Soaked! Scientists expect more hurricanes than normal.
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The United States is in a spin cycle! Several powerful hurricanes hit the country this summer, and scientists say more are on the way. Hurricanes are strong storms that form over oceans. The winds can blow more than 150 miles per hour. Scientists...

Continental Airlines Reports 3Q Loss.
TRAVEL AND LEISURE CLOSE-UP-16 October 2008-Continental Airlines Reports 3Q Loss(C)2008 - CloseUpMedia - newsdesk@closeupmedia.com Continental Airlines this week reported a third quarter 2008 net loss of $236 million ($2.14 diluted loss per share). In a release, the company stated: - Excluding $91 million...

Bacardi Donates to PADF for Disaster Relief in Cuba.
FOOD AND BEVERAGE CLOSE-UP-1 October 2008-Bacardi Donates to PADF for Disaster Relief in Cuba(C)2008 - CloseUpMedia - newsdesk@closeupmedia.com In the aftermath of two destructive hurricanes and two tropical storms that recently struck Cuba, Bacardi Limited has donated $100,000 to the Pan American Development Foundation (PADF) to provide...

Stormy forecast; Weather watchers predict an active hurricane season.
Byline: Bill Fortier In a summer that has seen many fierce, gutter-filling thunderstorms, Central Massachusetts residents can look forward to a hurricane season that could bring a tropical tempest to an already vulnerable countryside. Peter Judge, the public information officer for the Massachusetts Emergency Management...

Approaching Hanna jumbles area events; CanalFest moves to November.
Byline: Linda Bock Tropical storm Hanna lashed the Bahamas yesterday but its impact was felt in Central Massachusetts last night. The storm's gusty winds and bands of rain prompted organizers of Worcester's CanalFest to postpone tomorrow's event until Nov 1. Fireworks at the Sterling Fair...

Selectman Phillips: Time on duty benefits two states.
Byline: Michael Kane WEST BOYLSTON - West Boylston Selectman Allen Phillips is back in Massachusetts following time in Baton Rouge, La., setting up emergency response teams for areas hit by Hurricane Gustav two weekends ago. "The folks in Louisiana have been more than accommodating," Phillips...

Eye of the storm: hurricanes ravage Haiti, leaving thousands hungry and homeless.
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Sarita Omiscar was muddy and starving by the time she spotted United Nations peacekeeping troops working their way toward her hurricane-battered orphanage in Haiti. She and dozens of other young orphans swarmed them, begging for food. "I haven't eaten since Monday," Sarita told them. That...

Comprehension.
Read this issue's cover story, "Eye of the Storm." Then answer the following questions. 1. How much money do most people in Haiti have to cover the expenses of housing, food, and other necessities? (A) about $40 a day (B) around $10 a...

1 Hurricanes intensify global-warming debate: Katrina. Rita. Wilma. Tropical storms seem to be getting bigger and more destructive every year. Are humans to blame?
IF THERE IS ONE THING EVERYONE INVOLVED in the great global-warming debate should be able to agree on, it is that global warming didn't "cause" hurricane Katrina--and neither did George W. Bush. Naturally, not everyone agrees. "The hurricane that struck Louisiana yesterday was nicknamed Katrina by the National Weather...

Planting resiliency: in the aftermath of hurricanes, bringing back tree cover requires more than just planting.
In the early hours of a September Sunday in 2004, Hurricane Frances swept ashore north of West Palm Beach, knocking out power to more than a million homes and businesses and uprooting trees as it drenched everything in its path. Sustained winds of near 105 mph were felt 85...