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		<title>Football&#8217;s undefeated Saints lift spirits in woeful New Orleans; no more &#8216;Poor us&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Dec 2009 20:49:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cain Burdeau</dc:creator>
		
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The undefeated Saints lift spirits in New Orleans

NEW ORLEANS — They ain&#8217;t the Ain&#8217;ts anymore. And ain&#8217;t that grand for New Orleans.
Football&#8217;s once-hapless New Orleans Saints are on a roll at 11-0, lifting spirits in this hurricane-battered city four miserable, down-in-the-dumps years after Katrina. In fact, folks in the Big Easy are feeling so good .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/footballs-undefeated-saints-lift-spirits-in-woeful-new-orleans-no-more-poor-us-240088/">Original source &nbsp;: Football&#8217;s undefeated Saints lift spirits in woeful New Orleans; no more &#8216;Poor us&#8217;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Report on last season&#8217;s wind, ice storms in Ky. says moving power lines underground too costly</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:54:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dylan T. Lovan</dc:creator>
		
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Ky. delivers report on last season&#8217;s costly storms

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A report released Thursday on last season&#8217;s ice and wind storms says Kentucky&#8217;s utilities should not spend billions of dollars burying electrical transmission lines to prevent future mass outages.
Instead, the 180-page report by the Public Service Commission said utilities should consider fortifying some existing lines, ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/report-on-last-seasons-wind-ice-storms-in-ky-says-moving-power-lines-underground-too-costly-232989/">Original article on  : Report on last season&#8217;s wind, ice storms in Ky. says moving power lines underground too costly</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>East Coast states totaling damage from nor&#8217;easter, already estimated at tens of millions</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 08:18:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Wayne Parry</dc:creator>
		
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East Coast states totaling damage from nor&#8217;easter

OCEAN CITY, N.J. — It was a desperate, ultimately futile battle — machine against nature — and Ocean City kept it up long after the outcome had been decided.
As wave after wave pummeled the beachfront during last week&#8217;s powerful nor&#8217;easter, more and more of the sand disappeared until the .... Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/east-coast-states-totaling-damage-from-noreaster-already-estimated-at-tens-of-millions-231484/">East Coast states totaling damage from nor&#8217;easter, already estimated at tens of millions</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>La. House speaker wants federal aid shuffled to New Orleans blight remediation, infrastructure</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 15:38:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Melinda Deslatte</dc:creator>
		
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House speaker wants federal money to tackle blight

BATON ROUGE, La. — Federal recovery money that remains unused since hurricanes Katrina and Rita should be spent on blight remediation and infrastructure repairs in New Orleans, House Speaker Jim Tucker said Thursday.
Congress appropriated $13.4 billion in flexible block grant aid for Louisiana&#8217;s recovery from the two storms.
Tucker, ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/la-house-speaker-wants-federal-aid-shuffled-to-new-orleans-blight-remediation-infrastructure-228493/" title="La. House speaker wants federal aid shuffled to New Orleans blight remediation, infrastructure">>>></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Early snow storms in China kill 40, damage more than 9,000 buildings; $659 million in damage</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 15:31:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AP</dc:creator>
		
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Heavy snow storms in northern China kill 40

BEIJING — Unusually early snow storms in north-central China have claimed 40 lives, caused thousands of buildings to collapse and destroyed almost 500,000 acres (200,000 hectares) of winter crops, the Civil Affairs Ministry said Friday.
Nineteen of the deaths resulted from traffic accidents related to the storms that began .... Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/early-snow-storms-in-china-kill-40-damage-more-than-9000-buildings-659-million-in-damage-228487/">Early snow storms in China kill 40, damage more than 9,000 buildings; $659 million in damage</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Early snow storms in China kill 38, damage more than 7,000 buildings; $513 million in damage</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 08:17:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AP</dc:creator>
		
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Heavy snow storms in northern China kill 38

BEIJING — Unusually early snow storms in northern China have claimed 38 lives in weather-related incidents and caused more than half a billion dollars in damage, the Civil Affairs Ministry said Friday.
Nineteen of the deaths resulted from traffic accidents related to the storms that began on Nov. 9, ... Original article on  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/early-snow-storms-in-china-kill-38-damage-more-than-7000-buildings-513-million-in-damage-227985/">Early snow storms in China kill 38, damage more than 7,000 buildings; $513 million in damage</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Rescuers search for survivors in town covered by mudslide; 134 dead across El Salvador</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 18:06:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marcos Aleman</dc:creator>
		
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With 134 dead, rescuers seek Salvador survivors

VERAPAZ, El Salvador — Soldiers and townspeople dug through rock and debris Monday in hopes of finding dozens of people missing in a mudslide that swept down on a town, part of a wave of floods and landslides that killed at least 134 people in El Salvador.
Days of heavy .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/rescuers-search-for-survivors-in-town-covered-by-mudslide-134-dead-across-el-salvador-223452/">Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Rescuers search for survivors in town covered by mudslide; 134 dead across El Salvador</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Powerful undersea earthquake in central Indonesia kills 1, hurts dozens on remote island</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:30:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AP</dc:creator>
		
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1 dead, dozens injured by strong Indonesian quake

JAKARTA, Indonesia — A powerful undersea earthquake killed one person, injured dozens and damaged hundreds of houses on a remote island in central Indonesia, officials said Monday.
At least 20 people were hospitalized on Sumbawa after the 6.7-magnitude temblor, many of them with broken bones, said Rustam Pakaya, the .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/powerful-undersea-earthquake-in-central-indonesia-kills-1-hurts-dozens-on-remote-island-223236/" title="Powerful undersea earthquake in central Indonesia kills 1, hurts dozens on remote island">Source &nbsp;: Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Rescuers search for survivors in town covered by mudslide; 124 dead across El Salvador</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 07:02:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Diego Mendez</dc:creator>
		
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With 124 dead, rescuers seek Salvador survivors

VERAPAZ, El Salvador — Soldiers and townspeople dug through rock and debris Monday in hopes of finding dozens of people missing in a mudslide that swept down on a town, part of a wave of floods and landslides that killed at least 124 people in El Salvador.
Days of heavy .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/rescuers-search-for-survivors-in-town-covered-by-mudslide-124-dead-across-el-salvador-222804/">Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Rescuers search for survivors in town covered by mudslide; 124 dead across El Salvador</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>El Salvador raises death toll from floods, mudslides to 124, 60 missing</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/el-salvador-raises-death-toll-from-floods-mudslides-to-124-60-missing-222732/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 03:15:42 +0000</pubDate>
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El Salvador raises death toll from flooding to 124

VERAPAZ, El Salvador — Civil defense officials in El Salvador have raised the death toll from rain-triggered floods and mudslides to 124, with another 60 people missing.
Government Minister Humberto Centeno, who heads the Civil Protection agency, says the rising toll and President Mauricio Funes&#8217; declaration of a ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/el-salvador-raises-death-toll-from-floods-mudslides-to-124-60-missing-222732/">Read this article on Gaea Times at  : El Salvador raises death toll from floods, mudslides to 124, 60 missing</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Tornado in northwestern Oregon damages 11 homes, 3 vehicles</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 02:12:57 +0000</pubDate>
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Tornado damages homes in northwestern Oregon

LINCOLN CITY, Ore. — The National Weather Service has confirmed it was a tornado that tore through a coastal area of Lincoln City in northwestern Oregon, damaging about a dozen homes.
The Friday night tornado packed winds that reached 85 mph. The weather service says 11 homes, three cars and three ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/tornado-in-northwestern-oregon-damages-11-homes-3-vehicles-222723/">Original article on  : Tornado in northwestern Oregon damages 11 homes, 3 vehicles</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Iowa Gov. Culver announces $150 million in federal funds to buy out flood-damaged homes</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:58:25 +0000</pubDate>
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Iowa governor announces funds for flood buyouts

DES MOINES, Iowa — Iowa Gov. Chet Culver says $150 million in federal funds will be made available for the purchase of 1,352 homes damaged in last year&#8217;s floods.
The funding is part of the $516.7 million in Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery Funds announced last month. The funding .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/iowa-gov-culver-announces-150-million-in-federal-funds-to-buy-out-flood-damaged-homes-220783/">Original article &nbsp;: Iowa Gov. Culver announces $150 million in federal funds to buy out flood-damaged homes</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Vietnamese man rescued after spending 3 days in tree; storm death toll hits 108</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 06:36:13 +0000</pubDate>
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Man spends 3 days in tree during Vietnam storm

HANOI, Vietnam — The 69-year-old watchman couldn&#8217;t swim so when Tropical Storm Mirinae sparked a flash flood he ran, shimmied up a tree and hung on — for three nights and two days.
After several failed attempts to rescue Phan Cao Chuc, a military helicopter was able to .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/vietnamese-man-rescued-after-spending-3-days-in-tree-storm-death-toll-hits-108-220023/">Read the original article &nbsp;: Vietnamese man rescued after spending 3 days in tree; storm death toll hits 108</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Ida sweeps into Nicaragua as hurricane, damaging homes, forcing evacuations, then loses steam</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 03:17:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Filadelfo Aleman</dc:creator>
		
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Ida hits Nicaragua as hurricane, then loses steam

MANAGUA, Nicaragua — Hurricane Ida swept onto Nicaragua&#8217;s Atlantic coast Thursday, destroying homes, damaging schools and downing bridges before losing steam and becoming a tropical depression as it moved inland.
Ida&#8217;s winds swirled at 75 mph (125 kph) when the storm struck land around sunrise in Tasbapauni, about 60 .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/ida-sweeps-into-nicaragua-as-hurricane-damaging-homes-forcing-evacuations-then-loses-steam-219922/">here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Ida weakens to tropical depression with 35 mph top winds as it sweeps over Nicaragua</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 03:08:00 +0000</pubDate>
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Ida weakens to tropical depression over Nicaragua

MIAMI — Ida has weakened to a tropical depression with 35 mph top winds as it sweeps over Nicaragua.
The storm rumbled ashore Thursday at hurricane strength, but began losing muscle as it moved over land, dumping rain.
By Thursday night, Nicaragua&#8217;s government had discontinued tropical storm warnings along the country&#8217;s ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/ida-weakens-to-tropical-depression-with-35-mph-top-winds-as-it-sweeps-over-nicaragua-219916/" title="Ida weakens to tropical depression with 35 mph top winds as it sweeps over Nicaragua">Read more >></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Hurricane Ida rips into Nicaragua, damages homes, schools, forcing evacuation of thousands</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:30:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Filadelfo Aleman</dc:creator>
		
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Hurricane Ida rips into Nicaragua&#8217;s Atlantic coast

MANAGUA, Nicaragua — Hurricane Ida swept onto Nicaragua&#8217;s Atlantic coast Thursday, destroying homes, damaging schools and downing bridges before losing steam and becoming a tropical storm as it moved inland.
Ida&#8217;s winds swirled at 75 mph (125 kph) when the storm struck land around sunrise in Tasbapauni, about 60 miles .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/hurricane-ida-rips-into-nicaragua-damages-homes-schools-forcing-evacuation-of-thousands-219314/" title="Hurricane Ida rips into Nicaragua, damages homes, schools, forcing evacuation of thousands">Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:15:11 +0000</pubDate>
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Hurricane Ida hits Nicaragua coast
MANAGUA, Nicaragua — Newly born Hurricane Ida ripped into Nicaragua&#8217;s Atlantic coast on Thursday, destroying several dozen homes and forcing the evacuation of more than 3,000 people.

Ida, clocking 75 mph (120 kph) winds, struck land around sunrise in Tasbapauni, about 60 miles northeast of Bluefields, said meteorologist Dennis Feltgen of the ... Original article on  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/hurricane-ida-hits-nicaragua-forces-evacuations-power-outages-219106/">Hurricane Ida hits Nicaragua, forces evacuations, power outages</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Vietnam storm death toll rises to 99; damages estimated at $55 million</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 04:47:45 +0000</pubDate>
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Vietnam storm death toll rises to 99
HANOI, Vietnam — The death toll from Tropical Storm Mirinae rose to 99 in central Vietnam on Thursday and authorities estimated damage from the storm at $55 million.

In the hardest-hit province Phu Yen, three districts that are home to 300,000 people remained inundated, said Nguyen Ba Loc, deputy chairman .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/vietnam-storm-death-toll-rises-to-99-damages-estimated-at-55-million-218454/">Original article &nbsp;: Vietnam storm death toll rises to 99; damages estimated at $55 million</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>AP Interview: New Orleans mayor says Cuba&#8217;s all-powerful government an asset during hurricanes</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[HAVANA — Under Cuba&#8217;s communist system, the government calls all the shots all the time — but during monster hurricanes that may not be such a bad thing, New Orleans&#8217; mayor says.

In an interview during his six-day trip to Cuba&#8217;s capital to study the island&#8217;s disaster-response system, Ray Nagin told The Associated Press that &#8220;one .... Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/ap-interview-new-orleans-mayor-says-cubas-all-powerful-government-an-asset-during-hurricanes-201600/">AP Interview: New Orleans mayor says Cuba&#8217;s all-powerful government an asset during hurricanes</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Changes come to landmark New Orleans restaurant: Antoine&#8217;s menu not just en francais any more</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW ORLEANS — There&#8217;s an old story in New Orleans about a society matron who heard about a friend&#8217;s death. Grief-stricken but practical, the matron immediately wondered if the waiter at Antoine&#8217;s whom her friend had relied on for years was up for grabs, or if someone had already claimed him.

&#8220;I believe it,&#8221; said Sterling ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/changes-come-to-landmark-new-orleans-restaurant-antoines-menu-not-just-en-francais-any-more-199817/">Read : Changes come to landmark New Orleans restaurant: Antoine&#8217;s menu not just en francais any more</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Tsunamis obliterate coral in some areas, damage others in American Samoa</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Oct 2009 18:02:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Audrey Mcavoy</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[HONOLULU — Scientists surveying American Samoa&#8217;s coral reefs say Sept. 29&#8217;s tsunami obliterated some corals and damaged others to the point that they may not recover.

Researchers say more assessments will be needed to get a full sense of how the disaster affected coral in the U.S. territory. But in at least one area, the damage .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/tsunamis-obliterate-coral-in-some-areas-damage-others-in-american-samoa-198897/" title="Tsunamis obliterate coral in some areas, damage others in American Samoa">Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>20 years after Calif. quake: Bay Bridge unfinished; schools, buildings unsafe, need retrofits</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2009 17:55:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason Dearen</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SAN FRANCISCO — When an earthquake collapsed two 50-foot sections of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge during the 1989 World Series, the nightmares of hundreds of thousands of commuters who cross the Depression-era span each day were brought to life.

On this 20-year anniversary of the 6.9-magnitude earthquake that killed 63 people, injured almost 3,800 and .... Source article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/20-years-after-calif-quake-bay-bridge-unfinished-schools-buildings-unsafe-need-retrofits-198273/">20 years after Calif. quake: Bay Bridge unfinished; schools, buildings unsafe, need retrofits</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Mississippi coastal town hopes post-Katrina tax base will recover as an unlikely hero emerges</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2009 15:49:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Emily Wagster Pettus</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[JACKSON, Miss. — On the morning the Walmart reopened this week in Pass Christian, rain canceled a small parade Mayor Chipper McDermott had planned, so folks stood inside the store and handed out gaudy Mardi Gras beads instead of throwing them from a float.

They might as well have been tossing dollars into the town treasury, ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/mississippi-coastal-town-hopes-post-katrina-tax-base-will-recover-as-an-unlikely-hero-emerges-198190/">Read more : Mississippi coastal town hopes post-Katrina tax base will recover as an unlikely hero emerges</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>President Obama makes first New Orleans trip, to hear residents still rebuilding from storm</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 14:35:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eileen Sullivan</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW ORLEANS — President Barack Obama, who accused the Bush administration of standing by &#8220;while a major American city drowns,&#8221; flew to New Orleans Thursday to hear directly about its 4-year-long struggle to recover from Hurricane Katrina.

It was Obama&#8217;s first visit since he assumed the presidency from George W. Bush. He flew in to listen .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/president-obama-makes-first-new-orleans-trip-to-hear-residents-still-rebuilding-from-storm-197064/">Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: President Obama makes first New Orleans trip, to hear residents still rebuilding from storm</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>President Obama to make 1st trip to New Orleans; to hear from residents still rebuilding</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 11:54:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eileen Sullivan</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama, who accused former President George W. Bush of leading a government &#8220;that sits on its hands while a major American city drowns,&#8221; is hearing directly from New Orleans residents who have struggled to rebuild their city since the 2005 hurricane season.

Obama arrives in New Orleans Thursday on his first presidential ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/president-obama-to-make-1st-trip-to-new-orleans-to-hear-from-residents-still-rebuilding-196896/">Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : President Obama to make 1st trip to New Orleans; to hear from residents still rebuilding</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>President Obama makes first trip to New Orleans; to hear from residents still rebuilding</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 07:12:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eileen Sullivan</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama, who accused former President George W. Bush of leading a government &#8220;that sits on its hands while a major American city drowns,&#8221; is hearing directly from New Orleans residents who have struggled to rebuild their city since the 2005 hurricane season.

Obama arrives in New Orleans Thursday on his first presidential ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/president-obama-makes-first-trip-to-new-orleans-to-hear-from-residents-still-rebuilding-196642/" title="President Obama makes first trip to New Orleans; to hear from residents still rebuilding">Read more >></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Landslide in central Washington state blocks highway, diverts river, forces evacuations</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2009 22:15:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[NACHES, Wash. — A massive landslide in central Washington state has blocked a highway, diverted a river and heavily damaged a home.

No injuries have been reported, but authorities tell the Yakima Herald-Republic that residents near the sparsely populated community of Nile were being evacuated because of flooding fears.
Several homes received water damage as the Naches .... Original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/landslide-in-central-washington-state-blocks-highway-diverts-river-forces-evacuations-193339/">Landslide in central Washington state blocks highway, diverts river, forces evacuations</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Official: American Samoa coastal park, artifacts at visitors center damaged by tsunami</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2009 01:02:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[TAFUNA, American Samoa — The tsunami that rushed ashore last week at the National Park of American Samoa damaged the visitors center, washed away some artifacts inside and forced workers to relocate to a two-bedroom apartment, authorities said Monday.

In neighboring Samoa, the U.N. children&#8217;s fund was preparing to begin a mass measles vaccination program for .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/official-american-samoa-coastal-park-artifacts-at-visitors-center-damaged-by-tsunami-187752/" title="Official: American Samoa coastal park, artifacts at visitors center damaged by tsunami">Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Victims of Indonesian quake threatened by storms, possible landslides</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2009 06:11:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Irwan Firdaus</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[PADANG, Indonesia — Heavy rain threatened to trigger more landslides and hamper delivery of desperately needed aid Monday on the Indonesian island of Sumatra, where thousands of people were buried by last week&#8217;s powerful earthquake.

The Meteorological and Geophysics Agency warned that remote areas could see strong winds and storms for the next two days, worsening .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/victims-of-indonesian-quake-threatened-by-storms-possible-landslides-186829/" title="Victims of Indonesian quake threatened by storms, possible landslides">Source &nbsp;: Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Some students get classes in tents after Indonesian quake ravages school system</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2009 02:36:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Irwan Firdaus</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[PADANG, Indonesia — Hundreds of children went back to class Monday in schools set up in tents in Indonesia&#8217;s earthquake zone to get counseling on the loss of loved ones and homes, as authorities tried to restore normalcy after the disaster.

UNICEF provided tents and basic supplies for schools in three of 10 districts along the .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/some-students-get-classes-in-tents-after-indonesian-quake-ravages-school-system-186771/">Read the original article &nbsp;: Some students get classes in tents after Indonesian quake ravages school system</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>2nd storm slams into northern Philippines, toppling power poles, trees</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2009 09:06:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rohan Sullivan</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[MANILA, Philippines — Typhoon Parma slammed into the Philippines on Saturday, ripping off roofs, toppling power pylons and swelling rivers in the country&#8217;s mountainous north. At least two people were killed, an official said.

The storm — the country&#8217;s second in eight days — cut a path across the northeastern tip of the main island of ... Read this article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/2nd-storm-slams-into-northern-philippines-toppling-power-poles-trees-185786/">2nd storm slams into northern Philippines, toppling power poles, trees</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Indonesia races to find survivors of powerful earthquake as death toll reaches 777</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 18:04:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ali Kotarumalos</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[JAKARTA, Indonesia — An Indonesian government official says the death toll in this week&#8217;s earthquake on Sumatra has risen to 777.

The official says most of the dead from Wednesday&#8217;s 7.6-magnitude quake, which originated off the coast of Sumatra island, were in the town of Padang.
The official spoke on condition of anonymity Thursday because he is ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/indonesia-races-to-find-survivors-of-powerful-earthquake-as-death-toll-reaches-777-184277/">Read this article on Gaea Times at  : Indonesia races to find survivors of powerful earthquake as death toll reaches 777</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Sodden Philippines readies for another storm as toll from the last one rises</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 07:21:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rohan Sullivan</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[MANILA, Philippines — Asia had little respite Thursday from an already brutal storm season, with warnings the next tempest was en route to the Philippines while three nations counted their dead from the previous typhoon, with the toll reaching 386.

Officials were preparing compulsory evacuation plans for tens of thousands of people in the Philippines as .... Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/sodden-philippines-readies-for-another-storm-as-toll-from-the-last-one-rises-183536/">Sodden Philippines readies for another storm as toll from the last one rises</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>US Geological Survey says another powerful quake has shaken Indonesia&#8217;s Sumatra island</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 02:22:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[JAKARTA, Indonesia — The U.S. Geological Survey says another powerful earthquake has shaken western Indonesia.

The 6.9 magnitude struck at 08:52 a.m. local time (0152GMT) Thursday on Sumatra island, about 180 miles (280 kilometers) from the epicenter of a more powerful quake on Wednesday.
Rescue efforts are under way around the area worst hit by Wednesday&#8217;s quake, ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/us-geological-survey-says-another-powerful-quake-has-shaken-indonesias-sumatra-island-183372/">Original article on  : US Geological Survey says another powerful quake has shaken Indonesia&#8217;s Sumatra island</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Quake strikes Indonesia, killing hundreds and trapping many under collapsed buildings</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 01:29:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anthony Deutsch</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[PADANG, Indonesia — A powerful earthquake that struck western Indonesia trapped thousands of people under collapsed buildings — including hospitals, a hotel and a classroom, officials said. At least 200 bodies were found in one coastal city and the toll was expected to be far higher.

The temblor Wednesday started fires, severed roads and cut off .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/quake-strikes-indonesia-killing-hundreds-and-trapping-many-under-collapsed-buildings-183345/">Source article &nbsp;: Quake strikes Indonesia, killing hundreds and trapping many under collapsed buildings</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Powerful earthquake strikes Indonesia, triggering landslides, trapping thousands, killing 200</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 01:01:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anthony Deutsch</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[JAKARTA, Indonesia — A powerful earthquake that struck western Indonesia triggered landslides and trapped thousands of people under collapsed buildings — including two hospitals, an official said. At least 200 bodies were found in one coastal city and the toll was expected to be far higher.

The temblor Wednesday started fires, severed roads and cut off .... Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/powerful-earthquake-strikes-indonesia-triggering-landslides-trapping-thousands-killing-200-183322/">Powerful earthquake strikes Indonesia, triggering landslides, trapping thousands, killing 200</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Death toll from Indonesia quake jumps to 200 as search for survivors resumes</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 01:00:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[JAKARTA, Indonesia — A disaster management official says at least 200 people have been killed by the powerful earthquake that struck western Indonesia.

Priyadi Kardono, a spokesman for the National Disaster Management Agency, says the deaths were counted in the coastal Sumatran city of Padang, following Wednesday&#8217;s 7.6 magnitude quake.
A higher death toll is expected once ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/death-toll-from-indonesia-quake-jumps-to-200-as-search-for-survivors-resumes-183321/">Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : Death toll from Indonesia quake jumps to 200 as search for survivors resumes</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Powerful earthquake strikes Indonesia, triggering landslides, trapping thousands and killing 75</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 20:49:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anthony Deutsch</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[JAKARTA, Indonesia — A powerful earthquake struck western Indonesia on Wednesday, triggering landslides and trapping thousands under collapsed buildings — including two hospitals, an official said. At least 75 bodies were found, but the toll was expected to be far higher.

The temblor started fires, severed roads and cut off power and communications to Padang, a .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/powerful-earthquake-strikes-indonesia-triggering-landslides-trapping-thousands-and-killing-75-183075/">Original article &nbsp;: Powerful earthquake strikes Indonesia, triggering landslides, trapping thousands and killing 75</a>.]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 20:43:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anthony Deutsch</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[JAKARTA, Indonesia — A powerful earthquake struck western Indonesia on Wednesday, triggering landslides and trapping thousands under collapsed buildings — including two hospitals, an official said. At least 75 bodies were found, but the toll was expected to be far higher.

The temblor started fires, severed roads and cut off power and communications to Padang, a ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/quake-strikes-indonesia-trapping-thousands-under-collapsed-buildings-183064/" title="Quake strikes Indonesia, trapping thousands under collapsed buildings">Read more >></a>.]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 10:16:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama said Tuesday he&#8217;ll visit the Hurricane Katrina-damaged Gulf Coast by mid-October.

Such a trip would fulfill Obama&#8217;s promise to visit the region by the end of his first year in office.
Details of the trip will be released at a later date, the White House said.
Obama also signed an executive order that ... Read : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/obama-announces-mid-october-visit-to-gulf-coast-his-first-to-areas-hit-by-hurricane-katrina-180897/">Obama announces mid-October visit to Gulf Coast, his first to areas hit by Hurricane Katrina</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Study: Last major quake along Utah&#8217;s Wasatch Front was more recent than previously thought</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2009 17:39:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Stark</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SALT LAKE CITY — Geologists say a major quake could strike at any time in Utah, with new research showing the last large temblor along the Wasatch Front was more recent than previously thought.

The Utah Geological Survey and U.S. Geological Survey said in a study released Thursday that an earthquake about 500 years ago tore .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/study-last-major-quake-along-utahs-wasatch-front-was-more-recent-than-previously-thought-177865/">Study: Last major quake along Utah&#8217;s Wasatch Front was more recent than previously thought</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Southern California wildfire threatens ranches, orchards, homes amid high heat and winds</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2009 19:42:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Wilson</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[MOORPARK, Calif. — Firefighters guarded rural homes, ranches and orchards Wednesday as a wind-driven wildfire grew to more than 25 square miles on a march through rugged land between small Southern California communities.

The fire was stoked by hot and dry Santa Ana winds but firefighters said the windspeeds were lower than on the first day ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/southern-california-wildfire-threatens-ranches-orchards-homes-amid-high-heat-and-winds-176767/" title="Southern California wildfire threatens ranches, orchards, homes amid high heat and winds">Read more >></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Ga. authorities say Southeast storm death toll rises to 9, believe woman was swept from car</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2009 20:00:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kate Brumback</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[AUSTELL, Ga. — Authorities in Georgia say they have found another Southeast storm victim and the death toll is now nine.

Douglas County Coroner Randy Daniel says authorities believe the woman was swept from her car just west of Atlanta during thunderstorms that brought several inches of rain to the area.
He says family members say the .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/ga-authorities-say-southeast-storm-death-toll-rises-to-9-believe-woman-was-swept-from-car-175643/">Ga. authorities say Southeast storm death toll rises to 9, believe woman was swept from car</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Strong earthquake shakes Bhutan and India&#8217;s northeast, unclear if any injuries</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2009 09:30:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[GAUHATI, India — A 6.3-magnitude earthquake shook the remote mountain nation of Bhutan and India&#8217;s northeastern Assam state Monday, sending people running into the streets and damaging schools and homes, officials said. There were no early reports of injuries.

The afternoon earthquake was initially reported in Gauhati, the capital of Assam state, but it was centered .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/strong-earthquake-shakes-bhutan-and-indias-northeast-unclear-if-any-injuries-174059/" title="Strong earthquake shakes Bhutan and India&#8217;s northeast, unclear if any injuries">Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Images of Ivan, among strongest storms ever, nearly erased by next year&#8217;s hurricane: Katrina</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2009 07:27:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jay Reeves</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[GULF SHORES, Ala. — People who lived through Hurricane Ivan can&#8217;t forget the haunting images left by one of the strongest storms ever recorded: condo towers collapsed in roiling surf, splintered homes or flat slabs, fragments of highways lost in a sea of sand. They wish others remembered, too.

Not quite a year after Ivan all .... Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/images-of-ivan-among-strongest-storms-ever-nearly-erased-by-next-years-hurricane-katrina-168612/">Images of Ivan, among strongest storms ever, nearly erased by next year&#8217;s hurricane: Katrina</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Texas unveils biggest coastal protection effort in state history to fight erosion, hurricanes</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2009 18:46:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Juan A. Lozano</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[HOUSTON — Texas announced Monday that it was embarking on the biggest coastal protection effort in state history to fight beach erosion and defend against future hurricanes.

The $135.4 million plan comes just a year after Hurricane Ike&#8217;s powerful storm surge damaged thousands of homes in Galveston, the neighboring Bolivar Peninsula and other communities across southeast ... Read : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/texas-unveils-biggest-coastal-protection-effort-in-state-history-to-fight-erosion-hurricanes-168177/">Texas unveils biggest coastal protection effort in state history to fight erosion, hurricanes</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Texas island city ravaged by Hurricane Ike marks anniversary with sunrise memorial service</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Sep 2009 14:59:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Juan A. Lozano</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[GALVESTON, Texas — Mymi Freedman&#8217;s memories of Hurricane Ike&#8217;s immediate aftermath still linger, especially in one sense.

&#8220;The smell — everything was rotten,&#8221; she said Sunday, sitting in her garage with her husband Sergio and reflecting on the year that has passed since Ike damaged thousands of homes, including her own, on the Texas island city  [..] <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/texas-island-city-ravaged-by-hurricane-ike-marks-anniversary-with-sunrise-memorial-service-167352/">Read the original article: here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Texas island city ravaged by Hurricane Ike holding sunrise service to mark 1 year anniversary</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Sep 2009 08:11:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[GALVESTON, Texas — Hurricane Ike will be remembered for the destruction it wrought on the Texas island city of Galveston, but also for how it brought the community closer together, a preacher said Sunday at a sunrise memorial service to mark the storm&#8217;s anniversary.

About 100 people gathered at one of the city&#8217;s historic beach hotels  [..] <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/texas-island-city-ravaged-by-hurricane-ike-holding-sunrise-service-to-mark-1-year-anniversary-167174/">Read the original article: here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Earthquake rattles Venezuelal capital area; 14 people reported injured, some buildings damaged</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Sep 2009 00:28:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[CARACAS, Venezuela — An earthquake shook Venezuela&#8217;s capital and nearby states Saturday, injuring 14 people and causing damage to a few buildings.

The U.S. Geological Survey reported a preliminary magnitude of 6.4 for the quake, saying the epicenter was off Venezuela&#8217;s Caribbean coast 65 miles (110 kilometers) west of Caracas. The head of Venezuela&#8217;s seismological agency, .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/earthquake-rattles-venezuelal-capital-area-14-people-reported-injured-some-buildings-damaged-167022/">Read the original article &nbsp;: Earthquake rattles Venezuelal capital area; 14 people reported injured, some buildings damaged</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>A year after Hurricane Ike, Southeast Texas trying to bounce back from devastation</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Sep 2009 20:36:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Juan A. Lozano</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[CRYSTAL BEACH, Texas — Anne Willis, a lifelong resident of Bolivar Peninsula, moved back to her hometown of Crystal Beach nearly three months after Hurricane Ike.

The storm had shattered homes, leaving only concrete slabs and splintered wooden beams. Electricity had just returned, but at night it was so dark that paper bags floating in the  [..] <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/a-year-after-hurricane-ike-southeast-texas-trying-to-bounce-back-from-devastation-166944/">Read the original article: here</a>.]]></description>
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