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Authorities in Plaquemines Parish say they are taking early precautions as Tropical Storm Karen moves northward in the Gulf of Mexico.Parish President…
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Officials at a university in the coastal Louisiana Parish of Lafourche are keeping an eye on tropical weather.Nicholls State University in Thibodaux…
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The Army Corps of Engineers will close the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway barge gate at the Inner Harbor Navigation Canal-Lake Borgne Surge Barrier, the…
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Oil and natural gas platforms in the Gulf of Mexico have already been evacuated in anticipation of the storm, which is expected to make landfall as early as Saturday.
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We're about to enter what's usually considered the peak of the hurricane season. A NOAA meteorologist says it's rare but not unheard of that there have been no hurricanes so far.
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Eight years after Hurricane Katrina decimated New Orleans, commentator Gary Joiner offers this perspective on the toll of hurricanes through history.
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So far, the Atlantic has been hurricane-free, but one forecaster points out that similar years in the past have had very active second halves.
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A coalition of environmental groups is recommending tougher regulations on oil facilities to prevent possible leaks after severe storms. The group looked…
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The Air Force unit that operates most of the data-collection flights might be unable to muster enough manpower if two or three storms threaten land at the same time.
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The National Hurricane Center has released updated advisories and forecast maps for Tropical Storm Chantal, which formed in the Atlantic over the…