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A lively and sometimes scrappy debate on whether global warming is fueling bigger and nastier hurricanes like Katrina is adding an edge to a gathering of forecasters here.

In Queensland, Australia, the Nogoa River is still on the rise, but authorities say water levels should begin to recede in the region after cresting today.

Rescuers use rubber boats to deliver food and medicine to the flood victims.Landslides and floods are a common occurrence during the rainy season in Indonesia, especially in heavily logged areas.

Floods in Indiana left at least three people dead and many more homeless. CBS 2’s Kristyn Hartman reports on the cleanup efforts.

A volcano has erupted in southern Chile, causing about 150 people to be evacuated from the immediate area.

The historic site of Hasankeyf in southeastern Turkey could disappear under water if the government pushes ahead with a plan to build a hydro-electric dam that would flood part of the ruins of the site. Hasankeyf’s inhabitants fear the dam not only because of the threat to their heritage, but also to their income from tourism.

Bangladesh will seek emergency funds from the World Heritage Centre to restore the ecosystem and biodiversity of the Sundarbans mangrove forest, badly mauled by last month's killer cyclone, officials said on Wednesday.

Residents waited glumly for muddy floodwaters to recede and motorists faced massive detours Tuesday as an overflowing river severed the Pacific Northwest’s biggest and most important transportation corridor to a depth of 10 feet.

Heavy storms killed at least two people in the Pacific Northwest and forced all lanes of Interstate 5 between Portland and Seattle to be closed. Forecasts call for more snow Tuesday.

More than 3,100 have been killed by a massive cyclone in Bangladesh but officials fear the final toll might reach 10,000.

Four days after super cyclone Sidr killed more than 3,000 people in Bangladesh, rescuers struggled on Monday to reach isolated areas along the country's devastated coast and give aid to millions of survivors.