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El Nino – El Nino 2009 – El Nini Effect – El Nino conditions return to affect weather
El Nino – El Nino 2009 – El Nini Effect – El Nino conditions return to affect weather
WASHINGTON (AP) — El Nino is back.
Government scientists said Thursday that the periodic warming of water in the tropical Pacific Ocean, which can affect weather around the world, has returned.
The Pacific had been in what is called a [...]
U.S. forecaster sees 6 Atlantic hurricanes in 2009
The 2009 Atlantic hurricane season is likely to produce six hurricanes, the noted Colorado State University hurricane forecasting team said on Tuesday.
The storm research team founded by hurricane forecast pioneer William Gray said the six-month season beginning on June 1 would likely see 12 tropical storms and predicted that a weak El Nino event could [...]
Lloyds insurer hit by profit slump as claims rise in 2008
London – Insurers Lloyds of London Tuesday announced 50-per-cent slide in pre-tax profits in 2008 amid a sharp rise in claims resulting from natural disasters around the world.
Lloyd’s, the world’s biggest insurance market, said pre-tax profits fell by 50.6 per cent to 1.9 billion pounds (2.7 billion dollars) in 2008, compared with 3.85 billion pounds [...]
