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Third tropical storm of 2006 strengthens in Caribbean
Miami, Aug 2, 2006 The third tropical storm of the 2006 hurricane season, Chris, strengthened in the Atlantic Ocean late Tuesday as it approached the Northern Leeward Islands, the National Hurricane Center said. At 0000 GMT, Chris packed winds of 95 kilometers (60 miles) an hour and threatened the British Virgin Islands, Antigua, Barbuda and St. Kitts and Nevis. The storm was expected to later move on to Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands, the Miami-based center said. Chris is the third Atlantic storm since last year's record-smashing season of 28 named storms, including 15 that became hurricanes. US weather experts forecast that between eight and 10 hurricanes -- as many as six of them major -- would form in the Atlantic basin during the six-month storm season that started on June 1. Community Email This Article Comment On This Article Related Links Bringing Order To A World Of Disasters When the Earth Quakes A world of storm and tempest
Polish government to compensate drought-hit farmers
Warsaw, Aug 1, 2006 The Polish government Tuesday decided to pay out 500 million zlotys (125 million euros, 160 million dollars) to help farmers suffering losses in a drought caused by baking summer temperatures. |
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