Tropical Storm Hone increases to Category 1 hurricane strength in the Pacific Ocean
HONOLULU (AP) — Tropical Storm Hone increases to Category 1 hurricane strength in the Pacific Ocean.
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Associated PressStrongest typhoon since 1949 hits Shanghai and knocks out power to some homes
The strongest typhoon to hit Shanghai since at least 1949 flooded roads with water and broken tree branches, knocked out power to some homes and injured at least one person as it swept over the financial hub Monday. More than 414,000 people had been evacuated ahead of the powerful winds and torrential rain. One elderly man was injured by a falling tree on Shanghai's Chongming Island, according to state media.
- Reuters
Shanghai braces for direct hit from Typhoon Bebinca
SHANGHAI/BEIJING (Reuters) -Shanghai halted transportation links, recalled ships and shut tourism spots including Shanghai Disney Resort on Sunday as it braced for Typhoon Bebinca, in what could be the strongest tropical cyclone to hit the Chinese financial hub since 1949. The Category 1 typhoon, packing maximum sustained wind speeds near its centre of around 144 kph(89 mph), was about 400 km southeast of Shanghai as of 5:00 p.m. (0900 GMT). It is expected to make landfall along China's eastern coast after midnight on Monday.
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Typhoon Bebinca lashes Shanghai in strongest storm to hit city since 1949
The normally-bustling financial hub of Shanghai was brought to a standstill on Monday as residents sheltered at home to wait out the worst of Typhoon Bebinca. The Category 1 storm, which made landfall in Shanghai on Monday morning, is the most powerful tropical cyclone to directly hit the city in more than seven decades.
- Euronews
Poland declares state of natural disaster in areas of flooding
The Polish Prime Minister, Donald Tusk, says the decision will facilitate evacuation operations and expedite financial support for victims.
- AFP
Indonesian food regulator rejects false claim that bottled water caps' colour indicates source
A spokesperson for an association of the bottled water industry in Indonesia has told AFP a claim circulating online that the colour of bottled water caps indicates the product's type or source is false. The country's food safety authority has similarly rejected the claim, adding that the colour and design of the bottles -- including the bottle cap -- is a design by individual companies.
- CNN
A once-in-1,000-year rainfall event from an unnamed storm floods homes and forces rescues in North Carolina
Floodwater surged into homes, stranded vehicles and forced water rescues in coastal North Carolina Monday after a tropical storm-like system dumped historic amounts of rain on the area in a matter of hours.
- CNN
California’s earliest snow advisory in nearly 20 years could also bring month’s worth of rain
A low pressure system moving into the West Coast today will bring rare early-season snow and rain to California through Monday.
- The Telegraph
Six dead as severe flooding hits eastern and central Europe
Dramatic flooding across Central Europe left at least half a dozen people dead as forecasters warned of more rain to come.
- The Guardian
Woman killed by falling tree branch in Sydney as wild winds hit NSW coast
Meteorologist Gabrielle Woodhouse says dangerous conditions caused by low-pressure system offshore generating gale-force winds and large waves
- The Guardian
Hot queen conch seeks cool mates: Florida’s new ‘speed dating’ service to save endangered shellfish
Soaring sea temperatures have made the celebrated gastropod lethargic and infertile, so scientists are helping the threatened species to reproduce
- CNN
Shanghai slammed by what China says is the city’s strongest storm in seven decades
Shanghai was brought to a standstill on Monday by what authorities say was the strongest typhoon to directly hit the Chinese financial hub in more than seven decades, with flights, trains and highways suspended during a national holiday.
- The Independent
Five dead as Storm Boris brings flooding ‘catastrophe’ to central Europe
Storm Boris is a low pressure system that has brought a month’s worth of rain to parts of Europe in just 24 hours
- The Guardian
UK to appoint nature envoy for first time
Exclusive: Labour will also boost environmental efforts by reestablishing climate role cut by Rishi Sunak
- The Guardian
Deadly avian flu strain could enter Australia via thieving migratory birds, scientists warn
Birds practising kleptoparasitism – harassing each other until they drop their saliva-covered food – seen as ‘plausible pathway’ for arrival of H5N1
- INSIDER
I joined an 'elite squad of anti-rat activists.' It was even creepier than I expected.
I wanted a firsthand look at how New York City's war on rats was actually going. The truth was nastier —and funnier — than I ever expected.
- LA Times
What will happen if someone you love has asthma and can't breathe?
'If you start to lose hope, remember ... that we've beaten a climate problem before: the hole in the ozone layer.'
- Associated Press
A shy penguin wins New Zealand's bird election after a campaign filled with memes and tattoos
The hoiho, or yellow-eyed penguin, won the country’s fiercely fought avian election on Monday, offering hope to supporters of the endangered bird that recognition from its victory might prompt a revival of the species. It followed a campaign for the annual Bird of the Year vote that was without the foreign interference scandals and cheating controversies of past polls. Instead, campaigners in the long-running contest sought votes in the usual ways — launching meme wars, seeking celebrity endorsements and even getting tattoos to prove their loyalty.
- The Independent
New ‘Grumpy’ fish species discovered in Red Sea
The rare red fish looks perpetually unhappy and sports some serious canines
- People
Final Message from Doomed “Titan ”Sub Revealed, Sent Seconds Before Losing Contact with the Surface
The vessel experienced some communications issues but felt they were "all good," a U.S. Coast Guard investigation found
- The Independent
Mapped: Typhoon Bebinca, strongest storm to hit Shanghai in 75 years, weakens but set to bring more rain
Chinese city of 25 million is rarely in the direct path of typhoons