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Hurricanes and climate change: A wake-up call ahead of COP29Climate

Hurricanes and climate change: A wake-up call ahead of COP29

Warmer ocean temperatures and shifting weather patterns can lead to more severe damage from tropical storms. By Liz Ritchie-Tyo | Monash University in Melbourne As…
SourceSourceOctober 28, 2024 Full article
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Growing flood risks overlooked in vulnerable, climate-skeptical regions of the USClimate

Growing flood risks overlooked in vulnerable, climate-skeptical regions of the US

University of Michigan | MP - A recent study has revealed a troubling geographic intersection between flood risk, climate change skepticism, and social vulnerability in…
SourceSourceOctober 24, 2024 Full article
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Hurricane Oscar leaves six dead in Cuba: presidentNews

Hurricane Oscar leaves six dead in Cuba: president

Havana, Cuba (AFP) - Hurricane Oscar left six people dead after hitting Cuba over the weekend during a major power blackout, President Miguel Diaz-Canel announced…
SourceSourceOctober 22, 2024 Full article
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Cuban leader warns against unrest over nationwide blackoutNews

Cuban leader warns against unrest over nationwide blackout

By Rigoberto DIAZ | AFP Havana, Cuba - Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel warned Sunday that his government would not tolerate public disturbances during the nationwide…
SourceSourceOctober 21, 2024 Full article
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Cuba girds for Hurricane Oscar with electricity supply still downNews

Cuba girds for Hurricane Oscar with electricity supply still down

By Rigoberto DIAZ | AFP Havana, Cuba - Cuba girded Sunday to be hit by Hurricane Oscar, with residents preparing for more chaos and misery…
SourceSourceOctober 20, 2024 Full article
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Hurricane Oscar bears down on Cuba amid crippling power outageNews

Hurricane Oscar bears down on Cuba amid crippling power outage

Havana, Cuba (AFP) - Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel warned Saturday that a hurricane was bearing down on the island, with the storm coming as authorities…
SourceSourceOctober 20, 2024 Full article
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Climate change threatens global emergency medical services, experts warnClimate

Climate change threatens global emergency medical services, experts warn

As climate change progresses, international experts in emergency medicine are raising alarms about the increasing strain on emergency medical services worldwide. At the European Emergency…
Adrian AlexandreAdrian AlexandreOctober 14, 2024 Full article
Hurricane Helene is pictured (Sept. 25, 2024) from the International Space Station as it orbited 257 above the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Mississippi
Record-breaking heat from climate change supercharged Hurricane Helene’s deadly impact across U.S. Southeast, study saysClimateNews

Record-breaking heat from climate change supercharged Hurricane Helene’s deadly impact across U.S. Southeast, study says

Late on September 26th, Hurricane Helene made a catastrophic landfall in Florida’s panhandle as a Category 4 hurricane, unleashing a relentless barrage of high winds,…
Adrian AlexandreAdrian AlexandreOctober 9, 2024 Full article
True color imagery of Tropical Storm Helene on Sept. 24, 2024
Climate change made deadly Hurricane Helene more intense: studyNews

Climate change made deadly Hurricane Helene more intense: study

Washington, United States (AFP) - Climate change intensified the rains and winds of Hurricane Helene by around 10 percent, according to a study published Wednesday,…
SourceSourceOctober 9, 2024 Full article
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Hurricane Milton restrengthens to Category 5: NHCNews

Hurricane Milton restrengthens to Category 5: NHC

Washington, United States (AFP) - Hurricane Milton regained power Tuesday to become a Category 5 storm with maximum sustained winds of 165 mph (270 kph)…
SourceSourceOctober 8, 2024 Full article
Florida orders evacuations as Hurricane Milton strengthensNews

Florida orders evacuations as Hurricane Milton strengthens

By Sarah TITTERTON | AFP Washington, United States (UPDATED) - Survivors of deadly Hurricane Helene along the Florida coast were ordered to evacuate again on…
SourceSourceOctober 7, 2024 Full article
Milton becomes hurricane on path to storm-battered Florida: NHCNews

Milton becomes hurricane on path to storm-battered Florida: NHC

Miami, United States (AFP) - Storm Milton became a hurricane Sunday, the National Hurricane Center said, as it barrelled toward the western coast of Florida…
SourceSourceOctober 6, 2024 Full article
Hurricanes linked to long-term rise in deaths, study findsScience

Hurricanes linked to long-term rise in deaths, study finds

A new study has revealed that hurricanes and tropical storms in the United States are responsible for far more deaths than previously thought, with the…
Adrian AlexandreAdrian AlexandreOctober 3, 2024 Full article
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Biden orders 1,000 troops to boost storm reliefNews

Biden orders 1,000 troops to boost storm relief

Washington, United States (AFP) - US President Joe Biden on Wednesday ordered deployment of up to 1,000 troops to flood-ravaged North Carolina to boost emergency…
SourceSourceOctober 2, 2024 Full article
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With 118 dead from Hurricane Helene, Biden defends US government responseNews

With 118 dead from Hurricane Helene, Biden defends US government response

By John Falchetto | AFP Valdosta, United States - The death toll from a devastating storm that battered the southeastern United States climbed to 118…
SourceSourceOctober 1, 2024 Full article
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As toll crosses 100, Trump puts Hurricane Helene at election center stageNews

As toll crosses 100, Trump puts Hurricane Helene at election center stage

By John Falchetto | AFP Valdosta, United States - Donald Trump sought to turn a storm that killed more than 100 people and caused destructive…
SourceSourceOctober 1, 2024 Full article
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100 dead in storm Helene damage, flooding across US southeastNews

100 dead in storm Helene damage, flooding across US southeast

By John Falchetto | AFP Valdosta, United States - At least 100 people have been killed after destructive floods ripped through the US southeast, officials…
SourceSourceSeptember 30, 2024 Full article
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More than 60 dead from storm Helene as rescue, cleanup efforts growNews

More than 60 dead from storm Helene as rescue, cleanup efforts grow

By Gerard MARTINEZ with Lucie AUBOURG in Washington | AFP Cedar Key, United States - Rescuers struggled on Saturday with washed-out bridges and debris-strewn roads…
SourceSourceSeptember 29, 2024 Full article
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Weakening Hurricane Helene still ‘extremely dangerous,’ officials warnNews

Weakening Hurricane Helene still ‘extremely dangerous,’ officials warn

Tallahassee, United States (AFP) - Hurricane Helene weakened on Friday hours after it made landfall in the US state of Florida, with officials warning the…
SourceSourceSeptember 27, 2024 Full article
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Hurricane Helene downgraded to Category 2: US forecastersNews

Hurricane Helene downgraded to Category 2: US forecasters

Tallahassee, United States (AFP) - Hurricane Helene was downgraded to a "strong" Category 2 hurricane on Friday, hours after it slammed into the southeastern US…
SourceSourceSeptember 27, 2024 Full article
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‘Catastrophic’ Hurricane Helene races towards FloridaNews

‘Catastrophic’ Hurricane Helene races towards Florida

By Gianrigo Marletta, with Chandan Khanna in Crawfordville | AFP Tampa, United States - Hurricane Helene was set to slam into the Florida coast as…
SourceSourceSeptember 26, 2024 Full article
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Storm heading toward Florida reaches hurricane strength: NHCNews

Storm heading toward Florida reaches hurricane strength: NHC

Tampa, United States (AFP) - A major storm bearing down on Florida strengthened into a hurricane Wednesday, US meteorologists said, as the US state mandates…
SourceSourceSeptember 25, 2024 Full article
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John makes landfall in Mexico as major Category 3 hurricane: NHCNews

John makes landfall in Mexico as major Category 3 hurricane: NHC

Mexico City, Mexico (AFP) - Hurricane John on Monday made landfall in southern Mexico as a major Category 3 storm, the US-based National Hurricane Center…
SourceSourceSeptember 24, 2024 Full article
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Hurricane Francine makes landfall in US state of Louisiana: NHCNews

Hurricane Francine makes landfall in US state of Louisiana: NHC

Houma, United States (AFP) - Hurricane Francine, a Category 2 storm, made landfall Wednesday evening along the southeastern US state of Louisiana, according to the…
SourceSourceSeptember 12, 2024 Full article