Tag: storms

We Have Never Seen a Year Like This BeforeThe deadly Joplin, Mo., tornado was preceded this spring by a series of severe weather that brought devastation and death across parts of the South and Midwest. Judy Woodruff explores the science behind this year's remarkable severe weather

The National Weather Service for the region warned residents to evacuate or face certain death when Ike hits more...

Almost 500 bodies have been found in the port city of Gonaives, Haiti, after floodwaters caused by recent storms receded, according to reports.
It is belived now that More than 500 people died when up to 5 yards of muddy water swept through the Haitian town of Gonaives this week, triggered by torrential rains from Tropical Storm Hanna, police said yesterday.
The soaring death toll in the impoverished Caribbean country's fourth largest city began to be revealed as floodwaters receded. The 495 dead in Gonaives brought the toll for all of Haiti to at least 529 after a week of floods and mudslides caused by Hanna, a storm that swirled over the southeastern Bahamas islands for a couple of days before aiming for the Carolinas on the U.S. East Coast on Friday