Also, economic summit under way; Senate set for Kagan confirmation hearings.
View full sizeThis NOAA satellite image taken today at 1:45 a.m. shows a mass of clouds in the western Caribbean Sea associated with Tropical Depression One, now Tropical Storm Alex. The tropical system is expected to strengthen as it moves toward the Yucatan Peninsula. The forecast track takes the storm into the southern Gulf of Mexico Sunday night.From The New York Daily News:
"Let the anxiety begin.
"The oil-drenched Gulf Coast must face a new foe: the weather.
"Tropical Storm Alex formed in the western Caribbean Saturday, raising fears that it could become a hurricane as the region continues to fight the massive BP oil spill in the Gulf.
Forecasters believe Alex is aimed at Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula, but remain wary the storm could change direction at any time."
» Read the full story: Gulf Coast oil spill cleanup effort could be hampered as Tropical Storm Alex forms in Caribbean
More on Tropical Storm Alex and the oil spill
» Gulf oil spill: Could "toxic storm" make beach towns uninhabitable? [Christian Science Monitor]
» Gale force winds could leave Gulf oil gushing for 2 weeks [San Jose Mercury News]
» Four storm paths and their potential effect on oil in the Gulf [St. Petersburg Times]
In other news
» Economic summit under way in Canada [Voice of America]
» Senate set to begin Kagan court confirmation hearings [Reuters]
» Palin decries "Dumpster divers" at California campus [The Associated Press]
» Boston-area school system rethinking condom policy with no age restriction [Boston Globe]