Francine gaining strength and is forecast to be a hurricane when it reaches US Gulf Coast
The National Hurricane Center says Tropical Storm Francine is getting stronger and is expected to make landfall in Louisiana on Wednesday.
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Miami HeraldLatest on Category 5 Hurricane Milton: Tuesday, Oct 8 update from the NHC
Here’s the latest on Category 5 Hurricane Milton
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Will winter redeem its reputation? A sneak peek at winter 2024-25
After a historically mild winter last year, here's what we can potentially expect for this upcoming winter season in Canada
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Hurricane Milton is a Category 5. Florida orders evacuations and scrambles to clear Helene's debris
BELLEAIR BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Florida’s storm-battered Gulf Coast raced against a Category 5 hurricane Monday as workers sprinted to pick up debris left over from Helene two weeks ago and highways were clogged with people fleeing ahead of the storm.
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Clearwater couple say they will 'wait it out' in their home as Milton nears
Debi and Trevor Jones of Clearwater prepared their boat in Treasure Island, Florida as Hurricane Milton remained a ferocious storm that could land a once-in-a-century direct hit on the populous Tampa Bay region. (AP video: Mike Stewart)
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This Tweet From A Meteorologist About Hurricane Milton Is Scaring The Crap Out Of Everyone
"Meteorologists are running out of adjectives to describe how powerful Hurricane Milton is getting."
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Hurricane Milton is already breaking records before a Florida landfall this week
Meteorologist Jaclyn Whittal has the forecast details
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Nightmare scenario unfolding for Tampa with Milton's potential hurricane track
A quick check of past track data highlights how unusual it is for Milton to develop in the western Gulf of Mexico and landfall in western Florida. There are only two other instances of that scenario occurring.
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Water gushes through palm trees and sand dunes after rare rain in the Sahara Desert
RABAT, Morocco (AP) — A rare deluge of rainfall left blue lagoons of water amid the palm trees and sand dunes of the Sahara desert, nourishing some of its most drought-stricken regions with more water than many had seen in decades.
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Uncommon October severe storm risk bubbles up in southern Ontario
It’s a clash of the seasons in the next 24 hours for Ontario with a risk of severe thunderstorms Sunday for some areas before a sharp cooldown ushers in a risk of snow and frost for other locales this week
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As hurricane season ramps back up, Atlantic Canada 'somewhat protected'
Hurricanes are currently forming all across the Atlantic. (Canadian Hurricane Centre)Unexpected weather conditions slowed the formation of Atlantic hurricanes in September, but those patterns have shifted and more storms are expected in the coming weeks.But there are no immediate concerns for Atlantic Canada, said Chris Fogarty, a meteorologist with the Canadian Hurricane Centre."We are somewhat protected right now," Fogarty said."We have a big non-tropical low-pressure area coming later this we
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Hurricane Milton is growing stronger as it blows toward Florida's Tampa Bay region
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Hurricane Milton quickly intensified Sunday and is on track to become a major hurricane with the Tampa Bay area in its sights, putting Florida on edge and triggering evacuation orders along a coast still reeling from Helene’s devastation.
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Hurricane Milton poses a major threat to Florida this week
Hurricane Milton could bring life-threatening impacts to Florida through this week
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Nigeria town celebrates after hunting down ‘killer hippo’
People in Yauri town say they can now go to their farms or out on to the river to fish without fear.
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Mike Johnson: There’s No Rush For Congress To Approve Hurricane Relief
“We’ll be back in session immediately after the election,” the House speaker said of waiting until November for Congress to vote on emergency funding.
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‘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.
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Life-threatening storm surge and flooding coming to Florida
Hurricane Milton is expected to make landfall in the early morning of Oct. 10, bringing catastrophic rainfall and winds, as well as causing life-threatening storm surge and flooding.
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Trump ramps up politicization around storm relief ahead of Hurricane Milton
As Category 5 Hurricane Milton approaches Florida, Donald Trump and other Republican leaders continue to politicize storm aid. How dangerous could this prove to those in the direct path of these storms? Our panelists discuss.
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Bryan Norcross: Hurricane Milton on track to bring catastrophic impacts to Florida's west coast
The impacts from Hurricane Milton will range from disruptive to deadly. If extreme conditions are possible in your area, like where Gulf or ocean water might rise to an unsurvivable level, you have to leave.
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Scientists recently checked up on Earth's 'vital signs.' So how are we doing?
Scientists have given the planet a check-up — and all is not well.A major new report on what the authors describe as the world's "vital signs," published Tuesday in the journal BioScience, presents a grim picture of where the planet is headed. The assessment was prepared by some of the world's top climate scientists and builds on a previous analysis backed by more than 15,000 scientists.Entitled "The 2024 state of the climate report: Perilous times," the assessment found that 25 of the 35 of the