:41:00 +0200newschannel5 (en)
Stocks trade higher after report on rising home prices
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 16:41:00 +0200usaToday (en)
Widely followed Case-Shiller index of home prices show increases in all 20 major U.S. cities tracked.
Obama vows help against Tropical Storm Isaac
Isaac, «une grosse tempête à prendre au sérieux» selon Obama
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 16:40:00 +0200cyberpresse (fr)
La tempête Isaac , en passe de devenir un ouragan dans la journée en approchant de la...
La tempête tropicale Isaac en passe de devenir un ouragan
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 16:39:00 +0200leparisien (fr)
George W. Bush is the GOP's real Hurricane Isaac
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 16:37:00 +0200csmonitor (en)
Hurricane Isaac swung wide of the Republican National Convention, but the storm may score a direct hit in another way: by bringing back unwanted reminders of the George W. Bush presidency.
Hurricane Isaac 2012: Watch Live Stream Of President Obama's Speech From The White House
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 16:27:00 +0200ibtimes-uk (en)
As Hurricane Isaac makes its way onto the Louisiana coast and into New Orleans, President Barack Obama will reportedly make a live statement from the White House at 10 a.m. ET. The address will be broadcast on all major TV news networks as well as live streamed via the White House website.
How to Set Up the Best Workspace for Homework
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 16:27:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
During the summer, my kids and their friends enjoy using technology for fun and games. But as the summer ends, it is time for me, and them, to get serious about a home technology setup that supports the dreaded "H" word: Homework. With the right environment, kids can more easily transition from the....
Venezuela's Amuay refinery fire extinguished: energy minister
CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuelan firefighters extinguished a blaze at the Amuay refinery on Tuesday, Energy Minister Rafael Ramirez said, following an explosion on Saturday that killed close to 50 people. (Reporting by Brian Ellsworth)
Stocks open lower; oil creeps above $96
NEW YORK (AP) — Major stock indexes are opening lower. The Dow Jones industrial average is down four points to 13,122. The broader Standard & Poor's 500 index is down two to 1,407, and the Nasdaq composite index is down four to 3,068. The price of a house increased in all major U.S.
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 16:21:00 +0200latimes (en)
Major stock indexes are opening lower. The Dow Jones industrial average is down four points to 13,122. The broader Standard & Poor's 500 index is down two to 1,407, and the Nasdaq composite index is down four to 3,068. The price of a house increased in all major U.S. cities in June, according to the Standard & Poor's/Case-Shiller home price index.
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 16:20:00 +0200ibtimes-in (en)
Tropical Storm Isaac bears down on New Orleans
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 16:15:00 +0200irishsun (en)
NEW ORLEANS Tropical Storm Isaac had nearly reached hurricane strength as it bore down on the U.S. Gulf Coast on Tuesday and appeared to be taking direct aim at New Orleans, almost seven ...
Tropical storm Isaac reaches Florida
Tropical storm Isaac bears down on Gulf Coast Storm that left eight dead in Haiti blew past the Florida Keys as it prepares to make landfall near New Orleans as ...
Tropical Storm Isaac was near hurricane force as it bore down on the US Gulf Coast today and was expected to make landfall in the New Orleans area seven years after it was devastated by Hurricane ...
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 16:13:00 +0200AP (en)
Etats-Unis : Isaac, un test pour Romney ?
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 16:13:00 +0200alvinet (fr)
La convention nationale républicaine est en train de tourner au déluge alors que s'abat la tempête Isaac sur la Floride. La tempête tropicale Isaac s'est invitée... Source : Sud Ouest - Articles similaires
États-Unis. Isaac vire à l'ouragan et file vers la Nouvelle-Orléans
La tempête tropicale Isaac évoluait en ouragan mardi dans le golfe du Mexique et se dirigeait vers la Nouvelle-Orléans, dévastée par Katrina il y a près de sept ans jour pour jour. Les vents et pluies charriés par le cyclone représenteront un test majeur pour les nouvelles digues mises en place dans....
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 16:11:00 +0200ibtimes-au (en)
Hurricane-to-be Isaac Sends Oil Prices Higher
Oil prices recovered after the retreat yesterday as the market paid attention to Tropical Storm Isaac which caused disruption of oil production facilities. Yet, prices remained capped the worries over global economic slowdown as Japan revised lower its GDP growth forecast. This week's focus is mainly on the Jackson Hope Symposium.
TSA: Boston bag screeners distracted by cellphones
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 16:10:00 +0200newschannel5 (en)
The Transportation Security Administration says it has moved to fire six bag-screeners at Logan International Airport in Boston who performed inadequate luggage checks because they were distracted by their cellphones or...
Romney looks close to home for support in a storm
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 16:06:00 +0200smh (en)
TAMPA: The Republican Party will work to reintroduce Mitt Romney to the American people today by putting the spotlight on two of its best performers - his wife, Ann, and the Governor of New Jersey, Chris Christie.
Republicans roll out the big guns for Romney
The Republican Party today will put the spotlight on two of its best performers as it works to reintroduce to the American people Mitt Romney, his wife Ann and New Jersey Governor Chris Christie.
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 16:05:00 +0200bloomberg (en)
Tropical Storm Isaac may bring heavy rain to the lower Mississippi Valley and cut the quality of the cotton crop as the storm hovers at the edge of hurricane strength and nears the coast. Louisiana Isaac was 105 miles (169 kilometers) south-southeast of the mouth of the Mississippi River with top....
Oil Rises as Isaac Curbs Output, U.S. Supplies Projected
Oil rose for the first time in four days in New York as Tropical Storm Isaac reduced offshore output in the Gulf of Mexico and on speculation that U.S. supplies fell to a five-month low. Futures advanced as much as 1.1 percent after a Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement report yesterday....
Isaac Set to Reach Hurricane Strength on Way to Louisiana
Tropical Storm Isaac maintained a maximum wind speed near hurricane strength as it shut 78 percent of oil production in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico and sent gasoline futures to a four-month high. Isaac’s center was about 125 miles (201 kilometers) southeast of the mouth of the Mississippi River with top....
’s travel routes are being severed as airlines and railroads brace for Isaac , the strengthening tropical storm menacing a region not fully recovered from the devastation of Hurricane Katrina in 2005. The city’s airport is shut today after carriers from , New Orleans’s busiest, to United Continental Holdings Inc.
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 16:02:00 +0200jrep (en)
WASHINGTON - US President Barack Obama will make a statement On Tuesday morning on Tropical Storm Isaac , which is approaching hurricane strength as is heads toward the northern US Gulf Coast, the White House said. Obama will speak at 10 a.m. EDT (1400 GMT), the administration said in statement.
Isaac bringing 'a lot of hazards' on landfall
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 16:01:00 +0200msnbc (en)
A slow-moving giant of a system, Tropical Storm Isaac was making its way toward landfall, most likely as a Category 1 hurricane, along the Louisiana or Mississippi coast.
State of emergency as Isaac heads for New Orleans
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 15:58:00 +0200turkishpress (en)
REUTERS – Tropical Storm Isaac closed in on the U.S. Gulf Coast on Monday, triggering evacuation orders in some areas and disrupting offshore oil production as it threatened to make landfall between Florida and Louisiana as a full-blown hurricane. The wide, slow-moving storm swiped south Florida on Sunday and strengthened over the warm Gulf waters.
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 15:56:00 +0200guardian (en)
Storm likely to reach land as category one hurricane on Katrina's seventh anniversary – but mayor decides not to order evacuation Tropical storm Isaac is on the verge of becoming a hurricane and remains headed for a direct hit on New Orleans on Tuesday night.
Isaac Close to Hurricane Strength
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 15:55:00 +0200wsj-en (en)
Isaac remained a tropical storm early Tuesday as it made its way toward the Gulf Coast, but forecasters said it was close to hurricane strength and could still intensify before making landfall late.
Ryan opposed new, Obama-backed disaster aid system
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 15:55:00 +0200washtimes (en)
WASHINGTON (AP) As Tropical Storm Isaac bears down on the Gulf Coast, there should be plenty of money some $1.5 billion in federal disaster aid coffers, thanks, in part, to a new system that budgets help for victims of hurricanes, tornadoes and floods before they occur. It's ...
Isaac, nearly a hurricane, packs coastal flood threat
CHAUVIN, La. (AP) Tropical Storm Isaac on Tuesday was on the verge of ballooning into a hurricane that could flood the coasts of four states with storm surge and heavy rains on its way to New Orleans, where residents hunkered down behind levies fortified after Katrina struck seven years ...
La tempête Isaac sera bientôt un ouragan
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 15:52:00 +0200lejdd (fr)
La tempête tropicale Isaac devrait se transformer en ouragan "dans la journée" en approchant des côtes de la Louisiane (sud des...
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 15:50:00 +0200AP (en)
NEW YORK (AP) — Major stock indexes are opening lower. The Dow Jones industrial average is down four points to 13,122. The broader Standard & Poor's 500 index is down two to 1,407, and the Nasdaq composite index is down four to 3,068. The price of a house increased in all major U.S.
Tropical storm to reach hurricane force
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 15:48:00 +0200irishexaminer (en)
Forecasters in the United States say Tropical Storm Isaac will reach hurricane force as it closes in on the Gulf Coast.
Short-term U.S. gas price spike expected
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 15:48:00 +0200upi (en)
DETROIT, Aug. 28 (UPI) -- Pipeline closures in the Midwest and production shortfalls because of Tropical Storm Isaac in the Gulf of Mexico are affecting gasoline prices, analysts said.
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 15:45:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
Policeman, civilian killed in Mombasa grenade attack
MOMBASA, Kenya (Reuters) - A Kenyan police officer and a civilian were killed on Tuesday when rioters hurled a grenade at officers who were trying to quell protests in the port city of Mombasa, police said. The riots broke out on Monday after the killing of a Muslim cleric accused by the United States of helping Islamist militants in Somalia.
US home prices rose in all major US cities in June
U.S. home prices rose in June from May in every city tracked by a leading index, an encouraging sign that the housing market is improving.
Storm Surge Rainfall Biggest Concern as Isaac Nears
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 15:45:00 +0200irishsun (en)
Workers stack sandbags on top of retaining wall baskets in preparation for Tropical Storm Isaac , which is expected to make landfall on the Louisiana coast as a hurricane, in Port Sulphur, La., ...
What you need to know before markets open
Stock index futures pointed to a slightly higher open on Wall Street on Tuesday, with futures for the S&P 500 up 0.12%, Dow Jones futures up 0.1% and Nasdaq 100 futures up 0.04% at 0919 GMT. ...
Isaac on 'verge of becoming a hurricane' as it closes in on Gulf Coast
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 15:43:00 +0200cnn (en)
Tropical Storm Isaac is close to becoming a hurricane and is expected to make landfall as a Category 1 storm Tuesday night, the National Hurricane Center said.
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 15:42:00 +0200ibtimes (en)
As Hurricane Isaac makes its way onto the Louisiana coast and into New Orleans, President Barack Obama will reportedly make a live statement from the White House at 10 a.m. The address will broadcasted on all major TV news networks as well as live streamed via the White House website.
Isaac near hurricane force off U.S. Gulf Coast
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 15:34:00 +0200antiguanews (en)
Isaac 's swirling winds and rain could pose a major test of New Orleans' new flood control systems and reinforced levees. Forecasts from the U.S. National Hurricane Centre showed the storm barrelling ashore late on Tuesday or early Wednesday near south-eastern Louisiana. Energy companies evacuated offshore oil rigs and shut down U.
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 15:29:00 +0200breakingnews-ie (en)
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 15:26:00 +0200guardian (en)
Storm Isaac highlights urgent need to close Haiti camps: IOM
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 15:25:00 +0200xinhuanet_en (en)
GENEVA, Aug. 28 (Xinhua) -- The Tropical Storm Isaac , which caused eight deaths in Haiti, highlighted the urgent need to close 575 camps remaining since the 2010 earthquake, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said Tuesday. There are currently some 390,000 people still living under tarps and in tents, according to the IOM.
Tropical Storm Isaac Highlights Urgent Need to Empty Haiti Camps
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 15:16:00 +0200iom (en)
Haiti - IOM’s response to Tropical Storm Isaac , which hit Haiti this weekend, saw a rapid and coordinated reaction, in which the most vulnerable people in camps were evacuated well before the storm struck the country.
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 15:15:00 +0200sudouest (fr)
La convention nationale républicaine est en train de tourner au déluge alors que s'abat la tempête Isaac sur la Floride. La tempête tropicale Isaac s'est invitée à la convention nationale républicaine de Tampa, chamboulant le programme des 35 000 participants. Des pluies torrentielles et des vents forts se sont abattus dès.
La tempête Isaac devrait devenir un ouragan "dans la journée"
[PHOTOS + VIDEOS] La tempête tropicale Isaac devrait se transformer en ouragan en approchant des côtes de la Louisiane, au sud des Etats-Unis, sept ans après les ravages de l'ouragan Katrina. Isaac "devrait devenir dans un ouragan dans la journée", et ses vents forcir avant d'atteindre La Nouvelle-Orléans toujours menacée.
Tropical Storm Isaac takes aim at New Orleans
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 15:14:00 +0200irishsun (en)
Isaac had New Orleans in its sights as the city still struggles to recover from Hurricane Katrina which swept across it almost exactly seven years ago on August 29, 2005, killing more than 1800 ...
Futures edge lower ahead of Fed's policy gathering
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 15:14:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
Stock futures were essentially flat with very little trading Tuesday as markets await any hint about the status of the economy from the Fed's annual meeting this week in Jackson Hole.
Isaac brings back painful Katrina memories
As she loaded supplies into her car to prepare for Isaac , Linda Grandison's mind rewound to the nightmare of Katrina: Back in 2005, she had to flee her family's flooded home and waited on a bridge for more than three days before being rescued by helicopter.
Obama to address storm before starting trip
President Barack Obama will deliver an update on Tropical Storm Isaac from the White House before departing on a three-state campaign trip.
Oil holds above $112; Isaac whips up supply concern
LONDON (Reuters) - Oil steadied above $112 on Tuesday as tropical storm Isaac neared hurricane strength in the Gulf of Mexico, forcing companies to close down U.S. oil rigs and refineries. Gains may be limited by worries that hurricane damage could prompt refiners to cut crude oil purchases in....
NEW ORLEANS - Isaac was on the verge of becoming a full-blown hurricane Tuesday morning as it rolled over the Gulf of Mexico toward Louisiana, where residents in four states left boarded-up homes for inland shelter and New Orleans waited behind flood-defence levees strengthened after the devastating Katrina struck exactly seven years ago.
Isaac a blessing and a curse for U.S. farmers
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Torrential rain and flooding from Tropical Storm Isaac will bring relief to a large chunk of drought-stricken cropland but will stall early harvest of corn, soybeans and rice, an agricultural meteorologist said on Tuesday. Isaac was near hurricane force as it bore down on the northern U.
Isaac threatens New Orleans 14:05 State of emergency is declared as storm set to intensify into hurricane while moving north
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 15:13:00 +0200irishtimes (en)
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 15:11:00 +0200AP (en)
NEW YORK (AP) — Stock futures were essentially flat with very little trading Tuesday as markets await any hint about the status of the economy from the Fed's annual meeting this week in Jackson Hole. Monday was among the lightest trading days of the year and it appears that may be the trend for most of the week.
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 15:10:00 +0200newschannel5 (en)
Tropical Storm Isaac nearly a hurricane-NHC
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 15:09:00 +0200alertnet-rss (en)
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 12:00 GMT Source: reuters // Reuters Aug 28 (Reuters) - Tropical Storm Isaac has nearly become a hurricane, with significant storm surge and flood threat from rainfall expected along the northern Gulf coast, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said on Tuesday.
FEMA's Fugate, a steady hand, to be tested by Isaac
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 11:01 GMT Source: reuters // Reuters * Fugate seen down-to-earth, known for obsessive planning * Got his start as a volunteer fire fighter * Spent two decades working in disaster-prone Florida * Handling of storm could affect public opinion of Obama By Mark Felsenthal and Lisa....
Top of the Morning: UN’s Haiti Humanitarian Response Kicks into Gear; Riots in Mombasa; Syria Diplomacy
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 15:07:00 +0200undispatch (en)
Haiti Humanitarian Response Kicks into Gear As Isaac Approaches New Orleans Tropical Storm Isaac looks like it may hit New Orleans, quite possibly on the 5th anniversary of the Katrina disaster. In the meantime, efforts have begun in Haiti to minimize the lasting damage from the storm.
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 15:07:00 +0200reuters (en)
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Torrential rain and flooding from Tropical Storm Isaac will bring relief to a large chunk of drought-stricken cropland but will stall early harvest of corn, soybeans and rice, an agricultural meteorologist said on Tuesday.
As Isaac nears hurricane strength, New Orleans braces for flooding
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 15:04:00 +0200csmonitor (en)
Oil Rises on U.S. Supply Forecast, Venezuela Blaze
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 15:04:00 +0200bloomberg (en)
and a fire halted output at ’s biggest refinery. Venezuela U.S. crude stockpiles probably fell by 2 million barrels last week, or 0.6 percent, according to a Bloomberg News survey before an Energy Department report tomorrow. Tropical Storm Isaac was near hurricane strength as it headed for the Gulf....
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 15:03:00 +0200AP (en)
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Republicans are eager to showcase Mitt Romney as a man who understands everyday Americans and a leader who can fix the economy, with GOP National Convention speeches Tuesday by the woman who knows him best and tough-talking New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie.
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 15:03:00 +0200jpost (en)
États-Unis. Isaac vire à l’ouragan et file vers la Nouvelle-Orléans
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 15:01:00 +0200OuestFrance (fr)
La tempête tropicale Isaac évoluait en ouragan mardi dans le golfe du Mexique et se dirigeait vers la Nouvelle-Orléans, dévastée par Katrina...
Romney's challenge: 1/3 of voters have no opinion of him yet
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 15:01:00 +0200CBSnews (en)
Bob Schieffer says "empathy gap," Isaac and Romney's own reticence will impact GOP gathering to nominate former Mass. Gov. for president
Forecasters: Isaac On Verge Of Becoming Hurricane
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 15:01:00 +0200npr (en)
The tropical storm on Tuesday rolled over the Gulf of Mexico toward Louisiana, where residents of the low-lying coast left boarded-up homes for inland shelter. Meanwhile, people in New Orleans waited behind levees fortified after Katrina.
Tropical storm heads towards New Orleans
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 14:57:00 +0200aljazeera-en (en)
Isaac , on track to hit southern US coast on Wednesday, is less powerful than hurricane that devastated city in 2005.
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 14:56:00 +0200ibtimes-uk (en)
Tropical Storm Isaac was near hurricane force as it bore down on the U.S. Gulf Coast on Tuesday and was expected to make landfall in the New Orleans area seven years after it was devastated by Hurricane Katrina.
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 14:54:00 +0200AP (en)
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The remnants of Tropical Storm Isaac could bring welcome rain to some states in the Mississippi River valley this week, but experts say it's unlikely to break the drought gripping the Midwest. Along with the deluge of rain expected along the Gulf Coast when Isaac makes landfall,....
Tropical storm Isaac is forecast to strike Guadeloupe at about 21:00 GMT on 22 August.
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 14:52:00 +0200trust (en)
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 09:01 GMT Source: Content partner // Tropical Storm Risk Tropical storm Isaac is forecast to strike Guadeloupe at about 21:00 GMT on 22 August.Data supplied by theUS National Hurricane Centersuggest that the point of landfallwill benear16.0 N,60.6 W.
Tropical storm Isaac is forecast to strike Haiti as a hurricane at about 00:00 GMT on 25 August.
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 09:01 GMT Source: Content partner // Tropical Storm Risk Tropical storm Isaac is forecast to strike Haiti as a hurricane at about 00:00 GMT on 25 August.Data supplied by theUS National Hurricane Centersuggest that the point of landfallwill benear18.0 N,72.4 W.
Tropical storm Isaac is forecast to strike the Dominican Republic at about 18:00 GMT on 24 August.
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 09:01 GMT Source: Content partner // Tropical Storm Risk Tropical storm Isaac is forecast to strike the Dominican Republic at about 18:00 GMT on 24 August.Data supplied by theUS National Hurricane Centersuggest that the point of landfallwill benear17.0 N,71.9 W.
Tropical storm Isaac is forecast to strike Puerto Rico as a hurricane at about 00:00 GMT on 24 August.
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 09:01 GMT Source: Content partner // Tropical Storm Risk Tropical storm Isaac is forecast to strike Puerto Rico as a hurricane at about 00:00 GMT on 24 August.Data supplied by theUS National Hurricane Centersuggest that the point of landfallwill benear17.1 N,67.1 W.
Tropical storm Isaac is forecast to strike Haiti as a hurricane at about 18:00 GMT on 24 August.
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 09:01 GMT Source: Content partner // Tropical Storm Risk Tropical storm Isaac is forecast to strike Haiti as a hurricane at about 18:00 GMT on 24 August.Data supplied by theUS National Hurricane Centersuggest that the point of landfallwill benear17.9 N,71.6 W.
Tropical storm Isaac struck Haiti at about 21:00 GMT on 24 August.
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 09:01 GMT Source: Content partner // Tropical Storm Risk Tropical storm Isaac struck Haiti at about 21:00 GMT on 24 August.Data supplied by theUS National Hurricane Centersuggest that the point of landfallwasnear17.2 N,71.9 W.Isaac brought 1-minute maximum sustained winds to the region of around101 km/h (63 mph).
TS Isaac on the verge of becoming hurricane -NHC
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 09:11 GMT Source: reuters // Reuters Aug 28 (Reuters) - Tropical Storm Isaac was on the verge of becoming a hurricane, with significant storm surge and flood threat from rainfall expected along the northern Gulf coast, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said on Tuesday.
Tropical storm Isaac is forecast to strike Cuba as a hurricane at about 18:00 GMT on 26 August.
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 09:01 GMT Source: Content partner // Tropical Storm Risk Tropical storm Isaac is forecast to strike Cuba as a hurricane at about 18:00 GMT on 26 August.Data supplied by theUS National Hurricane Centersuggest that the point of landfallwill benear23.8 N,80.0 W.
Tropical storm Isaac is forecast to strike the Dominican Republic at about 12:00 GMT on 24 August.
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 09:01 GMT Source: Content partner // Tropical Storm Risk Tropical storm Isaac is forecast to strike the Dominican Republic at about 12:00 GMT on 24 August.Data supplied by theUS National Hurricane Centersuggest that the point of landfallwill benear17.5 N,70.7 W.
Tropical storm Isaac is forecast to strike the Dominican Republic as a hurricane at about 12:00 GMT on 24 August.
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 09:01 GMT Source: Content partner // Tropical Storm Risk Tropical storm Isaac is forecast to strike the Dominican Republic as a hurricane at about 12:00 GMT on 24 August.Data supplied by theUS National Hurricane Centersuggest that the point of landfallwill benear17.5 N,70.5 W.
Tropical storm Isaac is forecast to strike the Dominican Republic as a hurricane at about 18:00 GMT on 24 August.
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 09:01 GMT Source: Content partner // Tropical Storm Risk Tropical storm Isaac is forecast to strike the Dominican Republic as a hurricane at about 18:00 GMT on 24 August.Data supplied by theUS National Hurricane Centersuggest that the point of landfallwill benear17.8 N,71.1 W.
Tropical storm Isaac is forecast to strike the Dominican Republic at about 21:00 GMT on 24 August.
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 09:01 GMT Source: Content partner // Tropical Storm Risk Tropical storm Isaac is forecast to strike the Dominican Republic at about 21:00 GMT on 24 August.Data supplied by theUS National Hurricane Centersuggest that the point of landfallwill benear17.0 N,72.0 W.
Tropical storm Isaac is forecast to strike the Dominican Republic at about 14:00 GMT on 24 August.
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 09:01 GMT Source: Content partner // Tropical Storm Risk Tropical storm Isaac is forecast to strike the Dominican Republic at about 14:00 GMT on 24 August.Data supplied by theUS National Hurricane Centersuggest that the point of landfallwill benear17.2 N,70.7 W.
Tropical storm Isaac is forecast to strike the Dominican Republic as a hurricane at about 06:00 GMT on 24 August.
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 09:01 GMT Source: Content partner // Tropical Storm Risk Tropical storm Isaac is forecast to strike the Dominican Republic as a hurricane at about 06:00 GMT on 24 August.Data supplied by theUS National Hurricane Centersuggest that the point of landfallwill benear17.3 N,68.4 W.
Tropical storm Isaac is forecast to strike the United States as a hurricane at about 00:00 GMT on 27 August.
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 09:01 GMT Source: Content partner // Tropical Storm Risk Tropical storm Isaac is forecast to strike the United States as a hurricane at about 00:00 GMT on 27 August.Data supplied by theUS National Hurricane Centersuggest that the point of landfallwill benear25.0 N,82.7 W.
Tropical storm Isaac is forecast to strike the United States as a hurricane at about 18:00 GMT on 28 August.
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 09:01 GMT Source: Content partner // Tropical Storm Risk Tropical storm Isaac is forecast to strike the United States as a hurricane at about 18:00 GMT on 28 August.Data supplied by theUS National Hurricane Centersuggest that the point of landfallwill benear28.6 N,88.6 W.
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 14:49:00 +0200independent (en)
Tropical Storm Isaac was near hurricane force as it bore down on the US Gulf Coast today and was expected to make landfall in the New Orleans area seven years after it was devastated by Hurricane Katrina.
Displaced by Isaac number 28,875; COE warns of saturated ground
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 14:47:00 +0200diariolibre-en (en)
SANTO DOMINGO. The number of persons displaced from their homes because of the rains from Tropical Storm Isaac totaled as of yesterday, 29,875, while the number of houses affected was 6,693 and the communities cut off by flood waters from rivers and streams, reached 116.
Tropical Storm Isaac on Verge of Becoming Hurricane
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 14:47:00 +0200ibtimes-in (en)
Huge storm approaching US coast close to hurricane force, sparking fears of repeat of Hurricane Katrina devastation.
Mitt Romney, RNC Delegates Hold Court Amid Hurricane Isaac Spell, Protests: Day 1 Images
Mitt Romney and the Republican National Convention delegates held court among the keen observers of the U.S. politics as the convention got off to a subdued start Monday, lasting barely a minute owing to the concerns about Tropical Storm Isaac becoming a full-fledged hurricane.
Video: Isaac gets stronger as it heads toward Gulf Coast
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 14:45:00 +0200CBSnews (en)
Tropical Storm Isaac is about to become a hurricane as it heads towards New Orleans. David Bernard, chief meteorologist from Miami's CBS-4, reports.
Video: Isaac targets NOLA on Katrina anniversary
Tropical Storm Isaac is set to make landfall as a hurricane on the seventh anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. CBS News' Byron Pitts reports.
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 14:42:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
Republicans are eager to showcase Mitt Romney as a man who understands everyday Americans and a leader who can fix the economy, with GOP National Convention speeches Tuesday by the woman who knows him best and tough-talking New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie.
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The price of oil rose to above $96 a barrel on Tuesday as weather forecasters said Tropical Storm Isaac , which was causing oil production cuts in the Gulf of Mexico, could soon gain intensity and turn into a hurricane.
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Tue, 28 Aug 2012 14:42:00 +0200irishsun (en)
Tropical storm Isaac 's march towards the US Gulf coast is forcing oil costs higher, leaving petrol prices almost at the mercy of mother nature. Disruption to oil production in the Gulf of ...
New Orleans braces for Hurricane Isaac
New Orleans on Tuesday braced for another hurricane as a strengthening Tropical Storm Isaac drew near, seven years after Hurricane Katrina left 1,800 dead in the fabled jazz ...
La tempête Isaac devrait devenir un ouragan dans la journée
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 14:40:00 +0200LePoint (fr)
La tempête tropicale Isaac devrait se transformer en ouragan "dans la journée" en approchant des côtes de la Louisiane (sud des États-Unis), sept ans après les ravages de l'ouragan Katrina, ont annoncé mardi les météorologues américains. Isaac "devrait devenir un ouragan dans la journée", et ses....
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 14:39:00 +0200newschannel5 (en)
Republicans are eager to showcase Mitt Romney as a man who understands everyday Americans and a leader who can fix the economy, with GOP National Convention speeches Tuesday by the woman who knows him best and tough-talking...
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 14:38:00 +0200AP (en)
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 14:38:00 +0200ibtimes-au (en)
Tropical storm Isaac sweeps through the Caribbean and approaches New Orleans
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 14:34:00 +0200telegraph (en)
Tropical Storm Isaac had nearly reached hurricane strength as it bore down on the US Gulf Coast on Tuesday and appeared to be taking direct aim at New Orleans, almost seven years to the day since the city was devastated by Hurricane Katrina. Isaac killed at least 22 people and caused significant....
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 14:33:00 +0200antiguanews (en)
NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - Tropical Storm Isaac had nearly reached hurricane strength as it bore down on the U.S. Gulf Coast on Tuesday and appeared to be taking direct aim at New Orleans, almost seven years to the day since the Crescent City was devastated by Hurricane Katrina.
Isaac 's swirling winds and rain will pose a major test of the region's new flood control systems, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said. The centre's forecasts showed the storm likely to make landfall late on Tuesday near southeastern Louisiana. "Isaac is likely to become a hurricane later today.
Tropical Storm Isaac nearly a hurricane: NHC
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 14:32:00 +0200reuters (en)
(Reuters) - Tropical Storm Isaac has nearly become a hurricane, with significant storm surge and flood threat from rainfall expected along the northern Gulf coast, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said on Tuesday.
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 14:25:00 +0200thestar-my (en)
NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - Tropical Storm Isaac was near hurricane force as it bore down on the U.S. Gulf Coast on Tuesday and was expected to make landfall in the New Orleans area seven years after it was devastated by Hurricane Katrina.
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 14:23:00 +0200AP (en)
The price of oil rose to above $96 a barrel on Tuesday as weather forecasters said Tropical Storm Isaac , which was causing oil production cuts in the Gulf of Mexico, could soon gain intensity and turn into a hurricane. By early afternoon in Europe, benchmark oil for October delivery was up 61 cents to $96.
Etats-Unis: Isaac "sur le point" de devenir un ouragan se dirige vers la Nouvelle-Orléans
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 14:20:00 +0200corsematin (fr)
La tempête tropicale Isaac est "sur le point" de devenir un ouragan et se dirigeait mardi sur La Nouvelle-Orléans (Louisiane, sud) où le président Barack Obama a décrété l'état d'urgence, sept ans après que l'ouragan Katrina eut dévasté cette ville, ont annoncé les météorologues américains.
Anxiously Awaiting Isaac: Louisiana Preps for a Hurricane
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 14:13:00 +0200time (en)
As Tropical Storm Isaac lumbers through the Gulf of Mexico toward the Louisiana coast, residents have been told to expect a day’s worth of tropical storm force winds and in some areas up to 16 inches of rain. The storm, which could make landfall as a strong category 1 hurricane on Tuesday evening,....
Isaac on verge of becoming a hurricane as it nears Gulf Coast
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 14:11:00 +0200irishsun (en)
tropical storm with a chance of becoming a weak Category 1 hurricane before it makes landfall, but forecasters say the biggest threat will be rainfall and the storm surge. Forecasters have ...
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 14:10:00 +0200iol (en)
New Orleans, Louisiana - New Orleans on Tuesday braced for another hurricane as a strengthening Tropical Storm Isaac drew near, seven years after Hurricane Katrina left 1,800 dead in the fabled jazz city. The US National Hurricane Center said in its 0900 GMT advisory that Isaac was “on the verge” of....
Oil down slightly
Oil prices remained stable as the threat to production in the Gulf of Mexico from Tropical Storm Isaac appeared to lessen.
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 14:09:00 +0200newschannel5 (en)
Isaac was on the verge of ballooning into a hurricane Tuesday that could flood the coasts of four states with storm surge and heavy rains on its way to New Orleans, where residents hunkered down behind levies fortified after...
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Tue, 28 Aug 2012 14:06:00 +0200AP (en)
CHAUVIN, La. (AP) — Isaac was on the verge of ballooning into a hurricane Tuesday that could flood the coasts of four states with storm surge and heavy rains on its way to New Orleans, where residents hunkered down behind levies fortified after Katrina struck seven years ago this week.
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 14:06:00 +0200ibtimes (en)
Etats-Unis : Isaac "sur le point" de devenir un ouragan se dirige vers la Nouvelle-Orléans
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 14:03:00 +0200lalsace (fr)
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 14:03:00 +0200lamontagne (fr)
La tempête tropicale Isaac est "sur le point" de devenir un ouragan et se dirige sur La Nouvelle-Orléans (Louisiane), sept ans après que l'ouragan Katrina eut dévasté cette ville, ont annoncé mardi les météorologues américains. "Isaac est sur le point de devenir un ouragan," a annoncé le Centre....
Storm Isaac 'on the Verge' of becoming Hurricane
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 14:02:00 +0200naharnet-en (en)
Tropical Storm Isaac is "on the verge" of becoming a hurricane as it barrels towards New Orleans, forecasters said Tuesday, nearly seven years after Hurricane Katrina devastated the city. "Isaac (is) on the verge of becoming a hurricane," the National Hurricane Center said in its 09:00 GMT advisory,....
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Tue, 28 Aug 2012 14:02:00 +0200jpost (en)
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Tue, 28 Aug 2012 14:01:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - Tropical Storm Isaac was near hurricane force as it bore down on the U.S. Gulf Coast on Tuesday and was expected to make landfall in the New Orleans area seven years after it was devastated by Hurricane Katrina. Isaac's swirling winds and rain could pose a major test of New....
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Tue, 28 Aug 2012 13:59:00 +0200reuters (en)
Isaac closes in on the Louisiana coast
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 13:59:00 +0200cnn (en)
With less than a day to go before landfall, governments, businesses and residents in New Orleans and on the central Gulf Coast rushed Tuesday to complete last-minute preparations and braced themselves to bear the brunt of Tropical Storm Isaac .
Tropical storm Isaac set to hit US Gulf Coast
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 13:58:00 +0200deccanherald (en)
The US Gulf Coast today braced for a hurricane as tropical storm Isaac packing swirling winds and rain bore down on the region, rekindling worst nightmares of Hurricane Katrina that killed over 18,000 people in 2005. New Orleans and others major cities of Louisiana, parts of Mississippi and Alabama....
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Tue, 28 Aug 2012 13:55:00 +0200globalpost (en)
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La tempête Isaac se dirige vers la Nouvelle-Orléans
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 13:54:00 +0200LePoint (fr)
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 13:52:00 +0200laprovence (fr)
LA NOUVELLE-ORLEANS (Etats-Unis) (AFP) - La tempête tropicale Isaac est "sur le point" de devenir un ouragan et se dirigeait mardi sur La Nouvelle-Orléans (Louisiane, sud) où le président Barack Obama a décrété l'état d'urgence, sept ans...
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 13:52:00 +0200varmatin (fr)
Storm Surge, Rainfall Biggest Concern as Isaac Nears
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 13:52:00 +0200ABCnews (en)
Tropical Storm Isaac is on the verge of becoming a Category 1 hurricane before it makes landfall, but forecasters say the biggest threat will be the rainfall and storm surge, not the wind. Forecasters have projected landfall as early as tonight, a day short of the seventh anniversary of Hurricane Katrina.
State-by-State: Isaac spurs evacuations, delays
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 13:51:00 +0200cnn (en)
-- There will be no flights out of Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport on Tuesday, a city spokesman said. -- A spokesman for Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport said there will be no flights on Wednesday. -- President Obama declared a state of emergency and ordered federal agencies to....
Tropical Storm Isaac on Verge of Becoming a Category 1 Hurricane
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 13:50:00 +0200IHT (en)
Tropical Storm Isaac was on the verge of becoming a Category 1 hurricane early Tuesday, though precisely where it would make landfall remained guesswork, forecasters said.
Isaac takes aim at New Orleans with near-hurricane status, terrifying residents on 7th anniversary of Katrina
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 13:49:00 +0200independent-ie (en)
TROPICAL Storm Isaac had nearly reached hurricane strength as it bore down on the U.S. Gulf Coast this afternoon and appeared to be taking direct aim at New Orleans, almost seven years to the day since the Crescent City was devastated by Hurricane Katrina.
Obama’s Isaac chief determined to avoid ham-fisted Bush response to Katrina
WITH Tropical Storm Isaac bearing down on the U.S. Gulf Coast just like Hurricane Katrina almost exactly seven years ago, President Barack Obama's top emergency management official looks well positioned to spare his boss a repeat of the ham-handed response that hurt former President George W. Bush.
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 13:48:00 +0200nicematin (fr)
Haiti: Disaster Relief teams mobilized in US, Haiti, The Philippines, and Indonesia
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 13:47:00 +0200reliefWeb (en)
Source: HOPE worldwide Country: Haiti , Indonesia , Philippines (the) , United States of America (the) Florida and the U.S. Gulf Coast In the U.S. Hurricane Isaac is threatening the Gulf Coast – a place where the devastation of hurricanes is no stranger. We are praying for our friends, churches and communities in the path of the storm.
Haiti: Tropical Storm Isaac Highlights Urgent Need to Empty Haiti Camps
Source: International Organization for Migration Country: Haiti IOM's response to Tropical Storm Isaac , which hit Haiti this weekend, saw a rapid and coordinated reaction, in which the most vulnerable people in camps were evacuated well before the storm struck the country.
United States of America (the): New Orleans braces for near-hurricane Isaac
Source: Agence France-Presse Country: United States of America (the) 08/28/2012 06:47 GMT by Mira Oberman NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Aug 28, 2012 (AFP) - New Orleans on Tuesday braced for another hurricane as a strengthening Tropical Storm Isaac drew near, seven years after Hurricane Katrina left 1,800 dead in the fabled jazz city.
La convention républicaine, victime collatérale de l'ouragan Isaac
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 13:46:00 +0200nouvelobs (fr)
Le candidat Mitt Romney, qui devait être investi à cette occasion, s'est fait voler la vedette par la tempête tropicale.Articles en rapportIncendie d'Orgon : le suspect déféré dans la journéeLe point de 12h : le bébé enlevé a priori retrouvé, Johnny va mieuxLe match de la dernière chance pour ces....
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 13:44:00 +0200courrier-picard (fr)
La tempête tropicale Isaac est "sur le point" de devenir un ouragan et se dirigeait mardi sur La Nouvelle-Orléans (Louisiane, sud) où le président Barack Obama a décrété l'état d'urgence, sept ans après que l'ouragan Katrina eut dévasté...
Lower Ninth Ward, still scarred from Hurricane Katrina, braces for Isaac
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 13:44:00 +0200CBSnews (en)
$14.6 billion levee upgrade vital to area hard-hit by Katrina is expected to withstand storms stronger than Isaac
Tempête Isaac: la Louisiane doit «se préparer au pire»
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 13:43:00 +0200cyberpresse (fr)
La tempête tropicale Isaac était « sur le point » de devenir un ouragan et se dirigeait...
Isaac threatens New Orleans seven years after Katrina 12:36 State of emergency is declared as storm set to intensify into hurricane while moving north
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 13:42:00 +0200irishtimes (en)
Tropical Storm Isaac was near hurricane force as it bore down on the US Gulf Coast today and was expected to make landfall in the New Orleans area seven years after it was devastated by Hurricane Katrina. Isaac's swirling winds and rain could pose a major test of New Orleans' new flood control systems and reinforced levees.
Storm Isaac on the verge of hurricane forecasters
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 13:40:00 +0200irishsun (en)
MIAMI: Tropical Storm Isaac is "on the verge" of becoming a hurricane as it barrels towards New Orleans, forecasters said on Tuesday, nearly seven years after Hurricane Katrina devastated ...
Isaac closes in on US Gulf coast
New Orleans - Tropical Storm Isaac bore down on the US Gulf Coast on Tuesday, packing swirling winds and rain and posing a major test of the region's new flood control systems seven years after ...
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 13:34:00 +0200ibtimes (en)
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 13:33:00 +0200capital-FR (fr)
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 13:33:00 +0200m6 (fr)
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Tue, 28 Aug 2012 13:30:00 +0200npr (en)
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Gulf Coast Hunkers Down For Isaac's Wind And Rain
People along a wide swath of the Gulf of Mexico coastline are making preparations for Tropical Storm Isaac . The storm is headed toward New Orleans, and is scheduled to develop into a hurricane that could make landfall as early as Tuesday.
New Orleans braces for hurricane Isaac
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 13:30:00 +0200gulfnews (en)
Obama declares state of emergency in Louisiana, allowing aid to flow to local authorities
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 13:25:00 +0200guardian (en)
Tropical storm Isaac reaches Florida, while Louisiana prepares for the onslaught of a weather system that is verging on a hurricane
Tropical storm heads toward New Orleans
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 13:25:00 +0200aljazeera-en (en)
Tropical Storm Isaac On The Verge Of Becoming A Hurricane, Threatening Northern Gulf Coast
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 13:25:00 +0200ibtimes-uk (en)
After saturating Florida with heavy rains and strong winds, tropical storm Isaac is now on the verge of becoming a hurricane, with significant storm surge and flood threat to the northern Gulf coast, according to the National Hurricane Center.
Hurricane Isaac 2012: Tropical Storm Strengthens, On Path To New Orleans
After targeting the U.S. Gulf coast Monday with ponderous rains and strong winds, tropical storm Isaac is now directed toward New Orleans with threats of a projected landfall Tuesday night, nearly seven years to the day since Hurricane Katrina wrecked the city.
Storm on verge of becoming a hurricane
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 13:23:00 +0200news_com_au (en)
TROPICAL Storm Isaac is on the verge of becoming a hurricane, the US National Hurricane Center says.
PRUDEN: A big wind blows through Tampa
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 13:21:00 +0200washtimes (en)
ANALYSIS/OPINION: Now is the time for every good man to come to the aid of his party, or at least to come in out of the rain. The only wind will be from the podium, since the mighty hurricane that terrified the Republican National Convention is tracking 350 miles west ...
La tempête Isaac "sur le point" de devenir un ouragan
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 13:18:00 +0200corsematin (fr)
La tempête tropicale Isaac est "sur le point" de devenir un ouragan et se dirige sur La-Nouvelle-Orléans (Louisiane), sept ans après que l'ouragan Katrina eut dévasté cette ville, ont annoncé les météorologues américains. "Isaac est sur le point de devenir un ouragan," a annoncé le Centre national des ouragans dans son bulletin de 09H00 GMT.
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 13:16:00 +0200sbs (en)
Tropical Storm Isaac is on the verge of becoming a hurricane, the US National Hurricane Center says.
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 13:15:00 +0200ibtimes-in (en)
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 13:12:00 +0200ananova (en)
Tropical storm Isaac 's march towards the US Gulf coast is forcing oil costs higher, leaving petrol prices almost at the mercy of mother nature. Disruption to oil production in the Gulf of Mexico has pushed wholesale petrol prices back towards levels not seen since April, up more than 4% according to the latest figures.
Etats-Unis: Isaac est en train de devenir un ouragan
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 13:10:00 +0200alvinet (fr)
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Tue, 28 Aug 2012 13:09:00 +0200LePoint (fr)
En Louisiane, s'il n'a pas rendu obligatoires de telles évacuations, le gouverneur a insisté sur la nécessité pour chaque famille de faire des réserves d'eau, de nourritures non périssables, de produits d'hygiène, de vêtements et de médicaments en cas de traitement.
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 13:09:00 +0200ladepeche (fr)
La tempête tropicale Isaac est "sur le point" de devenir un ouragan et se dirigeait mardi sur La Nouvelle-Orléans (Louisiane, sud) où le président Barack Obama a décrété l'état d'urgence, sept ans...
Forecasters Isaac on verge of becoming hurricane
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 13:09:00 +0200irishsun (en)
MIAMI -- Forecasters say Isaac is on the verge of becoming a hurricane as it bears down on the northern Gulf Coast.The U.S. National Hurricane Center said at 5 a.m. EDT on Tuesday that Isaac was ...
Ohioan put on house arrest in Batman weapons case
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 13:08:00 +0200newschannel5 (en)
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Tue, 28 Aug 2012 13:06:00 +0200normandie (fr)
La tempête Isaac sur le point de devenir un ouragan
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 13:03:00 +02007sur7 (fr)
La tempête tropicale Isaac est "sur le point" de devenir un ouragan et se dirige sur La Nouvelle-Orléans (Louisiane), sept ans après que l'ouragan Katrina eut dévasté cette ville, ont annoncé mardi les ...
La convention républicaine, première victime de l'ouragan Isaac
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 13:01:00 +0200nouvelobs (fr)
Le candidat Mitt Romney, qui devait être investi à cette occasion, s'est fait voler la vedette par la tempête tropicale.Articles en rapportCarburant : baisse immédiate jusqu'à 6 centimes par litreMichelle Martin, l'ex-femme de Dutroux, sortira-t-elle de prison ?Incendie d'Orgon : le suspect déféré....
Isaac est "sur le point" de se transformer un ouragan
La tempête s'approche des côtes de la Louisiane déjà en état d'urgence. Articles en rapportMichelle Martin, l'ex-femme de Dutroux, sortira-t-elle de prison ?Incendie d'Orgon : le suspect déféré dans la journéeLe point de 12h : le bébé enlevé a priori retrouvé, Johnny va mieuxLa convention....
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 13:00:00 +0200ibtimes-au (en)
Tropical Storm Isaac had nearly reached hurricane strength as it bore down on the U.S. Gulf Coast on Tuesday and appeared to be taking direct aim at New Orleans, almost seven years to the day since the Crescent City was devastated by Hurricane Katrina.
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 12:59:00 +0200smh (en)
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 12:58:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
Anti-piracy group: Pirates seize oil tanker off Togo coast, kidnap 24 sailors amid gunfire
LAGOS, Nigeria - An anti-piracy organization says pirates have attacked a Greek-owned oil tanker off the coast of Togo, kidnapping 24 sailors in an exchange of gunfire.
Forecasters: Isaac on verge of becoming hurricane
Isaac was on the verge of becoming a full-blown hurricane Tuesday as it rolled over the Gulf of Mexico toward Louisiana, where residents of the low-lying coast left boarded-up homes for inland shelter while people in New Orleans waited behind levees fortified after Katrina.
Obama declares emergency as Isaac targets New Orleans
New Orleans on Tuesday braced for another hurricane as a strengthening Tropical Storm Isaac drew near, seven years after Hurricane Katrina left 1,800 dead in the fabled jazz city.
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Tue, 28 Aug 2012 12:57:00 +0200RTLFrance (fr)
Les météorologues américains ont annoncé mardi que la tempête tropicale Isaac était "sur le point" de devenir un ouragan et qu'elle dirigeait sur La Nouvelle-Orléans, en Louisiane du sud. Le président Barack Obama a décrété l'état d'urgence lundi, dans cet état encore marqué par le terrible souvenir....
Isaac "sur le point" de devenir un ouragan
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 12:50:00 +0200lejdd (fr)
La tempête tropicale Isaac est "sur le point" de devenir un ouragan et se dirige sur La-Nouvelle-Orléans (Louisiane), sept ans...
Oil Rises Above $96 Ahead of US Consumer Data
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 12:49:00 +0200ABCnews (en)
Oil prices rise above $96 per barrel, ahead of release of US consumer confidence data
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 12:46:00 +0200nicematin (fr)
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 12:45:00 +0200lanouvellerepublique (fr)
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 12:40:00 +0200tv5 (fr)
Voulez-vous acheter le nom de la prochaine tempête?
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 12:39:00 +0200ladepeche (fr)
Une tempête tropicale baptisée Isaac a fait 19 morts, samedi dernier en Haïti. Après avoir traversé le golf du Mexique avec des vents à plus de 100km/h, elle se dirige à présent vers la Louisiane,...
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 12:38:00 +0200thetimes-za (en)
Phénomène météorologique Isaac sur le point d'évoluer en ouragan
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 12:36:00 +0200lessentiel-lu-fr (fr)
La tempête tropicale a encore pris de l'ampleur mardi, s'apprêtant à évoluer en ouragan à l'approche de La Nouvelle-Orléans, sept ans après le passage de l'ouragan Katrina.
La Louisiane se prépare pour Isaac
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 12:34:00 +0200Europe1 (fr)
L'état d'urgence a été décrété dans cet Etat déjà ravagé par l'ouragan Katrina en 2005.
Isaac bears down on US Gulf Coast
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 12:34:00 +0200bbc (en)
US Gulf Coast residents prepare for strong winds, storm surges and heavy rainfall as approaching Tropical Storm Isaac nears hurricane strength.
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 12:32:00 +0200AP (en)
Storm Isaac 'on the verge' of hurricane
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 12:32:00 +0200telegraph (en)
Tropical Storm Isaac is "on the verge" of becoming a hurricane as it barrels towards New Orleans, forecasters said on Tuesday, nearly seven years after Hurricane Katrina devastated the city.
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 12:30:00 +0200ibtimes (en)
Gulf Coast Hunkers Down For Isaac
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 12:29:00 +0200npr (en)
People along a wide swath of the Gulf of Mexico coastline are making preparations for Tropical Storm Isaac . The storm is headed toward New Orleans, and is scheduled to develop into a hurricane that could make landfall as early as today. Reporting from along the Gulf Coast are NPR's Greg Allen in New....
GOP Convention Ready To Roll In Tampa
Republicans meeting in Tampa will officially nominate Mitt Romney as their presidential nominee. The convention gets into full swing after a day of delay. The GOP remains concerned about Tropical Storm Isaac and its possible impact on the Gulf Coast — seven years after the devastation of Hurricane Katrina.
Storm Isaac "on the verge" of hurricane: forecasters
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 12:28:00 +0200channelnewsasia (en)
MIAMI: Tropical Storm Isaac is "on the verge" of becoming a hurricane as it barrels towards New Orleans, forecasters said on Tuesday, nearly seven years after Hurricane Katrina devastated the city.
La tempête Isaac "sur le point de devenir un ouragan" en Louisiane
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 12:27:00 +0200LeMonde (fr)
Pour éviter de voir une nouvelle catastrophe se produire, Barack Obama a décrété l'état d'urgence dans les régions bordant le golfe du Mexique.
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 12:27:00 +0200bbc-news (en)
Obama declares Louisiana emergency
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 12:25:00 +0200yerkir-en (en)
President Barack Obama has declared a state of emergency in Louisiana, as Tropical Storm Isaac threatens to hit the US as a category two hurricane. Isaac is heading for New Orleans, possibly as early as Tuesday night, nearly seven years to the day after Hurricane Katrina devastated the city.
Republicans brace for Isaac disruption
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 12:24:00 +0200guardian (en)
GOP officials admit they would find it difficult to push on with their convention in the event of severe flooding in Louisiana Republicans are working on emergency plans to salvage their convention as tropical storm Isaac hurtles towards New Orleans, with party officials acknowledging that their....
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 12:21:00 +0200laprovence (fr)
MIAMI (Etats-Unis) (AFP) - La tempête tropicale Isaac est "sur le point" de devenir un ouragan et se dirige sur La Nouvelle-Orléans (Louisiane), sept ans après que l'ouragan Katrina eut dévasté cette ville, ont annoncé mardi les météorologues...
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 12:19:00 +0200normandie (fr)
Oil steady below $113; Isaac stokes supply worries
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 12:19:00 +0200dawn (en)
Gains may be limited by worries that hurricane damage could prompt refiners to cut crude oil purchases in coming weeks.
Etats-Unis: la tempête Isaac progresse vers la Louisiane, en état d'urgence
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 12:18:00 +0200varmatin (fr)
La tempête tropicale Isaac , dont les vents dépassaient 110 km/h en rafales, avançait mardi matin dans le golfe du Mexique en direction notamment de la Louisiane, pour laquelle le président des Etats-Unis Barack Obama a décrété l'état d'urgence. La veille, environ 78% de la production de pétrole brut....
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 12:16:00 +0200corsematin (fr)
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 12:16:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
LONDON (Reuters) - Oil was steady below $113 a barrel on Tuesday, as tropical storm Isaac bore down on the Gulf of Mexico and forced companies to close down U.S. oil production. "Because U.S. Gulf Coast refiners are operating near full utilization, the potential for disruption to oil product markets is particularly pronounced," J.
FAA to Reassess Use of Portable Electronics on Planes
With the growing use of smartphones, tablets and other gadgets, the Federal Aviation Administration is launching a study into the use of portable electronics on planes, and whether they can be used safely during flights.
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 12:15:00 +0200nicematin (fr)
Isaac nears hurricane strength, heads for New Orleans
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 12:15:00 +0200msnbc (en)
Tropical storm Isaac was on the verge of becoming a hurricane as it approached the Gulf Coast early Tuesday morning, forecasters warned.
Huge Isaac strengthens, aims at New Orleans
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 12:13:00 +0200CBSnews (en)
Intensifies as it plods toward Gulf Coast; Could hit land, perhaps in New Orleans vicinity, seven years to day from when Katrina struck
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 12:12:00 +0200reuters-af (en)
10:53 Isaac threatens New Orleans seven years after Katrina
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 12:11:00 +0200irishtimes (en)
Tropical Storm Isaac had nearly reached hurricane strength as it bore down on the US Gulf Coast today and appeared to be taking direct aim at New Orleans, almost seven years to the day since the Crescent City was devastated by Hurricane Katrina. Isaac's swirling winds and rain will pose a major test....
Etats-Unis : l'oeil des républicains rivé sure la météo
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 12:07:00 +0200essor (fr)
Le Parti républicain doit officiellement désigner Mitt Romney comme leur candidat à la présidentielle de novembre, ainsi que son colistier Paul Ryan, candidat à la vice-présidence Les républicains gardaient hier un œil rivé sur la météo, espérant que la tempête Isaac ne viendrait pas contrarier le....
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 12:07:00 +0200alertnet-rss (en)
Isaac Approaches US Gulf Coast, Nears Hurricane Strength
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 12:06:00 +0200voanews (en)
U.S. forecasters say Tropical Storm Isaac is on the verge of becoming a hurricane as it spins closer to the city of New Orleans. The storm is expected to reach hurricane strength during the day Tuesday, and to continue building until it makes landfall late Tuesday or early Wednesday.
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 12:05:00 +0200thestar-my (en)
Romney’s storm-delayed convention limps into motion
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 12:00:00 +0200gulfnews (en)
Gets under way in subdued fashion with Tropical Storm Isaac looming in Gulf of Mexico
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 11:59:00 +0200ibtimes (en)
La tempête Isaac « sur le point » de devenir un ouragan
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 11:57:00 +0200OuestFrance (fr)
La tempête tropicale Isaac est « sur le point » de devenir un ouragan et se dirige sur La-Nouvelle-Orléans (Louisiane), sept ans après que...
NHC: Isaac is on the verge of becoming hurricane
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 11:57:00 +0200jpost (en)
Tropical Storm Isaac was on the verge of becoming a hurricane, with significant storm surge and flood threat from rainfall expected along the northern Gulf coast, the US National Hurricane Center said on Tuesday. The storm was located about 205 miles (330 km) south-east of the mouth of the....
Bobby Jindal skips Republican convention as storm looms
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 11:56:00 +0200deccanherald (en)
With tropical storm Isaac bearing down on his home state, Louisiana's Indian-American governor, Bobby Jindal, considered a rising Republican conservative star, decided to skip the party's presidential convention in Tampa Florida. Now is not the time for politics, Jindal, who was to make a prime-time....
La tempête Isaac menace de tourner en ouragan
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 11:55:00 +020024heures (fr)
La tempête tropicale Isaac est « sur le point » de devenir un ouragan et se dirige sur La-Nouvelle-Orléans (Louisiane), sept ans après que l’ouragan Katrina eut dévasté cette ville.
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 11:54:00 +0200m6 (fr)
La tempête tropicale Isaac est "sur le point" de devenir un ouragan et se dirige sur La-Nouvelle-Orléans (Louisiane), sept ans après que l'ouragan Katrina eut dévasté cette ville, ont annoncé les météorologues américains.
New Orleans prepares for tropical storm Isaac - video
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 11:53:00 +0200guardian (en)
New Orleans prepares for the arrival of tropical storm Isaac , seven years after hurricane Katrina. It is expected to hit Louisiana and Mississippi late on Tuesday
Storm Isaac 'on the verge' of hurricane: forecasters
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 11:52:00 +0200thetimes-za (en)
Tropical Storm Isaac is "on the verge" of becoming a hurricane as it barrels towards New Orleans, forecasters said Tuesday, nearly seven years after Hurricane Katrina devastated the city.
Brent steady above $112 as Isaac stokes supply worries
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 11:50:00 +0200ibtimes-uk (en)
Brent oil futures were steady above $112 a barrel on Tuesday, supported by supply concerns after U.S. companies slashed crude production in the Gulf of Mexico as Tropical Storm Isaac threatened to strengthen into a hurricane. Gains may be limited by worries that hurricane damage could prompt....
Forecasters: Isaac on Verge of Becoming Hurricane
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 11:48:00 +0200ABCnews (en)
In bayou country and city alike, people batten down as Isaac takes aim at low-lying Louisiana
Storm 'Isaac' rains on the Republican parade
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 11:48:00 +0200indiatimes (en)
American political conventions are essentially coronations. There's no suspense, no intrigue, no thrill. From punch lines to panegyrics, everything is choreographed and canned, ready to be unleashed on a faithful flock waving party colors.
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 11:47:00 +0200lamontagne (fr)
" Isaac est sur le point de devenir un ouragan," a annoncé le Centre national des ouragans dans son bulletin de 09H00 GMT. Il y a "une montéee importante du niveau de la mer et des menaces d'inondations sur la côte nord du golfe du Mexique". Un tribunal israélien a rejeté mardi une plainte au civil....
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 11:47:00 +0200tdg (fr)
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 11:47:00 +0200reuters (en)
Pour Juppé, l'«islamophobie» est un point de clivage fondamental à l'UMP
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 11:46:00 +0200Liberation (fr)
Le maire de Bordeaux a estimé que la République devait respecter toutes les religions, qualifiant l'islamophobie de «point sensible» à l'UMP.
Syrie : comment sortir de l'impasse ?
Articles en rapport Les drapeaux en berne pour les obsèques d'Armstrong Le premier jour de la convention républicaine dure... deux minutes Tempête : Obama déclare l'état d'urgence en Louisiane La Colombie négocie avec les Farc Une convention pour définir Romney
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 11:46:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
Forecasteers: Isaac on verge of becoming hurricane as it approaches Gulf Coast
MIAMI - Forecasters say Isaac is on the verge of becoming a hurricane as it bears down on the northern Gulf Coast.
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 11:44:00 +0200ibtimes-in (en)
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 11:43:00 +0200courrier-picard (fr)
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 11:43:00 +0200lunion (fr)
Anxiously Awaiting Isaac: Louisiana Prepares for a Hurricane
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 11:41:00 +0200time (en)
10:53 Michelle Martin: la Cour de cassation se prononcera à 16 heures
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 11:40:00 +0200alvinet (fr)
La Cour de cassation se prononcera sur les différents pourvois formés par les parties civiles et le parquet général mardi à 16 heures. Elle analysera uniquement... Source : lesoir.be - Articles similaires
La tempête tropicale Isaac , dont les vents dépassaient 110 km/h en rafales, avançait mardi matin dans le golfe du Mexique en direction notamment de la Louisiane,... Source : TV5 Monde - Articles similaires
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 11:39:00 +0200tv5 (fr)
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 11:38:00 +0200lematin-CH (fr)
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 11:38:00 +0200ladepeche (fr)
La tempête tropicale Isaac est "sur le point" de devenir un ouragan et se dirige sur La-Nouvelle-Orléans (Louisiane), sept ans après que l'ouragan Katrina eut dévasté cette ville, ont annoncé les...
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 11:38:00 +0200LePoint (fr)
La tempête tropicale Isaac est "sur le point" de devenir un ouragan et se dirige sur La-Nouvelle-Orléans (Louisiane), sept ans après que l'ouragan Katrina eut dévasté cette ville, ont annoncé les météorologues américains. La tempête tropicale Isaac est "sur le point" de devenir un ouragan et se....
Isaac nears hurricane strength forecast for landfall Tuesday night
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 11:36:00 +0200irishsun (en)
Isaac remains a tropical storm with a chance of becoming a weak Category 1 hurricane before it makes landfall, but forecasters say the biggest threat will be rainfall and the storm surge. ...
Oil stable as Storm Isaac threat appears to lessen
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 11:35:00 +0200panarmenian-en (en)
Weather forecasters now say the storm will grow to a Category 1 hurricane instead of a stronger Category 2.
Tropical Storm Isaac ‘On Verge’ of Becoming Hurricane, NHC Says
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 11:31:00 +0200bloomberg (en)
Tropical Storm Isaac is on the “verge” of becoming a hurricane, according to the U.S. National Hurricane Center. Maximum sustained wind speeds remained at 70 miles per hour, the NHC said in a statement on its website at 4:54 a.m. New York time. A tropical storm warning was extended westward to Cameron, Louisiana, the NHC said.
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 11:31:00 +0200antiguanews (en)
New Orleans - Tropical Storm Isaac bore down on the US Gulf Coast on Tuesday, packing swirling winds and rain and posing a major test of the region's new flood control systems seven years after Hurricane Katrina sent walls of water crashing across its shoreline.
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 11:30:00 +0200jrep (en)
[Photo of the Day] Space view of Hurricane Isaac
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 11:28:00 +0200newstalk (en)
This is image of Hurricane Isaac was taken from space before it reached US Golf shores yesterday:
Isaac on the verge of becoming a hurricane
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 11:28:00 +0200usaToday (en)
Isaac was on the verge of becoming a full-blown hurricane Tuesday as it rolled over the Gulf of Mexico toward Louisiana.
Isaac on verge of becoming hurricane
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 11:23:00 +0200CBC (en)
U.S. forecasters say Isaac is on the verge of becoming a hurricane as it bears down on the northern Gulf Coast.
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 11:22:00 +0200newschannel5 (en)
Forecasters say Isaac is on the verge of becoming a hurricane as it bears down on the northern Gulf Coast.
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 11:14:00 +0200AP (en)
MIAMI (AP) — Forecasters say Isaac is on the verge of becoming a hurricane as it bears down on the northern Gulf Coast. The U.S. National Hurricane Center said at 5 a.m. EDT on Tuesday that Isaac was still a tropical storm but was likely to become a hurricane during the day as it gained strength over the Gulf of Mexico.
Iran takes over leadership of nonaligned group
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 11:14:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
Egypt's chief delegate has transferred the leadership of the Non-Aligned Movement to Iran, which is seeking to rebuild the Cold War-era group into a greater voice against Western influence.
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Syrian army drops leaflets over Damascus
Syrian military helicopters have dropped hundreds of leaflets over Damascus and its suburbs urging rebels to hand over their weapons or face inevitable death.
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 11:08:00 +0200m6 (fr)
La tempête tropicale Isaac , dont les vents dépassaient 110 km/h en rafales, avançait mardi matin dans le golfe du Mexique en direction notamment de la Louisiane, pour laquelle le président des Etats-Unis Barack Obama a décrété l'état d'urgence.
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 11:07:00 +0200ladepeche (fr)
La tempête tropicale Isaac , dont les vents dépassaient 110 km/h en rafales, avançait mardi matin dans le golfe du Mexique en direction notamment de la Louisiane, pour laquelle le président des...
7 years after Hurricane Katrina, is the Gulf Coast ready for Isaac?
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 11:07:00 +0200CBC (en)
Scheduled to make landfall on the seventh anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, Isaac may well test the physical and response improvements made since storm surges ravaged the U.S. Gulf Coast in 2005.
645km wide Tropical Storm Isaac closes in on U.S. Gulf Coast
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 11:07:00 +0200thetimes-za (en)
Tropical Storm Isaac bore down on the U.S. Gulf Coast on Tuesday, packing swirling winds and rain and posing a major test of the region's new flood control systems seven years after Hurricane Katrina sent walls of water crashing across its shoreline.
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 11:06:00 +0200lest-eclair (fr)
Isaac : la Louisiane à nouveau menacée
La tempête tropicale Isaac , dont les vents atteignaient plus de 100 km/h en rafale, avançait hier dans le golfe du Mexique en direction notamment de la Louisiane, où l'ouragan Katrina avait fait 1 800 morts il y a sept ans quasiment jour pour jour. Isaac, qui pourrait se transformer en ouragan ce....
How tropical storm Isaac matches up against hurricane Katrina | Harry J Enten
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 11:06:00 +0200irishsun (en)
Tropical storm Isaac gained strength Sunday as it bore down on the Florida Keys, with forecasters warning it could grow into a dangerous category 1 hurricane as it nears the northern Gulf Coast. ...
Russie: une opposante condamnée à huit ans de camp pour trafic de drogue
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 11:02:00 +0200lamontagne (fr)
Une opposante russe membre du parti d'opposition l'Autre Russie, Taïssia Ossipova, a été condamnée mardi à huit ans de camp pour trafic de drogue, une affaire qu'elle considère comme fabriquée de toutes pièces - Andrey Smirnov/AFP Une opposante russe membre du parti d'opposition l'Autre Russie,....
Tropical Storm Isaac closes in on US Gulf Coast
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 11:01:00 +0200indiatimes (en)
Isaac appeared to be taking direct aim at New Orleans, which would be a cruel blow for a city still struggling to recover from Hurricane Katrina which swept across the city almost exactly 7 years ago.
Isaac threatens Gulf Coast
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 11:01:00 +0200antiguanews (en)
NEW ORLEANS - With its massive size and ponderous movement, Tropical Storm Isaac was gaining strength Monday as it headed toward the Gulf Coast. The next 24 hours would determine whether it brought the usual punishing rains and winds - or something even more destructive harkening back to the devastation wrought seven years ago by Hurricane Katrina.
Tropical Storm Isaac closes in on U.S. Gulf Coast
* Isaac to make landfall as hurricane on eve of Katrina anniversary * Gulf coast residents brace for storm, many evacuate * Storm may test post-Katrina flood control system By Scott Malone and Kathy Finn NEW ORLEANS, Aug 28 (Reuters) - Tropical Storm Isaac bore down on the U.S.
NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - Tropical Storm Isaac bore down on the U.S. Gulf Coast on Tuesday, packing swirling winds and rain and posing a major test of the region's new flood control systems seven years after Hurricane Katrina sent walls of water crashing across its shoreline.
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 11:00:00 +0200lanouvellerepublique (fr)
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 11:00:00 +0200bloomberg (en)
Oil rose for the first time in four days in New York as U.S. crude inventories were forecast to drop, a storm headed for the Gulf of Mexico and a fire continued to burn at Venezuela’s biggest refinery. U.S. crude stockpiles probably fell by 2 million barrels last week, according to a Bloomberg News....
Hurricane Isaac Bears Down on US Gulf Coast
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 10:58:00 +0200voanews (en)
Residents along the U.S. Gulf Coast are bracing for Tropical Storm Isaac as it spins toward the city of New Orleans. Forecasters say they expect the storm to strengthen into a hurricane during the day Tuesday, and to continue building until it makes landfall late Tuesday or early Wednesday.
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 10:53:00 +0200tv5 (fr)
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 10:53:00 +0200LePoint (fr)
La tempête tropicale Isaac , dont les vents dépassaient 110 km/h en rafales, avançait mardi matin dans le golfe du Mexique en direction notamment de la Louisiane, pour laquelle le président des a décrété l'état d'urgence. La veille, environ 78% de la production de pétrole brut avait été arrêtée dans....
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 10:50:00 +0200laprovence (fr)
Par Mira OBERMAN LA NOUVELLE-ORLEANS (Etats-Unis) (AFP) - La tempête tropicale Isaac , dont les vents dépassaient 110 km/h en rafales, avançait mardi matin dans le golfe du Mexique en direction notamment de la Louisiane, pour laquelle le président...
Romney to fly early to Republican convention
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 10:48:00 +0200afp-english (en)
What was scripted as a raucous beginning to four days of choreographed political theater opened with a whimper on Monday as Isaac , poised to become a hurricane over the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico, hogged the spotlight. Forecasts put the storm on a direct path to hit New Orleans late on....
Video: Isaac takes direct aim at New Orleans 7 years after Katrina as residents flee
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 10:46:00 +0200independent-ie (en)
TROPICAL Storm Isaac bore down on the U.S. Gulf Coast today, packing swirling winds and rain and posing a major test of the region's new flood control systems seven years after Hurricane Katrina sent walls of water crashing across its shoreline.
US Gulf coast braces itself for impact of Isaac
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 10:42:00 +0200tv3-ie (en)
The US gulf coast is bracing itself for Tropical Storm Isaac , which is threatening to hit the country as a category two hurricane.
Republican convention opens... for a few minutes
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 10:33:00 +0200timesofmalta (en)
The Republican convention to crown Mitt Romney the presidential nominee opened yesterday not with a bang but with a whimper,as the symbolic session was adjourned almost immediately for a day’s storm delay. Reince Preibus, chairman of the Republican National Committee, opened the session at 8 p.m.
Vestas in talks with Mitsubishi
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 10:33:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
Vestas Wind Systems A/S, the world's biggest maker of wind turbines, says it is in talk with Japan's Mitsubishi Heavy Industries over possible "strategic cooperation."
Oil Dips In Asia as Isaac Approaches U.S. Refinery Hub
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 10:32:00 +0200naharnet-en (en)
Oil fell in Asia Tuesday as crude demand suffered from refinery shutdowns on the U.S. Gulf coast due to the onset of Tropical Storm Isaac while talk of a release of oil reserves surfaced, analysts said. New York's main contract, light sweet crude for delivery in October was down one cent to $95.
Etats-Unis : état d’urgence à l'approche de la tempête Isaac
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 10:30:00 +0200ruvr-fr (fr)
Trois Etats américains bordant le golfe du Mexique (sud-est des Etats-Unis) ont été placés en état d'urgence dimanche soir à l'approche de la tempête tropicale Isaac , a-t-on appris de source officielle.
Les Bourses européennes ouvrent à la baisse
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 10:29:00 +0200capital-FR (fr)
Les principales Bourses européennes ont ouvert en baisse mardi, avec l'ensemble des actifs à risque, interrompant la hausse du mois d'août, reprises par les inquiétudes concernant la croissance et en attendant l'intervention du président de la Fed vendredi à Jackson Hole.
Tropical Storm Isaac Takes Aim At Gulf Coast
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 10:28:00 +0200npr (en)
The massive Tropical Storm Isaac is moving through the Gulf of Mexico and heading toward landfall. Thousands have already evacuated and others are bracing for the storm.
Column-Amuay, Isaac ambush complacent oil market
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 10:20:00 +0200kippreport (en)
Oil products markets are facing a potentially devastating one-two punch after a summer of complacency over falling fuel inventories looks...
Obama declares state of emergency in Louisiana
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 10:20:00 +0200MaltaToday (en)
President Barack Obama has declared a state of emergency in Louisiana, as Tropical Storm Isaac threatens to hit the US as a category two hurricane.
New Orleans' Post-Katrina Gentrification Is Touchy
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 10:14:00 +0200ABCnews (en)
7 years after Katrina, New Orleans sees gentrification spreading into old neighborhoods
Huge Isaac strenghtens, aims at New Orleans
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 10:11:00 +0200CBSnews (en)
Forecast to become hurricane at any time; Could hit land, perhaps in New Orleans vicinity, seven years to day from when Katrina did
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 10:10:00 +0200HindustanTimes (en)
Mitt Romney is set to fly to Florida on Tuesday, two days earlier than expected, as he seeks to prevent Tropical Storm Isaac from overshadowing his coronation as the Republican presidential nominee.
En bref : la tempête tropicale Isaac poursuit sa route
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 10:09:00 +0200alvinet (fr)
La tempête tropicale Isaac poursuit sa route dans le golfe du Mexique. Elle devrait se transformer sous peu en ouragan avant de toucher les côtes de la Louisiane, de... Source : Futura-Sciences - Articles similaires
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State-by-State: Isaac prompts evacuations, shuts down transit
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 10:08:00 +0200cnn (en)
Louisiana -- There will be no flights out of Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport on Tuesday, a city spokesman said. -- A spokesman for Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport said there will be no flights Wednesday. -- Bus and street car service in New Orleans have been shut down. -- Amtrak service to and from New Orleans has been suspended.
La tempête Isaac progresse vers la Louisiane
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 10:07:00 +0200LePoint (fr)
La tempête tropicale Isaac , dont les vents dépassaient 110 km/h en rafales, avançait tôt mardi matin dans le golfe du Mexique en direction notamment de la Louisiane, pour laquelle le président des a décrété l'état d'urgence. Isaac, qui devrait se transformer en ouragan "avant d'atteindre la côte du....
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 10:06:00 +0200newschannel5 (en)
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 10:03:00 +0200iol (en)
Tropical Storm Isaac appears to be taking direct aim at New Orleans, almost exactly seven years after Hurricane Katrina.
Iraq executes 21 in single day
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 10:03:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
Iraq has executed 21 people convicted of terror-related charges, including three women, on the same day, a justice ministry spokesman said on Tuesday.
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Folks seek shelter along low-lying Louisiana
As Isaac steamed toward Louisiana on Tuesday, residents along the state's vulnerable, low-lying coast boarded up homes and fled for shelter while storm-wary residents of New Orleans were reassured that levees fortified after Katrina could withstand the anticipated hurricane.
Tropical Storm Isaac bearing down on Louisiana coast
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 10:00:00 +0200cnn (en)
Residents in four states are warned to evacuate before storm makes landfall a day before the seventh anniversary of deadly Hurricane Katrina.
U.S. southern coast on high alert as Tropical Storm Issac approaches
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 09:59:00 +0200xinhuanet_en (en)
TAMPA, the United States , Aug. 27 (Xinhua) -- The southern U.S. states of Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama are on high alert on Monday against the threat of the approaching Tropical Storm Issac, which has already curtailed the 2012 Republican National Convention (RNC) that just began in Tampa, Florida.
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 09:51:00 +0200newschannel5 (en)
As Isaac steamed toward Louisiana on Tuesday, residents along the state's vulnerable, low-lying coast boarded up homes and fled for shelter while storm-wary residents of New Orleans were reassured that levees fortified...
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 09:50:00 +0200AP (en)
GOP confab: Isaac and internal turbulence
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 09:46:00 +0200upi (en)
TAMPA, Fla., Aug. 28 (UPI) -- The Republican convention moved into gear amid fears a tropical storm set to hit Louisiana Tuesday could create political turbulence in Tampa, Fla.
Isaac eyes Mississippi River, New Orleans
NEW ORLEANS, Aug. 28 (UPI) -- Tropical Storm Isaac neared hurricane strength early Tuesday as it slowly churned through the Gulf of Mexico, threatening to batter Louisiana by evening.
Etats-Unis : la tempête Isaac progresse dans le golfe du Mexique vers la Louisiane
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 09:45:00 +0200lepays-fr (fr)
La tempête tropicale Isaac , dont les vents dépassaient 110 km/h en rafales, avançait tôt mardi matin dans le golfe du Mexique en direction notamment de la Louisiane, pour laquelle le président des Etats-Unis Barack Obama a décrété l'état d'urgence. AFP
Folks Seek Shelter Along Low-Lying Louisiana
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 09:43:00 +0200ABCnews (en)
In bayou country and city alike, folks batten down as Isaac takes aim at low-lying Louisiana
Près de 80% de la production du pétrole stoppée
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 09:40:00 +020024heures (fr)
En raison de l'ouragan qui s'approche des États-Unis, les raffineries et les plateformes ont décidé d'arrêter leurs installations et évacuer le personnel. Le cours n'a pas grimpé.
Explosion dans une raffinerie au Venezuela: les installations en question
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 09:33:00 +0200m6 (fr)
La fuite de gaz ayant provoqué une explosion qui a fait 48 morts dans la principale raffinerie pétrolière du Venezuela suscite nombre de critiques sur le manque d'entretien et d'investissement concernant les installations de la compagnie nationale PDVSA.
Isaac Puts Gulf Coast on a High Level of Anxiety
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 09:32:00 +0200irishsun (en)
Kenya: deuxième jour d'émeutes à Mombasa après le meurtre d'un prêcheur islamiste
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 09:31:00 +0200lamontagne (fr)
Des émeutes secouaient la ville côtière kényane de Mombasa pour le deuxième jour consécutif mardi, au lendemain du meurtre du prêcheur musulman radical Aboud Rogo Mohammed, accusé de liens avec les insurgés islamistes somaliens shebab - /AFP Des émeutes secouaient la ville côtière kényane de....
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 09:31:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
Republicans ready to roll, but Isaac clouds tone
For Republican convention-goers in Tampa, the party is finally on. But with much of the Gulf Coast waiting fearfully to see where a massive storm makes landfall, politics has become an awkward enterprise and no one knows what sort of party it will turn out to be.
Tropical Storm Isaac still trekking toward northern Gulf Coast, expected to become hurricane
NEW ORLEANS - Forecasters say Tropical Storm Isaac is getting ever nearer to the northern Gulf Coast.
Christian in Pakistan blasphemy case ruled minor
The lawyer for a Pakistani Christian girl accused of blasphemy says a medical review has determined that the girl is a minor.
The remnants of Tropical Storm Isaac could bring welcome rain to some states in the Midwest this week, although it is unlikely to break the drought that has been gripping the region.
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 09:30:00 +0200lalsace (fr)
La tempête tropicale Isaac , dont les vents dépassaient 110 km/h en rafales, avançait tôt mardi matin dans le golfe du Mexique en direction notamment de la Louisiane, pour laquelle le président des Etats-Unis Barack Obama a décrété l'état d'urgence.
Oil Trades at Two-Week Low on Isaac; Gasoline at Four-Month High
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 09:29:00 +0200bloomberg (en)
Oil traded near the lowest level in two weeks on speculation Tropical Storm Isaac ’s impact on output in the Gulf of Mexico will be limited. Gasoline was near a four- month high amid a fire at ’s biggest refinery. Venezuela West Texas Intermediate futures were little changed in New York after....
Obama Declares Storm Emergency
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 09:23:00 +0200thisdayonline (en)
Severe winds are already battering the area BBC President Barack Obama has declared a state of emergency in Louisiana, as Tropical Storm Isaac threatens to hit the US as a category two hurricane. Isaac is heading for New Orleans, possibly as early as Tuesday night, nearly seven years to the day....
Isaac bears down on Gulf Coast as hurricane warning issued
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 09:21:00 +0200guardian (en)
Tropical storm that left 19 dead in Haiti blew past the Florida Keys as it prepares to make landfall near New Orleans as hurricane Tropical Storm Isaac continued on a path towards the US Gulf Coast on Monday, prompting fears that a strengthened hurricane could hit New Orleans on the seventh anniversary of Katrina.
No traditional festivities as GOP National Convention kicks off in Tampa
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 09:18:00 +0200ruvr-en (en)
The US Republican Party National Convention has kicked off in Tampa, Florida, without traditional festivities.
Romney coronation gets underway at Republican Convention
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 09:17:00 +0200breakingnews-ie (en)
The storm-shortened Republican National Convention which begins in earnest today will be a three-day coronation of Mitt Romney as the party’s rival to President Barack Obama.
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 09:15:00 +0200tdg (fr)
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 09:14:00 +0200todayszaman (en)
Etats-Unis: la tempête Isaac progresse dans le golfe du Mexique vers la Louisiane
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 09:12:00 +0200varmatin (fr)
La tempête tropicale Isaac , dont les vents dépassaient 110 km/h en rafales, avançait tôt mardi matin dans le golfe du Mexique en direction notamment de la Louisiane, pour laquelle le président des Etats-Unis Barack Obama a décrété l'état d'urgence. Isaac, qui devrait se transformer en ouragan "avant....
Golfe du Mexique : dans l’attente de la tempête tropicale Isaac
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 09:09:00 +0200cctv-fr (fr)
Les compagnies pétrolières exploitant des plate-formes dans le Golfe du Mexique se préparent au passage de la tempête tropicale Isaac . A l’heure actuelle, 60 % des opérations en mer sont suspendues, et la tempête continue à se renforcer. La menace d’Isaac, ajoutée à l’embrasement de la plus grande....
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 09:05:00 +0200lematin-CH (fr)
ÉTATS-UNIS : L'état d'urgence décrété en Louisiane à l'approche de la tempête Isaac
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 08:46:00 +0200france24 (fr)
La tempête Isaac progresse dans le golfe du Mexique en direction de La Nouvelle-Orléans (Louisiane), encore marquée par l'ouragan Katrina de 2005. À Tampa (Floride), la convention républicaine doit se tenir ce mardi après 24 heures de suspension.
In Syria' at least sixty people have been killed in fighter plane attacks on eastern suburbs of Damascus.
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 08:41:00 +0200ptvworldnews (en)
According to opposition activists' aerial attacks targeted neighbourhood of Zemalka and suburb of Saqba where Free Syrian Army fighters had attacked and over-run several army roadblocks yesterday. Meanwhile' UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has expressed his shock on the reports of a new massacre in Syria and demanded an independent inquiry.
Isaac devrait se transformer en ouragan et frapper la Floride
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 08:38:00 +0200alvinet (fr)
Barack Obama a décrété l'état d'urgence en Floride où Isaac menaçait de souffler à 110 km/h. 78 % de la production de pétrole est à l...lire la suite Source : lesoir.be - Articles similaires
La tempête Isaac fait route vers la Louisiane
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 08:33:00 +0200lexpress (fr)
Les vents violents devraient finalement épargner la Floride et la convention républicaine de Tampa. Barack Obama a décrété l'état d'urgence en Louisiane.
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 08:27:00 +0200leparisien (fr)
La tempête tropicale Isaac , dont les vents dépassaient 110 km/h en rafales, avançait tôt mardi matin dans le golfe du Mexique en direction notamment de la Louisiane, pour laquelle le président des...
Floride : Isaac ne fait pas de victime mais d'importants dégâts
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 08:13:00 +0200euronews-fr (fr)
Isaac n'a pas fait de victimes en Floride, mais les commerçants de vero Beach comptent d'importants dégâts. Miami n'a pas été épargné par le vent et…
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 08:13:00 +0200corsematin (fr)
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 08:08:00 +0200nicematin (fr)
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 08:02:00 +0200lest-eclair (fr)
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 07:49:00 +0200laprovence (fr)
Par Mira OBERMAN LA NOUVELLE-ORLEANS (Etats-Unis) (AFP) - La tempête tropicale Isaac , dont les vents dépassaient 110 km/h en rafales, avançait tôt mardi matin dans le golfe du Mexique en direction notamment de la Louisiane, pour laquelle le...
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 07:45:00 +0200france24 (fr)
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 07:41:00 +0200courrier-picard (fr)
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 07:40:00 +0200normandie (fr)
Etats-Unis: début a minima pour la convention républicaine, pour cause de tempête
Ni flonflons, ni ballons pour cause de tempête: les républicains ont ouvert lundi leur convention nationale à Tampa (Floride) puis l'ont immédiatement suspendue, en raison de la tempête Isaac qui menace la côte de Louisiane. Le sacre de leur candidat à la présidentielle Mitt Romney a été reporté de....
Isaac s'approche de la Louisiane, le spectre de Katrina revient
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 07:34:00 +0200nouvelobs (fr)
La tempête devrait se transformer en ouragan "avant d'atteindre la côte du golfe du Mexique" selon le Centre américain de surveillance des ouragans.Articles en rapportNouvelle flambée du prix du gazoleDisparition d'un bébé à Marseille dans un hôpitalLondres ouvre ses portes aux Jeux paralympiquesSYRIE.
La tempête Isaac progresse du Mexique vers la Louisiane
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 07:27:00 +02007sur7 (fr)
La tempête tropicale Isaac , dont les vents dépassaient 110 km/h en rafales, avançait tôt mardi matin dans le golfe du Mexique en direction notamment de la Louisiane, pour laquelle le président des Etats-Unis ...
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 07:16:00 +0200lamontagne (fr)
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 07:10:00 +0200metrofrance (fr)
La tempête tropicale Isaac , dont les vents dépassaient 110 km/h en rafales, avançait tôt mardi...
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 07:09:00 +0200m6 (fr)
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 07:08:00 +0200nordeclair (fr)
La tempête tropicale Isaac , dont les vents dépassaient 110 km/h en rafales, avançait tôt mardi matin dans le golfe du Mexique en direction notamment de la Louisiane, pour laquelle le président des Etats-Unis Barack Obama a décrété l'état d'urgence. » Lire la suite...
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 07:07:00 +0200alvinet (fr)
La tempête tropicale Isaac , dont les vents dépassaient 110 km/h en rafales, avançait tôt mardi matin dans le golfe du Mexique en direction notamment de la... Source : La Dépêche - Articles similaires
Isaac se mue en Ouragan, Obama décrète l'état d'urgence en Louisiane
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Tue, 28 Aug 2012 07:05:00 +0200LePoint (fr)
En Haïti, 19 personnes sont mortes et six sont portées disparues après le passage samedi d' Isaac , selon un nouveau bilan de la protection civile établi lundi. La tempête y a également détruit 335 maisons et en a endommagé 2.346 autres. Quelque 15.000 personnes ont été évacuées, a aussi précisé la protection civile.
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 07:02:00 +0200la-croix (fr)
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 07:01:00 +0200ladepeche (fr)
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 06:56:00 +0200nordlittoral (fr)
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 06:56:00 +0200lunion (fr)
Dans la hantise de Katrina
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 06:54:00 +0200lanouvellerepublique (fr)
Sept ans après le terrible ouragan qui avait fait 1.800 morts, la Louisiane attend avec angoisse Isaac , qui approche des côtes américaines ce mardi.
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 06:49:00 +0200tv5 (fr)
La tempête Isaac menace la Louisiane où l’état d’urgence a été décrété
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 06:46:00 +0200leprogres (fr)
Le président des Etats-Unis Barack Obama a décrété hier l’état d’urgence en Louisiane, menacée par la tempête tropicale Isaac , a annoncé la Maison ...
Isaac va devenir un ouragan de catégorie 2
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 06:45:00 +0200lejdd (fr)
La tempête tropicale Isaac va continuer à se renforcer et va se transformer en ouragan de catégorie 2 avant d'atteindre les côtes américaines...
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 06:45:00 +0200TF1 (fr)
La tempête tropicale, dont les vents atteignaient 110 km/h en rafales, avançait lundi dans le golfe du Mexique en direction notamment de la Louisiane, pour laquelle Barack Obama a décrété l'état d'urgence. Isaac se mue en Ouragan, Obama décrète l'état d'urgence en Louisiane
La tempête Isaac se dirige vers la Louisiane
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 06:30:00 +0200lest-eclair (fr)
La tempête tropicale Isaac , dont les vents atteignaient 110 km/h en rafales, avançait lundi dans le golfe du Mexique en direction notamment de la Louisiane, pour laquelle le président des Etats-Unis Barack Obama a décrété l'état d'urgence. Isaac, qui devrait se transformer en ouragan "avant....
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 06:24:00 +0200lunion (fr)
Tempête Isaac : état d’urgence en Louisiane
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 06:17:00 +0200dna-france (fr)
Sept ans après Katrina, la tempête Isaac menaçait la Louisiane hier soir, poussant Barack Obama à y décréter l’état d’urgence.
La tempête contrarie Romney
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 05:46:00 +0200estrepublicain (fr)
LES RÉPUBLICAINS gardaient hier un œil rivé sur la météo, espérant que la tempête Isaac ne viendrait pas contrarier le sacre de leur candidat à la ...
Isaac/Nouveau bilan : 19 morts, 6 disparus et d'importants dégâts
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 05:45:00 +0200alterpresse (fr)
Le passage de la tempête tropicale Isaac le week-end dernier sur Haïti a fait au moins 19 morts, dont trois fillettes, six disparus et des dégâts considérables dans le secteur agricole et celui des infrastructures, a annoncé lundi la protection civile en soulignant que les départements de l’ouest et du sud-est sont les plus touchés.
Tempête Isaac : état d'urgence en Louisiane
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 05:36:00 +0200alvinet (fr)
Sept ans après Katrina, la tempête Isaac menaçait la Louisiane hier soir, poussant Barack Obama à y décréter l'état d'urgence. Source : Dernières Nouvelles d'Alsace - Articles similaires
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 05:16:00 +0200vosgesmatin (fr)
ETATS-UNIS / POLITIQUE: Convention de Tampa: Mitt Romney a trois jours pour séduire les républicains
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 05:10:00 +0200rfi-fr (fr)
Avec un jour de retard en raison du passage de la tempête Issac dans la région, s’ouvre ce mardi 28 août 2012 la convention républicaine en Floride. Les conservateurs américains se réunissent à Tampa pour désigner officiellement Mitt Romney candidat du parti à l'élection présidentielle américaine.
Tempête Isaac progresse vers la Louisiane
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 05:09:00 +0200lepays-fr (fr)
La tempête tropicale Isaac , dont les vents atteignaient plus de 100 km/h en rafale, avançait, hier, dans le golfe du Mexique. Isaac, qui devrait se ...
Etats-Unis: la Convention Républicaine repoussée à cause de la tempête Isaac
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 04:36:00 +0200cctv-fr (fr)
La tempête pourrait se transformer en ouragan à proximité de la Floride et de la Louisiane. La tempête Isaac pourrait atteindre les terres en milieu de semaine, ce qui correspondrait à l’anniversaire de l’ouragan Katrina il y a 7 ans. A cause du mauvais temps, la Convention Nationale Républicaine....
2 Chinese ships hit by typhoon; 4 dead, 12 missing
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 04:21:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
South Korea's coast guard says four crew members are dead and 12 missing after a powerful typhoon blew two Chinese ships into rocks off South Korea's southern Jeju island.
ETATS-UNIS / POLITIQUE: Présidentielle américaine: la convention républicaine suspendue aussitôt ouverte
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 04:09:00 +0200rfi-fr (fr)
La tempête tropicale Isaac s'éloigne de la Floride où s'est formellement et brièvement ouverte la convention du parti républicain, lundi 27 août 2012. Quelque 50 000 personnes sont attendues afin d'introniser officiellement Mitt Romney comme candidat à la présidentielle des Etats-Unis en novembre.
La tempête Isaac progresse dans le golfe du Mexique et se dirige vers la Louisiane
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 04:05:00 +0200alvinet (fr)
La tempête tropicale Isaac , dont les vents atteignaient plus de 100 km/h en rafale, avançait lundi dans le golfe du Mexique en direction... Source : France Antilles - Régions : Martinique - Articles similaires
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Isaac/Nouveau bilan : 19 morts, 6 disparus et d'importants dégâts
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 03:57:00 +0200radiokiskeya (fr)
Le passage de la tempête tropicale Isaac le week-end dernier sur Haïti a fait au moins 19 morts, dont trois fillettes, six disparus et des dégâts considérables dans le secteur agricole et celui des infrastructures, a annoncé lundi la protection civile en soulignant que les départements de l'ouest et du sud-est sont les plus touchés.
Obama declares storm emergency in Louisiana
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 03:54:00 +0200antiguanews (en)
| President Barack Obama has declared a state of emergency in Louisiana as that state prepares for Tropical Storm Isaac . | The White House said Obama informed Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal of the emerge... (photo: Public Domain / TCY)
Gulf Coast Battens Down as New Storm Revives Memories of Katrina
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 03:24:00 +0200bloomberg (en)
Helen Scott was 82 when Hurricane Katrina and its floodwaters collapsed her house in New Orleans ’s Lower Ninth Ward. Now, she must find strength to confront another hurricane. “I lost my whole life savings before,” Scott, now 89, said yesterday. “I had to start all over. I don’t know if I could do it again.
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 03:10:00 +0200corsematin (fr)
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 03:02:00 +0200varmatin (fr)
Tempête : Obama déclare l'état d'urgence en Louisiane
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 02:34:00 +0200alvinet (fr)
Articles en rapport Richard Armitage, un républicain «en lutte» A la convention républicaine, la classe moyenne fond au soleil Au Pakistan, la loi antiblasphème... Source : Libération - Articles similaires
Le premier jour de la convention républicaine dure... deux minutes
Le sacre de Mitt Romney a été reporté de 24h pour cause de tempête qui menace la côte de Louisiane. Articles en rapport A la convention républicaine, la classe... Source : Libération - Articles similaires
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 02:24:00 +0200nicematin (fr)
Le sud des Etats-Unis se prépare à l'arrivée d'Isaac
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 01:03:00 +0200alvinet (fr)
LA NOUVELLE-ORLEANS (Reuters) - L'état d'urgence a été décrété lundi sur la côte sud des Etats-Unis en prévision de l'arrivée de la tempête Isaac , qui a... Source : Yahoo! Actualités - Articles similaires
Hier à 23h29 par Kathy Finn LA NOUVELLE-ORLEANS (Reuters) - L'état d'urgence a été décrété lundi sur la côte sud des Etats-Unis en prévision de l'arrivée de la tempête Isaac , qui a déjà balayé la pointe sud de la Floride. Selon le Centre américain des ouragans (NHC), Isaac devrait continuer à se....
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 00:06:00 +0200LePoint (fr)
par Kathy Finn LA NOUVELLE-ORLEANS (Reuters) - L'état d'urgence a été décrété lundi sur la côte sud des Etats-Unis en prévision de l'arrivée de la tempête Isaac , qui a déjà balayé la pointe sud de la Floride. Selon le Centre américain des ouragans (NHC), Isaac devrait continuer à se renforcer....
PLUIES-INONDATIONS Un casse-tête sénégalais
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 23:25:00 +0200planeteafrique (fr)
A Bambey, ville habituée à ce phénomène dérivant de la forte tombée de l’eau venant du ciel, les populations le lient à la qualité argileuse du sol et au mauvais assainissement. Dans cette partie du centre-ouest du pays, à Kaolack aussi comme dans les villes du sud à Kolda, Sédhiou… les raisons sont....
Is The 2012 Atlantic Hurricane Season Living Up To Predictions?
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 23:00:00 +0200ibtimes-au (en)
The 2012 Atlantic hurricane season got off to a busy start but not a single hurricane has made landfall in the U.S. Tropical Storm Isaac , however, may change that.
Les Etats-Unis attendent Isaac
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 22:30:00 +0200lematin-CH (fr)
Après avoir balayé Haïti, où elle a fait 19 morts, la tempête tropicale Isaac se dirige vers la Louisiane. Une alerte à l'ouragan a été déclenchée dans cette région encore marquée par le terrible ouragan Katrina de 2005.
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 22:09:00 +0200ibtimes (en)
Hurricane Isaac 2012: Google Provides Tropical Storm Path Maps, Forecasted Track, Shelters, And Emergency Information
Google Crisis Response, one of Google's thousands of active projects that merges various Google tools like Maps, Docs, Forms and Earth, posted a new webpage dedicated to Tropical Storm Isaac -- soon to be Hurricane Isaac -- in an effort to disseminate helpful information about the hurricane...
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 22:09:00 +020024heures (fr)
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 22:06:00 +0200ibtimes-uk (en)
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 22:05:00 +0200ibtimes-in (en)
Isaac gaining strength over Gulf of Mexico
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 21:33:00 +0200CBC (en)
Tropical Storm Isaac rolls over the open Gulf of Mexico, where it is expected to grow into a hurricane before hitting land somewhere between Louisiana and Florida and close to the seventh anniversary of Hurricane Katrina.
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 21:27:00 +0200ibtimes-au (en)
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 21:09:00 +0200planeteafrique (fr)
Romney's storm-delayed convention limps into motion
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 19:34:00 +0200reuters (en)
TAMPA, Florida (Reuters) - Forget the loud music, cheering crowds and funny hats. Instead of opening with a bang on Monday as originally planned, Mitt Romney's Republican convention started with a whimper of bare-bones proceedings as Tropical Storm Isaac churned through the Gulf of Mexico.
U.S. farm sentiment buoyed by Isaac's potential drought-busting rain
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Fallout from Tropical Storm Isaac is likely to include drought-relieving rainfall for a big chunk of the central and southern U.S. Midwest, giving some relief to late season crops following the worst drought in more than 50 years.
Major storm hits Florida coastline 17:23 Tropical storm Isaac is due to grow to Category 2 hurricane and hit Gulf Coast this week
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 19:28:00 +0200irishtimes (en)
Tropical Storm Isaac swirled into the Gulf of Mexico today, disrupting US offshore energy production and threatening to hit Louisiana as a hurricane seven years to the day after devastating Hurricane Katrina. The storm poses risks to life and could cause extensive damage to states along the US Gulf....
Storm spares Republican Party in Tampa
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 19:25:00 +0200taipeitimes (en)
Tropical Storm Isaac took aim at Louisiana and other US Gulf states yesterday, prompting them to declare states of emergency almost seven years after Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans. The storm was lashing the Florida coast and with winds reaching 100kph, could reach hurricane force within....
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 19:24:00 +0200lepays-fr (fr)
La tempête tropicale Isaac , dont les vents atteignaient plus de 100 km/h en rafale, avançait lundi dans le golfe du Mexique en direction notamment de la Louisiane, où l'ouragan Katrina avait fait 1.800 morts il y a sept ans quasiment jour pour jour.
Qui est Isaac ?
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 19:22:00 +0200TF1 (fr)
Alors qu'une tempête tropicale menace plusieurs Etats du sud des Etats-Unis, TF1News fait le point sur ce qu'est une tempête, en quoi est-ce différent d'un ouragan et pourquoi leur donne-t-on des petits noms ? Qui est Isaac ?
Romney hopes Gulf Coast spared major destruction
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 19:22:00 +0200AP (en)
WOLFEBORO, N.H. (AP) — Mitt Romney suggested Monday that he's not considering canceling the Republican National Convention even as New Orleans faces another powerful storm on the anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. Asked Monday whether he had any message for the people of New Orleans, Romney said:....
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 19:20:00 +0200varmatin (fr)
La tempête tropicale Isaac , dont les vents atteignaient plus de 100 km/h en rafale, avançait lundi dans le golfe du Mexique en direction notamment de la Louisiane, où l'ouragan Katrina avait fait 1.800 morts il y a sept ans quasiment jour pour jour. Isaac, qui pourrait se transformer en ouragan....
Haïti: 19 morts et six disparus après le passage de la tempête Isaac
Dix-neuf personnes sont mortes et six sont portées disparues en Haïti après le passage samedi de la tempête tropicale Isaac , qui avançait lundi dans le golfe du Mexique vers la Louisiane, selon un nouveau bilan de la protection civile. Un précédent bilan établi dimanche faisait état de sept morts. "Nous compilons les chiffres au fur et à mesure.
Haïti: après le passage de la tempête Isaac, l'ONU se mobilise sur le front humanitaire
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 19:19:00 +0200un-org-newscentre (fr)
Des efforts humanitaires sont en cours en Haïti, à la suite du passage, ce weekend, de la tempête tropicale Isaac , a annoncé lundi le Bureau de la coordination des affaires humanitaires (OCHA).
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 19:16:00 +0200CBC (en)
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 19:10:00 +0200nicematin (fr)
Tempête Isaac : la Floride balayée, la Louisiane en alerte
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 19:08:00 +0200LeMonde (fr)
L'état d'urgence a été décrété lundi sur la côte Sud des Etats-Unis en prévision de l'arrivée de la tempête Isaac , qui a déjà balayé la pointe sud de la Floride. Isaac devrait se renforcer au-dessus des eaux chaudes du golfe du Mexique et se transformer, lundi soir ou mardi, en ouragan de catégorie 1.
GOP Sets Stage for Romney
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 19:07:00 +0200wsj-en (en)
The GOP's big push to sell Romney to the American people slowly came to life, after the Republican National Convention's main speeches were delayed until Tuesday amid concerns over Tropical Storm Isaac .
Tropical Storm Isaac Cuts Petroleum Output, Refineries May Also Close
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 19:05:00 +0200ibtimes-uk (en)
Tropical Storm Isaac , expected to turn into a hurricane as it churns across the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico toward Louisiana and Mississippi, has forced scores of offshore rigs to halt operations and may do the same for coastal refineries.
Tropical Storm Isaac 2012: Evacuations Ordered In Three Gulf Coast States, Hurricane Path 'Identical To Katrina'
Resident in Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama were told to evacuate their Gulf Coast homes on Monday in the midst of Hurrican Isaac . The governors of the three states each declared an emergency, with Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley ordering mandatory evacuations for residents who live along the coast and for those in some low-lying areas inland.
Ryan plans Tampa trip Tuesday as Isaac nears Fla.
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 19:03:00 +0200AP (en)
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Republican vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan will head to Florida a day later than expected to accept his party's nomination. Aides to the Wisconsin congressman confirmed Monday that Ryan will fly to Tampa, Fla., on Tuesday. GOP officials already have trimmed the convention by....
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 19:02:00 +0200corsematin (fr)
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 19:02:00 +0200ibtimes-in (en)
GOP presses forward with convention despite storm
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 19:02:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
Mitt Romney's Republican National Convention sputters to life Monday with the lonely banging of a gavel in a mostly empty hall, then hits full speed on Tuesday, just as forecasters say Tropical Storm Isaac could reach hurricane strength and make landfall somewhere between Mississippi and New Orleans.
Isaac crossing Gulf with New Orleans in cross hairs
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 19:01:00 +0200washtimes (en)
KEY WEST, Fla. (AP) Tropical Storm Isaac targeted a broad swath of the Gulf Coast on Monday and had New Orleans in its cross hairs, bearing down just ahead of the seventh anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. The potential for a landfall as a Category 1 hurricane as soon as ...
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 18:57:00 +0200newschannel5 (en)
Mitt Romney's Republican National Convention sputters to life Monday with the lonely banging of a gavel in a mostly empty hall, then hits full speed on Tuesday, just as forecasters say Tropical Storm Isaac could reach...
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 18:56:00 +0200AP (en)
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Mitt Romney's Republican National Convention sputters to life Monday with the lonely banging of a gavel in a mostly empty hall, then hits full speed on Tuesday, just as forecasters say Tropical Storm Isaac could reach hurricane strength and make landfall somewhere between Mississippi and New Orleans.
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 18:49:00 +0200ananova (en)
Tropical storm Isaac has churned up the warm Gulf of Mexico and is predicted to strengthen into a dangerous hurricane before hitting the US mainland on Tuesday. The US Gulf Coast is braced for the storm which left at least 20 people dead in Haiti and the Dominican Republic and swept across the Florida Keys.
La tempête tropicale Isaac progresse vers la Louisiane
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 18:47:00 +0200leparisien (fr)
Après avoir fait 19 victimes en Haïti, la tempête tropicale Isaac , dont les vents atteignaient plus de 100 km/h en rafale, avançait lundi dans le golfe du Mexique en direction notamment de la...
Katrina anniversary hurricane alert
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 18:47:00 +0200argus (en)
A tropical storm is expected to reach hurricane force before hitting US gulf states on the seventh anniversary of devastating Hurricane Katrina.
19 killed after storm Isaac hits Haiti
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 18:47:00 +0200newstalk (en)
19 people have died in Haiti and 6 others are missing in the aftermath of Tropical Storm Isaac which swept through the region at the weekend. Around 5,000 Haitians had to be evacuated from tent camps ahead of the storm. Around 400,000 people still live in makeshift shelters erected after the 2010 earthquake which killed [.
USA: Tropical Storm Isaac heads for Louisiana
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 18:46:00 +0200france24-en (en)
Louisiana was among Gulf Coast states to declare a state of emergency on Monday with Tropical Storm Isaac threatening to strike the region on the anniversary of devastating Hurricane Katrina in 2005.
Storm Isaac looms over Romney’s media spotlight
US presidential hopeful Mitt Romney was left waiting for the media spotlight on Monday as all eyes remained on Tropical Storm Isaac , threats of which had already cut into the crucial week-long Republican convention in Florida.
Storm threatens Republican party
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 18:45:00 +0200bbc-news (en)
US Republicans are set to open their national convention as they prepare to formally nominate Mitt Romney as Barack Obama's White House challenger.
Gulf Coast Braces for Isaac With Hurricane Katrina in Mind
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 18:44:00 +0200bloomberg (en)
Almost seven years to the day that Hurricane Katrina ravaged New Orleans, scarring a region and a nation, Gulf Coast residents are deciding whether to evacuate or ride out another storm. Tropical Storm Isaac is forecast to strengthen into a hurricane over the eastern Gulf of Mexico , closing oil....
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 18:44:00 +0200skynews (en)
Isaac could develop into a Category 2 hurricane as it threatens to strike Louisiana close to the anniversary of Hurricane Katrina.
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 18:44:00 +0200bbc (en)
Isaac churns in Gulf along Katrina's path
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 18:43:00 +0200CBSnews (en)
Storm expected to make landfall as Category 1 hurricane just ahead of 7th anniversary of Katrina
Storm Isaac slogs toward US coast
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 18:43:00 +0200indiatimes (en)
Tropical Storm Isaac churned across the Gulf of Mexico on Monday, disrupting US offshore energy production and threatening to hit Louisiana on the anniversary of devastating Hurricane Katrina in 2005.
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 18:40:00 +0200sligochampion (en)
ÉTATS-UNIS : La tempête Isaac se dirige vers la Louisiane
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 18:36:00 +0200france24 (fr)
La tempête tropicale Isaac , qui a fait au moins 19 morts en Haïti, se dirige désormais vers la Louisiane où, en 2005, l'ouragan Katrina avait fait 1 800 morts. En Floride, Isaac a contraint les républicains à reporter l'ouverture de leur convention.
Republican convention curtailed by Storm Isaac
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 18:36:00 +0200manilatimes (en)
TAMPA, Florida: The Republican National Convention will be shortened one day by bad weather, but activists from the conservative Tea Party movement heralded advancing Tropical Storm Isaac as a timely symbol of big changes ahead after November’s election, when they vow to reclaim the White House.
Isaac crossing Gulf with New Orleans in crosshairs
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 18:33:00 +0200AP (en)
KEY WEST, Fla. (AP) — Tropical Storm Isaac targeted a broad swath of the Gulf Coast on Monday and had New Orleans in its crosshairs, bearing down just ahead of the seventh anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. The potential for a landfall as a Category 1 hurricane as soon as Tuesday prompted....
Dot Earth Blog: From Katrina to Isaac – How Much Has Hurricane Forecasting Improved?
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 18:33:00 +0200IHT (en)
A look at changes in hurricane track forecasting in the seven years between two hurricane threats to New Orleans.
Tropical Storm Isaac Headed for US Gulf Coast
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 18:32:00 +0200voanews (en)
Tropical Storm Isaac swirled into the Gulf of Mexico early Monday, with U.S. forecasters saying it is expected to become a hurricane on Tuesday. The storm had sustained winds of 100 kilometers an hour. It battered Haiti and Cuba and then lashed southern Florida as it headed toward the northern Gulf Coast.
Tropical Storm Isaac slogs toward U.S. Gulf Coast
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 18:30:00 +0200reuters-af (en)
NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - Tropical Storm Isaac churned across the Gulf of Mexico on Monday, disrupting U.S. offshore energy production and threatening to hit Louisiana on the anniversary of devastating Hurricane Katrina in 2005.
Oil sinks on reserve release talk, storm forecast
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 18:30:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
The price of oil fell Monday as the threat to production from Tropical Storm Isaac appeared to lessen and traders speculated about a release of oil from U.S. reserves.
Florida airports reopen after Tropical Storm Isaac; attention shifts to Panhandle, New Orleans
NEW YORK, N.Y. - South Florida airports were returning to normal operations Monday morning but airlines are already warning of cancellations in and around New Orleans as Tropical Storm Isaac nears.
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 18:28:00 +0200herald-ie (en)
La tempête Isaac se dirige vers les USA, déjà 19 morts en Haïti
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 18:26:00 +0200sudouest (fr)
[VIDEOS] Le passage de la tempête tropicale Isaac , qui a coûté la vie à 19 personnes en Haïti, pourrait se transformer en ouragan et atteindre la Louisiane (USA). La tempête tropicale Isaac, dont les vents atteignaient plus de 100 km/h en rafale, avançait lundi dans le golfe du Mexique en direction notamment de la.
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 18:26:00 +0200lamontagne (fr)
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 18:25:00 +0200ibtimes (en)
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 18:21:00 +0200drogheda-independent (en)
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 18:20:00 +0200thestar-my (en)
In wake of Tropical Storm Isaac, UN steps up Haiti humanitarian response
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 18:16:00 +0200un-org-presidency (en)
Humanitarian efforts are underway in Haiti following the torrential rains and blustery winds that battered the country over the weekend as Tropical Storm Isaac swept across the nation, the United Nations said today.
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 18:16:00 +0200un-org (en)
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 18:15:00 +0200ibtimes-au (en)
Tropical Storm Isaac’s Path Across Southern Florida Cancels 1,000 Flights, Keeps Cruise Ships At Sea
Tropical Storm Isaac ’s path across Southern Florida and into the Gulf of Mexico has wreaked havoc in the skies, forcing more than 1,000 cancellations and counting.
Tropical Storm Isaac scares both GOP delegates and protesters in Tampa (PHOTOS)
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 18:14:00 +0200rt-en (en)
As Tropical Storm Isaac made its way along the Florida coast, GOP delegates and protesters were both scared to leave their homes, delaying the Republican National Convention and keeping protesters quiet or indoors. Read Full Article at RT.com
Gulf Coast Braces for Isaac With Hurricane Katrina on Its Mind
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 18:14:00 +0200bloomberg (en)
A man stands on a post with a stop sign as waves pass the seawall during the passage of Tropical Storm Isaac in Baracoa, Cuba on Saturday. Tropical Storm Isaac is expected to become a hurricane in “a day or so” as it approaches the Gulf Coast, the National Hurricane Center said in an advisory Monday at 8 a.
Isaac promises drought-relief in south/central U.S
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 18:11:00 +0200scientificamerican (en)
By Sam Nelson CHICAGO (Reuters) - Fallout from Tropical Storm Isaac is likely to include drought-relieving rainfall for a big chunk of the central and southern U.S. [More]
By Kathy Finn NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - Tropical Storm Isaac churned across the Gulf of Mexico on Monday, disrupting U.S. [More]
Conventions: The 'First Date' That Lasts For Days
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 18:11:00 +0200npr (en)
It's been many years since political conventions offered any real drama or suspense. Still, they're a nonpareil opportunity for partisans to unite and try to win over voters who are largely uninterested in the parties.
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 18:10:00 +0200corkman (en)
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 18:09:00 +0200laprovence (fr)
Par Andrew GULLY TAMPA (Etats-Unis) (AFP) - La tempête tropicale Isaac , dont les vents atteignaient plus de 100 km/h en rafale, avançait lundi dans le golfe du Mexique en direction notamment de la Louisiane, où l'ouragan Katrina avait fait 1.800...
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 18:08:00 +0200nicematin (fr)
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 18:06:00 +0200independent-ie (en)
La tempête Isaac progresse dans le golfe du Mexique vers la Louisiane
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 18:05:00 +0200LePoint (fr)
Le passage d' Isaac en Haïti inquiétait d'autant plus que la reconstruction du pays après le séisme de 2010, qui avait fait plus de 250.000 morts, est loin d'être achevée et qu'environ 400.000 personnes vivent encore dans des camps de déplacés. La tempête tropicale Isaac, dont les vents atteignaient....
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 18:05:00 +0200cnn (en)
(CNN) -- As Tropical Storm Isaac churns toward the Gulf Coast, where it is forecast to hit as a Category 1 hurricane, states are taking measures to prepare for landfall. Thousands in Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama began evacuations Monday, and their governors declared states of emergency.
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 18:04:00 +0200belfasttelegraph (en)
Oil firms, refiners brace for Louisiana-bound storm Isaac
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 18:01:00 +0200reuters (en)
HOUSTON (Reuters) - Energy companies shut offshore rigs and several U.S. Gulf Coast refiners on Monday as Tropical Storm Isaac threatened to batter a key oil and natural gas region at hurricane strength later this week.
Romney's Republican Convention Braces for Hurricane Isaac
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 18:01:00 +0200novinite (en)
The threat of Tropical Storm Isaac left delegates to the Republican National Convention recalibrating but insistent that the show will go on with just a few modifications due to the weather. The Republican National Convention kicking off Monday is to nominate former Massachusetts Governor Mitt....
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 17:59:00 +0200corsematin (fr)
GOP convention planners watch as Isaac targets New Orleans
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 17:59:00 +0200latimes (en)
TAMPA, Fla. Republican convention officials plan to stick with their current three-day convention schedule, but are keeping a careful eye on Isaac , as the tropical storm heads toward the Gulf coast.
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 17:59:00 +0200m6 (fr)
VIDEO. La tempête tropicale Isaac avance dans le golfe du Mexique
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 17:58:00 +0200france2 (fr)
Elle se rapproche des Etats de l'Alabama, de la Louisiane et du Mississippi (Etats-Unis), où les autorités ont décrété depuis dimanche l'état d'urgence.
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 17:57:00 +0200nouvelobs (fr)
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Mon, 27 Aug 2012 17:57:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
HOUSTON (Reuters) - Energy companies shut offshore rigs and several U.S. Gulf Coast refiners on Monday as Tropical Storm Isaac threatened to batter a key oil and natural gas region at hurricane strength later this week. The National Hurricane Center said Isaac, currently a tropical storm, was....
Florida airports reopen; Airlines eye New Orleans
South Florida airports were returning to normal operations Monday morning but airlines are already warning of cancellations in and around New Orleans as Tropical Storm Isaac nears.
New Orleans in crosshairs of Tropical Storm Isaac
New Orleans braced Monday for another major tropical storm almost seven years after Hurricane Katrina swamped the fabled US home of jazz, leaving a surreal sprawl of destruction and death.
Oil falls as Isaac seen cutting refinery crude demand
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Brent crude oil futures reversed early gains to fall below $113 a barrel on Monday as Tropical Storm Isaac shuttered refineries on the U.S. Gulf Coast, reducing demand for crude. Traders were also eyeing the possibility of western governments releasing strategic oil reserves to....
Tropical Storm Isaac targeted a broad swath of the Gulf Coast on Monday and had New Orleans in its crosshairs, bearing down just ahead of the seventh anniversary of Hurricane Katrina.
Hurricane Isaac triggers oil prices
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 17:55:00 +0200ruvr-en (en)
World oil prices are climbing up as the markets are waiting for reports about the Tropical Storm Isaac aftermaths in the Gulf of Mexico.
TEMPETE ISAAC : INONDATIONS ET SANS-ABRI
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 17:54:00 +0200misna-fr (fr)
Alors qu’elle se dirige actuellement vers le littoral sud-oriental des Etats-Unis – sept ans après le terrible passage de l’ouragan Katrina – la tempête tropicale Isaac a causé au moins huit victimes en Haïti et plus de 13.000 sans-abri dans six départements du pays.
Isaac threatens to steal Romney's big moment
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 17:54:00 +0200DailyNation (en)
Tropical Storm Isaac threatened Monday to steal the media spotlight from Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney and overshadow the all-important convention that will crown him the nominee.
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 17:52:00 +0200la-croix (fr)
Victims of hurricane in Haiti get assistance from UN relief agency
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 17:50:00 +0200unmultimedia-en (en)
Close to 14,000 people have been evacuated in Haiti which was hit by Hurricane Isaac over the weekend, according to the United Nations relief agency (OCHA). The hurricane killed at least six people including an eight-year-old girl and affected thousands of others. OCHA says that the damage caused by the storm is still being determined [.
GOP convention going forward despite impending storm Isaac
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 17:50:00 +0200csmonitor (en)
Party Chairman Reince Priebus, for his part, insisted the GOP can 'have a great week' despite the storm bearing down on the Gulf Coast.
Tropical Storm Isaac scares both GOP delegates and protesters in Tampa (PHOTS)
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 17:50:00 +0200rt (en)
Isaac cuts deadly path; Joyce fizzles
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 17:49:00 +0200caribbean360 (en)
Ten more deaths linked to Tropical Storm Isaac in the Caribbean while Tropical Storm Joyce gets downgraded quickly.
Oil price falls on US reserve speculation
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 17:49:00 +0200RTERadio (en)
The price of oil is falling on increased speculation that the US will release oil from reserves to ease the commodity's rising cost.
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 17:48:00 +0200ladepeche (fr)
La tempête tropicale Isaac , dont les vents atteignaient plus de 100 km/h en rafale, avançait lundi dans le golfe du Mexique en direction notamment de la Louisiane, où l'ouragan Katrina avait fait...
La tempête Isaac, moins dispersée, poursuit sa course vers la Louisiane
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 17:47:00 +0200varmatin (fr)
La tempête tropicale Isaac semblait moins dispersée lundi tandis que ses vents, poussant jusqu'à 100 km/h en rafales, avançaient dans le golfe du Mexique en direction de la Louisiane et notamment de la Nouvelle-Orléans, sept ans après l'ouragan Katrina.
Le sud des Etats-Unis attend l'arrivée d'Isaac
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 17:44:00 +0200capital-FR (fr)
L'état d'urgence a été décrété lundi sur la côte sud des Etats-Unis en prévision de l'arrivée de la tempête Isaac , qui a déjà balayé la pointe sud de la Floride. Isaac devrait se renforcer au-dessus des eaux chaudes du golfe du Mexique et se transformer en ouragan, lundi soir ou mardi.
LIVE: Republican National Convention 2012
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 17:44:00 +0200ABCnews (en)
Republicans put off the a lot of their first-day convention activities until Tuesday to let Hurricane Isaac blow through a little bit. But that hasn’t stopped a lot of the activity. Here’s a live and curated look at what’s going on in Tampa. Make sure...
Republican convention delegates meet for 10-minute session in Tampa
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 17:42:00 +0200guardian (en)
Tropical storm forces postponement of first day in Tampa, but political celebrations could be curtailed if Isaac hits New Orleans A curtailed Republican national convention will be symbolically called into session for just 10 minutes on Monday in a largely empty hall, after a tropical storm forced party officials to cancel the first day.
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 17:41:00 +0200lamontagne (fr)
In breezy Tampa, Republicans press ahead with convention
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 17:41:00 +0200WashingtonPost (en)
TAMPA — After canceling the first day of their national convention, Republicans in this breezy but largely storm-spared city prepared Monday to press ahead with the rest of their critical event, even as Tropical Storm Isaac churned on a collision course toward New Orleans. Read full article >>
REVUE DE PRESSE AMéRIQUES: A la Une : Tampa sous la tempête ?
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 17:40:00 +0200rfi-fr (fr)
Un agent de sécurité aux portes de la Convention républicaine, Tampa, Etat de Floride, le 26 août. REUTERS/Adrees Latif
Tropical Storm Isaac slogs toward US Gulf Coast
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 17:38:00 +0200thetimes-za (en)
Tropical Storm Isaac churned across the Gulf of Mexico on Monday, disrupting U.S. offshore energy production and threatening to hit Louisiana on the anniversary of devastating Hurricane Katrina in 2005.
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 17:35:00 +0200lanouvellerepublique (fr)
Mandatory evacuations outside New Orleans
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 17:35:00 +0200msnbc (en)
Residents in unprotected, low-lying areas outside New Orleans were evacuating as Tropical Storm Isaac was forecast to make landfall as a hurricane almost seven years to the day that Katrina struck.
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 17:35:00 +0200france24 (fr)
Dix-neuf personnes sont mortes et six sont portées disparues en Haïti après le passage samedi de la tempête tropicale Isaac , qui avançait lundi dans le golfe du Mexique vers la Louisiane, selon un nouveau bilan de la protection civile. Un précédent bilan établi dimanche faisait état de sept morts.
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 17:31:00 +0200ibtimes-in (en)
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 17:31:00 +0200ibtimes-uk (en)
November soybeans are trading 16 cents higher near 7:30 am cst. Soybean meal edged higher overnight and oil posted another new high for the move. Malaysian Palm Oil prices were stronger and posted a new 6-week high. Exports of Malaysian palm oil products for August 1-25 rose 6.6%.
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 17:29:00 +0200alvinet (fr)
Dix-neuf personnes sont mortes et six sont portées disparues en Haïti après le passage samedi de la... Source : Metro - Articles similaires
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 17:28:00 +0200courrier-picard (fr)
La tempête tropicale Isaac , dont les vents atteignaient plus de 100 km/h en rafale, avançait lundi dans le golfe du Mexique en direction notamment de la Louisiane, où l'ouragan Katrina avait fait 1.800 morts il y a sept ans quasiment jour pour jo...
GOP going forward with convention despite storm
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 17:26:00 +0200newschannel5 (en)
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 17:22:00 +0200tv5 (fr)
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 17:21:00 +0200AP (en)
NEW YORK (AP) — South Florida airports were returning to normal operations Monday morning but airlines are already warning of cancellations in and around New Orleans as Tropical Storm Isaac nears. Airlines cancelled more than 230 flights on Monday, according to flight-tracking service FlightAware.
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 17:20:00 +0200normandie (fr)
10 Things to Know Today
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 17:18:00 +0200antiguanews (en)
Isaac is expected to make landfall somewhere along the Gulf Coast by Tuesday or Wednesday - the seventh anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. That storm caused disastrous flooding all along the coast. A hurricane hasn't hit the Gulf Coast since Ike in 2008.
UN relief agency supports Haiti following deadly hurricane
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 17:16:00 +0200unmultimedia-en (en)
Hurricane Isaac hit Haiti over the weekend, killing at least six people including an eight-year-old girl. The Caribbean nation is still on the mend following the deadly January 2010 earthquake. About 400,000 people who were displaced by the disaster are still living in camps. The extent of the storm damage is still being determined, but [.
Despite Hurricane Isaac, RNC Delegates Carry On With Beachfront Activities
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 17:16:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
TAMPA, FL– The Republican National Convention has been effectively delayed by a day, but most of the 2286 delegates, plus alternates, are already in town. And they’re not going to let some strong winds and rain get in the way of some pre-planned beach-front activities....
Mitt Romney's Republican National Convention sputters to life Monday with the lonely banging of a gavel in a mostly empty hall, then hits full speed on Tuesday, just as forecasters say Tropical Storm Isaac could reach hurricane strength and make landfall somewhere along a stretch from New Orleans to the Florida Panhandle.
Tampa streets not filled with GOP protesters
Protesters have arrived in Tampa but they could barely be heard over the wind and rain from Tropical Storm Isaac and it's unlikely they will cross paths with Republicans in town for the presidential nominating convention.
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 17:14:00 +0200AP (en)
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Mitt Romney's Republican National Convention sputters to life Monday with the lonely banging of a gavel in a mostly empty hall, then hits full speed on Tuesday, just as forecasters say Tropical Storm Isaac could reach hurricane strength and make landfall somewhere along a stretch from New Orleans to the Florida Panhandle.
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 17:13:00 +0200ABCnews (en)
In Tampa, The Show Must Go On
By MICHAEL FALCONE (@michaelpfalcone) and AMY WALTER (@amyewalter) NOTABLES: ROMNEY’S PRE-CONVENTION NUMBERS: SOLID CHANCES, SERIOUS CHALLENGES. Mitt Romney heads into his nominating convention with a solid shot at the presidency but substantial challenges en route — including broad perceptions among a downturn-battered public that, if.
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 17:10:00 +0200m6 (fr)
Dix-neuf personnes sont mortes et six sont portées disparues en Haïti après le passage samedi de la tempête tropicale Isaac , qui avançait lundi dans le golfe du Mexique vers la Louisiane, selon un nouveau bilan de la protection civile.
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 17:05:00 +0200nicematin (fr)
Isaac : 19 morts et six disparus en Haïti
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 17:01:00 +0200lejdd (fr)
Dix-neuf personnes sont mortes et six sont portées disparues en Haïti après le passage samedi de la tempête tropicale Isaac , qui avançait lundi...
Gulf oil producers, refiners shutdown ahead of Isaac
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 17:01:00 +0200reuters (en)
HOUSTON (Reuters) - Energy companies shut offshore rigs in the Gulf of Mexico and started closing coastal refineries on Monday as fears Tropical Storm Isaac would batter the vital oil and natural gas region at hurricane strength.
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 16:57:00 +0200corsematin (fr)
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 16:56:00 +0200lamontagne (fr)
Trump won’t be in Tampa — Isaac will
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 16:56:00 +0200WashingtonPost (en)
It took a force of nature to bump Donald Trump from his role at the Republican National Convention. As recently as Saturday afternoon, Trump was scheduled to collect the Sarasota Republican Party’s Statesman of the Year award and then swoop down to Tampa for a day of wall-to-wall media interviews,....
Mandatory evacuations outside New Orleans as Isaac nears
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 16:50:00 +0200msnbc (en)
Tempête Isaac. 19 morts et six disparus à Haïti
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 16:49:00 +0200OuestFrance (fr)
Dix-neuf personnes sont mortes et six sont portées disparues en Haïti après le passage samedi de la tempête tropicale Isaac , selon un nouveau...
Laura Szendrei murder trial to begin in Surrey
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 16:49:00 +0200CBC (en)
The trial of a young Delta man charged with first-degree murder in the death of 15-year-old Laura Szendrei is expected to begin Monday in Surrey, B.C.
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 16:46:00 +0200leparisien (fr)
Dix-neuf personnes sont mortes et six sont portées disparues en Haïti après le passage samedi de la tempête tropicale Isaac , qui avançait lundi dans le golfe du Mexique vers la Louisiane, selon un...
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 16:45:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
HOUSTON (Reuters) - Energy companies shut offshore rigs in the Gulf of Mexico and started closing coastal refineries on Monday as fears Tropical Storm Isaac would batter the vital oil and natural gas region at hurricane strength. Gasoline futures rose as the storm raised fears of a repeat of deadly....
Oil sinks on reserve release speculation
The price of oil is falling on increased speculation that the U.S. will release oil from reserves to ease the commodity's rising cost.
Thousands flee as storm Isaac follows Katrina track
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 16:44:00 +0200cnn (en)
Thousands on the Gulf Coast are told to flee their homes ahead of Tropical Storm Isaac , which is following the same path Hurricane Katrina took seven years ago.
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 16:41:00 +0200AP (en)
NEW YORK (AP) — The price of oil is falling on increased speculation that the U.S. will release oil from reserves to ease the commodity's rising cost. Oil prices are up more than $8 per barrel this month. Releasing crude from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve would boost the supply of oil, which would drive prices lower.
By the numbers: Tampa, Florida
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 16:37:00 +0200cnn (en)
(CNN) -- Tampa, Florida, was set to assume center stage in American politics as the GOP gathers there to nominate Mitt Romney as the party's presidential nominee. But now the city and Republicans are sharing the national spotlight with Tropical Storm Isaac , which is expected to make landfall along....
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 16:34:00 +0200LePoint (fr)
L'oeil (le centre) de la tempête devrait traverser lundi l'est du golfe du Mexique, où plusieurs groupes pétroliers ont commencé à évacuer du personnel de leurs plates-formes. La tempête tropicale Isaac semblait moins dispersée lundi tandis que ses vents, poussant jusqu'à 100 km/h en rafales,....
Dix-neuf personnes sont mortes et six sont portées disparues en Haïti après le passage samedi de la tempête tropicale Isaac , qui avançait lundi dans le golfe du Mexique vers la Louisiane, selon un nouveau bilan de la protection civile. Dix-neuf personnes sont mortes et six sont portées disparues en....
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 16:28:00 +0200metrofrance (fr)
Dix-neuf personnes sont mortes et six sont portées disparues en Haïti après le passage samedi de la...
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 16:28:00 +0200courrier-picard (fr)
Dix-neuf personnes sont mortes et six sont portées disparues en Haïti après le passage samedi de la tempête tropicale Isaac , qui avançait lundi dans le golfe du Mexique vers la Louisiane, selon un nouveau bilan de la protection civile. Un précé...
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 16:28:00 +0200reuters (en)
Readout of President Obama’s Briefing on Tropical Storm Isaac and Call to Florida Governor Rick Scott
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 16:27:00 +0200Whitehouse (en)
Today, President Obama received a briefing on preparations underway for Tropical Storm Isaac , which could become a hurricane as early as today. The FEMA Administrator, Craig Fugate, and National Hurricane Center Director, Dr. Rick Knabb, briefed the President on the projected track and timing of the....
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 16:26:00 +0200lanouvellerepublique (fr)
Oil rises as storm barrels thru Gulf of Mexico
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 16:26:00 +0200AP (en)
The price of oil rose to near $97 a barrel on Monday as Tropical Storm Isaac barreled across the Gulf of Mexico and toward the U.S. mainland, picking up strength and threatening oil and refining operations. An explosion at a refinery in Venezuela also pushed prices higher.
US Gulf oil producers, refiners shutdown ahead of Isaac
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 16:26:00 +0200jpost (en)
HOUSTON - US energy companies shut offshore rigs in the Gulf of Mexico and started closing coastal refineries on Monday as fears Tropical Storm Isaac would batter the vital oil and natural gas region at hurricane strength. Gasoline futures rose as the storm raised fears of a repeat of deadly....
Le pétrole en baisse à New York malgré l'approche de la tempête Isaac
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 16:24:00 +0200m6 (fr)
Les cours du pétrole évoluaient en baisse lundi à New York, après une ouverture en hausse, les menaces de la tempête Isaac sur le golfe du Mexique, où se situe une grande partie de la production de brut américain, s'atténuant.
Tropical Storm Isaac Aims for US Gulf Coast
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 16:24:00 +0200voanews (en)
Tropical Storm Isaac swirled into the Gulf of Mexico early Monday, with U.S. forecasters saying it is expected to become a hurricane on Tuesday. The storm had sustained winds of 100 kilometers an hour. It battered Haiti and Cuba and then lashed southern Florida as it headed toward the northern Gulf coast.
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 16:21:00 +0200tv5 (fr)
Oil Declines on Speculation Isaac Will Have Limited Impact
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 16:13:00 +0200bloomberg (en)
Oil fell on speculation that Tropical Storm Isaac will have limited impact on oil production as it approached the northern Prices dropped as much as 1.5 percent as forecasts called for Isaac to go ashore in southeastern Louisiana Aug. 29 with winds peaking at Category 1 strength of 85 mph to 90 mph, the National Hurricane Center said.
Gasoline Jumps on Supply Threats as S&P 500 Advances
Gasoline climbed to the highest in almost four months after a refinery explosion in Venezuela killed 39 people and Tropical Storm Isaac shut rigs in the Gulf of Mexico. Apple Inc. (AAPL) rallied after winning damages from a patent lawsuit, helping push U.S. stocks higher. Gasoline futures jumped 2 percent to $3.
US Battens Down As Isaac Hits Florida Coast
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 16:13:00 +0200skynews (en)
Louisiana, Alabama and Mississippi declare states of emergency as Tropical Storm Isaac could strengthen to a Category 2 hurricane.
Tropical Storm Isaac bound for Louisiana
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 16:12:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
Tropical Storm Isaac took aim at Louisiana and other US Gulf states Monday, prompting them to declare states of emergency almost seven years after Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans.
Tropical Storm Isaac forecast to hit north Gulf Coast as a hurricane after raking Florida
KEY WEST, Fla. - Tropical Storm Isaac rolled over the open Gulf of Mexico on Monday, where it was expected to grow into a hurricane before hitting land somewhere between Louisiana and Florida and close to the seventh anniversary of Hurricane Katrina.
Republican presidential candidate Paul Ryan will head to Florida a day later than expected to accept his party's presidential nomination.
NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - Tropical Storm Isaac churned across the Gulf of Mexico on Monday, disrupting U.S. offshore energy production and threatening to hit Louisiana on the anniversary of devastating Hurricane Katrina in 2005. The storm swiped south Florida on Sunday before moving into warm Gulf....
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 16:11:00 +0200ananova (en)
The US Gulf Coast is bracing for Tropical Storm Isaac as it is predicted to strengthen into a dangerous hurricane before hitting land on Tuesday. Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama have declared states of emergency as the storm passes the Florida Keys and Miami area on Monday morning.
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 16:11:00 +0200AP (en)
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Republican presidential candidate Paul Ryan will head to Florida a day later than expected to accept his party's presidential nomination. Aides to the Wisconsin congressman confirmed Monday that Ryan will fly to Tampa, Fla., on Tuesday.
La tempête Isaac pourusit sa route vers la Louisiane
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 16:10:00 +0200cyberpresse (fr)
La tempête tropicale Isaac semblait moins dispersée lundi tandis que ses vents, poussant...
La tempête Isaac a fait 19 morts en Haïti
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 16:10:00 +0200Liberation (fr)
Six personnes sont portées disparues. 5 000 personnes et dix-huit camps de victimes du tremblement de terre de 2010 ont été évacués.
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 16:10:00 +0200lamontagne (fr)
Les prix du pétrole progressaient lundi à Londres et à New York, soutenus par des craintes sur la production de brut dans le golfe du Mexique où des grands groupes pétroliers ont fermé par précaution certaines de leurs installations en raison de la tempête tropicale Isaac .
US braces for Hurricane Isaac
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 16:08:00 +0200tv3-ie (en)
Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Florida have declared states of emergency as Hurricane Isaac heads towards the US.
States forced to bunker down amid storm fears
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 16:03:00 +0200smh (en)
KEY WEST, Florida: Tropical storm Isaac churned towards the northern Gulf Coast after lashing the Florida Keys and Miami area with wind and rain, forcing the Republican Party to postpone the opening session of its convention.
Le bilan de la tempête Isaac s'alourdit alors qu'elle poursuit sa route vers la Louisiane
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 16:02:00 +0200TF1 (fr)
Dix-neuf personnes sont mortes et six sont portées disparues en Haïti après le passage samedi de la tempête tropicale Isaac , qui avançait lundi dans le golfe du Mexique vers la Louisiane, encore marquée par l'ouragan Katrina, le 29 août 2005. Le bilan de la tempête Isaac s'alourdit alors qu'elle....
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 16:01:00 +0200AP (en)
États-Unis · Les républicains espèrent que la météo ne gâchera pas le sacre de Romney
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 15:58:00 +0200alvinet (fr)
Les républicains gardaient lundi un oeil rivé sur la météo, espérant que la tempête Isaac ne viendrait pas contrarier le sacre de leur candidat à la... Source : Canoë - Articles similaires
Storm Isaac forces Republicans to rework convention script
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 15:55:00 +0200irishsun (en)
TAMPA Tropical Storm Isaac forced Republicans on Sunday to rewrite the script for their national convention in Tampa as party officials scrambled to make sure candidate Mitt Romney’s ...
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 15:52:00 +0200lanouvellerepublique (fr)
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 15:52:00 +0200jrep (en)
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 15:51:00 +0200tv5 (fr)
Isaac bears down on Florida, but Keys residents remain sunny
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 15:48:00 +0200csmonitor (en)
On Sunday, Tropical Storm Isaac skirted the Florida Keys, but barely ruffled residents. The storm is expected to gain strength, and could become a Category 2 hurricane Tuesday or Wednesday.
Dix-neuf tués et six disparus après la tempête Isaac en Haïti
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 15:47:00 +0200arcinfo (fr)
Dix-neuf personnes sont décédées et six sont portées disparues en Haïti après le passage samedi de la tempête tropicale Isaac . Dix-neuf personnes sont décédées et six sont portées disparues en Haïti après le passage samedi de la tempête tropicale Isaac, qui avançait lundi dans le golfe du Mexique....
Tropical storm Isaac bears down on Gulf Coast as hurricane warning issued
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 15:41:00 +0200guardian (en)
Storm that left eight dead in Haiti blew past the Florida Keys as it prepares to make landfall near New Orleans as hurricane Tropical storm Isaac rolled over the open Gulf of Mexico on Monday, where it was expected to grow into a hurricane before hitting land somewhere between Louisiana and Florida....
In Tampa, The Show Must Go On (The Note)
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 15:40:00 +0200ABCnews (en)
Haiti: Haitian Red Cross teams tackle aftermath of storm Isaac
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 15:39:00 +0200reliefWeb (en)
Source: IFRC Country: Haiti Focussing on the most vulnerable, teams from the Haitian Red Cross and International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) have reached more than 50 of Haiti’s most at-risk camps in the aftermath of Tropical Storm Isaac which battered the country on Friday night.
Isaac forces thousands to evacuate
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 15:36:00 +0200upi (en)
MIAMI, Aug. 27 (UPI) -- Tropical Storm Isaac , expected to become a hurricane, pointed toward Louisiana Monday and people in three states were told to evacuate.
Isaac shutters gulf oil production
MIAMI, Aug. 27 (UPI) -- As much as 24,000 barrels of oil production per day is at risk because of the threat to Gulf of Mexico installations from Tropical Storm Isaac , a company said.
Eerie similarities: Isaac follows track of Katrina, evacuations ordered for coast
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 15:34:00 +0200cnn (en)
Thousands in Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama were being told early Monday to leave their Gulf Coast homes ahead of the arrival of Tropical Storm Isaac as forecasters warned it was gaining strength as it followed the same path Hurricane Katrina took seven years earlier.
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 15:30:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
Hurricane warnings issued for Gulf Coast on Katrina anniversary
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 15:23:00 +0200irishsun (en)
As Tropical Storm Isaac grazed the Florida Keys with less force than was feared, hurricane warnings have been issued for the Gulf Coast from Central Louisiana to the Florida panhandle with Alabama, ...
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 15:22:00 +0200reuters (en)
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Fallout from Tropical Storm Isaac is likely to include drought-relieving rainfall for a big chunk of the central and southern U.S. Midwest, an agricultural meteorologist said on Monday.
Republicans battle yet another storm
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 15:19:00 +0200msnbc (en)
First Read: With a delayed convention, the GOP has now had to deal with two different kinds of storms in the past two weeks and the specter of Katrina looms.
Hertz buying Dollar Thrifty for about $2.3 billion
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 15:17:00 +0200antiguanews (en)
Earlier predictions said Isaac would be a Category 2 hurricane but National Hurricane Center director Rick Knabb told ABC's "Good Morning America" on Monday that Isaac wouldn't be as strong as they initially thought. But Knabb urged residents not to focus their preparations the storm's current....
Isaac blew past the Florida Keys and was rolling northwestward over the open Gulf of Mexico on Monday. The National Hurricane Center predicted it would grow to a Category 1 hurricane over the warm water and possibly hit late Tuesday somewhere along a roughly 300-mile stretch from the bayous southwest of New Orleans to the Florida Panhandle.
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 15:07:00 +0200AP (en)
KEY WEST, Fla. (AP) — Tropical Storm Isaac targeted a broad swath of the Gulf Coast on Monday and had New Orleans in its crosshairs, bearing down just ahead of the seventh anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. The potential for a landfall as soon as Tuesday prompted evacuations along a wide area of....
Chatter: Taliban beheads 17 civilians in Afghanistan
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 15:02:00 +0200globalpost (en)
Need to know: Seventeen people were found beheaded in a small town in southern Afghanistan following a party attended by both men and women. The beheaded corpses of 15 men and two women were found in the Musa Qala district of Helmand province. Local officials told Reuters the victims were killed by....
Louisiana residents evacuated as Hurricane Isaac follows Katrina's path
More than 50,000 residents of Louisiana have been ordered to flee as Tropical Storm Isaac picks up speed, battering the Gulf of Mexico. Tens of thousands of Louisiana residents have been ordered to evacuate as Tropical Storm Isaac picks up strength in the Gulf of Mexico (AFP/Getty Images) Tens of....
Tropical Storm Isaac Follows Track Of Katrina As Thousands Flee
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 14:59:00 +0200suna-sd-en (en)
Tampa, Florida, Aug 27, 2012, (SPA) - Thousands in Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama were being told early Monday to leave their Gulf Coast homes ahead of the arrival of Tropical Storm Isaac as forecasters warned it was gaining strength as it followed the same path Hurricane Katrina took seven years earlier.
New forecast for Isaac calls for weaker hurricane
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 14:59:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
Forecasters are now predicting that Isaac will become a Category 1 hurricane as it crosses the Gulf of Mexico instead of a Category 2.
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Fallout from Tropical Storm Isaac is likely to include drought-relieving rainfall for a big chunk of the central and southern U.S. Midwest, an agricultural meteorologist said on Monday. Isaac was about 400 miles southeast of the mouth of the U.S.
The Energy Report - Isaac has Oil Production Twisting in the Wind
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 14:58:00 +0200ibtimes-au (en)
Winds and rain and Isaac have taken a nasty turn right into the heart of Gulf Oil Production. States of emergency and evacuation orders are in place along the Gulf oil and refining areas. Prices started to soar shortly after Weather Analyst Dave Tolleris of WXRISK told me that Isaac may miss Florid..
Convention républicaine Romney prie pour une météo favorable
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 14:55:00 +0200lessentiel-lu-fr (fr)
Les républicains gardaient lundi un œil sur la météo, espérant que la tempête Isaac ne perturberait pas le sacre de leur candidat Mitt Romney, pendant la convention en Floride.
Isaac follows track of Katrina evacuations ordered for coast
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 14:53:00 +0200irishsun (en)
>Are you affected by hurricanes/ tropical storms? Share your photos here. Tampa, Florida (CNN) -- Thousands in Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama were being told early Monday to leave their Gulf ...
Isaac storm warning for Louisiana
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 14:50:00 +0200bbc (en)
A new tropical storm warning is issued along Louisiana's Gulf Coast as Tropical Storm Isaac nears, after causing havoc in the Caribbean.
Isaac aims at north Gulf Coast after raking Florida
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 14:46:00 +0200antiguanews (en)
Key West, Fla. Tropical Storm Isaac churned toward the northern Gulf Coast early Monday and promised to give the Republican National Convention a good drenching after lashing the Florida Keys with wind and rain but apparently causing little damage. The National Hurricane Center predicted Isaac would....
EU closely tracking the passage of Tropical Storm Isaac in Haiti
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 14:44:00 +0200nieuwsbank (en)
[ Maandag 27 augustus 2012 | European Union ] Brussels, 25 August, 2012 - The Tropical Storm ISAAC is still passing through Haiti bringing heavy rains, rising sea levels and winds of up to 375 km an hour at the centre
US Gulf Coast braces for Tropical Storm Isaac
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 14:40:00 +0200aljazeera-en (en)
Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama on alert as Republicans forced to reschedule start of national convention in Florida.
Isaac Could Hit Gulf Coast as Category 1 Hurricane
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 14:39:00 +0200ABCnews (en)
After grazing the Florida Keys, Tropical Storm Isaac churned toward the northern Gulf of Mexico today with landfall expected in New Orleans late Tuesday and early Wednesday. If Isaac hits the Gulf Coast Wednesday morning it would come on the seventh anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, which killed ....
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 14:39:00 +0200bbc-news (en)
Isaac takes aim at Gulf coast
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 14:38:00 +0200CBSnews (en)
On path to reach shore between New Orleans and Florida Panhandle, forecasters say; 3 states declare emergencies
Video: Gulf Coast braces for Tropical Storm Isaac
People along the Gulf Coast are bracing for Tropical Storm Isaac , which could become a hurricane soon. WFOR's chief meteorologist David Bernard speaks to the "CBS This Morning" co-hosts about the storm and how dangerous it could become.
Isaac aims at north Gulf Coast after raking Fla.
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 14:36:00 +0200AP (en)
KEY WEST, Fla. (AP) — Tropical Storm Isaac rolled over the open Gulf of Mexico on Monday, where it was expected to grow into a hurricane before hitting land somewhere between Louisiana and Florida and close to the seventh anniversary of Hurricane Katrina.
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 14:28:00 +0200ibtimes-in (en)
RNC: How Tampa Has Changed Fortunes For Mitt Romney Apart From Revised Convention Schedule
As the Republican National Convention (RNC) grapples with revised schedule of events owing to Tropical Storm Isaac that struck Florida Sunday and is heading toward Gulf of Mexico, the convention venue, Tampa seems have revised fortunes for Mitt Romney in several ways.
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 14:27:00 +0200AP (en)
MIAMI (AP) — Forecasters are now predicting that Isaac will become a Category 1 hurricane as it crosses the Gulf of Mexico instead of a Category 2. National Hurricane Center director Rick Knabb told ABC's "Good Morning America" Monday that Isaac won't be as strong as they initially thought when it hits land somewhere along the north Gulf Coast.
Paul Ryan Will Give RNC Speech Sneak Peek Monday at Hometown Rally
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 14:27:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
MILWAUKEE – Paul Ryan will give the biggest speech of his life on Wednesday at the Republican National Convention in Tampa with 20 million viewers tuning in. The venue for Ryan’s speech on Monday couldn’t be more different – his old high school – but...
Tropical Storm Isaac heads for U.S. Gulf Coast
MIAMI (Reuters) - Tropical Storm Isaac swirled into the Gulf of Mexico on Monday, disrupting U.S. offshore energy production and threatening to hit Louisiana as a hurricane seven years to the day after devastating Hurricane Katrina. The storm swiped south Florida on Sunday before moving into warm....
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 14:26:00 +0200ibtimes-uk (en)
Major storm hits Florida coastline 13:12 Tropical storm Isaac is due to grow to Category 2 hurricane and hit Gulf Coast this week
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 14:25:00 +0200irishtimes (en)
Tropical Storm Isaac swirled into the Gulf of Mexico today, disrupting US offshore energy production and threatening to hit Louisiana as a hurricane seven years to the day after devastating Hurricane Katrina. The storm swiped south Florida yesterday before moving into warm Gulf waters, where it is....
Tropical Storm Gains Strength Moving Toward Coast
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 14:25:00 +0200IHT (en)
Tropical Storm Isaac churned toward the central Gulf Coast on Monday morning, as the authorities issued hurricane warnings along the shoreline and advised residents to begin preparations to evacuate.
Isaac s'invite à la convention républicaine
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 14:21:00 +0200cyberpresse (fr)
Accoudé au bar d'un grand hôtel de Tampa, Peter Plautz, un délégué du Wisconsin, déployait des...
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 14:16:00 +0200reuters (en)
MIAMI (Reuters) - Tropical Storm Isaac swirled into the Gulf of Mexico on Monday, disrupting U.S. offshore energy production and threatening to hit Louisiana as a hurricane seven years to the day after devastating Hurricane Katrina.
Isaac barrels toward Gulf after slamming Florida
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 14:15:00 +0200CBC (en)
Tropical storm Isaac churned toward the northern U.S. Gulf Coast and promised to give the Republican National Convention in Tampa a good drenching after lashing the Florida Keys and Miami area with wind and rain.
Oil Rises as Isaac Shuts Output; Gasoline Gains on Refinery Fire
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 14:11:00 +0200bloomberg (en)
Oil climbed the most in a week and gasoline rose to the highest in almost four months as Tropical Storm Isaac strengthened, crimping output in the Gulf of Mexico , and a fire in Venezuela shut part of the world’s No. 2 refinery. West Texas Intermediate futures climbed as much as 1.6 percent in New York and gasoline surged 4.
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 14:09:00 +0200newschannel5 (en)
"Isaac" pushes up oil prices
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 14:08:00 +0200CBSnews (en)
Benchmark crude rose $1.03 to $97.18 per barrel; Venezuela refinery blast also pushed prices higher
Isaac Could Hit Gulf Coast as Category 2 Hurricane
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 14:07:00 +0200ABCnews (en)
As Tropical Storm Isaac grazed the Florida Keys with less force than was feared, hurricane warnings were issued for the Gulf Coast, from central Louisiana to the Florida Panhandle, with Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana declaring a state of emergency before the storm's landfall.
Isaac Churns Into Gulf, May Strike Near New Orleans
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 14:06:00 +0200npr (en)
The tropical storm churned toward the northern Gulf Coast early Monday after lashing the Florida Keys with wind and rain but apparently causing little damage.
Isaac heads for Louisiana
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 14:04:00 +0200iol (en)
Tropical Storm Isaac took aim at Louisiana and other US Gulf states, prompting them to declare states of emergency.
Isaac heads for New Orleans on 7th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 14:03:00 +0200independent-ie (en)
TROPICAL Storm Isaac swirled into the Gulf of Mexico today threatening to disrupt U.S. offshore oil and gas supplies and strengthen into a powerful hurricane that could make landfall near Louisiana almost seven years to the day after Katrina struck.
Face à la tempête, les républicains écourtent leur convention
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 13:58:00 +0200LeMonde (fr)
Le parti de Mitt Romney a dû annuler la première journée de son rassemblement de Tampa, en Floride.
Isaac forecast to make landfall as Category 2 hurricane
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 13:55:00 +0200latimes (en)
The storm could hit Wednesday, the seventh anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. Governors in four states declare emergencies. Tropical Storm Isaac appeared poised Sunday night to spare most of Florida, but the Gulf Coast as far west as Louisiana braced for a dangerous encore: a possible hurricane later in the week.
Republican right unbowed on abortion, same-sex marriage
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 13:48:00 +0200CBC (en)
As organizers hastily rewrote the script for a storm-shortened Republican National Convention, a crowd of religious conservatives gathered a few blocks away to get a preview of what prominent and up-and-coming figures in their movement might say to delegates in coming days.
Tracking Isaac The latest on the storms path
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 13:48:00 +0200irishsun (en)
Tropical Storm Isaac has lashed the Florida Keys and South Florida with wind and rain, but may become an even stronger hurricane as it makes its way toward the northern Gulf ...
Isaac heads for U.S. Gulf Coast hurricane warning issued
Tourists talks as waves crash on Havana's seafront boulevard "El Malecon" August 26, 2012. Tropical Storm Isaac lashed south Florida with winds and heavy rain on Sunday after battering ...
Isaac could hinder GOP chance to define Romney at convention
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 13:45:00 +0200phantis (en)
CNN: Monday, August 27, 2012 A shortened GOP convention needs to overcome a tropical storm, as well as Democratic attacks and internal rifts, to show the real Mitt Romney, Republicans say. Romney announces Ryan as VP running mate Surveys show tight US Presidential race as party conventions loom
TROPICAL STORM ISAAC CAUSES FLOODING
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 13:36:00 +0200misna-en (en)
Tropical storm Isaac left at least eight dead and forced over 13,000 into shelters in Haitian departments and is now headed to the US south-eastern coast, seven years from the devastating Hurricane Katrina. Based on a preliminary toll of the civil protection department, among the displaced are also....
Tempête Isaac: quatre États américains en alerte
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 13:35:00 +0200cyberpresse (fr)
Quatre États américains, la Louisiane, le Mississippi, l'Alabama et la Floride étaient en alerte...
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 13:23:00 +0200ibtimes-au (en)
La tempête Isaac en route vers la Louisiane
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 13:20:00 +0200cyberpresse (fr)
La tempête tropicale Isaac se dirigeait dimanche soir vers la Louisiane, l'Alabama et le...
Isaac menace le sud des Etats-Unis
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 13:18:00 +0200euronews-fr (fr)
La Floride a l'habitude des ouragans et c'est en connaisseurs que les habitants se préparent à l'arrivée d' Isaac . Selon le dernier point météo, le…
La météo s'invite à la Convention républicaine
Les 50.000 délégués attendus à Tampa en Floride pour ce temps fort de la campagne présidentielle aux Etats-Unis, espèrent que la tempête tropicale…
New storm warning for Louisiana
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 13:15:00 +0200bbc (en)
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 13:15:00 +0200bbc-news (en)
Romney Straddles Warmer Pitch With Obama Attacks in Tampa
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 13:10:00 +0200bloomberg (en)
more difficult. Barack Obama The convention’s new opening night may present the greatest challenge with Ann Romney ’s address aimed at women and independent voters, as tough-talking governors -- ’s Chris Christie the foremost -- expected to rally the party’s faithful with attacks on the president.
Oil Rises as Storm Barrels Thru Gulf of Mexico
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 13:06:00 +0200ABCnews (en)
Oil prices rose Monday as Tropical Storm Isaac barreled across the Gulf of Mexico and toward the U.S. mainland, picking up strength and threatening oil and refining operations. An explosion at a refinery in Venezuela also pushed prices higher. Benchmark crude for October delivery rose $1.03 in late afternoon Bangkok time to $97.
Tempest in Tampa: Isaac Tests Mitt Romney's Mettle
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 13:06:00 +0200npr (en)
ANALYSIS: The last surviving purpose of the convention is to reach a vast audience and make an impression. Perhaps the special circumstances of this week will give the Republican presidential contender a unique way to do that.
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 13:05:00 +0200ibtimes (en)
300-mile stretch of Gulf Coast on alert for Isaac
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 13:03:00 +0200msnbc (en)
Tropical Storm Isaac swirled into the Gulf of Mexico on Monday, threatening to strengthen into a powerful hurricane that could make landfall near Louisiana almost seven years to the day after Katrina struck.
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 13:02:00 +0200AP (en)
KEY WEST, Fla. (AP) — Tropical Storm Isaac churned toward the northern Gulf Coast early Monday and promised to give the Republican National Convention a good drenching after lashing the Florida Keys with wind and rain but apparently causing little damage.
Major storm hits Florida coastline 11:18 Tropical storm Isaac is due to grow to Category 2 hurricane and hit Gulf Coast this week
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 12:54:00 +0200irishtimes (en)
A tropical storm threatening to grow into a hurricane is heading towards America’s Gulf Coast. The US National Hurricane Centre predicted it would grow to a Category 2 hurricane and possibly hit late tomorrow somewhere between west of New Orleans and the edge of the Florida Panhandle.
Isaac likely to hit Louisiana on seventh anniversary of Hurricane Katrina
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 12:47:00 +0200telegraph (en)
Tropical Storm Isaac swirled toward Louisiana on Sunday, prompting US Gulf Coast states to declare states of emergency almost seven years after Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans.
Hurricane threat part of 'routine' for Key West
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 12:46:00 +0200breakingnews-ie (en)
A tropical storm threatening to grow into a hurricane is heading towards America’s Gulf Coast.
Tampa Copes With Glancing Blow as Isaac Churns in Gulf
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 12:43:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
Tropical Storm Warnings remained in effect for the Tampa area early Monday, even though the center of Tropical Storm Isaac remained nearly 200 miles offshore over the Gulf of Mexico.
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EN IMAGES. Ouragan Isaac : les Etats-Unis en alerte
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 12:39:00 +0200leparisien (fr)
Après avoir balayé les côtes de Floride avec des vents soufflant à 105 km/h, la tempête tropicale Isaac menace de se transformer en ouragan de force 2 dans les prochaines 24 heures, selon le Centre...
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 12:38:00 +0200newschannel5 (en)
By The Associated Press Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today (times EDT):
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 12:37:00 +0200AP (en)
Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today (times EDT): 1. GOP CONVENTION POISED FOR ANTI-CLIMATIC OPENING At 2 p.m., Romney's convention sputters to life with the banging of a gavel in a mostly empty hall, hardly the opening splash intended for the nation.
Gulf Coast prepares for Isaac; thousands told to evacuate
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 12:36:00 +0200latimes (en)
The governors of Mississippi, Alabama and Louisiana declared states of emergency as Tropical Storm Isaac headed toward the northern Gulf Coast, where it is expected to land as a hurricane in the next few days. Thousands of people were told to evacuate in Louisiana and Alabama.
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 12:34:00 +0200ABCnews (en)
Ryan Will Give RNC Speech Sneak Peak
5 Things To Know This Morning
Your look at the five biggest and most buzz-worthy stories of the morning. 1. Isaac Churning Towards Gulf Coast Tropical Storm Isaac is churning toward the northern Gulf coast. The National Hurricane Center predicts Isaac will turn into a Category 2 hurricane somewhere over the Gulf of Mexico,....
Major storm hits Florida coast 11:18 Tropical storm Isaac is due to grow to Category 2 hurricane and hit Gulf Coast this week
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 12:23:00 +0200irishtimes (en)
Tropical Storm Isaac heads for Louisiana
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 12:22:00 +0200afp-english (en)
Tropical Storm Isaac took aim at Louisiana and other US Gulf states Monday, prompting them to declare states of emergency almost seven years after Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans. The storm was lashing the Florida coast and with winds reaching 65 miles (100 kilometers) per hour, could reach....
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 12:22:00 +0200AP (en)
State of emergency declared in Louisiana for tropical storm Isaac
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 12:16:00 +0200xinhuanet_en (en)
HOUSTON, Aug. 26 (Xinhua) -- The governor of Louisiana declared a state of emergency Sunday as Tropical Storm Isaac moved into the Gulf of Mexico and is expected to strengthen into a hurricane Monday. Bobby Jindal also suggested voluntary evacuations for residents living outside hurricane levees in....
Haley, Jindal to address Republican national convention
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 12:05:00 +0200HindustanTimes (en)
Indian-American South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley has been retained as prime time speaker at the Republican national convention, but would now be addressing thousands of her party colleagues tomorrow instead of today as scheduled earlier due to tropical storm Isaac .
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 12:01:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
Tropical Storm Isaac churned toward the northern Gulf Coast early Monday and promised to give the Republican National Convention a good drenching after lashing the Florida Keys and Miami area with wind and rain.
Etats-Unis: la tempête Isaac en route pour la Louisiane, sept ans après Katrina
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 12:00:00 +0200LePoint (fr)
La tempête tropicale Isaac se dirigeait dimanche soir vers la Louisiane, l'Alabama et le Mississippi, où l'état d'urgence a été décrété, sept ans après le passage de l'ouragan Katrina qui avait ravagé la Nouvelle-Orléans. A 20H00 (00H00 GMT), la tempête balayait les côtes de Floride avec des vents....
Major storm hits Florida coast 08:02 Tropical storm Isaac is due to grow to Category 2 hurricane and hit Gulf Coast this week
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 11:53:00 +0200irishtimes (en)
Tropical Storm Isaac swirled into the Gulf of Mexico today, threatening to disrupt US offshore oil and gas supplies and strengthen into a powerful hurricane that could make landfall near Louisiana almost seven years to the day after Katrina struck. The storm passed south Florida yesterday before....
All eyes on Isaac as GOP convention approaches
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 11:45:00 +0200gulfnews (en)
Republicans hoped another distracting tempest would blow over, too, concerning abortion. The Obama campaign and its allies have doubled down in efforts to exploit remarks more than a week ago by Rep. Todd Akin, the GOP’s candidate for a Senate seat from Missouri, that a woman’s body has a way of....
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 11:42:00 +0200CBC (en)
Tropical storm Isaac churned toward the northern U.S. Gulf Coast and promised to give the Republican National Convention a good drenching after lashing the Florida Keys and Miami area with wind and rain.
Tampa faith event blasts Obama, barely mentions Romney
In Tampa: And not all are tropical.
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 11:40:00 +0200antiguanews (en)
TAMPA - His Republican National Convention curtailed by a threatened hurricane, Mitt Romney conceded Sunday that fresh controversy over rape and abortion was harming his party, and accused Democrats of trying to exploit it for political gain. "It really is sad, isn't it, with all the issues that....
KEY WEST, Fla. - Tropical Storm Isaac churned toward the northern Gulf Coast early Monday and promised to give the Republican National Convention a good drenching after lashing the Florida Keys and Miami area with wind and rain. The National Hurricane Center predicted Isaac would grow to a Category....
New tropical storm warning as Isaac approaches
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 11:38:00 +0200newschannel5 (en)
A new tropical storm warning has been issued along Louisiana's Gulf Coast as Tropical Storm Isaac approaches.
Paul Ryan Will Give RNC Speech Sneak Peak Monday at Hometown Rally
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 11:33:00 +0200ABCnews (en)
New Tropical Storm Warning as Isaac Approaches
New tropical storm warning issued for Louisiana's Gulf Coast as Isaac approaches
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 11:31:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
Fears as tropical storm strengthens
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 11:26:00 +0200belfasttelegraph (en)
Tropical Storm Isaac has gained fresh muscle as it nears the Florida Keys, threatening to be at or near hurricane strength approaching the island chain.
Le sacre de Mitt Romney sous la menace de l'ouragan Isaac
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 11:25:00 +0200alvinet (fr)
Un Sil rivé sur la météo, les républicains espèrent que le passage de la tempête Isaac ne viendra pas éclipser leur convention de Tampa (Floride), la grand... Source : France Info - Articles similaires
Oil rises more than $1, tropical storm threatens supply
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 11:04:00 +0200kippreport (en)
Oil futures rose more than a dollar on Monday, with Brent climbing above $115 per barrel, on supply worries as...
Lynyrd Skynyrd scrap concert over encroaching hurricane
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 11:00:00 +0200ananova (en)
Rockers Lynyrd Skynyrd cancelled a concert at the Republican National Convention in Florida on Sunday due to the threat of a tropical storm. The band was slated to perform at the Liberty Plaza in Tampa as part of the convention for members of America's Republican party, but the appearance was....
Major storm rattles Florida coast 08:02 Tropical storm Isaac due to grow to Category 2 hurricane and hit Gulf Coast this week
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 10:52:00 +0200irishtimes (en)
Tropical Storm Isaac swirled into the Gulf of Mexico today, threatening to disrupt US offshore oil and gas supplies and strengthen into a powerful hurricane that could make landfall near Louisiana almost seven years to the day after Katrina struck. The storm swiped south Florida yesterday before....
La tempête Isaac en route pour la Louisiane, sept ans après l’ouragan Katrina
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 10:50:00 +0200loffice (fr)
Après avoir balayé les côtes de Floride avec des vents soufflant à 105 km/h, Isaac se dirige à présent vers la Louisiane, l’Alabama et le Mississippi, où l’état d’urgence a été décrété.
Isaac follows track of Katrina as thousands flee
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 10:45:00 +0200cnn (en)
Thousands on the Gulf Coast flee their homes ahead of the arrival of Tropical Storm Isaac , which is following the same path Hurricane Katrina took seven years earlier.
Isaac heads for US Gulf Coast after drenching south Florida
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 10:38:00 +0200tribune (en)
KEY WEST: Tropical Storm Isaac lashed south Florida with winds and heavy rain on Sunday after battering the Caribbean, threatening to interrupt most US offshore oil production in the Gulf of Mexico and disrupting plans for the Republican National Convention in Tampa.
Ouragan : sept ans après Katrina, la Nouvelle-Orléans menacée par Isaac
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 10:36:00 +0200leparisien (fr)
Après avoir fait neuf victimes en Haïti et en République dominicaine, la tempête tropicale Isaac poursuit lundi sa route vers les états américains de Louisiane, d'Alabama et du Mississippi, où...
Tropical Storm Issac to gain strength in Gulf of Mexico
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 10:36:00 +0200newstalk (en)
The U.S. National Hurricane Centre has issued a warning for the northern Gulf of Mexico coast. Isaac is still a tropical storm and is currently moving past the Florida Keys. But it is heading into the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico where it could gain strength. Many areas have declared a state of emergency [.
Isaac may hit on Katrina's 7th anniversary
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 10:34:00 +0200upi (en)
MIAMI, Aug. 27 (UPI) -- Tropical Storm Isaac was in the warm Gulf of Mexico Monday after grazing the Florida Keys and was on course to hit land on Hurricane Katrina's anniversary.
Stengthening Isaac heads to Gulf Coast
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 10:32:00 +0200CBSnews (en)
Could hit shore as Category 2 hurricane between New Orleans and Florida Panhandle, forecasters say
Tropical Storm Isaac turns northwest after soaking Florida
Mississippi and Louisiana declare states of emergency; Hurricane warning for large swath of northern Gulf Coast
The Note's Must-Reads for Monday August 27, 2012
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 10:25:00 +0200ABCnews (en)
The Note’s Must-Reads are a round-up of today’s political headlines and stories from ABC News and the top U.S. newspapers. Posted Monday through Friday right here at www.abcnews.com Compiled by ABC News’ Carrie Halperin and Amanda VanAllen POLLS The Washington Times’ Stephen Dinan: “Obama, Romney in.
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 10:16:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
Tropical Storm Isaac has lashed the Florida Keys and South Florida with wind and rain, but may become an even stronger hurricane as it makes its way toward the northern Gulf Coast.
Tropical storm Isaac: US Gulf Coast residents brace for hurricane
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 10:08:00 +0200guardian (en)
Multiple states under threat of substantial damage as hurricane warning issued for northern Gulf of Mexico coast Millions of residents in four vulnerable Gulf Coast states were bracing for the arrival of a powerful tropical storm that has already claimed several lives on its path through the Caribbean.
Isaac Skirts Cuba on Path to Florida Keys, Panhandle
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 10:08:00 +0200bloomberg (en)
Tropical Storm Isaac is skirting Cuba’s northern coast, then will turn north along western Florida and possibly soak the Republican National Convention in Tampa on track to landfall near Pensacola next week. The storm may strike the Florida Keys as a Category 1 hurricane late tomorrow. About 8.6 percent of U.
US braces itself for Isaac
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 10:05:00 +0200clare (en)
The U.S. National Hurricane Centre has issued a warning for the northern Gulf of Mexico coast. Isaac is still a tropical storm moving past the Florida Keys. But it's heading into the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico where it could gain strength. Many areas have declared a state of emergency including - Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama.
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 10:05:00 +0200AP (en)
Tropical Storm Isaac has lashed the Florida Keys and South Florida with wind and rain, but may become an even stronger hurricane as it makes its way toward the northern Gulf Coast. Isaac is expected to make landfall somewhere along the Gulf Coast by Tuesday or Wednesday — the seventh anniversary of Hurricane Katrina.
VIDEO - La Louisiane se prépare à l'arrivée de la tempête Isaac, sept ans après Katrina
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 10:03:00 +0200RTLFrance (fr)
La tempête tropicale Isaac se dirigeait dimanche soir vers la Louisiane, l'Alabama et le Mississippi, où l'état d'urgence a été décrété, sept ans après le passage de l'ouragan Katrina qui avait ravagé la Nouvelle-Orléans. La tempête a fait sept morts en Haïti samedi, et a balayé les côtes de Floride dimanche, avec des vents soufflant à 105 km/h.
Hurricane Isaac 2012: Tropical Storm Heads To Gulf Of Mexico After Churning Off Florida
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 09:57:00 +0200ibtimes-au (en)
After lashing South Florida with heavy rain and strong wind Sunday, tropical storm Isaac is now heading northwestward into the Gulf of Mexico, posing threat to the U.S. offshore oil production.
Isaac Hits Keys; Emergency Declared in 3 States
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 09:54:00 +0200ABCnews (en)
As Tropical Storm Isaac grazed the Florida Keys with less force than was feared, hurricane warnings have been issued for the Gulf Coast from Central Louisiana to the Florida panhandle with Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana declaring state of emergencies ahead of the storm's landfall.
Tracking Isaac: The Latest on the Storm's Path
Tracking Isaac : The latest on the storm's path as it heads toward the Gulf Coast
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 09:54:00 +0200ibtimes-in (en)
Le personnel des plates-formes pétrolières évacué dans le golfe du Mexique
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 09:53:00 +0200alvinet (fr)
IRIB-Les société du pétrole et du gaz suspendent leurs activités dans le golfe du Mexique et évacuent le personnel depuis les plates-formes à l'approche de... Source : IRIB - Radio Francophone - Articles similaires
La tempête Isaac en route pour la Louisiane, sept ans après l'ouragan Katrina
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Storm Isaac heads for U.S. Gulf Coast, hurricane warning issued
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 09:51:00 +0200thestar-my (en)
MIAMI (Reuters) - Tropical Storm Isaac swirled into the Gulf of Mexico on Monday, threatening to disrupt U.S. offshore oil and gas supplies and strengthen into a powerful hurricane that could make landfall near Louisiana almost seven years to the day after Katrina struck.
Storm Isaac heads for US coast, hurricane warning issued
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 09:50:00 +0200jrep (en)
MIAMI - Tropical Storm Isaac swirled into the Gulf of Mexico on Monday, threatening to disrupt US offshore oil and gas supplies and strengthen into a powerful hurricane that could make landfall near Louisiana almost seven years to the day after Katrina struck.
US braces for Tropical Storm Isaac
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 09:50:00 +0200tv3-ie (en)
Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Florida have declared states of emergency as Tropical storm Isaac heads towards the US.
Oil prices higher as Isaac heads for US coast
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 09:46:00 +0200RTERadio (en)
Oil prices rose this morning as Tropical Storm Isaac barrelled across the Gulf of Mexico and toward the US mainland, picking up strength and threatening oil and refining operations.
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 09:46:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
Mitt Romney's Republican National Convention sputters to life with the lonely banging of a gavel in a mostly empty hall, hardly the opening splash intended for the nation.
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 09:44:00 +0200LePoint (fr)
par Michael Haskins KEY WEST, Floride (Reuters) - Les habitants de la côte sud des Etats-Unis se préparent à l'arrivée de la tempête Isaac , alors que la Floride a commencé dimanche à être balayée par la pluie et le vent. Isaac devrait se renforcer au-dessus des eaux chaudes du golfe du Mexique et se transformer lundi soir ou mardi en ouragan.
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 09:43:00 +0200jpost (en)
Oil Prices Hike in Asia on Gulf of Mexico Disruption
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 09:43:00 +0200naharnet-en (en)
Crude prices surged in Asia Monday as supply of oil and gas from the Gulf of Mexico was curtailed after Tropical Storm Isaac forced the closure of production facilities in the region, analysts said. New York's main contract, light sweet crude for October delivery soared $1.03 to $97.
Eerie similarites: Isaac follows track of Katrina, evacuations ordered for coast
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 09:40:00 +0200cnn (en)
Tampa, Florida (CNN) -- Thousands in Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama were being told early Monday to leave their Gulf Coast homes ahead of the arrival of Tropical Storm Isaac as forecasters warned it was gaining strength as it followed the same path Hurricane Katrina took seven years earlier.
Isaac takes his eye off convention
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 09:39:00 +0200antiguanews (en)
A s its death toll climbed to 10, Tropical Storm Isaac barreled its way on an unpredictable path toward the Gulf Coast last night, as meteorologists issued hurricane warnings and hunkered-down Republicans hoped for the best but the storm appears to be angling away from the GOP party.
Hurricane Warning Posted for U.S. Gulf as Isaac Nears
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 09:38:00 +0200bloomberg (en)
Tropical Storm Isaac is forecast to strengthen over the eastern Gulf of Mexico , forcing oil and gas production sites in its path to close and threatening the coasts of four U.S. states with a possible hurricane. The storm is about 110 miles (175 kilometers) west of Key West, Florida , with top sustained winds of 65 miles per hour, the U.
Isaac heads for US Gulf Coast on Katrina anniversary
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 09:38:00 +0200irishsun (en)
A hurricane warning has been issued for the US Gulf Coast as tropical storm Isaac gathers in strength. After the havoc wreaked in the Caribbean over the last few days, nothing is being left to ...
Tropical Storm Hits Southern Florida
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 09:37:00 +0200thisdayonline (en)
Thousands have already been left without power by high winds People in southern Florida have been feeling the first effects of Tropical Storm Isaac as it heads towards the US. Isaac is close to the Florida Keys and Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama have followed Florida in declaring states of emergency, reports the BBC.
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 09:23:00 +0200ABCnews (en)
Oil prices rose Monday as Tropical Storm Isaac barreled across the Gulf of Mexico and toward the U.S. mainland, picking up strength and threatening oil and refining operations. An explosion at a refinery in Venezuela also pushed prices higher. Benchmark crude for October delivery rose $1.04 to $97.
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 09:21:00 +0200newschannel5 (en)
Storm rattles Florida coast 08:02 Tropical storm Isaac due to grow to Category 2 hurricane and hit Gulf Coast this week
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 09:20:00 +0200irishtimes (en)
La tempête Isaac en route pour la Louisiane, sept ans après l'ouragan
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 09:16:00 +0200la-croix (fr)
La tempête tropicale Isaac se dirigeait dimanche 26 août au soir vers la Louisiane, l'Alabama et le Mississippi, où l'état d'urgence a été décrété, sept ans après le passage de l'ouragan Katrina qui avait ravagé la Nouvelle-Orléans. Dans la nuit de dimanche 26 à lundi 27 août, la tempête Isaac....
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 09:16:00 +0200reuters-af (en)
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 09:14:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
Isaac blows Republican convention off course
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 09:11:00 +0200france24-en (en)
The Republican Party will delay the start of Mitt Romney's national convention near Tampa Bay until Tuesday due to the threat of Tropical Storm Isaac , which is predicted to hit the coast at or near hurricane strength mid-week.
USA: Storm Isaac looms over Romney’s media spotlight
Tropical Storm Isaac hits US
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 09:10:00 +0200xinhuanet_en (en)
BEIJING, Aug. 27 (Xinhuanet) -- Tropical Storm Isaac has hit south Florida with winds and heavy rain, after battering the Caribbean. It’s disrupted plans for the Republican National Convention in Tampa and threatens to interrupt about half of U.S. offshore oil output. The U.S.
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 09:10:00 +0200AP (en)
BANGKOK (AP) — Oil prices rose Monday as Tropical Storm Isaac barreled across the Gulf of Mexico and toward the U.S. mainland, picking up strength and threatening oil and refining operations. An explosion at a refinery in Venezuela also pushed prices higher. Benchmark crude for October delivery rose $1.
As Isaac moves into warm water, threat shifts to northern Gulf
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 09:09:00 +0200cnn (en)
Heavy rain and strong wind from Tropical Storm Isaac pounded parts of south Florida on Sunday, but the threat to the state lessened as forecasters said the storm would move west of its originally predicted path.
Lingering fear, shock after quake in Haiti
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 09:08:00 +0200antiguanews (en)
SCHENECTADY Miriam Cajuste recounted panicking on a recent trip to Haiti even as quake-weary residents remained calm when howling winds swayed trees and ripped away sections of tarp covering the truss of a church. "Once you survive an earthquake, what's a cyclone?" said Cajuste of Schenectady, a....
Gulf prepares for Isaac as it passes Florida Keys
KEY WEST, Fla. — Tropical Storm Isaac barely stirred Florida Keys residents from their fabled nonchalance Sunday, while the Gulf Coast braced for the possibility that the sprawling storm will strengthen into a dangerous hurricane by the time it makes landfall there.
Tropical storm 'Isaac' heads for US Gulf Coast after
Florida: Tropical Storm Isaac lashed south Florida with winds and heavy rain on Monday after battering the Caribbean, threatening to interrupt most US offshore oil production in the Gulf of Mexico and disrupting plans for the Republican National Convention in Tampa.
Despite Isaac's soaking, Keys residents laid back
KEY WEST, Fla. Tropical Storm Isaac barely stirred Florida Keys residents from their fabled nonchalance Sunday, while the Gulf Coast braced for the possibility that the sprawling storm will strengthen into a dangerous hurricane by the time it makes landfall there.
Tea Party pushes for change at convention
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 09:07:00 +0200irishsun (en)
TAMPA, Florida: The Republican National Convention here will be shortened one day by bad weather, but activists from the conservative Tea Party movement heralded advancing Tropical Storm Isaac as a ...
The National Hurricane Center predicts Isaac will grow a Category 2 hurricane over the warm Gulf of Mexico and possibly hit late Tuesday somewhere along a stretch that starts west of New Orleans and ...
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 09:07:00 +0200bloomberg (en)
Oil rose the most in a week and gasoline climbed to the highest price in four months as Tropical Storm Isaac reduced output in the Gulf of Mexico and a fire in Venezuela shut part of the world’s second-biggest refinery. West Texas Intermediate futures climbed as much as 1.6 percent in New York and gasoline surged 4.
Storm delays start of Republican convention
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 09:07:00 +0200ChinaPost (en)
(ChinaPost.com.tw) - Republican Party officials delayed the full start of their national convention until Tuesday due to the foul weather expected as Tropical Storm Isaac barrels toward the Florida coast.
International - Tempête Isaac: Louisiane, Alabama et Mississippi en état d'urgence après la Floride
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 08:58:00 +0200nna-fr (fr)
ANI - 27/08/2012 - Trois Etats américains bordant le golfe du Mexique (sud-est des Etats-Unis) ont été placés en état d'urgence dimanche à l'approche de la tempête tropicale Isaac , a-t-on a
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 08:53:00 +0200AP (en)
KEY WEST, Fla. (AP) — Tropical Storm Isaac churned toward the northern Gulf Coast early Monday and promised to give the Republican National Convention a good drenching after lashing the Florida Keys and Miami area with wind and rain. The National Hurricane Center predicted Isaac would grow a....
La tempête tropicale Isaac frappe les Etats-Unis
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 08:52:00 +0200cctv-fr (fr)
Le centre national américain des ouragans a publié une alerte pour la cote nord du Golf du Mexique, de la Louisiane à la Floride. La tempête tropicale Isaac dont les vents soufflent à 100 km/heure se déplace de la pointe de la Floride vers les eaux chaudes du Golfe du Mexique.
Tropical storm Isaac threatens U.S. Gulf Coast
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 08:51:00 +0200CBC (en)
Mississippi Governor Phil Bryant declares a state of emergency as his state and three others along the U.S. Gulf Coast prepare for Tropical storm Isaac .
Isaac Aims at North Gulf Coast After Raking Fla.
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 08:51:00 +0200ABCnews (en)
Tropical Storm Isaac forecast to hit north Gulf Coast as Cat 2 hurricane after raking Fla.
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 08:49:00 +0200ibtimes (en)
US Gulf Coast braces for tropical storm Isaac
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 08:45:00 +0200RTERadio (en)
Tropical Storm Isaac interrupts flights, US offshore oil production in the Gulf of Mexico and disrupts plans for the Republican National Convention in Tampa.
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 08:44:00 +0200corsematin (fr)
Etats-Unis. Sept ans après Katrina, le Sud en état d'urgence
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 08:41:00 +0200france2 (fr)
La Louisiane, l'Alabama et le Mississippi s'apprêtent à être frappés par la tempête Isaac , qui pourrait devenir un ouragan.
États-Unis Isaac arrive, sept ans après Katrina
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 08:41:00 +0200lessentiel-lu-fr (fr)
La tempête tropicale Isaac se dirigeait dimanche soir vers la Louisiane, l'Alabama et le Mississippi, où l'état d'urgence a été décrété, sept ans après le passage de l'ouragan Katrina qui avait ravagé la Nouvelle-Orléans.
Hurricane warning for US, tsunami warning for Gulf
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 08:38:00 +0200breakingnews-ie (en)
The US National Hurricane Center has issued a warning for the northern Gulf of Mexico coast.
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 08:36:00 +0200ruvr-fr (fr)
Les société du pétrole et du gaz suspendent leurs activités dans le golfe du Mexique et évacuent le personnel depuis les plates-formes à l'approche de l'ouragan Isaac . L'alerte ouragan a été lancée en Floride, Louisiane, dans le Mississippi et l'Alabama.
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 08:35:00 +0200aljazeera-en (en)
Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama on alert as Republicans scramble to reschedule national convention in Florida.
Tropical Storm Isaac Bound for Louisiana
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 08:34:00 +0200naharnet-en (en)
Tropical Storm Isaac took aim at Louisiana and other U.S. Gulf states Monday, prompting them to declare states of emergency almost seven years after Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans. The storm was lashing the Florida coast and with winds reaching 65 miles (100 kilometers) per hour, it could....
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 08:33:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
Storm Isaac threatens to steal Romney's limelight
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 08:32:00 +0200indiatimes (en)
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 08:31:00 +0200varmatin (fr)
Hurricane Isaac heads for New Orleans after drenching southern Florida
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 08:31:00 +0200independent-ie (en)
TROPICAL Storm Isaac lashed south Florida with winds and heavy rain after battering the Caribbean, threatening to interrupt most U.S. offshore oil production in the Gulf of Mexico and disrupting plans for the Republican National Convention in Tampa.
Tropical Storm Issac continues its path along the Florida Keys
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 08:31:00 +0200newstalk (en)
The U.S. National Hurricane Center has issued a warning for the northern Gulf of Mexico coast. Isaac is still a tropical storm and is currently moving past the Florida Keys. But it’s heading into the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico where it could gain strength. Many areas have declared a state of emergency [.
INTEMPÉRIES : La convention républicaine reportée avant l'arrivée de la tempête Isaac
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 08:27:00 +0200france24 (fr)
Après avoir fait huit morts en Haïti, la tempête Isaac devrait arriver en Floride et en Louisiane, où l'état d'urgence a été décrété. Le coup d'envoi de la convention républicaine, prévue à Tampa (Floride), a été repoussé d'une journée.
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 08:27:00 +0200chinadaily (en)
Isaac is expected to strengthen to a Category 2 hurricane and hit the Gulf Coast somewhere between Florida and Louisiana at midweek.
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 08:27:00 +0200reuters (en)
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 08:25:00 +0200channelnewsasia (en)
TAMPA, Florida: The Republican National Convention here will be shortened one day by bad weather, but activists from the conservative Tea Party movement heralded advancing Tropical Storm Isaac as a timely symbol of big changes ahead after November's election, when they vow to reclaim the White House.
US Gulf Coast States Declare Emergency as Tropical Storm Isaac Swirls
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 08:23:00 +0200ibtimes-in (en)
Gulf Coast states bracing for monster storm seven years after the disaster caused by Hurricane Katrina.
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 08:23:00 +0200alvinet (fr)
Les habitants de la côte sud des Etats-Unis se préparent à l'arrivée de la tempête Isaac , alors que la Floride a commencé dimanche à être balayée par la pluie et le vent. Isaac devrait se renforcer au-dessus des eaux chaudes du golfe du Mexique et se transformer lundi soir ou mardi en ouragan.
Isaac : l'Alabama, la Louisiane et le Mississipi placés en état d'urgence
Sept ans après le passage de Katrina qui avait ravagé la Nouvelle-Orléans, la tempête Isaac se... Source : Metro - Articles similaires
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 08:22:00 +0200ibtimes-uk (en)
Isaac Hits Keys; Heads Toward Gulf Coast
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 08:21:00 +0200ABCnews (en)
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 08:20:00 +0200dailystar-LB (en)
The Republican National Convention here will be shortened one day by bad weather.
'Isaac' bound for Louisiana
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 08:17:00 +0200sbs (en)
Tropical Storm Isaac has swirled toward Louisiana, prompting US Gulf Coast states to declare states of emergency.
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 08:17:00 +0200ibtimes-au (en)
Lousiane, Alabama, Mississipi: état d'urgence à l'approche de la tempête Isaac
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 08:16:00 +0200lexpress (fr)
Elle pourrait se transformer en ouragan ce lundi. Des évaucations ont déjà été ordonnées.
US Gulf states on heightened alert over Isaac
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 08:10:00 +0200deccanherald (en)
Three US Gulf Coast states declared states of emergency as Tropical Storm Isaac barreled toward land, threatening to slam into Louisiana as a damaging hurricane. The governors of Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama issued their declarations yesterday as Florida, which declared a state of emergency a....
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 08:08:00 +0200euronews-en (en)
A hurricane warning has been issued for the US Gulf Coast as tropical storm Isaac gathers in strength. After the havoc wreaked in the Caribbean…
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Mon, 27 Aug 2012 08:06:00 +0200dawn (en)
The Gulf coast's facilities also have more than 40 per cent of total US petroleum refining capacity and 30 per cent of natural gas processing plant capacity.
Sept ans après Katrina, la Louisiane attend Isaac
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 08:05:00 +0200LesEchos (fr)
La tempête tropicale Isaac , qui se dirige vers la Louisiane pourrait se transformer en ouragan. Conséquences : la convention nationale du Parti républicain qui doit se tenir à Tampa a été reportée à mardi et les cours du pétrole progressent sur fond de craintes pour les installations pétrolières du golfe du Mexique.
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 08:03:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
Oil prices rose Monday as Tropical Storm Isaac barreled across the Gulf of Mexico and toward the U.S. mainland, picking up strength and threatening oil and refining operations. An explosion at a refinery in Venezuela also pushed prices higher.
Tropical Storm Isaac Sets Sights on US Gulf Coast
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 08:03:00 +0200famagusta-gazette (en)
Three southern U.S. states declared states of emergency Sunday as they braced for the heavy rains and winds of Tropical Storm Isaac . Alabama, Louisiana and Mississippi issued their emergency warnings, one day after Florida. The storm gained strength as it passed just south of the southern tip of the U.
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 07:55:00 +0200LeMonde (fr)
Après avoir balayé les côtes de Floride avec des vents soufflant à 105 km/h, Isaac se dirige à présent vers la Louisiane, l'Alabama et le Mississippi, où l'état d'urgence a été décrété.
Storm rattles Florida coast 06:21 Tropical storm Isaac due to grow to Category 2 hurricane and hit Gulf Coast this week
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 07:48:00 +0200irishtimes (en)
Tropical Storm Isaac lashed south Florida with winds and heavy rain after battering the Caribbean, threatening to interrupt most US offshore oil production in the Gulf of Mexico and disrupting plans for the Republican National Convention in Tampa. Isaac is expected to strengthen to a Category 2....
7.4-point earthquake off El Salvador
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 07:48:00 +0200news_com_au (en)
A STRONG earkthquake measuring 7.4 has hit an area in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of El Salvador, the US Geological Survey says.
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 07:47:00 +0200normandie (fr)
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 07:46:00 +0200metrofrance (fr)
Sept ans après le passage de Katrina qui avait ravagé la Nouvelle-Orléans, la tempête Isaac se...
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 07:46:00 +0200ibtimes (en)
Isaac file vers la Louisiane
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 07:45:00 +0200Europe1 (fr)
La tempête pourrait se transformer en ouragan. Trois nouveaux Etats américains sont en alerte.
Tropical Storm Isaac: Storm inches toward Louisiana seven years after Hurricane Katrina
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 07:45:00 +0200mailonsunday (en)
Tens of thousands of Louisiana residents have been ordered to evacuate as Tropical Storm Isaac picks up strength in the Gulf of Mexico - and it may strike seven years to the day after Hurricane Katrina devastated the same area.
La côte sud des Etats-Unis s'apprête à affronter Isaac
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 07:43:00 +0200euronews-fr (fr)
Après Haïti, où elle a fait huit victimes, la tempête tropicale Isaac a atteint la Floride. De fortes pluies ont commencé à s'abbatre et des vent…
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 07:43:00 +0200capital-FR (fr)
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 07:42:00 +0200timesofmalta (en)
The following are the top stories in the Maltese and overseas press: The Times carries comments by an Italian expert, who says that the IVF law provisions are not good clinical practice. The Malta Independent reports that Middlesex university is planning a Malta campus.
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 07:42:00 +0200nicematin (fr)
Etats-Unis. Sept ans après Katrina, trois Etats du Sud en état d'urgence
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 07:38:00 +0200france2 (fr)
Haiti: Tropical Storm Isaac Update: FH Communities
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 07:35:00 +0200reliefWeb (en)
Source: Food for the Hungry Country: Haiti by Jeremy Reis on AUGUST 25, 2012 in DISASTER RELIEF Tropical Storm Isaac passed through Haiti and the Dominican Republic (DR) early this morning. The FH Emergency Response Unit has been in regular contact with the field.
Haiti: Haiti hit by Tropical Storm Isaac
Source: Catholic Agency for Overseas Development Country: Haiti Haiti has been hit by a major tropical storm, which has caused heavy flooding, landslides and severe damage to buildings. Sarah Marsh, our Emergency Response Officer for Haiti, is flying out to support our partners as they respond to the disaster.
Haiti: CARE assisting storm affected families
Source: CARE Country: Haiti 26/08/2012 CARE water, sanitation and hygiene, and shelter and health teams are assessing on-the-ground conditions in Haiti following Tropical Storm Isaac and have distributed tarpaulins to families needing emergency shelter. The rain hit the emergency shelters in the camps hard, with many leaking and flooded.
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 07:34:00 +0200lepays-fr (fr)
La tempête tropicale Isaac se dirigeait dimanche soir vers la Louisiane, l'Alabama et le Mississippi, où l'état d'urgence a été décrété, sept ans après le passage de l'ouragan Katrina qui avait ravagé la Nouvelle-Orléans. Par Andrew GULLY / AFP
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 07:33:00 +0200laprovence (fr)
Par Andrew GULLY TAMPA (Etats-Unis) (AFP) - La tempête tropicale Isaac se dirigeait dimanche soir vers la Louisiane, l'Alabama et le Mississippi, où l'état d'urgence a été décrété, sept ans après le passage de l'ouragan Katrina qui avait...
La tempête Isaac met la Louisiane, l'Alabama et le Mississippi en alerte rouge
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 07:32:00 +0200arcinfo (fr)
Sept ans après l'ouragan Katrina, la tempête tropicale Isaac suscite la crainte en Louisiane, Mississippi et Alabama. Ils ont décrété l'état d'urgence. La tempête tropicale Isaac se dirigeait dimanche soir vers la Louisiane, l'Alabama et le Mississippi.
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 07:31:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Oil futures rose more than a dollar on Monday, with Brent climbing above $115 per barrel, on supply worries as Tropical Storm Isaac threatened to interrupt most U.S. offshore oil production in the Gulf of Mexico. Oil prices got a further shot in the arm from hopes of more U.S.
Florida Keys braced for blast from strengthening storm
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 07:31:00 +0200YorkshirePost (en)
Tropical Storm Isaac gained strength yesterday, threatening to be at or near hurricane level, as it neared the Florida Keys.
Tempête Isaac : après la Floride, la Louisiane, l'Alabama et le Mississippi en état d'urgence
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 07:27:00 +0200LePoint (fr)
27/08/2012 à 07:24 Le sud-est des États-Unis se prépare à l'arrivée de la tempête qui a fait 7 morts en Haïti dimanche. la tempête tropicale Isaac a abordé Cuba dimanche. © Ramon Espinosa / Sipa Trois États américains bordant le golfe du Mexique (sud-est des États-Unis ) ont été placés en état....
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 07:26:00 +0200france24 (fr)
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 07:23:00 +0200courrier-picard (fr)
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 07:15:00 +0200lest-eclair (fr)
Isaac se dirige vers la Louisiane
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 07:14:00 +0200Europe1 (fr)
La tempête, après avoir traversé Haïti, pourrait se transformer en ouragan. Après un passage à Haïti et Cuba, Isaac déferle sur la Floride. La tempête balaye déjà le sud de l'Etat, où l'état d'urgence a été déclaré. Alors qu"Isaac pourrait bien se transformer en ouragan dans les prochaines 24....
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 07:14:00 +0200ananova (en)
Tropical storm Isaac is lashing the Florida Keys as three American states declare states of emergency while they brace for the sprawling storm. Parts of the US Gulf Coast are in preparation mode on fears Isaac will strengthen into a dangerous hurricane by the time it makes landfall there.
Obama offers support as Tropical Storms Isaac nears Florida
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 07:12:00 +0200peopledaily (en)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Barack Obama on Sunday called Florida Governor Rick Scott to offer the federal government's support as Tropical Storm Isaac has been strengthening and approaching the state where the Republican party 's convention is due to convene next week.
La tempête Isaac en route pour la Louisiane
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 07:09:00 +02007sur7 (fr)
La tempête tropicale Isaac se dirigeait dimanche soir vers la Louisiane, l'Alabama et le Mississippi, où l'état d'urgence a été décrété, sept ans après le passage de l'ouragan Katrina ...
Oil soars in Asia on Gulf of Mexico supply disruption
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 07:09:00 +0200geo-tv (en)
SINGAPORE: Crude prices surged in Asia Monday as supply of oil and gas from the Gulf of Mexico was curtailed after
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 07:07:00 +0200skynews (en)
The US Gulf Coast braces for the possibility that a tropical storm will strengthen into a dangerous hurricane.
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 07:07:00 +0200dailymail (en)
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 07:02:00 +0200china (en)
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 07:00:00 +0200cnn (en)
A shortened Republican National Convention needs to overcome a threatening hurricane, as well as Democratic attacks and lingering internal rifts, to seize the best remaining chance to show America the real Mitt Romney before the November election, top Republicans said Sunday.
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 06:59:00 +0200lunion (fr)
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 06:57:00 +0200la-croix (fr)
Le petit guide de la convention républicaine
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 06:52:00 +0200alvinet (fr)
ETATS-UNIS - Toute la semaine, «20 Minutes» est en direct de Tampa, en Floride, pour vous faire vivre le sacre de Mitt Romney... Source : 20 Minutes - Articles similaires
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 06:52:00 +0200nordeclair (fr)
La tempête tropicale Isaac se dirigeait dimanche soir vers la Louisiane, l'Alabama et le Mississippi, où l'état d'urgence a été décrété, sept ans après le passage de l'ouragan Katrina qui avait ravagé la Nouvelle-Orléans. » Lire la suite...
La tempête Isaac va devenir un ouragan et pourrait frapper la Nouvelle-Orléans
PLANETE - La Louisiane pourrait être touchée mardi ou mercredi, sept ans jour pour jour après le passage destructeur de Katrina... Source : 20 Minutes - Articles similaires
Isaac : état d'urgence dans 3 autres États
Trois Etats américains bordant le golfe du Mexique, au sud-est des Etats-Unis, ont été placés en état d'urgence dimanche à l'approche de la... Source : Le JDD - Articles similaires
La tempête Isaac en route pour la Louisiane, sept ans après l´ouragan Katrina
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 06:48:00 +0200nordlittoral (fr)
Sept ans après Katrina, Isaac va toucher la Louisiane
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 06:47:00 +0200lematin-CH (fr)
En 2005, l'ouragan avait dévasté l’État dont la Nouvelle-Orléans, causant 1500 morts et pour 108 milliards de dégâts. Plusieurs milliers de personnes sont évacuées.
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 06:46:00 +0200metrofrance (fr)
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 06:46:00 +0200lanouvellerepublique (fr)
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 06:44:00 +0200tdg (fr)
La Louisiane, le Mississippi et l'Alabama en état d'urgence, Isaac arrive
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 06:43:00 +0200TF1 (fr)
Ces trois Etats américains bordant le golfe du Mexique, dans le sud-est des Etats-Unis, ont été placés en état d'urgence dimanche soir à l'approche de la tempête tropicale Isaac . La Louisiane, le Mississippi et l'Alabama en état d'urgence, Isaac arrive
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 06:41:00 +0200LePoint (fr)
L'oeil (le centre) de la tempête devrait traverser lundi l'est du golfe du Mexique, où plusieurs groupes pétroliers ont commencé à évacuer du personnel de leurs plates-formes. La tempête tropicale Isaac se dirigeait dimanche soir vers la Louisiane, l'Alabama et le Mississippi, où l'état d'urgence a....
Isaac souffle fort sur la Floride, la Louisiane attend avec angoisse
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 06:38:00 +0200nouvelobs (fr)
L'Etat d'urgence a été décrété dans quatre Etats. La tempête pourrait se transformer en ouragan et balayer la Nouvelle-Orléans, sept ans après le drame de Katrina.Articles en rapport Isaac souffle sur la FlorideDerrière la crise... le déclin de l'Occident ? (4/4)Montebourg vante l'avenir du....
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 06:35:00 +0200bloomberg (en)
Oil rose the most in a week and gasoline climbed to the highest level in four months as Tropical Storm Isaac reduced output in the Gulf of Mexico and a fire in Venezuela shut part of the world’s second-biggest refinery. West Texas Intermediate futures climbed as much as 1.6 percent in New York and gasoline surged 4.
Un casse-tête sénégalais
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 06:34:00 +0200sudonline (fr)
Pluie-inondation, l’équation n’a pas encore trouvé de spécialiste au Sénégal. Si chacun de ces mots a son sens propre, on peut faire remarquer que dans le monde des pays qui savent s’y faire, toute pluie n’est pas synonyme d’inondation. Il est donc devenu nécessité de le dire et le marteler pour que....
Isaac advances into Gulf of Mexico
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 06:33:00 +0200upi (en)
MIAMI, Aug. 26 (UPI) -- Republicans gathering for their convention in Tampa, Fla., kept an eye on Isaac Sunday night as the dangerous tropical storm passed by into the Gulf of Mexico.
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 06:32:00 +0200ladepeche (fr)
La tempête tropicale Isaac se dirigeait dimanche soir vers la Louisiane, l'Alabama et le Mississippi, où l'état d'urgence a été décrété, sept ans après le passage de l'ouragan Katrina qui avait...
Etats-Unis : la Floride se dit prête à faire face à la tempête tropicale Isaac
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 06:31:00 +0200leprogres (fr)
Intempéries. Le risque d’ouragan faiblissait hier mais l’état d’alerte a été décrété dans cet Etat du sud-est des Etats-Unis.
GOP: Show will go on in spite of storm's threat
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 06:31:00 +0200AP (en)
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Tuesday's brunch with former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and House Speaker John Boehner has been moved indoors. Schedules were rearranged to fill an open Monday evening. Sandbags were in place outside the hotel housing the 800-strong California delegation.
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 06:30:00 +0200m6 (fr)
La Floride balayée par la tempête Isaac
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 06:30:00 +0200ledauphine (fr)
Le sud de la Floride, dont les services de secours étaient sur le pied de guerre, était balayé hier par les vents de la tempête tropicale Isaac qui ...
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 06:28:00 +020024heures (fr)
Live! PM to address unforgiving Oppn in Parliament today
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 06:28:00 +0200rediff (en)
Even as government sources indicated that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh may take on an adamant opposition in Parliament and clarify his government's stand on the coal block allocations, the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam has chosen to stay away from the action.
Etats-Unis: le sud de la Floride balayée par la tempête Isaac
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 06:27:00 +0200lunion (fr)
Le sud de la Floride, dont les services de secours étaient sur le pied de guerre, était balayé dimanche par les vents de la tempête tropicale Isaac qui menace toujours de se transformer en ouragan et devrait traverser lundi le golfe du Mexique. La tempête "balaye" l'archipel des Keys et le sud de la....
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 06:26:00 +0200tv5 (fr)
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 06:23:00 +0200lejdd (fr)
Trois Etats américains bordant le golfe du Mexique, au sud-est des Etats-Unis, ont été placés en état d'urgence dimanche à l'approche de la...
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 06:21:00 +0200lamontagne (fr)
Isaac forces Republicans to rework convention script
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 06:21:00 +0200thedailyherald (en)
TAMPA--Tropical Storm Isaac forced Republicans on Sunday to rewrite the script for their national convention in Tampa as party officials scrambled to make sure candidate Mitt Romney's message to voters would not be blown off course. Isaac was expected to spare Tampa a direct hit and strike, with....
Tropical Storm Isaac heads to Florida
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 06:19:00 +0200thedailystarBD (en)
People in southern Florida have been feeling the first effects of Tropical Storm Isaac as it heads towards the US.
Isaac threatens to steal Romney s big moment
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 06:17:00 +0200timesofoman (en)
Tropical Storm Isaac threatened Sunday to steal the media spotlight from Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney and overshadow the all-important convention that will crown him the nominee.
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 06:17:00 +0200news_com_au (en)
TROPICAL Storm Isaac has swirled toward Louisiana, prompting US Gulf Coast states to declare states of emergency.
Ron Paul Rallies His Supporters in Tampa
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 06:15:00 +0200IHT (en)
Denied a speaking slot at the Republican convention, Ron Paul told a gathering of 10,000 of his supporters that his “liberty movement” was alive and well.
Isaac tipped to strengthen to hurricane
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 06:05:00 +0200cnn (en)
With Tropical Storm Isaac heading into the Gulf of Mexico, the threat to Florida lessened Sunday, while residents along the northern Gulf Coast watched nervously as the storm moved west of its originally predicted path.
Natural Gas Rises From Two-Month Low as Storm Isaac Shuts Output
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 06:05:00 +0200bloomberg (en)
Natural gas rose from the lowest level in two months in New York as Tropical Storm Isaac shut production in the Gulf of Mexico. Futures advanced as much as 2.4 percent after Isaac moved into the southeast Gulf and was forecast to strengthen into a hurricane. Offshore operators evacuated platforms and rigs in the storm’s path, shutting in about 8.
Tropical storm delays Republican convention, Romney's nomination
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 06:01:00 +0200radioaustralia (en)
In the United States , the Republican convention that will officially nominate Mitt Romney as the presidential candidate was supposed to start tomorrow in Tampa, Florida but has been delayed by the threat of a hurricane.
Gaffes knock Romney camp as storm delays convention
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 05:59:00 +0200independent-ie (en)
Top US Republicans insisted yesterday that their party convention in Tampa would still be the success they desperately need to give White House challenger Mitt Romney a big lift in the polls .
Isaac threatens U.S. Gulf Coast
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 05:54:00 +0200CBC (en)
Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant has declared a state of emergency as officials prepare for a hit from what's now Tropical Storm Isaac .
tempête isaac: menace d’ouragan
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 05:54:00 +0200dna-france (fr)
Quatre personnes sont mortes samedi à Haïti lors du passage de la tempête Isaac qui menaçait hier soir de se transformer en ouragan sur la Floride. ...
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 05:48:00 +0200nst (en)
TAMPA, Florida: Tropical Storm Isaac swirled toward Louisiana on Sunday, prompting US Gulf Coast states to declare states of emergency almost seven years after Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans.
TAMPA, Florida: Tropical Storm Isaac threatened Sunday to steal the media spotlight from Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney and overshadow the all-important convention that will crown him the nominee.
Grounded: Airlines cancel 654 flights as Tropical Storm Isaac pelts Florida, heads across Gulf
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 05:48:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
WASHINGTON - Airlines cancelled hundreds of flights as Tropical Storm Isaac lashed southeastern Florida Sunday, with service not expected to resume fully until late Monday.
Tropical Storm Isaac grounds hundreds of flights
Airlines cancelled hundreds of flights as Tropical Storm Isaac lashed southeastern Florida Sunday, with service not expected to resume fully until late Monday.
Republicans Descend on Tampa, Florida
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 05:43:00 +0200voanews (en)
The thousands of Republican Party members descending on the city of Tampa are joined by an unwanted visitor - a tropical storm that threatens to reach hurricane strength. This week, Republicans will nominate a former state governor, Mitt Romney, as their candidate for U.S. president at the Republican National Convention.
GOP packs events into three days
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 05:35:00 +0200washtimes (en)
TAMPA, Fla Republicans scrambled Sunday to rearrange their storm-shortened nominating convention, culling some lesser speakers as they tried to pack four days of events into three days of space. Over the weekend, the GOP decided to scrap Monday's events in light of Tropical Storm Isaac , which was winding its .
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 05:35:00 +0200thedailyherald (en)
KEY WEST, Florida--Tropical Storm Isaac lashed south Florida with winds and heavy rain on Sunday after battering the Caribbean, threatening to interrupt most U.S. offshore oil production in the Gulf of Mexico and disrupting plans for the Republican National Convention in Tampa.
US Gulf Coast braced for tropical storm Isaac
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 05:34:00 +0200aljazeera-en (en)
Three more states declare states of emergency as Republicans scramble to rearrange convention schedule in Florida.
UPDATE 6-Isaac heads for U.S. Gulf Coast after drenching sou
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 05:33:00 +0200antiguanews (en)
* Landfall likely on anniversary of Hurricane Katrina * Hurricane warning issued for U.S. Gulf Coast, including New Orleans * Majority of gulf energy production will see temporary shut-downs By Michael Haskins KEY WEST, Fla., Aug 26 (Reuters) - Tropical Storm Isaac lashed south Florida with winds....
US Government Energy Producers in US Gulf Prepare For Storm Shut Production
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 05:31:00 +0200irishsun (en)
U.S. regulators said Sunday that energy producers have shut nearly a quarter of the U.S. Gulf of Mexico's oil production as Tropical Storm Isaac seemed to shift its trajectory westward, heading ...
Stronger hurricane Isaac threatens U.S. Gulf Coast
A man stands on a post with a stop sign as waves pass the seawall during the passage of Tropical Storm Isaac in Baracoa, Cuba. (Ramon Espinosa/AP ...
Tempête Isaac : la Floride sur le pied de guerre
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 05:30:00 +0200LeBien (fr)
Les services de secours de la Floride étaient sur le pied de guerre ce dimanche alors que la tempête Isaac balayait déjà le sud de l’Etat, qui doit ...
Tropical Storm Isaac turns northwest
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 05:28:00 +0200CBSnews (en)
Mississippi and Louisiana declare states of emergency; Hurricane warning for large swath of northern Gulf Coast Storm could strike on Katrina's 7th anniversary
About 24% Of Gulf Of Mexico's Oil Output Cut By Tropical Storm Isaac
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 05:22:00 +0200ibtimes-in (en)
With the approach of Tropical Storm Isaac in the Gulf of Mexico, about 24.2 percent of the gulf's daily oil production and about 8.2 percent of its daily natural-gas production has been shut-in, according to estimates of the U.S. Interior Department's Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement.
tempête isaac: menace d'ouragan
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 05:21:00 +0200alvinet (fr)
Quatre personnes sont mortes samedi à Haïti lors du passage de la tempête Isaac qui menaçait hier soir de se transformer en ouragan sur la Floride. ... Source : Dernières Nouvelles d'Alsace - Articles similaires
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 05:21:00 +0200AP (en)
KEY WEST, Fla. (AP) — Tropical Storm Isaac barely stirred Florida Keys residents from their fabled nonchalance Sunday, while the Gulf Coast braced for the possibility that the sprawling storm will strengthen into a dangerous hurricane by the time it makes landfall there.
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 05:20:00 +0200ibtimes-uk (en)
US issued hurricane warning for Gulf coast as Issac approaches
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 05:16:00 +0200xinhuanet_en (en)
BEIJING, Aug. 27 (Xinhuanet) --The U.S. National Hurricane Center has issued a hurricane warning for the northern Gulf of Mexico coast, from Louisiana to the Florida Panhandle. Isaac is still a tropical storm with 100 kilometer winds moving past the Florida Keys and heading into the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico.
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 05:14:00 +0200ibtimes-au (en)
Tempête Isaac : Louisiane, Alabama et Mississippi en état d'urgence après la Floride
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 05:13:00 +0200lorientlejour (fr)
Trois Etats américains bordant le golfe du Mexique (sud-est des Etats-Unis) ont été placés en état d'urgence dimanche à l'approche de la tempête tropicale Isaac , a-t-on appris de source officielle. Les gouverneurs de Louisiane, du Mississippi et de l'Alabama ont pris cette décision, déjà prise la....
Miss. Gov. Phil Bryant declares emergency as Isaac aims for state on Katrina's 7th anniversary
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 05:07:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
PEARL, Miss. - Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant has declared a state of emergency as officials prepare for a hit from what's now Tropical Storm Isaac .
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 05:04:00 +0200bloomberg (en)
Haïti malmené, la Floride menacée
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 05:01:00 +0200lepays-fr (fr)
Le sud de la Floride, dont les services de secours sont sur le pied de guerre, était balayé hier par les vents de la tempête tropicale Isaac , qui menaçait toujours de se transformer en ouragan.
Obama offers support as Isaac nears Florida
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 04:48:00 +0200chinadaily (en)
Obama called Florida Governor to offer support as Tropical Storm Isaac has been approaching the state.
Tempête Isaac: Louisiane, Alabama et Mississippi en état d'urgence après la Floride
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 04:46:00 +0200france-amerique (fr)
Emergency Ops: Worst of the storm has yet to come
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 04:45:00 +0200dominicantoday (en)
Santo Domingo.- the Emergency Operations Center (COE) Friday said the entire country continues under alert, with 22 of the 31 provinces still under a Tropical Storm warning , while T.S. Isaac was located 265 kilometers south the country.
Isaac 'could steal Republican thunder'
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 04:45:00 +0200sbs (en)
Three US Gulf Coast states have declared states of emergency as Tropical Storm Isaac barrels towards land, threatening to slam into Louisiana as a hurricane.
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 04:41:00 +0200AP (en)
Tropical storm Isaac delays US Republican convention
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 04:37:00 +0200nation (en)
TAMPA, Florida - A strengthening Tropical Storm Isaac barreled toward Florida and was predicted to become a hurricane on Sunday, forcing a one-day delay to the main events of the Republican convention, after leaving four people dead in Haiti. With winds reaching 65 miles (100 kilometers) per hour,....
Tropical Storm Isaac on familiar course in Gulf region
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 04:29:00 +0200irishsun (en)
But, overall, people across this city said Sunday they feel better prepared, better protected and in overall better spirits about the tropical storm barreling their way than they did seven years ago ...
TAMPA, Florida: Tropical Storm Isaac swirled toward Louisiana on Sunday, prompting US Gulf Coast states to issue states of emergency seven years after Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans.The ...
Republicans change convention scripts for Storm Isaac
Tropical Storm Isaac takes aim at Haiti Tropical Storm Isaac forced Republicans today to rewrite the script for their national convention in Tampa as party officials scrambled to make sure candidate ...
GOPs Big Squeeze Convention Schedule Trimmed to 3 Days
TAMPA, Fla. Republican officials are getting a lesson in how to squeeze a national convention into just three days. In a conference call with reporters today, Romney campaign strategist Russ ...
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 04:25:00 +0200cyberpresse (fr)
Storm lashes Florida, delaying Republican convention
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 04:20:00 +0200thenews-pk (en)
TAMPA, Florida: Tropical Storm Isaac lashed southern Florida Sunday and was expected to become a hurricane after forcing a one-day delay to the main e
TAMPA: Tropical Storm Isaac lashed southern Florida Sunday and was expected to become a hurricane, forcing a one-day delay of the US Republican conven
Isaac Rewrites Script for Republican Convention
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 04:14:00 +0200IHT (en)
With the Tropical Storm Isaac now forecast to roar past Tampa on Monday and Tuesday, officials scrambled to make contingency plans.
Isaac to Turn into Hurricane, Threatens New Orleans
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 04:13:00 +0200scientificamerican (en)
Communities from New Orleans to Pensacola are being put on high alert for a direct landfall from future Category 2 Hurricane Isaac around Tuesday night. [More]
53,000 in Louisiana Told to Leave Ahead of Isaac
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 04:13:00 +0200ABCnews (en)
More than 50,000 residents of a southeast Louisiana parish have been told to evacuate ahead of Tropical Storm Isaac , while the governor says he is likely to skip the Republican National Convention. St. Charles Parish officials told the parish's 53,000 residents to leave ahead of the storm. Earlier in the day, Gov.
Republican convention starts Tuesday despite storm: chairman
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 04:05:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republicans, who have postponed the start of their national convention in Tampa, Florida, by one day because of the threat from Tropical Storm Isaac , will not delay it further and will start the proceedings on Tuesday, the party's chairman said on Sunday.
GOP Convention Lineup Will Stay Mostly the Same, Tuesday-Thursday
The more things change, the more they stay the same. Republican officials unveiled their revised schedule on Sunday evening, revealing an unchanged prime-time lineup for Tuesday through Thursday night and the seemingly seamless addition of Monday’s speakers to the rest of the schedule.
Big Cash Windfall Unlikely for Tampa, Charlotte
Cities that host political conventions can rake in as much as a quarter-billion dollars or as little as nothing. It depends on who’s doing the math—and what’s in the forecast.
Tight Security in Tampa
After a year of trying to anticipate every potential hiccup and possible nightmare scenario, the moment of reckoning is upon those tasked with pulling off a safe and secure Republican National Convention—as a possible hurricane draws near.
Storm threatens to steal Republican election spotlight
Tropical Storm Isaac threatened to steal the spotlight from the Republican presidential convention as officials announced a squeezed, three-day schedule but insisted the show would go on.
53,000 in Louisiana told to leave ahead of Isaac
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 04:04:00 +0200newschannel5 (en)
More than 50,000 residents of a southeast Louisiana parish have been told to evacuate ahead of Tropical Storm Isaac , while the governor says he is likely to skip the Republican National Convention.
Isaac heads for U.S. Gulf Coast after drenching south Florida
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 04:02:00 +0200ruvr-en (en)
Tropical Storm Isaac lashed south Florida with winds and heavy rain on Sunday after battering the Caribbean, threatening to interrupt most U.S. offshore oil production in the Gulf of Mexico and disrupting plans for the Republican National Convention in Tampa.
Isaac threatens to steal Republic thunder
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 04:01:00 +0200news_com_au (en)
TROPICAL Storm Isaac is threatening to steal the spotlight from the Republican presidential convention as officials announced a reduced schedule.
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 03:59:00 +0200irishsun (en)
Tropical Storm Isaac has gained fresh muscle as it nears the Florida Keys, threatening to be at or near hurricane strength approaching the island ...
Focus turns to Florida after Isaac leaves 2 dead in Haiti
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 03:57:00 +0200cnn (en)
After dumping intense rain and bringing strong winds to Haiti and Cuba on Saturday, Tropical Storm Isaac picked up steam -- and promised to pick up strength -- as it spun toward Florida.
Isaac on Katrina's path and timing
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 03:55:00 +0200usaToday (en)
Isaac is on track to land as a hurricane at the same time and in the same place as Katrina did seven years ago, but with less punch.
Romney faces balancing act with convention, storm
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 03:54:00 +0200AP (en)
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — With Tropical Storm Isaac bearing down on the Gulf Coast, Republicans left open the possibility of bigger changes to Mitt Romney's already-shortened convention, mindful of political awkwardness in celebrating while severe weather threatens New Orleans on the anniversary of Hurricane Katrina.
La tempête passe, Romney déroule son plan de communication
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 03:52:00 +0200LeMonde (fr)
Au cours du week-end, Mitt Romney a tenté de montrer qu'il était proche des préoccupations des Américaines.
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 03:50:00 +0200alvinet (fr)
IRIB-Trois Etats américains bordant le golfe du Mexique (sud-est des Etats-Unis) ont été placés en état d'urgence dimanche soir à l'approche de la tempête... Source : IRIB - Radio Francophone - Articles similaires
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 03:48:00 +0200channelnewsasia (en)
TAMPA, Florida: Three US Gulf Coast states declared states of emergency on Sunday as Tropical Storm Isaac barreled toward land, threatening to slam into Louisiana as a damaging hurricane.
TAMPA, Florida: Tropical Storm Isaac swirled toward Louisiana on Sunday, prompting US Gulf Coast states to issue states of emergency seven years after Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans.
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 03:46:00 +0200AP (en)
Emergency declared in 3 states over Isaac
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 03:41:00 +0200cnn (en)
Heavy rain and strong wind from Tropical Storm Isaac pounded parts of south Florida on Sunday as the governors of Alabama, Louisiana and Mississippi declared states of emergency.
UPDATE 5-Isaac heads for U.S. Gulf Coast after drenching sou
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 03:32:00 +0200antiguanews (en)
Ten dead as Isaac lashes Hispaniola, hurricane-strength forecast for US (PHOTOS, VIDEO)
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 03:30:00 +0200rt-en (en)
With driving winds of up to 112 km per hour and heavy rain, Tropical Storm Isaac has passed over Haiti killing 8, taking two more lives in the Dominican Republic. Storm Isaac is expected to strengthen to hurricane force... Read Full Article at RT.com
Energy Producers in U.S. Gulf Prepare for Storm
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 03:28:00 +0200irishsun (en)
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 03:25:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
Tropical Storm Isaac swirled toward Louisiana, prompting US Gulf Coast states to issue states of emergency seven years after Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans.
Romney accuses Obama of engaging in 'low' politics
His Republican National Convention curtailed by a threatened hurricane, Mitt Romney conceded Sunday that fresh controversy over rape and abortion is harming his party and he accused Democrats of trying to exploit it for political gain.
Isaac lashes Florida Keys: Is New Orleans next?
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 03:22:00 +0200csmonitor (en)
Isaac threatens to become a Category 2 hurricane by mid week. Louisiana governor declares a state of emergency.
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 03:22:00 +0200rt (en)
With wind gusts of up to 112 km per hour and heavy rains, Tropical Storm Isaac has passed over the island of Hispaniola killing eight in Haiti and two in Dominican Republic. Isaac expected to strengthen to hurricane... Read Full Article at RT.com
Donald Trump: We May Not Have A Country Left If Obama Wins
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 03:19:00 +0200finanznachrichten-en (en)
WASHINGTON (dpa-AFX) - Donald Trump is bigger than any hurricane and is the U.S. Statesman of the Year, according to the Sarasota Republican Party.With the first gusts of Hurricane Isaac ...
Hand grenade explosion in Gilgit
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 03:19:00 +0200geo-tv (en)
GILGTI: Unidentified miscreants hurled a hand grenade at a house followed by aerial firing in Majhni area of Gilgi
State of emergency as Isaac builds
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 03:16:00 +0200news_com_au (en)
A STATE of emergency has been declared in four US states with fears Tropical Storm Isaac could strengthen into a dangerous hurricane.
State of Emergency Declared in US on Isaac Landfall
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 03:13:00 +0200kbs-en (en)
[International] : With Tropical Storm Isaac approaching the U.S. Gulf Coast, Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal has declared a state of emergency. [more...]
Tropical Storm Isaac Heads to Gulf Coast
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 03:13:00 +0200IHT (en)
Tropical Storm Isaac was expected to gather strength, potentially making landfall as a hurricane somewhere along the Gulf Coast, late on Tuesday or early Wednesday.
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 03:13:00 +0200AP (en)
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — His Republican National Convention curtailed by a threatened hurricane, Mitt Romney conceded Sunday that fresh controversy over rape and abortion is harming his party and he accused Democrats of trying to exploit it for political gain.
Storm hits Florida, delays U.S. Republican convention
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 03:11:00 +0200guardiannewsngr (en)
TROPICAL Storm Isaac lashed southern Florida, United States (U.S.) yesterday and was expected to become a hurricane after forcing a one-day delay to the main events of the Republican Party’s Convention. Tens of thousands of Republicans will be in Tampa for speeches, parties and the formal nomination....
595 flights cancelled as Storm Isaac batters Florida Keys
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 03:06:00 +0200irishexaminer (en)
595 flights have been cancelled in and out of Miami airport as tropical Storm Isaac batters Florida Keys.
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 03:05:00 +0200radioaustralianews (en)
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 02:59:00 +0200breakingnews-ie (en)
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 02:57:00 +0200irishsun (en)
Tropical Storm Isaac is already hitting the Florida Keys with rain and wind, and it could become an even stronger hurricane as it makes its way toward the northern Gulf ...
Tropical Storm Isaac doesn’t dampen enthusiasm of delegates at Republican Convention
Tropical Storm Isaac considered a minor inconvenience in Florida Keys; Gulf Coast prepares for possible hurricane Wind whipped through downtown Tampa Sunday afternoon, bending palm trees on streets ...
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 02:56:00 +0200focus-news-en (en)
Tampa. Three US Gulf Coast states declared states of emergency on Sunday as Tropical Storm Isaac barreled toward land, threatening to slam into Louisiana as a damaging hurricane, AFP informs. The governors of Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama issued their declarations as Florida, which declared a....
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 02:56:00 +0200thestar-my (en)
KEY WEST, Florida (Reuters) - Tropical Storm Isaac lashed south Florida with winds and heavy rain on Sunday after battering the Caribbean, threatening to interrupt most U.S. offshore oil production in the Gulf of Mexico and disrupting plans for the Republican National Convention in Tampa.
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 02:52:00 +0200usaToday (en)
Many New Orleans residents said Sunday they feel better prepared and protected for impending storms.
GOP juggles speakers for Isaac-shortened convention
Losing one day to the storm means fewer prime-time slots to feature convention headline speakers.
Hurricane warnings out for US gulf coast, including New Orleans, as Isaac hits Florida Keys
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 02:49:00 +0200globalpost (en)
Tropical Storm Isaac is headed toward the Florida Keys Saturday, but is gathering strength for a potential landfall in the northern Gulf Coast later this week. (The Weather Channel/Courtesy) Tropical storm Isaac hit the Florida Keys today, grounding hundreds of flights as the Gulf Coast braces for....
Tropical Storm Isaac Eyes Gulf Coast
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 02:48:00 +0200wsj-en (en)
Tropical Storm Isaac drenched the Florida Keys and was expected to gather strength before reaching the northern Gulf Coast early this week.
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 02:37:00 +0200reuters-af (en)
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 02:37:00 +0200icWales (en)
Haiti: Isaac death toll reaches seven
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 02:35:00 +0200thedailyherald (en)
PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti--The death toll in Haiti following the passage of Tropical Storm Issac has risen to seven. Isaac dumped torrential rains on Haiti and flattened tent camps housing survivors of a devastating earthquake, then began an assault on eastern Cuba on Saturday.
Storm Isaac bearing down on U.S. refining hub
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 02:35:00 +0200alertnet-rss (en)
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 23:12 GMT Source: reuters // Reuters * Louisiana governor says Chevron shutting Mississippi refinery * Analysts say oil, products markets expected to jump * US Gulf oil and gas producers shut, evacuate platforms By Kristen Hays HOUSTON, Aug 26 (Reuters) - The first hurricane of the 2012 season looks set to disrupt U.
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 23:33 GMT Source: reuters // Reuters * Storm bears down on Florida Gulf Coast to New Orleans * GOP's celebration may be upstaged by winds, rain * Pressure to tone down remaining festivities * Romney needs a big moment for bounce in polls By Steve Holland and Matt Spetalnick TAMPA,....
Could Isaac overshadow U.S. Republicans' convention?
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 21:33 GMT Source: reuters // Reuters * Storm bears down on Florida Gulf Coast to New Orleans * GOP's celebration may be upstaged by winds, rain * Pressure to tone down remaining festivities * Romney needs a big moment for bounce in polls By Steve Holland TAMPA, Aug 26 (Reuters) -....
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 02:34:00 +0200geo-tv (en)
TAMPA: Tropical Storm Isaac lashed southern Florida Sunday and was expected to become a hurricane, forcing a one-d
Oil Climbs First Time in Three Days as Storm Shuts Gulf Output
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 02:32:00 +0200bloomberg (en)
Oil rose for the first time in three days as Tropical Storm Isaac shut almost a quarter of crude output in the Gulf of Mexico . Venezuela halted some production at its biggest refinery after a fire killed at least 39 people. Futures climbed as much as 1 percent in New York after gaining for a fourth week.
US Gulf states declare Isaac emergency
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 02:30:00 +0200news_com_au (en)
THREE US Gulf Coast states have declared states of emergency as Tropical Storm Isaac barrels towards land, threatening to slam into Louisiana as a hurricane.
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 02:23:00 +0200reuters (en)
TAMPA (Reuters) - Tropical Storm Isaac forced Republicans on Sunday to rewrite the script for their national convention in Tampa as party officials scrambled to make sure candidate Mitt Romney's message to voters would not be blown off course.
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 02:23:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
Three US Gulf Coast states declared states of emergency as Tropical Storm Isaac barreled toward land, threatening to slam into Louisiana as a damaging hurricane.
TAMPA (Reuters) - Tropical Storm Isaac forced Republicans on Sunday to rewrite the script for their national convention in Tampa as party officials scrambled to make sure candidate Mitt Romney's message to voters would not be blown off course. Isaac was expected to spare Tampa a direct hit and....
Tuesday's brunch with former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and House Speaker John Boehner has been moved indoors. Schedules were rearranged to fill an open Monday evening. Sandbags were in place outside the hotel housing the 800-strong California delegation.
Tropical Storm Isaac Hits Florida, Could Land In New Orleans After Becoming A Hurricane
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 02:21:00 +0200ibtimes-in (en)
Tropical Storm Isaac began ravishing Florida on Sunday as the storm's path moved up from Cuba and into the Florida Keys. The tropical storm is expected to become a hurricane soon as it travels into the Gulf Coast, near New Orleans, Louisiana.
Tropical Storm Isaac Could Upend Convention Meant To Unveil The Full Romney
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 02:17:00 +0200ibtimes-uk (en)
Mitt Romney's official coronation as the Republican Party's presidential nominee will be delayed by Mother Nature, and it could be an obstacle for the big-picture goal of the Republican National Convention.
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 02:16:00 +0200jrep (en)
TAMPA - Tropical Storm Isaac forced Republicans on Sunday to rewrite the script for their national convention in Tampa as party officials scrambled to make sure candidate Mitt Romney's message to voters would not be blown off course. Isaac was expected to spare Tampa a direct hit and strike, with....
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 02:14:00 +0200afp-english (en)
Three US Gulf Coast states declared states of emergency on Sunday as Tropical Storm Isaac barreled toward land, threatening to slam into Louisiana as a hurricane. The governors of Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama issued their declarations as Florida, which declared a state of emergency a day....
Tropical Storm Isaac Gains Strength Moving Toward Keys
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 02:13:00 +0200IHT (en)
Tempête Isaac: après la Floride, état d'urgence dans trois États
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 02:09:00 +0200cyberpresse (fr)
Trois États américains bordant le golfe du Mexique ont été placés en état d'urgence dimanche à...
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 02:09:00 +0200ibtimes-au (en)
Isaac lashes Florida Keys
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 02:09:00 +0200sbs (en)
The Florida Keys are being lashed by rain and strong winds from Tropical Storm Isaac , which could strengthen into a dangerous hurricane.
Gaffes blow Republicans off course as storm delays convention
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 02:06:00 +0200independent (en)
Top Republicans were scrambling yesterday to insist that their party convention in Tampa would still be the success they desperately need to give White House challenger Mitt Romney a big lift in the polls, notwithstanding an approaching hurricane and a distracting trail over recent days of political gaffes, mishaps and unforced errors.
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 02:05:00 +0200smh (en)
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 02:02:00 +0200jpost (en)
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 01:56:00 +0200AP (en)
Isaac se dirige vers le littoral américain
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 01:55:00 +0200arcinfo (fr)
Une tempête tropicale a balayé Cuba, Haïti et la République dominicaine. La tempête tropicale Isaac a balayé Cuba samedi après avoir fait six morts à Haïti et trois disparus en République dominicaine. Elle devrait ensuite se transformer en ouragan et se diriger vers les Etats-Unis, où le Parti....
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 01:55:00 +0200ibtimes (en)
Forecasters issue hurricane warning for northern Gulf of Mexico coast
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 01:51:00 +0200trust (en)
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 21:27 GMT Source: reuters // Reuters MIAMI, Aug 26 (Reuters) - The U.S. National Hurricane Center issued a hurricane warning for the northern Gulf of Mexico coast from Louisiana to the Florida Panhandle on Sunday. Isaac is still a tropical storm with 60 mph (100 km) winds moving....
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 01:48:00 +0200nationnews (en)
Isaac lashed south Florida with strong winds and heavy rain on Sunday after battering the Caribbean, and officials said the tropical storm could strengthen into a hurricane by midweek as it heads toward New Orleans and the Gulf Coast.
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 01:48:00 +0200newschannel5 (en)
You can't see them. You can barely hear them over the din of the wind and rain swirling in the skies above from Tropical Storm Isaac . Protesters are here but it's highly unlikely they'll come close to crossing...
Tropical storm threatens south eastern US
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 01:46:00 +0200deutschewelle-en (en)
The US state of Florida is braced for the imminent arrival of both tropical storm Isaac and the start of the Republican National Convention.
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 01:46:00 +0200AP (en)
WASHINGTON (AP) — Airlines cancelled hundreds of flights as Tropical Storm Isaac lashed southeastern Florida Sunday, with service not expected to resume fully until late Monday. The airports in Miami and Fort Lauderdale were hit the hardest, cancelling 589 flights — the vast majority of the 742 U.
Storm Isaac disrupts US presidential election campaign
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 01:45:00 +0200dailytimesPK (en)
* bearing down on Florida * delays romney’s national convention TAMPA: Tropical Storm Isaac nudged the US presidential election campaign off course, forcing Republicans to delay the start of Mitt Romney’s national convention in Florida and Vice President Joe Biden to cancel a campaign trip to the state.
GOP convention moving forward with three-day schedule
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 01:43:00 +0200latimes (en)
TAMPA, Fla. Despite revised storm predictions that foresee Isaac making landfall as a hurricane near New Orleans on Tuesday or Wednesday, Republican convention organizers say they are going ahead with a three-day schedule for the gathering that leaves the marquee lineup intact each night.
Republican Convention's Big Squeeze: Planners Trim Schedule to Three Days
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 01:41:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
TAMPA, Fla. — Republican officials are getting a lesson in how to squeeze a national convention into just three days. In a conference call with reporters today, Romney campaign strategist Russ Schriefer said that Tropical Storm Isaac — soon to be Hurricane Isaac — had...
You can't see them. You can barely hear them over the din of the wind and rain swirling in the skies above from Tropical Storm Isaac . Protesters are here but it's highly unlikely they'll come close to crossing paths with Republicans for the presidential nominating convention.
HOUSTON (Reuters) - The first hurricane of the 2012 season looks set to disrupt U.S. offshore oil and gas supplies and analysts say it could wreak havoc on low-lying refineries and other key energy infrastructure along the Gulf Coast. Tropical Storm Isaac is forecast to strengthen to a powerful....
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 01:39:00 +0200ABCnews (en)
Video: Isaac could reach Gulf Coast as category 2 hurricane
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 01:37:00 +0200CBSnews (en)
Tropical Storm Isaac is moving into the Gulf of Mexico in the direction of Louisiana, and as meteorologist David Bernard explains, the storm could become a category 2 hurricane or stronger as it makes landfall.
Republican Convention to Reschedule Most Monday Speakers
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 01:32:00 +0200bloomberg (en)
The U.S. schedule in Tampa, Florida , will be condensed into a three-day program by lengthening the sessions and eliminating some portions, as a tropical storm bears down on the region. The prime-time speakers this week, including former Secretary of State and Representative ’s chosen running mate, both appearing on Aug.
Florida, GOP brace for deadly Isaac
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 01:32:00 +0200upi (en)
MIAMI, Aug. 26 (UPI) -- Republicans gathering for their convention in Tampa, Fla., kept an eye on Isaac Sunday as the dangerous tropical storm moved closer to the state.
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 01:31:00 +0200AP (en)
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — You can't see them. You can barely hear them over the din of the wind and rain swirling in the skies above from Tropical Storm Isaac . Protesters are here but it's highly unlikely they'll come close to crossing paths with Republicans for the presidential nominating convention.
Major Storm Impacts U.S. Political Convention
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 01:18:00 +0200chosun (en)
In U.S. politics, Republican Party officials are predicting a successful presidential nominating convention in Tampa, Florida, despite the approach of a powerful storm that forced the cancellation of Monday's planned activities. The four-day convention to nominate former governor Mitt Romney to f...
Tropical Storm Isaac Sets Sights on U.S. Gulf Coast
Tropical Storm Isaac is slowing gaining strength as it passes just south of the southern tip of the U.S. state of Florida, headed for the vulnerable U.S. Gulf Coast. Isaac spent part of Sunday afternoon lashing the Florida Keys -- just off the U.S. mainland -- with heavy rains and sustain...
Romneys practice speeches at school auditorium
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 01:11:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney and his wife, Ann, spent Sunday evening at a local high school auditorium rehearsing their speeches to the Republican National Convention.
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 01:09:00 +0200AP (en)
WOLFEBORO, N.H. (AP) — Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney and his wife, Ann, spent Sunday evening at a local high school auditorium rehearsing their speeches to the Republican National Convention. The Romney campaign said the presumptive nominee expected to continue preparing for his nomination acceptance speech on Monday.
Tropical Storm Isaac is already hitting the Florida Keys with rain and wind, and it may become an even stronger hurricane as it makes its way toward the northern Gulf Coast. Isaac is expected to make landfall somewhere along the Gulf Coast by Tuesday or Wednesday — the seventh anniversary of Hurricane Katrina.
Miss. Declares Emergency as Isaac Aims for State
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 01:08:00 +0200ABCnews (en)
Miss. Gov. Phil Bryant declares emergency as hurricane warnings posted in advance of Isaac
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 01:07:00 +0200rewmi (fr)
Isaac lashes Florida
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 01:07:00 +0200gulf-times (en)
Tropical Storm Isaac lashed south Florida with winds and heavy rain yesterday after battering the Caribbean, disrupting plans for the Republican National Convention in Tampa and threatening to interrupt about half of US offshore oil output. Isaac is expected to strengthen to a Category 2 hurricane....
Republican convention delayed by storm threat
Reuters/Tampa Tropical Storm Isaac menaced the US presidential election campaign yesterday, forcing Republicans to make changes to their national convention in Tampa, Florida, where party officials scrambled to make sure candidate Mitt Romney’s message to voters does not get blown off course.
Tropical Storm Isaac: Florida Braces for Lashing
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 01:02:00 +0200thisdayonline (en)
Storm clouds build offshore Florida People in southern Florida have been making final preparations for Tropical Storm Isaac , as it barrels to the US. Hundreds of flights and sailings have been cancelled, high winds have already caused power cuts and oil rigs are facing possible closures, reports the BBC.
Republicans Are Ready (If Isaac Allows); And We're On The Scene In Tampa
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 01:00:00 +0200npr (en)
From start to finish, NPR and NPR.org will be covering the news at the 2012 Republican National Convention in Tampa. The weather has forced some changes to the schedule. Here's our coverage plan.
Isaac lashes Florida Keys with rain; New Orleans preps
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 01:00:00 +0200msnbc (en)
Storm Isaac batters south Florida
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 00:54:00 +0200irishsun (en)
Tropical Storm Ernesto weakens, kills three Tropical Storm Isaac lashed south Florida with winds and heavy rain today after battering the Caribbean, disrupting plans for the Republican National ...
Jindal may skip GOP convention because of Isaac
NEW ORLEANS -- Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal says he's considering skipping his speaking engagement at Republican National Convention because of Tropical Storm Isaac .Jindal said at a news ...
Isaac storm surge could put $36 billion worth of homes at risk
(Reuters) - The latest track of Tropical Storm Isaac puts more than $36 billion in Gulf Coast residential property at risk of flooding from storm surges, with southeastern Louisiana at greatest peril ...
Florida in line for hurricane force winds
The effects of Tropical Storm Isaac are being felt in Florida. The storm has started to pummel the Florida Keys with winds that are expected to reach hurricane force. Many US states are on high ...
Miss. declares emergency as Isaac aims for state
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 00:47:00 +0200newschannel5 (en)
Forecasters issue hurricane warning for Gulf of Mexico
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 00:46:00 +0200jrep (en)
MIAMI - The US National Hurricane Center issued a hurricane warning for the northern Gulf of Mexico coast from Louisiana to the Florida Panhandle on Sunday. Isaac is still a tropical storm with 60 mph (100 km) winds moving past the Florida Keys and headed into the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico, the NHC said in its 5 p.
Republicans shuffle schedule as Isaac threatens
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 00:39:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
Republicans will formally bestow their presidential nomination on Mitt Romney on Tuesday night, one day later than planned, officials announced Sunday as they revised the schedule for a national convention curtailed by the threat of Tropical Storm Isaac .
Isaac Hits Keys; Hurricane Warning for Gulf Coast
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 00:38:00 +0200ABCnews (en)
As Tropical Storm Isaac grazed the Florida Keys today with less force than was feared, hurricane warnings were issued for the Gulf Coast from New Orleans to the Florida panhandle.
Storm casts shadow over convention
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 00:33:00 +0200scmp (en)
As Republicans bowed to Tropical Storm Isaac , cancelling most of their convention opening night in deference, there was some hurricane history they might have recalled.
Florida, GOP brace for Isaac
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 00:32:00 +0200upi (en)
MIAMI, Aug. 26 (UPI) -- Republicans gathering for their convention in Tampa, Fla., kept an eye Sunday on Tropical Storm Isaac as it moved closer to the state.
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 00:30:00 +0200jpost (en)
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 00:30:00 +0200abc-au (en)
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 00:29:00 +0200AP (en)
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Republicans will formally bestow their presidential nomination on Mitt Romney on Tuesday night, one day later than planned, officials announced Sunday as they revised the schedule for a national convention curtailed by the threat of Tropical Storm Isaac .
Isaac's threat shifts to northern Gulf Coast
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 00:23:00 +0200cnn (en)
Isaac prompts hurricane warnings from La. to Fla.
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 00:22:00 +0200irishsun (en)
MIAMI (AP) -- Hurricane warnings have been issued for an area stretching from Louisiana to the Florida Panhandle as Isaac churns toward the Gulf ...
Will Isaac steal Romneys thunder
>Tune in to CNN's documentary "Romney Revealed: Family, Faith and the Road to Power," with Chief Political Analyst Gloria Borger, debuting Sunday night at 8 p.m. ET on CNN. Tampa, Florida (CNN) -- ...
Despite Isaacs soaking Keys residents laid back
KEY WEST, Fla. (AP) -- Tropical Storm Isaac barely stirred Florida Keys residents from their fabled nonchalance Sunday, while the Gulf Coast braced for the possibility that the sprawling storm will ...
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 00:17:00 +0200newschannel5 (en)
Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal says he's considering skipping his speaking engagement at Republican National Convention because of Tropical Storm Isaac .
Isaac gains strength, lashes Florida Keys
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 00:14:00 +0200news_com_au (en)
TROPICAL Storm Isaac has pelted the Florida Keys with rain and strong winds, and could strengthen into a dangerous hurricane in coming days.
Tropical Storm Isaac Veering West; US Gulf Coast Worried
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 00:11:00 +0200voanews (en)
Residents along the U.S. Gulf Coast are being warned that Tropical Storm Isaac could soon be headed their way, as a category two hurricane. Isaac spent part of Sunday afternoon lashing the Florida Keys - just off the U.S. mainland - with heavy rains and sustained winds of 95 kilometers per hour.
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 00:00:00 +0200antiguanews (en)
Isaac is expected to make landfall somewhere along the Gulf Coast by Tuesday or Wednesday the seventh anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. That storm caused disastrous flooding all along the coast. A hurricane hasn't hit the Gulf Coast since Ike in 2008. REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION Party officials....
'Isaac' wreaks Haitian havoc, heads for Florida
A hurricane warning is in place for New Orleans from Tropical Storm Isaac , as the city is set to mark the seventh anniversary of its destruction by Hurricane Katrina. The National Hurricane Center in the US has issued the warning for coastal areas of the states of Florida and Louisiana, including metropolitan New Orleans.
Louisiana Offshore Oil Port to suspend oil deliveries
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 23:57:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
HOUSTON (Reuters) - The Louisiana Offshore Oil Port (LOOP) expected to suspend oil tanker deliveries on Monday afternoon in anticipation of Tropical Storm Isaac 's landfall as a hurricane by midweek, a spokeswoman said. LOOP Spokeswoman Barb Hesterman said the port's operations were normal on Sunday,....
MIAMI (Reuters) - The U.S. National Hurricane Center issued a hurricane warning for the northern Gulf of Mexico coast from Louisiana to the Florida Panhandle on Sunday. Isaac is still a tropical storm with 60 mph winds moving past the Florida Keys and headed into the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico, the NHC said in its 5 p.
Could Isaac overshadow Republicans' convention?
TAMPA (Reuters) - Tropical Storm Isaac forced Republicans on Sunday to rewrite the script for their national convention in Tampa, as party officials scrambled to make sure candidate Mitt Romney's message to voters would not be blown off course. Isaac was expected to spare Tampa a direct hit and....
Isaac heads to Florida after Cuba
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 23:56:00 +0200hurriyetdailynews (en)
Tropical Storm Isaac moved off Cuba’s northern coast and expected to approach the Florida Keys later in the day.
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 23:52:00 +0200reuters (en)
MIAMI (Reuters) - The U.S. National Hurricane Center issued a hurricane warning for the northern Gulf of Mexico coast from Louisiana to the Florida Panhandle on Sunday.
TAMPA (Reuters) - Tropical Storm Isaac forced Republicans on Sunday to rewrite the script for their national convention in Tampa, as party officials scrambled to make sure candidate Mitt Romney's message to voters would not be blown off course.
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 23:52:00 +0200xinhuanet_en (en)
Tropical Storm forces GOP to cancel 1st-day convention
• The 2012 Republican National Convention will be held in Tampa from Monday to Thursday. Video>> Tropical storm Isaac lashes Haiti, 400,000 homeless WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 (Xinhua) -- U.S. Republicans on Saturday canceled prepared events for next Monday, the opening day of its party convention, as....
US Government Energy Producers In Gulf Prepare For Storm Shut Production
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 23:51:00 +0200irishsun (en)
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 23:49:00 +0200AP (en)
Oil companies scrambled out of the path of Tropical Storm Isaac , withdrawing offshore workers and cutting oil and gas production in the Gulf of Mexico. By mid-day Sunday, the U.S. government said that daily oil production in the Gulf was down 24 percent and natural gas production was off 8 percent.
La Floride sur le pied de guerre avant la tempête et la convention des républicains
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 23:40:00 +0200corsematin (fr)
Les services de secours de la Floride étaient sur le pied de guerre dimanche alors que la tempête Isaac balayait déjà le sud de l'Etat, qui accueille lundi 50.000 personnes pour la convention du Parti républicain, après avoir fait sept morts en Haïti. "Nous savons faire avec les ouragans et nous....
Tropical Storm Isaac starts lashing Keys
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 23:37:00 +0200CBSnews (en)
Storm gains muscle as it bears down on Florida; Forecasters say Isaac could grow to Category 2 hurricane; Death toll in Haiti now 7
Storm Isaac's Westward Shift May Target U.S. Offshore Oilpatch
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 23:35:00 +0200scientificamerican (en)
By Kristen Hays HOUSTON (Reuters) - Gulf of Mexico operators on Sunday braced for the first hurricane in 2012 to affect the U.S. [More]
Rigs, Platforms Evacuate Gulf Ahead of Isaac
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 23:35:00 +0200ABCnews (en)
More offshore rigs and platforms evacuated as Tropical Storm Isaac threatens Gulf Coast
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 23:34:00 +0200radioaustralianews (en)
Storm Isaac hits Florida, threatens US Gulf Coast
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 23:33:00 +0200alertnet-rss (en)
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 19:24 GMT Source: reuters // Reuters * Landfall likely on anniversary of hurricane Katrina * Republican convention in Tampa pushed back * Gulf energy production will see temporary shut-downs By Michael Haskins KEY WEST, Fla., Aug 26 (Reuters) - Tropical Storm Isaac lashed south....
Isaac storm surge could put $36 bln worth of homes at risk
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 19:17 GMT Source: reuters // Reuters * 269,000 homes at risk from surge flooding - CoreLogic * Low-lying New Orleans a prime target for flood waters * 2005's Katrina caused $21 bln in storm surge losses By Ben Berkowitz Aug 26 (Reuters) - The latest track of Tropical Storm Isaac ....
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 23:28:00 +0200trendnews-az (en)
U.S. President Barack Obama on Sunday called Florida Governor Rick Scott to offer the federal government's support as Tropical Storm Isaac has been strengthening and approaching the state where the Republican party 's convention is due to convene next week, Xinhua reported.
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 23:27:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
Hurricane warnings have been issued for an area stretching from Louisiana to the Florida Panhandle as Isaac churns toward the Gulf Coast.
Tropical Storm Isaac is already hitting the Florida Keys with rain and wind, and it could become an even stronger hurricane as it makes its way toward the northern Gulf Coast.
De tempête, Isaac risque de se transformer en ouragan
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 23:25:00 +0200lorientlejour (fr)
À Haïti, les vents et les pluies torrentielles ont fait au moins sept morts ; alerte maximale en Floride....
Isaac Veering Away From Tampa; New Orleans Could Be Target
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 23:20:00 +0200ibtimes-in (en)
Tropical Storm Isaac approached hurricane strength as descended on the Florida Keys Sunday, but its course appeared to veering away from Tampa, site of the Republican National Convention, and toward the northern Gulf Coast.
Storm lashes Florida delaying Republican convention
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 23:20:00 +0200irishsun (en)
TAMPA, Florida: Tropical Storm Isaac lashed southern Florida on Sunday and was expected to become a hurricane, forcing a one-day delay of the US Republican convention, after killing seven people in ...
TROPICAL Storm Isaac gained fresh muscle yesterday as it bore down on the Florida Keys, with forecasters warning it could grow into a dangerous Category 2 hurricane as it nears the northern Gulf ...
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 23:19:00 +0200varmatin (fr)
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 23:18:00 +0200alvinet (fr)
Les services de secours de la Floride étaient sur le pied de guerre dimanche alors que la tempête... Source : Metro - Articles similaires
Après avoir frappé les Caraïbes, Isaac arrive en Floride
Il y a 2 heures par Michael Haskins KEY WEST, Etats-Unis (Reuters) - Les vents et les pluies torrentielles de la tempête tropicale Isaac ont balayé dimanche la pointe sud de la Floride après avoir déjà touché Cuba, Haïti et la République dominicaine. Cette vague d'intempéries, qui a conduit le Parti....
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 23:17:00 +0200AP (en)
MIAMI (AP) — Hurricane warnings have been issued for an area stretching from Louisiana to the Florida Panhandle as Isaac churns toward the Gulf Coast. The warnings stretched from east of Morgan City, La. — which includes the New Orleans area — to Destin, Fla.
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 23:17:00 +0200newschannel5 (en)
Isaac boosted to hurricane warnings for Florida, Gulf Coast
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 23:16:00 +0200CBC (en)
Forecasters say a hurricane watch has been extended to include the New Orleans area as Tropical Storm Isaac makes its way toward the Florida Keys. The Republican National Convention will open in Tampa as planned Monday, but official events have been postponed.
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 23:16:00 +0200ibtimes-uk (en)
The Caucus: Storm Poses Risks for Republican Convention Planners
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 23:11:00 +0200IHT (en)
With Tropical Storm Isaac threatening to gain hurricane strength, organizers could decide to truncate the convention even more, scaling back the festivities and speeches out of deference to any damage on the Gulf Coast.
7 years after Katrina, NOLA braces for Isaac
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 23:06:00 +0200CBSnews (en)
New Orleans declares state of emergency as surrounding area starts evacuating and shoring up levees
Tropical Storm Isaac lashes Florida Keys
Storm gains muscle as it sweeps southern Florida; Forecasters say Isaac could grow to Category 2 hurricane 7 years after Katrina, NOLA braces for Isaac
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 23:00:00 +0200ibtimes-au (en)
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 22:57:00 +0200nicematin (fr)
BHP Billiton Evacuating Gulf Production Platforms as Isaac Nears
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 22:49:00 +0200irishsun (en)
BHP Billiton (BHP.AU) on Sunday started evacuating workers from two oil and gas production platforms in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico as Tropical Storm Isaac brings torrential rains and heavy winds to the ...
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 22:47:00 +0200newschannel5 (en)
By The Associated Press Tropical Storm Isaac is already hitting the Florida Keys with rain and wind, and it could become an even stronger hurricane as it makes its way toward the northern Gulf Coast.
Tropical Storm Isaac lashing Florida
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 22:38:00 +0200sbs (en)
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 22:37:00 +0200AP (en)
Tropical Storm Isaac is already hitting the Florida Keys with rain and wind, and it could become an even stronger hurricane as it makes its way toward the northern Gulf Coast. Isaac is expected to make landfall somewhere along the Gulf Coast by Tuesday or Wednesday — the seventh anniversary of Hurricane Katrina.
Tropical storm bores down on Florida Keys
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 22:37:00 +0200thehimalayantimes (en)
KEY WEST: Tropical Storm Isaac gained fresh muscle today as it bore down on the Florida Keys, with forecasters warning it could grow into a dangerous Category 2 hurricane as it nears the northern Gulf Coast. Isaac drew new strength early today during a warm-water crossing of the Florida Straits....
As GOP Braces for Isaac, Gov Vows 'We're Prepared'
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 22:34:00 +0200ABCnews (en)
TAMPA, Fla. — With Tropical Storm Isaac whipping the Florida Keys today with high winds and driving rain, Florida Gov. Rick Scott says that the state’s focus moving forward is ensuring the safety of the Sunshine State’s 19 million residents along with the crush of visitors traveling to Tampa for the Republican National Convention this week.
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 22:33:00 +0200trust (en)
Isaac bears down on Florida after lashing Caribbean
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 16:47 GMT Source: reuters // Reuters * Landfall to come on anniversary of hurricane Katrina * Republican convention in Tampa pushed back * Gulf energy production will see temporary shut-downs By Michael Haskins KEY WEST, Fla., Aug 26 (Reuters) - Tropical Storm Isaac lashed south....
US gov't: 24.19 pct US Gulf oil, 8.24 pct gas output shut on Isaac
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 18:21 GMT Source: reuters // Reuters HOUSTON, Aug 26 (Reuters) - U.S. regulators said on Sunday 24.19 percent of daily oil and 8.24 percent of daily natural gas production in the Gulf of Mexico in advance of Tropical Storm Isaac , which was forecast to strengthen into a hurricane....
Storm Isaac's westward shift may target U.S. offshore oilpatch
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 19:59 GMT Source: reuters // Reuters * 85 pct of U.S. offshore oil could close-Weather Insight * Storm's westward shift brings greater US energy impacts * BP shuts all Gulf of Mexico operations on storm threat By Kristen Hays HOUSTON, Aug 26 (Reuters) - Gulf of Mexico oil and gas....
Isaac threatens to overshadow U.S. Republican convention
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 18:42 GMT Source: reuters // Reuters (Corrects to Governor McDonnell in paragraph 5 from RNC Chairman Priebus) * Storm Isaac bearing down on Florida's Gulf Coast to New Orleans * GOP's celebration may be upstaged by winds, rain * Romney needs a big moment for bounce in polls By....
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 22:31:00 +0200laprovence (fr)
Par Andrew GULLY TAMPA (Etats-Unis) (AFP) - Les services de secours de la Floride étaient sur le pied de guerre dimanche alors que la tempête Isaac balayait déjà le sud de l'Etat, qui accueille lundi 50.000 personnes pour la convention du Parti...
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 22:23:00 +0200france24 (fr)
"Face the Nation" transcripts, August 26, 2012: Rubio, Priebus, Barbour, Blackburn
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 22:21:00 +0200CBSnews (en)
CBS News' Bob Schieffer hosts the hour-long program on the latest political news
Storm Isaac hits Florida, threatens U.S. Gulf Coast
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 22:20:00 +0200thestar-my (en)
KEY WEST, Florida (Reuters) - Tropical Storm Isaac lashed south Florida with winds and heavy rain on Sunday after battering the Caribbean, disrupting plans for the Republican National Convention in Tampa and threatening to interrupt about half of U.S. offshore oil output.
Isaac Storm Delays US Republican Convention
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 22:19:00 +0200ananova (en)
The US Republican Party national convention has been put back by a day after a tropical storm threatened to reach hurricane strength as it headed towards the host town in Florida. Tropical Storm Isaac , which battered Cuba on Saturday night killing at least four people in Haiti, is making its way towards Tampa where the party is due to meet.
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 22:18:00 +0200courrier-picard (fr)
Tropical Storm Isaac starts lashing Florida Keys
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 22:18:00 +0200irishsun (en)
KEY WEST, Fla. (AP) -- Tropical Storm Isaac started pelting the Florida Keys with rain and strong winds on Sunday, and it could strengthen into a dangerous hurricane by the time it starts hitting the ...
Will Isaac steal Romney's thunder?
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 22:16:00 +0200cnn (en)
Mitt and Ann Romney went to church Sunday, perhaps to pray that a likely hurricane threatening Florida's west coast won't derail the certain Republican presidential nominee's best chance to define himself to the American public.
GOP Readies for Final Sprint
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 22:14:00 +0200wsj-en (en)
With a wary eye on a potential hurricane brewing offshore, Republicans gathered in Tampa, Fla., for a national convention aimed at energizing party activists to work for Mitt Romney and a television audience at home to vote for him.
Tampa Braces for High Winds; Fla. Governor Preps Response
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 22:14:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
TAMPA, Fla. — With Tropical Storm Isaac whipping the Florida Keys today with high winds and driving rain, Florida Gov. Rick Scott says that the state’s focus moving forward is ensuring the safety of the Sunshine State’s 19 million residents along with the crush of...
Issac bears down on Florida, but Keys residents remain sunny
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 22:13:00 +0200csmonitor (en)
On Sunday, Tropical Storm Issac skirted the Florida Keys, but barely ruffled residents. The storm is expected to gain strength, and could become a Category 2 hurricane Tuesday or Wednesday.
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 22:12:00 +0200ibtimes (en)
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 22:09:00 +0200lest-eclair (fr)
Republicans delay convention as hurricane threatens landfall
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 22:07:00 +0200deutschewelle-en (en)
The US Republican Party has postponed the main events of its presidential convention in Tampa as Tropical Storm Isaac lashes southern Florida. Isaac is expected to become a Category 2 hurricane early next week.
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 22:04:00 +0200lamontagne (fr)
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 22:03:00 +0200reuters-af (en)
Tropical Storm Isaac Starts Lashing Florida Keys
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 22:02:00 +0200ABCnews (en)
Tropical Storm Isaac starts lashing Florida Keys, will strengthen before hitting Gulf Coast
Despite Isaac's Soaking, Keys Residents Laid Back
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 22:01:00 +0200time (en)
(KEY WEST, Fla.) — Tropical Storm Isaac barely stirred Florida Keys residents from their fabled nonchalance Sunday, while the Gulf Coast braced for the possibility that the sprawling storm will strengthen into a dangerous hurricane by the time it makes landfall there.
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 21:59:00 +0200lunion (fr)
Isaac balaye le sud de la Floride
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 21:58:00 +0200Europe1 (fr)
La tempête, après avoir traversé Haïti, pourrait se transformer en ouragan. Après un passage à Haïti et Cuba, Isaac déferle sur la Floride. La tempête balaye déjà le sud de l'Etat. L'oeil (le centre) de la tempête atteindra l'archipel des Keys dimanche en fin de journée ou dans la nuit et devrait....
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 21:55:00 +0200m6 (fr)
Les services de secours de la Floride étaient sur le pied de guerre dimanche alors que la tempête Isaac balayait déjà le sud de l'Etat, qui accueille lundi 50.000 personnes pour la convention du Parti républicain, après avoir fait sept morts en Haïti.
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 21:55:00 +0200ladepeche (fr)
Les services de secours de la Floride étaient sur le pied de guerre dimanche alors que la tempête Isaac balayait déjà le sud de l'Etat, qui accueille lundi 50.000 personnes pour la convention du...
VIDEO. Tempête Isaac : la Floride touchée, 7 morts à Haïti
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 21:54:00 +0200leparisien (fr)
Le sud de la Floride dont les services de secours étaient sur le pied de guerre, était balayé dimanche par les vents de la tempête tropicale Isaac . La tempête a atteint l'archipel des Keys et le...
Tropical storm heads to Florida
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 21:53:00 +0200bbc (en)
Southern parts of Florida feel the first effects of Tropical Storm Isaac , which has already caused havoc in the Caribbean.
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 21:50:00 +0200bbc-news (en)
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 21:50:00 +0200reuters (en)
La tempête Isaac repousse la consécration de Romney
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 21:48:00 +0200alvinet (fr)
L'ouverture de la convention républicaine a été décalée à mardi en raison du passage de la tempête. Articles en rapport Syrie : l'opposition dénonce un... Source : Le Figaro - Articles similaires
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 21:47:00 +0200newschannel5 (en)
Tropical Storm Isaac barely stirred Florida Keys residents from their fabled nonchalance Sunday, while the Gulf Coast braced for the possibility that the sprawling storm will strengthen into a dangerous hurricane by the time...
Tropical Storm Isaacs exact path uncertain
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 21:47:00 +0200irishsun (en)
Tropical Storm Isaac is already hitting the Florida Keys with rain and wind, and it could become an even stronger hurricane as it makes its way toward the northern Gulf Coast.REPUBLICAN NATIONAL ...
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 21:46:00 +0200nordeclair (fr)
Les services de secours de la Floride étaient sur le pied de guerre dimanche alors que la tempête Isaac balayait déjà le sud de l'Etat, qui accueille lundi 50. » Lire la suite...
Tropical storm causes flight cancellations in Toronto
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 21:45:00 +0200CBC (en)
More than a dozen Florida-bound flights were cancelled at Toronto Pearson International Airport on Sunday, as a result of the tropical storm that is headed toward the Sunshine State.
La tempête Isaac s'approche de la Floride
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 21:42:00 +0200cyberpresse (fr)
Les services de secours de la Floride étaient sur le pied de guerre dimanche alors que la tempête...
Hurricane warning issued as Isaac hits Florida
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 21:42:00 +0200RTERadio (en)
Tropical storm Isaac lashed south Florida with winds and heavy rain today after battering the Caribbean.
WH: Obama tells FEMA to closely monitor Isaac
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 21:42:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
The White House says President Barack Obama has told the Federal Emergency Management Agency to coordinate closely with officials in states and localities in the path of tropical storm Isaac .
(Reuters) - The latest track of Tropical Storm Isaac puts more than $36 billion in Gulf Coast residential property at risk of flooding from storm surges, with southeastern Louisiana at greatest peril of huge losses, residential data analysis company CoreLogic said on Sunday.
Tropical Storm Isaac barely stirred Florida Keys residents from their fabled nonchalance Sunday, while the Gulf Coast braced for the possibility that the sprawling storm will strengthen into a dangerous hurricane by the time it makes landfall there.
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 21:41:00 +0200skynews (en)
The Gulf Coast is braced for tropical storm Isaac which ithreatens to strengthen into a hurricane.
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 21:41:00 +0200ananova (en)
Tropical storm Isaac has started started lashing the Florida Keys amid fears it could strengthen into a dangerous hurricane. It has hit the Florida coastline after pushing over Cuba and sweeping across the shores of Haiti, damaging hundreds of homes and killing at least four people in a country....
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 21:40:00 +0200nordlittoral (fr)
Les services de secours de la Floride étaient sur le pied de guerre dimanche alors que la tempête Isaac balayait déjà le sud de l'Etat, qui accueille lundi 50.
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 21:38:00 +0200LePoint (fr)
La tempête tropicale a quitté Haïti dimanche, où elle a fait sept morts, après avoir traversé Cuba samedi. Toutefois à 14H00 (18H00 GMT) les vents de la tempête n'avaient pas forci, selon le Centre américain de surveillance des ouragans (NHC), et le risque qu'elle se transforme en ouragan avant d'atteindre la Floride faiblissait.
Storm doesn't dampen Michigan GOP's spirits
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 21:38:00 +0200usaToday (en)
Michigan Republicans don't let Tropical Storm Isaac dampen their activities before the GOP convention officially begins.
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 21:37:00 +0200metrofrance (fr)
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 21:37:00 +0200tv5 (fr)
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 21:37:00 +0200lanouvellerepublique (fr)
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 21:37:00 +0200channelnewsasia (en)
TAMPA, Florida: Tropical Storm Isaac lashed southern Florida on Sunday and was expected to become a hurricane, forcing a one-day delay of the US Republican convention, after killing seven people in Haiti.
Isaac souffle sur la Floride
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 21:35:00 +0200nouvelobs (fr)
La tempête balaie le sud de l'Etat après avoir fait 7 morts à Haïti. Les secours sont prêts à faire face aux inondations.Articles en rapportSYRIE. Assad assure qu'il vaincra le "complot étranger"Deux membres des Pussy Riot ont fui la RussieFillon plaide pour un "rassemblement national"Merkel estime....
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 21:35:00 +0200AP (en)
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 21:26:00 +0200smh (en)
USA : la Floride se prépare à la tempête Isaac
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 21:18:00 +0200leparisien (fr)
Durée : 00:00:36 | 0 vues | 0/10 La Floride était en état d'alerte dimanche 26 août alors que se rapproche la tempête tropicale Isaac qui menace de se transformer en ouragan, ayant conduit le Parti [...] etats-unis , floride , keys , tampa , tempête tropicale , isaac ,....
Tropical storm Isaac takes aim at US as residents brace for hurricane
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 21:16:00 +0200irishsun (en)
Millions of residents in four vulnerable Gulf Coast states were bracing for the arrival of a powerful tropical storm that has already claimed several lives on its path through the Caribbean.The ...
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 21:11:00 +0200news_com_au (en)
THE Florida Keys are being lashed by rain and strong winds from Tropical Storm Isaac , which could strengthen into a dangerous hurricane.
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 21:09:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
TAMPA (Reuters) - Tropical Storm Isaac menaced the U.S. presidential election campaign on Sunday, forcing Republicans to make changes to their national convention in Tampa, Florida, where party officials scrambled to make sure candidate Mitt Romney's message to voters does not get blown off course.
U.S. government: 24.19 percent U.S. Gulf oil, 8.24 percent gas output shut on Isaac
HOUSTON (Reuters) - U.S. regulators said on Sunday 24.19 percent of daily oil and 8.24 percent of daily natural gas production in the Gulf of Mexico in advance of Tropical Storm Isaac , which was forecast to strengthen into a hurricane before hitting landfall midweek between the Florida Panhandle and Louisiana.
Tropical Storm Isaac lashed southern Florida Sunday and was expected to become a hurricane, forcing a one-day delay of the US Republican convention, after killing seven people in Haiti.
Isaac, Tembin, Bolaven, tempête et typhons se déchaînent
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 21:04:00 +0200lanouvellerepublique (fr)
La tempête Isaac a dévasté Haïti avant de se diriger vers la Floride, où elle menace de se transformer en ouragan. Les typhons se sont abattus sur Taïwan et l'île d'Okinowa au Japon. Tempêtes et typhons n'ont rien d'exceptionnels, mais sont ces jours-ci d'une rare violence.
Gulf oil platforms evacuating workers
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 20:58:00 +0200msnbc (en)
Major oil producers said Sunday they would be evacuating workers from Gulf of Mexico platforms as Tropical Storm Isaac threatens to grow into a Category 2 hurricane.
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 20:53:00 +0200LePoint (fr)
par Michael Haskins KEY WEST, Etats-Unis (Reuters) - Les vents et les pluies torrentielles de la tempête tropicale Isaac ont balayé dimanche la pointe sud de la Floride après avoir déjà touché Cette vague d'intempéries, qui a conduit le Parti républicain américain à reporter le début de sa....
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 20:49:00 +0200reuters (en)
Tropical Storm Isaac hits Florida Keys could become Category 2 hurricane
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 20:45:00 +0200irishsun (en)
2012 Tropical storms and hurricanes KEY WEST, Fla. - Tropical Storm Isaac gained fresh muscle Sunday as it bore down on the Florida Keys, with forecasters warning it could grow into a dangerous ...
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 20:38:00 +0200corsematin (fr)
Obama gets hurricane briefing, calls Scott
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 20:35:00 +0200usaToday (en)
The Republicans -- at their convention in Tampa -- aren't the only ones keeping an eye on Tropical Storm Isaac .
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 20:32:00 +0200alertnet-rss (en)
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 17:07 GMT Source: reuters // Reuters * Isaac could shutter 85 pct of U.S. offshore oil-Weather Insight * Storm's westward shift brings greater US energy impacts * BP shuts down all U.S. GOM operations on storm threat By Kristen Hays HOUSTON, Aug 26 (Reuters) - Gulf of Mexico....
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 17:06 GMT Source: reuters // Reuters * Storm Isaac bearing down on Florida's Gulf Coast to New Orleans * GOP's celebration may be upstaged by winds, rain * Romney needs a big moment for bounce in polls By Steve Holland TAMPA, Aug 26 (Reuters) - Tropical Storm Isaac menaced the U.S.
Mitt Romney's campaign blown off course by tropical storm Isaac
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 20:32:00 +0200guardian (en)
Republican national convention in Florida is presidential challenger's big chance – but weather has torn through schedule Even the weather appears to be against Mitt Romney. After a summer in which one thing after another has gone wrong for the Republican presidential challenger, this was to have....
Former Fla. Gov. Charlie Crist endorses Obama
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 20:31:00 +0200newschannel5 (en)
Former Florida Gov. Charlie Crist says he's backing Barack Obama in the 2012 presidential race.
Tropical Storm Isaac bears down on Florida
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 20:30:00 +0200aljazeera-en (en)
Residents on US coast brace for gathering storm, as Republicans scramble to rearrange convention schedule in Tampa.
Tropical Storm Isaac drenches Florida Keys
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 20:29:00 +0200upi (en)
MIAMI, Aug. 26 (UPI) -- The U.S. Gulf Coast was under threat from Tropical Storm Isaac Sunday afternoon after it drenched the Florida Keys and was strengthening, forecasters said.
Tropical Storm Isaac Lashes Florida Keys
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 20:28:00 +0200npr (en)
Isaac drew strength Sunday as it crossed the Florida Straits after causing havoc in Cuba. Before that, Isaac was blamed for seven deaths in Haiti. Forecasters warned it could grow into a dangerous Category 2 hurricane as it nears the northern Gulf Coast.
Isaac won't be a hurricane over Florida Keys
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 20:28:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
Forecasters say it's unlikely that Tropical Storm Isaac will strengthen into a hurricane before it hits the Florida Keys.
Isaac near hurricane strength; watch extends to Louisiana
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 20:26:00 +0200cnn (en)
Heavy rains are already falling in South Florida. The storm is expected to gain strength in the warm water of the Gulf of Mexico. Wednesday is the anniversary of Katrina.
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 20:25:00 +0200news_com_au (en)
TROPICAL Storm Isaac could grow into a dangerous Category 2 hurricane as it nears the northern Gulf Coast, forecasters have warned.
Tempête Isaac. Alerte à l'ouragan dans le sud de la Floride
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 20:18:00 +0200alvinet (fr)
Tempête Isaac . Alerte à l’ouragan dans le sud de la Floride Le sud de la Floride était balayé ce dimanche par les vents de la tempête tropicale Isaac, qui menace toujours de se transformer en ouragan, et devrait traverser lundi le golfe du Mexique. La tempête « balaye » l’archipel des Keys et le....
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 20:16:00 +0200varmatin (fr)
Republicans Try to Stay Upbeat
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 20:14:00 +0200wsj-en (en)
With a potential hurricane delaying the start of their national convention in Tampa, Fla., Republicans prepared for high winds and flooding and tried to stay upbeat.
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 20:13:00 +0200dailystar-LB (en)
Tropical Storm Isaac lashed southern Florida Sunday and was expected to become a hurricane after forcing a one-day delay to the main events of the US Republican convention.
Tropical Storm Isaac's exact path uncertain
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 20:01:00 +0200newschannel5 (en)
Tropical Storm Isaac's Path Uncertain
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 19:59:00 +0200ABCnews (en)
Tropical Storm Isaac is already hitting the Florida Keys with rain and wind, and it could become an even stronger hurricane as it makes its way toward the northern Gulf Coast. REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION Party officials are trying to cram four days of convention events and festivities into three as Isaac approaches.
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 19:58:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
HOUSTON (Reuters) - Gulf of Mexico operators on Sunday braced for the first hurricane in 2012 to affect the U.S. oilpatch, which is also expected to disrupt the majority of U.S. offshore oil output. After initially calling for Tropical Storm Isaac to pass well east of the U.S.
BHP Billiton to evacuate Gulf of Mexico platforms on Monday
HOUSTON (Reuters) - BHP Billiton said on Sunday that the company planned to fully evacuate its two Gulf of Mexico oil and gas platforms by Monday ahead of Tropical Storm Isaac 's arrival as a hurricane, but the final decision to shut down production had yet to be made.
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 19:56:00 +0200washtimes (en)
KEY WEST, Fla. (AP) Tropical Storm Isaac started pelting the Florida Keys with rain and strong winds on Sunday, and it could strengthen into a dangerous hurricane by the time it starts hitting the northern Gulf Coast in the coming days. Exactly where Isaac would hit once it passed ...
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 19:53:00 +0200AP (en)
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 19:51:00 +0200nicematin (fr)
Isaac threatens to overshadow Republican convention
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 19:48:00 +0200reuters (en)
Isaac near hurricane strength
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 19:47:00 +0200nationnews (en)
Miami (CNN) -- As Tropical Storm Isaac moved quickly through the Straits of Florida on Sunday morning, coastal communities in Florida issued mandatory evacuations and Republicans delayed the start of their national convention.
American Red Cross Opening Shelters in Florida as Isaac Moves North
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 19:46:00 +0200finanznachrichten-en (en)
People in Other Gulf Coast States Urged to Prepare for Storm WASHINGTON, Aug. 26, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- As Tropical Storm Isaac marches north, the American Red Cross opened shel...
GOP convention protesters: storms won't stop them
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 19:45:00 +0200AP (en)
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — The impending hurricane has put a crimp in Republicans' convention plans in Tampa, but the few hundred protesters gathering downtown say they are ready to go, rain or shine. Protesters were set up Sunday in a park under overcast skies with the wind starting to kick up and some rain starting to fall.
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 19:44:00 +0200irishsun (en)
The US Republican Party national convention has been put back by a day after a tropical storm threatened to reach hurricane strength as it headed towards the host town in Florida. Tropical Storm ...
South Florida under tornado watch as Tropical Storm Isaac nears
Not yet a hurricane, Tropical Storm Isaac - after killing at least three in Haiti - churned Saturday evening along the north coast of Cuba toward Key West with the likelihood of a glancing blow to ...
Haiti: La tempête Isaac, qui a fait quatre morts en Haïti, en route vers la Floride
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 19:32:00 +0200reliefWeb (fr)
Source: Agence France-Presse Country: Haiti 08/26/2012 07:03 GMT TAMPA (Etats-Unis), 26 août 2012 (AFP) - La tempête tropicale Isaac progressait rapidement en direction de la Floride et il était prévu qu'elle devienne un ouragan dimanche, obligeant le Parti républicain à reporter d'une journée les....
Isaac eyes Florida Keys, likely to steer away from Tampa
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 19:32:00 +0200usaToday (en)
ST. PETERSBURG – Tropical Storm Isaac began blasting Florida's Keys with strong winds and torrential rains Sunday, primed to grow into a hurricane but apparently not directly targeting Tampa and the ....
Isaac could strike New Orleans, one model predicts
If it hits Wednesday it would be on the seventh anniversary of Hurricane Katrina.
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 19:30:00 +0200dawn (en)
Isaac threat worsens for Florida Keys, Gulf Coast
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 19:30:00 +0200CBC (en)
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 19:29:00 +0200laprovence (fr)
TAMPA (Etats-Unis) (AFP) - Le sud de la Floride, dont les services de secours étaient sur le pied de guerre, était balayé dimanche par les vents de la tempête tropicale Isaac qui menace toujours de se transformer en ouragan et devrait traverser...
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 19:27:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
The impending hurricane has put a crimp in Republicans' convention plans in Tampa, but the few hundred protesters gathering downtown say they are ready to go, rain or shine.
Steele's decision leaves GOP in eye of tropical storm
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 19:25:00 +0200washtimes (en)
TAMPA, Fla. It's not as if Republicans didn't see this storm coming. In fact, Tampa, where the GOP is preparing to gather for its quadrennial nominating convention, previously was rejected for exactly this reason. But in 2010, under the watch of then-party Chairman Michael S. Steele, the GOP ...
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 19:21:00 +0200AP (en)
KEY WEST, Fla. (AP) — Tropical Storm Isaac started pelting the Florida Keys with rain and strong winds on Sunday, and it could strengthen into a dangerous hurricane by the time it starts hitting the northern Gulf Coast in the coming days. Exactly where Isaac would hit once it passed the Keys....
Isaac fait 7 morts en Haïti et se dirige vers la Floride
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 19:19:00 +0200nouvelobs (fr)
Après Cuba, la tempête devrait atteindre la Floride dans les prochaines 24 heures, sous la forme d'un ouragan.Articles en rapport1969 : quand l'AFP racontait les premiers pas de Neil ArmstrongSYRIE. Assad assure que son régime vaincra le "complot étranger"Deux membres des Pussy Riot ont fui la....
Tempête Isaac. Alerte à l’ouragan dans le sud de la Floride
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 19:18:00 +0200OuestFrance (fr)
Le sud de la Floride était balayé ce dimanche par les vents de la tempête tropicale Isaac , qui menace toujours de se transformer en ouragan, et...
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 19:18:00 +0200reuters (en)
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 19:15:00 +0200courrier-picard (fr)
Le sud de la Floride, dont les services de secours étaient sur le pied de guerre, était balayé dimanche par les vents de la tempête tropicale Isaac qui menace toujours de se transformer en ouragan et devrait traverser lundi le golfe du Mexique....
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 19:11:00 +0200afp-english (en)
Tropical Storm Isaac lashed southern Florida Sunday and was expected to become a hurricane after forcing a one-day delay to the main events of the US Republican convention. With winds reaching 65 miles (100 kilometers) per hour, the storm brought rain and choppy seas to the Florida Keys after....
Major Storm Impacts US Political Convention
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 19:10:00 +0200voanews (en)
In U.S. politics, Republican Party officials are predicting a successful presidential nominating convention in Tampa, Florida, despite the approach of a powerful storm that forced the cancellation of Monday’s planned activities. The four-day convention to nominate former governor Mitt Romney to face....
Le sud de la Floride balayée par la tempête Isaac
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 19:05:00 +02007sur7 (fr)
Le sud de la Floride dont les services de secours étaient sur le pied de guerre, était balayé dimanche par les vents de la tempête tropicale Isaac qui menace toujours de se transformer en ouragan et devrait traverser ...
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 19:03:00 +0200lamontagne (fr)
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 19:02:00 +0200guardian (en)
Multiple states under threat of substantial damage as Isaac looks set to become potentially major hurricane overnight Millions of residents in four vulnerable Gulf Coast states were bracing for the arrival of a powerful tropical storm that has already claimed several lives on its path through the Caribbean.
Floridians chronicle Hurricane Isaac on Instagram (PHOTOS)
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 19:02:00 +0200globalpost (en)
Hurricane Isaac has descended upon Florida, pushing back the Republican National Convention and gathering strength as it heads towards the Gulf Coast. But no matter how ominous the storm, residents just can't seem to stop themselves from snapping photos of Isaac as it tears through. Here, we round up some of the best Instagram shots of the storm.
US POLITICS: Isaac blows Republican convention off course
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 19:00:00 +0200france24-en (en)
The Republican Party will delay the start of Mitt Romney's national convention near Tampa Bay until Tuesday due to the threat of Tropical Storm Isaac , which is predicted to hit the coast at or near hurricane strength late Sunday.
Hurricane emergency declared in Florida
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 18:56:00 +0200thenational (en)
Tropical Storm Isaac was forecast to strengthen into a hurricane as it bears down on the Florida Keys, disrupting energy output in the Gulf of Mexico and forcing a delay in the Republican National Convention.
Gulf oil platforms evacuating workers due to Isaac
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 18:56:00 +0200msnbc (en)
Major oil producers said Sunday they would be evacuating workers from Gulf of Mexico platforms in the face of an imminent threat of high surf and winds from Tropical Storm Isaac .
Tropical Storm Isaac Moves Toward Florida as Gulf Watches
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 18:56:00 +0200bloomberg (en)
Tropical Storm Isaac , which has delayed the opening of the Republican National Convention and scrubbed more than 650 flights, is expected to strengthen as it makes its way across the Gulf of Mexico closer to oil and gas interests before going ashore as a Category 2 hurricane.
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 18:52:00 +0200ladepeche (fr)
Le sud de la Floride, dont les services de secours étaient sur le pied de guerre, était balayé dimanche par les vents de la tempête tropicale Isaac qui menace toujours de se transformer en ouragan...
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 18:52:00 +0200m6 (fr)
Le sud de la Floride, dont les services de secours étaient sur le pied de guerre, était balayé dimanche par les vents de la tempête tropicale Isaac qui menace toujours de se transformer en ouragan et devrait traverser lundi le golfe du Mexique.
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 18:47:00 +0200lanouvellerepublique (fr)
La tempête Isaac a fait sept morts en Haïti
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 18:47:00 +0200alvinet (fr)
La tempête tropicale Isaac qui balayait le sud de la Floride dimanche, a provoqué la mort de sept... Source : Metro - Articles similaires
La Floride en état d'alerte alors que se rapproche la tempête Isaac
La Floride était en état d'alerte dimanche alors que se rapproche la tempête tropicale Isaac qui menace de se transformer en ouragan, ayant conduit le Parti... Source : Le Courrier Picard - Articles similaires
BP says shutting all Gulf of Mexico oil platforms on storm threat
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 18:46:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
HOUSTON (Reuters) - BP Plc said it will shut production at all of its Gulf of Mexico oil and gas platforms and evacuate all workers on Sunday in light of Tropical Storm Isaac 's westerly shift and forecasts that it could strengthen into a hurricane. BP has already shut and evacuated four platforms, including Thunder Horse, the world's largest.
Man recalls helping stop gunman near NYC landmark
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 18:45:00 +0200newschannel5 (en)
A construction worker who alerted police to a gunman who shot a former coworker near the Empire State Building says he was determined to stop the shooter from getting away.
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 18:37:00 +0200corsematin (fr)
La Floride était en état d'alerte dimanche alors que se rapproche la tempête tropicale Isaac qui menace de se transformer en ouragan, ayant conduit le Parti républicain à reporter d'une journée sa convention. La tempête sera tout près ou touchera dimanche l'archipel des Keys en Floride, où une....
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 18:37:00 +0200LePoint (fr)
" Isaac devrait avoir une puissance proche de celle d'un ouragan lorsque la tempête atteindra l'archipel des Keys", avait prévenu samedi soir le NHC, dont le siège est à Miami, dans ce même Etat. La tempête tropicale Isaac qui balayait le sud de la Floride dimanche, a provoqué la mort de sept....
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 18:35:00 +0200tv5 (fr)
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 18:25:00 +0200antiguanews (en)
Isaac drew new strength early Sunday during a warm-water crossing of the Florida Straits after causing weekend havoc in Cuba, where it downed trees and power lines. Before that, Isaac was blamed for four deaths in Haiti. On Key West, locals followed time-worn storm preparedness rituals while....
Isaac threatens Florida Keys, northern Gulf Coast
KEY WEST, Fla. (AP) Tropical Storm Isaac gained fresh muscle Sunday as it bore down on the Florida Keys, with forecasters warning it could grow into a dangerous Category 2 hurricane as it nears the northern Gulf Coast. Isaac drew new strength early Sunday during a warm-water crossing of the Florida....
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 18:18:00 +0200nicematin (fr)
Issac near hurricane strength; watch extends to Louisiana
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 18:17:00 +0200cnn (en)
Tampa, Florida (CNN) -- Mitt and Ann Romney went to church Sunday, perhaps to pray that a likely hurricane threatening Florida's west coast won't derail the certain Republican presidential nominee's best chance to define himself to the American public.
Tropical storm delays Republican convention
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 18:14:00 +0200manilatimes (en)
TAMPA, Florida: Tropical Storm Isaac barreled toward Florida and was predicted to become a hurricane on Sunday, forcing a one-day delay to the main events of the Republican convention, after leaving four people dead in Haiti.
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 18:13:00 +0200courrier-picard (fr)
La Floride était en état d'alerte dimanche alors que se rapproche la tempête tropicale Isaac qui menace de se transformer en ouragan, ayant conduit le Parti républicain à reporter d'une journée sa convention. La tempête sera tout près ou touche...
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 18:05:00 +0200m6 (fr)
La Floride était en état d'alerte dimanche alors que se rapproche la tempête tropicale Isaac qui menace de se transformer en ouragan, ayant conduit le Parti républicain à reporter d'une journée sa convention.
VIDEO: Tropical strom set to strengthen
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 18:00:00 +0200bbc-news (en)
People in Florida are bracing themselves as Tropical Storm Isaac is set to become a hurricane, as BBC forecaster Susan Powell explained.
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 17:58:00 +0200laprovence (fr)
TAMPA (Etats-Unis) (AFP) - La Floride était en état d'alerte dimanche alors que se rapproche la tempête tropicale Isaac qui menace de se transformer en ouragan, ayant conduit le Parti républicain à reporter d'une journée sa convention. La...
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 17:55:00 +0200ABCnews (en)
Irene's big mystery: Where is Marble Arvidson?
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 17:54:00 +0200msnbc (en)
It hadn't yet begun raining when the teenager pinned a note to the door of his bedroom in a foster home, saying he'd be back in half an hour. He was reported missing the next dayand hasn't been seen since.
Forecast for Tampa, Fla.: Rain, wind and no Lynyrd Skynyrd
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 17:54:00 +0200latimes (en)
The weather forecast for Tampa, Fla. and vicinity: High winds, pounding rain, possible tornadoes and scattered convention delegates looking in vain for Lynyrd Skynyrd.
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 17:54:00 +0200bbc-video (en)
Isaac could become Cat 2 hurricane: Forecaster
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 17:53:00 +0200CBSnews (en)
Florida Keys brace for lashing by storm later Sunday; Isaac may strengthen before making landfall on northern Gulf Coast
Storm gains muscle as it bears down on Florida; Forecasters say Isaac could grow to Category 2 hurricane
Issac on verge of becoming hurricane, watch extends to Louisiana
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 17:53:00 +0200cnn (en)
As Tropical Storm Isaac moved quickly through the Straits of Florida on Sunday morning, coastal communities in Florida issued mandatory evacuations and Republicans delayed the start of their national convention.
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 17:50:00 +0200LePoint (fr)
La Floride était en état d'alerte dimanche alors que se rapproche la tempête tropicale Isaac qui menace de se transformer en ouragan, ayant conduit le Parti républicain à reporter d'une journée sa convention. La Floride était en état d'alerte dimanche alors que se rapproche la tempête tropicale....
Hurricane watch now includes New Orleans area
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 17:45:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
Forecasters say a hurricane watch has been extended to include the New Orleans metro area as Tropical Storm Isaac makes its way toward the Florida Keys.
Tropical Storm Isaac gained fresh muscle Sunday as it bore down on the Florida Keys, with forecasters warning it could grow into a dangerous Category 2 hurricane as it nears the northern Gulf Coast.
Hurricane warning issued as Isaac nears Florida
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 17:39:00 +0200RTERadio (en)
Tropical storm Isaac lashed Cuba with winds and rain as it swept toward the Florida Keys, where it was expected to strike as a minor hurricane.
Tropical storm Isaac hits Florida after slamming in to Haiti in Caribbean
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 17:39:00 +0200thesun (en)
HURRICANE has wreaked havoc in Haiti, with flooding and torrential downpours in the impoverished island nation
Isaac heads towards Florida Keys, delays convention
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 17:36:00 +0200gulfnews (en)
Convention would officially be gavelled into session on Monday as scheduled, events postponed
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 17:35:00 +0200lunion (fr)
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 17:33:00 +0200lanouvellerepublique (fr)
Tropical storm cuts short Republican convention
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 17:33:00 +0200smh (en)
ST PETERSBURG, Florida: A possible hurricane will once again delay a Republican National Convention this week, but party leaders have vowed that their message will not be a casualty of the storm.
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 17:31:00 +0200lamontagne (fr)
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 17:30:00 +0200newschannel5 (en)
Tropical Storm Isaac lashes Cuba, with Florida Keys in sights
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 17:30:00 +0200alertnet-rss (en)
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 13:17 GMT Source: reuters // Reuters * Storm killed at least six people in Haiti * Republican convention in Tampa pushed back * Gulf energy production will see temporary shut-downs By Jeff Franks HAVANA, Aug 26 (Reuters) - Tropical Storm Isaac , back over warm ocean waters, lashed....
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 17:26:00 +0200lest-eclair (fr)
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 17:26:00 +0200AP (en)
KEY WEST, Fla. (AP) — Tropical Storm Isaac gained fresh muscle Sunday as it bore down on the Florida Keys, with forecasters warning it could grow into a dangerous Category 2 hurricane as it nears the northern Gulf Coast. Isaac drew new strength early Sunday during a warm-water crossing of the....
Isaac powers toward Florida, GOP convention
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 17:26:00 +0200usaToday (en)
Tropical Storm Isaac closed in on Florida on Sunday, threatening preparations for the Republican National Convention.
Hurricane warnings up in South Florida
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 17:26:00 +0200upi (en)
MIAMI, Aug. 26 (UPI) -- The Florida Keys and the southwestern peninsular coast were under a hurricane warning Sunday as Tropical Storm Isaac bore down from Cuba, forecasters said.
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 17:23:00 +0200ananova (en)
Isaac Threatens Fla. Keys, Northern Gulf Coast
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 17:23:00 +0200ABCnews (en)
Isaac could be near hurricane strength as it passes Keys, threatens northern Gulf Coast
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 17:20:00 +0200tv5 (fr)
La tempête Isaac se renforce à l'approche de la Floride
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 17:16:00 +0200alvinet (fr)
Elle doit se transformer en ouragan à l'approche de la Floride. La tempête tropicale Isaac progressait rapidement en direction de la Floride et il était prévu... Source : Sud Ouest - Articles similaires
Deaths As Tropical Storm Hits Haiti And Cuba
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 17:15:00 +0200ananova (en)
Tropical storm Isaac has pushed over Cuba after sweeping across the shores of Haiti, damaging hundreds of homes and killing at least four people in a country still struggling in the wake of a massive earthquake two years ago. At least four deaths were reported in Haiti, including a 10-year-old girl....
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 17:14:00 +0200ladepeche (fr)
La Floride était en état d'alerte dimanche alors que se rapproche la tempête tropicale Isaac qui menace de se transformer en ouragan, ayant conduit le Parti républicain à reporter d'une journée sa...
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 17:09:00 +0200france2 (fr)
La tempête tropicale qui se dirige vers la Floride a fait au moins quatre morts en Haïti.
Forecast for Tampa: Rain, wind and no Lynyrd Skynyrd
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 17:09:00 +0200latimes (en)
The weather forecast for Tampa and vicinity: High winds, pounding rain, possible tornadoes and scattered convention delegates looking in vain for Lynyrd Skynyrd.
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 17:09:00 +0200skynews (en)
An almost hurricane-strength storm delays the start of the party's national gathering as the race for the White House hots up.
Florida braced for storm lashing
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 17:08:00 +0200bbc-news (en)
Southern parts of Florida are braced for a lashing from Tropical Storm Isaac , which has already caused havoc in the Caribbean.
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 17:07:00 +0200bbc (en)
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 17:07:00 +0200reuters (en)
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 17:03:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
Isaac leaves Haiti shivering, threatens Florida
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 16:46:00 +0200smh (en)
Tropical storm Isaac causes flooding, mudslides and at least some deaths in Haiti, according to preliminary reports, but not the kind of destruction feared on the earthquake-battered island.
McCain: Further delays to GOP convention 'could be harmful'
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 16:39:00 +0200msnbc (en)
Arizona Sen. John McCain expressed concern Sunday that further weather-related cancellations of the Republican National Convention could deprive the GOP of an opportunity to make its case to voters.
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 16:38:00 +0200stabroeknews (en)
HAVANA, (Reuters) – Tropical Storm Isaac , back over warm ocean waters, lashed Cuba with winds and rain as it swept toward the Florida Keys, where it was expected to strike at or near hurricane... View full article at stabroeknews.com
Isaac strengthens could become Category 2 hurricane
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 16:37:00 +0200irishsun (en)
THE BARCLAYS(GOLF TOURNAMENT) Tuesday, August 21 - Sunday August 26 from 6am to 8pm Round Swamp Road closed between Quaker Meeting House Road (on the south) and Lois Lane (on the north). The actual ...
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 16:36:00 +0200sudouest (fr)
Elle doit se transformer en ouragan à l'approche de la Floride. La tempête tropicale Isaac progressait rapidement en direction de la Floride et il était prévu qu'elle devienne un ouragan dimanche, après avoir fait quatre morts à son passage en Haïti. Avec des vents atteignant 100 kilomètres/heure, la tempête a quitté Haïti.
Isaac progresse vers la Floride
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 16:32:00 +0200Europe1 (fr)
La tempête, après avoir traversé Haïti, devrait se transformer dimanche en ouragan.
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 16:28:00 +0200laprovence (fr)
TAMPA (Etats-Unis) (AFP) - La tempête tropicale Isaac progressait rapidement en direction de la Floride et il était prévu qu'elle devienne un ouragan dimanche, obligeant le Parti républicain à reporter d'une journée les principaux rendez-vous...
Isaac moves toward Fla., delays RNC
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 16:22:00 +0200usaToday (en)
Tropical Storm Isaac continued its slow, ominous crawl toward Florida on Sunday, casting a pall over preparations for the Republican National ...
Hurricane warning issued in Florida
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 16:18:00 +0200tv3-ie (en)
Isaac strengthens to likely Cat 2 hurricane
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 16:09:00 +0200msnbc (en)
Tropical Storm Isaac is likely to be a hurricane when it hits the Florida Keys Sunday, strengthening to a Category 2 as it heads northwards towards the Gulf Coast later.
La tempête Isaac progresse vers la Floride
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 16:01:00 +0200Europe1 (fr)
Issac approaches, sending GOP scrambling
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 16:01:00 +0200csmonitor (en)
Despite Tropical Storm Issac, which could become a Category 2 hurricane, Republican delegates are still flocking to Tampa. The storm has forced the GOP to postpone convention events.
Hurricane Isaac: GOP cancels first day of convention
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 15:59:00 +0200globalpost (en)
Orlando, FLA -- Republican Party officials have canceled the opening day of their national convention, citing concern over the strength of Tropical Storm Isaac as it heads toward Tampa on Florida's West Coast. “Our first priority is ensuring the safety of delegates, alternates, guests, members of....
Isaac threatens Fla. Keys, northern Gulf Coast
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 15:58:00 +0200AP (en)
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 15:54:00 +0200antiguanews (en)
KEY WEST, Fla. Tropical Storm Isaac gained fresh muscle Sunday as it bore down on the Florida Keys, with forecasters warning it could grow into a dangerous Category 2 hurricane as it nears the northern Gulf Coast. Isaac drew new strength early Sunday during a warm-water crossing of the Florida....
Isaac a threat to Fla. Keys, northern Gulf Coast
KEY WEST, Fla. - Tropical Storm Isaac gained fresh muscle Sunday as it bore down on the Florida Keys, threatening to be at or near hurricane strength approaching the island chain, and forecasters warned Isaac could grow into an extremely dangerous Category 2 hurricane on an expected track toward the northern Gulf Coast.
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 15:52:00 +0200washtimes (en)
KEY WEST, Fla. (AP) Tropical Storm Isaac gained fresh muscle Sunday as it bore down on the Florida Keys, with forecasters warning it could grow into a dangerous Category 2 hurricane as it nears the northern Gulf Coast. Isaac drew new strength early Sunday during a warm-water crossing of ...
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 15:51:00 +0200ABCnews (en)
Isaac Advances On Florida Keys; Nears Hurricane Force
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 15:44:00 +0200ibtimes-uk (en)
Tropical Storm Isaac approached hurricane strength as descended on the Florida Keys Sunday, and forecasters warned it could become a dangerous Category 2 hurricane on an expected track toward the northern Gulf Coast.
Isaac gains strength, takes aim at Florida, GOP convention
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 15:44:00 +0200cnn (en)
Tropical Storm Isaac dumped rain and strong winds on Cuba early Sunday, picking up strength as it churned toward Florida and forced delays at the Republican National Convention.
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 15:43:00 +0200ibtimes-in (en)
Tempête Isaac : la convention républicaine décalée d'un jour
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 15:41:00 +0200alvinet (fr)
La tempête, qui approche de la Floride, devrait se transformer en ouragan en fin de journée. Source : Francetv info - Articles similaires
La tempête Isaac en force vers la Floride
Il est prévu que la tempête devienne un ouragan dimanche, obligeant le Parti républicain à reporter d'une journée les principaux rendez-vous de sa convention,... Source : lesoir.be - Articles similaires
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 15:40:00 +0200trust (en)
Republicans delay convention as storm threatens landfall
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 15:35:00 +0200deutschewelle-en (en)
The US Republican Party has postponed the main events of its presidential convention in Tampa as Tropical Storm Isaac barrels toward Florida. Isaac is expected to make landfall in the US as a minor hurricane.
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 15:35:00 +0200irishsun (en)
Tropical Storm Isaac has gained fresh muscle as it nears the Florida Keys, threatening to be at or near hurricane strength approaching the island chain.Forecasters warned Isaac could grow into an ...
Forecaster Isaac could later be a Cat 2 hurricane
Associated Press/Alan Diaz - Shira Edllan Gervasi, of Israel, puts her name on plywood protecting a storefront in Key West, Fla., in anticipation of Tropical Storm Isaac on Saturday, Aug. 25, 2012. ...
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 15:29:00 +0200cyberpresse (fr)
La tempête tropicale Isaac progressait rapidement en direction de la Floride et il était...
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 15:28:00 +0200newschannel5 (en)
Florida Braces as Isaac Forecast to Hit Keys as Hurricane
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 15:22:00 +0200bloomberg (en)
Tropical Storm Isaac is forecast to strengthen into a hurricane today as it bears down on the Florida Keys, disrupting energy output in the Gulf of Mexico and forcing a delay in the Republican National Convention in Tampa. The core of the storm , the season’s ninth named system, is projected to....
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 15:21:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
Florida Keys Brace For Tropical Storm Isaac
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 15:19:00 +0200npr (en)
Isaac drew strength Sunday as it crossed the Florida Straits after causing havoc in Cuba. Before that, Isaac was blamed for four deaths in Haiti. Forecasters warned it could grow into a dangerous Category 2 hurricane as it nears the northern Gulf Coast.
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 15:18:00 +0200ibtimes-au (en)
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 15:18:00 +0200ibtimes (en)
Isaac : un nouveau traumatisme pour Haïti
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 15:16:00 +0200euronews-fr (fr)
La tempête tropicale baptisée Isaac a durement frappé Haïti. Le bilan, sans doute provisoire, est de six morts. Des milliers de personnes ont dû être…
Isaac set to hit Florida as Cat 2 hurricane
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 15:09:00 +0200msnbc (en)
Tropical Storm Isaac is likely to be a Category 2 hurricane when it hits the Florida Keys later Sunday, forecasters said, with a wide swath of the Gulf Coast now on full alert.
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 15:08:00 +0200breakingnews-ie (en)
Tropical Storm Isaac gained fresh muscle today as it neared the Florida Keys, threatening to be at or near hurricane strength approaching the island chain.
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 15:05:00 +0200france2 (fr)
La tempête, qui approche de la Floride, devrait se transformer en ouragan en fin de journée.
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 15:03:00 +0200AP (en)
Isaac marches toward Florida
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 14:58:00 +0200cnn (en)
The tropical storm is dumping rain on Cuba as it picks up strength. Isaac is expected to make landfall in Florida as a hurricane.
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 14:56:00 +0200irishexaminer (en)
Video: Fears as tropical storm strengthens
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 14:53:00 +0200independent-ie (en)
Republicans Delay Convention Start as Storm Nears Tampa
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 14:52:00 +0200bloomberg (en)
The opening day of the Republican National Convention has been postponed because Tropical Storm Isaac is bearing down on the site in Tampa, Florida , cutting into the amount of free television coverage that would benefit presumptive nominee The decision was taken to ensure “the safety of our....
Isaac disrupts U.S. presidential election campaign
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 14:51:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
TAMPA (Reuters) - Tropical Storm Isaac nudged the U.S. presidential election campaign off course, forcing Republicans to delay the start of Mitt Romney's national convention in Florida and Vice President Joe Biden to cancel a campaign trip to the state.
La tempête Isaac se renforce et menace la Floride
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 14:43:00 +0200TF1 (fr)
La tempête tropicale Isaac progresse vers la Floride, elle pourrait se transformer en ouragan ce dimanche. Isaac a déjà fait 4 morts à son passage en Haïti, samedi. La tempête Isaac se renforce et menace la Floride
Isaac threat worsens for Florida Keys, northern Gulf Coast
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 14:41:00 +0200CBC (en)
Tourists in the Florida Keys mustered party faces and locals followed time-worn rituals as the islands prepared for a lashing Sunday from a strengthening Tropical Storm Isaac , which swamped the Caribbean and shuffled plans for the Republican National Convention.
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 14:39:00 +0200drogheda-independent (en)
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 14:35:00 +0200reuters (en)
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 14:35:00 +0200argus (en)
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 14:32:00 +0200herald-ie (en)
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 14:27:00 +0200sligochampion (en)
Tropical Storm Isaac has Florida Keys in sights
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 14:26:00 +0200irishsun (en)
Ernesto heading west in Caribbean, new storm forms Tropical Storm Isaac , back over warm ocean waters, lashed Cuba with winds and rain as it swept toward the Florida Keys, where it was expected to ...
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 14:24:00 +0200AP (en)
KEY WEST, Fla. (AP) — Forecasters say a strengthened Tropical Storm Isaac is bearing down on the Florida Keys. The U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami said Isaac was centered about 135 miles (220 kms) east-southeast of Key West at 8 a.m. EDT Sunday.
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 14:23:00 +0200lest-eclair (fr)
La tempête tropicale Isaac progressait rapidement en direction de la Floride et il était prévu qu'elle devienne un ouragan dimanche, obligeant le Parti républicain à reporter d'une journée les principaux rendez-vous de sa convention, après avoir fait quatre morts à son passage en Haïti.
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 14:22:00 +0200independent-ie (en)
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 14:19:00 +0200corkman (en)
Tempête Isaac : quatre morts en Haïti, la Floride en alerte
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 14:10:00 +0200alvinet (fr)
Après avoir balayé Haïti et Cuba, la tempête qui pourrait virer à l'ouragan continue sa route vers... Source : Metro - Articles similaires
Tempête tropicale Isaac. Alerte rouge à l’ouragan sur Haïti
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 13:57:00 +0200OuestFrance (fr)
La tempête tropicale Isaac traversait Haïti samedi, accompagnée de fortes bourrasques de vent et déversant des pluies torrentielles, peu après...
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 13:55:00 +0200varmatin (fr)
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 13:51:00 +0200metrofrance (fr)
Après avoir balayé Haïti et Cuba, la tempête qui pourrait virer à l'ouragan continue sa route vers...
Isaac could become Cat 2 hurricane
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 13:49:00 +0200CBSnews (en)
Florida Keys brace for lashing by storm later Sunday; Isaac may strengthen before landfall on northern Gulf Coast
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 13:49:00 +0200AP (en)
KEY WEST, Fla. (AP) — Tropical Storm Isaac gained fresh muscle Sunday as it bore down on the Florida Keys and forecasters warned Isaac could grow into an extremely dangerous Category 2 hurricane as it begins tracking toward the northern Gulf Coast. Isaac's drew new strength early Sunday during a....
Isaac a Threat to Fla. Keys, Northern Gulf Coast
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 13:48:00 +0200ABCnews (en)
Tropical Storm Isaac gained fresh muscle Sunday as it bore down on the Florida Keys and forecasters warned Isaac could grow into an extremely dangerous Category 2 hurricane as it begins tracking toward the northern Gulf Coast. Isaac's drew new strength early Sunday during a warm-water crossing of....
Tropical Storm Isaac Delays U.S. Republican Convention
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 13:44:00 +0200naharnet-en (en)
A strengthening Tropical Storm Isaac barreled toward Florida and was predicted to become a hurricane on Sunday, forcing a one-day delay to the main events of the Republican convention, after leaving four people dead in Haiti. With winds reaching 65 miles (100 kilometers) per hour, the storm left....
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 13:43:00 +0200newschannel5 (en)
Tropical Storm Isaac gained fresh muscle Sunday as it bore down on the Florida Keys, threatening to be at or near hurricane strength approaching the island chain, and forecasters warned Isaac could grow into an extremely...
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 13:39:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
Tropical Storm Isaac gained fresh muscle Sunday as it bore down on the Florida Keys, threatening to be at or near hurricane strength approaching the island chain, and forecasters warned Isaac could grow into an extremely dangerous Category 2 hurricane on an expected track toward the northern Gulf Coast.
Four dead as Isaac lashes Haiti and Cuba, hurricane-strength forecast for US (PHOTOS, VIDEO)
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 13:33:00 +0200rt-en (en)
With wind gusts of up to 112 kilometers per hour and heavy rains, Tropical Storm Isaac has passed over Haiti and Cuba. In Haiti at least four people were killed , with Isaac expected to strengthen to hurricane force by... Read Full Article at RT.com
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 13:28:00 +0200corsematin (fr)
Forecaster: Isaac could later be a Cat 2 hurricane
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 13:13:00 +0200newschannel5 (en)
A meteorologist at the National Hurricane Center says Tropical Storm Isaac , which is expected at or near hurricane-strength once it reaches the Florida Keys later Sunday, could become a category 2 hurricane in coming days as...
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 13:09:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
A meteorologist at the National Hurricane Center says Tropical Storm Isaac , which is expected at or near hurricane-strength once it reaches the Florida Keys later Sunday, could become a category 2 hurricane in coming days as it takes eventual aim at the northern Gulf Coast.
Tropical Storm Isaac Gathering Strength on Way to Florida
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 13:06:00 +0200voanews (en)
Florida is bracing for Tropical Storm Isaac , due to make landfall Sunday in the Florida Keys just off the U.S. mainland, at or near hurricane strength. The U.S. National Hurricane Center warns isolated tornadoes are also possible Sunday over portions of the Keys and central and southern Florida.
Four dead as Isaac lashes Haiti and Cuba, hurricane-strength forecast for US (PHOTOS)
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 13:03:00 +0200rt (en)
Gathering storm delays Romney's Republican coronation
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 12:59:00 +0200mg (en)
Tropical Storm Isaac , expected to become a hurricane on Sunday, has forced a delay to the main events of the Republican convention in Florida.
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 12:54:00 +0200nicematin (fr)
Tropical storm Isaac batters Caribbean and heads for Florida
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 12:53:00 +0200antiguanews (en)
• Six people killed in Haiti • Three missing in Dominican Republic • US Republicans delay start of Tampa convention A woman surveys the damage in the wake of tropical storm Isaac in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Photograph: REUTERS Tropical storm Isaac has lashed Cuba with winds and rain as it sweeps....
UPDATE 1-Tropical Storm Isaac lashes Cuba, with Florida Keys
* Storm has killed at least six people in Haiti * Republican convention in Tampa pushed back by storm * Gulf energy production will see temporary shut-downs By Jeff Franks HAVANA, Aug 26 (Reuters) - Tropical Storm Isaac , back over warm ocean waters, lashed Cuba with winds and rain as it swept toward....
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 12:52:00 +0200AP (en)
KEY WEST, Fla. (AP) — A meteorologist at the National Hurricane Center says Tropical Storm Isaac , which is expected at or near hurricane-strength once it reaches the Florida Keys later Sunday, could become a category 2 hurricane in coming days as it takes eventual aim at the northern Gulf Coast.
Tropical Storm Isaac to Hit Florida Keys after Lashing Haiti and Cuba
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 12:42:00 +0200ibtimes-uk (en)
After passing through Florida Keys, Isaac is expected to move over southeast Gulf of Mexico with a wind speed of 100 miles per hour.
RNC Attracts Thousands To Florida Braving Hurricane Isaac Threat; Puts Spotlight On Mitt Romney, Paul Ryan
Even as Tropical Storm Isaac managed to reschedule the Republican National Convention (RNC) to Tuesday August 28, the excitement in Tampa, Florida remains unabated as thousands gear up to host the Convention that puts spotlight on Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney and vice presidential running mate Paul Ryan.
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 12:40:00 +0200ibtimes-in (en)
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 12:38:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
A strengthening Tropical Storm Isaac barreled toward Florida and was predicted to become a hurricane on Sunday, forcing a one-day delay to the main events of the Republican convention, after leaving four people dead in Haiti.
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 12:37:00 +0200m6 (fr)
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 12:36:00 +0200nordeclair (fr)
La tempête tropicale Isaac progressait rapidement en direction de la Floride et il était prévu qu'elle devienne un ouragan dimanche, obligeant le Parti républicain à reporter d'une journée les principaux rendez-vous de sa convention, après avoir fait quatre morts à son passage en Haïti. » Lire la suite.
Tropical storm Isaac strikes Cuba 10:29 Cuban government declare state of alert in six provinces after six people killed in Haiti
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 12:35:00 +0200irishtimes (en)
Tropical storm Isaac , back over warm ocean waters, lashed Cuba with winds and rain as it swept toward the Florida Keys, where it was expected to strike today as a minor hurricane. The storm left six dead in Haiti, still recovering from a 2010 earthquake, and at least three missing in the Dominican....
États-Unis : Tempête Isaac. La convention républicaine reportée
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 12:35:00 +0200alvinet (fr)
La tempête tropicale Isaac progresse rapidement en direction de la Floride. Il est prévu qu’elle devienne un ouragan ce dimanche. Avec des vents atteignant 95 kilomètres/heure, la tempête a quitté Haïti et a traversé Cuba, samedi en fin de journée, a annoncé le Centre américain de surveillance des....
Isaac fait quatre morts en Haïti et se dirige vers la Floride
Après avoir traversé Cuba, elle devrait atteindrait la Floride dans les prochaines 24 heures sous la forme d'un ouragan. Articles en rapport Ayrault : "On est... Source : Nouvel Obs - Articles similaires
La tempête Isaac en passe de devenir un ouragan
Après avoir fait quatre morts en Haïti, la tempête Isaac s'approche de la Floride. Conséquence: le parti républicain doit décaler les principaux rendez-vous de... Source : Yahoo! Actualités - Articles similaires
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Sun, 26 Aug 2012 12:30:00 +0200nouvelobs (fr)
Après Cuba, la tempête devrait atteindrait la Floride dans les prochaines 24 heures sous la forme d'un ouragan.Articles en rapportPrix à la pompe : les distributeurs "prêts à accompagner l'effort"Tennis : 3 bonnes raisons de suivre l'US OpenTour : une perquisition aurait été empêchée à l'hôtel d'ArmstrongDerrière la crise.
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 12:30:00 +0200LePoint (fr)
La tempête tropicale Isaac progressait rapidement en direction de la Floride et il était prévu qu'elle devienne un ouragan dimanche, obligeant le Parti républicain à reporter d'une journée les principaux rendez-vous de sa convention, après avoir fait quatre morts à son passage en Avec des vents....
Hurricane Isaac kills 6 in Haiti
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 12:29:00 +0200ruvr-en (en)
At least 6 people, including two children, were killed after Hurricane Isaac hit Haiti on Sunday, news reports said, adding that another five people remain missing.
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 12:27:00 +0200lexpress (fr)
Après avoir fait quatre morts en Haïti, la tempête Isaac s'approche de la Floride. Conséquence: le parti républicain doit décaler les principaux rendez-vous de sa convention.
Tempête Isaac. La convention républicaine reportée
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 12:25:00 +0200OuestFrance (fr)
La tempête tropicale Isaac progresse rapidement en direction de la Floride. Il est prévu qu’elle devienne un ouragan ce dimanche.Avec des vents...
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 12:22:00 +0200lunion (fr)
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 12:19:00 +0200metrofrance (fr)
La tempête tropicale Isaac progressait rapidement en direction de la Floride et il était prévu...
La tempête Isaac, qui a fait quatre morts en Haïti, en route vers la Floride
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 12:19:00 +0200varmatin (fr)
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 12:12:00 +0200lamontagne (fr)
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 12:08:00 +0200ibtimes-au (en)
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 12:07:00 +0200courrier-picard (fr)
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 12:03:00 +0200tv5 (fr)
Isaac gains strength en route to Florida Keys
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 12:02:00 +0200CBC (en)
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 11:59:00 +0200ladepeche (fr)
La tempête tropicale Isaac progressait rapidement en direction de la Floride et il était prévu qu'elle devienne un ouragan dimanche, obligeant le Parti républicain à reporter d'une journée les...
La tempête Isaac se renforce à l´approche de la Floride
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 11:57:00 +0200nordlittoral (fr)
Stronger Isaac heads to Fla. after drenching Cuba
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 11:57:00 +0200newschannel5 (en)
Tourists in the Florida Keys mustered party faces and locals followed time-worn rituals as the islands prepared for a lashing Sunday from a strengthening Tropical Storm Isaac after it swamped the Caribbean and shuffled plans...
Isaac a little stronger approaching Fla. Keys; hurricane watch for part of northern Gulf Coast
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 11:57:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
KEY WEST, Fla. - Forecasters in Miami say Tropical Storm Isaac has gained added strength and should be at or near hurricane force when it reaches the Florida Keys later in the day.
Tourists in the Florida Keys mustered party faces and locals followed time-worn rituals as the islands prepared for a lashing Sunday from a strengthening Tropical Storm Isaac after it swamped the Caribbean and shuffled plans for the Republican National Convention.
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 11:55:00 +0200lanouvellerepublique (fr)
Isaac Forecast at Or Near Hurricane Strength in Florida Keys
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 11:49:00 +0200bloomberg (en)
Tropical Storm Isaac intensified on a path for the Florida Keys, where it is forecast to arrive later today at or near hurricane strength before entering the eastern Gulf of Mexico, the U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami said in an advisory just before 5 a.m. local time.
Tempête Isaac : quatre morts en Haïti
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 11:48:00 +0200charentelibre (fr)
Quatre personnes sont mortes hier à Haïti encore sous le coup du séisme de 2010, lors du passage de la tempête Isaac qui menace de se transformer en ouragan ce dimanche sur la Floride, où le début de la convention nationale du Parti...
Romney plays it safe, delays convention start
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 11:42:00 +0200newschannel5 (en)
Associated Press TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - In the end, Mitt Romney chose not to tempt fate. With Tropical Storm Isaac bearing down on Florida, the soon-to-be Republican presidential nominee scrapped at least the first day of his national convention, mindful of the good politics of putting safety before, well, politics.
Isaac a little stronger, heading toward Fla. Keys
Forecasters in Miami say Tropical Storm Isaac has gained added strength and should be at or near hurricane force when it reaches the Florida Keys later in the day.
Thousands of Haitians at risk from flooding and disease after tropical storm Isaac
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 11:39:00 +0200independent (en)
Thousands of people in Haiti remain at risk from flooding and disease despite the earthquake-ravaged nation avoiding the worst of tropical storm Isaac , according to British aid agencies.
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 11:34:00 +0200AP (en)
KEY WEST, Fla. (AP) — Tourists in the Florida Keys mustered party faces and locals followed time-worn rituals as the islands prepared for a lashing Sunday from a strengthening Tropical Storm Isaac after it swamped the Caribbean and shuffled plans for the Republican National Convention.
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 11:34:00 +0200ibtimes (en)
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 11:28:00 +0200guardian (en)
• Six people killed in Haiti • Three missing in Dominican Republic • US Republicans delay start of Tampa convention Tropical storm Isaac has lashed Cuba with winds and rain as it sweeps toward the Florida Keys, where it was expected to strike on Sunday as a minor hurricane.
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 11:26:00 +0200corsematin (fr)
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 11:26:00 +0200AP (en)
KEY WEST, Fla. (AP) — Forecasters in Miami say Tropical Storm Isaac has gained added strength and should be at or near hurricane force when it reaches the Florida Keys later in the day. The U.S. National Hurricane Center said Isaac's maximum sustained winds had strengthened some to 65 mph (100 kph).
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 11:26:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — In the end, Mitt Romney chose not to tempt fate. With Tropical Storm Isaac bearing down on Florida , the soon-to-be Republican presidential nominee scrapped at least the first day of his national convention , mindful of the good politics of putting safety before, well, politics.
Storm delays Republican gathering
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 11:18:00 +0200bbc-news (en)
The US Republican Party decides to delay discussions at their national convention in Florida because of the approaching Tropical Storm Isaac .
La tempête Isaac s'abat sur Cuba et menace la Floride
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 11:17:00 +0200arcinfo (fr)
La tempête tropicale Isaac a balayé Cuba samedi après avoir fait six morts à Haïti et trois disparus en République dominicaine. Elle devrait ensuite se transformer en ouragan et se diriger vers les Etats-Unis, où le Parti républicain a repoussé d'une journée le début de la convention d'investiture de Mitt Romney en Floride.
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 11:16:00 +0200AP (en)
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — In the end, Mitt Romney chose not to tempt fate. With Tropical Storm Isaac bearing down on Florida, the soon-to-be Republican presidential nominee scrapped at least the first day of his national convention, mindful of the good politics of putting safety before, well, politics.
Isaac heads to Florida after drenching Haiti, Cuba
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 11:16:00 +0200thetimes-za (en)
Tourists in the Florida Keys mustered party faces and locals followed time-worn rituals as the islands prepared for a lashing Sunday from Tropical Storm Isaac after it swamped the Caribbean and shuffled plans for the Republican National Convention.
Tropical Storm Isaac drenches Haiti, swipes Cuba
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 11:15:00 +0200stabroeknews (en)
PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) – Tropical Storm Isaac dumped torrential rains on Haiti and flattened tent camps housing survivors of a devastating earthquake, then began an assault on eastern Cuba... View full article at stabroeknews.com
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 11:14:00 +0200lest-eclair (fr)
Isaac menace la Floride
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 11:13:00 +0200lunion (fr)
Deux personnes sont mortes hier à Haïti, encore sous le coup du séisme de 2010, lors du passage de la tempête Isaac qui menaçait de se transformer en ouragan sur la Floride où débutera demain la convention nationale du Parti républicain. Une fillette de huit ans a été tuée dans l'effondrement du mur....
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 11:05:00 +0200nordeclair (fr)
Tempête Isaac : quatre morts en Haïti, en route vers la Floride
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 11:04:00 +0200alvinet (fr)
La tempête tropicale Isaac progressait rapidement en direction de la Floride et il était prévu qu'elle devienne un ouragan dimanche, obligeant le Parti républicain... Source : Le Dauphiné Libéré - Articles similaires
Isaac s'abat sur Cuba et menace la Floride, six morts à Haïti
par Jeff Franks LA HAVANE (Reuters) - La tempête tropicale Isaac a balayé Cuba samedi après avoir fait six morts à Haïti et trois disparus en République dominicaine. Elle devrait ensuite se transformer en ouragan et se diriger vers les Etats-Unis, où le Parti républicain a repoussé d'une journée le....
Isaac s'abat sur Cuba et menace la Floride
La tempête tropicale Isaac a balayé Cuba samedi après avoir fait six morts... Source : Le Point - Articles similaires
La tempête tropicale Isaac a balayé Cuba samedi après avoir fait six morts à Haïti et trois disparus en République dominicaine. Elle devrait ensuite se transformer en ouragan et se diriger vers les Etats-Unis, où le Parti républicain a repoussé d'une journée le début effectif de sa convention d'investiture de Mitt Romney à Tampa, en Floride.
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 10:59:00 +0200france2 (fr)
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 10:59:00 +0200LePoint (fr)
La tempête tropicale Isaac a balayé Cuba samedi après avoir fait six morts à et trois disparus en République dominicaine . Elle devrait ensuite se transformer en ouragan et se diriger vers les États-Unis , où le parti républicain a repoussé d'une journée le début effectif de sa convention d'investiture de Mitt Romney à Tampa, en Floride.
La tempête Isaac a fait quatre morts en Haïti
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 10:57:00 +0200Liberation (fr)
5.000 personnes et dix-huit camps de victimes du séisme de 2010 ont été évacués. La tempête se dirige maintenant vers la Floride.
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 10:47:00 +0200nicematin (fr)
Isaac heads to Florida after drenching Haiti Cuba
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 10:39:00 +0200irishsun (en)
KEY WEST, Fla. (AP) -- Tropical Storm Isaac moved off Cuba's northern coast before dawn as forecasters warned Isaac would gain strength over open water and be at or near hurricane strength as it ...
Après Haïti, la tempête Isaac se rapproche de la Floride
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 10:28:00 +0200euronews-fr (fr)
Isaac a provoqué la mort de 4 personnes à Haïti. La tempête tropicale a arraché des arbres, emporté des toitures mais aussi des tentes dans les camps…
World: Tropical Storm Isaac dumps rain on Cuba
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 10:25:00 +0200standardmedia (en)
Tropical Storm Isaac , back over warm ocean waters, lashed Cuba with winds and rain as it swept toward the Florida Keys, where it was expected to strike on Sunday as a minor hurricane.
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 10:24:00 +0200skynews (en)
Tropical storm Isaac lashes Cuba and earthquake-torn Haiti, and threatens to strike Florida as a minor hurricane.
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 10:16:00 +0200m6 (fr)
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 10:15:00 +0200nordlittoral (fr)
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 10:14:00 +0200LePoint (fr)
par Jeff Franks LA HAVANE (Reuters) - La tempête tropicale Isaac a balayé Cuba samedi après avoir fait six morts à et trois disparus en Elle devrait ensuite se transformer en ouragan et se diriger vers les Etats-Unis , où le Parti républicain a repoussé d'une journée le début effectif de sa convention d'investiture de à Tampa, en Floride.
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 10:13:00 +0200lanouvellerepublique (fr)
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 10:12:00 +0200laprovence (fr)
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 10:10:00 +0200lunion (fr)
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 10:06:00 +0200courrier-picard (fr)
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 09:59:00 +0200AP (en)
KEY WEST, Fla. (AP) — Tourists in the Florida Keys mustered party faces and locals followed time-worn rituals as the islands prepared for a lashing Sunday from Tropical Storm Isaac after it swamped the Caribbean and shuffled plans for the Republican National Convention.
La Floride menacée par la tempête Isaac
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 09:57:00 +02007sur7 (fr)
Quatre personnes sont mortes samedi à Haïti encore sous le coup du séisme de 2010, lors du passage de la tempête Isaac qui menace de se transformer en ouragan dimanche sur la Floride, où le début de la ...
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 09:57:00 +0200lamontagne (fr)
Three Dead As Tropical Storm Isaac Hits Haiti
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 09:57:00 +0200ananova (en)
Tropical storm Isaac has swept across the shores of Haiti, damaging hundreds of homes and killing at least three people, with the impoverished Caribbean country still struggling in the wake of a massive earthquake two years ago. A woman and child died in the town of Souvenance, and a 10-year-old....
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 09:55:00 +0200ladepeche (fr)
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 09:51:00 +0200tv5 (fr)
Republicans delay summit start over storm
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 09:51:00 +0200aljazeera-en (en)
Fears over Tropical Storm Isaac force organisers to put off start of national convention until Tuesday afternoon.
Tropical Storm Isaac lashes Cuba, with Florida Keys in sight
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 09:51:00 +0200antiguanews (en)
Tropical Storm Isaac hits Cuba after drenching Haiti
HAVANA (Reuters) - Tropical Storm Isaac battered eastern Cuba on Saturday on its way toward the Florida Keys after its torrential rains and gusty winds left six dead in Haiti, which is still recovering from a devastating 2010 earthquake. Roiling seas spilled onto land along the Cuban coast, forcing....
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 09:48:00 +0200metrofrance (fr)
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 09:46:00 +0200ledauphine (fr)
La tempête tropicale Isaac progressait rapidement en direction de la Floride et il était prévu qu’elle devienne un ouragan dimanche, obligeant le Parti républicain à reporter d’une journée les principaux rendez-vous de sa convention, après avoir fait quatre morts à son passage en Haïti.
Tropical Storm Isaac aims at Florida
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 09:46:00 +0200cnn (en)
Tropical Storm Isaac dumped rain and strong winds to Cuba early Sunday, picking up strength as it churned toward Florida, where forecasters predict it will make landfall as a hurricane.
Tempête tropicale : Au moins six morts, Martelly veut une aide internationale pour prévenir les catastrophes
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 09:41:00 +0200alterpresse (fr)
Isaac a fait au moins six morts, des blessés et d’importants dégâts en Haïti dans la nuit de vendredi à samedi, selon un nouveau bilan partiel établi après le passage de la tempête tropicale qui a porté le Président Michel Martelly à solliciter une assistance internationale substantielle pour faire....
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 09:41:00 +0200newschannel5 (en)
Tourists in the Florida Keys mustered party faces and locals followed time-worn rituals as the islands prepared for a lashing Sunday from Tropical Storm Isaac after it swamped the Caribbean and shuffled plans for the...
At least six people die because of Hurricane Isaac in Haiti
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 09:40:00 +0200focus-news-en (en)
Port-au-Prince. At least six people have died because of the Hurricane Isaac in the island state of Haiti, Reuters reported. The hurricane hit the island last night. Wind speeds reached 96 km / h. In connection with the approaching the Tropical storm was evacuated more than 14,000 people. Among the dead were two children under the age of 10.
World: Isaac disrupts US presidential election campaign
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 09:40:00 +0200standardmedia (en)
Tropical Storm Isaac nudged the US presidential election campaign off course, forcing Republicans to delay the start of Mitt Romney's national convention in Florida and Vice President Joe Biden to cancel a campaign trip to the state.
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 09:39:00 +0200capital-FR (fr)
Tropical Storm Isaac gains strength, takes aim at Florida
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 09:39:00 +0200cnn (en)
Miami (CNN) -- Tropical Storm Isaac dumped rain and strong winds to Cuba early Sunday, picking up strength as it churned toward Florida, where forecasters predict it will make landfall as a hurricane. The tropical storm was roughly 35 miles northeast of Canagua, Cuba, and 265 miles east-southeast of Key West.
Etats-Unis: la convention républicaine repoussée à mardi en raison de la tempête
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 09:34:00 +0200nordeclair (fr)
La Convention républicaine américaine qui devait s'ouvrir lundi en Floride pour officiellement désigner son candidat à l'élection présidentielle, a été repoussée à mardi, en raison de la menace potentielle de la tempête tropicale Isaac . » Lire la suite...
Tempête Isaac : quatre morts à Haïti, la Floride en état d'alerte
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 09:33:00 +0200leparisien (fr)
La tempête tropicale Isaac poursuit sa route vers les Etats-Unis et menace de se transformer en Ouragan. Samedi soir, la tempête se trouvait à 130 km des côtes de Cuba après être passée sur Haïti...
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 09:33:00 +0200alvinet (fr)
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Tempête Isaac: quatre morts à Haïti, la Floride menacée
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Etranger : La tempête Isaac pourrait se transformer en ouragan
La tempête a tué deux personnes, hier, et des camps ont dû être évacués à Haïti. Elle touchera la Floride aujourd'hui. Une petite fille de huit ans et une femme de 51 ans sont mortes dans l'effondrement d'une maison. Cinq mille personnes et dix-huit camps de déplacés, victimes du séisme de 2010, ont....
La tempête tropicale Isaac se dirige vers la Floride
Après avoir balayé Cuba et tué six personnes en Haïti, cette tempête tropicale a déjà contraint le Parti républicain à repousser l'ouverture de sa convention... Source : France Info - Articles similaires
Tropical storm Isaac makes landfall in Haiti
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 09:30:00 +0200timesofmalta (en)
Tropical storm Isaac hit Haiti with driving rain and gale-force winds early yesterday as it came ashore in the impoverished Caribbean nation still reeling from the effects of a devastating 2010 earthquake. “It has just moved ashore west of Port-au-Prince,” Jessica Schauer, a spokeswoman of the US National Hurricane Centre (NHC) told AFP.
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 09:24:00 +0200corsematin (fr)
La Convention républicaine américaine qui devait s'ouvrir lundi en Floride pour officiellement désigner son candidat à l'élection présidentielle, a été repoussée à mardi, en raison de la menace potentielle de la tempête tropicale Isaac . Ses organisateurs ont expliqué samedi soir leur décision par un souci de sécurité, alors que 50.
Quatre personnes sont mortes samedi à Haïti encore sous le coup du séisme de 2010, lors du passage de la tempête Isaac qui menace de se transformer en ouragan dimanche sur la Floride, où le début de la convention nationale du Parti républicain a été reporté.
Florida Braces as Isaac Set to Strengthen Into Hurricane
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 09:17:00 +0200bloomberg (en)
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 09:13:00 +0200france24 (fr)
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 09:12:00 +0200lamontagne (fr)
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 09:09:00 +0200varmatin (fr)
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 09:06:00 +0200courrier-picard (fr)
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 09:05:00 +0200lejdd (fr)
Le Parti républicain a reporté d'une journée, à mardi, le début de ses travaux à la convention nationale d'investiture de Mitt Romney, son...
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 08:58:00 +0200normandie (fr)
La Convention républicaine américaine qui devait s'ouvrir lundi 27 août en Floride pour officiellement désigner son candidat à l'élection présidentielle, a été repoussée à mardi, en raison de la menace potentielle de la tempête tropicale Isaac . Ses organisateurs ont expliqué samedi soir leur décision par un souci de sécurité, alors que 50.
USA : convention républicaine repoussée à mardi en raison de la tempête
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 08:47:00 +0200lepays-fr (fr)
La Convention républicaine américaine qui devait s'ouvrir lundi en Floride pour officiellement désigner son candidat à l'élection présidentielle, a été repoussée à mardi, en raison de la menace potentielle de la tempête tropicale Isaac .
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 08:45:00 +0200m6 (fr)
Oil drops on reserves release report, storm limits loss
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 08:45:00 +0200kippreport (en)
Oil prices fell on Friday after a report that the International Energy Agency is likely to tap strategic oil reserves...
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 08:43:00 +0200LePoint (fr)
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 08:43:00 +0200nicematin (fr)
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 08:41:00 +0200laprovence (fr)
Par Clarens RENOIS PORT-AU-PRINCE (Haïti) (AFP) - Quatre personnes sont mortes samedi à Haïti encore sous le coup du séisme de 2010, lors du passage de la tempête Isaac qui menace de se transformer en ouragan dimanche sur la Floride, où le...
TAMPA (Etats-Unis) (AFP) - La Convention républicaine américaine qui devait s'ouvrir lundi en Floride pour officiellement désigner son candidat à l'élection présidentielle, a été repoussée à mardi, en raison de la menace potentielle de la...
Isaac blows US presidential campaign off course
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 08:36:00 +0200france24-en (en)
Tropical Storm Isaac has thrown the US presidential campaign off schedule after prompting organisers at the Republican national convention in Florida to delay the event by a day and forcing Vice President Joe Biden to scrap a trip to the state.
Hurricane warning issued for Florida
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 08:35:00 +0200RTERadio (en)
Tropical Storm Isaac lashed Cuba with winds and rain as it swept toward the Florida Keys, where it was expected to strike as a minor hurricane.
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 08:34:00 +0200nordlittoral (fr)
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 08:34:00 +0200lunion (fr)
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 08:32:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
Forecasters say Tropical Storm Isaac is spinning just off Cuba's northern coast and expected to approach the Florida Keys later in the day.
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 08:31:00 +0200lanouvellerepublique (fr)
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 08:30:00 +0200la-croix (fr)
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 08:26:00 +0200lamontagne (fr)
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 08:24:00 +0200AP (en)
KEY WEST, Fla. (AP) — Forecasters say Tropical Storm Isaac is spinning just off Cuba's northern coast and expected to approach the Florida Keys later in the day. The U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami said Isaac was centered about 265 miles (430 kilometers) east-southeast of Key West at 2 a.m.
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 08:23:00 +0200ladepeche (fr)
La Convention républicaine américaine qui devait s'ouvrir lundi en Floride pour officiellement désigner son candidat à l'élection présidentielle, a été repoussée à mardi, en raison de la menace...
Quatre personnes sont mortes samedi à Haïti encore sous le coup du séisme de 2010, lors du passage de la tempête Isaac qui menace de se transformer en ouragan dimanche sur la Floride, où le début...
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 08:21:00 +0200tv5 (fr)
Republicans scrap summit start over storm
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 08:21:00 +0200aljazeera-en (en)
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 08:18:00 +0200metrofrance (fr)
La Convention républicaine américaine qui devait s'ouvrir lundi en Floride pour officiellement...
Quatre personnes sont mortes samedi à Haïti encore sous le coup du séisme de 2010, lors du passage...
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 08:18:00 +0200cnn (en)
Deux morts à Haïti, la convention des Républicains et la Floride menacés
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 08:16:00 +0200lepays-fr (fr)
Deux personnes sont mortes samedi à Haïti encore sous le coup du séisme de 2010, lors du passage de la tempête Isaac qui menace de se transformer en ouragan dimanche sur la Floride où débutera lundi la convention nationale du Parti républicain. Par Clarens RENOIS / AFP
Aux Etats-Unis, la tempête Isaac repousse l'ouverture de la convention républicaine
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 08:13:00 +0200LeMonde (fr)
Le parti devait se réunir lundi en Floride pour investire son candidat à la présidentielle, Mitt Romney. La tempête tropicale, qui a fait quatre morts samedi à Haïti, chamboule le programme.
La tempête Isaac s'abat sur Cuba, la Floride en état d'alerte
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 08:13:00 +0200france24 (fr)
Après Haïti où elle a fait six morts, la tempête tropicale Isaac est s'est abattu sur Cuba. Elle devrait ensuite se transformer en ouragan à l’approche de la Floride. La convention du parti Républicain qui devait y avoir lieu a été repoussée.
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 08:12:00 +0200lest-eclair (fr)
La convention républicaine repoussée en Floride
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 08:11:00 +020024heures (fr)
L'ouverture de la convention nationale du parti républicain américain, qui devait débuter lundi en Floride, a été reportée à mardi en raison de la tempête Isaac . Les intempéries ont fait quatre morts samedi en Haïti.
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 08:05:00 +0200tv5 (fr)
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 08:03:00 +0200nordeclair (fr)
Quatre personnes sont mortes samedi à Haïti encore sous le coup du séisme de 2010, lors du passage de la tempête Isaac qui menace de se transformer en ouragan dimanche sur la Floride, où le début de la convention nationale du Parti républicain a été reporté. » Lire la suite...
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 08:02:00 +0200lematin-CH (fr)
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 08:02:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
HAVANA (Reuters) - Tropical Storm Isaac , back over warm ocean waters, lashed Cuba with winds and rain as it swept toward the Florida Keys, where it was expected to strike on Sunday as a minor hurricane. The storm left six dead in Haiti, still recovering from a 2010 earthquake, and at least three....
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 08:01:00 +0200nordlittoral (fr)
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 07:59:00 +0200lanouvellerepublique (fr)
Sommet des Non-Alignés à Téhéran: le Hamas n'est pas invité
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 07:59:00 +0200m6 (fr)
Le mouvement islamiste palestinien Hamas, qui contrôle la bande de Gaza, n'a pas été invité par l'Iran au sommet des Non-Alignés prévu les 30 et 31 août à Téhéran, a affirmé dimanche le porte-parole du sommet Mohammad Reza Forqami cité par les médias.
Tempête Isaac : quatre morts à Haïti, la convention des républicains reportée
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 07:58:00 +0200lecourrier (fr)
Une fillette de huit ans a été tuée dans l'effondrement du mur de sa maison, une femme de 51 ans est décédée après la chute de son toit, et deux autres personnes sont mortes avec la tempête a indiqué à l'AFP la protection civile. En outre 5.000 personnes et dix-huit camps de victimes du séisme de 2010 ont été évacués, a-t-elle ajouté.
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 07:53:00 +0200tdg (fr)
Haiti: Storm Isaac leaves 4 dead in Haiti, barrels toward Florida
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 07:53:00 +0200reliefweb-headlines (en)
08/26/2012 03:36 GMT by Andrew Gully TAMPA, Florida, Aug 25, 2012 (AFP) - Tropical Storm Isaac barreled toward Florida and was predicted to become a hurricane on Sunday, forcing a one-day delay to the Republican convention, after leaving four people dead in Haiti.
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 07:53:00 +0200reuters (en)
HAVANA (Reuters) - Tropical Storm Isaac , back over warm ocean waters, lashed Cuba with winds and rain as it swept toward the Florida Keys, where it was expected to strike on Sunday as a minor hurricane.
Elections USA 2012 - Elections USA 2012 : la Convention républicaine repoussée sous la menace d'Isaac
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 07:46:00 +0200TF1 (fr)
La Convention républicaine américaine qui devait s'ouvrir lundi en Floride pour officiellement désigner son candidat à l'élection présidentielle, a été repoussée à mardi, en raison de la menace potentielle de la tempête tropicale Isaac . Elections USA 2012 : la Convention républicaine repoussée sous....
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 07:41:00 +0200lamontagne (fr)
Le mouvement islamiste palestinien Hamas, qui contrôle la bande de Gaza, n'a pas été invité par l'Iran au sommet des Non-Alignés prévu les 30 et 31 août à Téhéran, a affirmé dimanche le porte-parole du sommet Mohammad Reza Forqami cité par les médias. - Said Khatib/AFP Le mouvement islamiste....
With Republican National Convention just days away, Florida prepares for Tropical Storm Isaac
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 07:31:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
TAMPA, Fla. - Floridians, tourists and thousands of visitors for the Republican National Convention were warned Saturday to prepare for Tropical Storm Isaac , which is expected to strengthen to a hurricane by the time it reaches the Florida Keys.
Isaac disrupts presidential election campaign
TAMPA (Reuters) - Tropical Storm Isaac nudged the presidential election campaign off course, forcing Republicans to delay the start of Mitt Romney's national convention in Florida and Vice President Joe Biden to cancel a campaign trip to the state. The prospect of howling winds and flooding around....
Haiti: Isaac Batters Haiti; Now Poses Hurricane Threat to Florida
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 07:25:00 +0200reliefWeb (en)
Source: AmeriCares Country: Haiti , United States of America (the) Emergency response efforts underway to help survivors in need August 25, 2012 Tropical Storm Isaac battered Haiti August 24-25, with heavy rains and gusty winds damaging homes and temporary housing where 400,000 vulnerable people still live.
Haiti: Tropical storm Isaac delays US Republican convention
Source: Agence France-Presse Country: Haiti , Cuba , United States of America (the) 08/26/2012 03:36 GMT by Andrew Gully TAMPA, Florida, Aug 25, 2012 (AFP) - Tropical Storm Isaac barreled toward Florida and was predicted to become a hurricane on Sunday, forcing a one-day delay to the Republican convention, after leaving four people dead in Haiti.
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 07:23:00 +0200reuters (en)
TAMPA (Reuters) - Tropical Storm Isaac nudged the presidential election campaign off course, forcing Republicans to delay the start of Mitt Romney's national convention in Florida and Vice President Joe Biden to cancel a campaign trip to the state.
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 07:14:00 +0200timesofoman (en)
Tropical Storm Isaac barreled toward Florida and was predicted to become a hurricane on Sunday, forcing a one-day delay to the Republican convention, after leaving four people dead in Haiti.
Les menaces de la tempête Isaac
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 06:52:00 +0200lanouvellerepublique (fr)
Deux personnes sont mortes samedi à Haïti lors du passage de la tempête tropicale Isaac , accompagnée de fortes bourrasques de vent et déversant des pluies torrentielles, peu après être arrivée par la côte sud de ce pays encore marqué par le tremblement de terre de 2010. Les météorologues américains ont expliqué qu'Isaac avait une puissance proch.
Tropical storm Isaac leaves Cuba, no casualties
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 06:52:00 +0200xinhuanet_en (en)
HAVANA, Aug. 25 (Xinhua) -- Tropical storm Isaac Saturday left Cuban after hitting the island for 5 hours, causing no casualties but some damage to agriculture and the electric system, said a statement from the Cuban National Meteorology Institute (Insmet). Isaac landed in the eastern province of Guantanamo at 11:00 a.
Storm Forces GOP to Scrap First Day of Convention
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 06:33:00 +0200ABCnews (en)
Republican officials abruptly announced plans Saturday night to scrap the first day of their national convention, bowing to the threat of Tropical Storm Isaac as it bore down menacingly on Florida. "The safety of those in Isaac's path is of the utmost importance," tweeted Mitt Romney, his formal....
Tempête Isaac : 2 morts à Haïti
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 06:32:00 +0200leprogres (fr)
Deux personnes sont mortes hier à Haïti, encore sous le coup du séisme de 2010, lors du passage de la tempête Isaac qui menace de se transformer en ...
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 06:32:00 +0200irishsun (en)
TAMPA, Florida: Tropical Storm Isaac barreled toward Florida and was predicted to become a hurricane on Sunday, forcing a one-day delay to the Republican convention, after leaving two people dead in ...
La tempête Isaac fait deux morts
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 06:31:00 +0200alvinet (fr)
Deux personnes sont mortes hier à Haïti encore sous le coup du séisme de 2010, lors du passage de la tempête Isaac . Source : Dernières Nouvelles d'Alsace - Articles similaires
Tempête tropicale : Au moins six morts, Martelly veut une aide internationale pour prévenir les catastrophes
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 06:28:00 +0200radiokiskeya (fr)
Isaac a fait au moins six morts, des blessés et d'importants dégâts en Haïti dans la nuit de vendredi à samedi, selon un nouveau bilan partiel établi après le passage de la tempête tropicale qui a porté le Président Michel Martelly à solliciter une assistance internationale substantielle pour faire....
Tampa Under Tropical Storm Warning
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 06:20:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
The National Hurricane Center has issued a Tropical Storm Warning for the Tampa area just hours after the program for the first night of the Republican National Convention was scrapped amid preparations for Tropical Storm Isaac . Tropical storm conditions are now expected in the area as early as early Monday.
Isaac could become hurricane as heads to Florida
Tropical Storm Isaac barreled toward Florida and was predicted to become a hurricane on Sunday, forcing a one-day delay to the Republican convention, after leaving two people dead in Haiti.
Isaac Forecast to Strengthen Into Hurricane as Florida Braces
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 06:15:00 +0200bloomberg (en)
Isaac drenches Haiti, Cuba, heads toward Florida
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 05:55:00 +0200AP (en)
HAVANA (AP) — Tropical Storm Isaac pushed over Cuba on Saturday after sweeping across Haiti's southern peninsula, where it caused flooding and at least four deaths, adding to the misery of a poor nation still trying to recover from the terrible 2010 earthquake.
The Caucus: Citing Weather, Republicans Cancel First Day of Convention
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 05:54:00 +0200IHT (en)
The Republican National Convention will officially open on Monday but will immediately recess until Tuesday afternoon because of the expectation of bad weather in Tampa, Fla.
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 05:51:00 +0200channelnewsasia (en)
TAMPA, Florida: Tropical Storm Isaac barreled toward Florida and was predicted to become a hurricane on Sunday, forcing a one-day delay to the Republican convention, after leaving two people dead in Haiti.
Tropical Storm Isaac makes landfall in Cuba
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 05:50:00 +0200antiguanews (en)
Tropical Storm Isaac has hit parts of eastern Cuba after sweeping across Haiti's southern peninsula, where it caused flooding and at least four deaths. Isaac's centre made landfall just before midday on Saturday near the far-eastern tip of Cuba, downing trees and power lines.
Tropical Storm Warning Issued for Tampa
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 05:49:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
Tropical Storm Warning Issued for the Tampa area.The National Hurricane Center has issued a Tropical Storm Warning for the Tampa area just hours after the program for the first night of the Republican National Convention was scrapped amid preparations for Tropical Storm Isaac .
Tropical Storm Isaac postpones Republican convention in Florida
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 05:44:00 +0200latimes (en)
Republican Party officials decide to delay Mitt Romney's formal nomination in Tampa as Tropical Storm Isaac is forecast to become a hurricane.TAMPA, Fla. — An approaching tropical storm, forecast to become a hurricane as it roars into the Gulf of Mexico on Sunday, has forced postponement of the....
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 05:40:00 +0200dna-france (fr)
Deux personnes sont mortes hier à Haïti encore sous le coup du séisme de 2010, lors du passage de la tempête Isaac .
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 05:33:00 +0200trust (en)
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 02:23 GMT Source: reuters // Reuters * Hurricane warning in effect for Florida Keys * Isaac kills four, threatens heavy flooding in Haiti * Forecast to become Category 2 hurricane in Gulf of Mexico (Updates hurricane position, damages, add quotes, changes byline, previous....
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 05:21:00 +0200alertnet-rss (en)
Tropical Storm Isaac forces U.S. Republicans to cancel 1st-day convention events
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 05:19:00 +0200xinhuanet_en (en)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 (Xinhua) -- U.S. Republicans on Saturday canceled prepared events for next Monday, the opening day of its party convention, as Tropical Storm Isaac has been strengthening and approaching the state of Florida. The Republican National Committee released a statement Saturday evening....
Maroc Des tombeaux chrétiens vandalisés
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 05:12:00 +0200lepays-fr (fr)
Des dizaines de tombeaux chrétiens ont été vandalisés par des inconnus au cimetière européen de Rabat. « Les dalles en ciment qui couvrent les caveaux ...
Republicans in beachfront hotels brace for Isaac
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 05:08:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
The beachfront hotels that a few lucky delegations scored for the Republican National Convention are all of a sudden a point of concern as Tropical Storm Isaac threatens to wreak havoc on Florida.
Gulf of Mexico oil companies start evacuations
Oil companies are evacuating some Gulf of Mexico oil rigs in advance of Tropical Storm Isaac .
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 04:53:00 +0200usaToday (en)
Tropical Storm Isaac pushed over Cuba on Saturday after sweeping across Haiti's southern peninsula.
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 04:52:00 +0200reuters (en)
HAVANA (Reuters) - Tropical Storm Isaac battered eastern Cuba on Saturday on its way toward the Florida Keys after its torrential rains and gusty winds left six dead in Haiti, which is still recovering from a devastating 2010 earthquake.
Florida prepares for Isaac ahead of GOP convention
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 04:51:00 +0200AP (en)
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Floridians, tourists and thousands of visitors for the Republican National Convention were warned Saturday to prepare for Tropical Storm Isaac , which is expected to strengthen to a hurricane by the time it reaches the Florida Keys.
Isaac Drenches Haiti, Heads Toward Cuba, Florida
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 04:43:00 +0200thisdayonline (en)
A woman wades through a flooded street triggered by Tropical Storm Isaac in Port-au-Prince, Haiti AP Tropical Storm Isaac pushed into Cuba on Saturday after sweeping across Haiti's southern peninsula, where it brought flooding and at least three deaths, adding to the misery of a poor nation still trying to recover from the terrible 2010 earthquake.
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 04:43:00 +0200AP (en)
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — The beachfront hotels that a few lucky delegations scored for the Republican National Convention are all of a sudden a point of concern as Tropical Storm Isaac threatens to wreak havoc on Florida. Weather forecasts were so severe that Mitt Romney and the GOP delayed the start of the convention until at least Tuesday.
Republican convention, Florida brace for Isaac
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 04:39:00 +0200CBC (en)
The site of the National Republican Convention showed no signs of a coming deluge Saturday, even as the approaching Tropical Storm Isaac sent officials across the state into full-scale preparation mode.
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 04:38:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 04:10:00 +0200washtimes (en)
HAVANA (AP) Tropical Storm Isaac pushed over Cuba on Saturday after sweeping across Haiti's southern peninsula, where it caused flooding and at least four deaths, adding to the misery of a poor nation still trying to recover from the terrible 2010 earthquake. Isaac's center made landfall just before midday .
Florida declares emergency as tropical storm Isaac nears
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 03:56:00 +0200gulf-times (en)
Florida declared a state of emergency yesterday as the US state braces for Tropical Storm Isaac just two days before the opening of the Republican National Convention in Tampa. Governor Rick Scott said the executive order was a “normal step” in preparing for such a storm, adding that the....
Republican National Convention cancels Monday events because of Tropical Storm Isaac
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 03:54:00 +0200WashingtonPost (en)
TAMPA — Republican officials abruptly announced late Saturday that they would delay their national convention until at least Tuesday afternoon because of Tropical Storm Isaac , which was expected to become a hurricane early Sunday and reach Florida later in the day. Read full article >>
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 03:49:00 +0200aljazeera-en (en)
Tropical storm lashes Cuba after sweeping through Haiti, where it caused flooding and at least four deaths.
Tropical Storm Isaac hammers Haiti, targets Florida
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 03:48:00 +0200thenews-pk (en)
PORT-AU-PRINCE: Tropical Storm Isaac battered impoverished Haiti Saturday, leaving at least two people dead, as southern Florida braced for a possible
Tropical Storm Isaac hammers Haiti on path to Florida
PORT-AU-PRINCE: Tropical Storm Isaac battered impoverished Haiti Saturday, leaving at least one person dead, as southern Florida braced for a possible
US Republicans to delay convention by one day
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 03:40:00 +0200chinadaily (en)
US Republicans will delay the start of business at their national convention in Tampa, Florida by one day due to Tropical Storm Isaac .
Tropical Storm Isaac's Path Causes GOP To Delay Convention And Vote To Nominate Mitt Romney
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 03:36:00 +0200ibtimes-uk (en)
Tropical Storm Isaac hasn't landed in Florida yet, but it's already causing damage to the Republican Party. Almost all Republican National Convention events on Monday have been canceled because of the storm, according to Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus.
Storm forces GOP to scrap first day of convention
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 03:33:00 +0200AP (en)
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Republican officials abruptly announced plans Saturday night to scrap the first day of their national convention, bowing to the threat of Tropical Storm Isaac as it bore down menacingly on Florida. "The safety of those in Isaac's path is of the utmost importance," tweeted Mitt....
Tropical Storm Isaac kills four in Haiti, tent camps flattened
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 03:33:00 +0200stabroeknews (en)
PORT-AU-PRINCE, (Reuters) – Tropical Storm Isaac dumped torrential rains on Haiti and flattened tent camps housing survivors of a devastating earthquake, then began an assault on eastern Cuba... View full article at stabroeknews.com
Tempête Isaac · La convention républicaine américaine repoussée à mardi
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 03:31:00 +0200alvinet (fr)
L'ouverture de la convention nationale du parti républicain américain, qui devait débuter lundi en Floride, a été reportée à mardi en raison des menaces posées... Source : Canoë - Articles similaires
La convention républicaine américaine repoussée à mardi à cause de la tempête Isaac
IRIB-L'ouverture de la convention nationale du parti républicain américain, qui devait débuter lundi en Floride, a été reportée à mardi en raison des menaces... Source : IRIB - Radio Francophone - Articles similaires
Tempête Isaac: deux morts à Haïti
Une fillette de 8 ans et une femme de 51 ans ont perdu la vie alors que la tempête poursuit sa route et menace la convention des... Source : France Antilles - Régions : Martinique - Articles similaires
Haiti: Operation USA to aid hurricane relief efforts in Haiti
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 03:25:00 +0200reliefWeb (en)
Source: Operation USA Country: Haiti LOS ANGELES, CA (August 25, 2012)—Los Angeles-based International relief agency Operation USA announced today that it will send emergency aid to Haiti as necessary as part of relief efforts responding to Hurricane Isaac , which made landfall yesterday and continues to bring torrential rain.
GOP Postpones Start of Republican National Convention Due to Hurricane Isaac Threat
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 03:25:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
TAMPA, Fla. — Republicans have cut short their national convention by one day due to the looming threat of a severe storm that is about to pound the state of Florida, party officials announced today. Less than 48 hours before the Republican National Convention was...
Floridians, tourists and thousands more visitors for the Republican National Convention were warned Saturday to prepare for Tropical Storm Isaac , which is expected to strengthen to a hurricane by the time it reaches the Florida Keys.
Gulf of Mexico oil, gas operations affected by storm
(Reuters) - Some U.S. oil and gas producers in the Gulf of Mexico shut in production and were evacuating energy infrastructure on Saturday as Tropical Storm Isaac headed for Cuba on a path toward the eastern part of the Gulf. The U.S. Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement said on Saturday that 8.
Dangerous Isaac heads toward Florida
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 03:22:00 +0200upi (en)
MIAMI, Aug. 25 (UPI) -- Florida Gov. Rick Scott declared a state of emergency Saturday as deadly Tropical Storm Isaac raced toward the state.
Coming to Tampa? Tips to keep Isaac at bay
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 03:20:00 +0200msnbc (en)
Hurricane veteran Kerry Sanders offers a few ideas to keep the storm from spoiling your Republican convention experience.
Republicans brace for huge storm
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 03:20:00 +0200scmp (en)
Florida's governor declared a state of emergency yesterday as the state braced for a possible hurricane during the US Republican convention.
Republicans forced to postpone convention as Tropical storm Issac blows Romney's plans off course
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 03:11:00 +0200dailymail (en)
Republican officials abruptly announced plans Saturday evening to scrap the first day of their national convention, bowing to a threat posed by Tropical Storm Isaac , churning toward Florida.
U.S. Republicans to delay business at convention by one day because of storm
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 03:03:00 +0200stabroeknews (en)
TAMPA, (Reuters) – U.S. Republicans will delay the start of business at their national convention in Tampa, Florida by one day due to Tropical Storm Isaac , the Republican National Committee... View full article at stabroeknews.com
GOP Postpones Convention Start Over Hurricane Threat
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 02:57:00 +0200ABCnews (en)
Isaac fait au moins quatre morts et d'importants dégâts
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 02:53:00 +0200alterpresse (fr)
Au moins quatre personnes ont été tuées, deux autres blessées et d’importants dégâts enregistrés dans la nuit de vendredi à samedi, lors du passage de la tempête tropicale Isaac qui se dirigeait samedi soir vers Cuba en s’éloignant des côtes d’Haïti où était maintenue l’alerte rouge en raison de....
Isaac lashes Haiti, focus now on Fla.
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 02:51:00 +0200cnn (en)
The front of Tropical Storm Isaac lashed Haiti's southern peninsula early Saturday, bringing gale-force winds and potential flooding to a nation where hundreds of thousands still live in tent cities following a 2010 earthquake.
GOP Convention On Hold As Isaac Churns Toward Florida
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 02:44:00 +0200finanznachrichten-en (en)
WASHINGTON (dpa-AFX) - Organizers of Tampa's Republican National Convention insist nothing will get in the way of an extravaganza that will officially crown Mitt Romney as the man to ch...
Isaac expected to become hurricane as it nears Florida
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 02:41:00 +0200CBSnews (en)
At least 3 dead in Haiti; Forecasters say storm with 60-mph winds will build strength into Category 1 hurricane as it approaches Sunshine State; Florida Gov. Scott declares state of emergency
Florida braces for Isaac
With Tropical Storm Isaac bearing down, and a hurricane warning in effect, visitors are now being advised to leave
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 02:39:00 +0200newschannel5 (en)
Floridians, tourists and thousands more visitors for the Republican National Convention were warned Saturday to prepare for Tropical Storm Isaac , which is expected to strengthen to a hurricane by the time it reaches the...
Hurricane Isaac delays start of Republican National Convention in Tampa
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 02:39:00 +0200csmonitor (en)
As in 2008, Republicans scramble to adjust speaking and travel schedules to cope with the hurricane. The vote to formally nominate Mitt Romney shifts to Tuesday – for now. Stay tuned.
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 02:37:00 +0200AP (en)
Tropical Storm Isaac: System hits Haiti and Dominican Republic as it heads on direct path to Florida
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 02:27:00 +0200mailonsunday (en)
The Category One storm is currently slamming the Dominican Republic and Haiti, with the Florida Keys directly in the path of the powerful storm.
Florida governor cancels opening speech at Republican convention
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 02:26:00 +0200trust (en)
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 00:22 GMT Source: reuters // Reuters (Updates with details on Republican convention) MIAMI, Aug 25 (Reuters) - Florida Governor Rick Scott on Saturday canceled his plans to participate in the opening day of the Republican National Convention to focus on the state's preparations for approaching Tropical Storm Isaac .
A grand ol party to kick off final leg of election campaign
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 02:26:00 +0200irishsun (en)
A technician prepares balloons to be dropped from the ceiling at the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Florida August 24, 2012. The convention starts Monday August 27. REUTERS/Joe Skipper ...
Isaac looms officials prepare for hurricane on eve of GOP convention
The site of the National Republican Convention showed no signs of a coming deluge Saturday, even as the approaching Tropical Storm Isaac sent officials across the state into full-scale preparation ...
Video: Isaac could reach Florida as a hurricane
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 02:25:00 +0200CBSnews (en)
Tropical Storm Isaac could strengthen to a Category 2 hurricane before it makes landfall in the Florida Panhandle. Anthony Mason speaks with WFOR chief meteorologist David Bernard for the latest forecast of this powerful storm.
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 02:24:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
Republican Party officials delayed the full start of their national convention until Tuesday due to the foul weather expected as Tropical Storm Isaac barrels toward the Florida coast.
Isaac drenches Haiti, heads toward Fla.
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 02:22:00 +0200upi (en)
MIAMI, Aug. 25 (UPI) -- Florida Gov. Rick Scott declared a state of emergency Saturday as Tropical Storm Isaac approached the state.
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 02:20:00 +0200alertnet-rss (en)
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 23:13 GMT Source: reuters // Reuters MIAMI, Aug 25 (Reuters) - Florida Governor Rick Scott on Saturday canceled his plans to participate in the opening day of the Republican National Convention to focus on the state's preparations for approaching Tropical Storm Isaac .
Storm delays Republican convention in Florida
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 02:19:00 +0200aljazeera-en (en)
Fears over Tropical Storm Isaac force organisers to effectively postpone start of proceedings until Tuesday.
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 02:10:00 +0200bloomberg (en)
The first day of the Republican National Convention has been postponed because of a tropical storm bearing down on the site in Tampa, Florida. “Our chief priority is the safety of the residents of Florida, of those visiting the convention, and all those in Gulf Coast states who may be impacted by....
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 02:03:00 +0200dailymail (en)
Republican convention in Tampa postponed due to tropical storm Isaac
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 01:55:00 +0200guardian (en)
Republican National Committee chairman says party officials working with state officials to ensure safety of attendees Republicans will delay the start of business at their national convention in Tampa by one day due to tropical storm Isaac , the Republican National Committee chairman said on Saturday.
The Caucus: With Storm Approaching, Republicans Cancel First Day of Convention
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 01:52:00 +0200IHT (en)
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 01:50:00 +0200reuters (en)
MIAMI (Reuters) - Florida Governor Rick Scott on Saturday canceled his plans to participate in the opening day of the Republican National Convention to focus on the state's preparations for approaching Tropical Storm Isaac .
GOP Delays Start of Convention
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 01:48:00 +0200wsj-en (en)
With a potential hurricane bearing down on the Gulf of Mexico, the Republican Party canceled the first day of its national convention in Tampa, announcing that the gathering would begin Tuesday instead of Monday.
Republicans Delay Convention Start to Tuesday Due to Weather Concerns
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 01:43:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
Republican officials are delaying the start of their convention until at least Tuesday as Tropical Storm Isaac bears down on the Tampa Bay region, Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus said Saturday in a memo.
Isaac hammers Haiti, delays US Republican convention
Tropical Storm Isaac battered Haiti on Saturday, leaving at least two people dead, and hit Cuba as Florida braced for a possible hurricane that forced a one-day delay to the Republican convention.
MIAMI (Reuters) - Florida Governor Rick Scott on Saturday canceled his plans to participate in the opening day of the Republican National Convention to focus on the state's preparations for approaching Tropical Storm Isaac . Scott was expected to give a speech at the convention on Monday night,....
Tropical Storm Isaac douses Haiti, killing 4 before crossing Cuba and aiming at Florida
HAVANA - Tropical Storm Isaac pushed over Cuba on Saturday after sweeping across Haiti's southern peninsula, where it caused flooding and at least four deaths, adding to the misery of a poor nation still trying to recover from the terrible 2010 earthquake.
Hurricane Message to GOP, Dems: Hold Conventions in July
With Tropical Storm Isaac threatening the Gulf Coast, Republican Party officials said Saturday they will postpone convention activities originally scheduled for Monday in Tampa. It is the second straight Republican convention that will be cut short a day thanks to weather.
Tempête Isaac: quatre morts en Haïti, convention républicaine reportée
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 01:30:00 +0200cyberpresse (fr)
Isaac drenches Haiti and Cuba
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 01:27:00 +0200news_com_au (en)
TROPICAL Storm Isaac , which caused four deaths in Haiti, has swept over Cuba and is now posing a threat to Florida.
U.S. Government 8.6 of Gulf Oil Production Shut In as Isaac Approaches
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 01:25:00 +0200irishsun (en)
Energy producers have shut in nearly 9% of the U.S. Gulf of Mexico's oil production as a strengthening Tropical Storm Isaac continues its approach over Cuba.Tropical Storm Isaac, currently over ...
Haiti: Tropical Storm Isaac hammers Haiti, targets Florida
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 01:24:00 +0200reliefWeb (en)
Source: Agence France-Presse Country: Haiti , Cuba , Dominican Republic (the) 08/25/2012 18:59 GMT by Clarens Renois PORT-AU-PRINCE, Aug 25, 2012 (AFP) - Tropical Storm Isaac battered impoverished Haiti Saturday, leaving at least two people dead, as southern Florida braced for a possible hurricane during the Republican convention.
Republicans to delay business at convention by one day
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 01:20:00 +0200reuters (en)
TAMPA (Reuters) - Republicans will delay the start of business at their national convention in Tampa by one day due to Tropical Storm Isaac , the Republican National Committee chairman said on Saturday.
Hurricane impending, Republicans cancel first day of convention
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 01:19:00 +0200msnbc (en)
TAMPA, Fla. -- Republicans announced Saturday that they had effectively canceled the first day of its convention for safety concerns associated with an impending hurricane.
Republican convention, Florida braces for Isaac
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 01:14:00 +0200CBC (en)
GOP Convention Put On Hold Until Tuesday
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 01:13:00 +0200finanznachrichten-en (en)
Fla. governor halts RNC plans, including speech
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 01:13:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
Florida Gov. Rick Scott is canceling his plans for the Republican National Convention to prepare for the tropical storm approaching his state.
TAMPA (Reuters) - Republicans will delay the start of business at their national convention in Tampa by one day due to Tropical Storm Isaac , the Republican National Committee chairman said on Saturday. Chairman Reince Priebus said in a statement that the convention would convene on Monday as....
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 01:12:00 +0200AP (en)
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Republican officials abruptly announced plans Saturday evening to scrap the first day of their national convention, bowing to a threat posed by Tropical Storm Isaac , churning toward Florida. "Our first priority is ensuring the safety of delegates, alternates, guests, members of....
Isaac fait au moins quatre morts et d'importants dégâts
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 01:10:00 +0200radiokiskeya (fr)
Au moins quatre personnes ont été tuées, deux autres blessées et d'importants dégâts enregistrés dans la nuit de vendredi à samedi, lors du passage de la tempête tropicale Isaac qui se dirigeait samedi soir vers Cuba en s'éloignant des côtes d'Haïti où était maintenue l'alerte rouge en raison de....
Republican Convention Start Delayed Because of Hurricane Threat
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 01:09:00 +0200bloomberg (en)
Tropical Storm Isaac drenches Haiti, aims for Cuba
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 01:03:00 +0200dailytimesPK (en)
* Hurricane warning in effect for Florida Keys * Isaac kills one, threatens heavy flooding in Haiti PORT-AU-PRINCE: Tropical Storm Isaac emerged over warm Caribbean waters on Saturday slightly weaker but ready to regroup after dumping torrential rains on Haiti, where thousands of people remain....
Isaac leaves 2 dead in Haiti, moves on to Cuba and eventually Florida
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 01:02:00 +0200cnn (en)
Tropical Storm Isaac left at least two people dead Saturday in Haiti after pounding camps where hundreds of thousands of people live in tents and knocking out power to most of the country.
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 01:02:00 +0200AP (en)
GOP convention, Florida braces for Isaac
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 00:58:00 +0200CBC (en)
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 00:49:00 +0200newschannel5 (en)
Tempête Isaac: quatre morts en Haïti, menace d'ouragan sur la Floride
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 00:45:00 +0200cyberpresse (fr)
GOP May Delay Convention Start
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 00:42:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
GOP weighs delaying Monday start of convention in TampaRepublican officials are "seriously considering" delaying the start of the convention due to Tropical Storm Isaac , according to a senior GOP official who is involved in convention planning.Convention officials are holding a 6:45 pm conference call update to discuss the weather and their plans.
Deux morts à Haïti après le passage de la tempête Isaac
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 00:26:00 +0200alvinet (fr)
PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - La tempête tropicale Isaac a déversé samedi de fortes pluies sur Haïti, où elle a fait deux victimes, et devrait se renforcer à... Source : Boursier - Articles similaires
Tempête Isaac: Deux morts à Haïti, la Floride menacée
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Tempête Isaac: deux morts à Haïti, la convention des Républicains menacée aux Etats-Unis
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Sun, 26 Aug 2012 00:08:00 +0200normandie (fr)
Deux personnes sont mortes samedi à Haïti encore sous le coup du séisme de 2010, lors du passage de la tempête Isaac qui menace de se transformer en ouragan dimanche sur la Floride où débutera lundi la convention nationale du Parti républicain. Une fillette de huit ans a été tuée dans l'effondrement....
Tropical Storm Isaac strengthens, approaching Florida
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 23:56:00 +0200xinhuanet_en (en)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 -- The U.S. state of Florida on Saturday stepped into a state of emergency as Tropical Storm Isaac strengthened and was approaching Florida, where the Republican National Convention (RNC) is due to start Monday. While declaring the state of emergency in Florida on Saturday....
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 23:54:00 +0200geo-tv (en)
PORT-AU-PRINCE: Tropical Storm Isaac battered impoverished Haiti Saturday, leaving at least two people dead, as so
Farmers Insurance Prepared for Hurricane Isaac Arrival
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 23:38:00 +0200finanznachrichten-en (en)
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 25, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Farmers Insurance Group® of Companies, including subsidiaries Foremost Insurance, 21st Century and Bristol West, are prepar...
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 23:19:00 +0200alertnet-rss (en)
Tropical Storm Isaac dumped torrential rains on Haiti and flattened tent camps housing survivors of a devastating earthquake, then began an assault on eastern Cuba on Saturday
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 23:17:00 +0200antiguanews (en)
Heavy rains and high winds lashed Haiti's southern coast, flooding parts of the capital Port-au-Prince and flattening tents in some of the fragile resettlement camps that house more than 350,000 survivors of the 2010 earthquake. A 10-year-old girl was killed in Port-au-Prince when a wall fell on her, the Civil Protection authority said.
Isaac killed at least two people in Haiti and was expected to strengthen into a hurricane before hitting the Florida Keys on Sunday and crossing into the Gulf of Mexico. Fuelled by warm Gulf waters, it was forecast to strengthen into a Category 2 hurricane with 100-mph (160-kph) winds and hit the U.S.
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 23:11:00 +0200trust (en)
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 22:55:00 +0200reuters-af (en)
PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - Tropical Storm Isaac dumped torrential rains on Haiti and flattened tent camps housing survivors of a devastating earthquake, then began an assault on eastern Cuba on Saturday.
Isaac poursuit sa route
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 22:55:00 +0200alvinet (fr)
La tempête tropicale Isaac s'est encore renforcée ces dernières heures et devait traverser Haïti dans la nuit. Source : France Antilles - Régions : Martinique - Articles similaires
Deux morts à Haïti, Isaac menace la convention des Républicains
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 22:52:00 +02007sur7 (fr)
Deux personnes sont mortes samedi à Haïti encore sous le coup du séisme de 2010, lors du passage de la tempête Isaac qui menace de se transformer en ouragan dimanche sur la Floride où débutera lundi la ...
Tropical Storm Isaac Drenches Haiti, Swipes Cuba
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 22:52:00 +0200scientificamerican (en)
By Susana Ferreira PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - Tropical Storm Isaac dumped torrential rains on Haiti and flattened tent camps housing survivors of a devastating earthquake, then began an assault on eastern Cuba on Saturday. Isaac killed at least two people in Haiti and was expected to strengthen into....
Tropical storm Isaac douses Haiti, heads into Cuba, then is aimed at Florida
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 22:35:00 +0200ruvr-en (en)
Tropical Storm Isaac pushed into Cuba on Saturday after sweeping across Haiti’s southern peninsula, where it caused flooding and at least three deaths, adding to the misery of a poor nation still trying to recover from the terrible 2010 earthquake.
Three dead as tropical storm Isaac hits Haiti
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 22:32:00 +0200RTERadio (en)
Tropical storm Isaac pushed into Cuba today after sweeping across Haiti's southern peninsula, where it caused flooding and at least three deaths.
Storm claims 4 lives in Haiti
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 22:31:00 +0200nationnews (en)
PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti At least four people, including a ten-year old girl, were killed after Tropical Storm Isaac drenched the French Speaking Caribbean Community (CARICOM) country with up to 20 inches of rain and swept out towards Cuba today.
A year on, U.S. Northeast towns struggle after Hurricane Irene
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 22:25:00 +0200reuters-af (en)
QUECHEE, Vermont (Reuters) - When Hurricane Irene's torrential rains transformed the sleepy Ottauquechee River into a roaring wall of gray-green water a year ago, the Simon Pearce glass and pottery gallery's future was in doubt.
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 22:19:00 +0200ibtimes-au (en)
Tropical Storm Isaac dumped torrential rains on Haiti, where thousands of people remain homeless more than two years after a devastating earthquake, and began its assault on eastern Cuba on Saturday.
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 22:18:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - Tropical Storm Isaac dumped torrential rains on Haiti and flattened tent camps housing survivors of a devastating earthquake, then began an assault on eastern Cuba on Saturday. Isaac killed at least two people in Haiti and was expected to strengthen into a hurricane before....
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 22:10:00 +0200LePoint (fr)
PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - La tempête tropicale Isaac a déversé samedi de fortes pluies sur Haïti , où elle a fait deux victimes, et devrait se renforcer à nouveau à l'approche du golfe du Mexique et de la Floride, où la Convention républicaine doit s'ouvrir lundi.
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 22:09:00 +0200thestar-my (en)
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 22:08:00 +0200channelnewsasia (en)
PORT-AU-PRINCE: Tropical Storm Isaac battered impoverished Haiti on Saturday, leaving at least two people dead, as southern Florida braced for a possible hurricane during the Republican convention.
FPL has fully activated its emergency response plan; resources in place to respond and customers urged to prepare for power outages resulting from Isaac
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 22:08:00 +0200finanznachrichten-en (en)
JUNO BEACH, Fla., Aug. 25, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --As Isaac moves closer to Florida, Florida Power & Light Company has fully activated its emergency response plan and is prepared to respond to power ...
Mort de Neil Armstrong, premier homme à avoir marché sur lune
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 22:03:00 +0200m6 (fr)
L'astronaute américain Neil Armstrong, premier homme à avoir marché sur la lune, est mort à l'âge de 82 ans, a annoncé samedi la chaîne de télévision américaine NBC News.
Help sought after storm hits Haiti
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 21:51:00 +0200icWales (en)
Communities across earthquake-ravaged Haiti are in desperate need of help after the island nation was lashed by Tropical Storm Isaac , according to British aid agencies.
Tropical Storm Hits Haiti, Leaving Several Dead
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 21:50:00 +0200IHT (en)
Tropical Storm Isaac delivered strong winds and rain Saturday that caused flooding, mudslides and several deaths, according to preliminary reports, but not the kind of destruction feared.
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 21:48:00 +0200reuters (en)
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 21:46:00 +0200antiguanews (en)
HAVANA Tropical Storm Isaac pushed into Cuba on Saturday after sweeping across Haiti's southern peninsula, where it caused flooding and at least three deaths, adding to the misery of a poor nation still trying to recover from the terrible 2010 earthquake.
Fla. prepares for Isaac on eve of GOP convention
MIAMI - Officials organized shelters and urged vacationers to leave the Florida Keys as Tropical Storm Isaac approached on Saturday, though preparations farther north focused on getting ready for the Republican National Convention. Gov. Rick Scott declared a state of emergency to make sure local and state agencies would be ready.
Florida state of emergency declared by Gov. Rick Scott
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 21:41:00 +0200globalpost (en)
Florida Gov. Rick Scott declared a state of emergency as Tropical Storm Isaac approached the state on Saturday, "We are a hospitality state. We know how to take care of people and we want to ensure their safety," said Scott, as the state prepares to host the Republican National Convention.
Florida prepares for Isaac
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 21:37:00 +0200CBSnews (en)
Tropical Storm approaches, building hurricane strength before expected landfall; Visitors to Florida Keys urged to leave while they can Gov. declares state of emergency
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 21:32:00 +0200ibtimes-uk (en)
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 21:24:00 +0200AP (en)
HAVANA (AP) — Tropical Storm Isaac pushed into Cuba on Saturday after sweeping across Haiti's southern peninsula, where it caused flooding and at least three deaths, adding to the misery of a poor nation still trying to recover from the terrible 2010 earthquake.
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 21:24:00 +0200thestar-my (en)
PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - Tropical Storm Isaac dumped torrential rains on Haiti, where thousands of people remain homeless more than two years after a devastating earthquake, and began its assault on eastern Cuba on Saturday.
Tempête Isaac: convention républicaine en Floride menacée
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 21:24:00 +0200alvinet (fr)
Deux personnes ont été tuées samedi à Haïti lors du passage de la tempête tropicale Isaac , qui menace de se transformer en ouragan sur la Floride où débutera... Source : Le Matin - Articles similaires
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Haiti: Tempête Isaac: deux morts à Haïti, la convention des Républicains menacée
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 21:23:00 +0200reliefWeb (fr)
Source: Agence France-Presse Country: Haiti 08/25/2012 17:06 GMT Par Clarens RENOIS PORT-AU-PRINCE (Haïti), 25 août 2012 (AFP) - Deux personnes sont mortes samedi à Haïti encore sous le coup du séisme de 2010, lors du passage de la tempête Isaac qui menace de se transformer en ouragan dimanche sur....
Isaac drenches Haiti, heads toward Cuba, Florida
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 21:23:00 +0200suna-sd-en (en)
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - 25 August (AP) - Tropical Storm Isaac pushed into Cuba on Saturday after sweeping across Haiti's southern peninsula, where it brought flooding and at least three deaths, adding to the misery of a poor nation still trying to recover from the terrible 2010 earthquake.
Haiti: Tropical Storm Isaac Situation Report No.1
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 21:23:00 +0200reliefWeb (en)
Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Country: Haiti I. HIGHLIGHTS/KEY PRIORITIES According to the latest report from the Directorate of Civil Protection (DPC), Haiti is in the path of Hurricane Isaac , which is expected to make landfall in the southwestern departments Friday night.
Haiti: Tropical Storm Isaac kills two in Haiti
Source: Agence France-Presse Country: Haiti , Cuba , Dominican Republic (the) 08/25/2012 18:09 GMT PORT-AU-PRINCE, Aug 25, 2012 (AFP) - At least two people died in Haiti Saturday when Tropical Storm Isaac battered the impoverished Caribbean nation with torrential rains and high winds.
Isaac leaves 2 dead in Haiti, moves on to Cuba
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 21:19:00 +0200cnn (en)
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 21:18:00 +0200corsematin (fr)
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 21:17:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
Tropical Storm Isaac battered impoverished Haiti Saturday, leaving at least two people dead, as southern Florida braced for a possible hurricane during the Republican convention.
U.S. Gulf oil producers shut output ahead of Storm Isaac
HOUSTON (Reuters) - Oil and natural gas producers in the Gulf of Mexico on Saturday braced for the first hurricane to affect the U.S. oilpatch in 2012, which could spur shut-downs of nearly half of U.S. offshore oil output. Tropical Storm Isaac 's current track takes it to the east of U.S. offshore production facilities, with the U.
Typhoon expected to pass by Russian Far East
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 21:04:00 +0200ruvr-en (en)
Russian Emergency Minister Vladimir Puchkov hopes that the Russian Far East would not be affected by a powerful typhoon.
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 21:04:00 +0200belfasttelegraph (en)
Isaac hugs Cuba coast; Cat 2 hurricane likely in Gulf
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 21:03:00 +0200msnbc (en)
Tropical Storm Isaac was hugging the coastline of northern Cuba on Saturday after claiming at least three lives in Haiti.
Tropical Storm Isaac dumps heavy rains on flood-prone Haiti
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 20:54:00 +0200thetimes-za (en)
Tropical Storm Isaac emerged over warm Caribbean waters on Saturday slightly weaker but ready to regroup after dumping torrential rains on Haiti, where thousands of people remain homeless more than two years after a devastating earthquake.
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 20:54:00 +0200nicematin (fr)
Tropical Storm Isaac kills two in Haiti
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 20:53:00 +0200news_com_au (en)
AT LEAST two people have died in Haiti as Tropical Storm Isaac battered the impoverished Caribbean nation with torrential rains and high winds.
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 20:51:00 +0200varmatin (fr)
Isaac Drenches Haiti, Cuba, Heads Toward Florida
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 20:46:00 +0200ABCnews (en)
Tropical Storm Isaac douses Haiti, killing 3; heads into Cuba, then is aimed at Florida
Storm Isaac drenches Haiti, aims for Cuba
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 20:46:00 +0200antiguanews (en)
(Reuters) / 25 August 2012 Tropical Storm Isaac dumped torrential rains on Haiti, where thousands of people remain homeless more than two years after a devastating earthquake, and began its assault on eastern Cuba on Saturday. Heavy rains and high winds lashed Haiti’s southern coast, flooding parts....
Florida declares emergency as Isaac nears
Governor Rick Scott said the executive order was a "normal step" in preparing for such a storm, adding that the Tampa airport remained open and urging those attending the convention not to cancel their reservations. "Florida's emergency responders are ready.
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 20:45:00 +020024heures (fr)
Deux personnes ont été tuées samedi à Haïti lors du passage de la tempête tropicale Isaac , qui menace de se transformer en ouragan sur la Floride où débutera lundi la convention nationale du Parti républicain.
Tropical Storm Isaac lashes Haiti, approaches Cuba
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 20:41:00 +0200cnn (en)
Tropical Storm Isaac pounded Haitian camps where hundreds of thousands of people live in tents and knocked out power to most of the country, where at least one death was reported.
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 20:38:00 +0200laprovence (fr)
Par Clarens RENOIS PORT-AU-PRINCE (AFP) - Deux personnes sont mortes samedi à Haïti encore sous le coup du séisme de 2010, lors du passage de la tempête Isaac qui menace de se transformer en ouragan dimanche sur la Floride où débutera lundi la...
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 20:25:00 +0200lematin-CH (fr)
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 20:23:00 +0200reuters-af (en)
Tropical storm Isaac drenches Haiti and hit Cuba en route to Florida
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 20:23:00 +0200guardian (en)
Florida governor declares state of emergency ahead of Republican convention after storm kills at least three in Haiti Tropical storm Isaac pushed into Cuba on Saturday after sweeping across Haiti's southern peninsula, where it caused flooding and at least three deaths, adding to the misery of a poor....
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 20:18:00 +0200tdg (fr)
Tempête Isaac: deux morts à Haïti, menace d'ouragan sur la Floride
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 20:17:00 +0200corsematin (fr)
Deux personnes ont été tuées samedi et 5.000 personnes évacuées à Haïti lors du passage de la tempête tropicale Isaac qui pourrait se transformer dimanche en ouragan en touchant la Floride, où l'état d'alerte a été décrété, ont annoncé les autorités. Une fillette de huit ans a été tuée dans....
I-95 closed at NC-VA line after heavy rain floods
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 20:15:00 +0200irishsun (en)
Tropical Storm Isaac strengthened Friday night as it swirled toward an expected overnight landfall on Haiti's southern peninsula, threatening the poor nation with punishing rain but unlikely to ...
Tropical Storm Isaac kills young girl in Haiti
PORT-AU-PRINCE: A young girl died in Haiti on Saturday as Tropical Storm Isaac battered the impoverished Caribbean nation with torrential rains and high winds.The eight-year-old died when a wall ...
Tropical Storm Isaac Expected To Be Upgraded To Hurricane Before Hitting Florida: Report
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 20:09:00 +0200ibtimes (en)
Tropical Storm Isaac is expected to be upgraded to a hurricane before it hits the Florida Keys and Tampa regions. The Weather Channel reported that the storm is expected to reach Florida Sunday afternoon and Tampa later in the week.
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 20:08:00 +0200news_com_au (en)
FLORIDA has declared a state of emergency the US state braces for Tropical Storm Isaac just two days before the opening of the Republican National Convention in Tampa.
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 20:06:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
Tropical Storm Isaac battered impoverished Haiti Saturday, leaving at least one person dead, as southern Florida braced for a possible hurricane during the US Republican convention.
Florida declares emergency as storm Isaac nears
Florida declared a state of emergency Saturday as the US state braces for Tropical Storm Isaac just two days before the opening of the Republican National Convention in Tampa.
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 20:05:00 +0200lest-eclair (fr)
Tampa mayor: Weather has nothing to do with politics
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 20:04:00 +0200washtimes (en)
Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn, a Democrat who has come under criticism for talking about the possibility that Tropical Storm Isaac could cause the cancellation of the upcoming Republican National Convention, on Saturday minimized the potential impact on the city. If the storm tracks along current forecasts, passing an estimated 100 .
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 20:01:00 +0200ibtimes-in (en)
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 20:01:00 +0200ibtimes-uk (en)
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 19:59:00 +0200courrier-picard (fr)
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 19:54:00 +0200nordeclair (fr)
Deux personnes sont mortes samedi à Haïti encore sous le coup du séisme de 2010, lors du passage de la tempête Isaac qui menace de se transformer en ouragan dimanche sur la Floride où débutera lundi la convention nationale du Parti républicain. » Lire la suite...
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 19:54:00 +0200LePoint (fr)
Deux personnes sont mortes samedi à Haïti encore sous le coup du séisme de 2010, lors du passage de la tempête Isaac qui menace de se transformer en ouragan dimanche sur la Floride où débutera lundi la convention nationale du Parti républicain. Une fillette de huit ans a été tuée dans....
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 19:53:00 +0200lunion (fr)
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 19:52:00 +0200nicematin (fr)
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 19:51:00 +0200trust (en)
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 17:05 GMT Source: reuters // Reuters * Hurricane warning in effect for Florida Keys * Isaac kills one, threatens heavy flooding in Haiti * Forecast to become Category 2 hurricane in Gulf of Mexico (Updates storm position and strength predictions, details in Cuba and Dominican....
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 19:46:00 +0200m6 (fr)
Deux personnes sont mortes samedi à Haïti encore sous le coup du séisme de 2010, lors du passage de la tempête Isaac qui menace de se transformer en ouragan dimanche sur la Floride où débutera lundi la convention nationale du Parti républicain.
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 19:44:00 +0200newschannel5 (en)
Tropical Storm Isaac pushed into Cuba on Saturday after sweeping across Haiti's southern peninsula, where it caused flooding and at least three deaths, adding to the misery of a poor nation still trying to recover from...
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 19:42:00 +0200ladepeche (fr)
Deux personnes sont mortes samedi à Haïti encore sous le coup du séisme de 2010, lors du passage de la tempête Isaac qui menace de se transformer en ouragan dimanche sur la Floride où débutera...
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 19:40:00 +0200dg-comm-fr (en)
European Commission MEMO Brussels, 25 August 2012 Brussels, 25 August, 2012 – The Tropical Storm ISAAC is still passing through Haiti bringing heavy rains, rising sea levels and winds of up to 375 km an hour at the centre....
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 19:38:00 +0200metrofrance (fr)
Deux personnes sont mortes samedi à Haïti encore sous le coup du séisme de 2010, lors du passage de...
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La tempête Isaac attendue en Floride
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 19:38:00 +0200Europe1 (fr)
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 19:38:00 +0200lamontagne (fr)
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 19:35:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
Tropical Storm Isaac pushed into Cuba on Saturday after sweeping across Haiti's southern peninsula, where it caused flooding and at least three deaths, adding to the misery of a poor nation still trying to recover from the terrible 2010 earthquake.
Haïti. Deux morts après le passage de la tempête Isaac
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 19:34:00 +0200france2 (fr)
Dimanche, la tempête pourrait se transformer en ouragan et toucher la Floride (Etats-Unis).
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 19:31:00 +0200nordlittoral (fr)
Tropical storm causes Haiti deaths
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 19:31:00 +0200drogheda-independent (en)
Tropical Storm Isaac has swept across Haiti's southern peninsula, bringing flooding and at least three deaths while adding to the misery of a poor nation still trying to recover from the 2010 earthquake.
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 19:29:00 +0200lanouvellerepublique (fr)
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 19:27:00 +0200tv5 (fr)
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 19:25:00 +0200AP (en)
Haiti: Tempête Isaac : une fillette tuée à Haïti, menace d'ouragan sur la Floride
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 19:23:00 +0200reliefWeb (fr)
Source: Agence France-Presse Country: Haiti 08/25/2012 13:54 GMT PORT-AU-PRINCE, 25 août 2012 (AFP) - Une fillette a été tuée samedi et des camps évacués à Haïti lors du passage de la tempête tropicale Isaac qui pourrait se transformer dimanche en ouragan en touchant la Floride, ont annoncé les autorités.
Haiti: Tropical Storm Isaac hammers Haiti on path to Florida
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 19:23:00 +0200reliefWeb (en)
Source: Agence France-Presse Country: Haiti , Bahamas (the) , Cuba , Dominican Republic (the) 08/25/2012 13:10 GMT by Clarens Renois PORT-AU-PRINCE, Aug 25, 2012 (AFP) - Tropical Storm Isaac battered impoverished Haiti early Saturday as a hurricane warning was issued for southern Florida days before the opening of the US Republican convention.
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 19:22:00 +0200europa-pressReleases (en)
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 19:21:00 +0200la-croix (fr)
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 19:20:00 +0200leparisien (fr)
Deux personnes ont été tuées samedi et 5.000 personnes évacuées à Haïti lors du passage de la tempête tropicale Isaac qui pourrait se transformer dimanche en ouragan en touchant la Floride, où...
Tempête Isaac : deux morts à Haïti, la Floride menacée
La tempête tropicale Isaac est arrivée samedi matin sur la côte sud d'Haïti, où elle a fait deux victimes. Une fillette de huit ans a été tuée dans l'effondrement du mur de sa maison et une femme...
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 19:18:00 +0200cyberpresse (fr)
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 19:16:00 +0200echo (en)
Florida Declares State of Emergency
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 19:15:00 +0200wsj-en (en)
TV coverage of Tropical Storm Isaac and a state of emergency sent jitters through many delegations heading to Florida for the Republican Party convention set to start Monday.
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 19:12:00 +0200tv5 (fr)
Deux personnes ont été tuées samedi et 5.000 personnes évacuées à Haïti lors du passage de la tempête tropicale Isaac qui pourrait se transformer dimanche en ouragan en touchant la Floride, où l'état d'alerte a été décrété, ont annoncé les autorités.
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 19:12:00 +0200irishsun (en)
National Hurricane Center said Isaac was near hurricane strength when the eye of the storm passed over Haiti. Isaac is headed toward eastern Cuba as forecasters predict that the storm will threaten ...
Tropical Storm Isaac drenches Haiti heads toward Cuba
Residents of a camp for displaced people of the 2010 earthquake voluntarily remain in their camp homes as tropical storm Isaac bears down on Port au Prince, August 24, 2012. Tropical Storm Isaac ...
Tempête Isaac : deux morts en Haïti
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 19:09:00 +0200charentelibre (fr)
Deux personnes ont été tuées ce samedi et 5.000 personnes évacuées à Haïti lors du passage de la tempête tropicale Isaac qui pourrait se transformer dimanche en ouragan en touchant la Floride, où l'état d'alerte a été décrété, ont...
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 19:09:00 +0200LePoint (fr)
Deux personnes ont été tuées samedi et 5.000 personnes évacuées à Haïti lors du passage de la tempête tropicale Isaac qui pourrait se transformer dimanche en ouragan en touchant la Floride, où l'état d'alerte a été décrété, ont annoncé les autorités. Deux personnes ont été tuées samedi et 5.
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 19:09:00 +0200HindustanTimes (en)
Tropical Storm Isaac swept across Haiti's southern peninsula early Saturday, bringing flooding and at least three deaths while adding to the misery of a poor nation still trying to recover from the terrible 2010 earthquake.
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 19:08:00 +0200metrofrance (fr)
Deux personnes ont été tuées samedi et 5.000 personnes évacuées à Haïti lors du passage de la...
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 19:08:00 +0200corkman (en)
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 19:03:00 +0200bloomberg (en)
Tropical Storm Isaac will skirt Cuba’s northern coast before turning north along western Florida, possibly soaking the Republican National Convention in Tampa, on track to landfall near Pensacola next week. Florida Governor Rick Scott declared a statewide emergency.
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 19:01:00 +0200channelnewsasia (en)
PORT-AU-PRINCE: A young girl died in Haiti on Saturday as Tropical Storm Isaac battered the impoverished Caribbean nation with torrential rains and high winds.
Tropical Storm kills three in Haiti
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 18:55:00 +0200irishexaminer (en)
Tropical Storm Isaac swept across Haiti’s southern peninsula today, bringing flooding and at least three deaths while adding to the misery of a poor nation still trying to recover from the 2010 earthquake.
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 18:54:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
Officials organized shelters and urged vacationers to leave the Florida Keys as Tropical Storm Isaac approached on Saturday, though preparations farther north focused on getting ready for the Republican National Convention.
Major rain storms lash flood-prone Haiti
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 18:52:00 +0200taipeitimes (en)
Tropical Storm Isaac strengthened as it dumped heavy rains on Haiti yesterday, threatening floods and mudslides in a country where hundreds of thousands of people remain homeless more than two years after a devastating earthquake. Lashing rains and high winds were reported along parts of Haiti’s....
Storm Leaves Several Dead in Haiti
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 18:49:00 +0200IHT (en)
Isaac heads toward Cuba
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 18:48:00 +0200dominicantoday (en)
Santo Domingo.- Heavy rain is still falling in Haiti and the Dominican Republic as the center of Tropical Storm Isaac is leaving La Hispaniola island and heads toward Cuba.Haiti experienced 51 mms of rain in some areas, the country still has over
Fla. governor declares state of emergency
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 18:42:00 +0200newschannel5 (en)
Florida Gov. Rick Scott has declared a state of emergency as Tropical Storm Isaac approaches the state.
Tropical storm hits Haiti with driving rain, winds
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 18:42:00 +0200manilatimes (en)
PORT-AU-PRINCE: Tropical Storm Isaac hits Haiti with driving rain and gale-force winds early Saturday as it came ashore in the impoverished Caribbean nation still reeling from the effects of a devastating 2010 earthquake.
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 18:41:00 +0200icWales (en)
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 18:41:00 +0200irishsun (en)
Tropical Storm Isaac has swept across Haiti's southern peninsula, bringing flooding and at least three deaths while adding to the misery of a poor nation still trying to recover from the 2010 ...
Tropical Storm Batters Haiti: 3 Dead
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 18:39:00 +0200voanews (en)
Tropical Storm Isaac is churning toward Cuba after battering the impoverished Caribbean island of Haiti on Saturday. Haitian officials report the storm killed at least three people, collapsed some structures and triggered flooding. Relief workers are trying to assess overall damage across Haiti,....
Great Weekend Reads
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 18:38:00 +0200globalpost (en)
Anders Behring Breivik was declared both sane and guilty, Muslims around the world celebrated Eid, and Tropical Storm Isaac drew nearer to Gitmo and the site of the Republican National Convention. No matter how you cut it, it's been a big week for the world.
Haïti. Une fillette tuée après le passage de la tempête Isaac
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 18:32:00 +0200france2 (fr)
METEO - Une fillette de huit ans a été tuée dans l'effondrement du mur de sa maison samedi 25 août, lors du passage de la tempête tropicale Isaac à Haïti. Dix-huit camps de déplacés victimes du séisme de 2010 ont été évacués, a indiqué un représentant du gouvernement pour l'ouest d'Haïti, Gonzague Day.
Haiti Slammed By Tropical Storm Isaac
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 18:31:00 +0200ibtimes-uk (en)
Tropical Storm Isaac battered southern Haiti on Saturday, drenching the storm-prone island's capital of Port-au-Prince and leaving at least three people dead.
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 18:30:00 +0200ibtimes-in (en)
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 18:30:00 +0200AP (en)
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Tropical Storm Isaac pushed into Cuba on Saturday after sweeping across Haiti's southern peninsula, where it brought flooding and at least three deaths, adding to the misery of a poor nation still trying to recover from the terrible 2010 earthquake.
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 18:29:00 +0200breakingnews-ie (en)
Tropical storm Isaac sweeps across Haiti toward Cuba, Florida
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 18:26:00 +0200csmonitor (en)
Forecasters expect that Isaac will be a hurricane by the time it makes landfall, likely on the Florida Panhandle late Tuesday or early Wednesday. The Republican National Convention, which opens in Tampa on Monday, is within the possible strike zone.
15:37 Weakening storm passes over Haiti
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 18:24:00 +0200irishtimes (en)
Tropical storm Isaac strengthened as it dumped heavy rains on Haiti today, threatening floods and mudslides in a country where hundreds of thousands of people remain homeless more than two years after a devastating earthquake. Tropical Storm Isaac emerged over warm Caribbean waters slightly weaker....
La tempête Isaac s'essouffle avant un nouveau regain
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 18:24:00 +0200alvinet (fr)
PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - La tempête tropicale Isaac perd en puissance après avoir déversé de fortes pluies sur Haïti, tôt samedi, mais devrait se renforcer à... Source : Boursier - Articles similaires
Dimanche, la tempête pourrait se transformer en ouragan et toucher la Floride. Source : Francetv info - Articles similaires
Issac warnings in Florida extended
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 18:20:00 +0200upi (en)
MIAMI, Aug. 25 (UPI) -- Weather forecasters ramped up the state of alert in Florida Saturday as Tropical Storm Issac passed Cuba en route to the eastern Gulf of Mexico.
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 18:19:00 +0200skynews (en)
A tropical storm strikes Haiti and threatens to cause more devastation amid warnings that it may strengthen into a hurricane.
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 18:19:00 +0200ananova (en)
Tropical storm Isaac has swept across the shores of Haiti, killing at least three people, with the impoverished Caribbean country still struggling in the wake of a massive earthquake two years ago. A woman and child died in the town of Souvenance, and a 10-year-old girl in Thomazeau when a fall fell on her, officials said.
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 18:10:00 +0200sligochampion (en)
A La Rochelle, Ayrault prône «une gauche durable»
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 18:06:00 +0200Liberation (fr)
L'essentiel Deuxième journée de l'université d'été du Parti socialiste. 4500 personnes y sont attendues tout le week-end. Une édition marquée par l'absence de François Hollande et celle de son ex-compagne Ségolène Royal. Vous pouvez suivre en direct les débats Le premier secrétaire d'EELV, Pascal....
Tempête Isaac : une fillette tuée à Haïti, menace d’ouragan sur la Floride
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 18:04:00 +0200leprogres (fr)
Une fillette a été tuée samedi et des camps évacués à Haïti lors du passage de la tempête tropicale Isaac qui pourrait se transformer dimanche en ouragan en touchant la Floride.
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 18:03:00 +0200belfasttelegraph (en)
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 18:01:00 +0200ibtimes (en)
Tropical Storm Isaac lashes Haiti; approaches Cuba
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 18:00:00 +0200cnn (en)
Haitian camps where hundreds of thousands of people live in tents were badly hit by Tropical Storm Isaac , but there were no casualties reported as of Saturday morning.
Tropical Storm Isaac douses Haiti, killing 3; heads toward Cuba, Florida
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 17:53:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - Tropical Storm Isaac swept across Haiti's southern peninsula early Saturday, bringing flooding and at least three deaths while adding to the misery of a poor nation still trying to recover from the terrible 2010 earthquake.
Isaac Prompts Tropical Storm Watch for Tampa Area
The National Hurricane Center on Saturday morning issued a Tropical Storm Watch for Tampa, Fla., as a strengthened Tropical Storm Isaac is expected to pass close to the Tampa Bay area early next week before making landfall along the northern Gulf Coast.
Tropical Storm Isaac Delays Launch of NASA Satellites
This story was updated at 9:34 a.m. EDT NASA has postponed the liftoff of two space radiation satellites to no earlier than Aug. 30 due to expected stormy fallout from Tropical Storm Isaac space agency officials said today (Aug. 25). The space agency announced the launch delay just hours after....
Tropical Storm Isaac kills girl in Haiti
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 17:52:00 +0200news_com_au (en)
A YOUNG girl has died in Haiti as Tropical Storm Isaac battered the impoverished Caribbean nation with torrential rains and high winds.
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 17:47:00 +0200herald-ie (en)
Tempête Isaac: une fillette tuée à Haïti, menace d'ouragan sur la Floride
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 17:46:00 +0200varmatin (fr)
Une fillette a été tuée samedi et des camps évacués à Haïti lors du passage de la tempête tropicale Isaac qui pourrait se transformer dimanche en ouragan en touchant la Floride, ont annoncé les autorités. Une fillette de huit ans a été tuée dans l'effondrement du mur de sa maison et dix-huit camps....
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 17:45:00 +0200independent-ie (en)
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 17:41:00 +0200newschannel5 (en)
Fla. Prepares for Isaac on Eve of GOP Convention
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 17:40:00 +0200ABCnews (en)
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 17:37:00 +0200corkman (en)
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 17:30:00 +0200drogheda-independent (en)
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 17:26:00 +0200argus (en)
Une fillette tuée à Haïti, Isaac menace la Floride
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 17:20:00 +02007sur7 (fr)
Une fillette a été tuée samedi et des camps évacués à Haïti lors du passage de la tempête tropicale Isaac qui pourrait se transformer dimanche en ouragan en touchant la Floride, ont ...
Tropical storm Isaac heads toward Cuba after dousing Haiti
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 17:19:00 +0200CBC (en)
Isaac swept across Haiti's southern peninsula early Saturday, dousing a capital city prone to flooding and areas of the poor nation still trying to recover from the terrible 2010 earthquake. Now the Tropical storm is heading toward Cuba, Florida.
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 17:17:00 +0200alertnet-rss (en)
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 14:36 GMT Source: reuters // Reuters * Hurricane warning in effect for Florida Keys * Isaac kills one, threatens heavy flooding in Haiti * Hundreds of thousands of quake survivors still in tent camps (Updates with death, flooding, other detail) By Susana Ferreira PORT-AU-PRINCE,....
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 17:16:00 +0200corsematin (fr)
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 17:13:00 +0200gulfnews (en)
Mexico City: Oil companies are evacuating some Gulf of Mexico oil rigs in advance of Tropical Storm Isaac . For now the storm is close to the Dominican Republic and Haiti. But oil installations would be at risk if it heads to the Gulf of Mexico and reaches hurricane strength.
Isaac passes Haiti, heads toward Cuba, Florida
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 17:13:00 +0200antiguanews (en)
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti Tropical Storm Isaac swept across Haiti's southern peninsula early Saturday, bringing flooding and at least three deaths while adding to the misery of a poor nation still trying to recover from the terrible 2010 earthquake. The storm was heading toward eastern Cuba and....
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - Tropical Storm Isaac swept across Haiti's southern peninsula early Saturday, bringing flooding and at least three deaths while adding to the misery of a poor nation still trying to recover from the terrible 2010 earthquake. The storm was heading toward eastern Cuba and....
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) - Tropical Storm Isaac swept across Haiti's southern peninsula early Saturday, bringing flooding and at least three deaths while adding to the misery of a poor nation still trying to recover from the terrible 2010 earthquake.
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 17:11:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - Tropical Storm Isaac emerged over warm Caribbean waters on Saturday slightly weaker but ready to regroup after dumping torrential rains on Haiti, where thousands of people remain homeless more than two years after a devastating earthquake.
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 17:09:00 +0200newschannel5 (en)
Tropical Storm Isaac swept across Haiti's southern peninsula early Saturday, bringing flooding and at least three deaths while adding to the misery of a poor nation still trying to recover from the terrible 2010...
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 17:09:00 +0200ABCnews (en)
Tropical Storm Isaac swept across Haiti's southern peninsula early Saturday, bringing flooding and at least three deaths while adding to the misery of a poor nation still trying to recover from the terrible 2010 earthquake. The storm was heading toward eastern Cuba and forecasters said it poses a....
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 17:07:00 +0200france24 (fr)
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 16:57:00 +0200courrier-picard (fr)
Une fillette a été tuée samedi et des camps évacués à Haïti lors du passage de la tempête tropicale Isaac qui pourrait se transformer dimanche en ouragan en touchant la Floride, ont annoncé les autorités. Une fillette de huit ans a été tuée dan...
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 16:56:00 +0200AP (en)
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Tropical Storm Isaac swept across Haiti's southern peninsula early Saturday, bringing flooding and at least three deaths while adding to the misery of a poor nation still trying to recover from the terrible 2010 earthquake.
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 16:52:00 +0200LePoint (fr)
Une fillette a été tuée samedi et des camps évacués à Haïti lors du passage de la tempête tropicale Isaac qui pourrait se transformer dimanche en ouragan en touchant la Floride, ont annoncé les autorités. Une fillette a été tuée samedi et des camps évacués à Haïti lors du passage de la tempête....
Tempête Isaac : une victime à Haïti, la Floride menacée
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 16:47:00 +0200leparisien (fr)
La tempête tropicale Isaac est arrivée samedi matin sur la côte sud d'Haïti, où elle a fait une victime. Une fillette de huit ans a été tuée dans l'effondrement du mur de sa maison et dix-huit...
Une fillette a été tuée samedi et des camps évacués à Haïti lors du passage de la tempête tropicale Isaac qui pourrait se transformer dimanche en ouragan en touchant la Floride, ont annoncé les...
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 16:46:00 +0200stabroeknews (en)
PORT-AU-PRINCE, (Reuters) – Tropical Storm Isaac emerged over warm Caribbean waters today slightly weaker but ready to regroup after dumping torrential rains on Haiti, where thousands of... View full article at stabroeknews.com
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 16:45:00 +0200nicematin (fr)
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 16:43:00 +0200reuters (en)
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 16:42:00 +0200m6 (fr)
Une fillette a été tuée samedi et des camps évacués à Haïti lors du passage de la tempête tropicale Isaac qui pourrait se transformer dimanche en ouragan en touchant la Floride, ont annoncé les autorités.
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 16:38:00 +0200lamontagne (fr)
Tropical Storm Isaac strengthens nears Haiti
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 16:37:00 +0200irishsun (en)
Forecasters said the storm would likely stay below hurricane force until it reached the Gulf of Mexico on Sunday, and they shifted its projected track back eastward and it remained a possible threat ...
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 16:36:00 +0200metrofrance (fr)
Une fillette a été tuée samedi et des camps évacués à Haïti lors du passage de la tempête tropicale...
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 16:36:00 +0200lanouvellerepublique (fr)
Joe Biden scraps plan to crash GOP party as Isaac storm takes aim
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 16:21:00 +0200csmonitor (en)
Tropical Storm Isaac won’t stop the GOP from nominating Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan for the presidential ticket. But the potential hurricane’s approach did cause the White House to scrap Vice President Joe Biden’s planned trip to Tampa for the convention’s opening day on Monday.
Isaac hits Haiti; Gulf Coast prepares
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 16:19:00 +0200upi (en)
MIAMI, Aug. 25 (UPI) -- Watches and warnings were posted for South Florida and the Keys Saturday as Tropical Storm Isaac emerged from the Haitian coast, U.S. weather forecasters said.
South Florida on hurricane alert as Isaac exits Haiti
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 16:17:00 +0200msnbc (en)
At least two people died in Haiti as Tropical Storm Isaac triggered mudslides and flooding there before heading back over water and towards Cuba.
Video: Hurricane Isaac hits the Caribbean
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 16:13:00 +0200thenational (en)
Tropical storm Isaac bears down on the DR, Cuba prepares for the worst. Julie Noce reports.
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 16:10:00 +0200tv5 (fr)
Tempête Isaac : une fillette tuée à Haïti, menace d'ouragan sur la Floride
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 16:07:00 +0200charentelibre (fr)
Une fillette a été tuée samedi et des camps évacués à Haïti lors du passage de la tempête tropicale Isaac qui pourrait se transformer ce dimanche en ouragan en touchant la Floride, ont annoncé les autorités. Une fillette de huit ans a...
Tropical Storm Isaac clears Haiti and heads for Cuba and Florida
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 16:03:00 +0200independent (en)
Tropical Storm Isaac swept across Haiti's southern peninsula early today, dousing a capital city prone to flooding and areas of the poor nation still trying to recover from the terrible 2010 earthquake.
Tropical Storm Isaac lashes Haiti; parts of Florida under hurricane warning
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 15:54:00 +0200cnn (en)
Gale-force winds and pelting rain from Tropical Storm Isaac fell on Haiti early Saturday as daylight revealed early signs of damage on a tiny nation still recovering from a devastating earthquake.
Haiti Assessing Damage from Tropical Storm
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 15:52:00 +0200voanews (en)
Officials in earthquake-ravaged Haiti are assessing damage from Tropical Storm Isaac , which moved over the impoverished Caribbean island early Saturday. Relief workers are concerned about hundreds of thousands of people who are still living in tent camps and other makeshift structures, more than two....
Haiti On Alert For Flooding As Tropical Storm Isaac Passes
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 15:47:00 +0200npr (en)
Rocks, mud and other debris littered the streets of Port-au-Prince on Saturday, as the storm headed toward eastern Cuba. At least two people in the town of Souvenance were reported killed .
Isaac Heads Toward Florida and Cuba
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 15:43:00 +0200wsj-en (en)
A hurricane warning was issued for parts of Florida as Tropical Storm Isaac headed toward eastern Cuba and the Republican Party gathered for its convention in Tampa.
Tropical Storm Isaac Hits Earthquake-Ravaged Haiti
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 15:43:00 +0200antiguanews (en)
Tropical Storm Isaac has hit the impoverished Caribbean nation of Haiti. The storm touched down early Saturday with near hurricane strength west of Port-au-Prince, the capital. Long lines were seen outside supermarkets Friday in Port-au-Prince, a locale where 400,000 people have lived in tent camps....
Isaac Hits Haiti, Moves Toward Cuba
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 15:40:00 +0200rian-en (en)
Tropical storm Isaac is currently lashing Haiti with heavy winds and rain, according to U.S. National Hurricane Center tracking data.
Tropical Storm Isaac heads towards Florida
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 15:36:00 +0200news_com_au (en)
TROPICAL Storm Isaac has swept across Haiti and is heading for Cuba and Florida.
Tropical storm Isaac brings heavy rains to Haiti – in pictures
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 15:35:00 +0200irishsun (en)
Storm threatens to bring floods and mudslides to Caribbean country where thousands of people remain homeless after the 2010 earthquake, but it is unlikely to gain enough steam to strike as a ...
There will be rain
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 15:32:00 +0200dawn (en)
Tropical Storm Isaac strengthened slightly as it spun toward the Dominican Republic and vulnerable Haiti, threatening to bring punishing rains but unlikely to gain enough steam to strike as a hurricane. – Photos by Agencies …
Tropical Storm Isaac hits Haiti on way to Florida
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 15:29:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
Tropical Storm Isaac battered impoverished Haiti early Saturday as a hurricane warning was issued for southern Florida days before the opening of the US Republican convention.
Haiti: La tempête tropicale Isaac traverse Haïti
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 15:22:00 +0200reliefWeb (fr)
Source: Agence France-Presse Country: Haiti , Bahamas (the) , Cuba , Dominican Republic (the) , Jamaica 08/25/2012 09:50 GMT PORT-AU-PRINCE (Haïti), 25 août 2012 (AFP) - La tempête tropicale Isaac traversait Haïti samedi, accompagnée de fortes bourrasques de vent et déversant des pluies....
Haiti: Storm Isaac passes over in Haiti, dumping rain
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 15:22:00 +0200reliefWeb (en)
Source: Agence France-Presse Country: Haiti , Cuba , Dominican Republic (the) 08/25/2012 09:18 GMT by Clarens Renois PORT-AU-PRINCE, Aug 25, 2012 (AFP) - Tropical Storm Isaac doused Haiti with torrential rain and battered it with gale-force winds early Saturday as it passed over the impoverished....
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 15:20:00 +0200smh (en)
Tropical Storm Isaac has swept across Haiti and is heading for Cuba and Florida.
Tropical Storm Isaac Heads Toward Florida
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 15:05:00 +0200ABCnews (en)
A hurricane warning has been issued for the Florida Keys and the parts of the Florida panhandle as Tropical Storm Isaac makes its way toward the U.S. Isaac made landfall in Haiti overnight. Hurricane Specialist Jessica Schauer at the National Hurricane Center in Miami told ABC News Radio that the....
Tampa airport and airlines eye Isaac ahead of GOP convention
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 15:05:00 +0200cnn (en)
With up to 50,000 people expected to descend on Tampa for next week's Republican convention, airlines and the city's airport handling those flying into the city are closely following the track and strength of Tropical Storm Isaac .
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 14:59:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
Foreign Ministry Calls on Citizens in USA to Be Cautious of Tropical Storm
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 14:58:00 +0200bna-en (en)
Manama, Aug. 25. (BNA) -- Ministry of Foreign Affairs has called on all Bahraini nationals who are in the United States and especially in areas overlooking the Gulf of Mexico, namely Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana and Texas, to be precautious of the tropical storm “ Isaac ”, expected to turn into a strong hurricane.
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 14:55:00 +0200cnn (en)
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 14:45:00 +0200dailymail (en)
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 14:42:00 +0200reuters (en)
La tempête tropicale Isaac traverse Haïti
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 14:40:00 +0200varmatin (fr)
La tempête tropicale Isaac traversait Haïti samedi, accompagnée de fortes bourrasques de vent et déversant des pluies torrentielles, peu après être arrivée par la côte sud de ce pays encore marqué par le tremblement de terre de 2010. Les météorologues américains ont expliqué qu'Isaac avait une....
Isaac Passes Haiti, Heads Toward Cuba, Florida
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 14:35:00 +0200ABCnews (en)
Tropical Storm Isaac swept across Haiti's southern peninsula early Saturday, dousing a capital city prone to flooding and areas of the poor nation still trying to recover from the terrible 2010 earthquake. The storm was heading toward eastern Cuba and forecasters said it poses a threat to Florida....
Fla. hurricane warnings issued as Isaac hits Haiti
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 14:33:00 +0200irishsun (en)
By NBC News staff and wire services Tropical Storm Isaac dumped heavy rains on Haiti on Saturday, threatening floods and mudslides in a country where hundreds of thousands of people remain homeless ...
Tropical Storm Isaac Hits Quake-Torn Haiti
Tropical storm Isaac has hit the shores of Haiti, the impoverished Caribbean country still struggling in the wake of a massive earthquake two years ago. Forecasters said Isaac was near hurricane ...
Tropical storm Isaac weakens over Haiti
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 14:27:00 +0200RTERadio (en)
Tropical Storm Isaac weakened slightly as it dumped heavy rains on Haiti, threatening floods and mudslides.
Storm Watches Posted for Florida as Isaac Nears Haiti
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 14:27:00 +0200bloomberg (en)
Tropical Storm Isaac was set to make landfall in Haiti overnight, slamming into the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere before heading toward Cuba and the Florida Keys. Some energy output in the was shut. Gulf of Mexico The core of the storm, which may threaten the Republican National....
Isaac May Become Hurricane, Reach Florida Keys Tomorrow
Tropical Storm Isaac left the coast of Haiti on a path toward Cuba and the Florida Keys, where it is forecast to arrive tomorrow at hurricane strength, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said. Some energy output in the is shut. Gulf of Mexico The Keys and parts of southern Florida’s west coast were....
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 14:20:00 +0200cyberpresse (fr)
La tempête tropicale Isaac traversait Haïti samedi, accompagnée de fortes bourrasques de vent et...
Tropical Storm Isaac weakens over Haiti, stronger later
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 14:16:00 +0200alertnet-rss (en)
Tropical Storm Isaac weakened slightly as it dumped heavy rain on Haiti early on Saturday but was expected to strengthen as it moved into the Gulf of Mexico
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 14:13:00 +0200corsematin (fr)
Tropical Storm Isaac strengthens, nears Haiti
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 14:12:00 +0200usaToday (en)
Forecasters said the storm would likely stay below hurricane force until it reached the Gulf of Mexico on Sunday.
Storm Isaac passes over in Haiti, dumping rain
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 14:12:00 +0200antiguanews (en)
PORT-AU-PRINCE: Tropical Storm Isaac doused Haiti with torrential rain and battered it with gale-force winds early Saturday as it passed over the impoverished Caribbean nation still reeling from the effects of a devastating 2010 earthquake. US forecasters said Isaac was near hurricane strength when....
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 14:11:00 +0200gulfnews (en)
Port-au-Prince: Tropical Storm Isaac doused Haiti with torrential rain and battered it with gale-force winds early Saturday as it passed over the impoverished Caribbean nation still reeling from the effects of a devastating 2010 earthquake. US forecasters said Isaac was near hurricane strength when....
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 14:10:00 +0200nicematin (fr)
Tropical Storm Isaac Lashes Haiti
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 14:04:00 +0200thisdayonline (en)
Satellite image of the storm BBC Gale-force winds and driving rain are lashing the coast of Haiti after Tropical Storm Isaac made landfall. The US National Hurricane Centre said the heavy rainfall is a "major threat" and may cause floods and mudslides, reports the BBC.
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 14:01:00 +0200lest-eclair (fr)
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 13:49:00 +0200guardian (en)
Storm threatens to bring floods and mudslides to Caribbean country where thousands of people remain homeless after the 2010 earthquake, but it is unlikely to gain enough steam to strike as a hurricane
Isaac expected to become hurricane
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 13:48:00 +0200CBSnews (en)
Forecasters say storm with 60-mph winds will build strength into Category 1 hurricane at it approaches Sunshine State
Isaac nears Haiti with homeless quake population
Forecasters expected the storm to stay below hurricane force until it reached the Gulf of Mexico on Sunday
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 13:46:00 +0200msnbc (en)
Tropical Storm Isaac dumped heavy rains on Haiti on Saturday, threatening floods and mudslides in a country where hundreds of thousands of people remain homeless.
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 13:39:00 +0200ananova (en)
Tropical storm Isaac has hit the shores of Haiti, the impoverished Caribbean country still struggling in the wake of a massive earthquake two years ago. Forecasters said Isaac was near hurricane strength when the eye of the storm landed in Haiti, where hundreds of thousands of people are still....
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 13:39:00 +0200skynews (en)
After hurtling through the Dominican Republic, a tropical storm strikes Haiti and threatens to cause more devastation.
La tempête tropicale Isaac a atteint la côte sud d'Haïti
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 13:07:00 +0200varmatin (fr)
La tempête tropicale Isaac est arrivée samedi matin tôt sur la côte sud d'Haïti, accompagnée de fortes bourrasques de vent et de violentes averses, ont annoncé des météorologues américains. "Elle vient juste de toucher terre à l'ouest de Port-au-Prince", a indiqué à l'AFP Jessica Schauer, une....
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 13:05:00 +0200metrofrance (fr)
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 13:04:00 +0200LePoint (fr)
La tempête tropicale Isaac est arrivée samedi matin tôt sur la côte sud d' Haïti , accompagnée de fortes bourrasques de vent et de violentes averses, ont annoncé des météorologues américains. "Elle vient juste de toucher terre à l'ouest de Port-au-Prince", a indiqué à l' AFP Jessica Schauer, une....
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 13:02:00 +0200laprovence (fr)
PORT-AU-PRINCE (AFP) - La tempête tropicale Isaac traversait Haïti samedi, accompagnée de fortes bourrasques de vent et déversant des pluies torrentielles, peu après être arrivée par la côte sud de ce pays encore marqué par le tremblement de...
Isaac Nears Haiti With Homeless Quake Population
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 13:02:00 +0200ABCnews (en)
Tropical Storm Isaac closes in on vulnerable Haiti, but unlikely to strike as hurricane
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 12:59:00 +0200trust (en)
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 10:04 GMT Source: reuters // Reuters * Hurricane warning extended to part of southwest Florida coast * Isaac threatens landslides, flooding in Haiti * Hundreds of thousands of quake survivors still in tent camps (Updates with weakening, SW Florida hurricane forecast) By Susana....
Isaac Forecast to Become Hurricane, Reach Florida Tomorrow
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 12:56:00 +0200bloomberg (en)
Tropical Storm Isaac was leaving the coast of Haiti on a path toward Cuba and the Florida Keys, where it is forecast to arrive tomorrow at hurricane strength, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said. Some energy output in the Gulf of Mexico is shut. The Keys and parts of southern Florida’s west....
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 12:55:00 +0200courrier-picard (fr)
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 12:55:00 +0200lunion (fr)
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 12:52:00 +0200m6 (fr)
La tempête tropicale Isaac traversait Haïti samedi, accompagnée de fortes bourrasques de vent et déversant des pluies torrentielles, peu après être arrivée par la côte sud de ce pays encore marqué par le tremblement de terre de 2010.
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 12:52:00 +0200lamontagne (fr)
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 12:51:00 +0200normandie (fr)
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 12:51:00 +0200voanews (en)
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 12:46:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - Tropical Storm Isaac weakened slightly as it dumped heavy rain on Haiti early on Saturday but was expected to strengthen as it moved into the Gulf of Mexico, and a hurricane warning was extended from the Florida Keys to part of Florida's southwest coast. The U.S.
Une tempête tropicale traverse Haïti
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 12:44:00 +0200Liberation (fr)
« Isaac », qui a une puissance proche de celle d'un ouragan, déverse des pluies torrentielles sur le pays.
La tempête tropicale Isaac se dirige vers Haïti
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 12:41:00 +0200ruvr-fr (fr)
Haïti se prépare vendredi à l'arrivée de la tempête tropicale Isaac qui pourrait se transformer en ouragan, le gouvernement appelant la population à observer les règles de précaution dans ce pays marqué par les stigmates du séisme meurtrier de 2010.
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 12:38:00 +0200tv5 (fr)
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 12:37:00 +0200lanouvellerepublique (fr)
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 12:35:00 +0200ladepeche (fr)
La tempête tropicale Isaac traversait Haïti samedi, accompagnée de fortes bourrasques de vent et déversant des pluies torrentielles, peu après être arrivée par la côte sud de ce pays encore marqué...
Storm Isaac makes landfall in Haiti
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 12:30:00 +0200irishsun (en)
PORT-AU-PRINCE: Tropical Storm Isaac hit Haiti with driving rain and gale-force winds early Saturday as it came ashore in the impoverished Caribbean nation still reeling from the effects of a ...
Hollande recevant Samaras: la Grèce doit rester dans l'euro mais démontrer sa "crédibilité"
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 12:21:00 +0200alvinet (fr)
François Hollande a souligné samedi que la Grèce "doit rester dans la zone euro" mais encore faire la "démonstration" de la "crédibilité" de ses engagements de redressement budgétaire, à l'issue d'une rencontre à l'Elysée avec le Premier ministre grec Antonis Samaras.
Tropical storm Isaac hits Haiti coast 10:50 Aid groups warn that 400,000 Haitians living in camps after earthquake are vulnerable
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 12:20:00 +0200irishtimes (en)
Tropical storm Isaac strengthened as it dumped heavy rains on Haiti today, threatening floods and mudslides in a country where hundreds of thousands of people remain homeless more than two years after a devastating earthquake. Heavy rains and high winds were reported along parts of Haiti's southern....
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 12:19:00 +0200nordeclair (fr)
La tempête tropicale Isaac est arrivée samedi matin tôt sur la côte sud d'Haïti, accompagnée de fortes bourrasques de vent et de violentes averses, ont annoncé des météorologues américains. » Lire la suite...
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 12:12:00 +0200corsematin (fr)
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 12:11:00 +0200reuters (en)
PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - Tropical Storm Isaac weakened slightly as it dumped heavy rain on Haiti early on Saturday but was expected to strengthen as it moved into the Gulf of Mexico, and a hurricane warning was extended from the Florida Keys to part of Florida's southwest coast.
Storm Isaac Makes Landfall in Haiti
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 12:09:00 +0200naharnet-en (en)
Tropical Storm Isaac doused Haiti with torrential rain and battered it with gale-force winds early Saturday as it passed over the impoverished Caribbean nation still reeling from the effects of a devastating 2010 earthquake. U.S. forecasters said Isaac was near hurricane strength when the eye of the....
Tempête tropicale. Isaac menace Haïti
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 12:07:00 +0200TelegrammeDeBrest (fr)
La tempête tropicale Isaac est arrivée samedi matin tôt sur la côte sud d'Haïti, accompagnée de fortes bourrasques de vent et de violentes averses, ont annoncé des météorologues américains. "Elle...
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 12:07:00 +0200lamontagne (fr)
Tropical storm Isaac lashes Haiti
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 12:07:00 +0200bbc-news (en)
Torrential rain and gale-force winds batter Haiti as Tropical Storm Isaac makes landfall on the impoverished Caribbean island of Hispaniola.
Haiti struggles to protect residents from Tropical Storm Isaac
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 12:07:00 +0200euronews-en (en)
Tropical Storm Isaac continues its sweep across the Caribbean. Heavy rains and 110 kilometre an hour winds have pounded the Dominican Republic. "The…
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 12:06:00 +0200nicematin (fr)
La tempête Isaac atteint Haïti et menace la Floride
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 12:05:00 +0200leparisien (fr)
La tempête tropicale Isaac est arrivée samedi matin sur la côte sud d'Haïti. «Elle vient juste de toucher terre à l'ouest de Port-au-Prince» indique Jessica Schauer, porte-parole du Centre...
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 12:02:00 +0200normandie (fr)
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 12:02:00 +0200bbc (en)
Isaac Forecast to Become Hurricane, Reach Florida Keys Tomorrow
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 11:55:00 +0200bloomberg (en)
Tropical Storm Isaac was leaving the coast of Haiti on a path toward eastern Cuba and then the Florida Keys, where it is forecast to arrive tomorrow at hurricane strength, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said. The Keys and parts of southern Florida’s west coast were put under a hurricane warning....
Tropical Storm Isaac nears landfall in Haiti
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 11:53:00 +0200cnn (en)
Tropical Storm Isaac lashed Haiti's southern peninsula early Saturday, bringing gale-force winds and potential flooding to a nation where hundreds of thousands still live in tent cities following a 2010 earthquake.
Tropical storm Isaac makes landfall in southern Haiti
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 11:52:00 +0200ruvr-en (en)
Tropical Storm Isaac early Saturday made landfall on Haiti's southern coast, lashing the the impoverished Caribbean nation with driving rain and gale-force winds, US forecasters said.
L'ouragan Isaac touche Haïti, Cuba se prépare
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 11:51:00 +0200euronews-fr (fr)
La tempête tropicale Isaac a touché dans la nuit de vendredi à samedi l'île d'Hispaniola qui comprend la République dominicaine et Haïti. Aucun bilan…
Tropical storm Isaac hits Haiti and threatens Florida
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 11:49:00 +0200guardian (en)
Storm likely to bring floods and mudslides in Caribbean nation and could disrupt US Republicans' convention in Tampa Tropical storm Isaac strengthened as it dumped heavy rains on Haiti on Saturday, threatening floods and mudslides in a country where hundreds of thousands of people remain homeless more than two years after a devastating earthquake.
La tempête Isaac a atteint la côte sud d'Haïti
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 11:49:00 +02007sur7 (fr)
La tempête tropicale Isaac est arrivée samedi matin tôt sur la côte sud d'Haïti, accompagnée de fortes bourrasques de vent et de violentes averses, ont annoncé des météorologues ...
Tropical Storm Isaac makes landfall in Haiti
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 11:35:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
Tropical Storm Isaac hit Haiti with driving rain and gale-force winds early Saturday as it came ashore in the impoverished Caribbean nation still reeling from the effects of a devastating 2010 earthquake.
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 11:32:00 +0200laprovence (fr)
PORT-AU-PRINCE (Haïti) (AFP) - La tempête tropicale Isaac est arrivée samedi matin tôt sur la côte sud d'Haïti, accompagnée de fortes bourrasques de vent et de violentes averses, ont annoncé des météorologues américains. "Elle vient...
La tempête tropicale Isaac a atteint la côte sud d´Haïti
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 11:30:00 +0200nordlittoral (fr)
La tempête tropicale Isaac est arrivée samedi matin tôt sur la côte sud d'Haïti, accompagnée de fortes bourrasques de vent et de violentes averses, ont annoncé des météorologues américains.
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 11:22:00 +0200lamontagne (fr)
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 11:20:00 +0200m6 (fr)
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 11:19:00 +0200lunion (fr)
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 11:18:00 +0200OuestFrance (fr)
La tempête tropicale Isaac est arrivée ce samedi matin tôt sur la côte sud d’Haïti, accompagnée de fortes bourrasques de vent et de...
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 11:16:00 +0200channelnewsasia (en)
PORT-AU-PRINCE: Tropical Storm Isaac hit Haiti with driving rain and gale-force winds early Saturday as it came ashore in the impoverished Caribbean nation still reeling from the effects of a devastating 2010 earthquake.
La tempête tropicale Isaac a atteint Haïti
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 11:13:00 +020024heures (fr)
La tempête tropicale Isaac est arrivée samedi sur la côte sud d'Haïti, accompagnée de fortes bourrasques de vent et de violentes averses, ont annoncé des météorologues américains.
Tropical Storm Isaac dumps heavy rains on Haiti
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 11:12:00 +0200chinadaily (en)
Tropical Storm Isaac strengthened as it dumped heavy rains on Haiti on Saturday, threatening floods and mudslides in a country where hundreds of thousands of people remain homeless.
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 11:11:00 +0200antiguanews (en)
PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - Tropical Storm Isaac strengthened as it dumped heavy rains on Haiti on Saturday, threatening floods and mudslides in a country where hundreds of thousands of people remain homeless more than two years after a devastating earthquake.
Haiti braces for strengthening storm Isaac
AFP - Tropical Storm Isaac was expected to be near hurricane strength when it makes landfall in Haiti, threatening hundreds of thousands of people still living in squalid, makeshift camps after a devastating 2010 earthquake. The storm "temporarily" slowed down, though it was "still expected to make....
Local relief heading to Florida
Alan Hodges, a volunteer with the American Red Cross Northeastern New York Chapter, will deploy to Tampa, Fla., to assist with the Red Cross preparedness and relief operations being established in anticipation of Hurricane Isaac . (ARCNENY photo) Two American Red Cross volunteers from the Capital Region are deploying to Tampa, Fla.
Energy facilities evacuated in advance of tropical storm
Oil companies evacuated Gulf of Mexico rigs Friday in advance of Tropical Storm Isaac . The storm was near the Dominican Republic and Haiti, but oil installations would be at risk if it heads to the Gulf of Mexico and reaches hurricane strength. BP said it was evacuating all workers from its Thunder....
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 11:04:00 +0200ladepeche (fr)
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 11:04:00 +0200metrofrance (fr)
La tempête tropicale Isaac est arrivée samedi matin tôt sur la côte sud d'Haïti, accompagnée de...
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 10:58:00 +0200lest-eclair (fr)
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 10:54:00 +0200courrier-picard (fr)
La tempête tropicale Isaac est arrivée samedi matin tôt sur la côte sud d'Haïti, accompagnée de fortes bourrasques de vent et de violentes averses, ont annoncé des météorologues américains. "Elle vient juste de toucher terre à l'ouest de...
Tropical storm Isaac nears Haiti
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 10:54:00 +0200independent (en)
Tropical Storm Isaac bore down on Haiti's southern peninsula early today, threatening a city prone to flooding and dousing other areas of the poor nation still trying to recover from the terrible 2010 earthquake.
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 10:52:00 +0200tv5 (fr)
La tempête Isaac menace Haïti
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 10:51:00 +0200alvinet (fr)
La tempête tropicale pourrait se transformer en ouragan en s'approchant d'Haïti qui peine toujours à se reconstruire après le séisme de 2010. Articles en rapport... Source : Nouvel Obs - Articles similaires
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 10:48:00 +0200lematin-CH (fr)
Haïti se prépare à la tempête Isaac
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 10:48:00 +0200LePoint (fr)
se préparait vendredi soir à l'arrivée de la tempête tropicale Isaac qui pourrait se transformer en ouragan, le gouvernement appelant la population à observer les règles de précaution dans ce pays où les stigmates du séisme meurtrier de 2010 sont toujours visibles.
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 10:48:00 +0200nouvelobs (fr)
La tempête tropicale pourrait se transformer en ouragan en s'approchant d'Haïti qui peine toujours à se reconstruire après le séisme de 2010.Articles en rapportLe Premier ministre grec achève son opération séduction à l'ElyséeDerrière la crise... le déclin de l'Occident ? (1/4)Doubs : un avion de....
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 10:42:00 +0200tdg (fr)
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 10:34:00 +0200sbs (en)
Tropical Storm Isaac hit Haiti with driving rain and gale-force winds as it came ashore in the impoverished Caribbean nation.
Tropical Storm Isaac nears Haiti landfall
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 10:24:00 +0200cnn (en)
Tropical Storm Isaac brings gale-force winds and rain to the Dominican Republic, pictured, and Haiti, where hundreds of thousands still live in tent cities after a 2010 earthquake.
HAITI: Haiti’s poorest brace for worst of Tropical Storm Isaac
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 10:22:00 +0200france24-en (en)
Tropical Storm Isaac lashed Haiti with driving rain and gale-force winds early Saturday, sparking concerns over flash floods for hundreds of thousands of people still living in squalid camps more than two years after the devastating 2010 earthquake.
INTEMPÉRIES : La tempête Isaac menace de se transformer en Ouragan à l'approche d'Haïti
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 10:05:00 +0200france24 (fr)
La tempête tropicale Isaac balaye Haïti ce samedi et menace de se transformer en Ouragan. Le pays souffre encore des séquelles du séisme meurtrier de 2010, et environ 400 000 personnes vivent encore dans des camps de déplacés.
Tropical Storm Isaac to strike Haiti
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 10:04:00 +0200sbs (en)
Hundreds of thousands of people in Haiti displaced by the 2010 earthquake are now threatened with flooding as Tropical Storm Issac approaches the nation.
La tempête Isaac arrive sur Haïti et pourrait se transformer en ouragan
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 10:00:00 +0200varmatin (fr)
Haïti se prépare vendredi à l'arrivée de la tempête tropicale Isaac qui pourrait se transformer en ouragan, le gouvernement appelant la population à observer les règles de précaution dans ce pays marqué par les stigmates du séisme meurtrier de 2010. A 15H00 GMT, le centre de la tempête était situé à....
Tropical Storm Isaac hits Dominican Republic
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 09:58:00 +0200newstalk (en)
A relief operation is underway in the Dominican Republic after the island was hit by Tropical Storm Isaac . Heavy rain and high winds battered areas in the south. Neighbouring Haiti’s evacuated people from the capital, Port au Prince. Isaac is forecast to reach hurricane strength as it powers towards Florida.
Tropical Storm Isaac pummels Haiti's homeless
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 09:43:00 +0200aljazeera-en (en)
More than 350,000 earthquake survivors still living in tent cities are lashed by wind and rain of Tropical Storm Isaac .
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 09:34:00 +0200trust (en)
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 05:05 GMT Source: reuters // Reuters * Tropical storm warning in effect for south Florida coast * Isaac threatens landslides, flooding in Haiti * Hundreds of thousands of Haiti quake survivors still in tent camps By Susana Ferreira PORT-AU-PRINCE, Aug 25 (Reuters) - Tropical Storm....
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 09:33:00 +0200news_com_au (en)
HUNDREDS of thousands of people in Haiti displaced by the 2010 earthquake are now threatened with flooding as Tropical Storm Issac approaches the nation.
Isaac nears hurricane strength as it lashes Haiti
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 09:30:00 +0200msnbc (en)
Haïti subit le choc de la tempête Isaac
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 09:25:00 +0200TF1 (fr)
Si la tempête ne s'est pas, à l'heure qu'il est, transformée en ouragan, les fortes précipitations attendues pourraient provoquer inondations et glissements de terrain. Avec de grands risques pour les centaines de milliers de personnes qui vivent encore de manière précaire depuis le séisme de 2010.
Official: Kidney for Ohio transplant put in trash
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 09:25:00 +0200newschannel5 (en)
A health commissioner says a nurse accidentally disposed of a kidney from a living donor at an Ohio hospital that later suspended its kidney transplant program.
Tropical storm Isaac bears down on Haiti
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 09:24:00 +0200RTERadio (en)
Tropical Storm Isaac strengthened as it dumped heavy rains on Haiti, threatening floods and mudslides.
Hurricane Watch Set for Florida as Isaac Bears Down on Haiti
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 09:23:00 +0200bloomberg (en)
Tropical Storm Isaac is set to make landfall in Haiti, slamming into the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere, before heading toward Cuba and the Florida Keys. Some energy output in the is shut. Gulf of Mexico The core of the storm, which may threaten the Republican National Convention in Tampa....
Tropical storm lashes Haiti coast
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 09:20:00 +0200bbc-news (en)
Haiti and the Dominican Republic brace for a battering as high winds and rain from Tropical Storm Isaac begin to hit coastal areas.
Isaac nears landfall in Haiti
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 09:19:00 +0200cnn (en)
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 09:19:00 +0200bbc (en)
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 09:17:00 +0200LePoint (fr)
Isaac pourrait également toucher les Etats-Unis la semaine prochaine et potentiellement menacer la tenue de la convention républicaine organisée à Tampa, en Floride, de lundi à jeudi. se prépare vendredi à l'arrivée de la tempête tropicale Isaac qui pourrait se transformer en ouragan, le....
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 09:10:00 +0200corsematin (fr)
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 09:05:00 +0200france24 (fr)
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 09:03:00 +0200cnn (en)
Port-au-Prince, Haiti (CNN) -- The front of Tropical Storm Isaac lashed Haiti's southern peninsula early Saturday, bringing gale-force winds and potential flooding to a nation where hundreds of thousands still live in tent cities following a 2010 earthquake.
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 09:00:00 +0200nicematin (fr)
Tropical Storm Isaac strengthens as it nears Haiti
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 08:55:00 +0200cnn (en)
Tropical Storm Isaac strengthened slightly as it churned toward Haiti on Friday, threatening an already vulnerable nation with gale-force winds, pounding rain and the potential for life-threatening floods.
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 08:53:00 +0200courrier-picard (fr)
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 08:47:00 +0200normandie (fr)
Tropical Storm Isaac nears Haiti, still wrecked by quake
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 08:45:00 +0200panarmenian-en (en)
The storm swirled past the southern coast of Dominican Republic, dropping heavy rain on that country and on Haiti.
Paltrow, Roberts, Swift Set For Cancer Telethon
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 08:39:00 +0200newschannel5 (en)
An A-list cast of celebrities is joining a telethon to raise money and awareness to fight cancer.
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 08:33:00 +0200metrofrance (fr)
Haïti se prépare vendredi à l'arrivée de la tempête tropicale Isaac qui pourrait se transformer en...
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 08:32:00 +0200la-croix (fr)
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 08:32:00 +0200ladepeche (fr)
Haïti se prépare vendredi à l'arrivée de la tempête tropicale Isaac qui pourrait se transformer en ouragan, le gouvernement appelant la population à observer les règles de précaution dans ce pays...
Tropical Storm Isaac Wreaks Havoc In Puerto Rico, Gathers Strength Towards Haiti (PHOTOS)
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 08:32:00 +0200ibtimes-au (en)
After unleashing heavy rains in Puerto Rico, tropical storm Isaac is inching closer to the Dominican Republic and Haiti Friday, even as the organizers of the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Florida, make alternate arrangements in lieu of the National Hurricane Center's weather forecast that....
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 08:31:00 +0200laprovence (fr)
Par Clarence RENOIS PORT-AU-PRINCE (AFP) - Haïti se prépare vendredi à l'arrivée de la tempête tropicale Isaac qui pourrait se transformer en ouragan, le gouvernement appelant la population à observer les règles de précaution dans ce pays...
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 08:21:00 +0200lamontagne (fr)
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 08:16:00 +0200m6 (fr)
11-Septembre. Les audiences pour les accusés repoussées à mi-octobre
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 08:16:00 +0200OuestFrance (fr)
Une série d’audiences à Guantanamo pour les accusés des attentats du 11-Septembre, annulée mercredi en raison de l’arrivée attendue de la...
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 08:13:00 +0200alertnet-rss (en)
La tempête tropicale Isaac se renforce et devrait toucher Haïti dans la soirée
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 08:08:00 +0200ruvr-fr (fr)
La tempête tropicale Isaac s'est renforcée ces dernières heures et elle menace toujours de se transformer en ouragan alors qu'elle s'appête à toucher Haïti dans la soirée, selon le Centre américain de surveillance des ouragans (NHC) basé à Miami (Floride, sud-est), rapporte l'AFP Le centre d'Isaac....
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 08:07:00 +0200lunion (fr)
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Sat, 25 Aug 2012 07:57:00 +0200lest-eclair (fr)
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Sat, 25 Aug 2012 07:51:00 +0200tv5 (fr)
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 07:41:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 07:38:00 +0200reuters (en)
Haïti se prépare à la tempête Isaac qui menace de se transformer en ouragan
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 07:28:00 +0200lanouvellerepublique (fr)
Hurricane Watch Posted for Florida Keys as Isaac Nears Haiti
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 07:21:00 +0200bloomberg (en)
Haiti: Les évacuations commencent alors que la tempête tropicale Isaac aborde les côtes haïtiennes
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 07:20:00 +0200reliefWeb (fr)
Source: UN Stabilization Mission in Haiti Country: Haiti Port-au-Prince, 24 Aout 2012 – Alors que la tempête tropicale Isaac s’approchait des côtes Sud-est d’Haïti dans la journée du vendredi 24 août, la Direction de la Protection Civile (DPC), conformément au niveau d’alerte rouge décrété la veille par les autorités, a enclenché l’évacuation de 2.
Tropical storm Isaac swirls towards Haiti
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 07:14:00 +0200ruvr-en (en)
International humanitarian organizations are ready to assist the population of the Dominican Republic, Haiti and Cuba, which tropical storm Isaac is heading towards.
Tropical storm warnings issued in Florida as Issac approaches and governor warns residents to 'take every precaution'
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 07:13:00 +0200dailymail (en)
Tropical storm watches for all of Miami-Dade, Broward and Monroe Counties have been issued as Tropical Storm Issac strengthens and approaches Florida.
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 07:11:00 +0200afp-english (en)
Tropical Storm Isaac was expected to be near hurricane strength when it makes landfall in Haiti, threatening hundreds of thousands of people still living in squalid, makeshift camps after a devastating 2010 earthquake. The storm "temporarily" slowed down, though it was "still expected to make....
UPDATE 7-Isaac bears down on Haiti, south Florida under stor
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 07:09:00 +0200antiguanews (en)
* Isaac strengthens near Haiti, threatens Gulf oil patch * Heavy rains a huge threat to quake-ravaged, deforested nation * At least 350,000 still living in camps years after quake By Susana Ferreira PORT-AU-PRINCE, Aug 24 (Reuters) - Tropical Storm Isaac strengthened on Friday as its lashing rains....
Isaac to strike Haiti, slum dwellers
PORT-AU-PRINCE: Tropical Storm Isaac roared toward Haiti ahead of an expected landfall Friday, threatening survivors of a devastating 2010 earthquake. Rains were already lashing southern Haiti, and US forecasters said the storm was expected to be near hurricane strength when the eye of the storm....
Cuba, Dominican Republic brace for tropical storm Isaac
HAVANA, Aug. 24 (Xinhua) -- Cuba and the Dominican Republic on Friday continued to prepare for extreme weather conditions caused by tropical storm Isaac . Authorities in the eastern Cuban provinces of Guantanamo, Santiago de Cuba, Granma, Holguin, Las Tunas and Camaguey, where Isaac was expected to....
Tropical Storm Isaac Lashes Haiti, Still Crippled by Earthqu
MEXICO CITY Tropical Storm Isaac unleashed heavy rain over Haiti on Friday, raising the threat of floods and mudslides that could worsen the misery of a nation where hundreds of thousands still remain homeless from As the storm moved northwest, National Hurricane Center predictions had it passing....
ÉTATS-UNIS Fusillade près de l'Empire State
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 06:54:00 +0200lanouvellerepublique (fr)
ÉTATS-UNIS Fusillade près de l'Empire State Une fusillade près de l'Empire State Building, à New York, a fait deux morts et neuf blessés. Le tireur, Jeffrey Johnson, 53 ans, était un « employé mécontent », selon le maire, Michael Bloomberg. Les 33e et 34e rues ont été immédiatement fermées par la police autour du lieu des tir.
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 06:51:00 +0200ibtimes (en)
PS réuni à La Rochelle: Martine Aubry donne le ton
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 06:20:00 +0200alvinet (fr)
Les socialistes ont démarré vendredi leur université d'été à La Rochelle, sur fond de victoire, mais aussi d'interrogations sur la position que le parti doit... Source : France Info - Articles similaires
Isaac strengthens as it nears vulnerable Haiti
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 05:52:00 +0200cnn (en)
The huge storm is about to hit the island with 70-mph winds and heavy rain that threatens to bring deadly flooding, which could spawn outbreaks of cholera.
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 05:39:00 +0200AP (en)
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Tropical Storm Isaac strengthened Friday night as it swirled toward an expected overnight landfall on Haiti's southern peninsula, threatening the poor nation with punishing rain but unlikely to gain enough steam to strike as a hurricane.
The Caucus: Biden Postpones Campaign Visit to Tampa
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 05:28:00 +0200nytimes (en)
Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. postponed a campaign visit to Tampa scheduled for Monday during the Republican convention, saying it might drain law enforcement resources needed to deal with Tropical Storm Isaac .
La tempête Isaac menace
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 05:27:00 +0200dna-france (fr)
Haïti se préparait hier à l’arrivée de la tempête tropicale Isaac qui pourrait se transformer en ouragan, le gouvernement appelant la population à ...
Isaac set to make landfall in Haiti
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 05:16:00 +0200upi (en)
MIAMI, Aug. 24 (UPI) -- Tropical Storm Isaac is on course to make landfall in Haiti Friday night, forecasters in Miami said.
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 05:10:00 +0200aljazeera-en (en)
Preparations under way in poorest Caribbean nation where some 400,000 people will be exposed to its gathering strength.
Caraïbes Haïti et la République dominicaine sous la menace d’un ouragan
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 05:09:00 +0200lepays-fr (fr)
Haïti et sa voisine, la République dominicaine (notre photo), se préparaient hier à l’arrivée de la tempête tropicale Isaac , qui pourrait se ...
Haiti, Cuba braced for Isaac's wrath
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 05:06:00 +0200antiguanews (en)
Tropical Storm Isaac gained power overnight as it roared toward Haiti with rains and high winds that could wreak havoc for people still living in makeshift shelters after a devastating 2010 earthquake. Rains had already begun lashing southern Haiti, and US forecasters said the storm could be near....
Isaac se renforce, Haïti redoute le pire
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 04:55:00 +0200alterpresse (fr)
Haïti se préparait au pire vendredi soir face à l’arrivée imminente de la tempête tropicale Isaac qui risquait de devenir un ouragan et de frapper le pays dont la population a été invitée à appliquerà la lettre les consignes de sécurité des autorités qui ont décrété depuis trois jours l’alerte rouge....
Tropical Storm Isaac aims for vulnerable Haiti
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 04:50:00 +0200usaToday (en)
Tropical Storm Isaac spun toward the Dominican Republic and vulnerable Haiti on Friday, threatening heavy rain, flash floods and mudslides.
Haïti sous la menace d'Isaac
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 04:49:00 +0200alvinet (fr)
. La tempête tropicale, qui pourrait se transformer en ouragan aujourd'hui, menace tout particulièrement Haïti, où l'alerte rouge a été... Source : France Antilles - Régions : Martinique - Articles similaires
Isaac bears down on Haiti south Florida under storm watch
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 04:45:00 +0200irishsun (en)
PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - Tropical Storm Isaac strengthened on Friday as its lashing rains took aim at flood-prone Haiti, but it was not expected to become a hurricane until it barreled into the ...
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 04:38:00 +0200IHT (en)
Tropical Storm Isaac unleashed heavy rain over Haiti on Friday, raising the threat of floods and mudslides that could worsen the misery of a nation still devastated from the 2010 earthquake.
Tropical Storm Isaac on course to strike Haiti
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 04:27:00 +0200DailyNation (en)
Tropical Storm Isaac gained strength Friday as it roared towards Haiti, where it was to make landfall later in the day, threatening survivors of a devastating 2010 earthquake.
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 04:27:00 +0200nytimes (en)
Isaac bears down on Haiti, south Florida under storm watch
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 03:53:00 +0200stabroeknews (en)
PORT-AU-PRINCE, (Reuters) – Tropical Storm Isaac strengthened today as its lashing rains took aim at flood-prone Haiti, but it was not expected to become a hurricane until it barreled into the... View full article at stabroeknews.com
Oil edges down on European concerns, Storm Isaac
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 03:52:00 +0200xinhuanet_en (en)
NEW YORK, Aug. 24 (Xinhua) -- U.S. crude oil prices edged down after seesawing as concerns about European debt crisis weighed, while Tropical Storm Isaac was approaching the oil-rich Gulf of Mexico and forced drilling companies to halt production. Crude prices were heavily pressured by the European concerns on Friday.
Isaac expected to hit Haiti today
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 03:45:00 +0200Triniad-guardian (en)
Melissa Doughty Saturday, August 25, 2012 Tropical storm Isaac is expected to be over Haiti today, the meteorologist on duty at T&T’s Met Office said yesterday in a telephone interview.
ShelterBoxes en Route to Haiti as Hurricane Nears
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 03:35:00 +0200antiguanews (en)
Aid from ShelterBox, an international humanitarian relief organization, is expected to arrive today in Haiti's capital, Port-au-Prince as Tropical Storm Isaac approaches the Caribbean island. Sarasota, FL (PRWEB) August 24, 2012 Aid from ShelterBox , an international humanitarian relief....
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Most laid-off US workers take pay cuts in new jobs WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. economic recovery hasn't felt much like one even for people who managed to find new jobs after being laid off. Most have had to settle for less pay. Only 56 percent of Americans laid off from January 2009 through December....
Tropical Storm Isaac continues to strengthen
Tropical Storm Isaac is slowing down a little bit this evening but is still on schedule to make landfall in Haiti tonight. The storm’s maximum wind speed remains at 65 mph. It will change little in strength when it hits Haiti and then it should weaken as it moves through Central Cuba Saturday The....
Too early to tell strength,landing spot for sea strom Isaac
The Hurricane Center are reporting that Isaac ’s maximum sustained winds is now about 50 mph and that there are gusts of up to 80 mph. Where is Isaac headed, with 80 mph guest of wind’s it will likely blow over Cuba sometimes this weekend and then head for the Florida Keys and South Florida.
Tropical Storm Isaac Unleashes Heavy Rain Over Haiti
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 03:27:00 +0200nytimes (en)
Isaac se renforce, Haïti redoute le pire
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 03:19:00 +0200radiokiskeya (fr)
Haïti se préparait au pire vendredi soir face à l'arrivée imminente de la tempête tropicale Isaac qui risquait de devenir un ouragan et de frapper le pays dont la population a été invitée à appliquerà la lettre les consignes de sécurité des autorités qui ont décrété depuis trois jours l'alerte rouge....
Isaac se renforce et avance vers l'île d'Hispaniola
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 03:19:00 +0200alvinet (fr)
La tempête tropicale Isaac s'approchait progressivement de l'île d'Hispaniola, vendredi soir, et générait des vents soufflant à près de 100 kilomètres/heure. Source : Radio-Canada - Articles similaires
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 02:51:00 +0200AP (en)
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Tropical Storm Isaac strengthened as it swirled toward an expected landfall on Haiti's southern peninsula Friday night, threatening the poor nation with punishing rains but unlikely to gain enough steam to strike as a hurricane.
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 02:48:00 +0200trust (en)
Fri, 24 Aug 2012 23:10 GMT Source: reuters // Reuters * Isaac strengthens near Haiti, threatens Gulf oil patch * Heavy rains a huge threat to quake-ravaged, deforested nation * At least 350,000 still living in camps years after quake By Susana Ferreira PORT-AU-PRINCE, Aug 24 (Reuters) - Tropical....
U.S. Republicans stockpile umbrellas as stormy convention looms
Fri, 24 Aug 2012 21:25 GMT Source: reuters // Reuters * Isaac could become Category 1 hurricane * Ponchos, raincoats and -- of course -- red umbrellas * Hurricane Gustav delayed convention in 2008 By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON, Aug 24 (Reuters) - This week was a tempestuous one for the Republican....
Judge approves reform plan for Seattle police
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 02:45:00 +0200newschannel5 (en)
A federal judge has approved a settlement between the city of Seattle and the Justice Department to reform the city's police department, following a scathing report that found officers routinely used excessive force.
Haiti Braces for Tropical Storm Isaac
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 02:41:00 +0200chosun (en)
Tropical Storm Isaac has strengthened slightly as it churns through the Caribbean toward the southern coast of Haiti. A Friday night update from the U.S. National Hurricane Center placed the storm 160 kilometers southeast of Port Au Prince with maximum sustained winds of 100 kilometers an...
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 02:41:00 +0200irishsun (en)
PORT-AU-PRINCE: Tropical Storm Isaac gained strength on Friday as it roared towards Haiti, where it was to make landfall later in the day, threatening survivors of a devastating 2010 earthquake.Rains ...
Isaac threaten's Haiti's homeless
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 02:29:00 +0200CBSnews (en)
Storm Isaac hits Haiti
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 02:20:00 +0200gulf-times (en)
Tropical Storm Isaac strengthened as it took aim at flood-prone Haiti yesterday but is not expected to become a hurricane until it churns into the US Gulf of Mexico early next week. On its current path, forecasters said the storm after sweeping over Haiti will hit Cuba and the southern tip of....
Tropical Storm Isaac heads for Haiti, Dominican Republic
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 02:13:00 +0200dailytimesPK (en)
* ‘Poorly organised’ Isaac moving westward across Caribbean * Many forecasts show it eventually tracking west of Florida MIAMI: Tropical Storm Isaac headed towards the Dominican Republic and Haiti on Friday, rumbling slowly west across the Caribbean after unleashing heavy rain on parts of Puerto Rico.
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 02:09:00 +0200alertnet-rss (en)
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 02:09:00 +0200cnn (en)
Isaac looks unlikely to shut down GOP convention
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 02:03:00 +0200latimes (en)
The tropical storm is projected to head far west of Tampa, where Mitt Romney will be nominated as the Republican presidential candidate.TAMPA, Fla. Republican officials started to exhale Friday as confidence grew that Tropical Storm Isaac won't shut down Mitt Romney's nominating convention next week.
Tropical Storm Isaac bears down on Haiti
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 02:01:00 +0200sbs (en)
Tropical Storm Isaac gained strength as it roared towards Haiti, where it was to make landfall later in the day, threatening survivors of a devastating 2010 earthquake.
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 02:00:00 +0200channelnewsasia (en)
PORT-AU-PRINCE: Tropical Storm Isaac gained strength on Friday as it roared towards Haiti, where it was to make landfall later in the day, threatening survivors of a devastating 2010 earthquake.
Talk of reserves release hits oil prices
NEW YORK: Oil prices dropped on Friday amid renewed talk about the release of strategic reserves and as traders kept an eye on a tropical storm that could disrupt offshore operations in the Gulf of Mexico.
Green Blog: Hurricane Isaac Heads for Tampa, Site of Republican National Convention
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 01:56:00 +0200nytimes (en)
This interactive map from a climate research group shows how a storm surge could flood Tampa.
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 01:40:00 +0200irishsun (en)
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) -- Tropical Storm Isaac strengthened as it swirled toward vulnerable Haiti on Friday evening, threatening to bring punishing rains to people still without homes after the ...
Tropical Storm Isaac threatens Republican Party convention
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 01:37:00 +0200independent (en)
Emergency personnel in Florida rushed yesterday to finalise contingency plans to postpone or relocate next week's Republican Party convention in Tampa, should the area be lashed by Tropical Storm Isaac .
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 01:37:00 +0200IHT (en)
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 01:35:00 +0200reuters (en)
PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - Tropical Storm Isaac strengthened on Friday as its lashing rains took aim at flood-prone Haiti, but it was not expected to become a hurricane until it barreled into the Gulf of Mexico early next week.
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 01:33:00 +0200voanews (en)
Tropical Storm Isaac has strengthened slightly as it churns through the Caribbean toward the southern coast of Haiti. A Friday night update from the U.S. National Hurricane Center placed the storm 160 kilometers southeast of Port Au Prince with maximum sustained winds of 100 kilometers an hour.
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 01:23:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - Tropical Storm Isaac strengthened on Friday as its lashing rains took aim at flood-prone Haiti, but it was not expected to become a hurricane until it barreled into the Gulf of Mexico early next week. On its current path, forecasters said Isaac would hit Cuba and the....
Haiti: Isaac se renforce et devrait toucher Haïti dans la soirée (météorologistes)
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 01:19:00 +0200reliefWeb (fr)
Source: Agence France-Presse Country: Haiti 08/24/2012 21:26 GMT - MIAMI, 24 août 2012 (AFP) - La tempête tropicale Isaac s'est renforcée ces dernières heures et elle menace toujours de se transformer en ouragan alors qu'elle s'appête à toucher Haïti dans la soirée, selon le Centre américain de....
Haiti: Isaac strengthens, to make landfall in Haiti: US forecasters
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 01:19:00 +0200reliefWeb (en)
Source: Agence France-Presse Country: Haiti 08/24/2012 21:25 GMT MIAMI, Aug 24, 2012 (AFP) - Tropical Storm Isaac gathered pace Friday, and the eye of the near-hurricane force storm was expected to make landfall over Haiti later in the day, the US-based National Hurricane Center said.
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 01:17:00 +0200AP (en)
Oil companies are evacuating some Gulf of Mexico oil rigs in advance of Tropical Storm Isaac . For now the storm is close to the Dominican Republic and Haiti. But oil installations would be at risk if it heads to the Gulf of Mexico and reaches hurricane strength.
Haiti-Isaac : Oxfam se prépare
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 01:09:00 +0200alterpresse (fr)
Communiqué d’Oxfam UK Soumis à AlterPresse le 24 aout 2012 Les équipes d’Oxfam en Haïti travaillent en vue de préparer les communautés à aider à éviter les dégâts de l’ouragan Isaac , qui devrait frapper le pays dans les prochaines heures, et sont également en train de préparer des stocks d’aide et des équipes d’urgence.
Isaac targets Haiti, Gulf energy rigs begin shutting down
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 01:04:00 +0200antiguanews (en)
PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - Tropical Storm Isaac strengthened on Friday as it took aim at flood-prone Haiti, but it was not expected to become a hurricane until it barreled into the Gulf of Mexico early next week. On its current path, forecasters said the storm would hit Cuba and the southern tip of....
Tropical Storm Isaac prompts oil company evacuations in Gulf
Haiti hunkers down as Tropical Storm Isaac looms
Rains had already begun lashing southern Haiti, and US forecasters said the storm could be near hurricane strength later Friday when it smacks the southern coast of Hispaniola, the island Haiti shares with the Dominican Republic. "Some strengthening is possible before the center reaches Hispaniola....
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 00:52:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
Tropical Storm Isaac strengthened as it swirled toward vulnerable Haiti on Friday evening, threatening to bring punishing rains to people still without homes after the 2010 earthquake, but unlikely to gain enough steam to strike as a hurricane.
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 00:48:00 +0200xinhuanet_en (en)
Isaac se renforce et devrait toucher Haïti dans la soirée
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 00:46:00 +02007sur7 (fr)
La tempête tropicale Isaac s'est renforcée ces dernières heures et menace toujours de se transformer en ouragan alors qu'elle s'apprête à toucher Haïti dans la soirée, selon le Centre américain ...
From Haiti to the Florida Keys, Bracing for Isaac
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 00:40:00 +0200ABCnews (en)
As hundreds of thousands of people in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, hunkered down in preparation for Tropical Storm Isaac to make landfall tonight, a storm watch was issued for the Florida Keys. Already today, Isaac had started to blast parts of the island of Hispaniola — shared...
Drought Weakens Mississippi River’s Flow Threatens New Orleans’ Water
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 00:38:00 +0200irishsun (en)
New Orleans may be the victim of a one-two punch as Hurricane Isaac threatens to strengthen over the Gulf of Mexico while the ongoing affects of this summer's drought continue to trickle down to ...
A Peace Corps for Civic-Minded Geeks
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 00:37:00 +0200wsj-en (en)
Government 2.0, tapping online power to tackle offline problems from city hall on up, is a revolutionary idea. And it seems to work, writes Holly Finn.
Isaac shaping up to be more of a wet nuisance than deadly th
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 00:34:00 +0200antiguanews (en)
is poised to bring heavy rain, winds up to 45 mph and possible flooding to parts of south and southwest Florida and the Gulf Coast. It could even swell to a Category 1 hurricane as it drives toward the U.S., a meteorologist said Friday. Although predictions are still vague, the storm could delay air....
La tempête se renforce et arrive sur Haïti
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 00:28:00 +0200Liberation (fr)
Les vents devraient toucher l'île dans la soirée, et la tempête menace de se transformer en ouragan, avec des rafales à 100 km/h déjà relevées.
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 00:18:00 +0200alvinet (fr)
Les vents devraient toucher l'île dans la soirée, et la tempête menace de se transformer en ouragan, avec des rafales à 100 km/h déjà relevées. Articles en... Source : Libération - Articles similaires
Haïti. La tempête tropicale Isaac se renforce
Isaac devrait toucher l'île dans la nuit du vendredi 24 au samedi 25 août. Source : Francetv info - Articles similaires
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Sat, 25 Aug 2012 00:16:00 +0200bloomberg (en)
Tropical Storm Isaac gained strength and alerts were posted for much of the northern Caribbean and Florida as the system moved toward its first landfall, in . Some energy production in the was shut. Gulf of Mexico The core of the storm, which may threaten the Republican National Convention in Tampa....
INVITé DU MATIN: Laurent El Ghozi, Co-fondateur du collectif RomEurope
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 00:14:00 +0200rfi-fr (fr)
RFI Personne ne peut défendre la présence de bidonvilles indignes, insalubres. S'il y a une décision de justice, elle doit évidemment être appliquée. Ce que nous demandons, c'est que, simultanément, s'appliquent la scolarisation, le droit à l'hébergement, les droits sociaux, et aujourd'hui le droit au travail .
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 00:12:00 +0200newschannel5 (en)
Tropical Storm Isaac strengthened as it swirled toward vulnerable Haiti on Friday evening, threatening to bring punishing rains to people still without homes after the 2010 earthquake, but unlikely to gain enough steam to...
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 00:11:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 00:09:00 +0200cyberpresse (fr)
La tempête tropicale Isaac s'est renforcée ces dernières heures et menace toujours de se...
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 00:07:00 +0200AP (en)
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Tropical Storm Isaac strengthened as it swirled toward vulnerable Haiti on Friday evening, threatening to bring punishing rains to people still without homes after the 2010 earthquake, but unlikely to gain enough steam to strike as a hurricane.
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 00:03:00 +0200france2 (fr)
AMERIQUE - La tempête tropicale Isaac s'est renforcée dans la soirée du vendredi 25 août, selon le Centre américain de surveillance des ouragans (NHC) basé à Miami (Floride, sud-est). Alors qu'elle s'apprête à toucher Haïti, elle menace de se transformer en ouragan.
Fri, 24 Aug 2012 23:55:00 +0200OuestFrance (fr)
La tempête tropicale Isaac s’est renforcée ces dernières heures et menace toujours de se transformer en ouragan alors qu’elle s’apprête...
Tropical Storm Watches Issued for Florida Keys, Southern Coast
Fri, 24 Aug 2012 23:46:00 +0200bloomberg (en)
Tropical storm watches were posted for the Florida Keys and the state’s southern coast from Jupiter Inlet to Bonita Beach as Tropical Storm Isaac grew stronger on a path toward its first landfall, in Haiti, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said. A watch means tropical storm conditions are possible in the area in 48 hours.
Haïti-République Dominicaine/Isaac : L’Onu sur le point d’apporter son soutien
Fri, 24 Aug 2012 23:38:00 +0200alterpresse (fr)
par Milo Milfort P-au-P, 24 août 2012 [AlterPresse] --- A l’approche de la tempête tropicale Isaac , parallèlement à la permanence décrétée par les autorités haïtiennes et dominicaines, l’organisation des Nations-Unies (Onu) se dit prête à intervenir sur l’île et dans les autres pays....
Tropical Storm Isaac barrels towards Haiti
Fri, 24 Aug 2012 23:33:00 +0200nationnews (en)
CNN) -- Tropical Storm Isaac churned toward the island of Hispaniola on Friday and could be near hurricane strength at landfall.
Fri, 24 Aug 2012 23:27:00 +0200trust (en)
Fri, 24 Aug 2012 18:43 GMT Source: reuters // Reuters * Isaac strengthens over Caribbean, threatens Gulf oil patch * Heavy rains a huge threat to denuded, impoverished Haiti * At least 350,000 still living in camps years after quake By Susana Ferreira PORT-AU-PRINCE, Aug 24 (Reuters) - Tropical....
Isaac set to hit Haiti; alert issued for south Florida
Fri, 24 Aug 2012 23:13:00 +0200msnbc (en)
Tropical Storm Isaac built up strength as it headed towards landfall in Haiti overnight, while a tropical storm watch was issued for the Florida Keys and other parts of southern Florida.
GOP Organizers Say Storm Won't Dampen Convention
Fri, 24 Aug 2012 23:11:00 +0200npr (en)
The Republican National Convention is scheduled to begin on Monday in Tampa. But that plan is in doubt as Tropical Storm Isaac barrels through the Caribbean. Isaac is projected by several models to make landfall in the Florida panhandle early next week.
Oil price falls after report of more supplies
Fri, 24 Aug 2012 23:10:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
The price of oil fell on Friday after a trade journal reported that Western countries might release more oil reserves.
Oil firms evacuate as storm heads for Gulf of Mexico
Oil and gas operators in the Gulf of Mexico braced Friday for Tropical Storm Isaac as it barreled toward Haiti on a northwest track that threatened offshore operations.
U.S. offshore oil producers brace for Storm Isaac
HOUSTON (Reuters) - Oil and gas producers in the Gulf of Mexico started preparing for Tropical Storm Isaac on Friday as its track looked to skirt the heart of the U.S. offshore energy producing zone. London-based BP Plc, the biggest U.S. Gulf producer, said it would shut down its giant Thunder Horse platform, the world's largest.
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Oil prices fell on Friday after a report that the International Energy Agency is likely to tap strategic oil reserves as soon as September, dropping its resistance to a U.S.-led plan. U.S. crude losses were limited because of the threat to Gulf of Mexico production from Tropical....
Fri, 24 Aug 2012 23:08:00 +0200alertnet-rss (en)
Isaac Veers From GOP; Threat Lingers
Fri, 24 Aug 2012 23:07:00 +0200ABCnews (en)
Republican delegates can breathe a slight sigh of relief today as Tropical Storm Isaac , which was originally projected to slam into the GOP convention in Tampa, Fla., Tuesday, veers to the west and might now make landfall more than 200 miles away from the convention zone.
Apache begins to evacuate rig workers as Isaac approaches
Fri, 24 Aug 2012 23:03:00 +0200antiguanews (en)
Houston Business Journal by Greg Barr, Managing Editor Date: Friday, August 24, 2012, 1:06pm CDT - Last Modified: Friday, August 24, 2012, 3:14pm CDT (NYSE: APA) began evacuating nonessential workers from , Reuters reports. Gulf of Mexico operations that could be in the path of tropical storm Isaac ....
BP, Royal Dutch Shell Evacuate Staff ahead of Isaac in Gulf of Mexico
Fri, 24 Aug 2012 23:01:00 +0200rian-en (en)
British oil giant BP PLC and the Anglo-Dutch Royal Dutch Shell PLC announced on Friday they would evacuate their employees from oil rigs in the Gulf of Mexico due to the approaching tropic storm Isaac , MarketWatch has reported.
Haiti hunkers down as Isaac looms
Fri, 24 Aug 2012 22:55:00 +0200news_com_au (en)
TROPICAL Storm gained power as it roared toward Haiti with rains and high winds that could wreak havoc for people still living in makeshift shelters after a devastating 2010 earthquake.
Haïti-Isaac : Temps maussade, expectative dans la plupart des départements géographiques
Fri, 24 Aug 2012 22:52:00 +0200alterpresse (fr)
P-au-P, 24 août 2012 [AlterPresse] --- C’est l’expectative dans la plupart des départements géographiques en Haïti, où le ciel reste nuageux, avec des précipitations çà et là , en début d’après-midi ce vendredi 24 août 2012, au moment où la tempête tropicale Isaac s’approche des....
Haïti-Isaac : La circulation maritime interdite sur les eaux territoriales pour 72 heures
P-au-P, 23 août 2012 [AlterPresse] ---En prévision de l’arrivée de l’ouragan Isaac , toute circulation maritime est interdite sur les eaux territoriales pour 72 heures, du jeudi 23 août 2012 à 14:00 locales (18:00 gmt) jusqu’au dimanche 26 août 2012, informe le service maritime et de navigation d’Haïti (Semanah).
Fri, 24 Aug 2012 22:48:00 +0200AP (en)
The price of oil fell on Friday after a trade journal reported that Western countries might release more oil reserves. Benchmark crude traded in New York fell 12 cents to finish at $96.15. Brent crude traded in London fell, too, down 28 cents to $113.31. Brent crude is used to price international varieties of oil.
Tropical Storm Begs Question: Why Travel During Hurricane Se
Fri, 24 Aug 2012 22:33:00 +0200antiguanews (en)
Isaac is the ninth named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season. It threatens the eastern Caribbean and the southern U.S. coastal areas with flight and power disruptions, cruise ships detours and more. But as we head into September, traditionally the most active month of the hurricane season, some....
Fri, 24 Aug 2012 22:29:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
Tropical Storm gained power Friday as it roared toward Haiti with rains and high winds that could wreak havoc for people still living in makeshift shelters after a devastating 2010 earthquake.
Fri, 24 Aug 2012 22:25:00 +0200AP (en)
Isaac Targets Haiti, Gulf Energy Rigs Begin Shutting Down
Fri, 24 Aug 2012 22:12:00 +0200scientificamerican (en)
By Susana Ferreira PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - Tropical Storm Isaac strengthened on Friday as it took aim at flood-prone Haiti, but it was not expected to become a hurricane until it barreled into the Gulf of Mexico early next week. On its current path, forecasters said the storm would hit Cuba and....
Isaac strengthening near Haiti
Fri, 24 Aug 2012 22:11:00 +0200cnn (en)
Tropical Storm Isaac marched toward Haiti on Friday, posing a danger to the nation nearly three years after a devastating earthquake left hundreds of thousands living in camps.
T.S. Isaac loses steam, but still packs rains
Fri, 24 Aug 2012 22:05:00 +0200dominicantoday (en)
Santo Domingo.- Tropical Storm Isaac strengthened slightly as it swirled toward the Dominican Republic and Haiti, but seemed unlikely to gain enough steam early Friday to strike the island of Hispaniola as a hurricane, AP reports.
Isaac aims for vulnerable Haiti
Fri, 24 Aug 2012 22:03:00 +0200antiguanews (en)
Port-Au-Prince, Haiti Tropical Storm Isaac strengthened slightly as it spun toward the Dominican Republic and vulnerable Haiti on Friday, threatening to bring punishing rains but unlikely to gain enough steam to strike as a hurricane. Forecasters now expect the storm to stay below hurricane force....
Weather Closely Monitored At Republican National Convention
Fri, 24 Aug 2012 21:59:00 +0200finanznachrichten-en (en)
OKLAHOMA CITY, Aug. 24, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --Days before 50,000-plus people converge in Tampa, Fla. for the Republican National Convention, the talk is centering more around the weat...
Oil Rises for Fourth Week as Isaac Heads for Gulf
Fri, 24 Aug 2012 21:44:00 +0200bloomberg (en)
and Apache Corp. (APA) said they were planning to evacuate some nonessential Gulf workers. “The storm is going to be news over the weekend, and people just don’t want to go short at a time like this,” said Michael Lynch , president of Strategic Energy & Economic Research in Winchester, Massachusetts.
GOP convention's Cali swag: Barbie, Mickey Mouse and Ibuprofen
Fri, 24 Aug 2012 21:40:00 +0200latimes (en)
ST. PETE BEACH, Fla. California’s delegates to the RNC began trickling into their balmy beachfront resort here on Friday, finding gift bags full of swag awaiting their arrival.
Fri, 24 Aug 2012 21:32:00 +0200antiguanews (en)
Tropical Storm Isaac Veers West but Republican Convention No
Fri, 24 Aug 2012 21:28:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
Nevis Disaster Official calls for heightened alertness as 2012 Atlantic Hurricane season peaks
Fri, 24 Aug 2012 21:28:00 +0200zizonline (en)
Director of the Nevis Disaster Management Department (NDMD) Mr. Lester Blackett continued to urge persons on Nevis to remain in a state of alertness with as the 2012 Atlantic Hurricane Season peaked, a time when heightened activity was expected. Mr. Blackett's advice came on August 23rd 2012 in an...
Plane Inside Tropical Storm Isaac Snaps Dazzling View
All eyes are on Tropical Storm Isaac as it barrels across the Caribbean toward Florida, where it could make for a soggy Republican National Convention next week. Yet amid all the speculation, a handful of Americans have already gotten up close and personal with the much-discussed storm.
Stronger Isaac nears Haiti; Florida told to prepare
Fri, 24 Aug 2012 21:27:00 +0200msnbc (en)
Tropical Storm Isaac headed toward Haiti on Friday, continuing its march across the Caribbean and prompting Florida officials to urge residents to prepare now.
GOP Convention Plans Proceed as Tropical Storm Approaches
Fri, 24 Aug 2012 21:25:00 +0200voanews (en)
The U.S. Republican Party is making final preparations for its convention in the southern state of Florida with one eye on a big storm expected to hit the state's western coast, possibly on Monday. The latest forecast is giving convention organizers hope.
Haiti: Haïti se prépare à la tempête Isaac qui menace de se transformer en ouragan
Fri, 24 Aug 2012 21:18:00 +0200reliefWeb (fr)
Source: Agence France-Presse Country: Haiti 08/24/2012 17:00 GMT Par Clarence RENOIS PORT-AU-PRINCE (Haïti), 24 août 2012 (AFP) - Haïti se préparait vendredi à l'arrivée de la tempête tropicale Isaac qui pourrait se transformer en ouragan, le gouvernement appelant la population à observer les règles....
Fri, 24 Aug 2012 21:01:00 +0200reuters (en)
PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - Tropical Storm Isaac strengthened on Friday as it took aim at flood-prone Haiti, but it was not expected to become a hurricane until it barreled into the Gulf of Mexico early next week.
Tropical storm Issac heads for vulnerable Haiti - video
Fri, 24 Aug 2012 21:01:00 +0200irishsun (en)
With tropical storm Issac moving in the direction of Haiti, International Red Cross makes preparations to support hundreds of thousands of people still living in camps after the 2010 earthquake. ...
Fri, 24 Aug 2012 20:59:00 +0200AP (en)
Fri, 24 Aug 2012 20:47:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
HOUSTON (Reuters) - Oil and gas producers in the Gulf of Mexico on Friday started preparing for Tropical Storm Isaac as its track looked to skirt the heart of the U.S. offshore energy producing zone. London-based BP Plc, the biggest US Gulf producer, said it would shut down its giant Thunder Horse platform, the world's largest.
Brent crude falls on oil reserves release report
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Brent crude futures fell on Friday after a report that the International Energy Agency is likely to tap strategic oil reserves as soon as September, dropping its resistance to a U.S.-led plan. The report that the IEA, whose chief recently dismissed the need for a release, was in....
Fri, 24 Aug 2012 20:44:00 +0200AP (en)
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Tropical Storm Isaac strengthened as it spun toward the Dominican Republic and vulnerable Haiti on Friday, threatening to bring punishing rains but unlikely to gain enough steam to strike as a hurricane. Forecasters now expect the storm to stay below hurricane force....
Fri, 24 Aug 2012 20:30:00 +0200irishsun (en)
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) -- Tropical Storm Isaac strengthened slightly as it spun toward the Dominican Republic and vulnerable Haiti on Friday, threatening to bring punishing rains but unlikely to ...
Isaac bears down on Caribbean still a hurricane threat
The latest forecast from the National Hurricane Center predicts the storm will pass near or over Haiti tonight and move over eastern and central Cuba on Saturday and Sunday. Isaac could still reach ...
Isaac approaches southern coast of Hispaniola: NHC
Fri, 24 Aug 2012 20:17:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
(Reuters) - Tropical Storm Isaac turned northwestward and its center was approaching the southern coast of Hispaniola, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said on Friday. "Some strengthening is possible before the center reaches the coast of Hispaniola Friday night and Isaac could be near hurricane strength at landfall," the NHC said.
Caribbean storm swirls, major damage unlikely
Fri, 24 Aug 2012 20:13:00 +0200taipeitimes (en)
Tropical Storm Isaac strengthened slightly as it spun toward the Dominican Republic and Haiti, but seemed unlikely to gain enough steam early yesterday to strike the island of Hispaniola as a hurricane. The storm’s failure to gain the kind of strength in the Caribbean that forecasters initially....
Isaac targets Haiti, Florida still in harm's way
Fri, 24 Aug 2012 20:05:00 +0200trust (en)
The storm has been slow to strengthen and is no longer expected to become hurricane force until long after it crosses Haiti
Isaac forecast: Storm could hit as hurricane near Pensacola, Fla.
Fri, 24 Aug 2012 19:49:00 +0200csmonitor (en)
But landfall wouldn't be until next Wednesday, so there's still considerable uncertainty about the projection. Tropical storm Isaac could affect Tampa before then, but that's still uncertain, too.
Tropical storm Isaac heads for vulnerable Haiti - video
Fri, 24 Aug 2012 19:38:00 +0200guardian (en)
With tropical storm Isaac moving in the direction of Haiti, the International Red Cross make preparations to support hundreds of thousands of people still living in camps
Isaac Takes Aim at Dominican Republic, Haiti
Fri, 24 Aug 2012 19:35:00 +0200wsj-en (en)
Tropical Storm Isaac strengthened slightly as it spun toward the Dominican Republic and Haiti. Forecasters expect the storm to stay west of Tampa, Fla., where the Republican National Convention starts on Monday.
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Fri, 24 Aug 2012 19:31:00 +0200antiguanews (en)
MIAMI (Reuters) - Tropical Storm Isaac took aim at flood-prone Haiti on Friday but is not expected to become a hurricane until it churns into the Gulf of Mexico early next week, on a path that could see it make landfall anywhere from New Orleans to the Florida Panhandle. The U.S.
Isaac Aims for Vulnerable Haiti
Fri, 24 Aug 2012 19:30:00 +0200ABCnews (en)
Tropical Storm Isaac heads for vulnerable Haiti, but unlikely to strike as a hurricane
Isaac aims for Hispaniola projections downgraded
Fri, 24 Aug 2012 19:28:00 +0200irishsun (en)
Isaac bears down on Caribbean, still a hurricane threat
Fri, 24 Aug 2012 19:26:00 +0200usaToday (en)
Haiti: La Croix-Rouge se prépare à l’arrivée de la tempête tropicale Isaac
Fri, 24 Aug 2012 19:18:00 +0200reliefWeb (fr)
Source: Canadian Red Cross Country: Haiti Alors que la tempête tropicale Isaac progresse vers l’ouest de la zone orientale de la mer des Caraïbes, la Croix-Rouge canadienne apporte son soutien à plusieurs Sociétés de la Croix-Rouge afin de les aider à se préparer efficacement à d’éventuelles catastrophes.
Haiti: Volunteers prepare as tropical storm Isaac approaches quake-stricken Haiti
Fri, 24 Aug 2012 19:18:00 +0200reliefWeb (en)
Source: IFRC Country: Haiti By Lorraine Taggart in Port au Prince It is early Thursday morning August 23rd, 2012 and as tropical storm Isaac approaches Haiti, a country still recovering from the 2010 earthquake, the Red Cross is up and about trying to keep one step ahead of the storm.
L'ONU prête à intervenir dans les Caraïbes à l'approche d'une tempête tropicale
Fri, 24 Aug 2012 19:14:00 +0200un-org-newscentre (fr)
Alors que la tempête tropicale Isaac se rapproche des Caraïbes, le Programme alimentaire mondial (PAM) est prêt intervenir en Haïti, en République dominicaine et à Cuba en cas d'urgence, a indiqué vendredi une représentante de cette agence onusienne.
Isaac targets Haiti, Florida still at risk
Fri, 24 Aug 2012 19:13:00 +0200iol (en)
Tropical Storm Isaac strengthened as it took aim at flood-prone Haiti on Friday but is not expected to become a hurricane until early next week.
Haïti se prépare à affronter la tempête tropicale Isaac
Fri, 24 Aug 2012 19:13:00 +0200cyberpresse (fr)
Haïti se préparait vendredi à l'arrivée de la tempête tropicale Isaac qui pourrait se transformer...
Haïti-République Dominicaine/Isaac : Mobilisation des deux côtés de l’île
Fri, 24 Aug 2012 19:06:00 +0200alterpresse (fr)
par Milo Milfort P-au-P, 24 août 2012 [AlterPresse] --- Les autorités haïtiennes et dominicaines se mobilisent pour faire face au passage de la tempête tropicale Isaac sur l’Ile ce vendredi 24 août 2012, apprend l’agence en ligne Alterpresse. « Toutes les instances gouvernementales se mobilisent et sont prêtes à intervenir.
Tropical storm Isaac churns toward Haiti, Dominican Republic
Fri, 24 Aug 2012 18:58:00 +0200CBC (en)
Tropical Storm Isaac strengthened slightly as it spun toward the Dominican Republic and Haiti, but seemed unlikely to gain enough steam to strike the island of Hispaniola as a hurricane.
Republican National Convention likely to face bad weather even if Isaac tracks west
Fri, 24 Aug 2012 18:46:00 +0200WashingtonPost (en)
Tampa may escape the full brunt of hurricane force winds next week, but it appears increasingly likely that the Republican National Convention won’t be able to avoid some impact from what is now Tropical Storm Isaac . Read full article >>
UN regional emergency teams on standby to assist Caribbean nations hit by tropical storm
Fri, 24 Aug 2012 18:40:00 +0200un-org-presidency (en)
As tropical storm Isaac nears landfall in the Caribbean, regional emergency teams are ready to be deployed in Haiti, the Dominican Republic and Cuba in the event of any contingencies, the United Nations food relief agency said today.
Fri, 24 Aug 2012 18:35:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
Tropical Storm Isaac strengthened slightly as it spun toward the Dominican Republic and vulnerable Haiti on Friday, threatening to bring punishing rains but unlikely to gain enough steam to strike as a hurricane.
Fri, 24 Aug 2012 18:31:00 +0200antiguanews (en)
Tampa airport and airlines eye Isaac ahead of Republican convention
Fri, 24 Aug 2012 18:29:00 +0200cnn (en)
(CNN) -- With up to 50,000 people expected to descend on Tampa for next week's Republican convention, airlines and the city's airport handling those flying into the city are closely following the track and strength of Tropical Storm Isaac . "Hurricane season comes every year so we feel we are fully....
Fri, 24 Aug 2012 18:20:00 +0200newschannel5 (en)
Fri, 24 Aug 2012 18:15:00 +0200un-org (en)
Fri, 24 Aug 2012 18:07:00 +0200guardian (en)
With tropical storm Issac moving in the direction of Haiti, the International Red Cross make preparations to support hundreds of thousands of people still living in camps
Fri, 24 Aug 2012 18:05:00 +0200AP (en)
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Tropical Storm Isaac strengthened slightly as it spun toward the Dominican Republic and vulnerable Haiti on Friday, threatening to bring punishing rains but unlikely to gain enough steam to strike as a hurricane. Forecasters now expect the storm to stay below hurricane....
Fusillade à New York: deux morts et neuf blessés
Fri, 24 Aug 2012 18:03:00 +0200lamontagne (fr)
Michael Bloomberg a précisé que l'auteur de la fusillade était un "employé mécontent" de 53 ans, qui a été tué par la police. Une autre personne a été tuée et neuf autres blessés, a-t-il ajouté, en regrettant une "terrible tragédie". Lu 181 fois 2 Anders Behring Breivik, condamné à 21 ans de prison....
Republicans in Tampa Prepare for Tropical Storm Isaac
Fri, 24 Aug 2012 17:53:00 +0200nytimes (en)
Republican officials are crossing fingers that “Mitt Romney for President” placards will not have to be used as hurricane shutters at their convention in Tampa.
Fri, 24 Aug 2012 17:46:00 +0200WashingtonPost (en)
Fri, 24 Aug 2012 17:43:00 +02007sur7 (fr)
Haïti se préparait vendredi à l'arrivée de la tempête tropicale Isaac qui, selon les météorologistes américains, pourrait se transformer en ouragan et frapper ce pays toujours marqué ...
Oil Heads for Fourth Weekly Gain as Isaac Approaches Gulf
Fri, 24 Aug 2012 17:42:00 +0200bloomberg (en)
Oil headed for a fourth weekly gain as Tropical Storm Isaac gained strength in the Caribbean Sea on a path that may threaten crude production in the Prices rose as much as 0.7 percent on forecasts that Isaac will enter the Gulf of Mexico next week after crossing Haiti late today and reaching the southwest coast of Florida on Aug.
GOP Convention May Be Hit by a Storm, Not a 'Wall of Wind'
Tropical Storm Isaac , currently blowing northwest through the Caribbean Sea, is forecast to pass Florida’s western coast on Monday and Tuesday – just as delegates, public officials, media and observers open the 2012 Republican National Convention in Tampa. Thousands of people are traveling to the region this weekend.
Romney to be nominated early to avoid Tropical Storm Isaac
Fri, 24 Aug 2012 17:40:00 +0200globalpost (en)
Republicans are expected to nominate Mitt Romney earlier than usual to avoid disruptions from tropical storm; Ron Paul supporters. Tropical Storm Isaac on a projected path to Florida. The storm is expected to become a hurricane by Thursday. (Screengrab) ORLANDO, Fla -- Republican officials are....
Hurricane Isaac Bears Down on Haiti
Fri, 24 Aug 2012 17:35:00 +0200undispatch (en)
Here in the USA, Isaac has mostly been met with chortles (from Democrats) about how the storm may disrupt the Republican convention in Tampa, Florida next week. But this is a storm to be taken very seriously. It has all the markings of a an impending humanitarian catastrophe. Read more
Isaac aims for Hispaniola, projections downgraded
Fri, 24 Aug 2012 17:35:00 +0200AP (en)
Fri, 24 Aug 2012 17:27:00 +0200reuters (en)
MIAMI (Reuters) - Tropical Storm Isaac took aim at flood-prone Haiti on Friday but is not expected to become a hurricane until it churns into the Gulf of Mexico early next week, on a path that could see it make landfall anywhere from New Orleans to the Florida Panhandle.
Isaac builds as it nears Haiti; Florida told to prepare
Fri, 24 Aug 2012 17:27:00 +0200msnbc (en)
Tropical Storm Isaac headed toward the Dominican Republic and Haiti on Friday, continuing its march across the Caribbean and prompting Florida officials to urge residents to prepare now.
Fri, 24 Aug 2012 17:23:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
Haiti: Almost 400,000 people still living in tents after Haiti quake face storm threat, Save the Children warns
Fri, 24 Aug 2012 17:17:00 +0200reliefWeb (en)
Source: Save the Children Country: Haiti Almost 400,000 people still living in tents more than two years after Haiti’s devastating earthquake are bracing themselves for the landfall of a huge tropical storm on Friday, Save the Children has warned. Friday, August 24, 2012 - 10:29 Tropical Storm Isaac ....
Fri, 24 Aug 2012 17:07:00 +0200varmatin (fr)
Haïti se prépare vendredi à l'arrivée de la tempête tropicale Isaac qui, selon les météorologistes américains, pourrait se transformer en ouragan et frapper ce pays toujours marqué par les stigmates du séisme meurtrier de 2010. A 12H00 GMT, le centre de la tempête était situé à 280 kilomètres au....
Fri, 24 Aug 2012 17:05:00 +0200alertnet-rss (en)
Fri, 24 Aug 2012 14:51 GMT Source: reuters // Reuters * Tropical storm Isaac moving westward across the Caribbean * Uncertainty about impact on Republican convention in Tampa * Broad swathe of U.S. Gulf Coast in possible path of storm By Tom Brown MIAMI, Aug 24 (Reuters) - Tropical Storm Isaac took....
Fri, 24 Aug 2012 17:01:00 +0200nicematin (fr)
Fri, 24 Aug 2012 16:54:00 +0200corsematin (fr)
Issac charts uncertain path
Fri, 24 Aug 2012 16:48:00 +0200caycompass (en)
A poorly organised, large and quickly moving Tropical Storm Issac was giving forecasters few indications of its eventual path Friday.
Tropical Storm Isaac: Cruise Diversions
Fri, 24 Aug 2012 16:39:00 +0200etravelblackboard (en)
According to the National Hurricane Centre's 20:00 AST forecast, the ninth named storm of the Atlantic Hurricane Season was positioned 305km southwest of San Juan, Puerto Rico and is expected to increase to hurricane status over the next 24-48 hours.
Isaac Aims for Hispaniola, Projections Downgraded
Fri, 24 Aug 2012 16:33:00 +0200ABCnews (en)
Tropical Storm Isaac heads for Hispaniola, but is less likely to strike as a hurricane
The Global Note: Iran's Underground Work…Isaac's Path…China's Olympic Fate…Looking For Richard III
ISAAC’S PATH -INCREASING SPEED…The National Hurricane Center and ABC’s Max GOLEMBO report that Isaac has notched top wind speeds of 45mph as it is moves northwest toward the Dominican Republic and Haiti, where it is expected to pass just to the south this morning. Tropical...
Haiti: Almost 400,000 people still living in tents face storm threat, Save the Children warns
Fri, 24 Aug 2012 16:20:00 +0200reliefweb-headlines (en)
Almost 400,000 people still living in tents more than two years after Haiti’s devastating earthquake are bracing themselves for the landfall of a huge tropical storm on Friday, Save the Children has warned. Friday, August 24, 2012 - 10:29 Tropical Storm Isaac is forecast to hit Haiti late on Friday,....
Fri, 24 Aug 2012 16:18:00 +0200alvinet (fr)
Haïti se prépare vendredi à l'arrivée de la tempête tropicale Isaac qui, selon les météorologistes... Source : Metro - Articles similaires
Tropical Storm Isaac Wrecks Havoc In Puerto Rico, Gathers Strength Towards Haiti (PHOTOS)
Fri, 24 Aug 2012 16:13:00 +0200ibtimes-in (en)
Fri, 24 Aug 2012 16:09:00 +0200courrier-picard (fr)
Haïti se prépare vendredi à l'arrivée de la tempête tropicale Isaac qui, selon les météorologistes américains, pourrait se transformer en ouragan et frapper ce pays toujours marqué par les stigmates du séisme meurtrier de 2010. A 12H00 GMT, le...
Tropical storm threatens to crash Republican National Convention
Fri, 24 Aug 2012 16:08:00 +0200latimes (en)
The storm could become Hurricane Isaac by the time it heads up the Gulf of Mexico toward the Tampa event to nominate Mitt Romney for president. Florida Gov. Rick Scott says the show should go on.TAMPA, Fla. Mitt Romney and Republican convention officials kept a close watch Thursday on Tropical Storm....
Haïti : alerte rouge à l'ouragan à l'approche de la tempête Isaac
Fri, 24 Aug 2012 16:01:00 +0200sudouest (fr)
L'île se prépare ce vendredi à l'arrivée de la tempête tropicale Isaac qui, selon les météorologistes américains, pourrait se transformer en ouragan et frapper ce pays toujours marqué par les stigmates du séisme meurtrier de 2010 A 12h GMT, le centre de la tempête était situé à 280 kilomètres au sud-ouest de.
Forecast: A Convention With A Chance Of Chaos
Fri, 24 Aug 2012 16:01:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
By MICHAEL FALCONE (@michaelpfalcone) and AMY WALTER (@amyewalter) NOTABLES: HURRICANE GOP: FRIDAY UPDATE. ABC’s Sam Champion reported on “Good Morning America” that Tropical Storm Isaac is crawling over the islands of the Caribbean and it will continue to make its way to Cuba as a...
Fri, 24 Aug 2012 15:59:00 +0200ibtimes-uk (en)
Fri, 24 Aug 2012 15:55:00 +0200leparisien (fr)
Haïti se prépare vendredi à l'arrivée de la tempête tropicale Isaac qui, selon les météorologistes américains, pourrait se transformer en ouragan et frapper ce pays toujours marqué par les...
Fri, 24 Aug 2012 15:54:00 +0200la-croix (fr)
Fri, 24 Aug 2012 15:51:00 +0200m6 (fr)
Haïti se prépare vendredi à l'arrivée de la tempête tropicale Isaac qui, selon les météorologistes américains, pourrait se transformer en ouragan et frapper ce pays toujours marqué par les stigmates du séisme meurtrier de 2010.
Fri, 24 Aug 2012 15:44:00 +0200metrofrance (fr)
Haïti se prépare vendredi à l'arrivée de la tempête tropicale Isaac qui, selon les météorologistes...
Fri, 24 Aug 2012 15:43:00 +0200stabroeknews (en)
MIAMI, (Reuters) – Tropical Storm Isaac headed towards the Dominican Republic and Haiti today, rumbling slowly west across the Caribbean after unleashing heavy rain on parts of Puerto Rico. In... View full article at stabroeknews.com
Fri, 24 Aug 2012 15:42:00 +0200lanouvellerepublique (fr)
Fri, 24 Aug 2012 15:42:00 +0200LePoint (fr)
Haïti se préparait vendredi à l'arrivée de la tempête tropicale Isaac qui, selon les météorologistes américains, pourrait se transformer en ouragan et frapper ce pays toujours marqué par les stigmates du séisme meurtrier de 2010. se prépare vendredi à l'arrivée de la tempête tropicale Isaac qui,....
Tropical storm Isaac won't be a hurricane before Monday (+video)
Fri, 24 Aug 2012 15:37:00 +0200csmonitor (en)
Tropical storm Isaac is gaining strength, but isn't organized enough to become a hurricane before Monday. Isaac will hit Haiti and the Dominican Republic today, and Cuba on Friday.
Fri, 24 Aug 2012 15:34:00 +0200lamontagne (fr)
RNC Forecast: A Convention With A Chance Of Chaos
Fri, 24 Aug 2012 15:30:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
Republicans gather for Mitt’s moment
Fri, 24 Aug 2012 15:25:00 +0200iol (en)
US Republicans meet in Florida next week to crown Mitt Romney the nominee to challenge President Barack Obama for the White House in November.
Fri, 24 Aug 2012 15:23:00 +0200tv5 (fr)
Fri, 24 Aug 2012 15:19:00 +0200ibtimes (en)
Fri, 24 Aug 2012 15:13:00 +0200ibtimes-au (en)
U.S. farmers hope Isaac will bring drought relief
Fri, 24 Aug 2012 15:09:00 +0200reuters (en)
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Tropical Storm Isaac , poised to hit Cuba on Saturday, will likely bring minimal relief from the worst U.S. drought in more than half a century, with rains expected in a limited area in the U.S. Southeast or possibly further west into Alabama and Mississippi, an agricultural meteorologist said on Friday.
Tropical Storm Isaac a little stronger: NHC
Fri, 24 Aug 2012 15:00:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
(Reuters) - Tropical Storm Isaac has become a little stronger, the National Hurricane Center said early Friday. "Reports from an Air Force reserve hurricane hunter aircraft indicate that maximum sustained winds have increased to near 50 miles per hour (80 km/h) with higher gusts," the NHC said.
Tropical Storm Isaac Picks up Strength on Path to Haiti
Fri, 24 Aug 2012 14:58:00 +0200bloomberg (en)
and the next week. The ninth named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season will probably cross Haiti late today and move over eastern Cuba during the weekend. It may reach the southwest coast of Florida on Aug. 27, the opening day of the Tampa gathering at which Republicans are expected to nominate as their presidential candidate.
Tropical storm Isaac won't be a hurricane before Monday
Fri, 24 Aug 2012 14:34:00 +0200csmonitor (en)
Isaac will bring a lot of rain; it is expected to affect the South this afternoon
Fri, 24 Aug 2012 14:29:00 +0200diariolibre-en (en)
SANTO DOMINGO. The first effects of the Tropical Storm Isaac began to be felt yesterday in the capital and the provinces of the East. It is expected that the rains and winds increase today, when the center of the meteorological event will pass close by the South of the country.
Fri, 24 Aug 2012 14:24:00 +0200washtimes (en)
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) Tropical Storm Isaac strengthened slightly as it spun toward the Dominican Republic and Haiti, but seemed unlikely to gain enough steam early Friday to strike the island of Hispaniola as a hurricane. The storm's failure to gain the kind of strength in the Caribbean ...
Chatter: Norway court finds mass killer Breivik sane
Fri, 24 Aug 2012 14:19:00 +0200globalpost (en)
Norwegian killer Anders Behring Breivik gets 21 years in jail, Tropical Storm Isaac steams through the Caribbean, and man bites snake. Specifically, a Nepalese farmer is bitten by a cobra — and bites it back. Need to know: A court in Norway today found Anders Behring Breivik sane in a unanimous decision.
Tropical Storm Isaac heads for Hispaniola, and causes worries for GOP convention planners
Fri, 24 Aug 2012 14:18:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - Tropical Storm Isaac churned toward the Dominican Republic and Haiti late Thursday, although forecasters said it now appeared less likely to become a hurricane while in the Caribbean. It still posed a potential threat to take a shot at Florida as a hurricane just as the Republicans gather for their national convention.
Tropical Storm Isaac Takes Aim at Hispaniola
Fri, 24 Aug 2012 14:06:00 +0200voanews (en)
Tropical Storm Isaac is expected to dump heavy rains Friday over Hispaniola, the island shared by the Dominican Republic and Haiti. The U.S. National Hurricane Center says the maximum downpour could be more than 50 centimeters, which could cause life-threatening flash floods and mudslides.
Fri, 24 Aug 2012 14:06:00 +0200antiguanews (en)
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - Tropical Storm Isaac strengthened slightly as it spun toward the Dominican Republic and Haiti, but seemed unlikely to gain enough steam early Friday to strike the island of Hispaniola as a hurricane. The storm's failure to gain the kind of strength in the Caribbean that....
Tropical Storm Isaac Heads for Haiti, Dominican Republic
Fri, 24 Aug 2012 14:00:00 +0200scientificamerican (en)
By Tom Brown MIAMI (Reuters) - Tropical Storm Isaac headed towards the Dominican Republic and Haiti on Friday, rumbling slowly west across the Caribbean after unleashing heavy rain on parts of Puerto Rico. In Haiti, Isaac was threatening thousands of people still living in tents after a devastating earthquake more than two years ago.
Isaac could become a hurricane today as it heads for Hispaniola
Fri, 24 Aug 2012 13:56:00 +0200caribbean360 (en)
Thousands without power and water in Puerto Rico; Haiti, Dominican Republic and Cuba batten down.
Tropical storm Isaac heads for Haiti and the Dominican Republic
Fri, 24 Aug 2012 13:52:00 +0200independent-ie (en)
TROPICAL Storm Isaac headed towards the Dominican Republic and Haiti today, rumbling slowly west across the Caribbean after unleashing heavy rain on parts of Puerto Rico.
Fri, 24 Aug 2012 13:43:00 +0200irishsun (en)
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) -- Tropical Storm Isaac strengthened slightly as it spun toward the Dominican Republic and Haiti, but seemed unlikely to gain enough steam early Friday to strike the island ...
T&T weather radar not working
Fri, 24 Aug 2012 13:39:00 +0200stabroeknews (en)
(Trinidad Express) The Doppler weather radar facility installed in the Central Range to provide real-time tracking of severe weather is not working. The radar, at Brasso Venado, Tabaquite, broke down... View full article at stabroeknews.com
Haiti faces new tragedy as Storm Isaac swells
Fri, 24 Aug 2012 13:17:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
Haiti hunkered down Friday as forecasters warned that Tropical Storm Isaac could dump large amounts of rain on the impoverished country still recovering from a killer earthquake.
10 Things to Know for Friday
Haiti: Let’s focus concern on Haiti, where Isaac threatens vulnerable families
Fri, 24 Aug 2012 12:59:00 +0200reliefWeb (en)
Source: World Concern Country: Haiti By cathyh on August 23, 2012 My mouth dropped open when I read the words of ABC News reporter Amy Bingham in an article about the potential effect Tropical Storm Isaac could have on the city of Tampa as the Republican National Convention kicks off there on Monday.
Fri, 24 Aug 2012 12:54:00 +0200newschannel5 (en)
Fri, 24 Aug 2012 12:53:00 +0200ABCnews (en)
Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today (times EDT): 1. KILLER OF 77 NORWEGIANS IMPRISONED The prison term lets authorities keep Anders Behring Breivik locked up for as long as he is considered dangerous. 2.
Fri, 24 Aug 2012 12:52:00 +0200trust (en)
Haiti, the poorest country in the Americas, still has about 350,000 people living in tents or makeshift shelters more than 2-1/2 years after a devastating earthquake
Fri, 24 Aug 2012 12:46:00 +0200AP (en)
Oxfam prepares for possible impact of Tropical Storm Isaac - due to ..
Fri, 24 Aug 2012 12:36:00 +0200nieuwsbank (en)
[ Vrijdag 24 augustus 2012 | Oxfam Int. ] Published: 24 August 2012 Oxfam teams in Haiti are working to prepare communities to help avoid damage from Tropical Storm Isaac , which is expected to hit the country today (Friday 24 August), and are also preparing contingency stocks of aid
Isaac lashes Caribbean as it heads toward Florida
Fri, 24 Aug 2012 12:35:00 +0200antiguanews (en)
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands braced for torrential rains today as Tropical Storm Isaac whipped up waves as high as 10 feet (three metres) in the Caribbean and threatened to become a hurricane that could take a shot at Florida.
Isaac heads for Hispaniola, could threaten Florida
Fri, 24 Aug 2012 12:28:00 +0200CBSnews (en)
Storm dumped heavy rain across eastern and southern Puerto Rico and whipped up waves as high as 10 feet in the Caribbean
Isaac may steer clear of Tampa, after all
Fails to pack predicted punch heading to Hispaniola; Could still become hurricane before hitting U.S., perhaps near Ala.-Miss. border, forecasters say
Oil Declines for Second Day, Pares Loss as Storm Approaches Gulf
Fri, 24 Aug 2012 12:25:00 +0200bloomberg (en)
Oil pared loss as concern that production in the Gulf of Mexico may be disrupted by an approaching storm countered sluggish progress in resolving Europe’s debt crisis. Futures were little changed after sliding as much as 0.9 percent. German said she and French President will maintain the pressure on....
Isaac's Projections Downgraded
Fri, 24 Aug 2012 12:23:00 +0200ABCnews (en)
Isaac nears Haiti; Fla. residents told to prepare now
Fri, 24 Aug 2012 12:20:00 +0200msnbc (en)
Tropical storm threat to earthquake-hit Haiti
Fri, 24 Aug 2012 12:08:00 +0200irishsun (en)
27/09/2011 20:04 CET Winds of up to 75 kilometres an hour are threatening to cause further devastation to the earthquake-hit island of Haiti. Tropical storm Isaac , which forecasters say could ...
Fri, 24 Aug 2012 12:05:00 +0200antiguanews (en)
MIAMI (Reuters) - Tropical Storm Isaac headed toward the Dominican Republic and Haiti on Friday, continuing its march across the Caribbean after unleashing heavy rain on parts of Puerto Rico. Isaac also posed a threat to Florida, where it could pass near the state's Gulf Coast on Monday as the Republican National Convention starts in Tampa.
UPDATE 1-Tropical Storm Isaac heads for Haiti, Dominican Rep
* Isaac could become a hurricane on its approach * Many forecasts show it eventually tracking west of Florida * Hundreds of thousands in Haiti tent camps brace for storm By Tom Brown MIAMI, Aug 24 (Reuters) - Tropical Storm Isaac headed toward the Dominican Republic and Haiti on Friday, continuing....
Oxfam prepares for possible impact of Tropical Storm Isaac - due to hit Haiti on Friday
Fri, 24 Aug 2012 11:56:00 +0200oxfam (en)
Oxfam teams in Haiti are working to prepare communities to help avoid damage from Tropical Storm Isaac , which is expected to hit the country today (Friday 24 August), and are also preparing contingency stocks of aid and emergency response teams. Oxfam teams in Haiti are working to prepare....
ALERTE ROUGE POUR L’ARRIVEE DE LA TEMPETE TROPICALE ISAAC
Fri, 24 Aug 2012 11:54:00 +0200misna-fr (fr)
Le gouvernement a déclaré l’alerte rouge pour le risque d’inondations et de mouvements de terrain sur le territoire national généré par l’arrivée de la tempête tropicale Isaac qui devrait toucher Haïti de manière imminente, accompagnée de forts vents et de pluies torrentielles.
Haiti scared as Storm Isaac gathers strength
Fri, 24 Aug 2012 11:42:00 +0200panarmenian-en (en)
About 400,000 residents of the western hemisphere's poorest country were dangerously exposed to Isaac 's gathering fury.
Tropical storm Isaac heads toward Haiti Dominican Republic
Fri, 24 Aug 2012 11:37:00 +0200irishsun (en)
People in Haiti and the Dominican Republic are preparing for tropical storm Isaac , which is not expected to strike the island of Hispaniola (U.S. National Hurricane ...
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Fri, 24 Aug 2012 11:20:00 +0200guardian (en)
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Haiti faces new tragedy as hurricane looms
Fri, 24 Aug 2012 11:19:00 +0200iol (en)
Haiti is particularly vulnerable because thousands of people are still living rough after the 2010 earthquake.
Tropical Storm Isaac takes aim at Haiti, Dominican Republic
Fri, 24 Aug 2012 11:04:00 +0200antiguanews (en)
* Isaac could become a hurricane on its approach * Many forecasts show Isaac eventually tracking west of Florida * Hundreds of thousands in Haiti tent camps brace for storm By Tom Brown MIAMI, Aug 24 (Reuters) - Tropical Storm Isaac headed toward the Dominican Republic and Haiti on Friday,....
Haiti: ShelterBoxes en route to Haiti as storm nears
Fri, 24 Aug 2012 10:58:00 +0200reliefWeb (en)
Source: ShelterBox Country: Haiti ShelterBox aid is expected to arrive at Haiti's capital Port-au-Prince on 24 August as Tropical Storm Isaac approaches the Caribbean island. Tropical Storm Isaac is travelling fast across the Caribbean having hurtled over the smaller islands of Martinique,....
La tempête Isaac menace les Caraïbes, alerte rouge à Haïti
Fri, 24 Aug 2012 10:50:00 +0200clicanoo (fr)
La tempête tropicale Isaac , qui pourrait se transformer en ouragan d'ici vendredi, menace les îles des Caraïbes et tout particulièrement Haïti, où l'alerte rouge a été déclenchée alors que les stigmates du séisme de 2010 sont toujours visibles. - France
Haiti braced for tropical storm
Fri, 24 Aug 2012 10:39:00 +0200bbc-news (en)
Haiti and the Dominican Republic brace themselves for a battering as Tropical Storm Isaac is fast approaching the island of Hispaniola.
Fri, 24 Aug 2012 10:38:00 +0200bbc (en)
Haïti en alerte à l'approche de la tempête Isaac
Fri, 24 Aug 2012 10:34:00 +0200TF1 (fr)
La tempête tropicale Isaac , qui pourrait se transformer en ouragan dans les prochaines heures, menace les îles des Caraïbes et tout particulièrement Haïti, où l'alerte rouge a été déclenchée alors que les stigmates du séisme de 2010 sont toujours visibles.
Eastern Cuba to be hit by tropical storm Isaac
Fri, 24 Aug 2012 10:28:00 +0200xinhuanet_en (en)
HAVANA, Aug 24 (Xinhua) -- Cuban authorities issued a warning late Thursday that tropical storm Isaac would batter the country's eastern region within 48 hours. Isaac, with a potential to strengthen into a hurricane, was expected to bring high winds and torrential rains to Cuba's eastern provinces....
Tropical storm Isaac heads toward Haiti, Dominican Republic
Fri, 24 Aug 2012 10:18:00 +0200CBC (en)
Tropical storm Isaac strengthened slightly as it spun toward the Dominican Republic and Haiti, but seemed unlikely to gain enough steam to strike the island of Hispaniola as a hurricane.
U.S. Republicans brace for storm as convention nears
Fri, 24 Aug 2012 10:16:00 +0200china (en)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 23 (Xinhua) -- U.S. Republicans are preparing for a possible disruption to their national convention next week, as tropical storm Isaac is projected to impact the Tampa, Florida, where the convention is to be held. In a statement, Republican National Convention CEO William Harris....
Tropical storm forces delay of 9/11 trial
WASHINGTON, Aug. 23 (Xinhua) -- A military commission hearing of suspects of 9/11 terrorist attacks that was set to begin Thursday has been postponed because of incoming tropical storm Isaac , the U.S. Defense Department said Thursday. According to the American Forces Press, the information wing of....
Tropical storm nears Haiti
Fri, 24 Aug 2012 10:15:00 +0200cnn (en)
Fri, 24 Aug 2012 10:01:00 +0200alertnet-rss (en)
Fri, 24 Aug 2012 05:10 GMT Source: reuters // Reuters * Isaac could become a hurricane on its approach * Many forecasts show Isaac eventually tracking west of Florida * Hundreds of thousands in Haiti tent camps brace for storm By Tom Brown MIAMI, Aug 24 (Reuters) - Tropical Storm Isaac headed....
Fri, 24 Aug 2012 09:58:00 +0200reuters (en)
MIAMI (Reuters) - Tropical Storm Isaac headed toward the Dominican Republic and Haiti on Friday, continuing its march across the Caribbean after unleashing heavy rain on parts of Puerto Rico.
Storm BOLAVEN status update
Fri, 24 Aug 2012 09:52:00 +0200hewsweb (en)
At 6:00 AM , status update for the storm BOLAVEN . Wind: 115Kt, category: Intense Hurricane (Cat 4)
Fri, 24 Aug 2012 09:51:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
Isaac : Martelly appelle les haïtiens à la responsabilité et à la solidarité
Fri, 24 Aug 2012 09:44:00 +0200alterpresse (fr)
Le Président Michel Martelly a exhorté jeudi soir les haïtiens à la solidarité, la responsabilité et la prudence et les autorités compétentes à prendre toutes les dispositions en vue de protéger les personnes les plus exposées aux risques, à l’approche de la tempête tropicale Isaac qui pourrait frapper le pays vendredi.
Le gouvernement décrète la mobilisation avant l'arrivée imminente d'Isaac
Le Premier ministre Laurent Lamothe a annoncé jeudi que le gouvernement avait mobilisé toutes les structures de la protection civile afin de faire face aux éventuels dégâts que pourrait entraîner le passage ce vendredi de la redoutable tempête tropicale Isaac sur différentes régions d’Haïti dont la....
Fri, 24 Aug 2012 09:44:00 +0200euronews-en (en)
Winds of up to 75 kilometres an hour are threatening to cause further devastation to the earthquake-hit island of Haiti. Tropical storm Isaac , which…
Haiti braces for tropical storm Isaac
Fri, 24 Aug 2012 09:34:00 +0200antiguanews (en)
Haiti braced for a new battering on Thursday as Tropical Storm Isaac swept across the Caribbean toward the shattered island, gathering strength and threatening to reach hurricane force. About 400,000 residents were dangerously exposed to Isaac's gathering fury in makeshift squatter camps, two years....
Isaac menace les Caraïbes
Fri, 24 Aug 2012 09:31:00 +02007sur7 (fr)
La tempête tropicale Isaac , qui pourrait se transformer en ouragan d'ici vendredi, menace les îles des Caraïbes et tout particulièrement Haïti, où l'alerte rouge a été déclenchée ...
Fri, 24 Aug 2012 09:25:00 +0200trust (en)
Fri, 24 Aug 2012 09:15:00 +0200laprovence (fr)
Par Clarens RENOIS PORT-AU-PRINCE (Haïti) (AFP) - La tempête tropicale Isaac , qui pourrait se transformer en ouragan d'ici vendredi, menace les îles des Caraïbes et tout particulièrement Haïti, où l'alerte rouge a été déclenchée alors que...
Haïti en alerte rouge à l'approche de la tempête tropicale Isaac
Fri, 24 Aug 2012 08:58:00 +0200euronews-fr (fr)
La tempête tropicale Isaac devrait toucher ce vendredi l'île d'Hispaniola qui comprend Haïti et la République Dominicaine. D'après les…
Fri, 24 Aug 2012 08:54:00 +0200normandie (fr)
La tempête tropicale Isaac , qui pourrait se transformer en ouragan d'ici vendredi, menace les îles des Caraïbes et tout particulièrement Haïti, où l'alerte rouge a été déclenchée alors que les stigmates du séisme de 2010 sont toujours visibles. Jeudi à 20H00 heure locale (00H00 GMT), Isaac se....
Fri, 24 Aug 2012 08:49:00 +0200nordeclair (fr)
La tempête tropicale Isaac , qui pourrait se transformer en ouragan d'ici vendredi, menace les îles des Caraïbes et tout particulièrement Haïti, où l'alerte rouge a été déclenchée alors que les stigmates du séisme de 2010 sont toujours visibles. » Lire la suite...
Ohio man due in court in wife's hospital shooting
Fri, 24 Aug 2012 08:47:00 +0200newschannel5 (en)
A man accused in the suspected mercy killing of his wife at an Ohio hospital is due to be arraigned.
Haiti braces for fury of Tropical Storm Isaac
Fri, 24 Aug 2012 08:41:00 +0200aljazeera-en (en)
Fri, 24 Aug 2012 08:41:00 +0200alvinet (fr)
La tempête tropicale Isaac , qui pourrait se transformer en ouragan d'ici vendredi, menace les îles... Source : Metro - Articles similaires
La tempête Isaac menace les Caraïbes
L'alerte rouge a été décrétée en Haïti, sur l'ensemble du territoire, encore marqué par les stigmates du séisme de 2010. Source : Yahoo! Actualités - Articles similaires
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Haïti en alerte rouge face à la tempête Isaac
La tempête tropicale menace les Caraïbes et pourrait se transformer en ouragan. Articles en rapport Hollande et Merkel unis face à la situation grecque Le... Source : Libération - Articles similaires
Fri, 24 Aug 2012 08:36:00 +0200france24 (fr)
Fri, 24 Aug 2012 08:33:00 +0200lest-eclair (fr)
Tropical Storm Isaac better organized. Potential US landfall
Fri, 24 Aug 2012 08:33:00 +0200antiguanews (en)
You may be familiar with the spaghetti model plots, the cluster of lines that show where a tropical system ‘might’ go. Trying to find the center of Isaac has been tough since it was not well defined. That has developed a bit and the latest forecast track from the National Hurricane Center reflect that.
Florida waits as storm lashes Caribbean
San Juan, Puerto Rico Tropical Storm Isaac churned toward the Dominican Republic and Haiti on Thursday, threatening to strengthen into a hurricane that could take a shot at Florida just as the Republicans gather for their national convention. The storm dumped heavy rain across eastern and southern....
Fri, 24 Aug 2012 08:30:00 +0200lexpress (fr)
La tempête tropicale Isaac , qui pourrait se transformer en ouragan d'ici vendredi, menace les îles des Caraïbes et tout particulièrement Haïti, où l'alerte rouge a été déclenchée.
Fri, 24 Aug 2012 08:25:00 +0200Liberation (fr)
La tempête tropicale Isaac , qui pourrait se transformer en ouragan d’ici vendredi, menace les îles des Caraïbes et tout particulièrement Haïti, où l’alerte rouge a été déclenchée alors que les stigmates du séisme de 2010 sont toujours visibles. Jeudi à 20 heures heure locale, Isaac se trouvait à 305....
Fri, 24 Aug 2012 08:23:00 +0200AP (en)
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Tropical Storm Isaac strengthened slightly as it spun toward the Dominican Republic and Haiti, but seemed unlikely to gain enough steam early Friday to strike the island of Hispaniola as a hurricane. The storm's failure to gain the kind of strength in the Caribbean....
Fri, 24 Aug 2012 08:17:00 +0200lepays-fr (fr)
La tempête tropicale Isaac , qui pourrait se transformer en ouragan d’ici vendredi, menace les îles des Caraïbes et tout particulièrement Haïti, où l’alerte rouge a été déclenchée alors que les stigmates du séisme de 2010 sont toujours visibles.
Fri, 24 Aug 2012 08:17:00 +0200lunion (fr)
Fri, 24 Aug 2012 08:16:00 +0200newschannel5 (en)
Tropical Storm Isaac strengthened slightly as it spun toward the Dominican Republic and Haiti, but seemed unlikely to gain enough steam early Friday to strike the island of Hispaniola as a hurricane.
Fri, 24 Aug 2012 08:09:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
Fri, 24 Aug 2012 08:08:00 +0200metrofrance (fr)
La tempête tropicale Isaac , qui pourrait se transformer en ouragan d'ici vendredi, menace les îles...
Fri, 24 Aug 2012 08:06:00 +0200LePoint (fr)
24/08/2012 à 08:03 L'alerte rouge a été décrétée en Haïti, sur l'ensemble du territoire, encore marqué par les stigmates du séisme de 2010. La tempête tropicale Isaac , qui pourrait se transformer en ouragan d'ici vendredi, menace les îles des Caraïbes et tout particulièrement Haïti , où l'alerte....
A la Une aujourd’hui : Reflet, Les Nouvelles, Taratra, le Journal de Madagascar et le Courrier
Fri, 24 Aug 2012 08:06:00 +0200newsmada (fr)
24/08/12 - 09h00 PARLEMENT : Les parlementaires exhortent les responsables de rembourser leurs frais d'hébergements, de nourritures et de déplacements durant les cinq sessions extraordinaires, organisées cette année. En effet, ces derniers ont dû avancer ces frais de leur proche.
Fri, 24 Aug 2012 08:05:00 +0200la-croix (fr)
Fri, 24 Aug 2012 07:58:00 +0200lalsace (fr)
Tempête Isaac : menace sur les Caraïbes, Haïti en alerte rouge
Fri, 24 Aug 2012 07:55:00 +0200ledauphine (fr)
La tempête Isaac qui balaie actuellement l'Est de l'Amérique centrale pourrait se transformer aujourd'hui en Ouragan.
Fri, 24 Aug 2012 07:48:00 +0200nordlittoral (fr)
La tempête tropicale Isaac , qui pourrait se transformer en ouragan d'ici vendredi, menace les îles des Caraïbes et tout particulièrement Haïti, où l'alerte rouge a été déclenchée alors que les stigmates du séisme de 2010 sont toujours visibles.
Tempête Isaac: les deux tiers de la République Dominicaine en alerte rouge
Fri, 24 Aug 2012 07:30:00 +0200arcinfo (fr)
Le gouvernement dominicain a déclenché l'alerte rouge dans 22 de ses 31 provinces en raison des vents violents et fortes précipitations prévues aujourd'hui avec le passage de la tempête tropicale Isaac . Les autorités dominicaines ont déjà demandé à la population de se préparer à faire face à des....
Fri, 24 Aug 2012 07:28:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
Fri, 24 Aug 2012 07:28:00 +0200stabroeknews (en)
Fri, 24 Aug 2012 07:26:00 +0200reuters (en)
Isaac threatens Hispaniola with heavy rain
Fri, 24 Aug 2012 07:06:00 +0200upi (en)
MIAMI, Aug. 24 (UPI) -- Tropical Storm Isaac is a threat to deliver heavy rains and flooding to Hispaniola Friday, forecasters in Miami said.
Storm Isaac moves near Puerto Rico, seen becoming hurricane
Fri, 24 Aug 2012 07:03:00 +0200antiguanews (en)
MIAMI (Reuters) - Tropical Storm Isaac unleashed heavy rain and winds off Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands on Thursday and was expected to strengthen into a hurricane before tearing across the Dominican Republic and Haiti, U.S. forecasters said. Isaac also posed a big threat to Florida, where it....
Haiti: Haiti faces new tragedy as Storm Isaac swells
Fri, 24 Aug 2012 06:57:00 +0200reliefWeb (en)
Source: Agence France-Presse Country: Haiti , Dominican Republic (the) , Puerto Rico (The United States of America) 08/24/2012 01:22 GMT PORT-AU-PRINCE, Aug 23, 2012 (AFP) - Haiti braced for a cruel new battering Thursday as Tropical Storm Isaac swept across the Caribbean toward the shattered....
Haiti braces for tropical storm
Fri, 24 Aug 2012 06:45:00 +0200bbc-news (en)
Haiti and the Dominican Republic brace for a battering as Tropical Storm Isaac is fast approaching the island of Hispaniola.
Fri, 24 Aug 2012 06:43:00 +0200bbc (en)
Potentiel ouragan, Isaac se dirige vers Haïti
Fri, 24 Aug 2012 06:37:00 +0200radiokiskeya (fr)
L'alerte rouge était maintenue jeudi en Haïti à l'approche de la tempête tropicale Isaac qui pourrait se transformer en ouragan de catégorie 1 en atteignant nos côtes vendredi dans la journée, selon le bulletin spécial #10 du centre national de météorologie communiqué en soirée.
Le gouvernement décrète la mobilisation avant l'arrivée imminente d'Isaac
Le Premier ministre Laurent Lamothe a annoncé jeudi que le gouvernement avait mobilisé toutes les structures de la protection civile afin de faire face aux éventuels dégâts que pourrait entraîner le passage ce vendredi de la redoutable tempête tropicale Isaac sur différentes régions d'Haïti dont la....
Isaac : Martelly appelle les haïtiens à la responsabilité et à la solidarité
Le Président Michel Martelly a exhorté jeudi soir les haïtiens à la solidarité, la responsabilité et la prudence et les autorités compétentes à prendre toutes les dispositions en vue de protéger les personnes les plus exposées aux risques, à l'approche de la tempête tropicale Isaac qui pourrait frapper le pays vendredi.
Haiti braces for erratic storm Isaac
Fri, 24 Aug 2012 06:28:00 +0200Triniad-guardian (en)
MIAMI—Tropical Storm Isaac could become a hurricane as it barrels down on the Dominican Republic and Haiti by today, according to the Miami-based National Hurricane Center (NHC). The NHC said Isaac, which is moving with “some erratic motion” towards the west near 12 miles per hour, was expected to....
Fri, 24 Aug 2012 06:25:00 +0200irishsun (en)
PORT-AU-PRINCE: Haiti braced for a cruel new battering on Thursday as Tropical Storm Isaac swept across the Caribbean toward the shattered island, gathering strength and threatening to reach ...
Fri, 24 Aug 2012 06:10:00 +0200AP (en)
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Tropical Storm Isaac churned toward the Dominican Republic and Haiti late Thursday, although forecasters said it now appeared less likely to become a hurricane while in the Caribbean. It still posed a potential threat to take a shot at Florida as a hurricane just as....
Isaac likely to rain on Mitt's big parade
Fri, 24 Aug 2012 06:08:00 +0200independent-ie (en)
A GATECRASHER is threatening to spoil 's big moment. Mitt Romney Tropical storm Isaac is gathering strength in the Caribbean and could hit Tampa , Florida, on Monday -- the opening day of the convention. Republican Organisers said plans were in place should the storm -- which was heading towards the....
Tampa braces as Storm Isaac threatens US Republican convention
Fri, 24 Aug 2012 05:57:00 +0200trust (en)
Fri, 24 Aug 2012 01:45 GMT Source: reuters // Reuters * Tampa used to flooding from seasonal storms * Evacuation of Republican convention unlikely, officials say * Convention organizers will decide whether to cancel By Saundra Amrhein TAMPA, Fla., Aug 23 (Reuters) - Emergency workers are bracing....
Isaac heads for Hispaniola could threaten Florida
Fri, 24 Aug 2012 05:53:00 +0200irishsun (en)
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) -- Tropical Storm Isaac churned toward the Dominican Republic and Haiti on Thursday, threatening to strengthen into a hurricane that could take a shot at Florida just as ...
Fri, 24 Aug 2012 05:39:00 +0200aljazeera-en (en)
Preparations under way in Caribbean, where the storm is expected to gather strength and be upgraded to hurricane.
Despite storm, it's 'full speed ahead' for GOP c
Fri, 24 Aug 2012 05:32:00 +0200antiguanews (en)
TAMPA, FLA. - The Republican National Convention is only three days away, and Tropical Storm Isaac is threatening to crash the party. The big question is will it just filch a few hors d'oeuvres and clear out, or wreck the entire affair? As of Thursday evening, the storm was headed for the island of....
Fri, 24 Aug 2012 05:30:00 +0200IHT (en)
Isaac threatens disaster for Haitians
Fri, 24 Aug 2012 05:22:00 +0200cnn (en)
Tropical Storm Isaac is forecast to be at hurricane strength by the time it strikes Haiti on Friday, threatening to unleash another disaster on hundreds of thousands.
Fri, 24 Aug 2012 05:14:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
Haiti braced for a cruel new battering as Tropical Storm Isaac swept across the Caribbean toward the shattered island, gathering strength and threatening to reach hurricane force.
...Storm strengthens, heads towards Haiti
Fri, 24 Aug 2012 05:12:00 +0200trinidadexpress (en)
l MIAMI Tropical Storm Isaac could become a hurricane as it barrels down on the Dominican Republic and Haiti by today, according to the Miami-based National Hurricane Center (NHC). The NHC said that Isaac, which is moving with "some erratic motion towards the west near 12 miles per hour (mph),....
Republican Convention Hurricane Preparation Keeps GOP Leader
Fri, 24 Aug 2012 05:02:00 +0200antiguanews (en)
WASHINGTON -- Republican Party officials remained upbeat Thursday that their national convention in Tampa, Fla., would be unaffected by Tropical Storm Isaac , currently heading toward Florida. "We continue to move forward with our planning and look forward to a successful convention," said William Harris, CEO of the Republican National Convention.
UPDATE 5-Storm Isaac moves near Puerto Rico, with Haiti in i
* Could become a hurricane as it nears Dominican Republic * Many forecasts show Isaac tracking west of Florida * Hundreds of thousands in Haiti tent camps brace for storm By Tom Brown MIAMI, Aug 23 (Reuters) - Tropical Storm Isaac unleashed heavy rain and winds off Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands....
Fri, 24 Aug 2012 04:44:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - Tropical Storm Isaac churned toward the Dominican Republic and Haiti on Thursday, threatening to strengthen into a hurricane that could take a shot at Florida just as the Republicans gather for their national convention.
Preparing in Tampa for a Convention That Might Become a Hurr
Fri, 24 Aug 2012 04:32:00 +0200antiguanews (en)
TAMPA, Fla. Plan B is out of the drawer and on the table. Goody bags at receptions around town will be stuffed with umbrellas. And Republican officials are crossing fingers that the “ Mitt Romney for President” placards will not be used, in a pinch, as hurricane shutters.
Isaac shifts, but Florida path still uncertain
As local officials dusted off their contingency plans, and the Palm Beach County School District considered the possibility of canceling school Monday when heavy rainfall is expected, Republican National Convention organizers are moving full speed ahead, with the backing of Gov. Rick Scott, who told CNN on Thursday that “Tampa is open for business.
Storm Isaac moves near Puerto Rico, with Haiti in its path
MIAMI (Reuters) - Tropical Storm Isaac unleashed heavy rain and winds off Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands as it moved across the Caribbean on Thursday and could strengthen into a hurricane before tearing across the Dominican Republic and Haiti. Isaac also posed a threat to Florida, where it is....
GOP convention makes preparations
Fri, 24 Aug 2012 04:26:00 +0200cnn (en)
Not yet a hurricane, Tropical Storm Isaac has already delivered shock waves from the Caribbean to Florida, postponing terror trial hearings in Cuba and posing a potential threat to next week's GOP convention in Tampa.
Isaac Dumps Rain On Puerto Rico, Heads For DR
Fri, 24 Aug 2012 04:24:00 +0200ibtimes-au (en)
Tropical Storm Isaac unleashed heavy rain and winds off Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands as it moved across the Caribbean Thursday and could strengthen into a hurricane before tearing across the Dominican Republic and Haiti.
Storm Isaac moves near Puerto Rico with Haiti in its path
Fri, 24 Aug 2012 04:21:00 +0200irishsun (en)
MIAMI (Reuters) - Tropical Storm Isaac unleashed heavy rain and winds off Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands as it moved across the Caribbean on Thursday and could strengthen into a hurricane before ...
Brent climbs above $116
Fri, 24 Aug 2012 04:18:00 +0200thenews-pk (en)
SINGAPORE: Brent crude rose more than a dollar on Thursday, breaching $116 per barrel on renewed hopes for another round of monetary stimulus by the U
Fri, 24 Aug 2012 04:18:00 +0200channelnewsasia (en)
PORT-AU-PRINCE: Haiti braced for a cruel new battering on Thursday as Tropical Storm Isaac swept across the Caribbean toward the shattered island, gathering strength and threatening to reach hurricane force.
Republicans gather for Mitt's moment
Fri, 24 Aug 2012 04:13:00 +0200sbs (en)
After a bitter, months-long campaign grind, US Republicans meet here next week to crown Mitt Romney the nominee to challenge President Barack Obama for the White House in November.
Will Tropical Storm Isaac hit Florida? (+video)
Fri, 24 Aug 2012 04:12:00 +0200csmonitor (en)
Though the media has focused on possible effects of the storm on the Republican National Convention planned to take place in Tampa beginning on Monday, others worry about flooding and damage elsewhere.
Fri, 24 Aug 2012 04:09:00 +0200CBSnews (en)
Isaac s'éloigne... levée de la vigilance rouge
Fri, 24 Aug 2012 04:05:00 +0200alvinet (fr)
La Préfecture a annoncé la fin de la vigilance rouge cyclonique. Depuis 23h, la Guadeloupe est en « vigilance orange pour fortes pluies, orages et mer dangereuse ». Source : DOMactu - Régions : Guadeloupe - Articles similaires
Fri, 24 Aug 2012 04:03:00 +0200ibtimes (en)
Tampa braces as Storm Isaac threatens Republican convention
Fri, 24 Aug 2012 04:02:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
TAMPA, Florida (Reuters) - Emergency workers are bracing for the possibility that Tropical Storm Isaac may bring wind and rain to Tampa at the same time the Republican National Convention is set to start, but officials do not believe organizers will need to cancel the event. "Our No.
Isaac threatens disaster for quake-scarred Haitians
Fri, 24 Aug 2012 04:01:00 +0200cnn (en)
Tropical Storm Isaac is forecast to be at hurricane strength by the time it strikes Haiti on Friday, threatening to unleash another disaster.
Fri, 24 Aug 2012 03:59:00 +0200alertnet-rss (en)
Fri, 24 Aug 2012 00:28 GMT Source: reuters // Reuters * Could become a hurricane as it nears Dominican Republic * Many forecasts show Isaac tracking west of Florida * Hundreds of thousands in Haiti tent camps brace for storm By Tom Brown MIAMI, Aug 23 (Reuters) - Tropical Storm Isaac unleashed....
Fri, 24 Aug 2012 03:56:00 +0200ibtimes-in (en)
Video: Tampa ready for RNC, preparing for Tropical Storm Isaac
Fri, 24 Aug 2012 03:54:00 +0200CBSnews (en)
The city of Tampa, Florida already has plans in place to deal with a potential hurricane that could arrive just as the Republican National Convention begins next week. Manuel Bojorquez reports.
Fri, 24 Aug 2012 03:51:00 +0200cyberpresse (fr)
Fri, 24 Aug 2012 03:50:00 +0200ibtimes-uk (en)
Ill. police say teen held captive 2 years escapes
Fri, 24 Aug 2012 03:43:00 +0200newschannel5 (en)
Police in southwestern Illinois say a teenage girl reported missing more than two years ago has escaped from a home where she was held captive.
Destructive wind, water head for vulnerable Haiti
Fri, 24 Aug 2012 03:38:00 +0200cnn (en)
Will Tropical Storm Isaac hit Florida?
Fri, 24 Aug 2012 03:11:00 +0200csmonitor (en)
Fri, 24 Aug 2012 03:01:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
Fri, 24 Aug 2012 02:53:00 +0200reuters (en)
MIAMI (Reuters) - Tropical Storm Isaac unleashed heavy rain and winds off Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands as it moved across the Caribbean on Thursday and could strengthen into a hurricane before tearing across the Dominican Republic and Haiti.
Fri, 24 Aug 2012 02:41:00 +0200trust (en)
Fri, 24 Aug 2012 02:35:00 +0200alvinet (fr)
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Haïti - Environnement : ISAAC se rapproche, Haïti dans le Rouge (MAJ 20h06)
Fri, 24 Aug 2012 02:34:00 +0200haitilibre (fr)
La tempête tropicale ISAAC est localisée ce matin à 15.3N 64.0W, soit à 990km au Sud Sud-Est de Port-au-Prince, 765km au Sud Sud-est de Santo-Domingo [...] et se dirige vers Haïti à une vitesse de...
Fri, 24 Aug 2012 02:28:00 +0200newschannel5 (en)
Tropical Storm Isaac churned toward the Dominican Republic and Haiti on Thursday, threatening to strengthen into a hurricane that could take a shot at Florida just as the Republicans gather for their national convention.
Isaac could shake up security for GOP convention
Fri, 24 Aug 2012 02:20:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
Tropical Storm Isaac could force a shakeup of the security plans for the GOP convention in Tampa, because about half of the expected officers come from other parts of Florida and some could be forced to stay home for the storm, authorities said Thursday.
Despite Isaac, GOP vows show must go on
Fri, 24 Aug 2012 02:19:00 +0200usaToday (en)
As Tropical Storm Isaac approaches hurricane strength, Republicans say their national convention will go on in Tampa next week anyway.
Tropical Storm Isaac threatens Haiti
Fri, 24 Aug 2012 02:16:00 +0200irishsun (en)
Tropical Storm Isaac brought rain and gusty winds to Puerto Rico on Thursdsay as it passed south of the U.S. territory and was expected to strengthen to hurricane strength as it approached ...
Fri, 24 Aug 2012 02:10:00 +0200AP (en)
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Tropical Storm Isaac could force a shakeup of the security plans for the GOP convention in Tampa, because about half of the expected officers come from other parts of Florida and some could be forced to stay home for the storm, authorities said Thursday. But Gov.
Haïti-Isaac : Des dispositions annoncées par le gouvernement
Fri, 24 Aug 2012 02:08:00 +0200alterpresse (fr)
P-au-P, 23 août 2012[AlterPresse] --- A l’approche du passage de la tempête tropicale Isaac sur Haïti d’ici vendredi 24 août 2012, les différentes autorités de l’Etat envisagent de mobiliser aussi bien des ressources matérielles que des moyens financiers pour faire face aux éventuelles urgences.
Tropical storm threatens Republican convention
Fri, 24 Aug 2012 02:00:00 +0200abc-au (en)
A tropical storm in the Caribbean threatens to derail the Republican Party's national convention.
Fri, 24 Aug 2012 01:57:00 +0200antiguanews (en)
Tropical Storm Isaac churned toward the Dominican Republic and Haiti on Thursday, threatening to strengthen into a hurricane that could take a shot at Florida just as the Republicans gather for their national convention. The storm dumped heavy rain across eastern and southern Puerto Rico and whipped....
Haiti sits in path of strengthening Isaac
Fri, 24 Aug 2012 01:55:00 +0200cnn (en)
Tropical Storm Isaac heads toward Guantanamo Bay; 9/11 hearings delayed
Fri, 24 Aug 2012 01:54:00 +0200WashingtonPost (en)
A tropical storm gathering strength in the Caribbean forced the U.S. military on Wednesday to postpone the latest hearings for the five detainees charged in the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, as officials evacuated staff members and others from Guantanamo Bay. Read full article >>
Tropical Storm Isaac Churns Toward Haiti on Path to Gulf
Fri, 24 Aug 2012 01:33:00 +0200bloomberg (en)
Tropical Storm Isaac churned through the Caribbean Sea toward Hispaniola on a path projected to bring rain and heavy winds to the Gulf of Mexico early next week, threatening offshore energy production and the Isaac is forecast to cross Haiti today and then move toward Cuba. The storm will reach the southwest coast of Florida on Aug.
Florida Gov. Assures Romney GOP Convention Is Safe
Fri, 24 Aug 2012 01:30:00 +0200ABCnews (en)
Bad weather looms ahead for Tampa, Fla., next week as heavy rains and strong winds are likely to pound the city early Tuesday morning, less than 24 hours after the start of the Republican National Convention.
Republicans brace for storm as convention nears
Fri, 24 Aug 2012 01:18:00 +0200chinadaily (en)
US Republicans are preparing for a possible disruption to their national convention next week, as tropical storm Isaac is projected to impact the Tampa, Florida.
Fri, 24 Aug 2012 01:16:00 +0200msnbc (en)
Tropical Storm Isaac brought rain and gusty winds to Puerto Rico on Thursdsay as it passed south of the U.S. territory and was expected to strengthen to hurricane strength as it approached Hispaniola.
‘Hurricane Hunters’ Track Isaac as Southcom, Northcom Prepare
Fri, 24 Aug 2012 01:15:00 +0200globalsecurity (en)
The “Hurricane Hunters” from the Air Force Reserve’s 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron are in the air, relaying critical data to National Weather Service forecasters in Miami.
Judge Postpones 9/11 Hearings as Guantanamo Prepares for Storm
Lawyers, observers and media are leaving the island today after the base commanding officer recommended their evacuation ahead of tropical storm Isaac ’s projected path to Cuba.
Fri, 24 Aug 2012 01:14:00 +0200irishsun (en)
The Republican National Convention: what could possibly go wrong? | Oliver Burkeman
Fri, 24 Aug 2012 01:13:00 +0200guardian (en)
Hurricanes, alligators, Donald Trump and some of the worst-case scenarios GOP operatives will be hoping to avoid Next week's Republican convention in Tampa has, of course, been choreographed down to the tiniest detail. The stage set, we're told, has been meticulously engineered to convey "warmth, approachability and openness" .
Fri, 24 Aug 2012 01:10:00 +0200radioaustralianews (en)
Classes suspended nationwide on storm threat
Fri, 24 Aug 2012 01:10:00 +0200dominicantoday (en)
Santo Domingo.- The Education Ministry suspended classes starting noon Thursday on the threat posed by Tropical Storm is Isaac , expected to buffet Dominican territory as a category 1 hurricane Friday.
Dominican Republic menaced by T.S. Isaac
Santo Domingo.— Tropical Storm Isaac is headed to the Dominican Republic early Thursday, when it’s expected to gain strength after leaving downpours over the eastern Caribbean’s tiny islands.
Florida Storm Decision Rests with Republican, Scott Says
Fri, 24 Aug 2012 01:02:00 +0200bloomberg (en)
Florida Governor Rick Scott said his fellow Republicans will decide whether to call off the party’s national convention in Tampa if Tropical Storm Isaac hits the area. Convention organizers “make their own decisions,” Scott said at a morning news conference today in Tallahassee, the state capital. He added: “We must take every precaution.
Fri, 24 Aug 2012 00:47:00 +0200alertnet-rss (en)
* Isaac expected to become a hurricane on Friday * Main threat is to Haiti and Dominican Republic * Conditions favorable for rapid intensification - NHC By Tom Brown MIAMI, Aug 23 (Reuters) - Tropical Storm Isaac unleashed heavy rain and winds off Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands on Thursday and....
Tropical storm Isaac: Why are Florida orange juice prices falling? (+video)
Fri, 24 Aug 2012 00:38:00 +0200csmonitor (en)
Tropical storm Isaac hit Puerto Rico Thursday and could be a Category 1 hurricane by Friday. Florida orange juice prices surged, but are now dropping as traders no longer fear a big hurricane.
Fri, 24 Aug 2012 00:35:00 +0200cnn (en)
As Tropical Storm Isaac swirls in the Caribbean -- becoming more powerful mile by mile -- it threatens to unleash disaster once again on vulnerable and often unaware Haitians by Friday night.
Isaac Heads to Hispaniola, May Strengthen Near Florida
Fri, 24 Aug 2012 00:32:00 +0200bloomberg (en)
Tropical Storm Isaac is expected to cross Hispaniola tomorrow, possibly without reaching hurricane level, as it travels west on a path watched by commodity markets and officials preparing for the Isaac, still forecast to become a hurricane off , will cross Haiti and Cuba before passing near the western Florida coast Aug.
Isaac: alerte rouge en Rép. Dominicaine
Fri, 24 Aug 2012 00:27:00 +0200lejdd (fr)
Le gouvernement dominicain a déclenché jeudi l'alerte rouge dans 22 de ses 31 provinces en raison des vents violents et fortes précipitations...
Caribbean islands brace for tropical storm Isaac
Fri, 24 Aug 2012 00:27:00 +0200xinhuanet_en (en)
SANTO DOMINGO, Aug. 23 (Xinhua) -- The Caribbean islands of Haiti, the Dominican Republic and Cuba scrambled Thursday to prepare for damaging winds and rains as tropical storm Isaac whipped up three-meter waves and threatened to develop into a hurricane as it neared land.
Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands brace for Isaac
Fri, 24 Aug 2012 00:21:00 +0200CBC (en)
Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands brace for torrential rains as Tropical Storm Isaac whips up waves as high as 3 metres in the Caribbean and threatens to become a hurricane.
9/11 hearings stall and Gitmo inmates get stuck as Isaac barrels across the Caribbean
Fri, 24 Aug 2012 00:17:00 +0200globalpost (en)
WASHINGTON, DC Evacuation plans are under way at the US Naval Station Guantanamo Bay as Tropical Storm Isaac spins toward Cuba. But the nearly 200 prisoners suspected of plotting terrorist attacks against the United States are staying put. All nonessential personnel, including the more than 150....
Florida gov. No plans to cancel GOP convention
Fri, 24 Aug 2012 00:12:00 +0200irishsun (en)
to close down the Republican National Convention next week in Tampa, telling reporters this afternoon that "right now there is not any anticipation there will be a cancellation." Scott ...
Tropical storm Isaac: Why are Florida orange juice prices falling?
Fri, 24 Aug 2012 00:07:00 +0200csmonitor (en)
Isaac's Spin Zone, Freedom Brew, Will "Drill Baby Drill" Return? (PM Note)
Fri, 24 Aug 2012 00:06:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
Tropical Storm Isaac Is Spinning Towards South Florida - The storm could smash into the mountains of Haiti, weakening the storm as it sweeps over the Bahamas and swirls off the east coast of Florida, bringing strong winds and rain to Miami, but missing...
Fri, 24 Aug 2012 00:04:00 +0200AP (en)
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Tropical Storm Isaac could force a shakeup of the security plans for the GOP convention in Tampa, because about half of the expected officers come from other parts of Florida and some could be forced to stay home for the storm, authorities said Thursday.
Tropical Storm Isaac threatening to derail Republican Convention
Fri, 24 Aug 2012 00:00:00 +0200telegraph (en)
Florida state officials say they are closely monitoring Tropical Storm Isaac 's path as the state prepares to host the Republican National Convention in Tampa.
Thu, 23 Aug 2012 23:42:00 +0200newschannel5 (en)
Isaac lashes Caribbean new storm also forms
Thu, 23 Aug 2012 23:40:00 +0200irishsun (en)
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) -- Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands braced for torrential rains on Thursday as Tropical Storm Isaac whipped up waves as high as 10 feet (3 meters) in the Caribbean ...
Haïti - Environnement : ISAAC se rapproche, Haïti dans le Rouge (MAJ 17h25)
Thu, 23 Aug 2012 23:33:00 +0200haitilibre (fr)
Thu, 23 Aug 2012 23:33:00 +0200alvinet (fr)
Le gouvernement dominicain a déclenché jeudi l'alerte rouge dans 22 de ses 31 provinces en raison des vents violents et fortes précipitations... Source : Le JDD - Articles similaires
Thu, 23 Aug 2012 23:32:00 +0200AP (en)
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Tropical Storm Isaac churned toward the Dominican Republic and Haiti on Thursday, threatening to strengthen into a hurricane that could take a shot at Florida just as the Republicans gather for their national convention. The storm dumped heavy rain across eastern and....
Storm Isaac weakens off Puerto Rico but still a threat
Thu, 23 Aug 2012 23:27:00 +0200antiguanews (en)
MIAMI (Reuters) - Tropical Storm Isaac weakened slightly as it dumped heavy rain off Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands on Thursday but it was expected to strengthen into a hurricane before tearing across the Dominican Republic and Haiti, U.S. forecasters said.
Isaac lashes Caribbean, new storm also forms
DANICA COTO Associated Press= SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands braced for torrential rains on Thursday as Tropical Storm Isaac whipped up waves as high as 10 feet (3 meters) in the Caribbean and threatened to become a hurricane that could take a shot at Florida....
Thu, 23 Aug 2012 23:21:00 +0200trust (en)
Isaac lashes at Caribbean, new storm forms
Thu, 23 Aug 2012 23:05:00 +0200CBSnews (en)
Thousands in Puerto Rico left without power and water; Tropical Storm Joyce brews over open water in eastern Atlantic
Isaac Still Looms Over GOP Convention
Thu, 23 Aug 2012 23:01:00 +0200wsj-en (en)
Republican convention planners face a web of logistical issues as Isaac continues toward the U.S. in the days before Monday's start of the presidential nominating event in Tampa, Fla.
Storm Isaac lashes Caribbean
Thu, 23 Aug 2012 22:57:00 +0200antiguanews (en)
Some flooding was reported in eastern and southern regions of Puerto Rico as the storm approached. U.S. forecasters said Isaac will likely turn into a Category 1 hurricane by Friday as it nears the Dominican Republic and Haiti. It was expected to weaken a little while heading over their island and the eastern two-thirds of Cuba.
Tropical Storm Joyce forms, stays in open Atlantic
The storm was projected to head toward Florida as a hurricane by Monday, but the U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami said some forecast models show it could go further west into the Gulf of Mexico, so "significant uncertainty remains about the threat Isaac poses to Florida.
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands braced for torrential rains on Thursday as Tropical Storm Isaac whipped up waves as high as 10 feet (3 meters) in the Caribbean and threatened to become a hurricane that could take a shot at Florida just as Republicans gather for their national convention.
Thu, 23 Aug 2012 22:55:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
Haiti braced for a cruel new battering Thursday as Tropical Storm Isaac swept across the Caribbean towards the shattered island, gathering strength and threatening to reach hurricane force.
Haiti: La tempête Isaac menace les Caraïbes, alerte rouge à Haïti
Thu, 23 Aug 2012 22:54:00 +0200reliefWeb (fr)
Source: Agence France-Presse Country: Haiti , Dominican Republic (the) Origin: Haiti 08/23/2012 18:37 GMT Par Clarens RENOIS PORT-AU-PRINCE, 23 août 2012 (AFP) - La tempête tropicale Isaac , qui pourrait se transformer en ouragan d'ici vendredi, menace les îles des Caraïbes et tout particulièrement....
Thu, 23 Aug 2012 22:49:00 +0200reuters (en)
MIAMI (Reuters) - Tropical Storm Isaac unleashed heavy rain and winds off Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands on Thursday and was expected to strengthen into a hurricane before tearing across the Dominican Republic and Haiti, U.S. forecasters said.
Thu, 23 Aug 2012 22:27:00 +0200news_com_au (en)
PUERTO Rico and the US Virgin Islands braced for torrential rains as Tropical Storm Isaac whipped up waves as high as three metres in the Caribbean and threatened to become a hurricane that could take a shot at Florida just as Republicans gather for their national convention.
Isaac looms over GOP convention preparations
Thu, 23 Aug 2012 22:26:00 +0200antiguanews (en)
San Juan, Puerto Rico Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands braced for torrential rains on Thursday as Tropical Storm Isaac churned waves of up to 10 feet in the Caribbean and threatened to become a hurricane that could take a shot at Florida just as Republicans gather for their national convention.
Haïti-Isaac : Les vols internationaux et nationaux maintenus jusqu’à nouvel ordre
Thu, 23 Aug 2012 22:21:00 +0200alterpresse (fr)
P-au-P, 23 août 2012 [AlterPresse] --- Les vols internationaux, en provenance et en direction d’Haïti, sont maintenus “pour l’instant” par les autorités aéroportuaires nationales, indique un prévisionniste de l’aéroport international Toussaint Louverture de Port-au-Prince, joint au téléphone par AlterPresse.
Isaac may still crash GOP convention, eyes Haiti
Thu, 23 Aug 2012 22:19:00 +0200CBSnews (en)
Tropical storm takes aim at Dominican Republic, Haiti with Tampa possibly on horizon next week
Isaac likely to alter GOP convention security
More than 3,500 officers plan to come from across Florida to help with the GOP convention, but Isaac could change that
Tropical Storm Inches Closer to Dominican Republic, Haiti
Thu, 23 Aug 2012 21:48:00 +0200voanews (en)
Preparations are under way in the eastern Caribbean for Tropical Storm Isaac , which is churning about 320 kilometers southeast of San Juan, Puerto Rico. Weather forecasters Thursday said the storm could strengthen into a hurricane within the next two days.
Tropical Storm Isaac’s Path Across The Caribbean Cancels Flights, Alters Cruise Itineraries
Thu, 23 Aug 2012 21:46:00 +0200ibtimes-uk (en)
Tropical Storm Isaac , the ninth named storm of the 2012 Atlantic hurricane season, sped past the Leeward Islands Thursday on a path across the Caribbean toward the Florida coast.
Plan deploys additional support as Haitians hold their breath for ‘hurricane Isaac’
Thu, 23 Aug 2012 21:45:00 +0200alertnet-rss (en)
Plan International is deploying additional support to Haiti as tropical storm Isaac gets closer to Haiti and the Dominican Republic.
Thu, 23 Aug 2012 21:33:00 +0200varmatin (fr)
La tempête tropicale Isaac , qui pourrait se transformer en ouragan d'ici vendredi, menace les îles des Caraïbes et tout particulièrement Haïti, où l'alerte rouge a été déclenchée alors que les stigmates du séisme de 2010 sont toujours visibles. Jeudi à 15H00 GMT, Isaac se trouvait à 320 km au....
Haiti in path of hurricane
Thu, 23 Aug 2012 21:31:00 +0200cnn (en)
Tropical Storm Isaac could shake up GOP convention security
Thu, 23 Aug 2012 21:30:00 +0200csmonitor (en)
More than 3,500 officers from 59 law enforcement agencies from around the state are scheduled to come to Tampa to patrol the streets.
Libye: saisie de plus de 100 chars chez une milice pro-Kadhafi
Thu, 23 Aug 2012 21:25:00 +0200m6 (fr)
Le ministère libyen de l'Intérieur a annoncé jeudi avoir saisi plus d'une centaine de chars à un groupe de partisans de l'ancien régime de Mouammar Kadhafi qui se faisait passer pour des révolutionnaires dans la région de Tarhouna, dans l'ouest du pays.
Thu, 23 Aug 2012 21:22:00 +0200corsematin (fr)
Thu, 23 Aug 2012 21:22:00 +0200dailystar-LB (en)
Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands braced for torrential rains on Thursday as Tropical Storm Isaac whipped up waves as high as 10 feet (3 meters) in the Caribbean.
Thu, 23 Aug 2012 21:19:00 +0200xinhuanet_en (en)
Thu, 23 Aug 2012 21:10:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands braced for torrential rains on Thursday as Tropical Storm Isaac whipped up waves as high as 10 feet (3 meters) in the Caribbean and threatened to become a hurricane that could take a shot at Florida just as Republicans gather for their national convention.
Tropical Storm Isaac lashes Caribbean, another storm forms
Thu, 23 Aug 2012 21:06:00 +0200usaToday (en)
Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands braced for torrential rains on Thursday as Tropical Storm Isaac moves across the Caribbean.
Tropical storm headed for Florida could become hurricane and disrupt Republican convention
Thu, 23 Aug 2012 21:06:00 +0200irishsun (en)
Forecasters are warning a tropical storm threatening to disrupt next week's Republican convention in Florida could develop into a hurricane. Tropical Storm Isaac took aim at the Dominican ...
Tropical storm forces delay of 911 trial
A military commission hearing of suspects of 9/11 terrorist attacks, including alleged mastermind Khaled Sheikh Mohammad, that was set to begin Thursday has been postponed because of incoming ...
Thu, 23 Aug 2012 21:04:00 +0200AP (en)
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands braced for torrential rains on Thursday as Tropical Storm Isaac whipped up waves as high as 10 feet (3 meters) in the Caribbean and threatened to become a hurricane that could take a shot at Florida just as Republicans gather for their national convention.
Thu, 23 Aug 2012 20:55:00 +0200newschannel5 (en)
Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands braced for torrential rains on Thursday as Tropical Storm Isaac whipped up waves as high as 10 feet (3 meters) in the Caribbean and threatened to become a hurricane that could take a...
Thu, 23 Aug 2012 20:52:00 +0200nicematin (fr)
Thu, 23 Aug 2012 20:46:00 +0200ibtimes-au (en)
Thu, 23 Aug 2012 20:41:00 +0200nordeclair (fr)
Tropical Storm Joyce forms stays in open Atlantic
Thu, 23 Aug 2012 20:34:00 +0200irishsun (en)
Thu, 23 Aug 2012 20:33:00 +0200alvinet (fr)
La tempête tropicale Isaac , qui pourrait se transformer en ouragan d'ici vendredi, menace les îles des Caraïbes et tout particulièrement Haïti, où l'alerte rouge... Source : Le Courrier Picard - Articles similaires
Haïti - Environnement : ISAAC se rapproche, Haïti dans le Rouge (MAJ 14h26)
Thu, 23 Aug 2012 20:32:00 +0200haitilibre (fr)
Tropical Storm Issac could shorten GOP convention
Thu, 23 Aug 2012 20:30:00 +0200latimes (en)
TAMPA, Fla. -- With a hurricane potentially drawing a bead on the Republican convention city, GOP officials may soon face an agonizing choice: warn delegates and guests to stay away, cancel one or more sessions or wait nervously for Isaac to make up his mind.
Thu, 23 Aug 2012 20:29:00 +0200france24 (fr)
Thu, 23 Aug 2012 20:24:00 +0200lest-eclair (fr)
Republicans Plan For Tropical Storm Isaac In Tampa But Won't Say What The Plans Are
Thu, 23 Aug 2012 20:14:00 +0200ibtimes-uk (en)
Organizers of the Republican Nation Convention set to kick off Monday in Tampa are hopeful Tropical Storm Isaac won't hit, but they say contingency plans are in place should the worst happen.
Thu, 23 Aug 2012 20:13:00 +0200stabroeknews (en)
MIAMI, (Reuters) – Tropical Storm Isaac weakened slightly as it dumped heavy rain off Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands today but it was expected to strengthen into a hurricane before tearing... View full article at stabroeknews.com
Despite storm, GOP expects convention open Monday
Thu, 23 Aug 2012 20:10:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
Republican officials say they are moving forward with plans to hold the Republican National Convention on Monday as scheduled, despite an approaching tropical storm.
Haïti-Isaac : Des consignes de sécurité et de protection pour la population
Thu, 23 Aug 2012 20:05:00 +0200alterpresse (fr)
P-au-P, 23 août 2012 [AlterPresse] --- Face à la possibilité de passage imminent de la tempête tropicale Isaac sur Haïti, les autorités haïtiennes de météorologie, de la protection civile et de la gestion des risques et des désastres ont émis un ensemble de consignes de sécurité et de protection à l’endroit de la population.
Will Tropical Storm Isaac Blow The GOP Convention Off Course?
Thu, 23 Aug 2012 20:02:00 +0200npr (en)
Republicans will have to rewrite their script if the storm, which is forecast to hit hurricane strength, stays on course to hit Tampa on Monday. That's the first scheduled day of the party's nominating convention.
Thu, 23 Aug 2012 20:00:00 +0200LePoint (fr)
La tempête tropicale Isaac , qui pourrait se transformer en ouragan d'ici vendredi, menace les îles des Caraïbes et tout particulièrement Haïti, où l'alerte rouge a été déclenchée alors que les stigmates du séisme de 2010 sont toujours visibles. La tempête tropicale Isaac, qui pourrait se....
Thu, 23 Aug 2012 19:59:00 +0200courrier-picard (fr)
Thu, 23 Aug 2012 19:58:00 +0200lamontagne (fr)
Thu, 23 Aug 2012 19:57:00 +0200trust (en)
ShelterBoxes en route to Haiti as storm nears
ShelterBox aid is expected to arrive at Haiti's capital Port-au-Prince on 24 August as Tropical Storm Isaac approaches the Caribbean island. Tropical Storm Isaac is travelling fast across the Caribbean having hurtled over the smaller islands of Martinique, Guadeloupe and Dominica, forcing some....
Tropical Storm Isaac lashes northern Caribbean
Thu, 23 Aug 2012 19:55:00 +0200antiguanews (en)
Little change in Isaac’s path or power, as it heads to Hai
Tropical Storm Isaac continued on Thursday churning toward a potentially destructive landfall on the island of Hispaniola on Friday, an encounter that may go a long way toward determining what impact it will have on Florida. At 11 a.m. Thursday, the National Hurricane Center reported that Isaac....
Thu, 23 Aug 2012 19:50:00 +0200m6 (fr)
Thu, 23 Aug 2012 19:49:00 +0200ladepeche (fr)
La tempête tropicale Isaac , qui pourrait se transformer en ouragan d'ici vendredi, menace les îles des Caraïbes et tout particulièrement Haïti, où l'alerte rouge a été déclenchée alors que les...
Florida’s Scott Says Storm Decision Rests With Republicans
Thu, 23 Aug 2012 19:49:00 +0200bloomberg (en)
Florida Governor Rick Scott said his fellow Republicans will decide whether to call off the party’s national convention in Tampa if Tropical Storm Issac hits the area. Convention organizers “make their own decisions,” Scott said at a news conference today in Tallahassee, the state capital. He added: “We must take every precaution.
Tempête Isaac : Haïti redoute un ouragan vendredi
Thu, 23 Aug 2012 19:47:00 +0200leparisien (fr)
La catastrophe pourrait survenir vendredi selon le centre américain de surveillance des ouragans. Avançant actuellement à une vitesse de 24 km/h, avec des rafales de vent à 65 km/h, Isaac n'est...
Thu, 23 Aug 2012 19:41:00 +0200la-croix (fr)
Thu, 23 Aug 2012 19:41:00 +0200laprovence (fr)
Par Clarens RENOIS PORT-AU-PRINCE (AFP) - La tempête tropicale Isaac , qui pourrait se transformer en ouragan d'ici vendredi, menace les îles des Caraïbes et tout particulièrement Haïti, où l'alerte rouge a été déclenchée alors que les...
Tempête Isaac: alerte rouge à Haïti
Thu, 23 Aug 2012 19:38:00 +0200cyberpresse (fr)
Thu, 23 Aug 2012 19:31:00 +0200nordlittoral (fr)
Thu, 23 Aug 2012 19:31:00 +0200lunion (fr)
THE RACE: A Dem storm, too, during GOP convention?
Thu, 23 Aug 2012 19:29:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
While high winds and rain could disrupt next week's Republican National Convention in Tampa, Fla., Democrats will try to manufacture some of their own thunder by campaigning through it.
Thu, 23 Aug 2012 19:25:00 +0200newschannel5 (en)
By TOM RAUM Associated Press While high winds and rain could disrupt next week's Republican National Convention in Tampa, Fla., Democrats will try to manufacture some of their own thunder by campaigning...
Latest storm track for Isaac's destination: Florida panhandle to Alabama
Thu, 23 Aug 2012 19:25:00 +0200csmonitor (en)
Tropical storm Isaac , now in the eastern Caribbean, appears likely to sweep into the Gulf of Mexico early next week, according to long-range forecasts. Landfall in the US could be from coastal Alabama to the western Florida panhandle.
Thu, 23 Aug 2012 19:23:00 +0200tv5 (fr)
Thu, 23 Aug 2012 19:22:00 +0200AP (en)
While high winds and rain could disrupt next week's Republican National Convention in Tampa, Fla., Democrats will try to manufacture some of their own thunder by campaigning through it. It's a contrast to bygone days when one party's candidates would lie low during the other's convention.
BREAKING NEWS: More flooding hits Diego Martin
Thu, 23 Aug 2012 19:21:00 +0200Triniad-guardian (en)
Thursday, August 23, 2012 A second round of flash flooding hit Diego Martin and other neighbourhoods in northwest Trinidad this morning, after the feeder bands of Tropical Storm Isaac produced several hours of thundershowe
Thu, 23 Aug 2012 19:20:00 +0200lanouvellerepublique (fr)
Republicans Plan For Tropical Storm Isaac In Tampa, But Won't Say What The Plans Are
Thu, 23 Aug 2012 19:11:00 +0200ibtimes-au (en)
Thu, 23 Aug 2012 19:00:00 +0200ibtimes (en)
Tropical Storm Isaac lashes Caribbean, will likely become hurricane (+video)
Thu, 23 Aug 2012 18:55:00 +0200csmonitor (en)
US forecasters said Isaac will likely turn into a Category 1 hurricane by Friday as it nears the Dominican Republic and Haiti.
Haiti: UN postpones high-level human rights mission due to hurricane alert in the Caribbean
Thu, 23 Aug 2012 18:54:00 +0200reliefWeb (en)
Source: UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights Country: Haiti NEW YORK / PORT-AU-PRINCE / GENEVA (23 August 2012) – The announced official visit to Haiti by a senior United Nations human rights official has been postponed due to a hurricane warning in the Caribbean.
Thu, 23 Aug 2012 18:51:00 +0200ibtimes-in (en)
Isaac may still crash GOP convention
Thu, 23 Aug 2012 18:47:00 +0200CBSnews (en)
Tropical Storm Isaac Brews in Caribbean
Thu, 23 Aug 2012 18:47:00 +0200voanews (en)
Tropical Storm Isaac is churning toward the Caribbean island of Hispaniola, where it could dump heavy rains on the Dominican Republic and Haiti, a nation still recovering from a devastating 2010 earthquake. Weather forecasters say Isaac was about 360 kilometers southeast of San Juan, Puerto Rico, early Thursday.
Thu, 23 Aug 2012 18:44:00 +0200alertnet-rss (en)
Tropical storm threatens GOP convention
Thu, 23 Aug 2012 18:43:00 +0200upi (en)
MIAMI, Aug. 22 (UPI) -- Tropical Storm Isaac is forecast to become a hurricane and may affect the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Fla., meteorologists said Wednesday.
Hurricane
Thu, 23 Aug 2012 18:31:00 +0200topix (en)
CNN - Hurricane Isaac to hit Florida on Monday it will bring Very Strong Winds and Heavy Rain the Winds will be Really Powerful and When the Power Goes out buy your Bottled water and Order your Pizzas and Order your Chinese Food don't wait until the last Minute do it Right now and Buy your Case of....
RED ALERT FOR ARRIVAL OF TROPICAL STORM ISAAC
Thu, 23 Aug 2012 18:13:00 +0200misna-en (en)
The government of Port-au-Prince has declared a red alert in Haiti for the risk of flooding and mudslides as Tropical Storm Isaac nears the nation with strong winds and torrential rains. The Risk and Disaster management ministry has activated an emergency plan after the national weather warning....
Thu, 23 Aug 2012 18:13:00 +0200xinhuanet_en (en)
Tropical storm Isaac drenches Hispaniola and heads towards Florida
Thu, 23 Aug 2012 18:00:00 +0200irishsun (en)
Dominican Republic and Haiti on Thursday, and was expected to gain strength as it moved over the Caribbean.No major damage was reported, but authorities in Puerto Rico said an elderly woman died in ...
Thu, 23 Aug 2012 17:58:00 +0200usaToday (en)
Haïti-Météo : Alerte rouge maintenue en raison de la tempête tropicale Isaac
Thu, 23 Aug 2012 17:49:00 +0200alterpresse (fr)
P-au-P, 23 août 2012 [AlterPresse] ---Le centre national de météorologie (Cnm), le secrétariat permanent de gestion des risques et des désastres (Spgrd) et la direction de la protection civile (Dpc) décrètent la phase d’alerte 2 au niveau de vigilance rouge, en raison de la transformation de....
Thu, 23 Aug 2012 17:46:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
Tropical Storm Joyce Forms, Stays in Open Atlantic
Thu, 23 Aug 2012 17:45:00 +0200ABCnews (en)
Tropical Storm Joyce forms in eastern Atlantic over open water, no threat to land for now.
Thu, 23 Aug 2012 17:39:00 +0200newschannel5 (en)
Tropical Storm Joyce has formed over the open water of the eastern Atlantic and does not pose an immediate threat to land.
Haiti sits in tropical storm Isaac's path
Thu, 23 Aug 2012 17:38:00 +0200cnn (en)
As Tropical Storm Isaac swirls in the Caribbean -- becoming more powerful mile by mile -- it threatens to unleash disaster once again on vulnerable Haiti by Friday night.
St. Kitts and Nevis spared the heavy showers and high winds from Isaac
Thu, 23 Aug 2012 17:34:00 +0200zizonline (en)
Residents of the Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis did not experience much of the high winds and high seas that were predicted during the passage of Tropical Storm Isaac . The latest report at at 8:00am stated that center of Tropical Storm Isaac has reformed near latitude 15.4 north, longitude 64.8 west which.
Haïti - Environnement : ISAAC se rapproche, Haïti dans le Rouge (MAJ 11h22)
Thu, 23 Aug 2012 17:31:00 +0200haitilibre (fr)
Thu, 23 Aug 2012 17:29:00 +0200irishsun (en)
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) -- Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands braced for torrential rains on Thursday as Tropical Storm Isaac churned waves as high as 10 feet (3 meters) in the Caribbean and ...
Tropical Storm Joyce forms in eastern Atlantic over open water, no threat to land for now
Thu, 23 Aug 2012 17:24:00 +0200newschannel5 (en)
Romney talks energy as polls show little change
Thu, 23 Aug 2012 17:23:00 +0200cnn (en)
(CNN) -- Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan hit the campaign trail on Thursday to pitch energy policy and defense spending, as new polls showed President Barack Obama maintaining a slight lead in three key swing states after Romney named the conservative House Budget Committee chairman from Wisconsin as his running mate.
Tropical Storm Isaac lashes Caribbean, will likely become hurricane
Thu, 23 Aug 2012 17:22:00 +0200csmonitor (en)
Tempête Isaac : risque d'ouragan sur Haïti
Thu, 23 Aug 2012 17:16:00 +0200leparisien (fr)
La catastrophe pourrait survenir vendredi selon le centre américain de surveillance des ouragans. Avançant actuellement à une vitesse de 21 km/h, avec des vents soutenus de 65 km/h, Isaac n'est...
Thu, 23 Aug 2012 17:16:00 +0200AP (en)
MIAMI (AP) — Tropical Storm Joyce has formed over the open water of the eastern Atlantic and does not pose an immediate threat to land. The U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami said Thursday the storm has maximum sustained winds of 40 miles per hour (65 kph). There is little change in strength expected in the next 48 hours.
Isaac pourrait se transformer en ouragan vendredi avant d'atteindre Haïti
Thu, 23 Aug 2012 17:15:00 +0200corsematin (fr)
La tempête tropicale Isaac , qui était jeudi matin à 360 km au sud-est de Porto Rico, pourrait se transformer en ouragan vendredi avant d'atteindre Haïti et la République dominicaine, a annoncé le centre américain de surveillance des ouragans (NHC). Jeudi à 12H00 GMT, Isaac se trouvait à 360 km au....
Thu, 23 Aug 2012 17:15:00 +0200nicematin (fr)
Haiti sits in strengthening Isaac's path
Thu, 23 Aug 2012 17:15:00 +0200cnn (en)
Chaperones, Judges and Moralizers: Abortion Debate Reveals Republicans' True Colors
Thu, 23 Aug 2012 17:13:00 +0200spiegel-en (en)
The Republican Party has come down hard on Representative Todd Akin for his incendiary comments on rape. But as the party's new platform reveals, Akin is par for the course in a GOP which has veered hard to the intolerant right.
Thu, 23 Aug 2012 16:58:00 +0200varmatin (fr)
Tropical Storm Isaac churns toward Florida
Thu, 23 Aug 2012 16:57:00 +0200irishsun (en)
The storm could become a hurricane Friday, the hurricane center says Florida's governor will discuss storm preparations Thursday It's unclear whether the storm will affect the GOP ...
GOP moves on with convention amid storm
Thu, 23 Aug 2012 16:54:00 +0200usaToday (en)
A GOP spokesman says the party will go on with the business of nominating Mitt Romney for president even if a hurricane hits Florida.
Tropical storm Isaac nears Dominican Republic, gaining strength (+video)
Thu, 23 Aug 2012 16:51:00 +0200csmonitor (en)
Tropical storm Isaac could be a hurricane by later Thursday, and arrive in Florida by Monday, the start of the GOP convention. Caribbean nations brace for the arrival of tropical storm Isaac.
Thu, 23 Aug 2012 16:47:00 +0200normandie (fr)
Thu, 23 Aug 2012 16:38:00 +0200laprovence (fr)
MIAMI (AFP) - La tempête tropicale Isaac , qui était jeudi matin à 360 km au sud-est de Porto Rico, pourrait se transformer en ouragan vendredi avant d'atteindre Haïti et la République dominicaine, a annoncé le centre américain de surveillance...
Thu, 23 Aug 2012 16:31:00 +0200trust (en)
Thu, 23 Aug 2012 13:30 GMT Source: reuters // Reuters * Tropical storm still expected to become a hurricane * Main threat is for Haiti and Dominican Republic * FEMA director voices concern over Florida Keys By Tom Brown MIAMI, Aug 23 (Reuters) - Tropical Storm Isaac weakened slightly as it dumped....
Thu, 23 Aug 2012 16:27:00 +0200france24 (fr)
Thu, 23 Aug 2012 16:16:00 +0200CBSnews (en)
Thu, 23 Aug 2012 16:12:00 +0200lamontagne (fr)
Tropical Storm Isaac Lashes Northern Caribbean
Thu, 23 Aug 2012 16:12:00 +0200ABCnews (en)
Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands braced for torrential rains on Thursday as Tropical Storm Isaac churned waves as high as 10 feet (3 meters) in the Caribbean and threatened to become a hurricane that could take a shot at Florida just as Republicans gather for their national convention.
Thu, 23 Aug 2012 16:12:00 +0200suna-sd-en (en)
MIAMI, Aug 23 (Reuters) - Tropical Storm Isaac weakened slightly as it dumped heavy rain off Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands on Thursday but it was expected to strengthen into a hurricane before tearing across the Dominican Republic and Haiti, U.S. forecasters said.
Thu, 23 Aug 2012 16:11:00 +0200LePoint (fr)
La tempête tropicale Isaac , qui était jeudi matin à 360 km au sud-est de Porto Rico, pourrait se transformer en ouragan vendredi avant d'atteindre Jeudi à 12H00 GMT, Isaac se trouvait à 360 km au sud-sud-est de Porto Rico et à 505 km à l'est-sud-est de la République dominicaine, et se déplaçait....
Press Gaggle by Principal Deputy Press Secretary Josh Earnest Aboard Air Force One en route New York, NY
Thu, 23 Aug 2012 16:09:00 +0200Whitehouse (en)
Aboard Air Force One En Route New York, New York 3:15 P.M. EDT MR. EARNEST: I do have a couple quick announcements before we get started that I wanted to make you aware of. In recent days, an increased number of cases of West Nile virus have been reported primarily in Texas and in communities across the southern United States .
Thu, 23 Aug 2012 16:09:00 +0200guardian (en)
No major damage reported in Dominican Republic and Haiti, but woman in Puerto Rico dies in accident preparing for storm Tropical storm Isaac hit at the Dominican Republic and Haiti on Thursday, and was expected to gain strength as it moved over the Caribbean.
Thu, 23 Aug 2012 16:03:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
Haïti - Environnement : ISAAC se rapproche, Haïti dans le Rouge (MAJ 9h35)
Thu, 23 Aug 2012 16:00:00 +0200haitilibre (fr)
Thu, 23 Aug 2012 15:58:00 +0200metrofrance (fr)
La tempête tropicale Isaac , qui était jeudi matin à 360 km au sud-est de Porto Rico, pourrait se...
Thu, 23 Aug 2012 15:57:00 +0200courrier-picard (fr)
Thu, 23 Aug 2012 15:56:00 +0200m6 (fr)
La tempête tropicale Isaac , qui était jeudi matin à 360 km au sud-est de Porto Rico, pourrait se transformer en ouragan vendredi avant d'atteindre Haïti et la République dominicaine, a annoncé le centre américain de surveillance des ouragans (NHC).
Thu, 23 Aug 2012 15:55:00 +0200cnn (en)
Tropical Storm Isaac , currently moving through the Caribbean south of Puerto Rico, is on a path that could lead it to vulnerable Haiti at hurricane strength Friday night.
Haiti sits in storm Isaac's path
Thu, 23 Aug 2012 15:54:00 +0200lanouvellerepublique (fr)
NYPD workers disciplined for racist Facebook posts
Thu, 23 Aug 2012 15:53:00 +0200newschannel5 (en)
The NYPD has disciplined 17 employees over racist and offensive remarks on a Facebook page about revelers at last year's West Indian American Day Parade.
Etats-Unis: la catastrophe Akin
Thu, 23 Aug 2012 15:51:00 +0200lexpress (fr)
"Dans le cas d'un 'vrai viol', le corps de la femme a le moyen de se fermer", a dit le républicain Todd Akin. Une thèse absurde qui n'est pas l'apanage de l'élu du Missouri, rappelle notre correspondant Philippe Coste.
Thu, 23 Aug 2012 15:49:00 +0200la-croix (fr)
Thu, 23 Aug 2012 15:49:00 +0200lest-eclair (fr)
Thu, 23 Aug 2012 15:47:00 +0200lunion (fr)
Thu, 23 Aug 2012 15:44:00 +0200ladepeche (fr)
La tempête tropicale Isaac , qui était jeudi matin à 360 km au sud-est de Porto Rico, pourrait se transformer en ouragan vendredi avant d'atteindre Haïti et la République dominicaine, a annoncé le...
Thu, 23 Aug 2012 15:43:00 +0200leparisien (fr)
Thu, 23 Aug 2012 15:43:00 +0200reuters (en)
Thu, 23 Aug 2012 15:42:00 +0200alertnet-rss (en)
Wisconsin Tightens, Ohio Loosens
Thu, 23 Aug 2012 15:41:00 +0200ABCnews (en)
By MICHAEL FALCONE (@michaelpfalcone) and AMY WALTER (@amyewalter) NOTABLES: HURRICANE GOP: UPDATE: “Tropical Storm Isaac , looking more menacing by the hour, is expected to become a hurricane today and continue on a path that has Florida emergency managers preparing for trouble.” The Tampa Bay Times’.
Thu, 23 Aug 2012 15:38:00 +0200newschannel5 (en)
Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands braced for torrential rains on Thursday as Tropical Storm Isaac churned waves as high as 10 feet (3 meters) in the Caribbean and threatened to become a hurricane that could take a shot...
Thu, 23 Aug 2012 15:36:00 +0200tv5 (fr)
Thu, 23 Aug 2012 15:32:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
Thu, 23 Aug 2012 15:26:00 +0200AP (en)
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands braced for torrential rains on Thursday as Tropical Storm Isaac churned waves of up to 10 feet (3 meters) in the Caribbean and threatened to become a hurricane that could take a shot at Florida just as Republicans gather for their national convention.
Isaac eyes Dominican Republic Haiti
Thu, 23 Aug 2012 15:23:00 +0200irishsun (en)
Tropical Storm Isaac was expected to strengthen into a hurricane Thursday and hit Hispaniola, the island shared by the Dominican Republic and Haiti, the National Hurricane Center said. (NOAA/National ...
Rainy few days possible in Houston
Thu, 23 Aug 2012 15:22:00 +0200antiguanews (en)
Showers and thunderstorms are possible in the Houston region for the next few days as moisture from the Gulf of Mexico streams into the area. A few upper-level disturbances drifting into the region from the north as well as the sea breeze may help spark rainfall for a few days, according to the National Weather Service .
Tropical storm Isaac nears Dominican Republic, gaining strength
Thu, 23 Aug 2012 15:18:00 +0200csmonitor (en)
Des sacs de sable pour lutter contre la tempête Isaac
Thu, 23 Aug 2012 15:06:00 +020024heures (fr)
Les soldats devaient assurer la sécurité des audiences pour les accusés des attentats du 11-Septembre. Au lieu de cela, ils remplissent des sacs de sable et se préparent à faire face à la tempête tropicale Isaac . Reportage.
Wisconsin Tightens, Ohio Loosens (The Note)
Thu, 23 Aug 2012 15:01:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
Thu, 23 Aug 2012 14:58:00 +0200lematin-CH (fr)
Thu, 23 Aug 2012 14:58:00 +0200tdg (fr)
Isaac Weakens Slightly in Caribbean
Thu, 23 Aug 2012 14:52:00 +0200antiguanews (en)
Tropical Storm Isaac weakened slightly Thursday morning but was expected to restrengthen as it continued moving west through the Caribbean, according to the National Hurricane Center in Miami. South Florida remained in the forecast cone but with a lot of uncertainty.
Tropical Storm Isaac linked to one death; Joyce might be coming
Thu, 23 Aug 2012 14:51:00 +0200caribbean360 (en)
Elderly woman dies in Puerto Rico; weather forecasters believe an existing tropical depression is likely to become Tropical Storm Joyce in the near future.
RED ALERT for the imminent arrival of Isaac with hurricane winds
Thu, 23 Aug 2012 14:43:00 +0200diariolibre-en (en)
SANTO DOMINGO. With the threat that the Tropical Storm Isaac , which was located some 850 kilometers to the East/Southeast of Saona Island, represents for the country, the Center for Emergency Operations (COE) ordered a Red Alert from Saona Islant to Pedernales for hurricane conditions and from Saona....
VIDEO. Où et avec quelle intensité va se déplacer la tempête Isaac
Thu, 23 Aug 2012 14:43:00 +0200france2 (fr)
Pour l'instant, il ne s'agit que d'une tempête tropicale, mais Isaac devrait être classé "cyclone" dès vendredi 24 août, en fin d'après-midi. Plus il rencontrera de l'air chaud, plus Isaac se transformera en cyclone. La tempête tropicale va rejoindre les côtes de Saint-Domingue puis d'Haïti, avant d'atteindre Cuba.
Haïti - Environnement : ISAAC se rapproche, Haïti dans le Rouge
Thu, 23 Aug 2012 14:30:00 +0200haitilibre (fr)
Thu, 23 Aug 2012 14:30:00 +0200alvinet (fr)
Pour l'instant, il ne s'agit que d'une tempête tropicale, mais Isaac devrait être classé "cyclone" dès vendredi 24 août, en fin d'après-midi. Plus il... Source : Francetv info - Articles similaires
Isaac churns in the Caribbean, threatens Republican Conventi
Thu, 23 Aug 2012 14:22:00 +0200antiguanews (en)
MIAMI (Reuters) - Tropical Storm Isaac spun over the Caribbean Sea and could become a hurricane on Thursday as it moves o n a track that would put it off the coast of Florida on Monday, the opening day of the Republican National Convention in Tampa. As the center of Isaac moved away from the Leeward....
EADS et Boeing victimes d'annulations de commandes
Thu, 23 Aug 2012 13:15:00 +0200lefigaro (fr)
EADS et Boeing sont victimes des difficultés des compagnies aériennes pénalisées par la hausse du prix des carburants et la faiblesse de la croissance en Europe. Des annulations de commandes sont a craindre.
VIDEO. La tempête Isaac menace le camp de Guantanamo
Thu, 23 Aug 2012 12:59:00 +0200alvinet (fr)
La dépression a provoqué l'annulation d'une série d'audiences prévues jeudi 23 août, pour les accusés du 11-Septembre sur la base américaine de Guantanamo,... Source : Francetv info - Articles similaires
UPDATE 1-Isaac churns in the Caribbean, threatens US Republi
Thu, 23 Aug 2012 12:48:00 +0200antiguanews (en)
* Isaac could become hurricane on Thursday night * Tampa mayor plays down threat to Republican convention * Storm cancels Guantanamo hearings in 9/11 case By Tom Brown MIAMI, Aug 23 (Reuters) - Tropical Storm Isaac spun over the Caribbean Sea and could become a hurricane on Thursday as it moves on a....
Alerte Rouge à La Tempête Tropicale En Guadeloupe (Liberation.fr)
Thu, 23 Aug 2012 12:23:00 +0200cameroon-one (fr)
L??il du cyclone doit passer au-dessus de l'île cette nuit vers 2h. Les autorités conseillent de rester calfeutré chez soit en famille et d'éviter tout déplacement.Articles en rapportMort de deux militaires en Guyane : un fuyard arrêtéViolences à
Violences à Amiens : L'intervention Policière «justifiée» (Liberation.fr)
Cette intervention avait eu lieu à la veille des affrontements qui ont mis le ville en émoi mi-août.Articles en rapportAlerte rouge à la tempête tropicale en GuadeloupeMort de deux militaires en Guyane : un fuyard arrêtéLes chemins de l?exil : la
Florida, the Caribbean brace for Tropical Storm Isaac
Thu, 23 Aug 2012 12:04:00 +0200cnn (en)
Tropical Storm Isaac Weakens on Path Toward Haiti, Cuba, Florida
Thu, 23 Aug 2012 11:57:00 +0200bloomberg (en)
Tropical Storm Isaac is “slightly weaker and farther south” than previously thought, the National Hurricane Center said, using reconnaissance data collected by an Air Force Reserve aircraft. Isaac was located 255 miles (410 kilometers) south- southeast of in Puerto Rico with maximum sustained winds....
Thu, 23 Aug 2012 11:37:00 +0200france2 (fr)
La tempête a provoqué l'annulation d'une série d'audiences prévues jeudi 23 août, pour les accusés du 11-Septembre sur la base américaine de Guantanamo, à Cuba. Ces audiences avaient déjà été reportées deux fois, en raison du ramadan d'abord, puis pour des raisons techniques.
Le CAC 40 retrouve le chemin de la hausse
Thu, 23 Aug 2012 11:14:00 +0200lefigaro (fr)
L'indice avance de 0,73 % à l'ouverture. Les opérateurs vont scruter avec attention le mini sommet franco-allemand sur la Grèce. Ils réagiront aux propos tenus par la Fed hier.
Brent climbs above $116 on Fed hopes, shrugs off China data
Thu, 23 Aug 2012 11:05:00 +0200ibtimes-uk (en)
Brent crude rose more than a dollar on Thursday, breaching $116 per barrel on renewed hopes for another round of monetary stimulus by the U.S. Federal Reserve, helping investors look past weak manufacturing data from China.
Corvée de sacs de sable à Guantanamo à l'approche de la tempête Isaac
Thu, 23 Aug 2012 10:59:00 +0200nicematin (fr)
Ils devaient assurer la sécurité des audiences pour les accusés des attentats du 11-Septembre, au lieu de cela les soldats de la base américaine de Guantanamo à Cuba remplissent des sacs de sable et se préparent à faire face à la tempête tropicale Isaac .
Thu, 23 Aug 2012 10:57:00 +0200corsematin (fr)
Thu, 23 Aug 2012 10:51:00 +0200varmatin (fr)
Tropical Storm Isaac strengthens
Thu, 23 Aug 2012 10:47:00 +0200antiguanews (en)
MIAMI (CMC): Up to late yesterday, a better organised Tropical Storm Isaac was closing in on the Lesser Antilles with maximum sustained winds of 45 miles per hour (mph). A number of Caribbean countries have issued warnings for their residents and, according to the Miami-based National Hurricane Centre (NHC), the storm, located near latitude 15.
Isaac churns in the Caribbean, threatens US Republican Conve
* Isaac could become hurricane on Thursday night * Tampa mayor plays down threat to Republican convention * Storm cancels Guantanamo hearings in 9/11 case By Tom Brown MIAMI, Aug 23 (Reuters) - Tropical Storm Isaac spun over the Caribbean Sea and c ould become a hurricane on Thursday as it moves o n....
Tropical Storm Isaac threatens Puerto Rico, Haiti
Thu, 23 Aug 2012 10:43:00 +0200msnbc (en)
Tropical Storm Isaac brought rain and gusty winds to Puerto Rico and the eastern Caribbean Islands and was expected to gradually strengthen as it moved west through the northeastern Caribbean on Thursday.
Tropical storm Isaac gathering strength
Thu, 23 Aug 2012 10:41:00 +0200irishsun (en)
Isaac , left reached tropical storm status and was approaching the Lesser Antilles islands as it moved westward on Wednesday. U.S. forecasters said Isaac was likely to approach Hispaniola, the island ...
Guantanamo on alert ahead of Tropical Storm Isaac
Thu, 23 Aug 2012 10:36:00 +0200geo-tv (en)
US NAVAL BASE GUANTANAMO BAY: Soldiers at Guantanamo Bay, who guard the pretrial hearings for the alleged Septembe
Thu, 23 Aug 2012 10:23:00 +0200france24 (fr)
Caribbean, Florida braced for Isaac
Thu, 23 Aug 2012 10:20:00 +0200cnn (en)
Thu, 23 Aug 2012 10:11:00 +0200lamontagne (fr)
Thu, 23 Aug 2012 10:08:00 +0200leparisien (fr)
Ils devaient assurer la sécurité des audiences pour les accusés des attentats du 11-Septembre, au lieu de cela les soldats de la base américaine de Guantanamo à Cuba remplissent des sacs de sable...
Thu, 23 Aug 2012 10:07:00 +0200LePoint (fr)
Dans le port, marins et dockers s'affairent sur le quai de la "whisky area". Casque blanc de chantier vissé sur le crâne, les yeux masqués par des lunettes de soleil profilées, le lieutenant David Moore surveille l'élévation d'une barge de débarquement par une énorme grue roulante.
Guantanamo 9/11 Hearings Delayed Due To Storm
Thu, 23 Aug 2012 10:06:00 +0200ananova (en)
Preliminary hearings for the trial of five men charged over the September 11 attacks have been delayed because of tropical storm Isaac . The alleged mastermind of the attacks, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, and four co-conspirators are being held at the US-run Guantanamo Bay prison in southeast Cuba.
Thu, 23 Aug 2012 10:05:00 +0200cnn (en)
The storm could become a hurricane Friday, the hurricane center says Florida's governor will discuss storm preparations Thursday It's unclear whether the storm will affect the GOP convention in Florida next week About 50,000 are expected to attend the Republican National Convention (CNN) -- Not yet....
Thu, 23 Aug 2012 09:59:00 +0200skynews (en)
Six days of hearings involving alleged 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four other accused terrorists are postponed.
La tempête Isaac poursuit sa route en mer des Caraïbes
Thu, 23 Aug 2012 09:58:00 +0200alvinet (fr)
MIAMI (Reuters) - La tempête tropicale Isaac , actuellement au-dessus de la mer des Caraïbes, pourrait se transformer en ouragan jeudi et poursuivre sa route pour... Source : Yahoo! Actualités - Articles similaires
Isaac pourrait se transformer en ouragan
La Guadeloupe a levé l'alerte météorologique rouge suite au passage de la tempête tropicale sur l'archipel. Source : Yahoo! Actualités - Articles similaires
Thu, 23 Aug 2012 09:52:00 +0200courrier-picard (fr)
Ils devaient assurer la sécurité des audiences pour les accusés des attentats du 11-Septembre, au lieu de cela les soldats de la base américaine de Guantanamo à Cuba remplissent des sacs de sable et se préparent à faire face à la tempête tropical...
Thu, 23 Aug 2012 09:46:00 +0200tv5 (fr)
Isaac churns in the Caribbean, threatens US Republican Convention
Thu, 23 Aug 2012 09:41:00 +0200trust (en)
Thu, 23 Aug 2012 06:36 GMT Source: reuters // Reuters * Isaac could become hurricane on Thursday night * Tampa mayor plays down threat to Republican convention * Storm cancels Guantanamo hearings in 9/11 case By Tom Brown MIAMI, Aug 23 (Reuters) - Tropical Storm Isaac spun over the Caribbean Sea....
Thu, 23 Aug 2012 09:40:00 +0200m6 (fr)
Thu, 23 Aug 2012 09:39:00 +0200alertnet-rss (en)
Thu, 23 Aug 2012 09:38:00 +0200lanouvellerepublique (fr)
Isaac épargne la Guadeloupe, mais gèle les procès de Guantanamo
Thu, 23 Aug 2012 09:29:00 +0200TF1 (fr)
La tempête tropicale s'éloigne de Guadeloupe sans avoir fait de dégâts, mais pourrait se transformer en ouragan ce jeudi. Elle menace à présent Haïti, qui porte encore les stigmates du séisme de 2010, et Cuba, où une série d'audiences des accusés du 11-Septembre ont été annulées à Guantanamo.
Tropical Storm Isaac threatens coast of Florida
Thu, 23 Aug 2012 09:23:00 +0200MaltaToday (en)
US National Hurricane Centre says Tropical Storm Isaac may evolve into a hurricane and strike Florida; prompts hurricane warnings in Haiti and the Dominican Republic.
NHC: Isaac pointed at RNC for opening day
Thu, 23 Aug 2012 09:18:00 +0200upi (en)
TAMPA, Fla., Aug. 23 (UPI) -- Tropical storm Isaac appears to be on a path to hit Tampa, Fla., on the Republican National Convention's opening day, a National Hurricane Center map indicates.
La tempête Isaac menace de se transformer en ouragan dans les Caraïbes
Thu, 23 Aug 2012 08:51:00 +0200LeMonde (fr)
Des alertes ont été lancées dans plusieurs îles des Caraïbes, dont la Martinique, la Guadeloupe, Porto Rico et la République dominicaine.
Isaac : les soldats de Guantanamo en alerte
Thu, 23 Aug 2012 08:44:00 +0200lejdd (fr)
Ils devaient assurer la sécurité des audiences pour les accusés des attentats du 11-Septembre, au lieu de cela les soldats de la base américaine...
Isaac menace de se transformer en ouragan
Thu, 23 Aug 2012 08:36:00 +0200LePoint (fr)
23/08/2012 à 07:41 La tempête tropicale s'est renforcée mercredi au-dessus des Caraïbes et menace à présent Haïti. La tempête tropicale Isaac , qui pourrait se transformer en ouragan jeudi, s'est renforcée mercredi au-dessus des Caraïbes et menace à présent Haïti , qui porte encore les stigmates du....
Tempête Isaac: alerte levée en Guadeloupe
Thu, 23 Aug 2012 08:33:00 +0200leparisien (fr)
La préfecture de la Guadeloupe a annoncé mercredi soir (4H00 jeudi à Paris) la levée de l'alerte météorologique rouge mise en vigueur sept heures plus tôt en prévision du passage de la tempête...
Tropical storm Isaac delays Guantanamo hearings
Thu, 23 Aug 2012 08:33:00 +0200euronews-en (en)
At Guantanamo bay they were battening down the hatches as tropical storm Isaac approached. The atrocious weather forced the US military to delay…
Violences à Amiens : l'intervention policière «justifiée»
Thu, 23 Aug 2012 08:27:00 +0200Liberation (fr)
Cette intervention avait eu lieu à la veille des affrontements qui ont mis le ville en émoi mi-août. Articles en rapport Décès de Jean Tranape, Compagnon de la Libération Matignon confirme un assouplissement de l'accès des Roms au marché du travail Le meurtrier présumé de la fillette de Toulouse mis....
Thu, 23 Aug 2012 08:27:00 +0200nouvelobs (fr)
La Guadeloupe a levé l'alerte météorologique rouge suite au passage de la tempête tropicale sur l'archipel.
07:47 Feu vert pour le rachat d'Instagram par Facebook
Thu, 23 Aug 2012 08:26:00 +0200alvinet (fr)
Le réseau social Facebook a obtenu de la Federal Trade Commission (FTC) le feu vert pour reprendre le service de photo Instagram. Facebook avait annoncé en avril,... Source : lesoir.be - Articles similaires
Cette intervention avait eu lieu à la veille des affrontements qui ont mis le ville en émoi mi-août. Articles en rapport «Les Roms veulent pouvoir gagner leur... Source : Libération - Articles similaires
Tropical Storm Isaac threatens Carribbean, Republican Conven
Thu, 23 Aug 2012 08:16:00 +0200antiguanews (en)
MIAMI (Reuters) - Tropical Storm Isaac swirled over the Caribbean on Wednesday and was forecast to become a hurricane as it moved on a track that would put it off the coast of Florida on Monday, the opening day of the Republican National Convention in Tampa.
Le CAC 40 devrait retrouver des couleurs
Thu, 23 Aug 2012 08:13:00 +0200lefigaro (fr)
Les opérateurs vont scruter avec attention le mini sommet franco-alemand qui sera consacré à l'avenir de la Grèce. Ils réagiront aux propos tenus par la Fed hier. Enfin, plusieurs indicateurs sont attendus.
Isaac churns in the Caribbean, threatens Republican Convention
Thu, 23 Aug 2012 08:12:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
Guantanamo 9/11 hearings postponed due to storm
Thu, 23 Aug 2012 07:59:00 +0200dawn (en)
he US military said Wednesday it has postponed preliminary hearings for the trial of alleged September 11 plotters held at Guantanamo Bay because of Tropical Storm Isaac .
Alerte rouge en Haïti devant la menace de la tempête tropicale Isaac
Thu, 23 Aug 2012 07:55:00 +0200alterpresse (fr)
Le gouvernement haïtien a décrété mercredi soir l’alerte rouge aux inondations, éboulements et glissements de terrain sur l’ensemble du territoire national à l’approche de la tempête tropicale Isaac qui devrait toucher le pays dans la nuit de jeudi à vendredi.
Nouveau report d'un procès à Guantanamo en raison de la tempête Isaac
Thu, 23 Aug 2012 07:55:00 +0200euronews-fr (fr)
La tempête tropicale Isaac s'est renforcée dans la mer des Caraïbes et devrait se transformer en ouragan aujourd'hui. D'ores et déjà, les Etats-Unis…
Video: Tropical Storm Isaac threatens Carribbean
Thu, 23 Aug 2012 07:47:00 +0200thenational (en)
Officials delay the start of the September 11th hearings in Guantanamo Bay as forecasters predict Tropical Storm Isaac will become a hurricane.
Tropical Storm Isaac could threaten Tampa Bay by Monday
Thu, 23 Aug 2012 07:45:00 +0200antiguanews (en)
Tropical Storm Isaac , looking more menacing by the hour, is expected to become a hurricane today and continue on a path that has Florida emergency managers preparing for trouble. Forecasters expect Isaac to continue west and plow into the mountains of the Dominican Republic and possibly Cuba, some....
Tropical storm Isaac heading for Puerto Rico and Dominican R
Forecasters with the National Hurricane Center expect Isaac to continue to move westward and pick up some strength over the next 48 hours, and to possibly gain hurricane strength by Thursday night or Friday. Meanwhile, tropical depression ten is trailing behind Isaac. The National Hurricane Center says the tropical depression was at 13.
Thu, 23 Aug 2012 07:43:00 +0200tdg (fr)
La tempête tropicale Isaac , qui pourrait se transformer en ouragan jeudi, s'est renforcée mercredi au-dessus des Caraïbes et menace à présent Haïti et Cuba.
Tempête tropicale : l'alerte rouge levée en Guadeloupe
Thu, 23 Aug 2012 07:41:00 +0200Liberation (fr)
La tempête Isaac se dirige désormais vers Haïti et Cuba et pourrait se transformer en ouragan.
Chiffre. 5 zones d’expérimentation
C’est le nombre maximum de zones d’expérimentation pour les futurs «emplois francs» envisagés par le ministre de la Ville. Amiens, qui a connu quarante-huit heures de violences urbaines mi-août et où François Lamy était en visite lundi, a l’assurance d’en être dès cet hiver. D’autres villes sont à l’étude.
Thu, 23 Aug 2012 07:35:00 +020024heures (fr)
Thu, 23 Aug 2012 07:32:00 +0200reuters (en)
MIAMI (Reuters) - Tropical Storm Isaac spun over the Caribbean Sea and could become a hurricane on Thursday as it moves o n a track that would put it off the coast of Florida on Monday, the opening day of the Republican National Convention in Tampa.
Tropical storm Isaac could hit Haiti
Thu, 23 Aug 2012 07:31:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
Tropical Storm Isaac strengthened over the Caribbean, threatening to slam into impoverished Haiti -- still reeling from a devastating 2010 earthquake -- and Cuba, US forecasters said.
Guadeloupe. La tempête Isaac s'éloigne, l'alerte rouge est levée
Thu, 23 Aug 2012 07:28:00 +0200france2 (fr)
Seul dégât constaté par les secours : la chute d'un arbre sur une route nationale.
Tropical storm looms over Haiti
Thu, 23 Aug 2012 07:23:00 +0200iafrica (en)
Tropical Storm Isaac strengthened over the Caribbean on Wednesday, threatening to slam into impoverished Haiti — still reeling from a devastating 2010 earthquake — and Cuba, US forecasters said.
Thu, 23 Aug 2012 07:20:00 +0200lematin-CH (fr)
Alerte rouge en Haïti devant la menace de la tempête tropicale Isaac
Thu, 23 Aug 2012 07:10:00 +0200radiokiskeya (fr)
Le gouvernement haïtien a décrété mercredi soir l'alerte rouge aux inondations, éboulements et glissements de terrain sur l'ensemble du territoire national à l'approche de la tempête tropicale Isaac qui devrait toucher le pays dans la nuit de jeudi à vendredi.
Storm Isaac Threatens Caribbean, US Republican Convention
Thu, 23 Aug 2012 07:08:00 +0200thisdayonline (en)
Satellite image provided the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shows Tropical Depression 9 in the Atlantic Ocean REUTERS Tropical Storm Isaac swirled over the Caribbean on Wednesday and was forecast to become a hurricane as it moved on a track that would put it off the coast of Florida....
Schools reopen today as Isaac moves away from local area
Thu, 23 Aug 2012 06:39:00 +0200thedailyherald (en)
~ Country remains under storm warning, flights cancelled ~ CAY HILL--Schools reopen today, Thursday after a day's closure due to the passing of Tropical Storm Isaac which has now cleared the local area. Prime Minister Sarah Wescot-Williams announced on Wednesday evening that if the weather situation....
Tropical Storm Isaac threatens to morph into hurricane and pound Republicans gathering in Tampa Bay
Thu, 23 Aug 2012 06:37:00 +0200dailymail (en)
The GOP gathering, where former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney is expected to be selected as the Republican Presidential nominee, would be plagued with severe rains, thunderstorms and high winds.
Tropical Depression Forms Far out in Atlantic
Thu, 23 Aug 2012 06:22:00 +0200ABCnews (en)
Tropical depression forms far out in Atlantic, expected to become tropical storm on Thursday
Gitmo hearings called off ahead of storm
Thu, 23 Aug 2012 06:11:00 +0200upi (en)
GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba, Aug. 22 (UPI) -- Hearings for five terror suspects held at the U.S. prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, have been canceled because of Tropical Storm Isaac , officials said Wednesday.
Tropical Storm Isaac could hit Haiti
Thu, 23 Aug 2012 05:27:00 +0200irishsun (en)
MIAMI: Tropical Storm Isaac strengthened over the Caribbean on Wednesday, threatening to slam into impoverished Haiti -- still reeling from a devastating 2010 earthquake -- and Cuba, US forecasters ...
Tropical Storm Isaac nears eastern Caribbean
Thu, 23 Aug 2012 05:13:00 +0200antiguanews (en)
U.S. forecasters said Isaac was likely to approach Hispaniola, the island shared by the Dominican Republic and Haiti, as a hurricane late Thursday or early Friday after intensifying over the warm waters of the Caribbean Sea. It was predicted to move on to Cuba as a tropical storm and perhaps....
Dominican Republic issues storm warnings
Thu, 23 Aug 2012 04:57:00 +0200xinhuanet_en (en)
SANTO DOMINGO, Aug. 22 (Xinhua) -- The Dominican Republic on Wednesday issued warnings as Tropical Storm Isaac raced through the Caribbean Sea, picking up strength and probably becoming a hurricane along the way. According to the latest report from the Miami-based U.S.
Thu, 23 Aug 2012 04:51:00 +0200channelnewsasia (en)
MIAMI: Tropical Storm Isaac strengthened over the Caribbean on Wednesday, threatening to slam into impoverished Haiti -- still reeling from a devastating 2010 earthquake -- and Cuba, US forecasters said.
Isaac poses potential problems for RNC
Thu, 23 Aug 2012 04:39:00 +0200AP (en)
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — All Isaac needs to do is come close to Tampa to bring a lot of problems to the Republican National Convention. Even during an average summer thunderstorm in this area, major roads can flood. When a tropical storm raked the Tampa Bay area in June, thousands of homes and....
Guantanamo hearings postponed due to storm
Thu, 23 Aug 2012 04:26:00 +0200sbs (en)
The US military said Wednesday it has postponed preliminary hearings for the trial of alleged September 11 plotters held at Guantanamo Bay because of Tropical Storm Isaac .
Storm Isaac threatens Caribbean Republican Convention
Thu, 23 Aug 2012 04:24:00 +0200irishsun (en)
MIAMI (Reuters) - Tropical Storm Isaac swirled over the Caribbean on Wednesday and was forecast to become a hurricane as it moved on a track that would put it off the coast of Florida on Monday, the ...
Storm cancels US Guantanamo 9/11 hearing
Thu, 23 Aug 2012 04:18:00 +0200news_com_au (en)
A US judge has cancelled this month's hearings in the September 11 trial as tropical storm Isaac approaches the Guantanamo base.
Tropical Storm Isaac to become hurricane tonight
Thu, 23 Aug 2012 04:17:00 +0200Triniad-guardian (en)
Melissa Doughty Thursday, August 23, 2012 Tropical Storm Isaac is expected to become a hurricane tonight as it swirls through the eastern Caribbean.
US hurricane
Thu, 23 Aug 2012 04:07:00 +0200thenews-pk (en)
MIAMI: Tropical Storm Isaac is posing a potential threat to next week s Republican National Convention in Florida, which culminates in the nomination
Tropical storm threatens convention
Thu, 23 Aug 2012 04:05:00 +0200cnn (en)
Tropical Storm Isaac churned away in the Atlantic Ocean early Wednesday, forecast to strengthen into a hurricane and posing a potential threat to the GOP convention in Florida next week.
What if Isaac crashes convention? GOP on watch
Thu, 23 Aug 2012 03:59:00 +0200washtimes (en)
TAMPA, Fla. All Isaac needs to do is come close to Tampa to bring a lot of problems to the Republican National Convention. Even during an average summer thunderstorm in this area, major roads can flood. When a tropical storm raked the Tampa Bay area a couple of months ...
Alerte rouge à la tempête tropicale en Guadeloupe
Thu, 23 Aug 2012 03:49:00 +0200alvinet (fr)
L'Sil du cyclone doit passer au dessus de l'île cette nuit vers 2h. Le autorités conseillent de rester calfeutré chez soit en famille et d'éviter tout déplacement. Source : Libération - Articles similaires
GOP Convention Threatened by Storm
Thu, 23 Aug 2012 03:48:00 +0200wsj-en (en)
Tropical storm Isaac could potentially strike Florida, hurricane forecasters say, triggering concern that it could force a postponement or cancellation of the Republican National Convention.
Tropical Storm Isaac expected to strengthen
Thu, 23 Aug 2012 03:43:00 +0200antiguanews (en)
The latest forecast called for Isaac to become a hurricane as early as Thursday night after it passes south of Puerto Rico and approaches the Dominican Republic and Haiti. Once Isaac emerges from Haiti, it is expected to cross eastern Cuba and move into the Florida Straits off the Southwest Florida coast.
Qantas Cancels Boeing Aircraft Worth $8.5 Billion
Thu, 23 Aug 2012 03:16:00 +0200wsj-en (en)
QantasAirways, reporting its first annual loss in nearly two decades, canceled orders for 35 of Boeing Co.'s more fuel-efficient 787-9 aircraft in a bid to save billions.
A Perch Above the Sea
The property started out as a second home for the then-Atlanta-based interior designer Sharon Kiss and Ken Hollander is on sale for $4.9 million.
Republican Convention Threatened by Storm
UPDATE 2-Storm Isaac threatens Caribbean, US Republican Conv
Thu, 23 Aug 2012 03:12:00 +0200antiguanews (en)
* Isaac forecast to become hurricane on Thursday * Tampa mayor plays down threat to Republican convention * Storm cancels Guantanamo hearings in 9/11 case By Tom Brown MIAMI, Aug 22 (Reuters) - Tropical Storm Isaac swirled over the Caribbean on Wednesday and was forecast to become a hurricane as it....
Inside the Beltway: The hurricane press
Thu, 23 Aug 2012 02:58:00 +0200washtimes (en)
Run for the hills, call off the convention, give up the election. Why, a hurricane could, maybe, possibly, potentially, perhaps hit Tampa, Fla., some time in the next five days. Coverage of what the National Hurricane Center still deems Tropical Storm Isaac has grown into a veritable cyclone, and one .
Tropical storm threatens Haiti
Thu, 23 Aug 2012 02:54:00 +0200sbs (en)
Tropical Storm Isaac strengthened over the Caribbean on Wednesday, threatening to slam into impoverished Haiti and Cuba, US forecasters said.
Storm Heads Toward Florida Ahead of Convention
Thu, 23 Aug 2012 02:42:00 +0200antiguanews (en)
Tropical storm Isaac , which is gathering strength in the Caribbean, could strike Florida, hurricane forecasters say, triggering concern it might force a postponement or cancellation of the Republican National Convention in Tampa next week. It is still too early to predict whether the storm could make a direct hit on the city.
Storm Isaac threatens Caribbean, Republican Convention
Thu, 23 Aug 2012 02:41:00 +0200afp-english (en)
Tropical Storm Isaac strengthened over the Caribbean on Wednesday, threatening to slam into impoverished Haiti -- still reeling from a devastating 2010 earthquake -- and Cuba, US forecasters said. The Miami-based National Hurricane Center projected that Isaac would become a hurricane on Thursday and....
Thu, 23 Aug 2012 02:29:00 +0200reuters (en)
Thu, 23 Aug 2012 02:21:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
Tropical Storm Isaac strengthened over the Caribbean on Wednesday, threatening to slam into impoverished Haiti -- still reeling from a devastating 2010 earthquake -- and Cuba, US forecasters said.
Tropical Storm Isaac churns toward Puerto Rico
Thu, 23 Aug 2012 02:20:00 +0200irishsun (en)
NEW: Isaac is moving through the Leeward Islands NEW: A hurricane watch is in effect for Haiti, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands The storm could become a hurricane Thursday night or ...
Tropical storm Isaac threatens eastern Caribbean
Thu, 23 Aug 2012 02:13:00 +0200dailytimesPK (en)
MIAMI: Tropical Storm Isaac formed in the Atlantic Ocean on Tuesday and was expected to strengthen into a hurricane later this week as it moves on projected path across most of the Caribbean, the US National Hurricane Center said. Isaac was centered 500 miles (805 km) east of the island of Guadeloupe.
Hurricane Isaac Threatens To Swamp Republican Convention
Thu, 23 Aug 2012 02:13:00 +0200ABCnews (en)
Hurricane Isaac , currently a tropical storm brewing southeast of Puerto Rico, is on track to hit Florida the same day that Mitt Romney and 50,000 Republican delegates, journalists, protesters and guests descend on Tampa for the Republican National Convention.
Watching tropical storm Isaac: what does it mean for the RNC
Thu, 23 Aug 2012 02:11:00 +0200antiguanews (en)
The worlds of politics and weather are combining as tropical storm Isaac is expected to turn into a hurricane and hit Florida in time for the Republican national convention next week. Let's first talk about Isaac, and then we'll look at the websites where you and I can follow storms for the upcoming season.
Watching tropical storm Isaac what does it mean for the RNC
Thu, 23 Aug 2012 01:49:00 +0200irishsun (en)
The worlds of politics and weather are combining as tropical storm Isaac is expected to turn into a hurricane and hit Florida in time for the Republican national convention next week. Let's ...
ROSEAU, Dominica (AP) -- Leaders across much of the Caribbean closed schools and government offices Wednesday as Tropical Storm Isaac churned toward the region, and the U.S. military postponed ...
Isaac Watched by Traders, Republicans on Move to Florida
Thu, 23 Aug 2012 01:27:00 +0200bloomberg (en)
The storm may bring as much as 20 inches (51 centimeters) of rain and dangerous surf to parts of the Antilles over the next three days, according to the center. Isaac may become a hurricane tomorrow, return to tropical- storm level over Haiti and Cuba during the weekend and then regain hurricane strength en route to Florida, the agency said.
US train crash delays Guantanamo hearings in 9/11 case
Thu, 23 Aug 2012 01:27:00 +0200dailytimesPK (en)
* Crash damages fiber optic lines that carry signals to base * Hurricane also could threaten Guantanamo during weekend GUANTANAMO BAY US NAVAL BASE: A train wreck in the United States disrupted Internet connections to the Guantanamo Bay US Naval base on Tuesday and caused a one-day delay in....
America decides: Can Romney get his groove back?
Thu, 23 Aug 2012 01:23:00 +0200independent (en)
Pity poor Mitt Romney. Right now, everything should be going his way: a highly vulnerable opponent, forced to defend the most anaemic recovery from a recession in three-quarters of a century, and excitement building ahead of one of American politics' defining rituals, the Republican National....
Accused Terrorists’ Hearing Canceled as Storm Nears
Thu, 23 Aug 2012 00:57:00 +0200bloomberg (en)
A U.S. military judge canceled six days of hearings scheduled to begin tomorrow in a case against Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four other accused terrorists as a tropical storm approached Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, where the legal arguments were to be heard. Citing “a concern for the safety and welfare of....
Tropical Storm Isaac threatens Republican convention
Thu, 23 Aug 2012 00:55:00 +0200gulf-times (en)
Reuters/Miami Tropical Storm Isaac swirled over the Caribbean yesterday and was forecast to become a hurricane as it moved on a track that would put it off the coast of Florida on Monday, the opening day of the Republican National Convention in Tampa. Isaac was already dumping heavy rains on the....
Hurricane could hit US Republican convention
Thu, 23 Aug 2012 00:51:00 +0200yediotaharonot (en)
Tropical Storm Isaac is posing a potential threat to next week's Republican National Convention in Florida, which culminates in the nomination of Mitt Romney for president. The US National Hurricane Center on Wednesday morning said Isaac was expected to strengthen and could become a hurricane by Thursday.
Thu, 23 Aug 2012 00:48:00 +0200Liberation (fr)
L’œil du cyclone doit passer au dessus de l'île cette nuit vers 2h. Le autorités conseillent de rester calfeutré chez soit en famille et d'éviter tout déplacement. Articles en rapport Accès des Roms au marché du travail : le gouvernement fera une «avancée» «Les Roms veulent pouvoir gagner leur vie»....
Guadeloupe : alerte rouge à l'approche de la tempête Isaac
Thu, 23 Aug 2012 00:48:00 +0200alvinet (fr)
La Guadeloupe était placée mercredi soir (heure de Paris) en vigilance rouge par Météo France. L'île est sous la menace directe de la tempête tropicale Isaac ,... Source : Le Parisien - Articles similaires
Tempête tropicale : alerte rouge en Guadeloupe
Les habitants de l'archipel doivent rester chez eux et protéger leurs habitations en fermant toutes les portes. Météo-France s'attend à des rafales de vent pouvant... Source : Le Figaro - Articles similaires
Likelihood of storm Isaac turning into hurricane may upset Republican convention
Thu, 23 Aug 2012 00:47:00 +0200irishsun (en)
MIAMI Tropical Storm Isaac gathered steam and was forecast to become a hurricane as it moved west in the Atlantic Ocean - posing a potential threat to next week's Republican National Convention in ...
Thu, 23 Aug 2012 00:43:00 +0200AP (en)
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — All Isaac needs to do is come close to Tampa to bring a lot of problems to the Republican National Convention. Even during an average summer thunderstorm in this area, major roads can flood. When a tropical storm raked the Tampa Bay area a couple of months ago, thousands of....
Isaac fonce vers les Caraïbes et devrait devenir un ouragan
Thu, 23 Aug 2012 00:40:00 +0200cyberpresse (fr)
Les autorités de plusieurs îles des Caraïbes ont fermé les écoles et les bureaux gouvernementaux...
Orange juice prices jump as Isaac may become hurricane
Thu, 23 Aug 2012 00:38:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York orange juice futures jumped almost 6 percent on Wednesday after U.S. forecasters warned Tropical Storm Isaac would strengthen into a hurricane and could hit the south coast of citrus-rich Florida by Monday. The National Hurricane Center said Isaac was strengthening in the Caribbean.
Thu, 23 Aug 2012 00:29:00 +0200ynetnews (en)
Thu, 23 Aug 2012 00:28:00 +0200reuters (en)
NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York orange juice futures jumped almost 6 percent on Wednesday after U.S. forecasters warned Tropical Storm Isaac would strengthen into a hurricane and could hit the south coast of citrus-rich Florida by Monday.
Thu, 23 Aug 2012 00:15:00 +0200wsj-en (en)
Etats-Unis: la tempête Isaac provoque l'annulation des audiences à Guantanamo
Thu, 23 Aug 2012 00:06:00 +0200varmatin (fr)
Une série d'audiences pour les accusés du 11-Septembre sur la base américaine de Guantanamo à Cuba a été annulée en raison de l'arrivée attendue de la tempête tropicale Isaac , a annoncé mercredi la justice militaire américaine. Déjà reportées en raison du ramadan, puis de 24 heures pour des raisons....
Guantanamo 9/11 hearings postponed due to tropical storm Issac
Wed, 22 Aug 2012 23:57:00 +0200indiatimes (en)
Wed, 22 Aug 2012 23:52:00 +0200normandie (fr)
Tropical storm Isaac: 9/11 trials delayed as storm targets Guantánamo Bay (+video)
Wed, 22 Aug 2012 23:45:00 +0200csmonitor (en)
Tropical storm Isaac is forecast to hit Guantánamo Bay Saturday, prompting the judge in charge of the trial of alleged 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed to put off proceedings.
Storm Isaac threatens Caribbean, US Republican Convention
Wed, 22 Aug 2012 23:41:00 +0200trust (en)
Wed, 22 Aug 2012 18:49 GMT Source: reuters // Reuters * Isaac forecast to become hurricane on Thursday * Tampa mayor plays down threat to Republican Convention * Storm cancels Guantanamo hearings in 9/11 case By Tom Brown MIAMI, Aug 22 (Reuters) - Tropical Storm Isaac swirled over the Caribbean on....
Wed, 22 Aug 2012 23:38:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
Leaders across much of the Caribbean closed schools and government offices Wednesday as Tropical Storm Isaac churned toward the region, and the U.S. military postponed hearings for Sept. 11 prisoners ahead of a storm that could sweep across Cuba and perhaps eventually menace Florida as a hurricane.
Video Shows Birth of Tropical Storm Isaac
Tropical Storm Isaac , the ninth named storm of the 2012 Atlantic hurricane season, was christened only yesterday (Aug. 21), but already the storm is a movie star.
Wed, 22 Aug 2012 23:25:00 +0200AP (en)
ROSEAU, Dominica (AP) — Leaders across much of the Caribbean closed schools and government offices Wednesday as Tropical Storm Isaac churned toward the region, and the U.S. military postponed hearings for Sept. 11 prisoners ahead of a storm that could sweep across Cuba and perhaps eventually menace Florida as a hurricane.
Wed, 22 Aug 2012 23:20:00 +0200leparisien (fr)
La Guadeloupe était placée mercredi soir (heure de Paris) en vigilance rouge par Météo France. L'île est sous la menace directe de la tempête tropicale Isaac , dont l'oeil se trouvait mercredi à 14h...
Storm brews for Republican gathering
Wed, 22 Aug 2012 23:18:00 +0200scmp (en)
A tropical storm swirling in the eastern Caribbean has raised the possibility that this year's Republican National Convention could be more dramatic than usual.
Alerte rouge déclenchée à l’approche de la tempête tropicale Isaac
Wed, 22 Aug 2012 23:16:00 +0200OuestFrance (fr)
La Guadeloupe a été placée en alerte météorologique rouge, ce mercredi en milieu d’après-midi, à la suite de la progression en sa...
Wed, 22 Aug 2012 23:16:00 +0200AP (en)
URGENT : la Guadeloupe est en « vigilance rouge cyclonique »
Wed, 22 Aug 2012 23:16:00 +0200alvinet (fr)
Météo France vient de placer l'archipel en vigilance rouge cyclonique, en raison du passage de la tempête tropicale Isaac . Plus d'informations au www.meteo.gp. Source : DOMactu - Régions : Guadeloupe - Articles similaires
« Vigilance rouge cyclonique : Protégez-vous » !
La Guadeloupe est désormais en vigilance rouge cyclonique, en raison du passage de la tempête tropicale Isaac . DOMactu vous propose la procédure à suivre,... Source : DOMactu - Régions : Guadeloupe - Articles similaires
Wed, 22 Aug 2012 23:02:00 +0200nicematin (fr)
Wed, 22 Aug 2012 23:02:00 +0200newschannel5 (en)
All Isaac needs to do is come close to Tampa to bring a lot of problems to the Republican National Convention.
Tropical Storm Isaac Disrupts Travel In The Caribbean
Wed, 22 Aug 2012 23:02:00 +0200ibtimes-au (en)
Tropical Storm Isaac , the ninth named storm of the 2012 Atlantic hurricane season, sped toward the Leeward Islands Wednesday afternoon on an ominous path across the Caribbean.
Wed, 22 Aug 2012 23:01:00 +0200ibtimes-in (en)
Wed, 22 Aug 2012 22:57:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
Wed, 22 Aug 2012 22:56:00 +0200ibtimes-uk (en)
Entire south coast under hurricane watch
Wed, 22 Aug 2012 22:54:00 +0200dominicantoday (en)
MIAMI.- The National Hurricane Center Office Wednesday morning issued a hurricane watch for the country’s entire south coast, from Isla Saona to Pedernales on the Haitian border, as Tropical Storm Isaac 's projected path takes it closer to Hispaniola.
Wed, 22 Aug 2012 22:50:00 +0200corsematin (fr)
Rush Limbaugh blames Obama for Hurricane Isaac
Wed, 22 Aug 2012 22:50:00 +0200rt-en (en)
What did the one giant, detestable blob of hot air say about the other? If you managed to catch conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh’s Wednesday morning rant about Hurricane Isaac , you may already know. Read Full Article at RT.com
Wed, 22 Aug 2012 22:44:00 +0200rt (en)
Tropical storm Isaac: 9/11 trials delayed as storm targets Guantánamo Bay
Wed, 22 Aug 2012 22:43:00 +0200csmonitor (en)
Wed, 22 Aug 2012 22:33:00 +0200laprovence (fr)
BASE AMERICAINE DE GUANTANAMO (Cuba) (AFP) - Une série d'audiences pour les accusés du 11-Septembre sur la base américaine de Guantanamo à Cuba a été annulée en raison de l'arrivée attendue de la tempête tropicale Isaac , a annoncé mercredi...
Watching tropical storm Isaac: what does it mean for the RNC?
Wed, 22 Aug 2012 22:33:00 +0200guardian (en)
The nominations of Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan in Tampa are not likely to be interrupted by Isaac – but storm tracks do change The worlds of politics and weather are combining as tropical storm Isaac is expected to turn into a hurricane and hit Florida in time for the Republican national convention next week.
Wed, 22 Aug 2012 22:16:00 +0200france24 (fr)
Isaac better organized, still threat for South Florida
Wed, 22 Aug 2012 22:10:00 +0200antiguanews (en)
Most of South Florida was inside Tropical Storm Isaac ’s “cone’’ on Wednesday but the threat to Caribbean islands, particularly Haiti, was more clear and immediate. At 2 p.m., the National Hurricane Center reported that Isaac was crossing the Leeward Islands, on a path that would take it south of....
Wed, 22 Aug 2012 22:02:00 +0200LePoint (fr)
Une série d'audiences pour les accusés du 11-Septembre sur la base américaine de Guantanamo à Cuba a été annulée en raison de l'arrivée attendue de la tempête tropicale Isaac , a annoncé mercredi la justice militaire américaine. Une série d'audiences pour les accusés du 11-Septembre sur la base....
Wed, 22 Aug 2012 21:58:00 +0200la-croix (fr)
Wed, 22 Aug 2012 21:57:00 +0200lanouvellerepublique (fr)
Une série d'audiences pour les accusés du 11-Septembre sur la base américaine de Guantanamo à Cuba a été annulée en raison de l'arrivée attendue de la tempête tropicale Isaac , a annoncé mercredi la justice militaire américaine.
Wed, 22 Aug 2012 21:56:00 +0200nordeclair (fr)
Une série d'audiences pour les accusés du 11-Septembre sur la base américaine de Guantanamo à Cuba a été annulée en raison de l'arrivée attendue de la tempête tropicale Isaac , a annoncé mercredi la justice militaire américaine. » Lire la suite...
Wed, 22 Aug 2012 21:55:00 +0200ladepeche (fr)
Une série d'audiences pour les accusés du 11-Septembre sur la base américaine de Guantanamo à Cuba a été annulée en raison de l'arrivée attendue de la tempête tropicale Isaac , a annoncé mercredi la...
Wed, 22 Aug 2012 21:55:00 +0200dailystar-LB (en)
Tropical Storm Isaac is posing a potential threat to next week's Republican National Convention in Florida, which culminates in the nomination of Mitt Romney for president.
Wed, 22 Aug 2012 21:55:00 +0200upi (en)
MIAMI, Aug. 22 (UPI) -- Tropical Storm Isaac is forecast to become a hurricane and may impact the Republican National Convention, meteorologists said Wednesday.
Trial of 9/11 plotters cancelled 20:46 A military judge in the US cancels preliminary hearings tomorrow because of a hurricane threat
Wed, 22 Aug 2012 21:55:00 +0200irishtimes (en)
A military judge cancelled preliminary hearings scheduled to start tomorrow for Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the accused mastermind of the September 11th terrorist attacks, because of a hurricane threat. Citing "a concern for the safety and welfare of all personnel," Army Colonel James Pohl canceled the....
Wed, 22 Aug 2012 21:50:00 +0200leparisien (fr)
Wed, 22 Aug 2012 21:48:00 +0200bloomberg (en)
A U.S. military judge canceled six days of hearings scheduled to begin tomorrow in a case against Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four other accused terrorists as a tropical storm approached Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, where the legal arguments were to be heard. The hearing hasn’t yet been rescheduled.
Wed, 22 Aug 2012 21:44:00 +0200lunion (fr)
Tropical Storm Isaac threatens Caribbean Republican Convention
Wed, 22 Aug 2012 21:42:00 +0200irishsun (en)
Wed, 22 Aug 2012 21:41:00 +0200courrier-picard (fr)
Tropical Storm Isaac threatens Caribbean, Republican Convent
Wed, 22 Aug 2012 21:39:00 +0200antiguanews (en)
Etats-Unis: la tempête Isaac provoque l´annulation des audiences à Guantanamo
Wed, 22 Aug 2012 21:35:00 +0200nordlittoral (fr)
Wed, 22 Aug 2012 21:33:00 +0200lest-eclair (fr)
Wed, 22 Aug 2012 21:33:00 +0200alertnet-rss (en)
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Wed, 22 Aug 2012 21:23:00 +0200tv5 (fr)
Region braces for Isaac
Wed, 22 Aug 2012 21:14:00 +0200nationnews (en)
MIAMI A better organised Tropical Storm Isaac was closing in on the Lesser Antilles today with maximum sustained winds of 45 miles per hour (mph).
Storm Isaac threatens Caribbean, U.S. Republican Convention
Wed, 22 Aug 2012 21:14:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
Sinclair Oil Corporation to Pay $3.8 Million in EPA Penalties
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Justice announced this week that two subsidiaries of Sinclair Oil Corporation have agreed to pay more than $3.8 million in penalties for violating air pollution limits at their Wyoming refineries. Here are the details.
TS Isaac threatens Caribbean GOP convention
Wed, 22 Aug 2012 21:11:00 +0200irishsun (en)
Caribbean braces for Tropical Storm Isaac
Wed, 22 Aug 2012 21:09:00 +0200antiguanews (en)
Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, Cuba An approaching storm prompted the U.S. military to place its base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, under an alert Wednesday and cancel several days of pretrial hearings in the case of five prisoners charged in the Sept. 11 attacks.
Tropical Storm Isaac getting better organized
ROSEAU, Dominica (AP) - Leaders across much of the Caribbean closed schools and government offices on Wednesday as Tropical Storm Isaac swept toward the region, and the U.S. military postponed hearings for Sept. 11 prisoners ahead of a storm that could sweep across Cuba and perhaps eventually menace Florida as a hurricane.
MIAMI Tropical Storm Isaac is getting better organized as it approaches the Carribbean. The storm's maximum sustained winds early Wednesday are near 45 mph (75 kph). The U.S. National Hurricane Center says Isaac is expected to strengthen and could become a hurricane by Thursday. Tropical storm warnings are in effect for Puerto Rico, the U.
Wed, 22 Aug 2012 20:57:00 +0200reuters (en)
Isaac churns over Caribbean, could threaten GOP convention
Wed, 22 Aug 2012 20:43:00 +0200msnbc (en)
As Tropical Storm Isaac makes its way over the Caribbean on Wednesday, forecasters expect it to turn into a hurricane later this week, sparking worries that it could threaten next week's Republican National Convention in Tampa, Fla.
Hurricane Isaac Threatens To Swamp GOP Convention
Wed, 22 Aug 2012 20:32:00 +0200ABCnews (en)
La tempête Isaac force l'annulation des audiences à Guantanamo
Wed, 22 Aug 2012 20:22:00 +0200cyberpresse (fr)
Une série d'audiences pour les accusés du 11-Septembre sur la base américaine de Guantanamo à Cuba...
Tropical Storm Isaac threatens Caribbean, Republican Convention
Wed, 22 Aug 2012 20:20:00 +0200trust (en)
Wed, 22 Aug 2012 16:27 GMT Source: reuters // Reuters * Storm now forecast to become hurricane on Friday * Tampa mayor plays down threat to Republican convention MIAMI, Aug 22 (Reuters) - Tropical Storm Isaac swirled over the Caribbean on Wednesday and was forecast to become a hurricane as it moved....
Tempête tropicale Isaac : le bulletin de 12h
Wed, 22 Aug 2012 20:15:00 +0200alvinet (fr)
La tempête tropicale Isaac doit traverser ce soir l'arc antillais. La Guadeloupe est actuellement en vigilance orange cyclonique. Mais selon Météo France, la «... Source : DOMactu - Régions : Guadeloupe - Articles similaires
Wed, 22 Aug 2012 20:13:00 +0200stabroeknews (en)
MIAMI, (Reuters) – Tropical Storm Isaac swirled over the Caribbean today and was forecast to become a hurricane as it moved on a track that would put it off the coast of Florida on Monday, the... View full article at stabroeknews.com
Storm prompts U.S. to cancel 9/11 hearing at Guantanamo
Wed, 22 Aug 2012 20:09:00 +0200cnn (en)
(CNN) -- An Internet outage and a hurricane threat led to a 24-hour delay and then outright cancellation of a pretrial hearing for five high-profile terrorism suspects detained at the U.S. military base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. A Pentagon official said all court events were canceled and everyone was....
Wed, 22 Aug 2012 20:08:00 +0200antiguanews (en)
MIAMI (Reuters) - Tropical Storm Isaac swirled over the Caribbean on Wednesday and was forecast to become a hurricane as it moved on a track that would put it off the coast of Florida on Monday, the opening day of the in The threat to the Caribbean was certain, with Isaac already closing in on the....
Isaac more organized, slightly picking up speed
Tropical Storm Isaac is picking up speed slightly as it approaches the Caribbean. At 11 a.m. on Wednesday, Isaac was centered about 140 miles east of Guadeloupe and is moving west near 21 mph. The storm's maximum sustained winds early Wednesday are near 45 mph. The U.S.
Roseau, Dominica Leaders across much of the Caribbean closed schools and government offices on Wednesday and urged people to stay at home as Tropical Storm Isaac swept toward the region, threatening to soon become a hurricane and perhaps eventually to menace Florida.
Tropical Storm Isaac grew better organized overnight and continued Wednesday on a track that potentially could put it somewhere off the South Florida coast by early Monday. The threat to Caribbean islands was clear and more immediate, with the first rain bands already reaching the islands of the Lesser Antilles.
Todd Akin continues to campaign as Republicans hope to replace him
Wed, 22 Aug 2012 20:01:00 +0200guardian (en)
Cracks begin to show as Missouri candidate says 'I don't know the future' amid calls to drop out of race GOP needs to win Embattled Republican candidate Todd Akin hinted Wednesday for the first time that he might yet bow to the pressure to resign over the rape row that is putting at risk party hopes....
Haiti-Météo : Pré-alerte de vigilance rouge décrétée à l’approche de Isaac
Wed, 22 Aug 2012 19:48:00 +0200alterpresse (fr)
P-au-P, 22 août 2012 [AlterPresse] --- La direction de la protection civile (Dpc) vient de mettre Haïti sous vigilance rouge, pré-alerte 1, alors que la tempête tropicale Isaac se rapproche du pays, apprend AlterPresse. Les autorités haïtiennes de météorologie, de la protection civile et de....
Tropical Storm Isaac is a concern as GOP convention nears
Wed, 22 Aug 2012 19:38:00 +0200cnn (en)
Tropical Storm Isaac continued its westward path on Wednesday, placing officials on alert from Puerto Rico to Guantanamo Bay to Florida, where it could pose a threat to the GOP convention there next week.
Tropical storm Isaac threatens GOP convention
Wed, 22 Aug 2012 19:12:00 +0200globalpost (en)
ORLANDO, Fla. Tropical Storm Isaac is gathering steam in the Atlantic Ocean, and several computer models put the path of the growing storm right in line with the upcoming Republican National Convention, More than 50,000 people will be gathering in Tampa starting Monday for the GOP convention, which....
Oil Advances After Inventories Decline More Than Expected
Wed, 22 Aug 2012 19:10:00 +0200bloomberg (en)
Crude rose for a second day after U.S. inventories dropped to a five-month low and on concern that storms would move into the and disrupt supplies. Gulf of Mexico Oil climbed as much as 0.7 percent after the Energy Department said supplies slid 5.41 million barrels last week, more than the 250,000-barrel forecast in a Bloomberg survey.
Haïti –Météo : Vigilance orange, au passage de la tempête tropicale Isaac
Wed, 22 Aug 2012 19:03:00 +0200alterpresse (fr)
P-au-P, 22 août 2012 [AlterPresse] --- Les autorités haïtiennes de météorologie, de la protection civile et de la gestion des risques et des désastres, décrètent la vigilance orange, en prévision du passage imminent de la tempête tropicale Isaac .
Isaac poses threat to GOP convention
Wed, 22 Aug 2012 19:01:00 +0200CBSnews (en)
Tampa mayor says city prepared to call Republican National Convention off if Tropical Storm Isaac presents danger
Wed, 22 Aug 2012 19:00:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
Storm Issac threatens convention
Wed, 22 Aug 2012 18:58:00 +0200cnn (en)
Wed, 22 Aug 2012 18:55:00 +0200reuters (en)
Could Hurricane Isaac derail the GOP convention?
Wed, 22 Aug 2012 18:48:00 +0200WashingtonPost (en)
It’s deja vu all over again: Four years ago, Hurricane Gustav threatened Republican National Convention plans. This year, it’s Hurricane Isaac . The bad weather, still a tropical storm in the Atlantic, has convention planners and emergency officials tracking the weather closely and reviewing....
Wed, 22 Aug 2012 18:31:00 +0200alertnet-rss (en)
Wed, 22 Aug 2012 16:25 GMT Source: reuters // Reuters * Storm now forecast to become hurricane on Friday * Tampa mayor plays down threat to Republican convention MIAMI, Aug 22 (Reuters) - Tropical Storm Isaac swirled over the Caribbean on Wednesday and was forecast to become a hurricane as it moved....
Tropical Storm Isaac becoming better organized
Wed, 22 Aug 2012 18:23:00 +0200washtimes (en)
ROSEAU, Dominica (AP) Leaders across much of the Caribbean closed schools and government offices on Wednesday and urged people to stay at home as Tropical Storm Isaac swept toward the region, threatening to soon become a hurricane and perhaps eventually to menace Florida. The storm was 140 miles east .
Hurricane may threaten US Republican convention
Wed, 22 Aug 2012 18:17:00 +0200abs-cbnnews (en)
MIAMI - A weather system swirling in the eastern Caribbean has raised the remote possibility that this year's Republican National Convention could be more blustery than usual.
Caribbean begins to feel impact of Isaac as another tropical depression forms
Wed, 22 Aug 2012 18:16:00 +0200caribbean360 (en)
National Hurricane Center (NHC) reports rainbands spreading through the Lesser Antilles as Isaac is expected to become a hurricane later today.
Tropical Storm Isaac
Wed, 22 Aug 2012 18:14:00 +0200fco (en)
Parts of the Caribbean are under hurricane watch as Tropical Storm Isaac moves through the region.
Isaac getting stronger as it nears the Lesser Antilles as ne
Wed, 22 Aug 2012 18:07:00 +0200antiguanews (en)
The deep convection has really blossomed over the center of Isaac in recent hours. This is a sign that the stronger upper level winds are relaxing and that the dry mid-level air is being eroded away. Now, a much more unstable air mass is being tapped and Isaac is poised to strengthen, possibly to hurricane intensity.
Wed, 22 Aug 2012 18:06:00 +0200bloomberg (en)
Crude rose for a second day after U.S. inventories dropped to a five-month low and on concern that storms would move into the and disrupt supplies. Gulf of Mexico Oil climbed as much as 0.5 percent after the Energy Department said supplies slid 5.41 million barrels in the week ended Aug. 17.
Tropical storm Isaac threatens Republican convention in Tampa
Wed, 22 Aug 2012 18:04:00 +0200irishsun (en)
Tropical storm Isaac is posing a potential threat to next week's Republican national convention in Tampa, which culminates in the nomination of Mitt Romney for president.The US National ...
Wed, 22 Aug 2012 17:40:00 +0200AP (en)
ROSEAU, Dominica (AP) — Leaders across much of the Caribbean closed schools and government offices on Wednesday and urged people to stay at home as Tropical Storm Isaac swept toward the region, threatening to soon become a hurricane and perhaps eventually to menace Florida.
Wed, 22 Aug 2012 17:34:00 +0200irishsun (en)
The storm's maximum sustained winds early Wednesday are near 45 mph. The US National Hurricane Center says Isaac is expected to strengthen and could become a hurricane by Thursday. Tropical storm ...
Storm TEMBIN status update
Wed, 22 Aug 2012 17:18:00 +0200hewsweb (en)
At 12:00 PM , status update for the storm TEMBIN . Wind: 85Kt, category: Intense Hurricane (Cat 2)
Storm threatens GOP convention
Wed, 22 Aug 2012 17:15:00 +0200cnn (en)
Oil Steady on Potential Storm Disruption, Japan Deficit
Wed, 22 Aug 2012 17:05:00 +0200bloomberg (en)
Crude oil was little changed in New York after the U.S. Energy Department said stockpiles fell more than expected last week. Supplies dropped 5.41 million barrels to 360.7 million in the seven days ended Aug. 17, the report showed. Inventories were forecast to decline 250,000 barrels, according to....
Tropical storm threatens next week’s GOP convention in Florida
Wed, 22 Aug 2012 17:03:00 +0200irishsun (en)
Tropical Storm Isaac is posing a potential threat to next week's Republican National Convention in Florida, which culminates in the nomination of Mitt Romney for president.The U.S. National ...
Wed, 22 Aug 2012 17:01:00 +0200lejdd (fr)
La tempête Isaac , qui était mercredi matin à 340 km à l'est de la Guadeloupe et menace potentiellement la convention du parti républicain...
Hurricane Isaac Expected To Land Near GOP National Convention 2012, Weather Advisory Issued By Miami NHC
Wed, 22 Aug 2012 16:56:00 +0200ibtimes (en)
An advisory was issued at 5 a.m. on Wednesday morning in the midst of tropical storm Isaac , a weather system that is expected to reach hurricane strength.
Morning Natural Gas Market Report 8/22
Wed, 22 Aug 2012 16:55:00 +0200ibtimes-in (en)
September natural gas prices experienced a choppy early morning trade that was contained in the upper half of Tuesday's range. The market came under heavy selling pressure yesterday morning in response to a court ruling overturning an EPA plan to reduce coal-burning emissions. The market recovered the early losses and closed flat on the session.
Wed, 22 Aug 2012 16:52:00 +0200usaToday (en)
Tropical Storm Isaac is getting better organized as it approaches the Carribbean.
Wed, 22 Aug 2012 16:51:00 +0200ibtimes-uk (en)
Wed, 22 Aug 2012 16:48:00 +0200ibtimes-au (en)
Wed, 22 Aug 2012 16:46:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
Leaders across much of the Caribbean closed schools and government offices on Wednesday and urged people to stay at home as Tropical Storm Isaac swept toward the region, threatening to soon become a hurricane and perhaps eventually to menace Florida.
Tropical Storm Isaac growing. Warnings, watches and forecast
Wed, 22 Aug 2012 16:36:00 +0200antiguanews (en)
The highly anticipated storm is getting better organized. Tropical Storm Isaac has winds of 45 mph and is moving towards the west at 19 mph. It will pass through the Leeward Islands of the Caribbean this evening. It will bring 4-8 inches of rain with up to 6 inches as it passes south of the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico .
The 90s are returning and keeping an eye on Isaac
Good Wednesday morning, half way through the week! Two main stories working today, the return of the heat and progress on Tropical Storm Isaac . Let's start with the heat. Today will be warmer than what was experienced on Tuesday, highs today will be in the 80s across the area, warmer to the south.
Tropical Storm Isaac getting better organised
(AP) / 22 August 2012 MIAMI - Tropical Storm Isaac is getting better organised as it approaches the Carribbean. The storm’s maximum sustained winds early Wednesday are near 45 mph (75 kph). The U.S. National Hurricane Center says Isaac is expected to strengthen and could become a hurricane by Thursday.
Oil Steady on Potential Storm Disruption, Japan Trade Deficit
Wed, 22 Aug 2012 16:32:00 +0200bloomberg (en)
Oil fluctuated near the highest level in three months on concern that storms in the Gulf of Mexico will disrupt supplies and as Japan reported a wider-than- expected trade deficit. Oil was little changed as the U.S. National Hurricane Center forecast Tropical Storm Isaac will cross the Leeward....
Hurricane alert on Romneys big day
Wed, 22 Aug 2012 16:31:00 +0200irishsun (en)
A potential hurricane is posing a threat to next week's Republican National Convention in Florida, which culminates in the nomination of Mitt Romney for presidental candidate.The US National ...
Wed, 22 Aug 2012 16:30:00 +0200guardian (en)
National Hurricane Center says Isaac is gaining strength over the Atlantic and could become a hurricane by Thursday Tropical storm Isaac is posing a potential threat to next week's Republican national convention in Tampa, which culminates in the nomination of Mitt Romney for president.
Hurricane threatening to spoil Romney's big day
Wed, 22 Aug 2012 16:28:00 +0200irishexaminer (en)
A potential hurricane is posing a threat to next week’s Republican National Convention in Florida, which culminates in the nomination of Mitt Romney for presidential candidate.
Wed, 22 Aug 2012 16:12:00 +0200zizonline (en)
A tropical storm warning is in effect for St Kitts and Nevis. A tropical storm warning means that tropical storm conditions are expected within the specified area in this case within 12-24 hours. Residents should seek to complete storm preparation by 12 noon today. At 8 am the centre of Tropical Storm Isaac was.
Tropical Storm Isaac strengthens in Caribbean
Wed, 22 Aug 2012 16:06:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
Tropical Storm Isaac strengthened on Wednesday and looked set to become a hurricane as it churned through the Caribbean on a path that could have it hit Florida during next week's Republican convention.
Isaac to Cross Leewards Today on Possible Path to Florida
Wed, 22 Aug 2012 16:02:00 +0200bloomberg (en)
Tropical Storm Isaac is expected to cross the Leeward Islands today and grow into a hurricane on a path toward , where the holds its convention next week. Republican Party The U.S. National Hurricane Center’s tracking map shows the system crossing Haiti as a hurricane on Aug.
Tropical storm Isaac approaches Carribbean
Wed, 22 Aug 2012 15:59:00 +0200news_com_au (en)
TROPICAL Storm Isaac is expected to strengthen and become a hurricane by Thursday.
Hurricane alert on Romney's big day
Wed, 22 Aug 2012 15:56:00 +0200herald-ie (en)
A potential hurricane is posing a threat to next week's Republican National Convention in Florida, which culminates in the nomination of Mitt Romney for presidental candidate.
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La tempête tropicale Isaac s'approche des Caraïbes
Wed, 22 Aug 2012 15:25:00 +0200cyberpresse (fr)
La tempête tropicale Isaac se renforçait et s'approchait des Caraïbes, mercredi, avec une vitesse...
Tropical Storm Isaac Getting Better Organized
Wed, 22 Aug 2012 15:24:00 +0200ABCnews (en)
Tropical Storm Isaac getting better organized in the Atlantic as it approaches the Caribbean
A Race For The WH That Spares The Change
The Tampa Bay Times’ Marissa Lang and Richard Danielson report: “The prospect of a hurricane bearing down on next week’s Republican National Convention became a genuine concern Tuesday as Tropical Storm Isaac formed in the Atlantic Ocean and loomed as a threat to Florida.
The Energy Report - Commodity Crazy!
Wed, 22 Aug 2012 15:24:00 +0200ibtimes-in (en)
The commodity markets are bullish again. Let me count the ways. Many of the old time commodity markets are breaking out and for a host of different reasons. Platinum continues to soar in the aftermath of mine violence in South Africa. Now add to that concerns that production cut backs at other mines are creating breakout in the metals.
Storm speeds toward the Leeward Islands
Wed, 22 Aug 2012 15:23:00 +0200cnn (en)
Tropical Storm Isaac churned away in the Atlantic Ocean early Wednesday, closing on the eastern Caribbean Sea and possible hurricane status later this week.
Wed, 22 Aug 2012 15:23:00 +0200independent-ie (en)
Wed, 22 Aug 2012 15:19:00 +0200ibtimes-uk (en)
Wed, 22 Aug 2012 15:15:00 +0200ibtimes-au (en)
Video: Isaac: Tropical storm could become hurricane
Wed, 22 Aug 2012 15:12:00 +0200CBSnews (en)
Tropical Storm Isaac could become a hurricane and forecasters say it might affect the Republican convention in Tampa, Fla. David Bernard, chief meteorologist for Miami's CBS-4 reports.
Isaac to Cross Leewards Today, May Be Hurricane Tomorrow
Wed, 22 Aug 2012 14:58:00 +0200bloomberg (en)
Tropical Storm Isaac is expected to cross the Leeward Islands today and enter the Caribbean Sea, where it may become a hurricane tomorrow, according to the U.S. National Hurricane Center. , the ninth named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season , was about 210 miles (338 kilometers) east of....
Wed, 22 Aug 2012 13:33:00 +0200antiguanews (en)
The storm's maximum sustained winds early Wednesday are near 45 mph (75 kph). The U.S. National Hurricane Center says Isaac is expected to strengthen and could become a hurricane by Thursday. Tropical storm warnings are in effect for Puerto Rico, the U.S.
MIAMI Tropical Storm Isaac is getting better organized as it approaches the Carribbean. The storm's maximum sustained winds early today were near 45 mph. The U.S. National Hurricane Center says Isaac is expected to strengthen and could become a hurricane by Thursday. Tropical storm warnings are in effect for Puerto Rico, the U.
Wed, 22 Aug 2012 13:25:00 +0200irishsun (en)
MIAMI -- Tropical Storm Isaac is getting better organized as it approaches the Carribbean.The storm's maximum sustained winds early Wednesday are near 45 mph (75 kph). The U.S. National ...
Wed, 22 Aug 2012 12:49:00 +0200ABCnews (en)
Your look at the five biggest and most buzz-worthy stories of the morning. 1. Armed Man Arrested for Alleged Obama Threat A Washington state man was arrested on Tuesday for reportedly making threats against President Obama in an email sent to a general FBI mailbox.
10 Things to Know for Wednesday
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GOP ready should Isaac slam Tampa
Wed, 22 Aug 2012 12:35:00 +0200CBSnews (en)
Tropical storm could become hurricane and may head for city hosting GOP convention, but Republicans are prepared
Wed, 22 Aug 2012 12:34:00 +0200AP (en)
Tropical storm Isaac approaches Caribbean
Wed, 22 Aug 2012 12:33:00 +0200antiguanews (en)
Tropical storm Isaac is getting better organized as it approaches the Caribbean. The storm's maximum sustained winds early Wednesday are near 75 kilometres per hour. The U.S. National Hurricane Center says Isaac is expected to strengthen and could become a hurricane by Thursday. Tropical storm warnings are in effect for Puerto Rico, the U.
Isaac Better Organized, Set to Be Hurricane Tomorrow, NHC Says
Wed, 22 Aug 2012 12:23:00 +0200bloomberg (en)
Tropical Storm Isaac is becoming better organized and is forecast to strengthen into a hurricane tomorrow as it heads toward the Leeward Islands in the Caribbean Sea , according to the U.S. National Hurricane Center. , the ninth named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season that runs through....
Wed, 22 Aug 2012 11:59:00 +0200CBC (en)
The U.S National Hurricane Center says tropical storm Isaac , which is approaching the Caribbean, is expected to strengthen and could become a hurricane by Thursday.
Tropical Storm Isaac a concern as GOP convention nears
Wed, 22 Aug 2012 11:54:00 +0200cnn (en)
Wed, 22 Aug 2012 10:40:00 +0200cnn (en)
(CNN) -- Tropical Storm Isaac churned away in the Atlantic Ocean early Wednesday, forecast to strengthen into a hurricane and posing a potential threat to the GOP convention in Florida next week. It is too early to tell what effects the storm will have on the U.S. mainland.
Tropical Storm Isaac on GOP convention radar
Wed, 22 Aug 2012 09:47:00 +0200irishsun (en)
Tampa .It's much too early to say with any certainty whether it will gain hurricane strength or make a beeline for Tampa, on Florida's west coast. But it's the type of weather that ...
Storm warning posted for Puerto Rico
Wed, 22 Aug 2012 09:29:00 +0200upi (en)
MIAMI, Aug. 22 (UPI) -- A hurricane watch was posted for Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands as Tropical Storm Isaac headed toward the Leeward Islands, U.S. forecasters said.
Tropical Storm Isaac on the Move
Wed, 22 Aug 2012 08:44:00 +0200irishsun (en)
Forecasters say Tropical Storm Isaac continues to move west toward the Caribbean on a track that could possibly take it toward Florida, where the Republican National Convention is to be held next ...
US train derailment takes out internet at Guantanamo Bay
Wed, 22 Aug 2012 08:30:00 +0200telegraph (en)
A train wreck in the United States disrupted Internet connections to the Guantanamo Bay on Tuesday and caused a one-day delay in pretrial hearings for five prisoners accused of launching the September 11 attacks.
No school today, but staff to secure school material
Wed, 22 Aug 2012 07:56:00 +0200thedailyherald (en)
~ Normal business operations ~ PHILIPSBURG--School has been cancelled for today due to the expected passing of tropical storm Isaac , the government announced Tuesday night. However, teachers and school management have been asked to report to their respective schools today to secure school materials.
Country remains under tropical storm warning
PHILIPSBURG--A Tropical Storm Warning remained in effect for St. Maarten as of 11:00pm Tuesday, based on information received by the Office of Disaster Management (ODM). The season's ninth storm was named Tropical Storm Isaac as of 5:00pm and at 11:00pm its centre was located at 15.6N55.6W, about 390 miles (625km) East of Guadeloupe.
Wed, 22 Aug 2012 07:43:00 +0200AP (en)
MIAMI (AP) — Forecasters cast a wary eye Tuesday on Tropical Storm Isaac , which was moving west in the Atlantic Ocean and poses a potential threat to Florida during next week's Republican National Convention in Tampa. It's much too early to say with any certainty whether it will gain hurricane....
Wed, 22 Aug 2012 07:41:00 +0200ABCnews (en)
Tropical Storm Isaac moves west; GOP convention organizers eye track that could include Fla.
Tropical storm Isaac heads for Caribbean
Wed, 22 Aug 2012 07:40:00 +0200news_com_au (en)
FORECASTERS say tropical storm Isaac continues to move west toward the Caribbean on a track that could possibly take it toward Florida, where the Republican National Convention is to be held next week. The National Hurricane Center said Isaac had top sustained winds near 64km/h at 11pm EDT on....
Tropical Storm Isaac on move; Fla. may be in track
Wed, 22 Aug 2012 07:30:00 +0200antiguanews (en)
MIAMI - Forecasters say Tropical Storm Isaac continues to move west toward the Caribbean on a track that could possibly take it toward Florida, where the Republican National Convention is to be held next week. The National Hurricane Center said Isaac had top sustained winds near 40 mph (64 kph) at 11 p.
Isaac May Become Caribbean Sea Hurricane Tomorrow, Center Says
Wed, 22 Aug 2012 07:10:00 +0200bloomberg (en)
Tropical Storm Isaac was forecast to strengthen into a hurricane tomorrow as it headed toward the Leeward Islands in the Caribbean Sea , according to the U.S. National Hurricane Center. , the ninth named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season that runs through November, was about 390 miles east of....
Tropical Storm Isaac moving westward toward Cuba; threat to
Wed, 22 Aug 2012 06:28:00 +0200antiguanews (en)
Forecast models in the National Hurricane Center’s 11 p.m. update put South Florida was in the easternmost part of the cone of error for a potential landfall. Isaac was about 390 miles east of Guadelope with maximum sustained winds of 40 mph. It was moving west at 18 mph The forecast shows Isaac....
Wed, 22 Aug 2012 05:30:00 +0200AP (en)
MIAMI (AP) — Forecasters cast a wary eye Tuesday on Tropical Storm Isaac , which was looming in the Atlantic Ocean and poses a potential threat to Florida during next week's Republican National Convention in Tampa. It's much too early to say with any certainty whether it will gain hurricane....
Tropical Storm Isaac moving eastward toward Cuba; threat to
Wed, 22 Aug 2012 04:58:00 +0200antiguanews (en)
The forecast cone shows Isaac becoming a hurricane Thursday as it approaches the southern coasts of Puerto Rico and Hispaniola and that it could strike central Cuba by Sunday afternoon. Beyond that, forecast models differ on what path the storm might take.
UPDATE 1-Tropical Storm Isaac threatens eastern Caribbean
* Storm warnings issued for eastern Caribbean islands * Isaac expected to strengthen into hurricane near Puerto Rico * Storm's track may include Florida, where Republican convention to be held By Kevin Gray MIAMI, Aug 21 (Reuters) - Tropical Storm Isaac formed in the Atlantic Ocean on Tuesday and....
Tropical Storm Isaac threatens eastern Caribbean
MIAMI: Tropical Storm Isaac formed in the Atlantic Ocean on Tuesday and was expected to strengthen into a hurricane later this week as it moves on projected path across most of the Caribbean, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said. Isaac was centered 500 miles (805 km) east of the island of Guadeloupe.
MIAMI (Reuters) - Tropical Storm Isaac formed in the Atlantic Ocean on Tuesday and was expected to strengthen into a hurricane later this week as it moves on projected path across most of the , the U.S. said. National Hurricane Center Isaac was centered 500 miles east of the island of Guadeloupe.
Tropical Storm Isaac could hit Republican convention
Wed, 22 Aug 2012 04:37:00 +0200irishsun (en)
MIAMI: A tropical storm swirling in the eastern Caribbean has raised the remote possibility that this year's Republican National Convention could be more blustery than usual.Tropical Storm Isaac ...
Hurricane could hit US convention
Wed, 22 Aug 2012 04:30:00 +0200bbc-news (en)
A tropical storm forming in the Caribbean poses a potential threat to Florida next week during the Republican National Convention.
Wed, 22 Aug 2012 04:02:00 +0200channelnewsasia (en)
MIAMI: A tropical storm swirling in the eastern Caribbean has raised the remote possibility that this year's Republican National Convention could be more blustery than usual.
Wed, 22 Aug 2012 03:46:00 +0200stabroeknews (en)
MIAMI, (Reuters) – Tropical Storm Isaac formed in the Atlantic Ocean today and was expected to strengthen into a hurricane later this week as it moves on projected path across most of the... View full article at stabroeknews.com
Wed, 22 Aug 2012 03:33:00 +0200trust (en)
Tue, 21 Aug 2012 22:34 GMT Source: reuters // Reuters * Storm warnings issued for eastern Caribbean islands * Isaac expected to strengthen into hurricane near Puerto Rico * Storm's track may include Florida, where Republican convention to be held By Kevin Gray MIAMI, Aug 21 (Reuters) - Tropical....
Wed, 22 Aug 2012 03:20:00 +0200alertnet-rss (en)
Wed, 22 Aug 2012 03:03:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
A tropical storm swirling in the eastern Caribbean has raised the remote possibility that this year's Republican National Convention could be more blustery than usual.
Tropical storm Isaac forms in Atlantic
Wed, 22 Aug 2012 02:37:00 +0200chinadaily (en)
US National Hurricane Center on Tuesday afternoon put out an advisory warning Tropical Storm Isaac has formed in the Atlantic Ocean.
Vigilance orange cyclone pour la tempête Isaac
Wed, 22 Aug 2012 02:05:00 +0200alvinet (fr)
A 17 heures locales, le centre était localisé à environ 810 km à l'Est de la Guadeloupe. La dépression... Source : France Antilles - Régions : Guadeloupe - Articles similaires
«Orange cyclone» pour «Isaac»
La dépression tropicale n°9 a laissé place à la tempête tropicale Isaac . La Guadeloupe est donc désormais en vigilance orange cyclonique. DOMactu vous propose le... Source : DOMactu - Régions : Guadeloupe - Articles similaires
Isaac: Soon to be named tropical storms expected hurricane t
Wed, 22 Aug 2012 01:25:00 +0200antiguanews (en)
. That is only a matter of time as this system appears to be getting organized and has broken away from the dust infused dry Saharan Air Layer from Africa. The has been some wind shear from the northeast limiting its growth, but that is expected to diminish by Wednesday and allow this to feed off of warm water to grow in a hurry.
Wed, 22 Aug 2012 01:23:00 +0200bbc (en)
Tropical Storm Isaac forms in Atlantic
Wed, 22 Aug 2012 01:13:00 +0200upi (en)
MIAMI, Aug. 21 (UPI) -- Tropical Storm Isaac organized itself over the Atlantic Ocean to the east of the Lesser Antilles Tuesday afternoon, U.S. forecasters said.
Tropical storm Isaac forms in Atlantic, threatening GOP convention
Wed, 22 Aug 2012 01:05:00 +0200xinhuanet_en (en)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 21 (Xinhua) -- U.S. National Hurricane Center on Tuesday afternoon put out an advisory warning Tropical Storm Isaac has formed in the Atlantic Ocean and could grow into a hurricane over the next few days, which might strike Florida or pass close as the Republican Party convenes its national convention in Tampa in the U.
Train crash delays Guantanamo hearings in 9/11 case
Wed, 22 Aug 2012 00:41:00 +0200reuters (en)
GUANTANAMO BAY US NAVAL BASE, Cuba (Reuters) - A train wreck in the United States disrupted Internet connections to the Guantanamo Bay U.S. Naval base on Tuesday and caused a one-day delay in pretrial hearings for five prisoners accused of launching the September 11 attacks.
Wed, 22 Aug 2012 00:39:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
Forecasters cast a wary eye Tuesday on Tropical Storm Isaac , which was looming in the Atlantic Ocean and poses a potential threat to Florida during next week's Republican National Convention in Tampa.
Wed, 22 Aug 2012 00:34:00 +0200newschannel5 (en)
Tropical Storm Isaac May Become Hurricane in Caribbean
Wed, 22 Aug 2012 00:33:00 +0200bloomberg (en)
Tropical Storm Isaac , the ninth of the Atlantic hurricane season , formed east of the Lesser Antilles and is forecast to emerge over the eastern Caribbean Sea within two days. An Air Force Reserve “hurricane hunter” plane found Isaac 500 miles (805 kilometers) east of Guadeloupe with maximum....
Tropical Storm Isaac forms near Lesser Antilles, may have ey
Wed, 22 Aug 2012 00:25:00 +0200antiguanews (en)
Tropical Depression #9 has been upgraded to Tropical Storm Isaac as of the latest advisory from the National Hurricane Center . Data from an air force reserve hurricane hunter aircraft confirms the system can be upgraded to Isaac. Tropical Storm warnings are up for all of the northern and central....
Tropical Storm Isaac may threaten GOP convention
Wed, 22 Aug 2012 00:16:00 +0200msnbc (en)
Forecasters are keeping a wary eye on Tropical Storm Isaac , which developed in the Atlantic Ocean on Tuesday and poses a threat to Florida during next week's Republican National Convention in Tampa.
Tropical Storm Isaac Swirls to Life in Atlantic
Wed, 22 Aug 2012 00:09:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
The ninth named storm of the 2012 Atlantic hurricane season has churned to life over ocean waters east of Puerto Rico; the National Hurricane Center announced the birth of Tropical Storm Isaac at 5 p.m. ET today (Aug. 21).
Wed, 22 Aug 2012 00:07:00 +0200AP (en)
Tropical Storm Isaac Forms in Atlantic
Wed, 22 Aug 2012 00:02:00 +0200bloomberg (en)
Tropical Storm Isaac formed in the Atlantic about 500 miles (800 kilometers) east of Guadeloupe, the National Hurricane Center said in an advisory before 5 p.m. time. New York To contact the reporter on this story: Lynn Doan in San Francisco at ldoan6@bloomberg.
Distant tropical threat on GOP convention radar
Tue, 21 Aug 2012 23:35:00 +0200AP (en)
MIAMI (AP) — Forecasters are keeping a wary eye on Tropical Storm Isaac in the Atlantic Ocean that poses a potential threat to Florida during next week's Republican National Convention in Tampa. National Hurricane Center computer models Tuesday predicted the storm would grow into a hurricane over the next few days.
Hurricane threat for GOP convention in Tampa?
Tue, 21 Aug 2012 23:14:00 +0200CBSnews (en)
Forecasters are keeping an eye on a tropical depression that poses a potential threat to Florida during next week's RNC
Une tempête pour la convention républicaine ?
Tue, 21 Aug 2012 23:00:00 +0200alvinet (fr)
Une nouvelle dépression en passe de se transformer en tempête tropicale dans les Caraïbes pourrait perturber la convention républicaine organisée... Source : Le JDD - Articles similaires
Une tempête pour la convention républicaine?
Tue, 21 Aug 2012 22:27:00 +0200lejdd (fr)
Une nouvelle dépression en passe de se transformer en tempête tropicale dans les Caraïbes pourrait perturber la convention républicaine organisée...
Federation on Tropical Storm Warning
Tue, 21 Aug 2012 22:04:00 +0200zizonline (en)
St. Kitts Nevis has been put on a tropical storm warning for an approaching weather system. According to the National Hurricane Centre this afternoon Tropical Depression Nine was moving toward the west near 18 mph and this general motion is expected to continue for the next 48 hours...
Storm system could send hurricane to US convention
Tue, 21 Aug 2012 21:56:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
A weather system swirling in the eastern Caribbean has raised the remote possibility that this year's Republican National Convention could be more blustery than usual.
Hurricane may threaten Republican convention
Tue, 21 Aug 2012 21:51:00 +0200news_com_au (en)
A WEATHER system swirling in the eastern Caribbean has raised the remote possibility that this year's Republican National Convention could be more blustery than usual.
Une tempête pourrait perturber la convention républicaine en Floride
Tue, 21 Aug 2012 21:35:00 +0200cyberpresse (fr)
Une nouvelle dépression en passe de se transformer en tempête tropicale dans les Caraïbes pourrait...
Tropical storm expected to form near the Lesser Antilles
Tue, 21 Aug 2012 21:16:00 +0200alertnet-rss (en)
Tue, 21 Aug 2012 17:13 GMT Source: reuters // Reuters MIAMI, Aug 21 (Reuters) - A tropical depression formed in the Atlantic Ocean on Tuesday, prompting tropical storm warnings across several Caribbean islands, and forecasters predicted it will strengthen into a hurricane later this week.
Tue, 21 Aug 2012 21:04:00 +0200trust (en)
Hurricane hunter checking out Atlantic storm
Tue, 21 Aug 2012 20:53:00 +0200dailystar-LB (en)
A hurricane hunter aircraft is headed toward a tropical depression that forecasters say likely will become Tropical Storm Isaac .
Tue, 21 Aug 2012 20:19:00 +0200antiguanews (en)
MIAMI (Reuters) - A tropical depression formed in the Atlantic Ocean on Tuesday, prompting tropical storm warnings across several Caribbean islands , and forecasters predicted it will strengthen into a hurricane later this week. The swirling mass of thunderstorms was located about 580 miles east of....
Tropical storm expected to form near Lesser Antilles
(Reuters) / 21 August 2012 MIAMI - A tropical depression formed in the Atlantic Ocean on Tuesday, prompting tropical storm warnings across several Caribbean islands, and forecasters predicted it will strengthen into a hurricane later this week. The swirling mass of thunderstorms was located about....
Tue, 21 Aug 2012 19:38:00 +0200reuters (en)
MIAMI (Reuters) - A tropical depression formed in the Atlantic Ocean on Tuesday, prompting tropical storm warnings across several Caribbean islands, and forecasters predicted it will strengthen into a hurricane later this week.
Tue, 21 Aug 2012 19:34:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)
MIAMI (Reuters) - A tropical depression formed in the Atlantic Ocean on Tuesday, prompting tropical storm warnings across several Caribbean islands, and forecasters predicted it will strengthen into a hurricane later this week. The swirling mass of thunderstorms was located about 580 miles east of....
Tropical storm warnings issued for Caribbean as depression moves west
Tue, 21 Aug 2012 18:06:00 +0200caribbean360 (en)
Tropical depression expected to become a tropical storm later today as it moves quickly toward the Lesser Antilles.
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