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UNITED NATIONS, Oct. 28 (Xinhua) -- The headquarters of the United Nations is going to be closed for at least one day because of an expected hurricane, according to a statement issued to the press here on Sunday by the UN spokesperson's office. Due t...
Hurricane Sandy Bears Down on Eastern US Watches and warnings are posted up and down the U.S. east coast as Hurricane Sandy sets its sights on the Atlantic seaboard. Forecasters with the National Hurricane Center say they do not expect Sandy to weake...
IN THE NEWS - Hurricane Katrina Voted Top Story of 2005 By Brianna Blake Broadcast: Saturday, December 31, 2005 (MUSIC) I'm Steve Ember with IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. The editors and news di...
AGRICULTURE REPORT - Hurricane Damage to Florida Crops By Mario Ritter Broadcast: Tuesday, September 14, 2004 This is Gwen Outen with the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. The state of Florida u...
By Jim Teeple First there was Charley, then Frances, and now Ivan; three major hurricanes in a month that have destroyed lives, homes and property across the Caribbean and the southeastern United Stat...
By Jim Teeple The center of Hurricane Ivan passed to the south of the Cayman Islands, and appears headed for a direct strike on Cuba. The storm has killed more than 50 people as it passes through the...
By Jim Teeple President Bush visited hurricane-damaged Florida on Wednesday. His trip came one day after the U.S. Congress approved $2 billion in emergency aid to help Floridians recover from the two...