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US floods push corn to record

Business
2008-6-17

CORN climbed to a record near US$8 a bushel yesterday as floods damaged crops in the United States, the largest producer and exporter, threatening global food supplies. Soybeans rose to a three-month high. The...

Flash floods, tornadoes, kill at least six

World
2008-1-10

A LINE of thunderstorms in the US fed by warm weather spun off unusual January tornadoes and resulted in flooding that has claimed at least six lives over the past two days. In Indiana, rescuers saved a woman and...

Ice storm blacks out central US, leaves 18 dead

World
2007-12-12

MUCH of America's center was in the icy grip of a deep freeze yesterday that has been blamed for the deaths of at least 18 people and left more than 600,000 homes and businesses without power. Trees snapped,...

Crude oil costs expected to tumble amid mild US weather

Business | Energy
2007-1-8

CRUDE oil prices may fall this week, extending a 12 percent decline from mid-December, as mild United States weather reduces heating-fuel demand.

Weather computer is fastest

World
2003-6-7

THE United States' National Weather Service is beginning to use a new computer that when fully deployed will be faster than any computer in the world today.