Maire has weakened into a tropical storm off Mexico's Pacific coast."The Miami-based centre says Marie has maximum sustained winds of 100 kilometres an hour.The storm is barely moving northwest, centred 1,370 kilometres off the southern tip of Baja California.Marie was the...
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1215hrs JST 4 October 2008 According to current imagery(0130hrsz), Higos is fading near Hainan, China. Even with the disippating of the final Typhoon Trifecta storm there seems to be...
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More sad developments in the Metrolink saga."A Metrolink engineer sent a text message from his cellphone seconds before he slammed into an oncoming freight train in an accident that killed 25 people and injured 135...
" LOS ANGELES (AP) -- A Metrolink engineer sent a cell phone text message 22 seconds before his commuter train crashed head-on into a freight train last month, killing 25 people, federal investigators said...
Better get ready to buy a new Atlas, as the Pacific Northwest renames one of it's own "Ington State". It's a darn good thing I like keeping my truck in a tip top redneck "dirty" state.... otherwise I would be...
Barry Artiste Op/EdRegardless that Canada's Official Languages are English and French, Media reports of frustrated parents who are tired of long lineups trying to enroll their kids into French immersion in schools,...
Fiji's largest free concert will mark the entry of the newest player in its lucrative mobile phone market next week.Caribbean-based Digicel Group will launch its new mobile network in Fiji on October 1, taking the...
"Democrats have decided to allow a quarter-century ban on drilling for oil off the Atlantic and Pacific coasts to expire next week, conceding defeat in a months-long battle with the White House and Republicans set...
Still heading towards the bulk of Japan, the storm formerly known as Typhoon Sinlaku has gradually faded after its intense encounter with Taiwan. Tappered down flood warnings are still in effect for the southern...
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A dark and gloomy sky as howling winds replace the sounds of the usual morning birdsong greetings. That is the scene on the main Ryukyu island of Okinawa on 17 September 2008 as Typhoon Sinlaku continues in its...
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Scattered rains continue to make late night/early morning appearances on the main Ryukyu island of Okinawa as Tyhpoon Sinlaku slowly moves away from Taiwan. The latest prediction by the Japanese...
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After a night of heavy downpours and thunderous clouds rolled through the horizon, chirping birds and brief glimpses of sunbeams are what greet the morning on the main Ryukyu island of Okinawa. Predictions of...
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Similar to another monsterous system that reeked extreme damage to Asia last year, Typhoon Krosa, this year Typhoon Sinlaku seems to not want to go away. According to the latest Weather Underground predictions, the...
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UPDATE 3, North East Taiwan 0000z: Typhoon Sinlaku is crawling towards Taiwan after intensifying into powerful typhoon. According to the Japanese Meteorological Agency, Sinlaku is packing sustained winds of 95kts...
The wait continues as the path of Typhoon Sinlaku remains uncertain, but appears to be following the original predictions of the Japan Meteorological Agency as the massive storm continues to move at a snail's pace. A...
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