Read more hurricanes stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/30793/hurricanes.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 6:15:57 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/55762/lightning-predicts-hurricane-intensity-study.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA day before the gustiest part of a hurricane hits, nature sends a warning sign via lightning, researchers tell USA Today . A study of Category 4 and 5 storms yielded a strong correlation between the hurricanes’ intensity and lightning, making the latter a powerful gauge for places that don’t have...http://www.newser.com/story/55762/lightning-predicts-hurricane-intensity-study.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 09 Apr 2009 11:44:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/38606/kyle-drenches-maine-guns-for-canada.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagHurricane Kyle soaked Maine this weekend and continued churning toward Canada, the AP reports. Maine's coastal areas, which have already absorbed 5.5 inches of rain, expect to get winds as high as 60mph and waves up to 20 feet. The state enacted its first hurricane warning in 17 years,...http://www.newser.com/story/38606/kyle-drenches-maine-guns-for-canada.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 28 Sep 2008 15:46:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/37424/2k-rescued-from-ike-houston-enacts-curfew.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagNearly 2,000 people who refused to evacuate the Texas coast ahead of Hurricane Ike have been rescued, state officials reported this afternoon, with the Wall Street Journal reporting only 4 confirmed casualties. Texas Gov. Rick Perry launched what he called the biggest rescue in state history, sending crews by...http://www.newser.com/story/37424/2k-rescued-from-ike-houston-enacts-curfew.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 14 Sep 2008 14:36:45 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/36830/dont-get-complacent-big-easy-officials.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagNew Orleans residents may be celebrating Hurricane Gustav's near-miss this week, but that's no reason to get complacent, the New York Times reports. Officials admit that protective infrastructure still isn’t up to par, and there were several close calls when Gustav made landfall. “I want everybody to understand—we’re not...http://www.newser.com/story/36830/dont-get-complacent-big-easy-officials.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 07 Sep 2008 16:06:21 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/36671/haitians-starving-in-hanna-hell.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagImpoverished Haiti is reeling from the devastation of a series of tropical storms and hurricanes, with refugees starving on rooftops in flood-ravaged areas, reports the Guardian . Faced with washed-out roads and winds too strong for helicopters, UN aide workers are using inflatable boats to reach at least some survivors. The...http://www.newser.com/story/36671/haitians-starving-in-hanna-hell.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 05 Sep 2008 2:20:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/36284/big-easy-not-ready-for-100-year-storm.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWith Hurricane Gustav set to thrash the Big Easy almost exactly 3 years after Katrina, Newsweek sits down with New Orleans Levee District executive director Stevan Spencer to find out what will change this time around. “We are better than before Katrina —we've raised the levees and strengthened or replaced...http://www.newser.com/story/36284/big-easy-not-ready-for-100-year-storm.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 31 Aug 2008 15:44:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/35135/fay-slams-cuba-floridians-flee.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTropical Storm Fay slammed into Cuba's southwest coast with 50 mph winds today as Florida residents and tourists continued to jam roadways to get out of the path of what's expected to become a hurricane as early as tomorrow, reports Reuters and the Miami Herald . Fay could drop as much...http://www.newser.com/story/35135/fay-slams-cuba-floridians-flee.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 18 Aug 2008 6:19:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/34959/hurricane-proof-your-vacation.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe government’s storm-watching body upped this year’s hurricane forecast to include 14 to 18 named storms, which could spell trouble for travelers. Forbes offers tips to stem potential financial losses and prevent your Caribbean vacation from going south. Know your risks: The National Hurricane Center offers a month-by-month historical snapshot...http://www.newser.com/story/34959/hurricane-proof-your-vacation.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 17 Aug 2008 14:21:37 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/33765/5-man-made-natural-disasters.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagHumans can do a righteous job of messing up the planet in the long term. We're also more than capable of wreaking short-term havoc with these man-made natural disasters, reports the New Scientist: Mud volcanoes: While we can't create the real thing, shoddy mining practices in East Java have made...http://www.newser.com/story/33765/5-man-made-natural-disasters.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 03 Aug 2008 9:29:00 CDT