Waves as high as trees hit coast
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MALAYSIA&#39;S tourist mecca of Penang bore the brunt of the country&#39;s tsunami damage as waves as tall as coconut trees lashed the island.
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Residents of several Caribbean islands are bracing themselves for the arrival of a strong hurricane over the next 24 to 36 hours. Hurricane Ivan is moving at 125mph (200km/h) towards Barbados, St Vincent, St
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Ernesto took aim at the Carolina coast on   Thursday threatening heavy rains and huge waves, as the storm's   winds gathered momentum after leaving Florida and swirling out   over the Atlantic Ocean.
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Rising sea levels are threatening parts of the Giant's Causeway and other coastal areas of Northern Ireland.
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Far away, off the coast of South America, the waters of the Pacific Ocean are cooling ominously. In the Atlantic, the sea surface remains warm. And overhead, the atmosphere is evolving toward what forecasters said yesterday could be a dangerous hurricane season.
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VANCOUVER (CP) - Hundreds of people walked to the edge of the Pacific Ocean on Sunday and placed candles before the gently lapping waves.
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A powerful storm moved along the West Coast today, causing highway-blocking mudslides, flooding and power outages. Up to a foot of rain was possible in one mountain area.
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MARGARET RIVER, Australia  - The waves have been   nicknamed Cyclops, Jaws and Dungeons and are the new   life-and-death playground for a unique breed of surfers who   ride gargantuan ocean waves as big as a seven storey building.
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Cities around the world are facing the danger of rising seas and other disasters related to climate change.
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Hurricane Ivan roiled waves two storeys high and tore up power lines, trees and roofs as it grew to fearsome strength Friday, but it stalked Jamaica&#39;s coast and is unlikely to make the expected direct hit, meteorologists said.
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SACRAMENTO -- They were at a seaside bungalow when the Indian Ocean swelled unexpectedly and roared mercilessly onto land. The invading currents swept Laura Wales in a swirl of debris, but somehow she survived.
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VANCOUVER (CP) - The B.C. south coast is being hammered by another windstorm that has knocked out power to at least 190,000 people.  The storm has uprooted trees, knocked down power lines and disrupted travel with winds up to 100 kilometres an hour or more in some places.
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By The Virginian-Pilot, Norfolk, Va.  May 31--Ever since Hurricane Isabel battered Ocean View, Norfolk has gotten serious about protecting its beaches.
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High winds knocked down trees, created powerful waves and blew down utility lines yesterday, interrupting electricity to more than 200,000 homes and businesses as the remnants of Tropical Storm Ernesto swept through the region.
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A mother holds her child as she looks at the destruction caused by Sunday&#39;s tidal wave to her home in the coastal town of Kosgada in southern Sri Lanka, Tuesday, Dec. 28, 2004.
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PHUKET, Thailand The towering waves that roared ashore on the beaches of Thailand&#39;s resorts Sunday swept away sunbathers and snorkelers, bungalows and cars, and sent thousands of tourists fleeing for higher ground.
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The frequency of major storms in the Northwest and New England is up, say experts.