Hurricane Florence storm surge warning: 1.5million ordered to get out NOW
9/11/2018, 10:38:51 AMA STORM surge warning has been issued for Hurricane Florence with more than 1.5million people ordered to evacuate as the Category 4 storm barrels towards the US Atlantic coast. ✔ Florence, the most powerful hurricane to threaten the Carolinas in decades, is packing winds of 140mph (220kph) ✔ At least 250,000 more people are due to be evacuated from the northern Outer Banks in North Carolina today after more than 50,000 people were ordered on Monday to leave Hatteras and Ocracoke, the southernmost of the state's barrier islands
Hurricane Florence latest NOAA update: NHC warns of storm surges and heavy rain
9/11/2018, 10:23:40 AMHURRICANE Florence will “near category 5 strength within the next 24 to 36 hours”, according to the latest National Hurricane Center (NHC) update as storm surge warnings and heavy rain is forecast. ✔ The category 4 hurricane is expected to hit as an extremely dangerous hurricane NHC says, despite predictions of some weakening after the next 48 hours ✔ Please be prepared, be careful and be SAFE! The Trump administration was previously criticised for its sluggish response in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico last year
Teen trapped in 2011 tsunami rubble for 9 days tells his story
9/11/2018, 9:01:59 AMISHINOMAKI, Miyagi Prefecture--When a 16-year-old high school boy and his 80-year-old grandmother we ✔ The rescue of Abe and the grandmother 217 hours after the disaster hit made national headlines, but he wanted to live life as if nothing special had occurred ✔ I would be happy if (talk attendees) would keep my story in the corner of their minds, and we can share the actuality that disasters can hit anytime, anywhere
3 states brace for impact as Hurricane Florence gains steam
9/11/2018, 10:32:48 AMFlorence is expected to strengthen and become a Category 5 storm on Tuesday ✔ -- With mandatory evacuations already issued for parts of three East Coast states, millions of Americans are preparing for what could become one of the most catastrophic hurricanes to hit the Eastern Seaboard in decades ✔ Hurricane Isaac was expected to lose strength as it reaches the Caribbean, and Helene, much farther out to sea, may veer northward into the open ocean as the 2018 hurricane season reaches its peak
More Afghans displaced by drought than conflict, U.N. says
9/11/2018, 9:31:49 AMA total of 275,000 people have been displaced by drought in western Afghanistan - 52,000 more than the number uprooted by conflict this year - with over two million threatened by the effects of water shortages, the United Nations said. ✔ cited an assessment by aid charity World Vision International that 99 percent of people in Badghis said their food situation was worse or a lot worse than a year ago ✔ The assessment also indicates that most farmers lost last season’s harvest and nearly all of them lack seeds for new planting season, the U.N ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles
Cambodia opposition leader Kem Sokha released on bail following ruling party's landslide election victory
9/11/2018, 8:29:00 AM'While it's a step forward that he's out of detention, he should never have been arrested in the first place. There's no justice served here'
Hurricane Florence: Spaghetti model shows path of 'KATRINA-like' storm headed to Carolinas
9/11/2018, 9:12:13 AMHURRICANE Florence's latest spaghetti models show the storm on course to smash through North and South Carolina with Category 4 force, threatening the area with Katrina-like water surges near the coast. ✔ Mr Myers also said Hurricane Florence is set to go through rapid intensification and will transform into an evacuation-type hurricane in the coming days ✔ Forecasts say a mammoth 15 inches of rain is likely in the hardest-hit areas, possibly more if the storm stalls over land as expected
Hurricane Florence NOAA projected path update: NHC issues surge watch amid landfall strike
9/11/2018, 9:59:34 AMTHE NATIONAL Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has issued its first official warnings and watches for heavy rain and storm surge as Category 4 Hurricane Florence approaches the US East Coast. ✔ NOAA warns that the inundation of water in normally dry areas could reach the following heights: Edisto Beach to Murrells Inlet: 2-4 ft Murrells Inlet to Cape Fear: 4-6 ft Cape Fear to Cape Lookout including The Neuse and Pamlico River: 6-12 ft Cape Lookout to Ocracoke Inlet: 5-8 ft Ocracoke Inlet to North Carolina/Virginia Border: 3-5 ft The surge will be accompanied by large and destructive waves along the coast
Storm Florence could be 'most catastrophic in decades' as photos show approach
9/11/2018, 10:41:27 AMHurricane Florence is headed for the east coast of America and due to hit on Thursday ✔ Storm Florence could be 'most catastrophic in decades' as satellite photos show the sheer scale of the approaching hurricane ✔ The storm is currently picking up speed around Bermuda and will be moving between there and the Bahamas today and into Wednesday before it hits the Carolinas
Iran seeks to avert disaster in Syria's Idlib: Iranian senior official
9/11/2018, 8:24:08 AMIran shares the United Nations' concern about a potential humanitarian catastrophe in Syria's Idlib province and will seek to avert it, Hossein Jaberi Ansari, special assistant to Iran's foreign minister, told reporters on Tuesday. ✔ We are going to work toward that not happening, Ansari said as he arrived in Geneva for U.N ✔ talks about setting up a Syrian constitutional committee ✔ envoy Staffan de Mistura and also include senior Russian and Turkish officials ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles
Hurricane Florence projected path: Map of USA - where will Florence make landfall?
9/11/2018, 9:23:13 AMRESIDENTS along the US East Coast are bracing themselves for the wrath of Hurricane Florence which has intensified to Category 4 strength with 140mph winds - but where will the massive storm make landfall and when? ✔ Once it makes landfall, the massive storm will continue to move further inland, with heavy rainfall expected to stretch hundreds of miles ✔ Pictures shared online have shown empty supermarket shelves as people rush to get supplies ahead of securing their homes ✔ Around 245,000 residents are also being ordered to leave Virginia at 1pm BST (8am local time)
Hurricane Florence: Trump issues warning of ‘worst storm’ to hit Carolina ‘in many years'
9/11/2018, 8:27:09 AMHURRICANE Florence has put the US on alert with President Donald Trump warning more than one million people in South Carolina, North Carolina and Virgina to be prepared “for the worst storms to hit in many years”. ✔ The ferocious hurricane has been picking up power as it creeps towards the US coastline, with its force upgraded to a category 4 storm – the second strongest on the Saffir-Simpson scale ✔ Mr Trump took to Twitter just hours later to reiterate the importance of heeding State Governor’s advice, after a briefing from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and tweeted pictures from the Oval Office
Hurricane Florence to bring floods of ‘BIBLICAL PROPORTIONS’ to Carolinas
9/11/2018, 11:27:49 AMHURRICANE Florence will bring floods of “BIBLICAL proportions” to the east coast of the United States, a leading meteorologist has warned. ✔ So when this is all said and done this is probably going to be the costliest storm in the history of the Carolinas because not only are you dealing with a major hurricane hit, but you're dealing with flooding of biblical proportions ✔ Most of the area will be uninhabitable for weeks or months
The forgotten scandal in the Trump administration: Hurricane Maria | Richard Wolffe
9/11/2018, 10:30:49 AMEven as researchers investigate the death toll on the island of Puerto Rico, Trump insists his performance was faultless ✔ Of all the scandals plaguing the Trump administration, there is none more serious or more forgotten than the aftermath of Hurricane Maria ✔ By its own account, there is more than $32m leftover from the cash it received to help ease the suffering in Puerto Rico
Climate shocks an 'early warning call' to act on rising hunger, UN says
9/11/2018, 10:51:38 AMOne in every nine people in the world are chronically hungry, with droughts, floods and variable rainfall exacerbating the problem ✔ The situation is worsening in South America and most regions of Africa, the report found ✔ Progress has been made on reducing child stunting – nearly 151 million children under five, or 22%, were too short for their age in 2017, down from 25% in 2012 – due mainly to progress in Asia
How to Tell if a Hurricane Is Headed Your Way
9/11/2018, 9:52:22 AMAs Hurricane Florence threatens to strike the Carolinas and mid-Atlantic region later this week, and two other hurricanes brew in the Atlantic, residents in these vulnerable areas continue the familiar seasonal ritual of scrutinizing the National Hurricane Center’s forecast maps. ✔ In the last 10 years, the five-day projection has improved from 305 nm to 198 nm.. ✔ nautical miles smaller 107 82 67 44 36 24 13 (’18) 198 nm 24 48 72 96 120 hours 36 12 Circle radius for storms in the Atlantic basin, 2008 vs ✔ Source for Graphics: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Census Bureau
Austrian conservatives will back EU motion against Hungary
9/11/2018, 10:18:13 AMAustrian conservatives in the European Parliament will vote in favor of a motion finding that Hungary has persistently breached the European Union's values, Austria's conservative Chancellor Sebastian Kurz said late on Monday. ✔ Austria also holds the rotating presidency of the European Union until the end of the year ✔ Orban was due to address the European Parliament on Tuesday ahead of a vote on the Article 7 procedure later this week ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles
Truth is not truth. Rudy Giuliani is a rhinoceros.
9/11/2018, 10:22:55 AMIf truth is not truth, as Trump's legal consigliere Giuliani says, then it inevitably follows that he is a rhinoceros. ✔ The usual manner in which Ionesco's play is interpreted draws it back to the playwright's own experiences during the rise of fascism in Europe (from his mother's side Ionesco was Jewish) ✔ ABOUT THE AUTHOR Hamid Dabashi Hamid Dabashi is the Hagop Kevorkian Professor of Iranian Studies and Comparative Literature at Columbia University
Hungary's Orban, champion of Europe's 'illiberal forces', faces EU lawmakers
9/11/2018, 11:18:36 AMWith his fierce rhetoric and anti-immigration measures, Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban has alarmed critics at home and in Europe, while bolstering his populist domestic support and attracting far-right fans internationally. ✔ It cites international bodies like the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) who said that excessive government spending on advertising and the dominance of pro-Orban media created an adverse climate before the last election in April
Global hunger levels rising due to extreme weather, UN warns
9/11/2018, 10:24:52 AMProgress made in the past decade has been reversed, with climate extremes such as droughts and floods identified as a main cause ✔ Staple crops such as wheat, rice and maize are particularly at risk from climate extremes ✔ One in three women of reproductive age around the world have anaemia, which can also affect the development of their children, and only 40% of babies are breastfed exclusively to six months
Both major parties have taken leave of their senses, says STEPHEN POLLARD
9/11/2018, 8:45:32 AMI WAS given a thank-you card the other day. The slogan on the front was the ubiquitous Keep Calm And Carry On. Although its origins lie in the Second World War, it came back into fashion again earlier this century on posters, mugs, cards, biscuit tins – you name it, it was there. ✔ And the rest of us look on bewildered at how a party that used to be described as the greatest election-winning machine in the Western world has decided that it would rather destroy itself than get on with the day-to-day business of making Britain a better place to live in
Erdogan and UN warn of human catastrophe in Idlib
9/11/2018, 10:05:23 AMTurkish leader urges world to stop regime attacks on Syrian region, as UN says 30,000 have been already displaced there. ✔ Disagreement Russia and Iran, which support Assad's regime, and Turkey, which backs the moderate opposition, have been in close cooperation for the last 1.5 years that aim at finding a solution to the Syrian conflict ✔ Over two million people live in the zone now, hundreds of thousands of them already displaced by the brutal seven-year war and others heavily dependent on humanitarian aid to survive
Senior MEP Guy Verhofstadt taunts Britain over Brexit 'chaos'
9/11/2018, 8:54:34 AMGuy Verhofstadt, who is representing the European Parliament in the Brexit talks, pointed to a fall in support for quitting the EU in Denmark since the Brexit talks stalled. ✔ 'In Denmark polls clearly say that people do not want to jump ship any more ✔ Boris Johnson stoked tensions over the weekend by accusing Mrs May of wrapping a 'suicide vest' around the UK - amid claims at least 80 MPs are prepared to vote against the Chequers proposals if they come to parliament
Kansai airport clears typhoon water, bridge work speeds up
9/11/2018, 10:05:09 AMKansai International Airport on Sept. 10 removed all floodwater from Terminal 1 and Runway No. 1, wh ✔ 4 typhoon, the strongest to hit Japan in 25 years, according to the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism’s Kinki Regional Development Bureau ✔ If work continues to progress smoothly, the girder, which was used for the south side of the road, should be removed by Sept ✔ The international container terminal at Kobe Port remains the only one of 15 in Japan that has not resumed operations
Powerful images of George W. Bush on 9/11 17 years on from terror attack
9/11/2018, 10:32:00 AMThe attack on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon defined Bush's presidency and changed the world with the launch of the 'War on Terror' ✔ Bush Presidential Library and Museum)9 of 20 An F-16 fighter jet escortsAir Force One from Offutt Air Force Base in Nebraska to Andrews Air Force Base - Bush was adamant he had to return to the White House despite safety concerns (Image: Courtesy George W
Hunger rising with global temperatures, UN report says
9/11/2018, 9:19:07 AMClimate change is having a negative impact on global agriculture and driving up the number of hungry people in the world, according to the United Nations' 2018 State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World report, released today. ✔ Rising temperatures, the late or early start of rainy seasons and the unequal distribution of rainfall within a season are affecting food production ✔ The report also calls for a stepping-up of efforts to build climate resilience through policies that promote climate change adaptation and mitigation, and disaster risk reduction
Sir Alan Sugar calls on Jeremy Corbyn to 'grab Labour by the neck'
9/11/2018, 8:54:36 AMThe peer, who quit the party in 2015, said he doesn't believe Mr Corbyn has the desire to 'grab Labour by the scruff of the neck' over the scandal. ✔ I was told to mind your own business and they had top lawyers 'It’s a bunch of bloody lawyers ✔ It has since agreed to adopt the definition and all relevant examples in an attempt to stem criticism ✔ ‘These are the people who keep Chuka Umunna and myself and other MPs in a job.’
Dreams Turn Sour as Turkey’s Building Boom Sags
9/11/2018, 9:52:27 AMA Turkish building boom is unraveling, with projects frozen and would-be residents left homeless, another blow for the country’s troubled economy. ✔ This sounds horribly familiar to episodes in Spain or Ireland, said Paul McNamara, London-based emerging-market portfolio manager at money-manager GAM ✔ Fikirtepe, a district on the Asian side of Istanbul, that was supposed to house the Brooklyn Dream project
Hurricane Florence path update: How to prepare for a hurricane
9/11/2018, 10:23:35 AMHURRICANE Florence, a major Category 4 storm, is hurtling toward the US East Coast and looks set for a direct hit. So how should you prepare for a hurricane? ✔ Hurricane Florence: Residents in Carolina are boarding up their windows in preperation (Image: Reuters) 18-36 hours until arrival: Bookmark your city or county website for quick access to storm updates and emergency instructions ✔ Document any property damage with photographs for insurance purposes
Grand Designs is back: see inside last year's most ambitious projects
9/11/2018, 8:31:06 AMAs the new series of Grand Designs is set to begin on Wednesday, September 19th, we look back on the best projects from the 2017 series. ✔ Toying one evening with an ammonite fossil on their kitchen table, Stephen and Elizabeth Tetlow realised they could create a home drawn from one of the most common patterns of the natural world the Fibonacci spiral ✔ After such a standout series, what surprises and delights can the presenter bring to us this year
How to prevent a massacre and the creation of ISIS 2.0 in Syria's Idlib province
9/11/2018, 11:53:06 AMRussian and Syrian forces are beginning to attack Idlib to kill rebels, but civilians will die. It's time for the U.S. to negotiate to save them. ✔ American can stop these civilian deaths The key elements of such a comprehensive plan should be as follows: ►Recognize that the U.N.-sponsored Geneva diplomatic process will not replace Assad with an elected government or a truly representative government of national unity
Stunning aerial photos of Britain's most striking landscapes
9/11/2018, 9:45:49 AMThe contrasting images, from all corners of the UK, have been curated by the Royal Geographical Society as part of its Discovering Britain project. ✔ If you thought you knew Britain’s landscape, these incredible, unique aerial photographs will give you food for thought ✔ Designed by Sir Robert McAlpine, the viaduct was one of the largest engineering works using un-reinforced concrete ✔ He gave it the Angle name Berniccia Blenheim Palace in Oxfordshire, the birthplace of Sir Winston Churchill
The photos that change lives
9/11/2018, 8:41:36 AMAround the world, photographers are attempting to ‘give back’ to their subjects. But is photography inherently exploitative, asks Graeme Green. ✔ Meeting different people around the world is one of the most rewarding aspects of life as a photographer ✔ Otherwise, it’s exploitation for profit, pure and simple ✔ The one thing I've learned is that the power of one individual to make a positive impact is real
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