U.S. aims to give wake-up alerts on storms
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In the not-too-distant future, the U.S. government would like to be able to wake up residents in the middle of the night when a hurricane or tornado threatens, perhaps by sounding the alarm on a cellphone.
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A satellite-alert system launches in quake-prone Japan that will instantly trigger tsunami and volcanic activity warnings by siren and radio to help speed evacuations. By the Associated Press.
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Scientists are planning to take the pulse of the planet -- and more -- in an effort to improve weather forecasts, predict energy needs months in advance, anticipate disease outbreaks and even tell fishermen where the catch will be abundant.
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The head of the nation's weather and climate research agency says the biggest challenge facing the world is population growth and people's desire to live in coastal areas where they can be endangered by storms.
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The United States, which has emerged from this year's hurricane season largely unscathed, should brace itself for a potentially devastating hurricane season in 2007, a leading windstorm forecaster warned.
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The National Weather Service has issued a hurricane warning for the northwestern Bahamas, as Hurricane Jeanne slowly churns toward the southeastern United States.
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A hurricane watch is issued for part of the Carolinas as Tropical Storm Ernesto gains strength over the Atlantic.
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Awaiting the arrival of the state&#39;s second major hurricane in just three weeks, businesses and agencies across Florida are rolling out disaster preparedness plans to secure systems and communications infrastructure against the predicted high-winds
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The director of the National Hurricane Center stays calm in the midst of a storm, but wants everyone in hurricane-prone areas to get the message from his media advisories: Respect the storm's power and make proper response plans.
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By Kozo Mizoguchi Associated Press  TOKYO -- Japan has launched a satellite-based alert system that will instantly send warnings of tsunamis and updates on volcanic activity to help speed evacuations, an emergency official said.
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Tropical Storm Gaston formed in the Atlantic Ocean on Saturday and forecasters put the US east coast from northern Florida to North Carolina under a storm alert.
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They know what the winds can do. They forecast them. Fight the fires the winds fan. Ready for evacuations that, in years past, never came. They thought they knew, until seven days of fury began a week ago.
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American and UN leaders have announced plans to visit the regions affected by the Indian Ocean disaster a week ago.
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A hurricane watch was issued on Thursday   for a portion of the East Coast as Tropical Storm Ernesto   strengthened on a path toward the Carolinas, threatening to   bring heavy rains and large waves.
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STERLING, Va. The National Weather Service says public warnings in advance of Hurricane Isabel as it approached Virginia and Maryland last fall -- failed to include information important to homeowners and businesses in coastal areas.
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AS Hurricane Ivan&#39;s death toll topped 100 and was still rising, US and Caribbean meteorologists yesterday were tracking a new weather system that had already killed six people.
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Forecasters predicted severe weather in parts of the central U.S. on Wednesday, and rain and thunderstorms were expected in parts of New England and the Mid-Atlantic.