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New tropical storm is born
Maryland WeatherTropical Storm Bertha, the second storm of the 2008 Atlantic season, was born this morning in the far eastern Atlantic, near the Cape Verde Islands. She sports top sustained winds of 40 mph and is tracking toward the west northwest......Tags: Tropical Storms, Hurricanes
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Bug out at La. insectarium
Associated PressRon Forman wants to change grown-ups' views of bugs and spiders from "ewww!" to "cool!" After all, such critters clean the earth, pollinate plants and form a huge chunk of the food chain. "Without insects, nature doesn't exist," said Forman, chief...Tags: Tour Operations Industry, Wildlife, Natural Disasters, Natural Resources, Disasters
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Bertha gains strength
Tropical Storm Bertha continues to move across the Atlantic Ocean. Saturday evening, maximum sustained winds were about 50 mph with some higher gusting. Bertha was centered about 1,015 miles west of the Cape VerdSOURe Islands. Forecasters say...Tags: Tropical Storms, Tropical Weather, Hurricanes
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Dogs, cats from flood-ravaged Midwest find new homes
Chicago Tribune reporterLast month in flood-ravaged towns like Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and Quincy, Ill., they were left behind, found floating down swollen waterways or tied to posts on abandoned front porches. But on Saturday, Wags the beagle and the trio of Shih Tzus named Larry,...Tags: Floods, Dogs, Natural Disasters, Animals, Disasters
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Bertha predicted to become a hurricane
South Florida Sun-SentinelTropical Storm Bertha is forecast to become the first hurricane of the 2008 Atlantic storm season by Tuesday and possibly sooner. If so, that might be a good thing, at least for the U.S. coastline, officials at the National Hurricane Center in Miami-Dade...Tags: Puerto Rico, Natural Disasters, National Hurricane Center, Tropical Storms, Disasters
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Kissimmee woman gives back through AmeriCorps
Special to the SentinelSarah Ortiz always felt lucky to get help when she needed it. When a tornado swept through her Kissimmee neighborhood in early 2000, she was comforted by the presence of the American Red Cross. While attending the University of Central Florida, she...Tags: Financial Aid, Natural Disasters, Hurricanes, Charity, Kissimmee
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Tropical Storm Bertha to become hurricane as it speeds west
South Florida Sun-SentinelTropical Storm Bertha is forecast to become the first hurricane of the 2008 Atlantic storm season by Tuesday and possibly sooner. If so, that might be a good thing, at least for the U.S. coastline, officials at the National Hurricane Center in Miami-Dade...Tags: Puerto Rico, Natural Disasters, National Hurricane Center, Tropical Storms, Disasters
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Plantation projects take root
Special CorrespondentStretches of Broward and Sunrise boulevards in Plantation are in for a face-lift. "These are some areas that needed to be refreshed," said Jeffrey Siegel, the city's landscape architect. The first area involves the south side of Broward Boulevard from...Tags: Natural Disasters, Disasters, Florida Department of Transportation, Plantation, Florida's Turnpike
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City sued for vessel lost after hurricane
South Florida Sun-SentinelRobert Hauptfuhrer, a boat owner who lived aboard his cruising trimaran vessel at the Delray Beach Marina until Hurricane Wilma in 2005, recently sued the city for losing his boat after the storm. The suit also lodges civil theft and conspiracy charges...Tags: Palm Beach Gardens, Natural Disasters, Palm Beach (Palm Beach, Florida), Delray Beach, Disasters
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Tropical Storm Bertha speeding over Atlantic
The Associated PressTropical Storm Bertha continues to speed across the Atlantic Ocean. At 5 p.m. EDT Saturday, Bertha was centered about 1,015 miles west of the Cape Verde Islands. It was expected to be about halfway between the west coast of Africa and the Lesser Antilles...Tags: Tropical Storms, Hurricanes
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