Tag: hurricanes and typhoons
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Bermuda lashed by distant hurricane and prepares for the stronger Imelda
The outer bands of Hurricane Humberto are lashing Bermuda ahead of a more direct pass from the stronger Hurricane Imelda on the tiny British territory
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Ragasa weakens but brings heavy rain and flood risk to northern Vietnam
Typhoon Ragasa has weakened into a tropical depression as it enters northeastern Vietnam
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Super typhoon blowing by northern Philippines and Taiwan forces evacuations and closures
Thousands of people have been evacuated from northern Philippine villages and schools and offices were closed in the archipelago and neighboring Taiwan as one of the strongest typhoons this year threatens to cause flooding and landslides on its way to southeastern China
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Many ask where the hurricanes are this season as the Atlantic remains quiet
Not a single named storm has formed in the Atlantic Ocean in nearly three weeks, even though it’s the peak of hurricane season
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Puerto Rico’s power company holds a massive debt. A key hearing to restructure it has started
A key hearing over the future of Puerto Rico’s crumbling power company and its staggering $9 billion debt has begun following years of acrimonious talks between the U.S. territory’s government and creditors seeking to recover their investments
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Fossil fuel-dependent Puerto Rico can fully shift to clean energy by 2050, a federal study says
As Puerto Rico struggles with chronic power outages and a decaying electric grid, federal officials believe the U.S. territory that is heavily dependent on fossil fuels can fully shift to clean energy by 2050, according to a new study that has been two years in the making