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Please acknowledge EMM when (re)using this materialhttp://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2027789/2011-set-worst-year-U-S-weather-disasters--costing-economy-35bn.html?ITO=1490Flooding, blizzards, drought and tornadoes from just nine events have each caused more than $1 billion worth of damage - bringing the total cost this year to $35 billion.Fri, 19 Aug 2011 11:15:00 +0200dailymailendailymail-9642d78c3a54ffc22a2d00dbc1f1ef89http://news.caribseek.com/Caribbean/article_97636.shtmlSTATE COLLEGE, PA, U.S.A. (Aug. 18, 11:15PM ET) - The eighth tropical depression has developed in the western Caribbean and could continue to strengthen into Tropical Storm Harvey.Fri, 19 Aug 2011 05:58:00 +0200caribseekencaribseek-f34fc8526622ab27cc42bd8f505e4679http://news.caribseek.com/Caribbean/article_97628.shtmlSTATE COLLEGE, PA, U.S.A. (06:55PM ET) - A new tropical depression is on the verge of developing in the western Caribbean and could continue to strengthen into Tropical Storm Harvey.Fri, 19 Aug 2011 02:27:00 +0200caribseekencaribseek-ba0ca0f4d68cbd0d007f215df3d78bc7http://www.thevincentian.com/dcmain.aspx?p=0&i=8154&skin=38&tID=198Anyone who knows me in any capacity beyond a perfunctory hello and nod of the head, knows that economics and finance are not my strong points. A few career and personality tests have confirmed the obvious; I should try as much as possible to stay as far away as possible from financial deliberations as I can, imaginably can.Thu, 18 Aug 2011 18:46:00 +0200thevincentianenthevincentian-ce9602c5f41ac3d5a626628de17b9854http://www.thevincentian.com/dcmain.aspx?p=0&i=8138&skin=38&tID=198Progress in difficult period Since September 2009, the economy of SVG, the Caribbean and most of the world including the USA, Britain, Spain, Portugal, Ireland, Greece and Italy, has been battered by the financial meltdown which has metamorphosed into the worst economic depression for eighty years. The harsh consequences are still being felt.Thu, 18 Aug 2011 17:46:00 +0200thevincentianenthevincentian-110a900a361a6dd6de8cff5d863a126a41.8955 12.490640.4422 -3.6909738.7559 -9.1228338.9051 -77.016253.3416 -6.2573551.4879 -0.17799837.944 23.6529http://news.caribseek.com/Caribbean/article_97569.shtmlSTATE COLLEGE, PA, U.S.A. (05:03AM ET) - The active tropical season continues across the Atlantic Basin, and it's only the middle of August! Tropical Storm Harvey may develop in the Caribbean, threatening Central America in the next couple of days.Thu, 18 Aug 2011 14:23:00 +0200caribseekencaribseek-bf9d7dc017f89ab4ae036924923cd799http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/environment/2011-08-17-record-weather-disasters_n.htm?csp=34news&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:%20usatoday-NewsTopStories%20%28News%20-%20Top%20Stories%29The year has been marked by extreme weather of all sorts: floods, drought, tornadoes and record heat.Wed, 17 Aug 2011 20:57:00 +0200usaTodayenusaToday-ea079e1d0a50f669b45a813f48cdf1e8http://news.caribseek.com/Caribbean/article_97109.shtmlCARIBOU, ME, U.S.A. (CWS)(06:33AM) - Atlantic tropical weather discussion on the tropical waves over the Atlantic near the Cape Verde Islands.Thu, 11 Aug 2011 14:45:00 +0200caribseekencaribseek-d180a86ddc2a62dcaa0ab7e23eb1031b14.9233 -23.5212http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-national/generation-of-turtles-at-risk-researcher-20110810-1ilv8.htmlJuvenile turtles are dying en masse on the Great Barrier Reef and the full effects of the disaster won't be seen for 20 years, a researcher says.Wed, 10 Aug 2011 05:40:00 +0200smhensmh-fa0fce07c8fde7f530ce8f99a52bb083http://news.caribseek.com/Caribbean/article_96858.shtmlSTATE COLLEGE, PA, U.S.A. (04:55PM ET) - Tropical Depression Emily dissipates as it heads northeastward out to sea.Sun, 07 Aug 2011 23:21:00 +0200caribseekencaribseek-9fbc2ba4addc5ebfc0efa48853ed2bb5http://news.caribseek.com/Bahamas/article_96838.shtmlSTATE COLLEGE, PA, U.S.A. (Aug 6th, 10:58PM ET) - Emily is a tropical depression near the northern Bahamas. Rain and thunderstorms continue over the northern and central Bahamas.Sun, 07 Aug 2011 05:44:00 +0200caribseekencaribseek-8debbbb315c13449d34f508d9bb8ce6525.0672 -77.3402http://news.caribseek.com/Caribbean/article_96813.shtmlSTATE COLLEGE, PA, U.S.A. (04:50PM ET) - Emily has regenerated into a Tropical Depression over the northern Bahamas. Thankfully, it will track out to sea over the next few days, sparing the United States.Sat, 06 Aug 2011 23:12:00 +0200caribseekencaribseek-f8f36b62488491a78b5e73f20bf1f01c46.730028 -93.96934325.0672 -77.3402http://news.caribseek.com/Caribbean/article_96812.shtmlSTATE COLLEGE, PA, U.S.A. (12:40PM ET) - There is still a possibility that Emily could strengthen back into a tropical storm east of Florida by tonight.Sat, 06 Aug 2011 20:10:00 +0200caribseekencaribseek-b2ae5e273b073af5f35e57dfe589065c28.6535391673714 -82.4751710549983http://news.caribseek.com/Bahamas/article_96811.shtmlCOBB COUNTY, GA, U.S.A. (12:01PM ET) - A surface low pressure system, the remnant of Emily, is over the central Bahamas. Thunderstorm activity has become more concentrated around the low since last night, and redevelopment of the low into a tropical depression or storm over the central or northern Bahamas is possible today.Sat, 06 Aug 2011 19:40:00 +0200caribseekencaribseek-99ec11cfaae0182210288dcef139109e25.0672 -77.3402http://www.startribune.com/blogs/127043968.htmlThundery Start Up North . Doppler radar (9:04 am) shows the strongest storms staying north of St. Cloud, bearing down on Brainerd and Little Falls, eventually Mille Lacs, Aitkin and Crosby. The best chance of heavy rain/minor flash flooding will from Detroit Lakes into Wadena, Brainerd, eastward to Hinckley today.Sat, 06 Aug 2011 17:08:00 +0200antiguanewsenantiguanews-47d1a5a57297ccdfcbc4a88d9e6cfda5http://news.caribseek.com/Caribbean/article_96787.shtmlCOBB COUNTY, GA, U.S.A. (06:26PM ET) - A surface trough of low pressure, the remnants of Emily, extends from central Cuba northeastward across the central Bahamas. Thunderstorm activity has increased today along and south of the trough, and an area of low pressure appears to be focusing on its....Sat, 06 Aug 2011 03:08:00 +0200caribseekencaribseek-c7958fa79ec574134514ada97b894f4e25.0672 -77.340221.523451 -78.222198http://news.caribseek.com/Caribbean/article_96785.shtmlWASHINGTON, DC, U.S.A. (VOA) - Forecasters warn that the remnants of Tropical Storm Emily could reform into a tropical cyclone as the storm moves over Cuba and the Bahamas.Sat, 06 Aug 2011 02:38:00 +0200caribseekencaribseek-93c94ee3b7a208d3b745c6d2cebacb3725.0672 -77.340238.9051 -77.016223.1168 -82.3886http://joongangdaily.joins.com/article/view.asp?aid=2939840From the beginning of human civilization, having too much or too little rain has always been a problem. Since rain is the will of the gods, all we can do is pray for it to go away. Joseon-era scholar and writer Seo Geo-joeng’s poem “Rain Again,” which is included in the collection “Sagajip” suggests....Fri, 05 Aug 2011 17:42:00 +0200joongangdailyenjoongangdaily-db1b77a53228557ac4af38c16dddf6cehttp://www.startribune.com/blogs/126782498.htmlWeekend Preview: Today : partly sunny, dry. Average dew point: 67. Winds: SE 7-12 . Hours of rain: 0 Saturday : Warmer day of the weekend - mostly cloudy, PM showers/T-storms (some severe?). Average dew point: 71. Winds: SE 10-15 . Hours of rain: 2-4 Sunday : Hints of September. Clouds & showers giving way to slow clearing late in the day.Fri, 05 Aug 2011 08:45:00 +0200antiguanewsenantiguanews-6c40b1bc90a221fe6ad1f67da1838759http://news.caribseek.com/Caribbean/article_96724.shtmlWASHINGTON, DC, U.S.A. - Tropical Storm Emily has brought drenching rain to the island shared by Haiti and the Dominican Republic, but has now weakened in the mountains dividing the two countries.Fri, 05 Aug 2011 02:49:00 +0200caribseekencaribseek-d0f96ec79a6a2042375aa814f63f697838.9051 -77.016218.54299 -72.34310218.4893 -69.8993