In all of Cuba’s history, we have never had two hurricanes this close together,” said Jose Rubiera, head of the country's meteorological service.
Officials said that Ike was expected to skirt Havana today before moving out over the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico, where the bulk of US oil refineries are located, regaining strength as it churns toward the Texas coast..
# Story Highlights # Both quakes struck within minutes of each other; no reports of injuries # Both prompted tsunami warnings, but neither expected to be serious # Earthquakes between magnitude 6.0 and 6.9 are considered "strong" by USGS
Old Farmers Almanac: Global cooling may be underway -
A study of solar activity and corresponding records on ocean temperatures and climate point to a cooler - not warmer, climate, for perhaps the next half century...
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