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Texas picks up the pieces left by Hurricane Ike

Houston is under a dusk-to-dawn curfew and a huge relief effort is in progress as the storm-ravaged state tries to get back to business

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Strongest tropical cyclones get more extreme

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Strongest tropical cyclones get more extreme

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New Orleans passes easy hurricane test

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New Orleans passes easy hurricane test

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Millions flee as Hurricane Gustav closes on Louisiana

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Is climate change causing an upsurge in US tornadoes?

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Is climate change causing an upsurge in US tornadoes?

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Insight: Can we trust Atlantic hurricane prediction?

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Warmer planet may mean fewer Atlantic hurricanes

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Warmer planet may mean fewer Atlantic hurricanes

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Earthquake sensors track rise in ocean storms

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Earthquake sensors track rise in ocean storms

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Revealed: the Asian source of the annual flu epidemic

The biggest ever analysis of flu strains shows the world's annual epidemic comes from the constant reservoir of bugs that follow the rainy season around East Asia

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Hurricane simulator to bring the house down

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Underwater ears warn of hurricane strength

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New Mississippi delta would limit hurricane damage

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Hurricane study whips up a storm

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