NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. Northeast, the world's biggest heating oil market, is experiencing its warmest December 3 in more than a decade, according to weather forecasters. DTN Meteorlogix said the mercury in New York City, the biggest population center in the Northeast, would reach 61 degrees Fahrenheit (16 degrees Celsius), well above a normal high of 48 ...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. National Hurricane Center said an area of disturbed weather centered about 470 miles east of Nassau in the Bahamas could become the season's latest tropical depression, or more likely, tropical storm, later Wednesday. But forecast tracks so far show the system remaining to the east of the United States and away from Gulf ...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The largest utility in southern California urged consumer on Monday to conserve power to help keep air conditioners running without interruption as hot weather sends demand soaring over the next few days. Temperatures in Los Angles will reach the low 90s Fahrenheit (low 30s Celsius) Monday and Tuesday with the humidity making it feel more like the ...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - While most of the Atlantic basin remained quiet on Tuesday, some forecasters said a large tropical wave in the central tropical Atlantic appeared to be slowly organizing into what could become the 2009 Atlantic hurricane season's next tropical depression or first storm. "Several forecast models do now suggest that some development will take place with the ...