Middle East Business Information (Zawya) Loading ... More Leisure! is the universal battle cry of the region's governmental economic planners....more...Katrina-Like Storm Could Wipe Out N.C.'s Outer Banks, Experts Warn (Insurance Journal) For more than 200 years, the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse has guided sailors through the "graveyard of the Atlantic'' - the shallow shores of North Carolina's Outer Banks. But not even the nation's talles...more... Trident vital because of Putin nuclear threat, hints Downing St (The Scotsman) RUSSIA'S threat to target its nuclear missiles on Europe helps to justify Britain's decision to retain the Trident system, government sources suggested yesterday....more... Experts fear major hurricane could annihilate Outer Banks (Washington Daily News) BUXTON ? For more than 200 years, the nation?s tallest lighthouse has guided sailors through the ??graveyard of the Atlantic?? ? the shallow shores of North Carolina?s Outer Banks. But not even the towering Cape Hatteras Lighthouse is safe from the merciless grind of the ocean?s waves....more... Which city will be the next New Orleans? (The Pantagraph) Just because Katrina was the perfect storm â?? a catastrophic combo of the wrong hurricane in the wrong place at the wrong time â?? doesn't mean that history can't repeat itself, leaving another city obliterated by another tempest....more... Weathering the storm (The Record Searchlight) Just because Katrina was the perfect storm -- a catastrophic combo of the wrong hurricane in the wrong place at the wrong time -- doesn't mean that history can't repeat itself, leaving another city obliterated by another tempest....more... 'Tis the season: Could there be another Katrina? (KHOU) Precarious Gulf location and single evacuation route put Galveston among the most vulnerable coastal spots in the U.S. for a catastrophic hurricane....more... Next hurricane disaster could strike anywhere from Texas to New York (KATC 3 Lafayette) Just because Katrina was the perfect storm _ a catastrophic combo of the wrong hurricane in the wrong place at the wrong time _ doesn't mean that history can't repeat itself, leaving......more... Taking it to the beach (Austin American-Statesman) The Texas coast has plenty of lures: sandy beaches, scenic dunes, historic lighthouses and rich fishing grounds....more... |