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• 2012 hurricane season another for the record books

  November 30, 2012 in Nation/World MIAMI (AP) — The 2012 hurricane season has come to an end and it’s another one for the record books, above and beyond the destruction of Sandy. There were 19 …

• Extreme weather tough on transportation system

  November 21, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — Wild weather is taking a toll on roads, airports, railways and transit systems across the country. That’s leaving states and cities searching for ways to brace for …

• US roads, airports unready for extreme weather

  November 21, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — The nation’s lifelines — its roads, airports, railways and transit systems — are getting hammered by extreme weather beyond what their builders imagined, leaving states and cities …

• Scientists look at climate change, the superstorm

  October 30, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — Climate scientist Michael Oppenheimer stood along the Hudson River and watched his research come to life as Hurricane Sandy blew through New York. Just eight months earlier, …

• Crippled NYC subways could hamper storm recovery

  October 30, 2012 in Nation/World NEW YORK (AP) — The floodwaters that poured into New York’s deepest subway tunnels may pose the biggest obstacle to the city’s recovery from the worst natural disaster in the …

• World matched record for hottest September _ again

  October 15, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — Something about September keeps bringing out the record heat in the world. The globe last month matched a record for the hottest September, set in 2005. It …