2008 Atlantic Hurricane Season: News, Photos, & Videos

Ike levels Bolivar Pennisula near Galveston

Hurricane & Tropical Storm Resources: • BBC – Caribbean's devastating storm season; • CSU – Tropical Meteorology Project Forcasts; • NOAA – 2008 Atlantic Hurricane Season Outlook; • NHC – National Hurricane Center Updates; • Weather Underground – 2008 Hurricane Forecast; • Wikipedia – 2008 Atlantic Hurricane Season

Hurricane Ike News & Facts

Storm Facts: • September 1 became Tropical Depression 9; • Damaged 90% of buildings on Grand Turk Island; • 61 people reported dead in Haiti; • 51 people reported dead in U.S.; • 6 million lost power in U.S.; • View Hurricane Ike's path; • Intensified to Category 4 hurricane in 12 hours, 3rd major hurricane of season; • Struck Turks & Caicos Islands, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Cuba, & Texas
Latest News: • (10-23-08) Houston Chronicle – Many Bolivar Peninsula Residents Lack Water or Power; • (10-21-08) Houston Chronicle – Ike Cleanup Bill for Area Colleges Put at $847 Million; • (10-07-08) New York Times – Three Weeks After Storm, a Grim Task of Recovery; • (09-26-08) Dallas Morning News – Texas DOT Tab So Far for Hurricane Ike is $75 Million; • (09-23-08) Houston Chronicle – Hurricane Ike Forces Second Look at Coastal Development; • (09-23-08) New York Times – Texas Asks for $2.2bn to Rebuild After Ike; • (09-22-08) MSNBC – Galveston Lays Out Plan for Residents' Return; • (09-22-08) USA Today – Millions Still Feeling Ike's Aftereffects; • (09-18-08) Houston Chronicle – U.S. Secretary of Transportation Promises More Aid for Houston-Galveston Recovery; • (09-17-08) International Herald Tribune – Ike Leaves Midwest in the Dark After Rain, Winds; • (09-17-08) Houston Chronicle – Up to 1.1 Million May Still be Without Power Next Tuesday; • (09-16-08) BBC – Bush surveys Hurricane Ike damage; • (09-15-08) Houston Chronicle – Texas Lawmakers to Push for Federal Rebuilding Aid; • (09-15-08) New York Times – Rescues Continue in Texas; Millions Without Power; • Multimedia: In Ike's Wake; • (09-15-08) Weather Underground – Ike hammers the Midwest; fate of those on Bolivar Peninsula still unknown; • (09-15-08) New York Times – After Surviving Storm, Fleeing a Fetid, Devastated Galveston; • (09-15-08) Houston Chronicle – Politicians, FEMA blame each other for relief missteps; • (09-15-08) Houston Chronicle – Millions struggle to cope with property losses, shortages; • (09-14-08) New York Times – Rescuers Fear for Those Stuck on Texas Peninsula; • (09-12-08) Weather.com – Hurricane Ike Notes, Stats, Facts: Updated Frequently; • (09-12-08) New York Times – Dire Warning as Hurricane Ike Nears Texas; • (09-12-08) BBC – "Certain Death" Warning Over Ike; • (09-12-08) Houston Chronicle – Hurricane Central: Latest from Houston / Galveston Area; • Hurricane Ike: Images; • Ike now targeting Galveston. Here are two scenarios; • (09-12-08) Weather.gov – Hurricane Ike approaching Upper Texas Coast; • (09-12-08) BBC – Turks & Caicos: Paradise Flattened; • (09-11-08) Bloomberg.com – Hurricane Ike Heads Toward Texas, Strengthens in Gulf; • (09-11-08) Houston Chronicle – Ike Coming Dangerously Close to Houston Area; • Satellite Image of Ike; • (09-11-08) New York Times – Thousands in Texas Flee Hurricane Ike; • (09-10-08) BBC – Hurricane Ike Barrels Over Cuba; • Pictures: Hurricane Ike Strikes Cuba Again; • (09-10-08) Reuters – Hurricane Ike to Strengthen Before Hitting Texas; • (09-10-08) Bloomberg.com – Hurricane Ike Enters Gulf, Heads for Coast of Texas; • (09-10-08) Weather Underground – Meteorologist Dr. Jeff Masters Hurricane Blog; • (09-09-08) St. Petersburg Times – Ike Expected to Reach the Gulf on Wednesday; • (09-09-08) International Herald Tribune – 1.2 Million Flee Havana as Ike Nears; • Hurricane Ike Kills 4 in Cuba; • (09-08-08) BBC – Hurricane Ike Closes in on Havana; • Havana Prepares for the Worst; • Hurricane Ike Video; • Hurricane Ike Photos; • (09-07-08) BBC – Caribbean Lashed by Hurricane Ike; • (09-06-08) BBC – "Hundreds" Killed by Haiti Storm

Tropical Storm Hannah News & Facts

Storm Facts: • Developed August 28; • 65mph sustained winds, gusting to 75mph; • 137+ deaths attributed to Hannah, mainly in Haiti; • Struck Haiti, Bahamas, & projected to hit southeastern US; • Hurricane watch posted for South Carolina, North Carolina & Virginia
Latest News: • (09-05-08) BBC – Flooded Haitians "in Dire Need"; • Pictures – Haiti's Struggling Relief Effort; • (09-05-08) Weather Underground – Track Hannah's projected path; • (09-04-08) BBC – Haiti Facing Storm "Catastrophe"; • Storm Damage in Haiti; • (09-02-08) BBC – Eyewitness: Haiti's Storm Ordeals; • (09-01-08) WCPO.com – Hurricane Hanna Hits Bahamas, Threatens US; • (09-01-08) International Herald Tribune – Hurricane Hanna Could Hit Southeast US; • (08-28-08) TransWorldNews – Tropical Depression 8 Forms Tropical Storm Hannah in Leeward Islands

Hurricane Gustav News & Facts

Storm Facts: • Developed in the fourth week of August; • Reached category 4 with maximum winds 150 mph; • 125 deaths reported; • Approximately $20 billion in damage; • Struck Haiti, the Dominican Republic, Jamaica, Cuba, & Louisana
Latest News: • (09-05-08) Stateline.org – Gustav Draws Attention to Fla. Generator Law; • (09-05-08) Maritime Reporter – Coast Guard Working to Reopen Ports; • (09-04-08) Bloomberg – New Orleans Levees, Secure, May Fail Bigger Test; • (09-04-08) WDSU.com – Port Of New Orleans Spared Serious Damage; • (09-03-08) GPO – A Failure of Initiative: Hurricane Katrina Final Report; • (09-03-08) BBC – New Orleans Ready for Mass Return; • (09-02-08) New York Times – New Orleans Officials Tell Residents Not to Return Yet; • (09-02-08) BBC – Gustav's 'Pure Terror' for Cubans; • (09-02-08) BBC – Caution Urged as Gustav Weakens; • Hurricane Gustav videos; • Hurricane Gustav pictures; • (09-02-08) New York Times – Spared a Direct Hit, New Orleans Exhales; • (09-01-08) Reuters – Gustav Shuts Ports, Waterways from Texas to Florida; • The projected path of hurricane Gustav, view the map; • (08-29-08) Bloomberg.com – Gustav Floods Jamaica; Louisiana Sees Revisit of 2005

Tropical Storm Fay News & Facts

Storm Facts: • Developed August 7; • 2 highest recorded rainfall amounts: 27.65 inches at Melbourne, Florida and 27.50 inches at Thomasville, Georgia; • 39 deaths attributed to tropical storm Fay; • Damage totals are quite high, but final amount yet to be determined; • 1st storm to make landfall 7 times: Haiti, Dominican Republic, Cuba, and Florida 4 times.
Latest News: • (08-27-08) International Herald Tribune – Fay Leaves Behind Lots of Water for Fla. Lake; • (08-23-08) Associated Press – Fay's 4th Florida Landfall is One for Record Books; • (08-21-08) WKMG.com – Fay Dumps Record-Breaking Rain; • (08-21-08) National Geographic – Tropical Storm Fay's Land-Hugging Path Kept It Weak; • (08-21-08) Associated Press – Fay Forces More Floridians to Flee; • Tropical Storm Video; • (08-15-08) ABC News – Tropical Storm Fay Forms Over Dominican Republic

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