Snowmobile travel open at Yellowstone after howitzers trigger avalanches

Yellowstone opens for winter season

YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, Wyo. — The East Entrance to Yellowstone National Park is now open after crews used a howitzer in recent days to trigger avalanches on Sylvan Pass.

Mudslide kills 9, destroys houses as it sweeps through Andean city in Peru

Mudslide kills 9, destroys houses in Peru Andes

Mudslide kills 8, destroys houses as it sweeps through Andean city in Peru

Mudslide kills 8, destroys houses in Peru Andes

Aid group: Poverty and hunger loom as rains fail again across East Africa

Aid group: Rains fail again across East Africa

Avalanche dangers keep crews from scaling Oregon’s Mount Hood in search of 2 climbers

Chances slim 2 climbers are alive, authorities say

Authorities say there’s little chance the missing Mount Hood climbers are alive

Authorities: Little chance Ore. climbers are alive

3 dead after tropical cyclone cuts swathe through Fiji

3 dead after tropical cyclone hits Fiji

SUVA, Fiji — Thousands of Fiji villagers fled to shelters as a tropical cyclone battered the South Pacific nation, causing flooding, damaging homes and power lines, and killing three people, officials said Tuesday.

Authorities: Avalanche fears all but halt ground search for 2 missing Mount Hood climbers

Ground search for 2 missing Ore. climbers halted

Winter storms move out of Calif., no major mudslides reported in LA-area wildfire burn areas

Calif. rains ending, no major mudslides reported

Rescuers to use helicopter to search 2 missing climbers on Mount Hood amid avalanche fears

Helicopter search planned for 2 Ore. climbers

Evacuation order lifted for residents from LA area homes threatened by mudslides; rains ending

Calif. rains ending, residents can return to homes

Homes evacuated, vehicles trapped as California faces more rain, snow, debris flows

Homes emptied, vehicles trapped amid Calif. storm

90 vehicles trapped as Californians face rain, snow and mud amid another major storm

90 vehicles trapped as Calif faces rain, snow, mud

Vehicles stuck on Los Angeles highway after mudslides

Vehicles stuck on S. Calif highway after mudslides

Guatemalan President Kjell Eugenio Laugerud, who led during turbulent ’70s, dies at 79

Guatemalan ex-president Laugerud dies at 79

Brazil’s largest city hit again by major flooding, media reports of 6 dead

Sao Paulo swamped by floods, reports of 6 dead

Brazil rains kill 20 people, including at least 4 children; Thousands flee homes

Brazil: 20 deaths, thousands homeless in rains

UN weather agency says El Nino has strengthened and could last until May

UN: El Nino likely to last until May

GENEVA — The weak to moderate El Nino weather system in the tropical Pacific Ocean has strengthened considerably and could create droughts and floods around the world until May, a U.N. agency said Wednesday.

Official: US Forest Service considers attacking wildfires by air at night

Forest Service eyes night flying against fires

USDA issues disaster declaration for much of Louisiana due to drought, heavy rains

Fed disaster declaration lets La. farmers seek aid

Lull in the storms: 2009 hurricane season ends as one of calmest since 1990s

Hurricane season ends with barely a whimper

A lull in the storms: 2009 hurricane season ends, was one of the calmest since 1990s

Hurricane seasons ends, one of calmest since 1990s

Trying to make rain, Hugo Chavez ‘bombing’ clouds in Venezuela with Cuba’s help

Venezuela turns to cloud-seeding to battle drought

Strong earthquake rocks El Salvador, Guatemala; no immediate reports of injuries, damage

Quake shakes El Salvador, Guatemala

SAN SALVADOR, EL Salvador — A strong earthquake struck off El Salvador’s Pacific coast Thursday, sending people running from buildings in this Central American nation and in neighboring Guatemala.

Strong earthquake rocks western El Salvador, no immediate reports of injuries, damage

Strong quake shakes El Salvador

SAN SALVADOR, EL Salvador — A strong earthquake has rocked El Salvador and parts of Guatemala, but no there were no immediate reports of injuries or damage in either country.

Firefighters mostly contain 60-acre fire as Santa Ana winds blow in Southern California

Wind-driven California blaze mostly contained

Islam’s annual hajj: millions face fears of swine flu, soaking rains

Islam’s hajj: rain and fears of swine flu

JIDDAH, Saudi Arabia — Muslim pilgrims circled Islam’s holiest site Wednesday in their traditional white robes, with a few additions — umbrellas and face masks — as the opening of the annual hajj was complicated by torrential rains and fears of swine flu.

Firefighters partly contain 60-acre fire as Santa Ana winds blow in Southern California

Wind-driven California blaze partly contained

Wind will be decisive factor in battling 60-acre Orange County wildfire; no homes threatened

Wind weighs on battle against Orange County blaze

Small earthquakes rattle California-Mexico border, but no injuries, damage reported

Small earthquakes shake California-Mexico border

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