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Remembering the helping hands of stormy 2011
Maryland WeatherThanksgiving week is a time to remember the gratitude we had for the people that helped see us through this year’s storms and natural disasters: Snow in January; winds in February; heavy rains of March; tornadoes in April and May;......Tags: Natural Disasters, Tropical Storm Lee (2011), Tropical Storms, Snow Storms, Hurricane Irene (2011)
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How Japan's Earthquake Impacts Car Shoppers
KickingTiresAs Japan begins to recover from the tragic earthquake and tsunami of last week, there are many questions for U.S. consumers when it comes to one of the country???s chief exports: cars. All of Japan???s automakers are shutting down their......Tags: Natural Disasters, Hybrid Vehicles, Manufacturing and Engineering, Subaru, Lexus
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This Week's Most-Read Stories
KickingTiresMay was a tough month for automakers still reeling from the aftermath of the earthquake and tsunami in Japan and high gas prices. Still, one man's loss is another man's gain, and automakers like Hyundai, Ford, Chevy and Chrysler are......Tags: Japan Earthquake and Tsunami (2011), Natural Disasters, Disasters and Accidents, Manufacturing and Engineering, Earthquakes
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Beware those "lesser" hurricanes
Maryland WeatherWe have a natural tendency to discount the "weaker" hurricanes, those Cat. 1 and 2 cyclones that seem so run-of-the-mill compared with the Cat. 4 and 5 beasts that show up from time to time.But the smaller tempests are sometimes......Tags: Natural Disasters, Meteorological Disasters, Disasters and Accidents, Hurricane Andrew (1992), Hurricane Charley (2004)
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Nissan Warns U.S.-Built Leaf Could be Delayed
KickingTiresThe March earthquake and tsunami in Japan continues to take its toll on worldwide vehicle production. Today, we learned the natural disasters could affect the timetable for building Nissan???s electric Leaf here in the U.S., according to Ward???s...Tags: Natural Disasters, Japan Earthquake and Tsunami (2011), Manufacturing and Engineering, Hybrid Vehicles, Passenger Cars
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Limited Supplies Force VW to Cancel Backup Cameras on Some Models
KickingTiresVolkswagen will no longer offer a backup camera option on the 2012 Touareg, Tiguan and Passat CC sedan because of supply shortages caused by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami in Japan, according to the New York Times. The 2012......Tags: Japan Earthquake and Tsunami (2011), Natural Disasters, Disasters and Accidents, Earthquakes, Japan
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Some shipwrecks are funnier than others...
Maryland WeatherI've been working on a story about the growing potential for oil spills from old shipwrecks off the U.S. coast, many sent to the bottom during 1942, when German U-boats lay off the coast attacking coastal shipping. So, I was......Tags: Lake Geneva, Disasters and Accidents, Maine, Environmental Pollution, Water Pollution
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"Derecho" winds not expected to reach Baltimore
Maryland WeatherSteve Zubrick, the science officer at the National Weather Service's forecast office in Sterling, Va., doesn't think the "derecho" winds that have caused damage in a swath across the Upper Midwest today will remain intact by the time they reach......Tags: Natural Disasters, Meteorological Disasters, Chesapeake Bay, Weather Reports, Weather Radar
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Season's second tropical storm going to sea
Maryland WeatherTropical Storm Bret, the second named storm of the 2011 Atlantic season, is smacking the northwest Bahamas with heavy rains and wind. But the tempest is not expected to head for U.S. shores. The latest advisory from the National Hurricane......Tags: Bahamas, Outer Banks, Natural Disasters, Meteorological Disasters, Disasters and Accidents
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Limiting insurance in Md. hurricane zone okayed
Maryland WeatherMaryland's People's Insurance Counsel has lost again in its bid to overturn a decision by Allstate Insurance Company to stop writing new property insurance policies in portions of 11 counties in the state that it regards as most prone to catastrophic...Tags: Natural Disasters, Companies and Corporations, Meteorological Disasters, Sussex County (Virginia), Florida
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Hurricane names Igor and Tomas are retired
Maryland WeatherDozens of deaths and hundreds of millions of dollars in damage have prompted the World Meteorological Organization to retire two names from last season's roster of Atlantic hurricanes.Igor and Tomas will be replaced on the 2016 names list by Ian......Tags: Natural Disasters, Meteorological Disasters, Disasters and Accidents, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Caribbean Islands
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Toyota Prius Shortage Opens Way for Alternatives
KickingTiresIt seems a genuine shortage of Toyota Prius hybrids is taking place nationwide. While the earthquake and tsunami in Japan are impacting future supplies, high gas prices over the past few months have led to the current low supply. Cars.com......Tags: Japan Earthquake and Tsunami (2011), Natural Disasters, Mini, Hybrid Vehicles, Ford
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