Cyclone Gonu sweeps Oman, disrupts oil loadings
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Cyclone Gonu pummeled Oman on Wednesday, halting oil and gas exports for a second day and forcing thousands to flee the coast, but weakened as it moved through the Arabian Sea, a major route for Gulf oil shipments.
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Typhoon Nock-ten battered Taiwan on Monday as the storm&#39;s eye whirled just off the island&#39;s eastern coast, drenching mountainous regions with rain that could trigger deadly mudslides.
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The strongest cyclone ever recorded by scientists in the northwestern Arabian Sea churned up the coast of Oman today and was on track to hit land in southern Iran, sending high winds and waves through a region that is used for oil exports and civilian and military shipping traffic.
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A powerful tropical storm hit southern Japan today, disrupting transport and whipping up waves and winds that damaged homes, downed electricity lines and forced thousands to evacuate their homes.
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Crude oil rose and natural gas soared in New York as the approach of Hurricane Ivan disrupted production and tanker shipments in the Gulf of Mexico, where a quarter of US oil and natural gas is pumped.
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The death toll from Cyclone Gonu rose to 61 on Saturday &#151; with dozens of others still missing and feared dead in Oman &#151; when Iranian state media reported nine new deaths from the storm.
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Rare torrential rains in the United Arab Emirates forced schools to close on Wednesday and created traffic nightmares in the desert country, while neighbouring Saudi Arabia and Kuwait shivered.
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A tropical storm watch was in effect for  eastern parts of the Canadian province of Newfoundland on  Sunday as Hurricane Isaac churned through the north Atlantic.
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One of the strongest storms on record, Hurricane Ivan swept through nine countries and the wealthy British territory of the Cayman Islands before spinning Tuesday into the Gulf of Mexico.
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Oil pulled back slightly but remained above $70 on Tuesday as a powerful cyclone in the Arabian Sea reached the coastline of Gulf producer Oman, closing the main gas export terminal.
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Typhoon Meari swept through Japan&#39;s southern main islands of Kyushu and Shikoku on Wednesday, forcing thousands of people to be evacuated as it unleashed heavy rains and strong winds.
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World oil prices rose on Tuesday as  Hurricane Ivan charged toward the oil-rich Gulf of Mexico,  where energy companies shut down refineries and offshore oil  rigs and evacuated thousands of workers.
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Two cyclones battering three South  Pacific island nations with gale-force winds, heavy rains and  huge seas looked as if they would miss major population areas,  weather officials said on Wednesday.
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A powerful cyclone lashed Pakistan&#39;s southern coast on Tuesday, killing at least 18 people, leaving dozens more missing and forcing tens of thousands to flee their homes, officials said.
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Thousands of people fled low-lying areas as the strongest cyclone to threaten the Arabian Peninsula in 60 years blasted Oman's eastern coast early Wednesday with strong winds and waves, Civil Defense officials said. Southern Iran and the oil-rich Persian Gulf were next in its path.
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By ZARAR KHAN  KARACHI, Pakistan - Thousands of people were stranded on rooftops and tree branches Wednesday as cyclone-spawned floods surged through towns and villages of Pakistan's coastline, officials said.
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MANZANILLO, Mexico  - Hurricane John punished   Mexican ports and beaches with huge sea surges, heavy rains and   strong winds early on Thursday as the dangerous Category 3   storm swirled in the Pacific Ocean off the coast.