<rss version="2.0"><channel><title>lloyds.com - Natural Disaster and Weather News from Dow Jones</title><link>http://www.lloyds.com</link><description>Hurricane Information</description><language>en-uk</language><copyright>Lloyd's of London 2006</copyright><pubDate>Wed, 17 Mar 2010 06:38:01 GMT</pubDate><generator>Lloyd's RSS 1.0.0</generator><image><title>Lloyd's of London</title><link>http://www.lloyds.com</link><url>http://www.lloyds.com/cmsphoenix/Images/Header/lloyds_logo_black.gif</url><height>48</height><width>119</width><description>Lloyd's of London</description></image><item><title>
Cyclone Tomas Devastates Fiji - Official</title><link>http://www.lloyds.com/CmsPhoenix/DowJonesArticle.aspx?id=451780</link><description> SUVA, Fiji (AFP)--About half the homes and buildings in Fiji's eastern Lau group of island are believed to have been destroyed or badly damaged by this week's destructive cyclone, a disaster ...</description><pubDate>Wed, 17 Mar 2010 06:10:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>
Resort Islands Evacuated As Cyclone Bears Down On Australia</title><link>http://www.lloyds.com/CmsPhoenix/DowJonesArticle.aspx?id=451779</link><description> SYDNEY (AFP)--Hundreds of people started evacuating resort islands off Australia's popular east coast Wednesday as officials braced for a powerful cyclone packing winds of up to 168 kilometer...</description><pubDate>Wed, 17 Mar 2010 05:44:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>
Water A Key Risk For Australian Miners - Macquarie</title><link>http://www.lloyds.com/CmsPhoenix/DowJonesArticle.aspx?id=451778</link><description> SYDNEY (Dow Jones)--Coal output losses as a result of seasonal heavy rains in Queensland, Australia have so far been modest this year but miners dealing with a "land of extremes" won't ever f...</description><pubDate>Wed, 17 Mar 2010 05:36:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>
Relief Effort Launched In Storm-Ravaged Fiji</title><link>http://www.lloyds.com/CmsPhoenix/DowJonesArticle.aspx?id=451774</link><description> SUVA, Fiji (AFP)--International relief supplies began arriving in cyclone-ravaged Fiji Wednesday as military leader Voreqe Bainimarama spoke of "overwhelming" damage to the Pacific island nat...</description><pubDate>Wed, 17 Mar 2010 02:57:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>
Rich Countries Marred Copenhagen Climate Talks - Economist</title><link>http://www.lloyds.com/CmsPhoenix/DowJonesArticle.aspx?id=451773</link><description> LONDON (AFP)--The "arrogance" of rich countries at the Copenhagen climate summit in December contributed to the negotiations' "disappointing" outcome, a leading economist has told the BBC. &lt;/...</description><pubDate>Wed, 17 Mar 2010 02:53:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>
Haiti Launches Ambitious Reconstruction Plan</title><link>http://www.lloyds.com/CmsPhoenix/DowJonesArticle.aspx?id=451765</link><description> PORT-AU-PRINCE (AFP)--Haiti unveiled the first draft Tuesday of a grand reconstruction plan, saying $11.5 billion would be needed to help the country rebuild after January's devastating earth...</description><pubDate>Tue, 16 Mar 2010 23:46:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>
New Chile Govt Digs Into Post-Quake Reconstruction Efforts</title><link>http://www.lloyds.com/CmsPhoenix/DowJonesArticle.aspx?id=451747</link><description> By Carolina Pica   Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES   SANTIAGO (Dow Jones)--Just days after taking office, the administration of Chilean conservative Sebastian Pinera is pulling o...</description><pubDate>Tue, 16 Mar 2010 20:31:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>
UPDATE: Chile Energy Minister Rules Out Power Rationing On Sunday Blackout</title><link>http://www.lloyds.com/CmsPhoenix/DowJonesArticle.aspx?id=451723</link><description> (Updates with quotes, background)   SANTIAGO (Dow Jones)--Despite the fragility of Chile's central SIC power grid following a blackout Sunday, the country's recently inaugurated En...</description><pubDate>Tue, 16 Mar 2010 15:51:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>
Chile Public Works Min: Infrastructure Repairs To Take 2 Years</title><link>http://www.lloyds.com/CmsPhoenix/DowJonesArticle.aspx?id=451719</link><description> SANTIAGO (Dow Jones)--Rebuilding damaged infrastructure following the massive earthquake that ravaged Chile in late February will take at most two years, Public Works Minister Hernan de Solmi...</description><pubDate>Tue, 16 Mar 2010 15:03:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>
Chile Energy Min Rules Out Power Rationing On Sunday Blackout</title><link>http://www.lloyds.com/CmsPhoenix/DowJonesArticle.aspx?id=451716</link><description> SANTIAGO (Dow Jones)--Despite the fragility of Chile's central SIC power grid following a blackout Sunday, the country's recently inaugurated Energy Minister on Tuesday ruled out rationing el...</description><pubDate>Tue, 16 Mar 2010 14:36:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>
Con Ed: Some NYC-Area Customers May Not Get Power Back Until Friday</title><link>http://www.lloyds.com/CmsPhoenix/DowJonesArticle.aspx?id=451706</link><description>  DOW JONES NEWSWIRES  Consolidated Edison Inc. (ED) reiterated Tuesday that it could be three more days before all of its remaining 59,000 customers still without power get service resto...</description><pubDate>Tue, 16 Mar 2010 12:31:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>
4.4 Magnitude Earthquake Felt In Los Angeles -USGS</title><link>http://www.lloyds.com/CmsPhoenix/DowJonesArticle.aspx?id=451701</link><description> DOW JONES NEWSWIRES   A 4.4 magnitude earthquake was felt in Los Angeles Tuesday morning, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The quake struck 11 miles east-southeast of the L...</description><pubDate>Tue, 16 Mar 2010 11:25:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>
Magnitude 5.9 Quake Strikes Sakhalin In Russia - USGS</title><link>http://www.lloyds.com/CmsPhoenix/DowJonesArticle.aspx?id=451696</link><description> DOW JONES NEWSWIRES   A magnitude 5.9 earthquake occurred Tuesday in Russia's eastern Sakhalin area, the U.S. Geological Survey reported on its Web site.   There was no ...</description><pubDate>Tue, 16 Mar 2010 10:29:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>
Hiscox Sees Combined Net Costs Of GBP100M From Xynthia, Chile</title><link>http://www.lloyds.com/CmsPhoenix/DowJonesArticle.aspx?id=451687</link><description> LONDON (Dow Jones)--U.K. insurer Hiscox Ltd. (HSX.LN) Tuesday said it expects combined net costs of around GBP100 million from the recent Chilean earthquake and Windstorm Xynthia which hit Fr...</description><pubDate>Tue, 16 Mar 2010 07:18:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>
Australian Bureau: Pacific Indicators Show El Nino In Decline</title><link>http://www.lloyds.com/CmsPhoenix/DowJonesArticle.aspx?id=451683</link><description> CANBERRA (Dow Jones)--Recent movements in weather indicators in the Pacific basin, including a cooling trend for ocean temperatures, suggest an El Nino climate episode is in decline, the Aust...</description><pubDate>Tue, 16 Mar 2010 04:40:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>
Magnitude 6.7 Earthquake Strikes Off Chile - USGS</title><link>http://www.lloyds.com/CmsPhoenix/DowJonesArticle.aspx?id=451679</link><description> DOW JONES NEWSWIRES   An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.7 occurred late Monday off the coast of Chile, the U.S. Geological Survey reported.   There was no ...</description><pubDate>Tue, 16 Mar 2010 02:50:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>
Cyclone Tomas Leaves Trail Of Damage In Fiji</title><link>http://www.lloyds.com/CmsPhoenix/DowJonesArticle.aspx?id=451675</link><description> SUVA, Fiji (AFP)--A powerful cyclone left a trail of damage throughout Fiji as winds averaging 175 kilometers an hour lashed the Pacific island group Tuesday, forcing the evacuation of 10,000...</description><pubDate>Tue, 16 Mar 2010 00:44:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>
Paraguay Nears End Of Soy Harvest With Record Crop Expected</title><link>http://www.lloyds.com/CmsPhoenix/DowJonesArticle.aspx?id=451654</link><description>   By Shane Romig  Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES    With the bulk of Paraguay's soybean crop already harvested, the South American country is on track to smash its previous produc...</description><pubDate>Mon, 15 Mar 2010 20:05:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>
Chile Finance Minister Won't Rule Out Reconstruction Tax Hike - Report</title><link>http://www.lloyds.com/CmsPhoenix/DowJonesArticle.aspx?id=451652</link><description> SANTIAGO (Dow Jones)--The Chilean government could increase taxes to help finance reconstruction efforts following one of the strongest earthquakes on record, La Segunda evening newspaper rep...</description><pubDate>Mon, 15 Mar 2010 19:44:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>
6.0 Aftershock Rocks Chile</title><link>http://www.lloyds.com/CmsPhoenix/DowJonesArticle.aspx?id=451625</link><description> WASHINGTON (AFP)--A strong magnitude 6.0 aftershock struck Chile Monday, two weeks after a huge quake and tsunami waves killed hundreds and caused massive damage, the U.S. Geological Survey s...</description><pubDate>Mon, 15 Mar 2010 12:03:00 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>