Anaïs, tempête tropicale modérée à 1.935 km de la Réunion

Sat, 13 Oct 2012 10:38:00 +0200alvinet (fr)

Le système dépressionnaire tropical présent sur le sud-ouest de l'Océan Indien a été requalifié en tempête tropicale modérée et baptisé Anaïs. Anaïs se... Source : Zinfos 974 - Régions : La Réunion - Articles similaires

Myanmar VP calls on people to participate in disaster risk reduction

Sat, 13 Oct 2012 08:04:00 +0200xinhuanet_en (en)

YANGON, Oct. 13 (Xinhua) -- Myanmar Vice President Dr.Sa Mauk Kham has called on people to participate in the disaster awareness program, saying that preparedness and preventive measures should be enhanced and speed up, official media reported Saturday.

Tropical Storm Rafael forms over eastern Caribbean

Sat, 13 Oct 2012 05:20:00 +0200antiguanews (en)

MIAMI (AP) — Tropical Storm Rafael is bringing heavy rains to the lesser Antilles islands as it makes its way across the eastern Caribbean Sea, where tropical storm warnings have been issued. The National Hurricane Center in Miami reports that the storm is 185 miles (298 kilometers)south-southeast....

Tropical Storm Rafael forms over eastern Caribbean Sea

Sat, 13 Oct 2012 03:52:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)

MIAMI (Reuters) - Tropical Storm Rafael formed over the eastern Caribbean Sea on Friday, triggering storm warnings for Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands and several other islands, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said. Rafael was centered about 125 miles west-southwest of the island of Dominica....

Earth's Strongest, Most Massive Storm Ever

Fri, 12 Oct 2012 19:43:00 +0200scientificamerican (en)

On Oct. 12, 1979, Super Typhoon Tip's central pressure dropped to 870 mb (25.69 inches Hg), the lowest sea-level pressure ever observed on Earth, according to NOAA. Peak wind gusts reached 190 mph (306 kph) while the storm churned over the western Pacific. [More]

Hurricane-Themed Tours Curbed in New Orleans

Fri, 12 Oct 2012 17:47:00 +0200nytimes (en)

City officials have put some streets in the hurricane-ravaged Lower Ninth Ward off limits to tour buses.

Go 5-star and pamper yourself with an A5 Cab

Fri, 12 Oct 2012 17:37:00 +0200joongangdaily (en)

What’s wrong with the new A5 cabriolet? Let’s see. It’s not an R8 Spyder? They don’t give you a second one free? And while we’re nitpicking, Audi doesn’t provide a free umbrella so your girlfriend can hide from the sun, or an ejector seat and smoke grenades in case presidential candidate Park....

Prices retracing

Fri, 12 Oct 2012 17:18:00 +0200ibtimes-uk (en)

Refined products are drifting lower while WTI is about unchanged to start the last trading session of the week.

Prices retracing

Fri, 12 Oct 2012 17:15:00 +0200ibtimes-au (en)

Refined products are drifting lower while WTI is about unchanged to start the last trading session of the week.

Hurricane-Themed Tours Curbed in New Orleans

Fri, 12 Oct 2012 14:23:00 +0200IHT (en)

City officials have put some streets in the hurricane-ravaged Lower Ninth Ward off limits to tour buses.

Gallery: iwitness reporters share their photos and memories from October 1987

Fri, 12 Oct 2012 14:14:00 +0200eadt (en)

PHOTOGRAPHIC records of uprooted tress, battered houses and traumatised streets have been shared online this week in the lead up to the 25th anniversary of the 1987 storm.

New York Times: Hurricane-themed tours curbed in New Orleans

Fri, 12 Oct 2012 13:59:00 +0200HonululuAdvertiser (en)

The lumbering buses that carry camera-wielding tourists through New Orleans still stop at Bourbon Street’s bars, Jackson Square’s cathedral and the Garden District’s mansions.