Tropical Storms

Giant mosquitoes in Florida? Yes, but don't cancel your vacation

2013-06-11 15:08:00

Florida, land of the giant invasive snail, and the giant invasive python, is also home to a giant, indigenous mosquito, which may come out in force this summer, if the rains are just right. The extra-large Psorophora ciliata, known colloquially as a...

General suspended over handling of sexual-assault investigation

2013-06-07 20:33:00

WASHINGTON -- A two-star general in charge of U.S. Army forces in Japan has been suspended from his duties on suspicion of failing to properly investigate an allegation of sexual assault, the Army said Friday. Maj. Gen. Michael T. Harrison was suspended...

Marijuana decriminalization bill signed into law in Vermont

2013-06-07 11:05:00

Vermont has become the latest state to remove criminal penalties for the possession of small quantities of marijuana with legislation signed into law. � Civil fines will replace criminal penalties for possession of up to an ounce of marijuana or�5 grams...

Fast-moving Tropical Storm Andrea brings heavy rain to East Coast

2013-06-07 09:03:00

Tropical Storm Andrea began losing power as it swept through parts of Florida into Georgia, then the Carolinas on Friday, bringing heavy rains after a stormy night that included some tornadoes. The first named storm of the season made landfall...

Philadelphia rulings on dying children spur debate on transplants

2013-06-07 14:40:00

A second dying child has been given a chance to get a transplant of adult lungs, the latest step in a debate over a policy that has raised medical and legal questions. Javier Acosta, 11, has been placed on the official list to receive an adult lung...

Pennsylvania girl given opportunity for adult lung transplant

2013-06-06 13:16:00

A 10-year-old Pennsylvania girl has been given a chance at a transplant that could save her life after a judge ordered that the desperately ill child be added to the list of those hoping to receive an adult lung. The case, involving Sarah Murnaghan,...

Andrea, year's 1st named storm, heads to Fla.; other states warned

2013-06-06 09:13:00

Andrea, the first named storm of the season, worked its way through the Gulf of Mexico toward the Florida coast Thursday, pushing heavy rains and bringing the possibility of scattered tornadoes. The weather system, technically a tropical storm...

U.S. Open preparing for possibility of heavy rains

2013-06-08 17:17:00

Merion Golf Club has put together an emergency plan for next week's U.S. Open in case Tropical Storm Andrea dumps too much water on the East Course, where the tournament will be played beginning Thursday. The 11th and 12th holes — both par fours...

Andrea breaks rainfall records in the Northeast

2013-06-08 13:29:00

The weakened remains of Tropical Storm�Andrea dumped record rainfall around the Northeast on Friday, including New York City’s Central Park. In some places, rainfall measurements smashed century-old totals as flash flooding occurred. Central...

Hurricane Barbara slams into Mexico's Pacific Coast; two dead

2013-05-29 20:26:00

MEXICO CITY -- Hurricane Barbara slammed into the Pacific Coast of Mexico Wednesday, leaving two people dead and 14 fishermen missing in the state of Oaxaca, before reportedly being downgraded to a tropical storm as it moved north toward the Gulf of...

Hurricane Barbara set to pound Mexico's Pacific coast

2013-05-29 13:13:00

MEXICO CITY — Gaining power as it roared toward Mexico’s Pacific coast, Tropical Storm Barbara was officially reclassified as Hurricane Barbara on Wednesday as it threatened to bring high winds, flash floods and landslides to the states of...

NOAA predicts above-average hurricane season

2013-05-24 18:32:00

Unusually warm ocean waters and favorable atmospheric conditions are expected to create an above-average number of tropical storms and hurricanes in the Atlantic and Caribbean this season, national weather forecasters predicted. In its latest outlook,...

Tropical Storm Barry is projected to fall apart over Mexico on Friday.

2013-06-19 13:47:28

Tropical Storm Barry upgraded off Mexico

2013-06-19 00:00:00

Tropical Depression Two is not expected to become Tropical Storm Barry, nor to affect U.S. shores.

2013-06-18 00:00:00