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Please acknowledge EMM when (re)using this material http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-05-15/tropical-storm-aletta-strengthens-in-pacific-off-mexico.html (Update 3) Aletta, the first tropical storm of the eastern Pacific season, weakened today to 40 mph winds (65 kilometers per hour) about 785 miles south of the tip of ’s Baja California , the National Hurricane Center said. Aletta was moving west at about 9 mph, with further weakening expected.... Wed, 16 May 2012 17:23:00 +0200 bloomberg en bloomberg-617230d9f0a8fdcf54cf8bee265d7e02 NaturalDisasters 19.3395004253507 -99.6272668409776 30.5464749448692 -115.086886992837 20120516172300 http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-05-15/tropical-storm-aletta-strengthens-in-pacific-off-mexico.html (Update 2) Aletta, the first tropical storm of the eastern Pacific season, weakened today to 40 mph winds (65 kilometers per hour) about 770 miles south of the tip of ’s Baja California , the National Hurricane Center said. Aletta was moving west-northwest at about 9 mph, with further weakening.... Wed, 16 May 2012 11:32:00 +0200 bloomberg en bloomberg-76f7dd55cb72317cdfa37fa45e67378c NaturalDisasters 19.3395004253507 -99.6272668409776 30.5464749448692 -115.086886992837 20120516113200 http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/47428938/ns/world_news-americas/ The first tropical storm of the year formed in the Pacific Ocean southwest of Mexico on Monday and was named Aletta, the Miami-based National Hurricane Center said. Tue, 15 May 2012 16:36:00 +0200 msnbc en msnbc-c1a1aff5e5c4c73805de0371066643f1 NaturalDisasters 19.3395004253507 -99.6272668409776 20120515163600 http://usnews.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/05/15/11713566-aletta-first-pacific-tropical-storm-of-2012-forms-southwest-of-mexico?lite The first tropical storm of the year formed in the Pacific Ocean southwest of Mexico on Monday and was named Aletta, the Miami-based National Hurricane Center said. Tue, 15 May 2012 13:25:00 +0200 msnbc en msnbc-40f8348dffdafaac58dfc3505ec35cce NaturalDisasters 19.3395004253507 -99.6272668409776 20120515132500 http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-05-15/aletta-forms-as-first-storm-in-eastern-pacific-nhc-says-1-.html (Update 1) Winds from Tropical Storm Aletta, the season’s first named storm, reached 40 mph (65 kilometers per hour) about 640 miles south-southwest of Mexico ’s Pacific resort of Manzanillo, the National Hurricane Center said. The system was moving west-northwest at 9 mph and may strengthen some.... Tue, 15 May 2012 11:25:00 +0200 bloomberg en bloomberg-9f4b1d55d30425fc959c4aa0669d7aee NaturalDisasters 19.3395004253507 -99.6272668409776 19.04767 -104.327003 20120515112500 http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-05-15/aletta-forms-as-first-storm-in-eastern-pacific-nhc-says-1-.html Tropical storm Aletta formed in the eastern Pacific Ocean , the season’s first named storm, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said. The system had maximum winds of 40 miles per hour and was about 650 miles south-southwest of Manzanillo, , according to an advisory from the center at 8 p.m. Pacific Daylight Time yesterday. Tue, 15 May 2012 10:23:00 +0200 bloomberg en bloomberg-291002abf9c718361fb9ec01bc51d7fc NaturalDisasters 19.04767 -104.327003 20120515102300 http://www.trust.org/alertnet/news/first-pacific-tropical-storm-of-2012-forms-southwest-of-mexico 15 May 2012 02:51 Source: reuters // Reuters WASHINGTON, May 14 (Reuters) - The first tropical storm of the year formed in the Pacific Ocean southwest of Mexico on Monday and was named Aletta, the Miami-based National Hurricane Center said. It said the storm was located far out to sea, 650 miles.... Tue, 15 May 2012 07:46:00 +0200 trust en trust-08865592b19d2c4a2aeb229a06b4199a NaturalDisasters 38.9051 -77.0162 19.3395004253507 -99.6272668409776 20120515074600 http://www.trust.org/alertnet/news/first-pacific-tropical-storm-of-2012-forms-southwest-of-mexico 15 May 2012 02:51 Source: reuters // Reuters WASHINGTON, May 14 (Reuters) - The first tropical storm of the year formed in the Pacific Ocean southwest of Mexico on Monday and was named Aletta, the Miami-based National Hurricane Center said. It said the storm was located far out to sea, 650 miles.... Tue, 15 May 2012 05:08:00 +0200 alertnet en alertnet-08865592b19d2c4a2aeb229a06b4199a NaturalDisasters 38.9051 -77.0162 19.3395004253507 -99.6272668409776 20120515050800 http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2146896/Brewing-storm-threatens-early-start-hurricane-season-forecasters-warn.html?ITO=1490 A swirling mass of thunderstorms off the South Carolina coast has a 50 per cent chance of developing into a tropical depression or a tropical storm, weather forecasters said on Saturday. Sat, 19 May 2012 21:26:00 +0200 dailymail en dailymail-39ba369e64a8ac517fa00de361a90389 NaturalDisasters 33.9156114107951 -80.9011387399278 20120519212600 http://edition.cnn.com/2012/05/19/us/tropical-weather/index.html?eref=rss_topstories Tropical Storm Alberto, the first named storm of the 2012 Atlantic hurricane season, formed Saturday off the coast of South Carolina. Sun, 20 May 2012 00:09:00 +0200 cnn en cnn-1924cb1141d9dc41e5dc35a745451890 NaturalDisasters 33.9156114107951 -80.9011387399278 20120520000900 http://edition.cnn.com/2012/05/20/us/tropical-weather/index.html A large swath of coastal South Carolina is under a tropical storm watch due to Alberto, the first named tropical storm of the 2012 Atlantic hurricane season. Sun, 20 May 2012 07:28:00 +0200 cnn en cnn-db46912107e6605a5247e4f80338346b NaturalDisasters 33.9156114107951 -80.9011387399278 20120520072800 http://edition.cnn.com/2012/05/20/us/tropical-weather/index.html?eref=rss_topstories A large swath of coastal South Carolina is under a tropical storm watch due to Alberto, the first named tropical storm of the 2012 Atlantic hurricane season. Sun, 20 May 2012 07:43:00 +0200 cnn en cnn-1b3e7f0ba5ce96c26a6eff006d96a1f7 NaturalDisasters 33.9156114107951 -80.9011387399278 20120520074300 http://french.ruvr.ru/2012_05_20/Atlantique-storm-Alberto/ Une première tempête tropicale s'est formée dans la saison des ouragans en Atlantique. Elle a été appelée " Alberto ". " Alberto " se trouve d'environ 200 km de côte sud-est de l'état américain de Caroline du Sud. Sun, 20 May 2012 16:33:00 +0200 ruvr-fr fr ruvr-fr-4bb861238bb8b0fa40ceea5c15526675 NaturalDisasters 20120520163300 http://edition.cnn.com/2012/05/20/us/tropical-weather/index.html Although Tropical Storm Alberto remained offshore, a swath of coastal South Carolina could experience tropical storm conditions Sunday and Monday, the National Hurricane Center said. Sun, 20 May 2012 20:03:00 +0200 cnn en cnn-356eaab66f4f1d3686d36c46e822bb7e NaturalDisasters 33.9156114107951 -80.9011387399278 20120520200300 http://edition.cnn.com/2012/05/20/us/tropical-weather/index.html?eref=rss_topstories A large swath of coastal South Carolina is under a tropical storm watch due to Alberto, the first named tropical storm of the 2012 Atlantic hurricane season. Sun, 20 May 2012 23:12:00 +0200 cnn en cnn-402f6051a0522497d2403474a36ed140 NaturalDisasters 33.9156114107951 -80.9011387399278 20120520231200