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  • Storm Warning: Helene, Isaac, Joyce, Olivia, and Mangkhut

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    Hurricane Florence isn’t the only storm threatening lives and property around the world. Also spinning in the Atlantic are Tropical Storms Helene and Isaac and Subtropical Storm Joyce, while Tropical Depression Olivia and Super Typhoon Mangkhut are making waves in the Pacific. In the Atlantic, while Joyce is far out to sea and poses no […]

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  • Experts Warn Europe’s to Halve Meat and Dairy Production

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    Policymakers, farmers and consumers face ‘deeply uncomfortable choices’, says author of report advising urgent reduction of unsustainable livestock sector. Europe’s animal farming sector has exceeded safe bounds for greenhouse gas emissions, nutrient flows and biodiversity loss, and urgently needs to be scaled back, according to a major report. Pressure on livestock farmers is set to […]

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  • Is Hurricane Florence the Beginning to Category 6 Storms?

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    There is no such thing as a category 6 hurricane or tropical storm – yet. But a combination of warmer oceans and more water in the atmosphere could make the devastation of 2017 pale in comparison Meteorologists and scientists never imagined that there would be a need for a category 6 storm, with winds that […]

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  • Hurricane Florence is in No Hurry to Leave the Carolinas

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    When Hurricane Florence struck the U.S. East Coast at 7:15AM ET this morning, it popped a squat near Wilmington, North Carolina. The hurricane — now downgraded to a tropical storm — is hovering over the area, unleashing torrential rainfall, and creeping towards the west at a glacial three miles per hour, according to the National […]

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  • Hurricane Florence: Update on Where is Being Hit!

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    US officials are warning Hurricane Florence could kill “a lot of people” with risks of “catastrophic” flooding as the storm begins to lash the country’s East Coast. Florence, although now downgraded to a category one storm, is slow-moving and could linger for days, bringing “copious amounts of rain”. Florence made landfall on Friday, with the […]

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  • Hurricane Florence Edging Towards Coastal North Carolina

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    Outer edges of Florence, now Category 1 storm, reach North Carolina with centre of hurricane expected to hit on Friday. The outer reaches of Hurricane Florence began lashing coastal North Carolina with heavy winds and flooded roads on Thursday ahead of an expected landfall that will bring walls of water and lingering downpours to parts […]

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  • Hurricane Florence: Flooding and Power Outages Begin

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    The storm’s centre was about 180km east of Wilmington, North Carolina, at 2pm local time (18:00 GMT) but tropical storm-strength winds and heavy rains already were hitting North Carolina’s Outer Banks barrier islands. The main highway in the Outer Banks was closed in parts as seawater pushed in. Flooding from rain and rising rivers also […]

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  • Tropical Storm Olivia Touches Down in Hawaii

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    Tropical Storm Olivia made landfall Wednesday on Hawaii’s island of Maui, passed south of Oahu and weakened as it dumped moderate to heavy rain that flooded roads. A tropical storm warning was canceled for Oahu and Maui County. The storm, which also passed over Lanai, had maximum sustained winds of 40 mph and was moving […]

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  • UPDATE: Hurricane Florence Impacts!

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    Greater chance of tropical storm force wind speeds across Midlands with highest chances (60%-80%) in the eastern Midlands and Pee Dee region in South Carolina. The more southern track has also increased the risk for tornadoes and flash flooding. Florence remains a dangerous Cat 4 with max winds of 130 mph with a NW movement […]

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  • Hurricane Florence: Possibly a Category 5 Storm

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    Hurricane Florence, currently a Category 4 storm, may strengthen to a Category 5 hurricane before weakening again on its approach toward the North or South Carolina coastlines. But regardless of the wind speeds when the hurricane makes landfall — expected on Thursday (Sept. 13) — it will bring with it massive amounts of moisture and […]

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