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No Hurricane Warning for What Could Be the Most Expensive Storm in History

"Mayor Bloomberg was confused at one point over the weekend whether Sandy was a hurricane"
- AccuWeather CEO Barry Myers

(STATE COLLEGE,, PA Accuweathter.com) - AccuWeather.com reports Hurricane Sandy may turn out to be the most expensive storm to hit the U.S.

15 states received damage and power outages affected over 8 million people -- yet the National Hurricane Center did not issue hurricane warnings north of North Carolina.

SANDY`S LANDFALL--a negative legacy

The writer has family in both northern N.J. and central Long Island and prays for their safety.

(SALEM) - Hustle, hustle--not so dandy
Coming ill winds of Ms Sandy
May be blowy, quite insane
Spinning every weather vane.

Water torrents, lots of flooding
Fields soaked and roads a-mudding
Broken windows, watch them shatter
Rainfalls more than pitter-patter.

Rescue of HMS Bounty Survivors During Hurricane Sandy

The vessel is reportedly sunk, but the mast is still visible.

(PORTSMOUTH, VA) - The Coast Guard rescued 14 people from life rafts in the Atlantic Ocean approximately 90 miles southeast of Hatteras N.C., Monday.

Sadly, two remain missing.

Sandy: Northeast Catastrophe Unfolding

Storm surge flooding will occur over a much larger area, when compared to a hurricane and more severe than a typical nor'easter.

(STATE COLLEGE, PA Accuweathter.com) - AccuWeather.com reports an extremely rare and dangerous storm, "Sandy," is moving in from the Atlantic. Inundations have already occurred and will get worse into Monday night.

According to Expert Senior Meteorologist Steve Wistar, "Sandy is unfolding as the Northeast's Katrina in terms of impact."

Kill One Kill Twelve Kill Millions Kill Billions
Evacuate Tokyo and All US Forces From Japan

It is an open joke and a term of extreme contempt that, in Japan, politicians and other professional liars for hire say “Smiling people do not get radiation poisoning.”

(SAN FRANCISCO) - Kill One: Internationally known TV personality Dan Rather announced that Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has a deadly cancer.

Rather “has been told that Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has metastatic rhabdomyosarcoma, an aggressive cancer that has ‘entered the end stage’.”

Titanic & John Jacob Astor: `A Trip You Never Forget`

Documentary is jam-packed with historic photographs, maps and great stories about his life, from start to finish.

(NASELLE, WA) - One hundred years ago the Titanic was on its first and last voyage. On board was a famous American who did not survive the tragedy. His name was John Jacob Astor IV.

There is more to this story than what has ever been revealed.

Manmohan Singh`s `Thinking Segment` May Put Millions More at Risk

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s ‘mask of sanity’ dropped a few days ago for making two wild, senseless, and patently unscientific assertions

(CHENNAI, India) - American psychologist Dr. Harvey Cleckley, professor of Clinical Psychiatry at Medical College of Georgia, wrote ‘The Mask of Sanity’ in 1941.

In this book Dr. Cleckley talks of psychopathic personalities, humans that are without conscience; outwardly they don’t differ from ordinary men and women but as a recent article says that a brain scan can reveal psychopathic personality.

Oregon Congressional Delegation Calls For Expedited Federal Disaster Declaration

White House declaration crucial for aid to Oregon counties hardest hit by January storms

(WASHINGTON DC) - Today, the entire Oregon congressional delegation wrote to request that President Obama expedite approval of a federal disaster declaration to help communities recover from damage inflicted by severe winter storms.

The declaration, first requested in a February 16 letter from Governor John Kitzhaber to President Obama, was followed up by today’s bipartisan letter to the President.

Why Was 2011 Such a Deadly Tornado Year?

Tornadoes hit many cities and communities outside of "Tornado Alley"

(STATE COLLEGE, PA) - AccuWeather.com reports last year, 2011, went down in the record books as the fourth deadliest tornado year ever in the United States with 550 fatalities.

1925 was the deadliest year in the U.S., with 794 killed, according to National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

A Closer Look at the Scientific Examination of Comets

Most people do not realize that the comet tail sweeps around the Sun like the spoke of a wheel and actually precedes the nucleus when the comet is receding away from the Sun...

(SAN DIEGO) - In a report from London dated Dec. 19, 2011 titled, “Comet Lovejoy Just Misses the Sun”, the scientists reported:

“Newly discovered comet, Lovejoy, defied all odds when it survived a hellish journey through the Sun’s corona, where temperatures soar to staggering 1.1 million C.