International Business News - Tropical http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif Thousands of Cubans returned to homes demolished by Hurricane Paloma even as the once-powerful storm dissipated off the coast on Monday. The hurricane washed out fishing villages, ripped the roofs off factories and ravaged roads, but the government reported that no one was killed. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/172677-tropical-weather-1.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081110/paloma-weakens-quickly-after-slamming-cubas-coast.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081110/paloma-weakens-quickly-after-slamming-cubas-coast.htm Mon, 10 Nov 2008 20:41:04 EST Hurricane Paloma leveled hundreds of homes along Cuba's southern coast before rapidly losing power over land Sunday, weakening from a dangerous Category 4 storm to a tropical depression in less than a day. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/171934-cuba-tropical-weather.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081109/hurricane-paloma-weakens-over-storm-weary-cuba.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081109/hurricane-paloma-weakens-over-storm-weary-cuba.htm Sun, 09 Nov 2008 20:13:14 EST The National Hurricane Center in Miami says Hurricane Paloma has made landfall in southern Cuba as a Category 4 storm. Senior Hurricane Specialist Stacy Stewart told The Associated Press that the storm reached southern Cuba near Santa Cruz del Sur at about 6 p.m. EST. He says the storm will now spend several hours crossing Cuba on a northeasterly trek before heading into open Atlantic waters on Sunday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081108/hurricane-center-paloma-makes-landfall-in-cuba.htm Sat, 08 Nov 2008 18:42:43 EST Powerful Hurricane Paloma slammed into southern Cuba on Saturday as authorities scrambled to move hundreds of thousands of people to safer ground and protect crops on an island still reeling from two other storms. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081108/hurricane-paloma-batters-caymans-heads-to-cuba.htm Sat, 08 Nov 2008 23:03:04 EST Late-season Hurricane Paloma bore down on the rain-drenched Cayman Islands on Friday, triggering a run on stores and stranding hundreds as the airport closed on the chain of tiny Caribbean islands. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/170199-tropical_weather_1.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081107/hurricane-paloma-heads-to-cayman-islands.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081107/hurricane-paloma-heads-to-cayman-islands.htm Fri, 07 Nov 2008 13:55:59 EST Late-season Hurricane Paloma strengthened into a Category 3 storm as it lashed the Cayman Islands with wind and rain Friday, knocking down trees and signs. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/170026-tropical-weather.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081107/paloma-gains-strength-approaches-cayman-islands.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081107/paloma-gains-strength-approaches-cayman-islands.htm Fri, 07 Nov 2008 22:34:43 EST Paloma strengthened to a hurricane with winds near 75 mph on Thursday as it churned toward the Cayman Islands and Cuba. Forecasters say the storm is expected to continue strengthening as it moves north and could become a major Category 3 hurricane by Saturday as it approaches Cuba. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/169645-tropical-weather.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081106/tropical-storm-paloma-forms-may-become-hurricane.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081106/tropical-storm-paloma-forms-may-become-hurricane.htm Thu, 06 Nov 2008 23:06:30 EST A tropical depression off Honduras' Caribbean coast could become a tropical storm tonight or tomorrow. The National Hurricane Center in Miami says the depression's maximum sustained winds are near 35 mph. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081105/tropical-depression-off-east-coast-of-nicaragua.htm Wed, 05 Nov 2008 19:06:26 EST Flooding caused by a tropical storm has killed 90 people and displaced 20,000 others in southern Yemen, police and the World Food Program said Monday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081027/90-dead-20-000-displaced-in-yemeni-floods.htm Mon, 27 Oct 2008 16:45:31 EDT Mohammed bin Gohar saw an old woman drowning in flood waters from a deadly tropical storm in southern Yemen, but couldn't save her. He was carrying his two kids and running with his wife to escape the deluge. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/159648-yemen-tropical-storm.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081025/death-toll-mounts-in-yemen-tropical-storm.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081025/death-toll-mounts-in-yemen-tropical-storm.htm Sat, 25 Oct 2008 15:46:48 EDT A tropical storm hit southeast Yemen, leaving at least 26 civilians and six soldiers dead while trapping hundreds of people, a provincial governor and local officials said Friday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081024/tropical-storm-hits-southern-yemen-coastline.htm Fri, 24 Oct 2008 14:40:25 EDT A tropical depression is just below tropical storm strength as it swirls in the Pacific off the coast of Mexico. The National Hurricane Center in Miami says the depression's maximum sustained winds are near 35 mph early Friday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081024/tropical-depression-nears-tropical-storm-strength.htm Fri, 24 Oct 2008 05:10:42 EDT St. Croix authorities were trying to contain oil spills after more than 40 boats sank or washed ashore during Hurricane Omar. About half the vessels lost their anchors, including houseboats, catamarans and pricey yachts and sailboats owned by tourists. The other half were tied at marinas but broke loose, Carlos Fachette, enforcement director for the Department of Planning and Natural Resources, said Friday. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/155134-puerto-rico-tropical-weather.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081018/usvi-warns-of-oil-spills-after-storm-damages-boats.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081018/usvi-warns-of-oil-spills-after-storm-damages-boats.htm Sat, 18 Oct 2008 09:49:00 EDT Authorities in St. Croix rushed to contain oil spills on Friday after more than 40 boats sank or washed ashore during Hurricane Omar. About half the vessels lost their anchors, including houseboats, catamarans and pricey yachts and sailboats owned by tourists. The other half were tied at local marinas but broke loose, said Carlos Fachette, enforcement director for the Department of Planning and Natural Resources. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/154308-puerto-rico-tropical-weather.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081017/weakening-omar-moves-out-into-atlantic.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081017/weakening-omar-moves-out-into-atlantic.htm Fri, 17 Oct 2008 22:19:08 EDT A fast-strengthening Hurricane Omar was crossing the northern Leeward Islands early Thursday as a major Category 3 storm. A day earlier, the hurricane sank boats in a St. Croix harbor, knocked down trees and trapped people in their homes before spinning toward other tiny islands. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/153358-tropical-weather.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081016/omar-grows-into-category-3-hurricane-in-caribbean.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081016/omar-grows-into-category-3-hurricane-in-caribbean.htm Thu, 16 Oct 2008 02:02:12 EDT Forecasters say Omar has weakened to a tropical storm with top winds of 70 mph as it heads toward the open Atlantic. Officials in the U.S. Virgin Islands say Omar knocked down trees and caused some flooding and minor mudslides there. But there were no immediate reports of deaths or major damage. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/153604-puerto-rico-tropical-weather.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081016/omar-grows-into-category-3-hurricane-in-caribbean.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081016/omar-grows-into-category-3-hurricane-in-caribbean.htm Thu, 16 Oct 2008 23:12:05 EDT The second-largest oil refinery in the Western Hemisphere is shutting down as Hurricane Omar approaches the U.S. Virgin Islands. Hovensa LLC refinery spokesman Alex Moorehead says all operations will be halted while Omar passes over the island of St. Croix. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081015/refinery-shuts-down-as-omar-nears-virgin-islands.htm Wed, 15 Oct 2008 11:16:02 EDT Heavy rains and winds pummeled St. Croix on Wednesday as the outer edge of powerful Hurricane Omar drenched the island, stranding motorists on flooded roads and forcing workers to shut down a giant oil refinery. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/152595-tropical-weather-hurricane-omar.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081015/hurricane-omar-taking-aim-at-caribbean-islands.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081015/hurricane-omar-taking-aim-at-caribbean-islands.htm Wed, 15 Oct 2008 21:36:28 EDT Forecasters say Omar has grown to a fierce Category 2 hurricane with top winds of 105 mph as it barrels toward the U.S. and British Virgin Islands. Schools, businesses and a large oil refinery have closed Wednesday on several Caribbean islands that could receive punishing winds from the storm. Heavy rains and winds have already begun to pummel St. Croix. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/153052-tropical-weather-hurricane-omar.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081015/hurricane-omar-batters-aruba-heads-for-us-islands.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081015/hurricane-omar-batters-aruba-heads-for-us-islands.htm Wed, 15 Oct 2008 20:08:57 EDT The National Hurricane Center says Tropical Storm Omar is gaining strength as it pelts the Caribbean islands of Aruba, Bonaire and Curacao. Omar formed Tuesday in the eastern Caribbean and is expected to continue strengthening over the next 48 hours. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081014/tropical-depression-expected-to-strengthen.htm Tue, 14 Oct 2008 14:15:27 EDT