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Boynton Beach elected officials not visiting Haiti nor meeting with president
Palm Beach Politics | Sun Sentinel blogsJust as a Boynton Beach delegation that included elected officials was preparing to travel to Boynton Beach's sister city of Les Cayes, Haiti, City Hall rocked with controversy. Mayor Jose Rodriguez and Commissioner Woodrow Hay had expressed interest in.....Tags: Politics, Abusive Behavior, Rick Scott, Elections, Public Officials
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New tropical storm heads for Haiti, Dominican Rep.
Maryland WeatherThe fifth named storm of the 2011 Atlantic season has formed in the Caribbean Sea near the island of Dominica. The forecast track would carry the storm south of the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico, then across the Dominican Republic and......Tags: Tropical Storms, Dominican Republic, Caribbean Islands, Caribbean Sea, Weather
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Hurricane Irene poised for sweep up the East Coast
Maryland WeatherThe first hurricane of the 2011 Atlantic season was leaving Puerto Rico and moving toward the northern coast of the Dominican Republic and Haiti Monday morning. And if Hurricane Irene follows the forecast storm track, it can be expected to......Tags: Tropical Storms, Dominican Republic, Disasters, Weather Warnings, Hurricanes
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Hurricane Tomas could move toward Haiti
Maryland WeatherAs if they didn't have enough to contend with in Haiti, now Hurricane Tomas is forecast to become a major Cat. 3 storm and could make a turn toward that tortured island nation later this week.The National Hurricane Center in......Tags: Hurricanes, Disasters and Accidents, Disasters, Weather, Meteorological Disasters
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Tomas weakens, but still a threat to Haiti
Maryland WeatherTomas, weakened from its former Cat. 2 hurricane strength to a minimal tropical storm, is still expected to regain some of that strength and turn toward Haiti as a Cat. 1 hurricane by Friday morning. The island nation has been......Tags: Refugee, Tropical Storms, Politics, Caribbean Islands, Disasters
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Haiti in peril as Tomas gains strength
Maryland WeatherHurricane forecasters say they see signs of strengthening in Tropical Storm Tomas, and the storm is still expected to regain hurricane strength before striking Haiti and the island of Hispaniola late this week.Tomas on Tuesday morning was located 355...Tags: Tropical Storms, Disasters, Meteorological Disasters, Hurricanes, Haiti Earthquake (2010)
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Tomas perks up; Haiti warned
Maryland WeatherAs predicted, Tomas is a tropical storm again, with top sustained winds of 45 mph. For a time earlier today, its disorganization caused some weakening, and it was demoted to a tropical depression. But the storm has revived this afternoon, and......Tags: Tropical Storms, Dominican Republic, Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp, Disasters, Meteorological Disasters
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Tomas weakens, but may still regain strength
Maryland WeatherA disorganized Tropical Storm Tomas weakened to a mere tropical depression overnight. Forecasters at the National Hurricane Center in Miami predict the storm will recover and reach hurricane strength again before reaching land.Still, they're having...Tags: Tropical Storms, Hurricanes, Disasters and Accidents, Disasters, Meteorological Disasters
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Haiti facing hurricane conditions, 5-10 inches of rain
Maryland WeatherHaiti is under a Hurricane Warning today as Tropical Storm Tomas continues its slow turn in the Caribbean toward the vulnerable island nation. The warning means hurricane conditions - winds of 73 mph or more - are expected somewhere in the......Tags: Tropical Storms, Dominican Republic, Cuba, Caribbean Islands, Relief and Aid Organizations
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Tomas spares Haiti, but cholera still a threat
Maryland WeatherHurricane Tomas passed to the west of the crowded Haitian capital Port au Prince over the weekend, mostly sparing the vulnerable earthquake resettlement camps. But local and international authorities continue to worry about the effects of heavy rains on...Tags: Health, Bursitis, Disasters, Meteorological Disasters, Diseases and Illnesses
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Hurricane names Igor and Tomas are retired
Maryland WeatherDozens of deaths and hundreds of millions of dollars in damage have prompted the World Meteorological Organization to retire two names from last season's roster of Atlantic hurricanes.Igor and Tomas will be replaced on the 2016 names list by Ian......Tags: Tropical Storms, Hurricanes, Caribbean Islands, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Disasters and Accidents
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Earthquakes common in Caribbean
Maryland WeatherThis evening's devastating 7.0 earthquake in Haiti has been followed by a series of large aftershocks measuring more than 5.0 on the Richter scale. It was also preceded by smaller quakes (2.9 to 3.4) in Puerto Rico, across the Mona......Tags: Volcanic Eruptions, Dominican Republic, Caribbean Islands, Disasters, Landforms
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