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The Weather NetworkSprawling, mighty Hurricane Kirk whipping up swells to Canadian shores
Kirk is thousands of kilometres away, but its influence will reach Canadian shores this weekend
- Time
Hurricane Leslie Path: Where It's Heading and What to Know
Close behind Hurricane Kirk, Leslie has now strengthened into a hurricane.
- The Weather Network
Rare October severe storm threat builds Sunday across Ontario
A round of severe thunderstorms could sweep through southern Ontario on Sunday as a cooldown pushes into the region
- Bradenton Herald
More flooding ahead as forecast calls for Milton to hit Florida as a Cat 3 hurricane
A state of emergency has been declared in 35 counties, including Miami-Dade.
- Business Insider
Owning a home in Florida is a huge gamble. Some people are starting to question whether it's worth it.
Florida's susceptibility to hurricanes doesn't deter millions of people from buying homes there. Now some may be reevaluating the risks and costs.
- Biloxi Sun Herald
Sunday, Oct 6: National Hurricane Center’s update on Tropical Storm Milton
Here’s the latest on Tropical Storm Milton
- USA TODAY
When will we 'fall back?' What to know about 2024's end of daylight saving time
There are just four weeks until daylight saving time ends for the year. The twice-annual time changing tradition will pick back up in March.
- ABC News
Tropical Storm Milton forms in Gulf of Mexico, forecast to hit Florida as hurricane
A new storm, which became Tropical Storm Milton on Saturday, is forecast to strengthen to a hurricane before taking aim on Florida this week. Milton is expected to strengthen to a hurricane on Monday morning and then make landfall along the Florida Peninsula on Wednesday. The storm might make landfall as a Category 3 hurricane or stronger.
- The Canadian Press
Homeowners hit by Hurricane Helene face the grim task of rebuilding without flood insurance
A week after Hurricane Helene overwhelmed the Southeastern U.S., homeowners hit the hardest are grappling with how they could possibly pay for the flood damage from one of the deadliest storms to hit the mainland in recent history.
- CNN
Scientists grow mystery tree from 1,000-year-old seed
This week, marvel at a tree grown from an ancient seed, learn why Mount Everest is undergoing a growth spurt, discover a Viking mass burial, and more.
- The Weather Network
Soaking rain hits B.C.'s South Coast, significant alpine snow this weekend
October continues to bring a wet pattern across British Columbia, with the risk of accumulating snow through the weekend, as well
- CNN
‘Here we go again’: Milton expected to become a major hurricane as Floridians are still reeling from Helene
Communities in Florida are preparing to get hit head-on by a potential Category 3 hurricane in the Gulf of Mexico days after Hurricane Helene made landfall in the state – killing 20 people, leaving thousands without power and paving a trail of wreckage.
- Futurism
Scientists Gene Hack Bacteria That Breaks Down Plastic Waste
Bottom Feeders We may have a way of literally eating away at our planet's pollution crisis. As part of a new study published in the journal Environmental Science and Technology, researchers have shed additional light on a possibly game-changing bacteria that grows on common polyethylene terephthalate (PET) plastics, confirming that it can break down and […]
- CBC
Parts of Municipality of Colchester to hold plebiscite on managed deer cull
Voters in some Municipality of Colchester areas will be asked if they support a managed deer hunt.The plebiscite will be part of the upcoming municipal election for voters in six Colchester council districts adjacent to the Town of Truro and Millbrook First Nation, where a similar hunt has happened since 2022. Deer population increases are disrupting local ecosystems, destroying property and contributing to car crashes, according to the municipality. Both candidates for mayor are in favour of a
- CNN
‘The power of water.’ How Helene devastated western North Carolina and left communities in ruins
A week after Hurricane Helene roared through, the smell of death overpowers the cool mountain air over the isolated twisting roads of devastated rural western North Carolina.
- Rolling Stone
MTG Implies Dems Created Hurricane Helene: ‘They Can Control the Weather’
The Georgia congresswoman leaned into her conspiratorial side as false claims about Helene run rampant on social media
- Yahoo News
Tropical Storm Milton forms in the Gulf of Mexico, expected to make landfall in Florida this week
The storm is forecast to make landfall mid-next week, according to the National Hurricane Center.
- HuffPost
Marjorie Taylor Greene Says ‘They Can Control The Weather,’ Promoting Conspiracy About Hurricane Helene
Right-wingers have long promoted wild theories about weather control, and Greene, a Donald Trump ally, gave them a big boost.
- Raleigh News and Observer
Areas hardest hit by Helene flooding in NC are the least likely to have flood insurance
Less than 1% of households in the state’s hardest-hit inland counties are protected by the National Flood Insurance Program. What to know.
- The Canadian Press
After the deluge, the lies: Misinformation and hoaxes about Helene cloud the recovery
WASHINGTON (AP) — The facts emerging from Hurricane Helene's destruction are heartrending: Businesses and homes destroyed, whole communities nearly wiped out, hundreds of lives lost, hundreds of people missing.