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• When storms batter islands, taxpayers pay
Two hours after high tide, waves break along rocks that used to be covered with sand on Tybee Island, Ga. Fragile barrier islands such as Tybee Island, formed by centuries of sand and sediment deposits along the U.S. Atlantic and Gulf coastlines ...
• Ike damages 80 percent of Grand Turk homes
Florida Keys officials will begin resident evacuations on the low-lying chain of islands in phases, starting at the end in Key West by 8 a.m. and continuing throughout the day, at noon for the Middle Keys, and at 4 p.m. for the Upper Keys, including ...
• Continental to charge $15 for first checked bag
Virgin Islands and Canada for travel starting on Oct. 7 or later. Bags that exceed weight and size restrictions could be subject to additional fees, the airline said.
• Europe's downturn deterring African migration
More than 31,000 illegal migrants, mainly from sub-Saharan Africa, landed in Spain's Canary Islands during 2006 after surviving a hazardous land and sea journey which frequently kills many travelers, the report said.
• Tropical quartet: String of storms boil off coast
In addition, Hurricane Hanna is noted about 50 miles northeast of Great Inagua Island in the southeastern Bahamas. To the east of Hanna is Tropical Storm Ike, which is located about 1200 miles east of the Leeward Islands.