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Packing strong winds of 43 meters per second and heavy rains, Typhoon Sanba was moving northeastward at a speed of.... Mon, 17 Sep 2012 05:36:00 +0200 koreatimes en koreatimes-7bd0fda1da8fc694b53d8539687f6f10 NaturalDisasters 37.5424 126.935 20120917053600 http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2012/09/117_120088.html Tens of thousands of people were forced to evacuate and hundreds of sea and air passenger services were canceled as a powerful typhoon made landfall in southern Korea on Monday. Packing strong winds of 43 meters per second and heavy rains, Typhoon Sanba was moving northeastward at a speed of 34.... Mon, 17 Sep 2012 04:01:00 +0200 koreatimes en koreatimes-2aadaa062ebdcf41ee727cc6d45e4581 NaturalDisasters 20120917040100 http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-09-06/hurricane-leslie-stops-moving-as-bermuda-issues-watch.html Leslie was downgraded to a tropical storm as it was almost stationary in the Atlantic before moving north on a track past Leslie’s path may take the storm east of Bermuda on Sept. 9, the National Hurricane Center said in an advisory at 11 a.m. East Coast time. Sat, 08 Sep 2012 15:23:00 +0200 bloomberg en bloomberg-3165242dd049e06dfa83d4e1c0ccc605 NaturalDisasters 32.3011 -64.7993 20120908152300 http://www.homelandsecuritynewswire.com/dr20120831-isaac-leaves-flooding-power-outages-in-its-path 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.... Fri, 31 Aug 2012 09:03:00 +0200 homelandsecuritynewswire en homelandsecuritynewswire-6e77353f1f693d58c3a0e51bffa2d460 NaturalDisasters 20120831090300 http://www.voanews.com/content/tropical-storm-isaac-losing-punch-still-poses-threat/1498413.html 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.... Thu, 30 Aug 2012 20:55:00 +0200 voanews en voanews-ab9772bd0805898c94fffd37f9f2844b NaturalDisasters 29.9564 -90.0987 20120830205500 http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2195008/Ellen-Barkin-saying-hopes-Republicans-drowned-Hurricane-Isaac.html?ITO=1490 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'. Wed, 29 Aug 2012 03:27:00 +0200 dailymail en dailymail-18d62c0fd61049c91771747ee5905ce3 NaturalDisasters 20120829032700 http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-08-27/romney-sraddles-warmer-pitch-with-obama-attacks-in-tampa.html 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. Mon, 27 Aug 2012 13:10:00 +0200 bloomberg en bloomberg-9f7482875ca436a27577ad4807c3347b NaturalDisasters 28.01586 -82.452377 20120827131000 http://www.timesunion.com/local/article/Lingering-fear-shock-after-quake-in-Haiti-3816782.php 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.... Mon, 27 Aug 2012 09:08:00 +0200 antiguanews en antiguanews-4cbad1fa186054ec28475b5defa3e5b7 NaturalDisasters 18.54299 -72.343102 20120827090800 http://www.newschannel5.com/story/19611777/tropical-storm-miriam-forms-in-eastern-pacific Forecasters say Tropical Storm Miriam has formed over the eastern Pacific, but it remains well offshore and does not pose a threat to land. Sat, 22 Sep 2012 17:21:00 +0200 newschannel5 en newschannel5-0709bf8082fc5aae8d34bb9654149b1e NaturalDisasters 20120922172100 http://edition.cnn.com/2012/08/27/politics/gop-convention-wrap/index.html Monday was supposed to be Obama-bashing day to launch the Republican National Convention, and GOP organizers showed they weren't going to let something like a tropical storm totally derail their agenda. Mon, 27 Aug 2012 20:36:00 +0200 cnn en cnn-b4cec2892fb0ecd5836bc7ef11d87798 TerroristAttack GenderEquality NaturalDisasters 20120827203600 http://edition.cnn.com/2012/08/27/politics/gop-convention-wrap/index.html Tampa, Florida (CNN) -- Monday was supposed to be Obama-bashing day to launch the Republican National Convention, and GOP organizers showed they weren't going to let something like a tropical storm totally derail their agenda. While the full proceedings of the first day were canceled, effectively.... Mon, 27 Aug 2012 19:48:00 +0200 cnn en cnn-4121d721b1469a6f846a49e1607170d9 TerroristAttack GenderEquality NaturalDisasters 28.01586 -82.452377 20120827194800 http://www.irishsun.com/index.php/sid/209414197/scat/b8de8e630faf3631 Forecasters say Tropical Storm Miriam has formed over the eastern Pacific, but it remains well offshore and does not pose a threat to land. The U.S. National Hurricane Center said Saturday that ... Sat, 22 Sep 2012 22:49:00 +0200 irishsun en irishsun-6b0b92a609093b41611148072b5db1d2 NaturalDisasters 20120922224900 http://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2012/09/23/Nadine-once-again-a-tropical-storm/UPI-96981348415108/ MIAMI, Sept. 23 (UPI) -- The post-tropical cyclone known as Nadine has regained tropical storm status in the mid-Atlantic, U.S. forecasters said Sunday. Sun, 23 Sep 2012 22:18:00 +0200 upi en upi-2116219e4bcfd25d8f63900449e79585 NaturalDisasters 25.8321 -80.2702 20120923221800 http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/world/2012-09/24/c_131869177.htm MEXICO CITY, Sept. 23 (Xinhua) -- Tropical Storm Miriam gathered strength off Mexico's Pacific coast Sunday, threatening to turn into a hurricane by nightfall, said the Mexican weather service. The storm, according to the Miami-based National Hurricane Center (NHC), was located about 760 km south of.... Mon, 24 Sep 2012 05:05:00 +0200 xinhuanet_en en xinhuanet_en-7a1cee6f2bbdd0bd9dae5d7669ad7abb NaturalDisasters 20120924050500 http://www.irishsun.com/index.php/sid/209441250/scat/b8de8e630faf3631 Forecasters at the National Hurricane Center in Miami said Miriam was about 430 miles (692 kilometers) south of the southern tip of Baja California. The storm has winds of 90 mph (145 kph) and is ... Mon, 24 Sep 2012 07:26:00 +0200 irishsun en irishsun-a90be783aeb9321bdf7795e50acdd806 NaturalDisasters 25.8321 -80.2702 20120924072600 http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/articles/387296/20120924/hurricane-miriam-strengthening-poses-no-threat-land.htm Tropical depression Miriam has become a category one hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale but poses no threat to land, according to the National Hurricane Center in Miami. Mon, 24 Sep 2012 10:24:00 +0200 ibtimes-uk en ibtimes-uk-98c4711b3324bc100d05f79227abe019 NaturalDisasters 25.8321 -80.2702 20120924102400 http://www.irishsun.com/index.php/sid/209445959/scat/b8de8e630faf3631 MIAMI (AP) -- U.S. forecasters say Miriam has rapidly strengthened into a Category 2 hurricane well off Mexico's Baja California peninsula, but poses no threat to ... Mon, 24 Sep 2012 13:10:00 +0200 irishsun en irishsun-80aafa880a0a38d584fd15ae46cdb9b8 NaturalDisasters 25.8321 -80.2702 19.3395004253507 -99.6272668409776 30.5464749448692 -115.086886992837 20120924131000 http://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2012/09/24/Hurricane-Miriam-expected-to-intensify/UPI-32681348485674/ MIAMI, Sept. 24 (UPI) -- Hurricane Miriam churned in the Pacific Ocean several hundred miles off the Mexican coast, but no warnings or watches were posted Monday, forecasters said. Mon, 24 Sep 2012 14:27:00 +0200 upi en upi-9c3870faddbc3a512dc083836783a62b NaturalDisasters 25.8321 -80.2702 20120924142700 http://www.irishsun.com/index.php/sid/209448686/scat/b8de8e630faf3631 MIAMI (AP) Ã?? US forecasters say Miriam has rapidly strengthened into a Category 2 hurricane well off Mexico's Baja California peninsula, but poses no threat to land. Forecasters at the ... Mon, 24 Sep 2012 14:44:00 +0200 irishsun en irishsun-210d314aea1b591d828548e49b9d73a7 NaturalDisasters 25.8321 -80.2702 19.3395004253507 -99.6272668409776 30.5464749448692 -115.086886992837 20120924144400 http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_world/view/1227764/1/.html MIAMI: Hurricane Miriam, churning far off the Mexican coast in the Pacific Ocean, strengthened to a Category 2 storm early Monday, US forecasters said. Mon, 24 Sep 2012 15:35:00 +0200 channelnewsasia en channelnewsasia-d0f736c9b5725204570fe9e8c6b60b73 NaturalDisasters 25.8321 -80.2702 20120924153500 http://www.irishsun.com/index.php/sid/209450198/scat/b8de8e630faf3631 MIAMI: Hurricane Miriam, churning far off the Mexican coast in the Pacific Ocean, strengthened to a Category 2 storm early Monday, US forecasters said. The storm located 665 kilometres south ... Mon, 24 Sep 2012 15:46:00 +0200 irishsun en irishsun-310270caa1afe307833ce9fa4e183e33 NaturalDisasters 25.8321 -80.2702 20120924154600 http://www.csmonitor.com/Science/2012/0924/Tropical-storm-Miriam-now-a-Category-2-hurricane?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:%20feeds/csm%20%28Christian%20Science%20Monitor%20%7C%20All%20Stories%29 Tropical storm Miriam rapidly became hurricane Miriam in the Pacific. Miriam is getting stronger but is not on track to hit the US or Mexico. Mon, 24 Sep 2012 16:44:00 +0200 csmonitor en csmonitor-4f6dc4307c188ce0b92c47ad34cb056c NaturalDisasters 19.3395004253507 -99.6272668409776 20120924164400 http://au.ibtimes.com/articles/387493/20120925/hurricane-miriam-strengthens-pacific-ocean-category-storm-not-threat-land.htm Hurricane Miriam has strengthened to a Category 3 storm Monday as she churns in the Pacific Ocean. Mon, 24 Sep 2012 17:42:00 +0200 ibtimes-au en ibtimes-au-61e8a82c0614402c90d9c8eced35663e NaturalDisasters 20120924174200 http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/articles/387493/20120924/hurricane-miriam-strengthens-pacific-ocean-category-storm-not-threat-land.htm Hurricane Miriam has strengthened to a Category 3 storm Monday as she churns in the Pacific Ocean. Mon, 24 Sep 2012 18:02:00 +0200 ibtimes-uk en ibtimes-uk-45e7d146dcbdfaaf38c043a591fd2312 NaturalDisasters 20120924180200 http://www.lapresse.ca/international/amerique-latine/201209/24/01-4577035-louragan-miriam-se-renforce-au-large-du-mexique.php L'ouragan Miriam, qui sévit au large de la côte Pacifique du Mexique, est devenu un «ouragan... Mon, 24 Sep 2012 19:10:00 +0200 cyberpresse fr cyberpresse-806b485b51bf5c33aefa7dd3c2079768 NaturalDisasters 19.42705 -99.127571 20120924191000 http://www.irishsun.com/index.php/sid/209455561/scat/b8de8e630faf3631 MIAMI (AP) -- US forecasters say Miriam has strengthened into a Category 3 hurricane well off Mexico's Baja California peninsula. Forecasters at the National Hurricane Center in Miami said Miriam is ... Mon, 24 Sep 2012 19:53:00 +0200 irishsun en irishsun-a97edc95368b19d20d948c146f3180e9 NaturalDisasters 19.3395004253507 -99.6272668409776 30.5464749448692 -115.086886992837 20120924195300 http://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2012/09/24/Hurricane-Miriam-hits-Category-3-status/UPI-32681348485674/ MIAMI, Sept. 24 (UPI) -- Hurricane Miriam became a Category 3 storm Monday as it churned in the Pacific Ocean several hundred miles off the Mexican coast, U.S. forecasters said. Tue, 25 Sep 2012 04:50:00 +0200 upi en upi-0f7146bcd4163c4bd7e3b1ed02364516 NaturalDisasters 25.8321 -80.2702 20120925045000 http://www.irishsun.com/index.php/sid/209481415/scat/b8de8e630faf3631 Forecasters at the National Hurricane Center in Miami said Miriam is packing top sustained winds near 105 mph (165 kph). At 5 a.m. EDT Tuesday, the hurricane was centered about 405 miles (655 kms) ... Tue, 25 Sep 2012 13:58:00 +0200 irishsun en irishsun-2e600d1b67d2a3b7a8790e5b98e840f1 NaturalDisasters 25.8321 -80.2702 19.3395004253507 -99.6272668409776 20120925135800 http://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2012/09/25/Miriam-slowly-moving-in-Pacific/UPI-96931348573574/ MIAMI, Sept. 25 (UPI) -- No watches or warnings were posted as Hurricane Miriam plodded in the Pacific Ocean hundreds of miles from Baja California Tuesday, U.S. forecasters said. Tue, 25 Sep 2012 14:11:00 +0200 upi en upi-ce2e72554176b1e09f17598c92920bc6 NaturalDisasters 25.8321 -80.2702 20120925141100 http://au.ibtimes.com/articles/387995/20120926/tropical-storm-miriam-mexican-coast-hurricane-national-center.htm The National Hurricane Center in Miami says tropical storm Miriam has strengthened to a Category 2 hurricane. Tue, 25 Sep 2012 22:04:00 +0200 ibtimes-au en ibtimes-au-848c0bf2bc93380ddf1b7d9ae40e68f3 NaturalDisasters 20120925220400 http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/articles/387995/20120925/tropical-storm-miriam-mexican-coast-hurricane-national-center.htm The National Hurricane Center in Miami says tropical storm Miriam has strengthened to a Category 2 hurricane. Tue, 25 Sep 2012 22:45:00 +0200 ibtimes-uk en ibtimes-uk-acd48bbf403cad69a3b55de352500d45 NaturalDisasters 25.8321 -80.2702 20120925224500 http://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2012/09/25/Miriam-weakens-to-Category-1/UPI-96931348573574/ MIAMI, Sept. 25 (UPI) -- No watches or warnings were posted for Hurricane Miriam, which was weakening in the Pacific Ocean well off Baja California Tuesday, U.S. forecasters said. Wed, 26 Sep 2012 01:25:00 +0200 upi en upi-4673e96dc9b2f01da54aaf479cda56aa NaturalDisasters 25.8321 -80.2702 20120926012500 http://www.irishsun.com/index.php/sid/209508135/scat/b8de8e630faf3631 Forecasters at the National Hurricane Center in Miami said late Tuesday that Miriam is packing top sustained winds near 80 mph (129 kph), down from 105 mph earlier in the day. At 11 p.m. EDT Tuesday, ... Wed, 26 Sep 2012 08:33:00 +0200 irishsun en irishsun-0b9596e96bbc75c8b422f905cb91eb97 NaturalDisasters 25.8321 -80.2702 19.3395004253507 -99.6272668409776 20120926083300 http://www.irishsun.com/index.php/sid/209513334/scat/b8de8e630faf3631 MIAMI (AP) -- U.S. forecasters say Miriam is rapidly weakening and has been downgraded from a hurricane to a tropical storm well off Mexico's Baja California ... Wed, 26 Sep 2012 13:14:00 +0200 irishsun en irishsun-3db534b17ed23974a37e47253700dca9 NaturalDisasters 25.8321 -80.2702 19.3395004253507 -99.6272668409776 30.5464749448692 -115.086886992837 20120926131400 http://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2012/09/26/Nadine-could-intensify-Miriam-loses-steam/UPI-64441348657571/ MIAMI, Sept. 26 (UPI) -- Tropical Storm Nadine could strengthen over the next few days while Tropical Storm Miriam is expected to lose some punch, U.S. weather forecasters said. Wed, 26 Sep 2012 13:29:00 +0200 upi en upi-0042243b1afd0cdf311ba3c41146916d NaturalDisasters 25.8321 -80.2702 20120926132900 http://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2012/09/27/TS-Nadine-strengthens-as-TS-Miriam-weakens/UPI-10381348747235/ MIAMI, Sept. 27 (UPI) -- Tropical Storm Nadine was expected to strengthen while Tropical Storm Miriam was forecast to weaken, U.S. weather forecasters said Thursday. Thu, 27 Sep 2012 15:39:00 +0200 upi en upi-ddbb5f876da960946da82b52a0c1de61 NaturalDisasters 25.8321 -80.2702 20120927153900 http://www.newschannel5.com/story/19661864/tropical-storm-nadine-still-roaming-atlantic MIAMI (AP) - Forecasters say Tropical Storm Nadine continues to roam the eastern Atlantic. The National Hurricane Center in Miami said Nadine is 740 miles (1191 kilometers) south-southwest of the Azores islands, with top sustained winds of 65 mph (105 kph). It was moving west at 7 mph (11 kph) at 11 p. Fri, 28 Sep 2012 05:37:00 +0200 newschannel5 en newschannel5-904e39e266175354f21a6aa6c677151a NaturalDisasters 25.8321 -80.2702 20120928053700