Huracanes: Imágenes y noticias de la temporada 2008


EE.UU. se prepara para la llegada de 'Hanna'

· Rastro de muerte en Haití tras 'Hanna'

Washington, (EFE).- La costa este de EE.UU. se prepara para la llegada de los fuertes vientos y lluvias que acompañan a la tormenta tropical "Hanna", que entrará esta noche por Carolina del Norte y del Sur y que posteriormente se desplazará hacia el norte.

Fotos del azote de Hanna

    Gorge Gutierrez rests in a mound of sand while his sons Emanuel Casillas and Eduardo Casillas play in the surf as Tropical Storm Hanna threatens in Myrtle Beach, S.C., Friday, Sept. 5, 2008. (AP Photo/The Sun News, Janet Blackmon Morgan) ** MANDATORY CREDIT **

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    A surfer heads across the beach Friday, Sept. 5, 2008 in Atlantic Beach, N.C., as Tropical Storm Hanna moves up the East Coast. The storm is forecast to make landfall along the Carolinas coast early Saturday. (AP Photo/Jim R. Bounds)

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    Crewmembers secure the Nationwide race car of Joey Legano inside the hauler as inclement weather from Tropical Storm Hanna approaches at Richmond International Raceway Friday Sept. 5, 2008 in Richmond Va. NASCAR postponed all weekend activities including the Nationwide series race and the Sprint Cup series race till Sunday.(AP Photo/Scott K. Brown)

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    Mike Weaver of MRN radio secures the microwave dish on the radio truck as inclement weather from Tropical Storm Hanna arrives Friday Sept. 5, 2008, at Richmond International Raceway, in Richmond, Va. NASCAR postponed all weekend activities including the Nationwide series race and the Sprint Cup series race till Sunday. (AP Photo/Scott K. Brown)

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    Joey Lugano's #2 NASCAR Sprint Car is pushed to the hauler as inclement weather from Tropical Storm Hanna arrives Friday, Sept. 5, 2008, at Richmond International Raceway, in Richmond, Va. NASCAR postponed all weekend activities including the Nationwide series race and the Sprint Cup series race till Sunday. (AP Photo/Scott K. Brown)

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    A surfer heads across the beach Friday, Sept. 5, 2008 in Atlantic Beach , N.C., as Tropical Storm Hanna moves up the East Coast. The storm is forecast to make landfall along the Carolinas coast early Saturday. (AP Photo/Jim R. Bounds)

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    Visitors walk along the beach Friday, Sept. 5, 2008 in Atlantic Beach , N.C., as Tropical Storm Hanna moves up the East Coast. The storm is forecast to make landfall along the Carolinas coast early Saturday (AP Photo/Jim R. Bounds)

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    Andrea Shutts of Morehead City, N.C., holds her daughter Hanndah, 2, up in the air so her hair can blow in the wind of Tropical Storm Hanna at the Oceanna Pier in Atlantic Beach , N.C. on Friday, Sept. 5, 2008. The storm is forecast to make landfall along the Carolinas coast early Saturday (AP Photo/Jim R. Bounds)

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    A pickup truck drives through a flooded intersection in downtown Charleston, S.C., as Tropical Storm Hanna threatens the South Carolina coast, on Friday, Sept. 5, 2008. (AP Photo/Alice Keeney)

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    Jacob Stone, and Suzanne O'Hara, of Baltimore, Md. watch the heavy surf cause by Tropical Storm Hanna as they walk under the pier Friday Sept. 5, 2008, in Myrtle Beach, S.C. Tropical Storm Hanna is expected to strike the area early Saturday morning. (AP Photo/Mary Ann Chastain)

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Huracán Ike cambia de dirección

SANTO DOMINGO (AP)- Las autoridades dominicanas respiraron el viernes más tranquilas ante la variación favorable de la trayectoria del huracán Ike, aunque mantenían activado su plan de emergencia.

Fotos del azote de Ike

    ** FILE ** This Sept. 4, 1992 aerial picture taken with a fish eye lens shows the devastation left by Hurricane Andrew in Florida City, Fla. As of Friday, Sept. 5, 2008, Ike is still far out in the Atlantic, but it's getting a close look from those who weathered 1992's Andrew, the devastating Category 5 storm against which all other Florida hurricanes are measured. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)

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    Graphic shows the projected paths of Tropical Storm Hanna and Hurricane Ike;

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    David Rubulcaba loads plywood into the back of his truck in preparation for Hurricane Ike in Miami Friday, Sept. 5, 2008. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

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    This NOAA satellite image taken Friday, Sept. 5, 2008 at 3:15 PM EDT shows a mass of clouds off the Southeast Coast associated with Tropical Storm Hanna. The storm is expected to make landfall along the South Carolina coast late Friday or early Saturday before moving along the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast coasts. Another mass of clouds north of Puerto Rico is associated with Hurricane Ike as it travels generally westward towards the Florida Straits.(AP Photo/Weather Underground)

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    IN SPACE - SEPTEMBER 5: In this satellite image provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Hurricane Ike is seen on September 5, 2008. In this image, Hurricane Ike is located east-northeast of Grand Turk Island. (Photo by NOAA via Getty Images)

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    A tourist walks in Miami Beach as Storm Hanna passes along Florida coast September 5, 2008. Tropical Storm Hanna was off the east coast of Florida as it moves away from the Bahamas toward the Carolina coast. At the same time South Florida residents brace for powerful Hurricane Ike which may hit the area next week. REUTERS/Carlos Barria (UNITED STATES)

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    Tourists walk in Miami beach as Storm Hanna passes along Florida coast September 5, 2008. Tropical Storm Hanna was off the east coast of Florida as it moves away from the Bahamas toward the Carolina coast. At the same time South Florida residents brace for powerful Hurricane Ike which may hit the area next week. REUTERS/Carlos Barria (UNITED STATES)

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    A man rests near the ocean as Storm Hanna passes along the Florida coast in Miami Beach September 5, 2008. Tropical Storm Hanna was off the east coast of Florida as it moves away from the Bahamas toward the Carolina coast. At the same time South Florida residents brace for powerful Hurricane Ike which may hit the area next week. REUTERS/Carlos Barria (UNITED STATES)

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    Graphic shows the projected paths of Tropical Storm Hanna and Hurricane Ike;

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    Hurricane Ike is located east-northeast of Grand Turk Island in this satellite image taken on September 5, 2008. Ike weakened slightly as it charged across the Atlantic toward the Bahamas and the United States on Thursday. REUTERS/NOAA/Handout (UNITED STATES). FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS.

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Los residentes regresan a Nueva Orleáns pese a muchas carencias

NUEVA ORLEANS (AP) - Algunos de los casi 2 millones de evacuados a causa del huracán Gustav empezaron a regresar a sus casas el miércoles. El presidente George W. Bush sobrevoló varias de las zonas más afectadas de Luisiana cuyos habitantes todavía están resentidos por la inefectividad de su gobierno para lidiar con el huracán Katrina hace tres años.

El azote de Gustav

    Vernon Robin Jr. cuts up a tree that fell close to his father's home after Hurricane Gustav, Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2008, in Morgan City, La. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

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    PHILADELPHIA - SEPTEMBER 02: Presumptive Republican presidential nominee John McCain (R) talks with Deputy Chief Thomas Garrity and others during a campaign stop at fire station Engine Co. 56 September 2, 2008 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Republican National Convention, which kicked off yesterday with an abreviated schedule due to Hurricane Gustav, runs through September 4. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

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    PHILADELPHIA - SEPTEMBER 02: Presumptive Republican presidential nominee John McCain walks to his vehicle during a campaign stop at fire station Engine Co. 56 September 2, 2008 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Republican National Convention, which kicked off yesterday with an abreviated schedule due to Hurricane Gustav, runs through September 4. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

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    PHILADELPHIA - SEPTEMBER 02: Presumptive Republican presidential nominee John McCain (R-AZ) pets a dog as he greets people during a campaign stop at fire station Engine Co. 56 September 2, 2008 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Republican National Convention, which kicked off yesterday with an abreviated schedule due to Hurricane Gustav, runs through September 4. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

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    PHILADELPHIA - SEPTEMBER 02: Presumptive Republican presidential nominee John McCain (R-AZ) walks with Lt. Jerry Kots during a campaign stop at fire station Engine Co. 56 September 2, 2008 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Republican National Convention, which kicked off yesterday with an abreviated schedule due to Hurricane Gustav, runs through September 4. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

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    PHILADELPHIA - SEPTEMBER 02: Presumptive Republican presidential nominee John McCain (R-AZ) greets people during a campaign stop at fire station Engine Co. 56 September 2, 2008 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Republican National Convention, which kicked off yesterday with an abreviated schedule due to Hurricane Gustav, runs through September 4. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

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    PHILADELPHIA - SEPTEMBER 02: Presumptive Republican presidential nominee John McCain visits fire station Engine Co. 56 during a campaign stop September 2, 2008 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Republican National Convention, which kicked off yesterday with an abreviated schedule due to Hurricane Gustav, runs through September 4. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

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    PHILADELPHIA - SEPTEMBER 02: Presumptive Republican presidential nominee John McCain (C) sits with Deputy Chief Thomas Garrity (L) and others during a campaign stop at fire station Engine Co. 56 September 2, 2008 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Republican National Convention, which kicked off yesterday with an abreviated schedule due to Hurricane Gustav, runs through September 4. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

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    Marco Rosamano picks up leaves and branches as he cleans up his front yard a day after Hurricane Gustav hit southeast Louisiana in New Orleans, Louisiana September 2, 2008. REUTERS/Sean Gardner (UNITED STATES)

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    Vernon Robin, 66, pauses while picking up debris outside his home after Hurricane Gustav, Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2008, in Morgan City, La. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

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Tres años después, Nueva Orleans aún padece al huracán Katrina

Washington (EFE).- Tres años después del huracán "Katrina", en Nueva Orleans sólo queda el 60 por ciento de la población que tenía antes del diluvio, y el sur de Luisiana, a la espera del huracán "Gustav", brega por diques más resistentes y barrios menos anegables.

La hora de Hillary Clinton

    Hillary Clinton exhortó al Partido Demócrata a unirse y dar su respaldo al senador Barack Obama, para elegirlo presidente, argumentando que el partido no tiene 'tiempo ni votos que perder'.

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    Clinton dijo que Obama tiene que ser el próximo presidente y dijo que él llevará al país hacia adelante mientras que el Republicano John McCain solo ofrece más de lo que ella calificó de 'las mismas políticas fracasadas de la admnistración Bush'.

    Charlie Neibergall, AP

    El estadio se caía de aplausos a gritos de letreros de Hillary, no había ni un sólo espacio entre la seguridad, los delegados, que esperaban oir a la poderosa senadora de Nueva York que se quedó en la raya de ser ella la nominada a la candidatura presidencial.

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    Imágenes de una de las primeras apariciones en solitario de Hillary Clinton para hacer campaña a favor de Barack Obama en Henderson, Nevada.

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    En el mes de junio, Barack Obama, virtual candidato demócrata a la presidencia de EE.UU. y Hillary Clinton encabeza un mitin de unidad en New Hampshire.

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    Hillary Rodham Clinton habla a sus simpatizante en Washington, agradeció el respaldo que recibió durante la larga contienda demócrata por la candidatura a la presidencia de EE.UU.

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    En el mes de enero, los entonces aspirantes demócratas a la candidatura, Hillary Rodham Clinton y Barack Obama durante un debate.

    Mary Ann Chastain, AP

    En el mes de febrero, Hillary Clinton dirige un discurso tras el llamado 'Súper Martes' y cerradas las urnas en Nueva York.

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    La senadora Hillary Rodham Clinton hace campaña a favor de Barack Obama en Henderson, Nevada.

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Tormenta Fay no da respiro a Florida

El azote de Fay

    Roger Daniels, left, and Idus Spooner, top center, work to secure their house from the flood waters of the Ochlocknee River, Monday, Aug. 25, 2008, in Tallahassee, Fla. The river is rising because of heavy rain from Tropical Storm Fay. (AP Photo/Phil Coale)

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    As the Ochlocknee River, background, rises because of rain from Tropical Storm Fay, Lewis McKinney works to secure his property from the rising water, Monday, Aug. 25, 2008, in Tallahassee, Fla. (AP Photo/Phil Coale)

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    Joe Mezzina removes a bike from his flooded bike shop, Monday, Aug. 25, 2008, in Tallahassee, Fla. Rain from Tropical Storm Fay caused his shop to flood when a nearby lake overflowed.(AP Photo/Phil Coale)

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    Jim Robertson walks along a downed pine tree to survey the damage to his apartment, Sunday, Aug. 24, 2008, in Tallahassee, Fla. The tree, which measured eight foot in circumference, fell on Saturday as tropical storm Fay moved through the area. (AP Photo/Phil Coale)

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    National Summary: The remnants of Tropical Storm Fay will continue to produce widespread rain and thunderstorms for the Gulf Coast and into the Southeast. A large high pressure will keep the Great Lakes and Plains dry, while the Northwest will get wet.

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    Algussie Thompson is helped ashore by Fish and Wildlife officer Charles Higman after Tropical Storm Fay flooded her Timber Lake neighborhood on Sunday, Aug. 24, 2008 in Tallahassee, Fla. (AP Photo/Steve Cannon)

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    Stranded residents are ferried out after tropical storm Fay flooded their Timber Lake neighborhood on Sunday, Aug. 24, 2008 in Tallahassee, Fla. (AP Photo/Steve Cannon)

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    Stranded residents are ferried out after tropical storm Fay flooded their Timber Lake neighborhood on Sunday, Aug. 24, 2008 in Tallahassee, Fla. (AP Photo/Steve Cannon)

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    This NOAA satellite image taken Sunday, August 24, 2008 at 01:45 PM EDT shows clouds over the South where the remains of Tropical Storm Fay continue to drop very heavy rain. Clouds descending from Northeastern Canada down to Fay will trigger some thunderstorms later today. (AP PHOTO/WEATHER UNDERGROUND)

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    This NOAA satellite image taken Sunday, August 24, 2008 at 01:45 PM EDT shows the remains of Tropical Storm Fay over the Southern region of the US. Clouds just to the west of the Lesser Antilles are associated with a tropical wave that has some potential to strengthen into a tropical depression later this week. (AP PHOTO/WEATHER UNDERGROUND)

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El Gobierno ayuda a los que corren el riesgo de perder su hogar

¿Sabías que uno de cada 12 préstamos hipotecarios a latinos terminará en la ejecución hipotecaria? Esta estadística reportada por el Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute demuestra la gravedad de la crisis hipotecaria en los Estados Unidos.

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Víctimas de huracanes podrían recibir ayuda del Gobierno

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Considerado uno de los más poderosos desastres naturales en la historia de Estados Unidos, el huracán Katrina cobró aproximadamente 1,330 vidas, destruyó casi 300,000 viviendas y desplazó a más de 750,000 personas, según reportes de la Casa Blanca.

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Ciclones, consejos y clima

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Cuba empieza a recibir ayuda tras la destrucción dejada por el huracán Gustav y Ike amenaza la isla.

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