Saturday September 06th 2008, 7:00 pm
The supreme prophet of Canada's environmental movement, David Suzuki, seems to be lowering his sights with a self-help book on how to reduce, reuse and recycle - even though 'I know we're heading straight over the cliff.'
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The new song of David.
Hurricane ike moves toward turks and Caicos as powerful Category 3 storm, prompts exodus.
Saturday September 06th 2008, 7:00 pm
Hurricane Ike barreled toward the Turks and Caicos as a powerful Category 3 storm Saturday, prompting an exodus of tourists and locals from the normally idyllic Atlantic island chain.
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Northbound Hanna causes deadly floods in Haiti.
Saturday September 06th 2008, 7:00 pm
Far-reaching Tropical Storm Hanna drenched flood-plagued Haiti on Wednesday, adding to the miseries of a country that has lost more than 100 lives to mudslides and flooding since mid-August.
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Tropical storm warning for LI as Hanna looms.
Saturday September 06th 2008, 7:00 pm
A tropical storm with hurricane ambitions, Hanna could be saving its most powerful punch for late Saturday afternoon and early evening, weather forecasters said Friday.
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US east coast braces for deadly Hanna, Hurricane Ike nears.
Saturday September 06th 2008, 7:00 pm
Tropical Storm Hanna closed in on the US east coast today at almost hurricane strength after leaving 163 dead in Haiti, as a more powerful Hurricane Ike threatened Caribbean islands and the United States.
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Tropical Storm Hanna hits the Carolinas.
Saturday September 06th 2008, 7:00 pm
With Hurricane Ike not far behind, Tropical Storm Hanna came ashore near the North Carolina-South Carolina border early Saturday, carrying torrential rain and gusting winds.
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Gustav’s wallop.
Saturday September 06th 2008, 7:00 pm
Gustav's impact has been widespread. It has left more than 500,000 people statewide without power and has temporarily displaced nearly 2 million residents.
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The politics of hurricanes.
Saturday September 06th 2008, 7:00 pm
The politics of a hurricane are never easy to predict, just like the giant storms themselves. So the Obama campaign has approached Gustav with great caution and an overriding sense of responsibility.
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Could have been worse.
Saturday September 06th 2008, 7:00 pm
As it turned out, Gustav could have been worse. Water sloshed over some levees, but they held--and losses were small compared with Katrina.
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Climate change could stop corals fixing themselves.
Saturday September 06th 2008, 7:00 pm
Climate change is depriving coral reefs across the globe of the building materials used to make their shells. Current plans to curb greenhouse gas emissions may not be enough to fix the problem.
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Hanna-Ike-Josephine storm trio isn’t an anomaly.
Saturday September 06th 2008, 7:00 pm
Despite the prospect of three major tropical storms heading toward the Southeastern United States, meteorologists say that the conga-line assault is not particularly unusual in the stormy history of the region.
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