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Still-soggy Australians told to brace themselves for another wild, wet summer

Australia's summer forecast: fair chance of disaster?
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The flooded Diamantina River around Birdsville, Australia, is seen from the air with the on March 28, 2011. Queensland suffered a series of extreme floods from December 2010 to January 2011, affecting more than 200,000 people across more than 70 towns. (Mark Kolbe/AFP/Getty Images)
La Nina, the weather system resulting from a cooling of the normal sea surface temperatures around the equatorial Pacific Ocean, responsible for last summer's heartache, is back this year.
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In northeast, Susquehanna River flooding sets records

News DeskSeptember 10, 2011 00:59

Catastrophic Texas wildfire destroys 1000 homes

News DeskSeptember 7, 2011 06:58
The Bastrop fire - the most devastating blaze in Texas in a decade - killed at least two, bringing the overall death toll to at least four.

Hurricane Katia downgraded to Category 3

News DeskSeptember 6, 2011 06:28
According to the Daily Mail, insurers worldwide have suffered losses of more than $70 billion this year, with Hurricane Irene costing up to $6 billion in the United States, mainly die to flooding in New Jersey and Vermont. Irene was also blamed for at least 40 deaths.

Bastrop county burns as Rick Perry calls for more federal aid (VIDEO)

News DeskSeptember 6, 2011 02:55
Gov. Rick Perry left the campaign trail Monday in South Carolina to organize requests for more federal aid, with more than 60 new wildfires raging across the state.

Deadly Texas wildfires rage unabated, stoked by Tropical Storm Lee

News DeskSeptember 5, 2011 18:42
Black Hawk helicopters trying to douse the fire, which Texas Forest Service spokeswoman Jan Amen called "a monster," adding that it was "zero percent contained," Time reports.

Tropical Storm Lee brings more flooding, stokes wildfires

News DeskSeptember 5, 2011 14:45
Winds from Tropical Storm Lee have also whipped up wildfires in Texas. 

Japan: Typhoon Talas kills 29 so far

News DeskSeptember 5, 2011 04:51
In the town of Nachi Katsuura in Wakayama, a river flooded into a residential area, and mudslides swallowed several homes, officials said.

Typhoon Talas leaves 20 dead in Japan after coming ashore at Shikoku island

News DeskSeptember 4, 2011 17:08
Evacuation orders were issued to 460,000 people in western and central Japan. 

Tropical cyclone Lee weakens but leaves Gulf Coast on alert (VIDEO)

News DeskSeptember 3, 2011 22:55
"Don't go to sleep on this storm," said New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu. "The intensity of it is still there, and the wind and the water can still cause great damage."
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