Helene strengthens to an 'extremely dangerous' Category 4 hurricane as it takes aim at northwest Florida
MIAMI (AP) — Helene strengthens to an 'extremely dangerous' Category 4 hurricane as it takes aim at northwest Florida.
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AFP NewsMonster Hurricane Milton makes landfall, walloping coast of Florida
Hurricane Milton blasted ashore in Florida Wednesday night with furious winds, life-threatening rain and storm surge, as people who endured another hurricane just two weeks ago braced for a long, violent night.Life-threatening storm surge, extreme winds and flash flooding were happening across the central Florida peninsula, the NHC said.
- Associated Press
Water gushes through sand dunes after a rare rainfall in the Sahara desert
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 driest regions with more water than they had seen in decades. The Moroccan government said two days of rainfall in September exceeded yearly averages in several areas that see less than 250 millimeters (10 inches) annually, including Tata, one of the areas hit hardest.
- The Independent
Hurricane Milton makes landfall on Florida coast, leaving 1.9m without power and record flooding: Live updates
Multiple fatalities have already been reported as Hurricane Milton wrecks havoc along the Florida coastline
- The Independent
Abandoned dog left tied to fence on side of I-75 hours before Hurricane Milton hits
‘Please don’t do this to your pets,’ police said after finding the dog
- Euronews
Two elephants die in flooding at sanctuary in northern Thailand
The sanctuary was inundated by floodwaters reaching nearly five metres high.View on euronews
- PA Media: UK News
Wild cattle could be introduced in Scotland in bid to resurrect extinct species
Tauros have been bred to be genetically similar to the ancient aurochs, which became extinct 400 years ago.
- People
Hurricane Milton Makes Landfall as Category 3 Storm as Florida Braces for More 'Catastrophic' Weather After Helene
Milton was once a Category 5 storm and is impacting many areas that were hit by Hurricane Helene in late September
- The Hill
Tampa mayor: If you stay in evacuation area, ‘you are going to die’
Tampa Mayor Jane Castor is warning residents ahead of Hurricane Milton’s landfall that if they stay in the evacuation area, they will die. “The No. 1 message, as it has been for several days now, is that you need to prepare, do whatever you need to do and then get out of the evacuation zones,”…
- LA Times
Hurricane Milton slams into Florida, bringing violent winds and flooding
The hurricane inundated the state's west coast, producing 120-mph winds. A flash flood emergency was declared in the Tampa Bay area.
- Evening Standard
Where and how to recycle your old electrical items as Brits are urged to raid 'drawers of doom'
‘Drawers of doom’ in homes up and down the UK contain millions of items made with recyclable copper, a study has found
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Florida seaside haven a ghost town as hurricane nears
The normally pleasant seaside town of Sarasota looked deserted Wednesday, with most of its residents gone or seeking shelter as dangerous Hurricane Milton rumbled toward Florida.Sarasota is one of many cities and towns along the west coast of Florida that are girding for Milton, which is expected to make landfall overnight Wednesday into Thursday.
- People
Hurricane Hunters Share Raw Video of Them Trying to Fly Through Milton: Watch
“These flights collect critical data that helps improve forecasts and support hurricane research,” the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said
- LA Times
An L.A. River champion offers a vision for reimagining the waterway — and the city's future
Melanie Winter has long advocated for change along the L.A. River. As she undergoes cancer treatment, she remains focused on healing L.A.'s relationship to water.
- Zacks
Shell Signs Massive Naphtha Supply Agreement With QatarEnergy
The naphtha supply deal strengthens the long-standing partnership between SHEL and QatarEnergy. QatarEnergy will supply 18 million metric tons of naphtha to Shell for 20 years.
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Paying out disaster relief before climate catastrophe strikes
Beyond the complex byways of international finance, a simple solution is gaining ground to protect populations caught in the path of destructive extreme weather: transfer a little money via their mobile phones before disaster strikes.When disaster strikes, "multilateral development banks think about how to get cash to governments quickly, but not a lot of thought has gone into how we get money out quickly to households and the people most affected", said Pople. - $100 to avoid the worst - Since
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Wildlife populations plunge 73% since 1970: WWF
Wild populations of monitored animal species have plummeted over 70 percent in the last half-century, according to the latest edition of a landmark assessment by WWF published on Thursday.Several scientific studies published by the journal Nature have accused WWF of methodological biases in its index that lead to an exaggerated extent of the decline of animals.
- Malay Mail
Fire Dept rescues 28 trapped in Baling floods
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 8 — The Malaysian Fire and Rescue Department (JBPM) successfully rescued 28 individuals trapped by flo...
- Storyful
Tampa Terminal Deserted as Multiple Florida Airports Suspend Flights Ahead of Milton
Multiple airports in Florida planned to suspend flights ahead of Hurricane Milton, which was expected to make landfall in the Gulf Coast region on Wednesday, local media reported.Footage filmed by Ekaterina Popova shows a deserted terminal in Tampa International Airport on Tuesday morning. Popova told Storyful she was traveling to New York on a 7 am flight to escape the storm.“My flight was probably one of the last ones out before they canceled everything else,” she told Storyful.At 9 am Tuesday, the airport said all operations were suspended, and staff were working “to secure the airfield, terminals, jet bridges and ground equipment.”Other airports due to cease operations included those in Orlando, Lakeland, Sarasota, and St Pete-Clearwater. Credit: Ekaterina Popova via Storyful
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CNN 10: The big stories of the day, explained in 10 minutes
Today on CNN 10, we get an update on the biggest storm to form on the planet this year. We’ll also see how one South American town is grappling with an invasion of parrots, while another region on the continent found an innovative insect solution to its trash problem. And we take a look at a centuries old tradition in Spain that has people toppling over. All this and more on today’s CNN10!
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A US climate scientist sees hurricane Helene's devastation firsthand
Carl Schreck spent his career studying tropical storms thousands of miles away from home.Schreck, a scholar at the Institute for Climate Studies at North Carolina State University, and his colleagues had been studying Helene's formation in the Caribbean for days -- until it pummeled Asheville on September 26-27.