Topic: Hurricanes and Cyclones
Cyclone misses American Samoa, turns toward Tonga
AP News
<div id="subtitle">Tropical Cyclone Rene brings rain, wind but misses American Samoa, turns toward Tonga</div><div><p>A powerful tropical storm missed American Samoa early Saturday morning, causing heavy rains and high winds but sparing more devastation to the U ...
American Samoa Cyclone
AP News
A teenager walks around the town area with his umbrella during a drizzling rain as Tropical Cyclone Rene approaches American Samoa on Friday Feb. 12, 2010. In the background are vessels docked at the Port of Pago Pago. The storm packing hurricane-force winds slammed into American Samoa Friday even as ...
Strong quake near Tonga; no injuries reported
AP News
<div id="subtitle">Strong 6.3 quake hits near Tonga; no injuries or damage reported</div><div><p>A strong magnitude 6.3 earthquake hit near the South Pacific kingdom of Tonga on Saturday, the U.S. Geological Survey reported, but no ...
Why Haiti keeps getting hammered by disasters
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<div id="subtitle">Poverty, social ills, weak building standards and location create Haiti's disastrous history</div><div><p>When it comes to natural disasters, Haiti seems to have a bull's-eye on it. That's because of a killer combination of ...
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