Chance of cyclone over Caribbean in next 48 hours: Hurricane Center

(Reuters) - A strong and fast-moving tropical wave over the eastern Caribbean Sea has a 50-percent chance of becoming a cyclone, the National Hurricane Center said on Sunday.

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One dead, two missing in Maryland flooding

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Flooding from torrential rain killed at least one person in Ellicott City, Maryland, and at least two people are missing after floodwaters swept through the town's historic downtown, officials said on Sunday.

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Chinese police seize nearly 400 baby Siamese crocodiles: Xinhua

BEIJING (Reuters) - Border police seized 399 baby Siamese crocodiles, a protected endangered species, in southern China, state-owned Xinhua news agency reported on Sunday.

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Heavy rains flood Baltimore suburb, homes damaged

(Reuters) - Heavy rains caused waist-deep flooding on Saturday night in a suburb of Baltimore, damaging homes and businesses and pushing cars through the streets, an official said.

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China issues warning ahead of Typhoon Nida

BEIJING (Reuters) - China issued a "yellow alert" for Typhoon Nida, predicting it would hit the southern province of Guangdong on Tuesday, state-owned Xinhua news agency reported.

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Quake strikes off Greek island, no damage

ATHENS (Reuters) - A quake measuring 5.1 struck off the coast of the Greek island of Crete on Saturday, Athens Geodynamic Institute reported, but there were no reports of damage or casualties.

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Still waters: U.S. to crack down on ocean noise that harms fish

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The ocean has gotten noisier for decades, with man-made racket from oil drilling, shipping and construction linked to signs of stress in marine life that include beached whales and baby crabs with scrambled navigational signals.

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