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• Rain eases drought as Midwest corn harvest unfolds

  September 13, 2012 ST. LOUIS (AP) — The latest update on the nation’s worst drought in decades shows that farmers bringing in their weakened corn crops caught some relief with recent rains that …

• Stubborn wildfires vex crews in Northwest, Calif.

  September 12, 2012 WENATCHEE, Wash. (AP) — Firefighters battled stubborn blazes that kept residents from homes in Montana, Wyoming and Washington as authorities worried the weather could worsen the volatile situation. High temperatures, …

• Ranchers cope with herd losses from Isaac’s floods

  September 11, 2012 CITRUS LANDS, La. (AP) — In August, ranchlands spreading across the boot of Louisiana were dotted with hundreds of cows and calves grazing on a smorgasbord of marsh grasses. But …

• Dry Northwest burns as fire season in West extends

  September 11, 2012 WENATCHEE, Wash. (AP) — A haze of thick smoke formed Tuesday over vast swaths of the West as wildfires forced more residents to flee their homes in several states. Fire …

• Images, not frequency, make NYC twisters notable

  September 9, 2012 NEW YORK (AP) — Most people wouldn’t say New York and tornado in the same breath. But two twisters that touched down in the nation’s biggest city on Saturday are …

• A look at tornadoes that have hit major cities

  September 9, 2012 Two tornadoes touched down at the edge of New York City on Saturday. No serious injuries were reported. Once exceedingly rare in New York, tornadoes have occurred with regularity in …

• NYC cleans up from 2 twisters after Eastern storms

  September 9, 2012 NEW YORK (AP) — Damaging storms that spawned tornadoes in New York City, darkened tens of thousands of homes in the Washington, D.C., area and flooded New England streets turned …

• 2 tornadoes strike in NYC; no injuries reported

  September 8, 2012 NEW YORK (AP) — Two tornadoes struck the outer edges of New York City on Saturday, hurling debris into the air and knocking out power but causing no serious injuries …

• 2 tornadoes strike in NYC

  September 8, 2012 NEW YORK (AP) — Two tornadoes struck New York City on Saturday, one swept out of the sea and hit a beachfront neighborhood and the second, stronger twister hit moments …

• 2 tornados strike in NYC

  September 8, 2012 NEW YORK (AP) — The National Weather Service says a second, stronger tornado touched down in Brooklyn moments after the first hit a beachside area in Queens. The second tornado …

• UN: Haiti sees wee rise in cholera after TS Isaac

  September 8, 2012 in Health PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — The United Nations peacekeeping mission in Haiti says it has seen a “slight rise” in the number of cholera cases following the recent passage of Tropical …

• Tornado strikes beachfront neighborhood in NYC

  September 8, 2012 NEW YORK (AP) — A tornado swept out of the sea and hit a beachfront neighborhood in New York City on Saturday, hurling debris in the air, knocking out power …

• Possible tornado hits beachfront NYC neighborhood

  September 8, 2012 NEW YORK (AP) — A possible tornado swept out of the sea and hit a beachfront neighborhood in New York City on Saturday, hurling debris in the air, knocking out …

• Quake shakes the 90210, rattling Beverly Hills

  September 7, 2012 LOS ANGELES (AP) — Some of the little tchotchkes that decorate the staid homes of Beverly Hills were tossed off their coffee-table perches this week, but their owners were only …

• Police say no reports of damage from Calif. quakes

  September 7, 2012 HURON, Calif. (AP) — Small quakes shook Southern and Central California early Friday, but there were no injuries or damage in the contrasting California communities of Beverly Hills and Huron. …

• Remnant of Hurricane Isaac lurks in Gulf of Mexico

  September 6, 2012 NEW ORLEANS (AP) — If a well-traveled remnant of last week’s Hurricane Isaac becomes a tropical system in the Gulf of Mexico, it would be a rare but not unprecedented …

• Isaac’s remnants relieves some drought states

  September 6, 2012 ST. LOUIS (AP) — Hurricane Isaac’s remnants dumped heavy rain on some key Midwest farming states, dramatically lessening the drought there while corn-producing heavyweights Iowa and Nebraska missed out on …

• Rain aids battle against California forest fire

  September 6, 2012 LOS ANGELES (AP) — Firefighters braced for drier weather Thursday after remnants of a tropical storm helped them gain ground on a 4,180-acre blaze in the San Gabriel Mountains northeast …

• Rain aids battle against California forest fire

  September 5, 2012 LOS ANGELES (AP) — Rain arrived Wednesday to help in the assault on a 3,800-acre fire in the San Gabriel Mountains northeast of Los Angeles. Remnants of Tropical Storm John …

• Chance of rain and dry lightning over LA-area fire

  September 5, 2012 LOS ANGELES (AP) — The assault on the 3,800-acre fire in the San Gabriel Mountains could get a boost if rain showers develop from remnants of a tropical storm streaming …

• In southern La., residents blame levees for floods

  September 4, 2012 LAPLACE, La. (AP) — At the urging of residents who have long felt forgotten in the shadow of more densely populated New Orleans, the Army Corps of Engineers says it …

• Days after Isaac, thousands still in the dark

  September 3, 2012 NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Tens of thousands of customers remained in the dark Monday in Louisiana and Mississippi, nearly a week after Isaac inundated the Gulf Coast with a deluge …

• Obama: Help is on the way to hurricane zone

  September 3, 2012 LaPLACE, La. (AP) — President Barack Obama insisted on Monday that the federal government can help Americans in crisis, whether they’re autoworkers fearful that their company will disappear or Gulf …

• Some Nebraska wildfire evacuation orders lifted

  September 3, 2012 OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Authorities have lifted an evacuation order for some northwest Nebraska residents whose homes had been threatened by wildfire. The Rocky Mountain Area Incident Management Team C …

• Flooding, power outages persist after Isaac

  September 3, 2012 NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Authorities say a quarter of a million customers are still without power in Louisiana and Mississippi, days after Isaac struck the Gulf Coast. Most of those …

• Another disaster brings candidates to Gulf Coast

  September 3, 2012 NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Mitt Romney wasted no time after accepting the GOP presidential nomination in heading to Louisiana to see the damage from Hurricane Isaac, changing his schedule on …

• Obama’s Labor Day: Politics, presence in the Gulf

  September 3, 2012 TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — Barreling through the presidential campaign’s competitive states, President Barack Obama will detour deep in the South on Labor Day, long enough to offer a presence and …

• Neb., SD wildfires grow with help of strong wind

  September 2, 2012 OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Wildfires in northwestern Nebraska tripled in size in less than 24 hours, as strong winds pushed flames through the rugged, rural terrain. More than 285 square …

• Isaac renews old debate about Louisiana levees

  August 31, 2012 IRONTON, La. (AP) — When Hurricane Isaac whirled into the Gulf Coast this week, the federal levee system protecting New Orleans did its job. But the patchwork of floodwalls shielding …

• Twin typhoons raise fears in disaster-prone NKorea

  August 30, 2012 in Health SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Twin typhoons renewed fears of a humanitarian crisis in North Korea, where poor drainage, widespread deforestation and crumbling infrastructure can turn even a routine rainstorm …

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