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HALIFAX 鈥� Canada鈥檚 East Coast is likely to see an active storm season this year because of record high water temperatures in the Atlantic Ocean, say hurricane forecasters.

WASHINGTON (AP) 鈥� Get ready for what nearly all the experts think will be one of the busiest Atlantic hurricane seasons on record, thanks to unprecedented ocean heat and a brewing La Nina.

GREENFIELD, Iowa (AP) 鈥� Five people died and at least 35 were hurt as powerful tornadoes ripped through Iowa , with one carving a path of destruction through the small city of Greenfield, officials said Wednesday.

GREENFIELD, Iowa (AP) 鈥� Five people died and at least 35 were hurt as powerful tornadoes ripped through Iowa , with one carving a path of destruction through the small city of Greenfield, officials said Wednesday.

SAO PAULO (AP) 鈥� The first two deaths from waterborne bacterial disease were reported in southern Brazil, where floodwaters were slowly receding, and health authorities warned additional fatalities were likely.

FORT NELSON, B.C. 鈥� The mayor of the regional municipality that includes the evacuated community of Fort Nelson, B.C.

Environment Canada calculated which communities had the strongest winds.

Climate change increasingly threatens some of the nation's most sensitive sites, including research laboratories, military facilities and power plants with radioactive material.

HONOLULU (AP) 鈥� This year's hurricane season for waters around Hawaii will likely be 鈥渂elow normal鈥� with one to four tropical cyclones across the central Pacific region, forecasters said Tuesday.

VANCOUVER 鈥� The BC Wildfire Service says cooler, wetter conditions are allowing crews to make progress in their firefight in the province's northeast where thousands of evacuees remain out of their homes for a second week.