#Hurricane Elsa races toward Haiti amid fears of landslides

#Hurricane Elsa races toward Haiti amid fears of landslides

“#Hurricane Elsa races toward Haiti amid fears of landslides” SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Hurricane Elsa raced toward Haiti and the Dominican Republic on Saturday, where it threatened to unleash flooding and landslides before taking aim at Cuba and Florida. The Category 1 storm was located about 395 miles east-southeast of Isla Beata, Dominican Republic…

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#Hurricanes to threaten more than 32 million US homes

#Hurricanes to threaten more than 32 million US homes

“#Hurricanes to threaten more than 32 million US homes” Hurricanes are expected to threaten more than 32 million homes across the coastal United States this year.  A report released Wednesday from real estate analytics firm CoreLogic Inc. said the homes – both single-family homes and homes in multi-unit buildings – were at moderate to greater risk from the damaging…

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#NOAA predicts another busy Atlantic hurricane season

#NOAA predicts another busy Atlantic hurricane season

“#NOAA predicts another busy Atlantic hurricane season” The U.S. is likely to be hit with another “above-normal” Atlantic hurricane season in 2021.  At a virtual briefing on Thursday, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) forecasters predicted a likelihood of 13 to 20 total named storms.  In addition, the agency said six to 10 of those named storms were likely to…

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#‘Space hurricane’ spotted above Earth for the first time ever

#‘Space hurricane’ spotted above Earth for the first time ever

“#‘Space hurricane’ spotted above Earth for the first time ever” A first-ever “space hurricane” was spotted whirling above the Earth, scientists said. The 600-mile-wide mass of plasma occurred several hundreds of miles above the North Pole, according to a study in the journal Nature Communications. “Until now, it was uncertain that space plasma hurricanes even existed, so…

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#Migrant caravan on the move in Honduras in uncertain times

#Migrant caravan on the move in Honduras in uncertain times

“#Migrant caravan on the move in Honduras in uncertain times” SAN PEDRO SULA, Honduras — Honduran migrants began walking toward the Guatemalan border before dawn Friday, driven by deepening poverty and the hope of a warmer reception if they can reach the United States border. They quickly dispersed along the heavily-trafficked highway to the border…

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#Crane atop NYC high-rise spins wildly in wind, drops debris

#Crane atop NYC high-rise spins wildly in wind, drops debris

“#Crane atop NYC high-rise spins wildly in wind, drops debris” A crane on top of a high-rise apartment building in Manhattan went spinning in the wind Thursday evening, sending debris from the under-construction building falling to the street below. The crane, atop a Midtown building under construction on West 57th Street near Sixth Avenue, spun…

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