Feds say New Orleans is storm-ready
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Federal emergency officials claim the New Orleans levee system is ready for another major hurricane, despite the less-optimistic views of other political leaders and engineers.
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Tropical activity is possible in a couple of days in the Gulf of Mexico, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said in a report Tuesday.
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The worst-case scenario for New Orleans &#151; a direct strike by a full-strength Hurricane Ivan &#151; could submerge much of this historic city treetop-deep in a stew of sewage, industrial chemicals and fire ants, and the inundation could last for weeks, experts say.
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Hundreds of National Guard troops were on alert and officials in the Carolinas warned residents to be ready for anything Wednesday as Ernesto &#151; upgraded late Wednesday to a tropical storm &#151; moved north away from Florida.
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New Orleans got ready on Friday for the bead-throwing and bacchanalia of the final, climactic weekend of Mardi Gras amid ugly reminders of the violence gripping the storm-shattered city.
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TALLAHASSEE Â· When Hurricane Frances hit Florida&#39;s shore last weekend, emergency responders were more prepared than ever to meet the pending disaster.
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NEW ORLEANS - More than a million people in southern Louisiana have been told to get out of the way of Hurricane Ivan. An area of the Gulf Coast stretching from New Orleans to Florida is preparing for the arrival of Ivan.
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New Orleans is still at risk of serious flooding two years after Hurricane Katrina ravaged the city, a government report has found.
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HAMILTON, Bermuda  - Hurricane Florence advanced   toward Bermuda as residents made last-minute preparations for   the storm that was expected to pass by the island on Monday.
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The National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration unveils a newly updated Web site that lets people call up a map of the storm that wreaked havoc on Louisiana.
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WASHINGTON &#151; The federal response to Hurricanes Katrina and Rita showed that medical personnel deployed to emergencies need more hands-on training rather than relying on computers to prepare, federal investigators say.
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Southeastern Newfoundland braced Monday for Tropical Storm Isaac, packing nearly 60 mph winds, with forecasters warning of heavy rain and a coastal storm surge.
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The National Hurricane Center issued a tropical storm warning Friday for a long stretch of the Gulf Coast.
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A tropical storm warning was issued Wednesday for parts of the Texas and Louisiana coasts as a tropical depression intensified in the Gulf of Mexico.
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NEW ORLEANS - People along the US Gulf Coast are waiting to see if Hurricane Ivan will strike with the intensity predicted, when it finally makes landfall on Thursday morning.
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Residents of Bermuda installed storm shutters and hauled their yachts onto beaches in preparation for Tropical Storm Florence, which intensified Saturday and was expected to become a hurricane as it approaches the North Atlantic island.
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More than 1.2 million people in metropolitan New Orleans were warned to get out Tuesday as 140-mph Hurricane Ivan churned toward the Gulf Coast, threatening to submerge this