Weather

Hurricane Kyle Picks Up Steam, Likely To Slam Canada

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Hollywood (ECN) - Hurricane Kyle is leaving New England in its wake, and is now heading to southeastern Canada.

Hurricane Ike Barrels Onward Towards Texas

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Washington (ECN) - Hurricane Ike continues to be on the move, as it has its sights set on smashing directly onto the Texas coast.

Southeastern U.S. Gets Ready For Tropical Storm Hanna

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Washington (ECN) - The southeastern U.S. is getting ready for a huge beating from Tropical Storm Hanna.

Hanna May Strengthen To Hurricane, Threaten US Coast

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Boston (ECN) - It is fully expected that Tropical Storm Hanna will gain in strength enough to be considered a hurricane later in the day on Thursday.

As Gustav Passes, Hurricane Hanna Emerges

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Washington (ECN) - Now that Hurricane Gustav is past us, the attention is now being focused on a new storm, Hurricane Hanna.

New Orleans Manages To Avoid Major Disaster

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New Orleans (ECN) - It appears that the city of New Orleans managed to avoid a major disaster as Hurricane Gustav did not pack quite as big of a punch as many expected.

Hurricane Gustav Death Toll Increases To Over 20

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Washington (ECN) - The death toll from Hurricane Gustav continues to rise, as 22 people have been confirmed to have died as of Wednesday night from the storm.

Fay Has Sights Set On South Florida, Residents Prepare

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Washington (ECN) - Tropical storm Fay was fully expected to turn into a hurricane through Sunday night, with residents getting ready as the storm is set to slam into southern Florida.

Dolly Now Classified As Hurricane, Expected To Hit Texas

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Washington (ECN) - Dolly has managed to progress from a tropical storm, to a hurricane as of late Tuesday, heading toward the border of the U.S. and Mexico.

First Hurricane Of 2008 Forms In The Atlantic

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Washington (ECN) - The first hurricane of 2008 has formed in the Atlantic on Monday.

Forecasters Predict Rough Hurricane Season For U.S.

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Boston (eCanadaNow) - U.S. government forecasters have come out and predicted that the U.S. will have a rough hurricane season, with between 12 and 16 named storms.

Tornadoes Leave At Least 21 Dead In Midwest

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Washington (eCanadaNow) - Residents in the Midwest were not celebrating Mother's Day on Sunday, they were trying to assess damage from tornadoes which left 21 people dead.

Calgary Experiences Record Spring Snow

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Much of the nation is starting to enjoy balmy and good weather and Spring is approaching for much of Canada, Calgary faced a wicked winter snow.

National Resources Climate Study Leaked

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- The Federal Government is quietly posting on the Internet a major climate study that had parts of it leaked to the public prematurely. It was a climate change study that the government wanted to release with some fanfare, and even paid a public relations firm $50,000 dollars for the big release.

Record Setting Storm Thrashes Canada

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In a series of waves, the most recent heavy snowfall storm has caused a lot of disruption and problems across Eastern Canada. Power outages, car accidents, and even one reported death have occurred as very heavy snowfall and high winds hit the area this weekend.

More Snow Expected For Toronto

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While the setting is serene now, the snow and storm that was announced to hit the Greater Toronto Area at around rush hour is still headed this way. Up to a total of 10-12 centimetres of snow is expected by days end, and temperatures are forecast to remain near zero. The overall winds will be picking up as day moves into night, and the drifting and blowing snow are expected to cause white out conditions in many areas around the city.

Huge Earthquake Hits Near Sumatra, Indonesia

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Boston (eCanadaNow) - An earthquake which measured 6.4 hit the area near the Indonesian island of Sumatra on Monday. This is the third earthquake hit in the last 24 hours.

Tornadoes Rip Through Southern U.S.

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Washington (eCanadaNow) - Sunday was a nasty day in terms of weather in the Southern part of the United States, as many tornadoes struck, causing damage to hundreds of homes, and injuring many.

Snow Ice And Rain Mark Ontario Storm

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A complex storm system has begun to bring a wet and deluge soaked commute to much of the Ontario and surrounding area.

Severe Snowstorm Slams Ontario

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A new blast of winter weather has charged into Eastern and Southern Ontario today, and has resulted in the closing of offices, schools and industry

Winter Storm Warning For Parts Of Ontario

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Another winter storm with significant snow amounts threatening for Friday.

This is an alert to the potential development of dangerous winter weather conditions in these regions.

Harsh Arctic Cold Grips Canada

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The activity in most cities across Canada slowed to a crawl on Monday, as temperatures over most of the mid and eastern portions of the continent plunged to record lows. The temperature over much of the nation was below minus thirty degrees Celsius.

100 vehicles close Hwy. 400 near Bradford Ont

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Toronto (eCanadaNow) - The 400 highway in Ontario remains closed in both directions between Highways 9 and 89 because of poor of weather conditions.

There have been a series of accidents in the area because of snow and blowing snow.. and police estimate that more than 100 cars are affected in total, CTV news reported Sunday.

Ontario Hit With First Snowfall of 2008

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Toronto (eCanadaNow) - City workers across Toronto and other parts of Ontario are working to clear the streets after the first snow storm of 2008 blanketed many parts of the province early Tuesday morning.

Ontario Braces For Winter Storm

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Toronto (eCanadaNow) - A major winter storm will take effect Saturday evening as a strong low pressure system tracks up from Texas.

A Winter Storm Warning has been issued for areas from Windsor to Hamilton and the Niagara Peninsula, as well as the G.T.A and areas to the north.

Winter Storm Warning For Southern Ontario

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Toronto (eCanadaNow) - A trip for cross border shopping this weekend may not be advisable. A major winter storm will develop in Texas later today and make its way north towards Southern Ontario Saturday afternoon and evening.

Winter Storm Hits Toronto And GTA

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Toronto (eCanadaNow) - Slippery driving and windy conditions are in the mix for drivers out on the road today. Environment Canada has issued weather warnings and watches including snowsquall warnings and wind warnings for parts of the Greater Toronto Area and across the province.

Snowfall Warning For Southern Ontario

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An approaching winter storm from missouri will bring the first winter storm of the season tonight and thursday. many regions extending from lake huron east to the dundalk highlands is currently seeing rain but as the temperature falls to near freezing the rain will quickly change over to wet snow and ice pellets this afternoon and then snow tonight. near 10 centimetres of snow is expected to fall tonight with an additional 10 centimetres to follow on thursday.

New Brunswick Prepares For Noel

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New Brunswick (eCanadaNow) - Nova Scotia is expecting heavy rains as post-tropical strom Noel makes it way over night.

Tropical Storm Noel Picking Up Steam

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Miami (eCanadaNow) - Tropical Storm Noel is picking up a great deal of steam as it gained in strength on Sunday after drenching the Caribbean with a great deal of rain.

Noel To Bring Flooding To Caribbean

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Washington (eCanadaNow) - The Caribbean late Sunday was bracing for heavy rains and major floods as tropical storm Noel carried 95-kilometre- an-hour winds toward the southern coast of the Dominican Republic and the entire coast of Haiti.

Hurrican Felix Gains Strength

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Managua/Mexico City (eCanadaNow) - Hurricane Felix has regained strength and upgraded to category 5 storm, sustaining winds of around 260 kilometres per hour, the US National Hurricane Center reported Tuesday.

Dean Heads Toward The Caribbean

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Washington (eCanadaNow) - Tropical Storm Dean was headed toward the Caribbean and could become the first hurricane of the Atlantic storm season, the US National Hurricane Centre said Wednesday.

Earthquake Hits Japan

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Tokyo (eCanadaNow) - An earthquake with a magnitude estimated at 6.6 on the Richter scale struck north-western Japan early Monday, shaking buildings as far away as Tokyo.

Director of US hurricane centre steps down after six months

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Washington (eCanadaNow) - After only six months of hurricane-free weather in office, the director of the National Hurricane Centre succumbed to a storm of professional dissatisfaction among the rank and file and stepped down.

Firefighters Gaining Controle Over California Wildfire

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Sacramento, California (eCanadaNow) - Firefighters succeeded Tuesday in beating back a wildfire that destroyed over 225 homes and structures near Lake Tahoe with the blaze some 40 per cent contained, authorities said.

Five People Missing After Texas Flood

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Washington (eCanadaNow) - Rescue workers were searching for at least five people who remained missing Tuesday after heavy floods washed across northern Texas, about 100 kilomteres north of Dallas, news reports said.

Strong Earthquake Hits Guatemala (UPDATE 1)

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Guatemala City (eCanadaNow) - A strong quake measuring between 5.4 and 6.8 degrees on the Richter scale shook Guatemala and El Salvador on Wednesday

Large earthquake strikes off Guatemala's Pacific coast

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University of California, Berkeley scientists have published a report in Nature that says Mars was once covered by massive oceans.

More villages abandoned after floods kill 76 in southern China

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Beijing (eCanadaNow) - Officials in China's southern province of Guangdong were forced to abandon six villages to prevent floodwater reaching urban areas along the Hanjiang river, state media said on Tuesday.

More than 10,000 people were evacuated from the six villages to allow water to be diverted from the river, which had reached its highest level for 50 years on Monday, at 26.44 metres.