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All rights reserved.http://news.usti.net/Weather news and reportsen-usSun Nov 23 22:13:17 20082880MY USTI.NET News12336http://news.usti.net/http://rss.usti.net/xml_news.gif Financial woes sock Ike recovery efforthttp://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.weather/2/wed/cv/Uus-ike-recovery.R32l_INN.htmlwed/cv/Uus-ike-recovery.R32l_INN.html1227474301Sun, 23 Nov 2008 21:05:01 GMT<a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.weather/2/wed/cv/Uus-ike-recovery.R32l_INN.html"></a>HOUSTON, Nov. 23 (UPI) -- It's unlikely charitable contributions for Hurricane Ike relief will even come close to providing what's needed, U.S. organizers say. <a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.weather/2/wed/cv/Uus-ike-recovery.R32l_INN.html">Financial woes sock Ike recovery effort</a> HOUSTON, Nov. 23 (UPI) -- It's unlikely charitable contributions for Hurricane Ike relief will even come close to providing what's needed, U.S. organizers say. (UPI) Suit alleges post-hurricane discriminationhttp://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.weather/2/wed/cs/Uus-katrina-discrim.Rlg6_IND.htmlwed/cs/Uus-katrina-discrim.Rlg6_IND.html1226591089Thu, 13 Nov 2008 15:44:49 GMT<a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.weather/2/wed/cs/Uus-katrina-discrim.Rlg6_IND.html"></a>WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 (UPI) -- Two civil rights groups and five New Orleans homeowners filed a discrimination suit against Louisiana's hurricane rebuilding program. <a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.weather/2/wed/cs/Uus-katrina-discrim.Rlg6_IND.html">Suit alleges post-hurricane discrimination</a> WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 (UPI) -- Two civil rights groups and five New Orleans homeowners filed a discrimination suit against Louisiana's hurricane rebuilding program. (UPI) Council critics blast N.O. recovery pacehttp://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.weather/2/wed/bm/Uus-katrina-recovery.R2vm_INB.htmlwed/bm/Uus-katrina-recovery.R2vm_INB.html1226430889Tue, 11 Nov 2008 19:14:49 GMT<a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.weather/2/wed/bm/Uus-katrina-recovery.R2vm_INB.html"></a>NEW ORLEANS, Nov. 11 (UPI) -- Critics say signs erected by New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin touting future construction projects in the city belie the reality of slow progress. <a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.weather/2/wed/bm/Uus-katrina-recovery.R2vm_INB.html">Council critics blast N.O. recovery pace</a> NEW ORLEANS, Nov. 11 (UPI) -- Critics say signs erected by New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin touting future construction projects in the city belie the reality of slow progress. (UPI) Gale-force winds, rain lash Britainhttp://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.weather/2/wed/cl/Ubritain-weather.Rqzm_INB.htmlwed/cl/Ubritain-weather.Rqzm_INB.html1226415921Tue, 11 Nov 2008 15:05:21 GMT<a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.weather/2/wed/cl/Ubritain-weather.Rqzm_INB.html"></a>CHELMSFORD, England, Nov. 11 (UPI) -- Gale-force winds and heavy rains pelted parts of Britain, closing roadways and causing two deaths, and forecasters predicted more bad weather Tuesday. <a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.weather/2/wed/cl/Ubritain-weather.Rqzm_INB.html">Gale-force winds, rain lash Britain</a> CHELMSFORD, England, Nov. 11 (UPI) -- Gale-force winds and heavy rains pelted parts of Britain, closing roadways and causing two deaths, and forecasters predicted more bad weather Tuesday. (UPI) Nighttime tornadoes more likely to killhttp://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.weather/2/wed/bb/Uus-tornadoes.RAEU_IN6.htmlwed/bb/Uus-tornadoes.RAEU_IN6.html1225987505Thu, 06 Nov 2008 16:05:05 GMT<a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.weather/2/wed/bb/Uus-tornadoes.RAEU_IN6.html"></a>DEKALB, Ill., Nov. 6 (UPI) -- U.S. scientists say they've determined tornadoes occurring between midnight and dawn are 2 1/2 times more likely to kill than are daytime twisters. <a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.weather/2/wed/bb/Uus-tornadoes.RAEU_IN6.html">Nighttime tornadoes more likely to kill</a> DEKALB, Ill., Nov. 6 (UPI) -- U.S. scientists say they've determined tornadoes occurring between midnight and dawn are 2 1/2 times more likely to kill than are daytime twisters. (UPI) Hurricane Ike's underwater damage studiedhttp://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.weather/2/wed/ak/Uus-ike.RYTN_IN4.htmlwed/ak/Uus-ike.RYTN_IN4.html1225828487Tue, 04 Nov 2008 19:54:47 GMT<a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.weather/2/wed/ak/Uus-ike.RYTN_IN4.html"></a>AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 4 (UPI) -- U.S. scientists who conducted a rapid response research mission after Hurricane Ike have concluded the hurricane significantly reshaped the seafloor. <a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.weather/2/wed/ak/Uus-ike.RYTN_IN4.html">Hurricane Ike's underwater damage studied</a> AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 4 (UPI) -- U.S. scientists who conducted a rapid response research mission after Hurricane Ike have concluded the hurricane significantly reshaped the seafloor. (UPI) Aid ordered for rain-devastated Yemenhttp://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.weather/2/wed/br/Uyemen-storms.RDHL_IN2.htmlwed/br/Uyemen-storms.RDHL_IN2.html1225640687Sun, 02 Nov 2008 15:44:47 GMT<a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.weather/2/wed/br/Uyemen-storms.RDHL_IN2.html"></a>SAN'A, Yemen, Nov. 2 (UPI) -- Yemen President Ali Abdullah Saleh has ordered emergency aid to parts of the country hit hard by heavy rains and flooding, officials said. <a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.weather/2/wed/br/Uyemen-storms.RDHL_IN2.html">Aid ordered for rain-devastated Yemen</a> SAN'A, Yemen, Nov. 2 (UPI) -- Yemen President Ali Abdullah Saleh has ordered emergency aid to parts of the country hit hard by heavy rains and flooding, officials said. (UPI) Nice weather expected for Election Dayhttp://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.weather/2/wed/cw/Uus-politics-weather.RFu4_IOU.htmlwed/cw/Uus-politics-weather.RFu4_IOU.html1225410888Thu, 30 Oct 2008 23:54:48 GMT<a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.weather/2/wed/cw/Uus-politics-weather.RFu4_IOU.html"></a>STATE COLLEGE, Pa., Oct. 30 (UPI) -- Weather should be nice for most of the United States on Election Day next Tuesday, meteorologists say. <a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.weather/2/wed/cw/Uus-politics-weather.RFu4_IOU.html">Nice weather expected for Election Day</a> STATE COLLEGE, Pa., Oct. 30 (UPI) -- Weather should be nice for most of the United States on Election Day next Tuesday, meteorologists say. (UPI) Texas fuming at FEMA over Ike reliefhttp://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.weather/2/wed/cc/Uus-ike-fema.R6GR_IOS.htmlwed/cc/Uus-ike-fema.R6GR_IOS.html1225229089Tue, 28 Oct 2008 21:24:49 GMT<a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.weather/2/wed/cc/Uus-ike-fema.R6GR_IOS.html"></a>AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 28 (UPI) -- Texas officials say the U.S. government needs to step up assistance to families still displaced by Hurricane Ike, particularly energy industry workers. <a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.weather/2/wed/cc/Uus-ike-fema.R6GR_IOS.html">Texas fuming at FEMA over Ike relief</a> AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 28 (UPI) -- Texas officials say the U.S. government needs to step up assistance to families still displaced by Hurricane Ike, particularly energy industry workers. (UPI) Deforestation blamed in Haiti disastershttp://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.weather/2/wed/ay/Uhaiti-stormdamage.RNga_IOE.htmlwed/ay/Uhaiti-stormdamage.RNga_IOE.html1224005088Tue, 14 Oct 2008 17:24:48 GMT<a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.weather/2/wed/ay/Uhaiti-stormdamage.RNga_IOE.html"></a>PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti, Oct. 14 (UPI) -- Deforestation and haphazard farming techniques have turned Haiti into an ecological disaster responsible for many storm-related deaths, officials say. <a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.weather/2/wed/ay/Uhaiti-stormdamage.RNga_IOE.html">Deforestation blamed in Haiti disasters</a> PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti, Oct. 14 (UPI) -- Deforestation and haphazard farming techniques have turned Haiti into an ecological disaster responsible for many storm-related deaths, officials say. (UPI) Study looks at likely hurricane changeshttp://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.weather/2/wed/ak/Uus-hurricanes.RIOQ_IOD.htmlwed/ak/Uus-hurricanes.RIOQ_IOD.html1223913288Mon, 13 Oct 2008 15:54:48 GMT<a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.weather/2/wed/ak/Uus-hurricanes.RIOQ_IOD.html"></a>BOULDER, Colo., Oct. 13 (UPI) -- U.S. scientists say they are attempting to determine the likely changes in hurricanes that might occur into the middle of the century. <a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.weather/2/wed/ak/Uus-hurricanes.RIOQ_IOD.html">Study looks at likely hurricane changes</a> BOULDER, Colo., Oct. 13 (UPI) -- U.S. scientists say they are attempting to determine the likely changes in hurricanes that might occur into the middle of the century. (UPI) Cuban exiles irked by aid cutoff rulehttp://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.weather/2/wed/bw/Uus-cubans.RXE5_IO9.htmlwed/bw/Uus-cubans.RXE5_IO9.html1223585688Thu, 09 Oct 2008 20:54:48 GMT<a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.weather/2/wed/bw/Uus-cubans.RXE5_IO9.html"></a>HOLLYWOOD, Fla., Oct. 9 (UPI) -- Cuban exiles in Florida say they're frustrated Washington cut off their ability to aid relatives on the island struggling after Hurricanes Gustav and Ike. <a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.weather/2/wed/bw/Uus-cubans.RXE5_IO9.html">Cuban exiles irked by aid cutoff rule</a> HOLLYWOOD, Fla., Oct. 9 (UPI) -- Cuban exiles in Florida say they're frustrated Washington cut off their ability to aid relatives on the island struggling after Hurricanes Gustav and Ike. (UPI) Tropical Storm Marco hits Mexican coasthttp://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.weather/2/wed/an/Uus-tropical.RCWU_IO7.htmlwed/an/Uus-tropical.RCWU_IO7.html1223436896Wed, 08 Oct 2008 03:34:56 GMT<a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.weather/2/wed/an/Uus-tropical.RCWU_IO7.html"></a>MIAMI, Oct. 7 (UPI) -- Short-lived Tropical Storm Marco was reduced to a tropical depression hours after it came ashore Tuesday afternoon on the Gulf Coast of Mexico. <a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.weather/2/wed/an/Uus-tropical.RCWU_IO7.html">Tropical Storm Marco hits Mexican coast</a> MIAMI, Oct. 7 (UPI) -- Short-lived Tropical Storm Marco was reduced to a tropical depression hours after it came ashore Tuesday afternoon on the Gulf Coast of Mexico. (UPI) Midwest storm damage tops $675 millionhttp://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.weather/2/wed/av/Uus-ohiostorm.R-Vk_IO7.htmlwed/av/Uus-ohiostorm.R-Vk_IO7.html1223412889Tue, 07 Oct 2008 20:54:49 GMT<a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.weather/2/wed/av/Uus-ohiostorm.R-Vk_IO7.html"></a>COLUMBUS, Ohio, Oct. 7 (UPI) -- The Ohio Insurance Institute estimates that last month's violent storms in the Ohio Valley caused more than $675 million in damage. <a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.weather/2/wed/av/Uus-ohiostorm.R-Vk_IO7.html">Midwest storm damage tops $675 million</a> COLUMBUS, Ohio, Oct. 7 (UPI) -- The Ohio Insurance Institute estimates that last month's violent storms in the Ohio Valley caused more than $675 million in damage. (UPI) Report: Ike costs Houston $6 billionhttp://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.weather/2/wed/cm/Uus-ike-impact.R0hm_IO5.htmlwed/cm/Uus-ike-impact.R0hm_IO5.html1223241290Sun, 05 Oct 2008 21:14:50 GMT<a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.weather/2/wed/cm/Uus-ike-impact.R0hm_IO5.html"></a>HOUSTON, Oct. 5 (UPI) -- Power outages that kept parts of Houston in the dark for more than two weeks after Hurricane Ike could cost billions of dollars, a newspaper analysis shows. <a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.weather/2/wed/cm/Uus-ike-impact.R0hm_IO5.html">Report: Ike costs Houston $6 billion</a> HOUSTON, Oct. 5 (UPI) -- Power outages that kept parts of Houston in the dark for more than two weeks after Hurricane Ike could cost billions of dollars, a newspaper analysis shows. (UPI) Death toll from Haiti storms reaches 800http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.weather/2/wed/aj/Uhaiti-storms.RTG__IO4.htmlwed/aj/Uhaiti-storms.RTG__IO4.html1223117688Sat, 04 Oct 2008 10:54:48 GMT<a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.weather/2/wed/aj/Uhaiti-storms.RTG__IO4.html"></a>PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti, Oct. 4 (UPI) -- The death toll from four major storms hitting Haiti in August and September has reached 800 people, International Red Cross officials say. <a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.weather/2/wed/aj/Uhaiti-storms.RTG__IO4.html">Death toll from Haiti storms reaches 800</a> PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti, Oct. 4 (UPI) -- The death toll from four major storms hitting Haiti in August and September has reached 800 people, International Red Cross officials say. (UPI) Hurricane leaves dirty water behindhttp://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.weather/2/wed/bh/Uus-greatlakes.Ri-Q_IO3.htmlwed/bh/Uus-greatlakes.Ri-Q_IO3.html1223053506Fri, 03 Oct 2008 17:05:06 GMT<a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.weather/2/wed/bh/Uus-greatlakes.Ri-Q_IO3.html"></a>WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 (UPI) -- U.S. researchers said Hurricane Ike had a profound impact on Lake Michigan, more than 1,000 miles from where it made landfall. <a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.weather/2/wed/bh/Uus-greatlakes.Ri-Q_IO3.html">Hurricane leaves dirty water behind</a> WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 (UPI) -- U.S. researchers said Hurricane Ike had a profound impact on Lake Michigan, more than 1,000 miles from where it made landfall. (UPI) Ike's environmental damage feared serioushttp://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.weather/2/wed/ci/Uus-ike-environment.RkUc_IO1.htmlwed/ci/Uus-ike-environment.RkUc_IO1.html1222889086Wed, 01 Oct 2008 19:24:46 GMT<a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.weather/2/wed/ci/Uus-ike-environment.RkUc_IO1.html"></a>HOUSTON, Oct. 1 (UPI) -- Ecologists said they fear Hurricane Ike did extensive damage to Gulf Coast beaches and wildlife habitat that could take years to repair. <a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.weather/2/wed/ci/Uus-ike-environment.RkUc_IO1.html">Ike's environmental damage feared serious</a> HOUSTON, Oct. 1 (UPI) -- Ecologists said they fear Hurricane Ike did extensive damage to Gulf Coast beaches and wildlife habitat that could take years to repair. (UPI) Busy October hurricane period is forecasthttp://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.weather/2/wed/cd/Uus-octoberhurricanes.Rtgo_IO1.htmlwed/cd/Uus-octoberhurricanes.Rtgo_IO1.html1222881287Wed, 01 Oct 2008 17:14:47 GMT<a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.weather/2/wed/cd/Uus-octoberhurricanes.Rtgo_IO1.html"></a>FORT COLLINS, Colo., Oct. 1 (UPI) -- U.S. hurricane forecasters William Gray and Phil Klotzbach say their October forecast calls for three named storms, two of them becoming hurricanes. <a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.weather/2/wed/cd/Uus-octoberhurricanes.Rtgo_IO1.html">Busy October hurricane period is forecast</a> FORT COLLINS, Colo., Oct. 1 (UPI) -- U.S. hurricane forecasters William Gray and Phil Klotzbach say their October forecast calls for three named storms, two of them becoming hurricanes. (UPI) Wetlands restoration: A false hope?http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.weather/2/wed/dj/Uus-wetlands.R3p5_IO1.htmlwed/dj/Uus-wetlands.R3p5_IO1.html1222881287Wed, 01 Oct 2008 17:14:47 GMT<a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.weather/2/wed/dj/Uus-wetlands.R3p5_IO1.html"></a>CULLOWHEE, N.C., Oct. 1 (UPI) -- A U.S. scientist says Louisiana Coastal residents counting on wetlands restoration to protect storm buffeted infrastructure are waging a losing battle. <a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.weather/2/wed/dj/Uus-wetlands.R3p5_IO1.html">Wetlands restoration: A false hope?</a> CULLOWHEE, N.C., Oct. 1 (UPI) -- A U.S. scientist says Louisiana Coastal residents counting on wetlands restoration to protect storm buffeted infrastructure are waging a losing battle. (UPI) Ike runs up Texas-size tab of up to $52Bhttp://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.weather/2/wed/cq/Uus-ike-damages.RSdZ_ISO.htmlwed/cq/Uus-ike-damages.RSdZ_ISO.html1222267487Wed, 24 Sep 2008 14:44:47 GMT<a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.weather/2/wed/cq/Uus-ike-damages.RSdZ_ISO.html"></a>HOUSTON, Sept. 24 (UPI) -- Hurricane Ike caused between $27 billion and $52 billion in damages in Texas, government officials and insurers estimated. <a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.weather/2/wed/cq/Uus-ike-damages.RSdZ_ISO.html">Ike runs up Texas-size tab of up to $52B</a> HOUSTON, Sept. 24 (UPI) -- Hurricane Ike caused between $27 billion and $52 billion in damages in Texas, government officials and insurers estimated. (UPI) 'Cane storm surge data needs improvementhttp://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.weather/2/wed/dt/Uus-stormsurge.RRDk_ISL.htmlwed/dt/Uus-stormsurge.RRDk_ISL.html1222035288Sun, 21 Sep 2008 22:14:48 GMT<a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.weather/2/wed/dt/Uus-stormsurge.RRDk_ISL.html"></a>NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 21 (UPI) -- The maps used to predict the critical rise of storm surge during recent hurricanes on the U.S. Gulf Coast contained different data, researchers say. <a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.weather/2/wed/dt/Uus-stormsurge.RRDk_ISL.html">'Cane storm surge data needs improvement</a> NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 21 (UPI) -- The maps used to predict the critical rise of storm surge during recent hurricanes on the U.S. Gulf Coast contained different data, researchers say. (UPI) Farm Aid to help those devastated by Ikehttp://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.weather/2/wed/dp/Uus-willienelson.R8L-_ISK.htmlwed/dp/Uus-willienelson.R8L-_ISK.html1221950687Sat, 20 Sep 2008 22:44:47 GMT<a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.weather/2/wed/dp/Uus-willienelson.R8L-_ISK.html"></a>SOMERVILLE, Mass., Sept. 20 (UPI) -- Farm Aid President Willie Nelson said his organization is set to donate more than $30,000 to families in Texas and Louisiana hit hard by Hurricane Ike. <a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.weather/2/wed/dp/Uus-willienelson.R8L-_ISK.html">Farm Aid to help those devastated by Ike</a> SOMERVILLE, Mass., Sept. 20 (UPI) -- Farm Aid President Willie Nelson said his organization is set to donate more than $30,000 to families in Texas and Louisiana hit hard by Hurricane Ike. (UPI) Aggies game forces evacuees to movehttp://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.weather/2/wed/aw/Uus-ike-evacuees.Rfz4_ISJ.htmlwed/aw/Uus-ike-evacuees.Rfz4_ISJ.html1221866088Fri, 19 Sep 2008 23:14:48 GMT<a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.weather/2/wed/aw/Uus-ike-evacuees.Rfz4_ISJ.html"></a>COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Sept. 19 (UPI) -- Hurricane Ike evacuees staying in College Station, Texas, hotels were being asked to vacate rooms pre-booked for Saturday's Texas A&M's home game. <a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.weather/2/wed/aw/Uus-ike-evacuees.Rfz4_ISJ.html">Aggies game forces evacuees to move</a> COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Sept. 19 (UPI) -- Hurricane Ike evacuees staying in College Station, Texas, hotels were being asked to vacate rooms pre-booked for Saturday's Texas A&M's home game. (UPI) Ike's winds may hit Texas taxpayershttp://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.weather/2/wed/ct/Uus-ike-insurance.Rkhk_ISI.htmlwed/ct/Uus-ike-insurance.Rkhk_ISI.html1221763487Thu, 18 Sep 2008 18:44:47 GMT<a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.weather/2/wed/ct/Uus-ike-insurance.Rkhk_ISI.html"></a>HOUSTON, Sept. 18 (UPI) -- Taxpayers in Texas may have to pony up about half of the tab for wind damage caused by Hurricane Ike, state officials said. <a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.weather/2/wed/ct/Uus-ike-insurance.Rkhk_ISI.html">Ike's winds may hit Texas taxpayers</a> HOUSTON, Sept. 18 (UPI) -- Taxpayers in Texas may have to pony up about half of the tab for wind damage caused by Hurricane Ike, state officials said. (UPI)