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Showery weather will dominate the north of the country today and in the coming days, meanwhile the south remains bright and dry ahead of Hurricane Helene. For the next couple of days the nation will maintain this divide in weather as cloud streams in across northern sections of the UK, whilst others breakdown closer to […]
During a natural disaster, social media is a vital tool for rescuers and victims. Don’t get in their way. https://media.wired.com/photos/5b9aca6ac84390639340335d/master/pass/Tweeting-NaturalDisasters-1032809346.jpg
Enlarge / Hurricane Florence as captured from the International Space Station by astronaut Alex Gerst. (credit: Alex Gerst/NASA/ESA) In the last few years, teams of scientists have developed a consistent protocol for rapidly analyzing the influence of climate change on extreme weather events. Within a week of the disaster, reports have been available to inform […]
[unable to retrieve full-text content] Filed under: Etc.,Government/Legal DHS is looking into Brock Long’s travel between D.C. and his N.C. home. Continue reading FEMA chief under scrutiny over government car use as Hurricane Florence approaches U.S. FEMA chief under scrutiny over government car use as Hurricane Florence approaches U.S. originally appeared on Autoblog on Thu, […]
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NASA via AP Hurricane Florence, weakened to a Category 2 storm late Wednesday night on its way to the shores of the Carolinas, the National Hurricane Center said. The National Hurricane Center warned that a “life-threatening storm surge and rainfall” to the Carolinas and mid-Atlantic states remains likely with tropical-storm-force winds arriving Thursday. Hurricane and storm […]
AP Waffle House is famously known for staying open during natural disasters. The chain’s policy has provided an unofficial way for the Federal Emergency Management Agency to track the severity of a natural disaster. If a Waffle House closes, it suggests the event was bad enough to potentially have devastating effects on the economy. The reverse is true […]
Tropical Tidbits Category-4 Hurricane Florence is surging toward the US East Coast with sustained wind speeds of 130 mph. It is forecast to hit the coast of North Carolina or South Carolina on Thursday or Friday. As of 8 a.m. Wednesday it was 530 miles from the shore. The winds will likely weaken, but the […]
Abdiel Santana/Facebook A photographer claimed to have discovered a stockpile of bottled water sitting on a tarmac in Puerto Rico. A year later, the photographer said the water was still there. The Federal Emergency Management Agency reportedly told CBS News correspondent David Begnaud that it provided the water to the central government in response to […]
Getty Images/Joe Raedle Mayor Carmen Cruz of San Juan, Puerto Rico blasted President Donald Trump’s assertion that his administration’s response to Hurricane Maria was an “unsung success” and “incredibly successful.” “The president keeps adding insult to injury and I think his words are despicable,” Cruz said. “They really do not have any connection with reality.” […]
