Tampa, United States (AFP) – A major storm bearing down on Florida strengthened into a hurricane Wednesday, US meteorologists said, as the US state mandates evacuations for thousands of residents and braces for possible dangerous storm surge and flooding.

“Helene becomes a hurricane… expected to bring life-threatening storm surge, damaging winds, and flooding rains to a large portion of Florida and the Southeastern United States,” the National Hurricane Center in Miami said in its latest bulletin.

bur-mlm/nro

© Agence France-Presse

Featured image credit: kjpargeter | Freepik

Image: Precipitation anomaly in Europe, March 2025
Image of the day: Precipitation anomaly shows rainfall contrasts across Europe in March 2025News

Image of the day: Precipitation anomaly shows rainfall contrasts across Europe in March 2025

This data visualisation from the Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) presents the precipitation anomaly for Europe in March 2025. It reflects clear regional contrasts, with…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskApril 9, 2025 Full article
Image: European State of the Climate 2024 report
Image of the day: The European State of the Climate 2024 ReportNewsFacts

Image of the day: The European State of the Climate 2024 Report

A striking snapshot of Europe’s changing climate comes into focus with the release of the European State of the Climate 2024 Report, published on 15…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskApril 15, 2025 Full article
Image: AI concept design (s. ABBA, original creators)
Tech sector emissions, energy use grow with rise of AINews

Tech sector emissions, energy use grow with rise of AI

Transparency and accountability on climate action also move higher in period covered by ITU-WBA Greening Digital Companies report Tech sector carbon emissions continued their rise…
SourceSourceJune 5, 2025 Full article