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The threat of a tropical storm in the Gulf of Mexico is presenting another challenge to BP's efforts to kill the leaking oil well and clean up the oil that has already leaked. Jeffrey Brown speaks with Gulf state senators, Roger Wicker of Mississippi and Bill Nelson of Florida, over the offshore drilling moratorium debate.
In our news wrap Wednesday, the UN Weather Agency reported there have been 86 tropical storms worldwide, three short of the annual average since 1981. Also, according to Speaker John Boehner, the House will not act on the immigration reform bill passed by the Senate in June.
... strike group arrives, that could bring nearly 4,500 more sailors as well as the nine squadrons of aircraft assigned to the carrier. Complicating the situation is Tropical Storm Melissa, which has been nearly stationary in the central Caribbean with forecasters warning it could soon strengthen into a powerful hurricane.
A tropical storm warning also remained in effect for Haiti. A record storm for Jamaica Melissa could be the strongest hurricane Jamaica has experienced in decades, said Evan Thompson, principal director at Jamaica's meteorological service. He warned that cleanup and damage assessment would be severely delayed because of anticipated ...
... 13 were killed in Puebla, east of Mexico City. Earlier, in the central state of Querétaro, a child died in a landslide. Authorities have attributed the deadly downpours to two tropical systems that formed off the western coast of Mexico and have since dissipated, Hurricane Pricilla and Tropical Storm Raymond.
... hours later, the hurricane center said. A subtropical storm tends to have a wide zone of strong winds farther from its center compared to a tropical storm, which generates heavier rains, according to the U.S. National Weather Service.In the Pacific, tropical storm warnings associated with Tropical Storm Raymond ...
... southern tip of Baja California. It has maximum sustained winds of 100 mph (161 kph) and is moving northwest at 10 mph (16 kph). A tropical storm watch is in place for Baja California Sur from Cabo San Lucas to Cabo San Lazaro. On Monday night, the government of Baja ...
... coast of Mexico. Life threatening surf and rip currents were likely, the weather service said. The hurricane was expected to intensify to a Category 2 storm and approach major hurricane status over the next several days. Nearby, Tropical Storm Octave was weakening about 860 miles (1,385 kilometers) west-southwest ...
... and rip currents. A tropical storm watch was issued for part of the coast of southwestern Mexico, from Punta San Telmo to Punta Mita, with tropical storm conditions in the area Sunday and Monday. Rainfall of up to 6 inches (15 centimeters) was possible. Another storm well off Mexico in ...
... return home and chose to stay in open grassy fields and parks overnight despite intermittent rains. Cebu and other provinces were still recovering from a tropical storm that battered the central region on Friday, leaving at least 27 people dead mostly due to drownings and falling trees, knocking out power ...
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