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Elkhart Red Cross director heads off to help with Sandy
WSBT-TV reporterThe director of the Elkhart American Red Cross is boarding a plane to the state of New York this morning to help people who may be impacted by Tropical Storm Sandy. Frank Connoll's flight will be leaving around 10 Saturday morning from the South Bend...Tags: Charity, Conservation, Environmental Issues, American Red Cross
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Endangered sea turtle in Fla. Keys for care
MARATHON, Fla. (AP) — An endangered female hawksbill sea turtle, laden with eggs, has arrived at the Florida Keys-based Turtle Hospital after being flown to the state from the U.S. Virgin Islands. American Airlines provided free transportation on...Tags: Miami (Miami-Dade, Florida), Hospitals and Clinics, Hurricane Isaac (2012)
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Indy residents line up for sandbags before Isaac
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Hundreds of Indianapolis residents have gotten sandbags to protect their property from heavy rains expected this weekend from Tropical Storm Isaac. Department of Public Works supervisor Stephen Brown says cars began lining up...
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Huge travel weekend likely for Labor Day
South Bend TribuneIf you were planning on hitting the road this weekend and thought that maybe a rise in gas prices might hold traffic down a little, don't count on it. According to AAA, 33 million Americans will travel 50 miles or more this weekend, a 2.9 percent...Tags: Weather Reports, Washington, DC, Upstream Oil and Gas Activities, Holidays, AAA
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Romney: Big business is fine, helped by tax havens
HOPKINS, Minn. (AP) — Creating a potential headache for his campaign, Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney said big businesses in the U.S. were "doing fine" in part because they get advantages from offshore tax havens. His comments...
Tags: Political Candidates, Finance, Hurricane Isaac (2012), Economy, Business and Finance, Business Enterprises
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How low can the St. Joseph River go?
South Bend TribuneFOUND: Rusty bicycle frame, thoroughly encrusted with sediment, stones and half of a clamshell because it's been bathing in the St. Joseph River -- until now. Draped with dried river plants. Like artwork. Now exposed to the air for the first time in God-...Tags: Bodies of Water, Renewable Energy, Natural Disasters, Ohio River, Hydroelectricity
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All 92 Indiana counties now in drought; state expecting rain
WEST LAFAYETTE - All 92 Indiana counties are in a drought for the first time this year according to a new Purdue University report Thursday. The U.S. Drought Monitor says counties in the northeast, southwest and south-central portions of the state are in...
Tags: Natural Disasters, Weather Reports, Consumers, Weather, Droughts
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NY police resume search in serial killer probe
OAK BEACH, N.Y. (AP) — Police investigating a suspected serial murder on New York's Long Island have resumed their search in the area where a prostitute went missing 18 months ago. Wednesday's search centered on Shannan Gilbert of Jersey City, N.J....Tags: Murder, Long Island, Jones Beach State Park
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NOAA predicts above-average hurricane season
Unusually warm ocean waters and favorable atmospheric conditions are expected to create an above-average number of tropical storms and hurricanes in the Atlantic and Caribbean this season, national weather forecasters predicted. In its latest outlook,...
Tags: Natural Disasters, Tropical Weather, Washington, DC, Weather Reports, Weather
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U.S. weather-watcher satellite fails just before hurricane season
Reuters* Spare satellite activated but not moved * Troubleshooting efforts under way for GOES-13 * Satellite helps track weather off U.S. Atlantic Coast By Irene Klotz CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., May 24, (Reuters) - A key satellite positioned to track severe...Tags: Natural Disasters, Weather Reports, Satellite Technology, Weather, Hurricanes
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NOAA predicts 'possibly extremely active' hurricane season
U.S. government meteorologists predict a “possibly extremely active” hurricane season in 2013, the top National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration official said Thursday, with as many as half a dozen major hurricanes. NOAA expects 13...
Tags: Bodies of Water, Atlantic Ocean, Natural Disasters, Tropical Weather, Hurricane Sandy (2012)
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National Hurricane Center Forecasts 'Active To Extremely Active' Season This Year
The Hartford CourantThe Atlantic Ocean hurricane season this year is expected to be "active or extremely active," federal forecasters said Thursday. The season, which runs from June 1 to Nov. 30, will bring 13 to 20 named storms, of which seven to 11 will be hurricanes,...Tags: Bodies of Water, Atlantic Ocean, Natural Disasters, Tropical Weather, Oceans
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