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At least twelve people have lost their lives as a devastating series of storms swept across the United States from the Southeast to the Northeast. Eighty mile per hour wind gusts were recorded in the New York City area, and Tuscaloosa, Alabama recorded an extremely rare midwinter tornado that reached an F4 intensity level.

The Northeast has experienced a strange combination of record-breaking high temperatures, high winds and rain producing flooding, downed trees and power failures. Planes have been unable to land at New York airports during the year?s busiest season. A 15 year old Boy Scout, on a group hike in New York state, was swept away and drowned in a river.
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San Antonio Express-News – For the past week, Popocatepetl, the volcano 35 miles from Mexico City, has been emitting dark clouds of steam and ash. On Thursday, Popo threw ash over a 50 mile radius and sent out incandescent fragments that rolled down its slopes. Some international airlines cancelled flights to Mexico City for the second straight day because of ash falling over the area. On Friday, 14,000 people who live within 20 miles of the volcano were ordered to evacuate after the fiery crater spit out gas, vapor and ash for the fourth straight day. Buses were sent to take them to shelters a safe distance away. Many of them had been wearing medical masks on their faces when they went outside to avoid inhaling the ash.
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Soldiers and disaster workers in Mexico City are reviewing evacuation procedures after Popocateptl, which is located 40 miles southeast of the city, erupted 200 times on Tuesday, breaking its 1996 record of 180 eruptions in a single day. Officials issued a state of alert after the volcano began to spew ash early that morning. The first tremor lasted over an hour.

Residents of Mexico City have been warned to stay at least six miles away from the volcano. So far, no ash has fallen on populated areas.

“Popo” has threatened the 24 million residents of the world?s 2nd largest city in the past. Like the long-awaited major earthquake that has been predicted for Los Angeles, it?s only a matter of time.
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The Environmental Protection Agency Scientific Advisory Panel (SAP) has confirmed that genetically engineered StarLink corn poses a potential allergy risk to humans. The panel remained unconvinced by the data submitted by Aventis CropScience, the developers of StarLink, that there was no risk in human consumption of the corn.
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