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Hurricane center director says he's not resigning despite staff revolt

The embattled director of the National Hurricane Center said Friday he has no plans to step down despite a petition from his staff calling for his ouster.

Hurricane center staff asks for new boss

About half of the staff of the National Hurricane Center have signed a petition calling for the ouster of the center's director, saying its "effective functioning" is at stake as the Atlantic hurricane season heads toward its peak.

Ernesto downgraded but could regain strength

Ernesto weakened to a tropical storm Sunday afternoon, the National Hurricane Center said, but forecasters warned the storm could regain hurricane status as it moved toward Cuba.

Strong debate over fierce storms

(CNN) -- The debate over why hurricanes have grown more powerful and more frequent in recent years is swirling as the United States enters what is expected to be another active Atlantic storm season.

Brutal hurricanes turn amnesia to anxiety

Max Mayfield used to be fond of the expression "hurricane amnesia."

Busy Atlantic hurricane season forecast

The National Hurricane Center's latest forecast for the 2006 season calls for more Atlantic hurricanes than usual, but not as many as seen over the past three years and fewer than predicted in the NHC's initial estimate in May.

Transcripts, tape show Bush, Brown warned on Katrina

A newly released transcript from a video conference the day Hurricane Katrina struck seems to reinforce arguments that governments at all levels identified the potential dangers from the storm but were under-prepared for the devastation.

Wilma rockets toward southwest Florida

Hurricane Wilma strengthened as it picked up forward speed across the Gulf of Mexico with landfall expected along Florida's southwest coast early Monday, forecasters said.

Wilma slams Mexico resorts

Hurricane Wilma was "relentlessly pounding" Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula early Saturday, the National Hurricane Center said, packing 125 mph winds and dumping "tremendous" amounts of rain that may not let up in the popular tourist area for the next 24 hours.

Three nations prepare for Wilma

Anxious residents in three nations boarded up homes and stocked up on supplies Thursday as Hurricane Wilma closed in on Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula and threatened to swamp Cuba and Florida this weekend.

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