hurricanes

September 12, 2008 - Communities across coastal Louisiana are facing serious environmental contamination in the wake of Hurricane Gustav, according to an assessment released this week by the Louisiana Environmental Action Network.

July 24, 2008 - It appears that the Lower Rio Grande Valley dodged a bullet yesterday, the earthen levees along the river reportedly holding up to Hurricane Dolly's rains. Before the storm made landfall, residents had been warned to seek shelter because officials feared the deteriorated levees might fail. Worries still linger, though, as Dolly -- now downgraded to a tropical storm -- moves inland.

July 23, 2008 - Hurricane Dolly is poised to strike the Gulf Coast near the Texas-Mexico border later today, maybe even escalating to a Category 2 storm.

June 3, 2008 - Watch out, coastal America: the hurricane researchers at Colorado State University are predicting 2008 will be a major year for storms, with eight hurricanes forming in the Atlantic, four of them "m

June 18, 2007 - We reported here last month about concerns expressed by the new National Hurricane Center director that higher-ups were wasting millions on questionable public-relations efforts while sh

May 31, 2007 - The Associated Press has identified five coastal areas of the United States that are particularly vulnerable to hurricane disasters -- and four of them are in the South.