Hurricanes could snap offshore oil pipelines in the Gulf of Mexico and other hurricane-prone areas, since the storms whip up strong underwater currents, a new study suggests.

By Wendy Victora, Northwest Florida Daily News, Fort Walton Beach Jul. 10--NAVARRE -- Three years ago today, residents along the Emerald Coast braced themselves against what would be the second powerful hurricane in less than 10 months and the third one in a decade.

Text of report by Caribbean Media Corporation news agency website ST GEORGE'S, Grenada, CMC - A shortage of funds is causing the premature closure of the agency established to lead the reconstruction efforts in the aftermath of Hurricane Ivan, Prime Minister Dr Keith Mitchell has revealed.

By Margaret Wever Associated Press ORANJESTAD, Aruba -- Hurricane Felix strengthened into a dangerous Category 5 storm Sunday and churned its way into the open waters of the Caribbean Sea after toppling trees and flooding some homes on a cluster of Dutch islands.

Hurricane Felix strengthened into a dangerous Category 5 storm Sunday and churned its way into the open waters of the Caribbean Sea after toppling trees and flooding some homes on a cluster of Dutch islands.