Seemingly overnight, the oceans are exploding with tropical cyclone activity
9/12/2018, 5:16:59 PMThere are six active tropical cyclones across the global tropics today, five of which will affect land this week. ✔ Tropical Storm Olivia is deluging the archipelago with up to 15 inches of rain in spots ✔ The climatological value is the black line, and the 2018 value is the blue line ✔ Regardless, one thing is clear: what’s happening in the tropics worldwide right now is out of the ordinary
Hurricane Florence FLOOD WARNING: ‘Monster’ storm to spark FLASH FLOODS
9/12/2018, 6:29:07 PMHURRICANE Florence is expected to produce disastrous flash flooding as it batters the coast of North Carolina and South Carolina, with one million people already ordered to flee the US East coast. ✔ Emergency preparations in South Carolina now include more than 2,100 of the state’s National Guard soldiers ✔ The Charleston International Airport is set to close on Wednesday night as the hurricane blasts towards the state ✔ He said: Bad things can happen when you’re talking about a storm this size
Hurricane Florence changes path and promises floods WORSE than Harvey
9/12/2018, 7:38:00 PMHurricane Florence will likely be the 'storm of a lifetime' after a slight change in path means potential rain and storm surges will be worse than first predicted. ✔ Airlines, including American, Southwest, Delta and JetBlue, have begun letting affected passengers change travel plans without the usual fees ✔ For now, there's nothing to do but wait to see if Florence threatens them again ✔ 'When the water starts coming and I see it coming, I'm moving.'
Heavy rains hit Maui as Olivia approaches Hawaii
9/12/2018, 6:56:55 PMHONOLULU (AP) — Maui was hit with heavy rain and powerful winds Wednesday as a gradually weakening tropical storm neared Hawaii, with forecasters predicting Tropical Storm Olivia ✔ HONOLULU (AP) Maui was hit with heavy rain and powerful winds Wednesday as a gradually weakening tropical storm neared Hawaii, with forecasters predicting Tropical Storm Olivia could dump 5 to 10 inches (12 to 25 centimeters) ✔ But Hasegawa urged people who don't need to be in Hana to stay away because they could become trapped and take up limited shelter space
The Latest: Maui getting steady rain from tropical storm
9/12/2018, 6:45:23 PMHONOLULU (AP) — The Latest on tropical storm Olivia and its impact on Hawaii (all times local): 8:20 a.m. Tropical Storm Olivia is getting closer to Ha ✔ It's about 115 miles (185 kilometers) east of the state's capital city of Honolulu on the island Oahu ✔ 11, 2018, as Tropical Storm Olivia marched closer to Maui ✔ Central Pacific Hurricane Center meteorologist Matthew Foster says the storm could deposit 10 to 15 inches of rain on the islands, though some areas could get as much as 20 inches
Tropical Storm Olivia dumping heavy rains on Maui, Hawaii's Big Island
9/12/2018, 5:18:42 PMStorm warnings were in place Wednesday for Maui and Oahu ✔ I think it's important for us to try to stay open as much as possible, without jeopardizing the well-being of our staff, said Neil Hasegawa, owner of Hasegawa General Store ✔ We cleaned up all the loose material, put (it) in the sheds and stuff but we didn't go buy and invest in plywood or anything like that
Closed ports, lost power: How storm could hurt area economy
9/12/2018, 7:46:00 PMWASHINGTON (AP) — Ports are closing. Farmers are moving hogs to high ground. Dealers are moving cars into service bays for refuge. And up to 3 million energy customers in North an ✔ Dealers are moving cars into service bays for refuge ✔ Volvo is coordinating with parts suppliers so it will be ready to resume production, according to Datz, who said he wasn't sure how long the plant would be down ✔ (Matt Born/The Star-News via AP, File) FILE- In this Tuesday, Sept
'Heed the warnings,' officials warn Carolinas as massive storm nears
9/12/2018, 6:37:10 PMNorth and South Carolina residents are running out of time to evacuate before Hurricane Florence roars in with pounding surf and driving rain that will bring potentially deadly flooding, officials warned on Wednesday. ✔ Be prepared for the inland effects of the storm as well as the ensuing storm surge in coastal areas, Deal said in a statement ✔ Hurricane Florence is seen from the International Space Station as it churns in the Atlantic Ocean towards the east coast of the United States, September 10, 2018 ✔ NASA/Handout via REUTERS Florence is rated a Category 4 on the five-step Saffir-Simpson scale
Hog Farmers in Florence’s Path Working Overtime to Prepare
9/12/2018, 5:19:05 PMWith Hurricane Florence headed toward North Carolina and the largest concentration of hog farms in the nation, farmers are hastily stockpiling feed, draining waste lagoons and moving animals to higher ground. ✔ In a normal week, 700 trucks each carrying 90,000 pounds of feed make deliveries to feed its 110,000 sows ✔ Read More States Prepare for ‘Storm of a Lifetime’ as Hurricane Florence Looms Forecasting the Path of a Hurricane Hog Farmers in Florence’s Path Working Overtime to Prepare Some Carolinians Still Recovering From Other Storms As Hurricane Florence Looms, States Check Dam Integrity Analysis: Florence Is Dangerous for Insurers Southeast Girds for Hurricane Florence Tracking the Storms
The Latest: Eastern Maui store open during power outage
9/12/2018, 7:26:44 PMHONOLULU (AP) — The Latest on tropical storm Olivia and its impact on Hawaii (all times local): 9 a.m. Businesses are up and running in eastern Maui, t ✔ A couple walks in a rainstorm amid heavy traffic in Paia, Hawaii, on Tuesday, Sept ✔ Central Pacific Hurricane Center meteorologist Matthew Foster says the storm could deposit 10 to 15 inches of rain on the islands, though some areas could get as much as 20 inches
To stay or go? Millions in hurricane's path must decide
9/12/2018, 6:57:26 PMMillions of people in the path of Hurricane Florence are frantically preparing for a monster storm that's anticipated to make landfall sometime early Saturday morning. Residents in stat ✔ Millions of people in the path of Hurricane Florence are frantically preparing for a monster storm that's anticipated to make landfall sometime early Saturday morning ✔ Mickey and Diane Manes were loading a half-dozen long plywood boards into his pickup for boarding up the windows of their Wilmington home
Hurricane Florence: Incredible moment plane flies through the eye of the storm
9/12/2018, 8:00:05 PMPilot Nick Underwood flew though the raging storm and called it 'the coolest thing he had filmed' ✔ The time-lapse footage showed the plane surrounded by a ring of the gray clouds, then breaking through into a still centre with bright blue skies ✔ He said: I'm not approaching Florence from fear or panic ✔ At 11am today the storm was located about 485 miles southeast of Wilmington, North Carolina
Hurricane Florence path: Forecaster warns 'potentially DEADLY' storm is getting STRONGER
9/12/2018, 5:52:53 PMHURRICANE Florence is currently churning through the Atlantic on its way towards the East Coast of the United States and forecasters have warned the storm has the potential to get even stronger. ✔ She added: The problem is, I can’t tell you the exact pin point of landfall and it could be a long duration event ✔ Lauren Hancock, a resident of Wrightsville Beach in the state’s evacuation zone, said: I’m looking across the street at a gas station, and it’s a madhouse ✔ People are honking at each other, cars are almost lined up out to the street
UK weather forecast: Temperatures to SOAR as remnants of Storm Helene BATTERS UK this week
9/12/2018, 6:55:31 PMWEATHER in Britain could take an unexpected turn over the weekend, with the remnants of Storm Helene expected to nudge thermometers even higher as it unleashes furious winds and heavy rainfall on the country. ✔ It’s not expected to be a hurricane at this stage but it will still provide moisture and energy into the atmosphere ✔ I think that’s because we have got a number of tropical storms in the Atlantic which often confuse computer models so things could get quite interesting
Hurricane Florence live stream: WATCH Florence live map as Category 4 storm hits US coast
9/12/2018, 4:02:28 PMHURRICANE FLORENCE is bearing down on the United States East Coast packing winds of up to 130mph. Watch Hurricane Florence Live Stream here. ✔ That means we’re going to see a lot of rain associated to the storm ✔ Florence is a category 4 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale ✔ While some weakening is expected on Thursday, Florence is forecast to be an extremely dangerous major hurricane when it nears the US coast
Florence threatens to drench the Carolinas as 5.4 million people are under hurricane alerts
9/12/2018, 5:31:21 PMCoastal residents fleeing a potentially devastating blow from Hurricane Florence encountered empty gasoline pumps and depleted store shelves as the monster storm neared the Carolina coast with 140 mph winds and drenching rain that could last for days. ✔ Already a potentially catastrophic Category 4 hurricane, it was moving over warmer water and expected to intensify to near Category 5, which means winds of 157 mph or higher ✔ Significantly, hurricane-force winds extended 70 miles from the eye, and tropical-storm-force winds reached 175 miles outward, making outdoor preparations difficult or dangerous as early as Thursday ✔ Her 88-year-old mother refused to evacuate and will stay with her
'Don't play games with it': Florence takes aim at Southeast
9/12/2018, 6:14:52 PMWILMINGTON, N.C. (AP) — People who thought they were safe from the onslaught of Hurricane Florence began boarding up and Georgia's governor declared a state of emergency Wednesday ✔ 11, 2018, photo crews board up the Oceanic restaurant in Wrightsville Beach, N.C., in preparation for Hurricane Florence ✔ 11) President Donald Trump on Tuesday deemed the federal government's response to Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico a year ago incredibly successful even though a recent federal report found that nearly 3,000 people died
Hurricane Florence shifts south as Georgia, Carolinas hunker down
9/12/2018, 7:45:47 PMJeff Byard of the Federal Emergency Management Agency warned residents that Florence would bring "a Mike Tyson punch to the Carolina coast." ✔ Waves crash under a pier in Kill Devil Hills, NC ✔ Photo: AP Wilmington, North Carolina, just north of where the hurricane is expected to come ashore, was sunny around midday on Wednesday as the town appeared to be emptying ✔ Reuters Extreme weather Most Viewed in World Loading A relationship banned under traditional law ✔ Our new podcast series from the team behind Phoebe's Fall View episodes
Macy's to hire 80,000 for holiday rush, boost online staffing
9/12/2018, 4:14:24 PMMacy's Inc said on Wednesday it would hire 80,000 temporary workers for the holiday season, in line with last year's initial hiring, and deploy more hands to cater to the avalanche of online orders expected in the shopping period. ✔ People observe from inside a Macy's department store in downtown Washington, U.S., August 12, 2018 ✔ Macy’s online business clocked double-digit growth in the second quarter, with sales through its mobile app rising more than 50 percent in the first half of its fiscal year from a year earlier ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles
How To Convince Your Family To Evacuate During Hurricane Florence
9/12/2018, 4:30:05 PMOf course, you can't force anyone to flee. But disaster experts have some advice for broaching the subject. ✔ Hurricane Florence is expected to hit parts of South Carolina, North Carolina and Virginia between Thursday and Friday ✔ People may make decisions based on past experiences, but the flooding and damage from this event may be catastrophic, she said ✔ Hilary Bergsieker, an assistant professor of psychology at University of Waterloo, has interviewed many hurricane survivors in her research
Hurricane Florence projected path: How to track Hurricane Florence
9/12/2018, 5:09:35 PMHURRICANE Florence is moving towards the Carolinas and will make a slight turn to the south-west towards South Carolina once it makes landfall. Here is how you can track Hurricane Florence. ✔ Dangerous Florence has maximum sustained winds of 130mph and will be a Category 4 storm when it makes landfall on Friday morning ✔ Even if you’ve ridden out storms before, this one is different ✔ Larry Hogan said: We are hoping for the best and preparing for the worst
Philippines: 10 million people in the path of Mangkhut
9/12/2018, 6:47:50 PMWith the predicted path of the super typhoon, it could also hit Taiwan and Hong Kong next. ✔ Forecaster Meno Mendoza said Mangkhut's strong winds could whip up storm surges while heavy rain could trigger landslides and floods ✔ (JMA Himawari imagery) pic.twitter.com/me7gEyGmo1 NASA SPoRT (@NASA_SPoRT) September 11, 2018 The storm strengthened rapidly and reached the equivalent of Category 4 on the Saffir-Simpson scale on Tuesday ✔ The rain gauge collected 167mm in 12 hours from this cyclone ✔ Counting the Cost The economic toll of Typhoon Haiyan
US says transfer from FEMA funds won't harm hurricane relief
9/12/2018, 6:38:53 PMWASHINGTON (AP) — Trump administration officials pushed back Wednesday against a Democratic senator's claim that nearly $10 million from the government's disaster relief agency wa ✔ At the start of hurricane season when American citizens in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands are still suffering from FEMA's inadequate recovery efforts the administration transferred millions of dollars away from FEMA ✔ President Donald Trump, left, listens to a reporters question as FEMA Administrator Brock Long, center, and Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen, right, listen during a briefing on Hurricane Florence in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Sept
Hurricane Florence update: Latest NOAA maps, charts and path projections
9/12/2018, 7:52:48 PMHURRICANE Florence has been re-categorised as a Category 3 hurricane, down from a Category 4, the National Hurricane Centre (NHC) said on Wednesday in the latest update. Here is everything you need to know about Hurricane Florence. ✔ The NHC said the first tropical storm-force winds of at least 39 mph (63kph) would hit the region early on Thursday with the storm’s centre reaching the coast on Friday ✔ Emergency preparations in the area included activating 2,800 National Guard troops in North Carolina, stockpiling food, setting up shelters, switching traffic patterns so that major roads led away from shore and securing 16 nuclear reactors in the three-state region
Turkey reinforces military in Syria's Idlib after ceasefire call fails
9/12/2018, 5:06:21 PMTurkey is reinforcing its military posts inside Syria's rebel-held province of Idlib, Turkish and Syrian rebels sources say, seeking to deter a government offensive which it says would unleash a humanitarian disaster on its border. ✔ NO REFUGEES Although it opened its doors to Syrians escaping the fighting in the early years of the conflict, Turkey has since built a wall along its 900 km (560 mile) border with Syria ✔ It says it cannot take more refugees, and Turkish aid and security officials say that in the event of conflict in Idlib they would seek to shelter displaced people inside Syria rather than hosting them on Turkish soil ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles
PM Theresa May hits out at RT in veiled attack on her opponents in Parliament
9/12/2018, 5:00:58 PMEven with a looming Brexit disaster and rumours of a Conservative Party coup, UK Prime Minister Theresa May still found time in Parliament to condemn RT and use it in her own propaganda effort against political opponents. ✔ Responding to the labeling of RT and its guests as tools of Russian propaganda, its Editor-in-Chief Margarita Simonyan tweeted: This is Theresa May speaking in Parliament, where members of her own party are openly planning her resignation ✔ Subscribe to RT newsletter to get stories the mainstream media won’t tell you
Monster 190mph HURRICANES 'could happen so much in future' Category 6 warning is needed
9/12/2018, 6:47:52 PMMONSTER hurricanes packing winds of more than 190mph could occur so frequently this century that a new Category 6 warning is created. ✔ The worst case scenario for Tampa would be terrifying storms with maximum sustained winds of 233mph ✔ More than a million people have been ordered to evacuate the coastline of the three states, while university campuses, schools and factories have been shuttered
The Latest: More than 300K evacuate South Carolina coasts
9/12/2018, 7:26:51 PMRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The Latest on Hurricane Florence (all times local): 3 p.m. South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster says more than 300,000 people have a ✔ Florence exploded into a potentially catastrophic hurricane Monday as it closed in on North and South Carolina, carrying winds up to 140 mph (220 kph) and water that could wreak havoc over a wide stretch of the eastern United States later this week ✔ North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper has told coastal residents of his state to move inland
What is this TWO KILOMETRE long secret city unearthed by melting ice in Antarctica?
9/12/2018, 4:02:24 PMA TWO kilometre long series of 22 sinister-looking structures have been revealed by thawing ice in Antarctica - prompting claims the installation is a World War 3 fall out shelter for the global elite or even a landing pad for incoming aliens. ✔ Fellow paranormal investigator going by the name Florida Maquis – who claims to be a former agent in the US Military Intelligence Corps - discovered something even more bizarre by looking back at the same Antarctic area year-by-year ✔ T he discovery triggered an avalanche of conspiracy theories both on YouTube and forums with one contributor suggesting the installation was a nuclear bunker for the world’s rich and powerful elite, another that it is an ancient alien landing site now being thawed out for invasion
Puerto Rico after Maria: A year of disruption
9/12/2018, 5:36:28 PMHurricane Maria devastated places like the seaside town of Naguabo. But the effects have been long-lived. ✔ Those that remain are trying to innovate because we can’t go on like this ✔ Opinion: The Puerto Rico death toll will only get higher The counting is far from over, and nobody should be surprised if the death toll in Puerto Rico reaches or exceeds 4,000 by the end of the year
Jimmy Carter urges Democrats to 'appeal to independents'
9/12/2018, 4:27:59 PMThe 93-year-old former president underscored the complicated calculations for Democrats as they prepare for the midterms ✔ Jimmy Carter has issued a warning to his fellow Democrats looking to oust the Trump administration: Don’t go too far to the left ✔ Carter advised caution about the political consequences should Democrats move to a very liberal program, like universal health care ✔ He singled out Trump’s policy of separating immigrant families at the border, including those seeking asylum
Scientists find 50,000-year-old lion cub - one year after spotting his 'brother'
9/12/2018, 4:12:13 PMThe baby big cat has since been defrosted from the Russian permafrost and named Spartak ✔ Spartak will be wrapped in film and covered in wet snow ….then he will be put in the freezer to await study and transported to regional capital Yakutsk, the world’s coldest city ✔ The cave lion - once a native of Britain and the rest of Europe - became extinct about 13,000 years ago
Hurricane Florence looks like a nightmarish monstrosity — ‘even from space’
9/12/2018, 7:41:49 PM"Get prepared on the East Coast, this is a no-kidding nightmare coming for you." ✔ By Reis Thebault Reis Thebault National and breaking news reporter Email Bio Follow September 12 at 12:29 PM From above, it almost looks serene ✔ Get prepared on the East Coast, this is a no-kidding nightmare coming for you ✔ #HurricaneFlorence this morning with Cape Hatteras #NorthCarolina in the foreground
‘People have felt ignored’: N.C.’s Lumbee watch Florence and politicians’ response
9/12/2018, 7:32:08 PMThis heavily Democratic, majority-minority county went for Trump in 2016 and may be k ey to determining who wins a North Carolina district. ✔ (Gabriel Pogrund/The Washington Post) By Gabriel Pogrund Gabriel Pogrund National reporter covering the midterms Email Bio Follow September 12 at 3:15 PM PEMBROKE, N.C ✔ Families have been hurt by NAFTA and politicians have not stepped in, he said
Nintendo Switch Online service, price, release date and Direct news
9/12/2018, 4:51:50 PMBIG news has been confirmed about the Nintendo Switch Online Service this week, including a big update on the release date and more are expected to be revealed during this week’s Direct livestream. ✔ The Nintendo Direct for September has been announced (Image: NINTENDO) NINTENDO SWITCH ONLINE PRICE Similar to Xbox Live and PlayStation Plus, Nintendo Switch Online is the company's new subscription service ✔ More titles are expected to be announced during the Nintendo Direct feed on September 13
Inbetweeners babe Emily Atack strips off for racy new sex scene
9/12/2018, 4:52:49 PMINBETWEENERS siren Emily Atack gets frisky in jaw-dropping sex scene. ✔ GRAVITAS VENTURES/TNI PRESS LTD INTIMATE: Emily rips her top off and embraces Cobie Smulders's character GRAVITAS VENTURES/TNI PRESS LTD ✔ I think if you look for it, it's less likely you'll find it, but I kind of am looking ✔ Emily added to the Sun's Fabulous: I'd love to plan a future with someone
Jerry Lundergan, Alison Lundergan Grimes father, pleads not guilty to illegal campaign contributions
9/12/2018, 7:36:27 PMThe father of Kentucky Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes has pleaded not guilty in federal court to making illegal contributions to his daughter’s 2014 U.S. Senate campaign against Republican Mitch McConnell. Jerry Lundergan spoke little during a brief hearing Wednesday in Lexington. ✔ Emmons has also been indicted and pleaded not guilty on Wednesday ✔ Assistant U.S. Attorney Kate Smith estimated it would take the government two weeks to present its case to a jury ✔ True said Lundergan’s company is setting up shelters for about 6,000 people in Virginia, plus lodging and showers for about 15,000 utility workers expected to travel to South Carolina
Ricardo Rossello, Puerto Rico’s governor, pushes back on Donald Trump’s praise of FEMA
9/12/2018, 4:06:12 PMPuerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Rossello criticized the relationship between the island and the federal government on Wednesday in light of President Trump praising the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s work in the aftermath of Hurricanes Maria and Irma. ✔ The report found that the Puerto Rican government was not prepared to adequately respond to the storm ✔ The upcoming monster storm is expected to make landfall on Friday, but could affect the coastline as early as Thursday ✔ pic.twitter.com/54YVC4DDfe Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 12, 2018
'A lot of anxiety': Nursing homes evacuate, hospitals hunker down as Florence nears
9/12/2018, 7:30:25 PMSouth Carolina took the rare step of evacuating all 32 nursing homes in the state's coastal region as Hurricane Florence approached the coast. North Carolina will evacuate at least 10. ✔ Trying to get people from Point A to Point B with six or seven feet of water outside, no matter how good your communication is, is going to be tough ✔ It's definitely stronger, definitely bigger, definitely a lot of uncertainty because of that ✔ ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS, AFP/Getty Images Fullscreen Last SlideNext Slide
'Lehman Weekend' heralded more than the global financial crisis — it opened the door for Donald Trump
9/12/2018, 5:49:31 PM"Lehman Weekend" in September of 2008 unmasked the American economy. The ensuing global financial crisis brought angry Tea Partiers to Congress, and a new form of right-wing populism was born — paving the way for Donald Trump's presidency. ✔ A few of us who had been studying the credit bubble and writing on the roiling crisis since 2007 saw the writing on the wall quite clearly ✔ Most of the rest of the world many in the financial markets and certainly those in government entered Lehman weekend almost completely unprepared for what was to come and oblivious to the larger origins of the crisis ✔ This column does not necessarily reflect the opinion of Business Insider
Saudi-Led Coalition Resumes Assault on Yemeni Port City
9/12/2018, 6:30:09 PMA Saudi-led military coalition is resuming an assault on the Houthi-controlled Yemeni port city of Hodeidah despite widespread international criticism over the action’s impact on civilians. ✔ A member of the Yemeni government forces flashes a Victory sign during battles with Houthi rebels in the port city of Hodeidah on Sept ✔ More than 6,000 civilians have been killed since the war started, the U.N ✔ talks in Geneva was further proof that the liberation of Hodeida is what is needed to bring them to their senses & constructively engage in the political process
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