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The Atlantic Ocean is packed with storms. What’s going on?

sudshr47 September 13, 2018

The Atlantic Ocean is alive.

Including Hurricane Florence, there are currently four named storms — tempests with winds of at least 39 mph — churning in the Atlantic. This ties the record for the most named storms in the Atlantic at any one time.

And there could be more: There’s yet another collection of thunderstorms off in the Gulf of Mexico that has a decent, 50 percent shot, of becoming the fifth well-developed, named storm.

While there’s substantial evidence that climate change is having a major impact on the behavior of hurricanes, this current flurry of storms falls within the realm of expected activity for this time of year. Read more…

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Airbnb hosts are offering free rooms to people fleeing Hurricane Florence

sudshr47 September 12, 2018

With Hurricane Florence rapidly approaching the southeastern seaboard, many are leaving the area and seeking accommodation inland. Hopefully people have shelter lined up, but for a handful of those that don’t, Airbnb hosts are offering their spare rooms for free.

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Hurricane Florence is growing: 5 things to know about the monster storm

sudshr47 September 12, 2018

The nation’s eyes are on Hurricane Florence, which overcame some big odds to target the East Coast this week.
Regardless of where the storm ultimately lands in the Carolinas, the Southeastern U.S. is due for potentially unprecedented rainfall and vio…

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Photos of Hurricane Florence from space are truly scary to behold

sudshr47 September 12, 2018

Hurricane Florence is poised to hit the mid-Atlantic coast and the Carolinas this week, and satellite images of the storm are nothing short of terrifying.
Astronauts at the International Space Station, for example, struggled to fit the enormous storm…

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Trump says his response to the hurricane that killed almost 3,000 people was ‘incredibly successful’

sudshr47 September 11, 2018

With a monster hurricane spinning towards the east coast, President Donald Trump took a moment during a briefing on Tuesday to herald the awful, delayed response to 2017’s Hurricane Maria as an “unsung success,” sparking outrage online.

During briefing on approach of Hurricane #Florence, Pres. Trump calls government’s response to Puerto Rico following Hurricane Maria “tremendous.”

“I think that Puerto Rico was an incredible, unsung success.” https://t.co/mBxz2xIKzY pic.twitter.com/37K3iRkvd1

— ABC News (@ABC) September 11, 2018

Calling it “one of the best jobs that’s ever been done with respect to what this is all about,” Trump is ignoring what was, in fact, a dreadful response that cost more lives than what the storm death toll originally claimed. Read more…

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Stunning astronaut photos show multiple hurricanes swirling in the Atlantic

sudshr47 September 10, 2018

Hurricane Florence isn’t the only storm churning in the Atlantic Ocean.

At the moment, Florence, Hurricane Isaac, and Hurricane Helene are all swirling in different parts of the ocean at the peak of hurricane season.

NASA astronaut and current International Space Station resident Ricky Arnold was able to capture the sheer breadth of Hurricane Florence, while showcasing Isaac and an outer band of Helene in new photos posted on Twitter Monday.

Hurricane #Florence this morning as seen from @Space_Station. A few moments later, #Isaac & the outer bands of #Helene were also visiblepic.twitter.com/WJQfS4au4m

— Ricky Arnold (@astro_ricky) September 10, 2018 Read more…

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Hurricane Florence is on its way to the East Coast. Here’s what to expect.

sudshr47 September 10, 2018

Despite facing heavy winds late last week, Hurricane Florence beat the odds.

The hurricane, which is now whipping up winds at 130 mph, is a Category 4 storm and forecast to make landfall later this week on the coast of the Carolinas.

“Florence is quickly becoming a powerful hurricane,” The National Hurricane Center said in a statement Monday morning. “Data from a NOAA Hurricane Hunter aircraft indicate that Florence has continued to rapidly strengthen.”

If it makes landfall in North Carolina as a Category 4 storm, it will be the largest storm to hit the state since Hurricane Hazel in 1954. Read more…

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