ABC News Thursday morning, ABC News’ Rob Marciano showed off four kittens that were rescued after Hurricane Michael hit Panama City, Florida. Marciano said he spoke with a family who rode out the storm. When the storm caused their roof to collapse, the four kittens dropped from the ceiling into their kitchen. The reporter has […]
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Why Hurricane Michael’s Storm Surge Is So High
Storm surge depends on wind speed, shoreline shape, and timing. On two out of three, Florida got slammed. https://media.wired.com/photos/5bbe68be0abf932caf294b7f/master/pass/michael-1048880834.jpg
Airline Waivers and Warnings Issued as Hurricane Michael Plows Toward Florida
Warnings Issued As Hurricane Michael Plows Toward Florida Advertiser Disclosure The credit card offers that appear on the website are from credit card companies from which ThePointsGuy.com receives compensation. This compensation may impact how and where products appear on this site (including, for example, the order in which they appear). This site does not include […]
Trumps Comments About Hurricane Florence Top This Week’s Internet News Roundup
Last week, the downpour of news on the internet never let up. https://media.wired.com/photos/5ba57ed64bb3fa2ced830972/master/pass/PresTrump-1036935286.jpg
GPS tracked the land sink under the weight of Hurricane Harvey’s rain
Enlarge (credit: US Coast Guard / Flickr) Shortly after Hurricane Harvey unleashed its flooding on Houston, we wrote about a remarkable observation shared by a scientist on Twitter: the weight of all that floodwater had measurably depressed the Earth’s crust. This week, a more detailed study of that observation was published in the journal Science […]
Here Are Your Hurricane Discounts for 2018
This time last year, automakers were busy offering discounts to Houston-area residents in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey. With Hurricane Florence now leaving billions of dollars in damage in her wake, we appear to be settling into an new trend of annual incentives stemming from natural disasters. It’s like truck month for a very specific and […]
Mental health crisis grips Puerto Rico as rebuilding efforts stumble a year after hurricane
Mental health issues in Puerto Rico are growing, according to health officials, as residents struggle with government red tape and economic issues that are snarling efforts to rebuild – coupled with the ugly psychological effects of the new hurricane season.
Firefighters knelt and prayed outside a North Carolina home where a mother and her baby were killed as Hurricane Florence made landfall
Mark Wilson/Getty Images Firefighters gathered to pray outside the Wilmington, North Carolina, home where a mother and her baby were killed after a tree crashed through the roof during Hurricane Florence on Friday. At least three other people died Friday. Florence has weakened to a tropical storm, but dangerous flooding and strong winds were expected […]
Hang in there! Weather anchor dramatically braces against Hurricane Florence winds (VIDEO)
A video of Weather Channel’s Mike Bettes battling wind gusts in the eye of hurricane Florence has gone viral for all the wrong reasons, after two men casually walking by in the background were spotted on live broadcast. During a live Weather Channel broadcast from Wilmington, North Carolina, Bettes is seemingly holding for his life. […]
General Motors activates OnStar Crisis Assist for Hurricane Florence
Enlarge (credit: Getty / NOAA) Earlier this week, Tesla made headlines when it announced it was temporarily unlocking extra battery capacity in a number of cars of customers affected by Hurricane Florence. The 60kWh configurations of the Model S and Model X electric vehicles—which were short-lived due to minimal demand—actually shipped with 75kWh battery packs, […]