Hurricane Florence latest warning: ‘DISASTER IS AT THE DOORSTEP’ Evacuations continue
9/13/2018, 11:56:26 AMHURRICANE Florence continues its menacing path toward the US East Coast, threatening millions with potentially catastrophic flooding. Here is the latest. ✔ There is concern over the forecasted slowing of the storm ✔ If Hurricane Florence stalls over land, downpours and flooding would be especially severe ✔ Large swells affecting Bermuda, portions of the U.S. East Coast, and the northwestern and central Bahamas will continue this week, resulting in life-threatening surf and rip currents
The Latest: Outer rain bands approaching N. Carolina coast
9/13/2018, 9:32:37 AMMYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (AP) — The Latest on Hurricane Florence (all times local): 5 a.m. The National Hurricane Center says the outer rain bands of Hurrica ✔ (AP Photo/David Goldman) Korea war veteran, Ed Coddington, 83, second from right, and wife Esther, 78, wait with Markia McCleod, rear, her aunt Ernestine McCleod and daughter Keymoni, 4, in a shelter for Hurricane Florence to pass after evacuating from their nearby homes in Conway, S.C., Wednesday, Sept
Landslide at famed Greek 'shipwreck' beach injures woman
9/13/2018, 11:41:47 AMATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek authorities were sending fire department rescue crews accompanied by a sniffer dog to a popular secluded beach on the western island of Zakynthos Thurs ✔ The cove, accessible only by sea, features limestone cliffs towering above the beach of white sand and crystalline water made famous by the wreckage of a small cargo ship washed up on the beach since the 1980s ✔ The fire department said it had sent 18 rescuers accompanied by a sniffer dog, while a further nine-person crew was heading to the site by helicopter
Hurricane Florence update: Video footage shows South Carolina DESERTED ahead of storm
9/13/2018, 11:56:28 AMHURRICANE Florence is one of the strongest storms to threaten the eastern seaboard in decades and more than a million residents have been urged to evacuate the danger zone – watch shock footage of an eerily empty beach in South Carolina. ✔ Previously classified as a Category 4 on the five-step Saffir-Simpson scale of hurricane strength, Florence is so far the most severe storm to threaten the US mainland this year and the first of its magnitude to target the Carolinas since 1989 when Hurricane Hugo barreled over Charleston, South Carolina
Hurricane Florence tracker LIVE webcams: How to watch - Storm hits Carolina and Virginia
9/13/2018, 11:38:13 AMHURRICANE Florence is just hours away from smashing the US East Coast as it continues to record 110 mph winds - but how can you watch as the “life-threatening” tropical storm approaches? ✔ Thick grey skies and surging waves are already been recorded in parts of the Carolina coast, where Florence is expected to make landfall ✔ Up to 40 inches of rain could fall in some parts of North Carolina, with warnings that tens of thousands of homes and businesses could be flooded
North Carolina residents vow to ride out Hurricane Florence
9/13/2018, 9:14:31 AMOne woman (pictured) told MSNBC she would be staying at home in Wilmington, NC with her two children despite the storm and warnings from the very top level of government to evacuate. ✔ Power in some areas is likely to be out for several days, and storm surge is expected to flood widespread areas, he said, including inland regions of the state ✔ President Trump issued a warning from the Oval Office on Tuesday, saying the storm is 'tremendously big and tremendously wet' Stores have been emptied of supplies and gas stations have run dry as forecasters warn Florence will be the worst hurricane to hit the region in decades
Hurricane Florence LIVE WEBCAM: Watch North Carolina brace for storm – Hits in THREE hours
9/13/2018, 9:57:56 AMWATCH Hurricane Florence live as it barrels through North Carolina threatening nearly 10 million people on coastal areas with "life-threatening" water surges and severe flooding. ✔ WATCH A LIVE WEBCAM CAPTURING HURRICANE FLORENCE'S ARRIVAL BELOW Hurricane LIVE WEBCAM: Florence is expected to make landfall as early as Thursday morning EST (Image: NOAA•GOOGLE) My message is clear: disaster is at the doorstep and is coming in Roy Cooper The National Hurricane Center (NHC) said in its latest 10am BST Florence update: On the forecast track, the center of Florence will approach the coasts of North and South Carolina later today, then move near or over the coast of southern North Carolina and eastern South Carolina in the hurricane warning area tonight and Friday
Mammoth Hurricane Florence creeps toward U.S. East Coast
9/13/2018, 9:16:42 AMAn outsized Hurricane Florence early on Thursday crept closer to the U.S. East Coast, packing tropical storm-force winds across hundreds of miles that threaten the region with potentially catastrophic flooding and torrential rain. ✔ More than one million people had been ordered to evacuate the coastlines of the Carolinas and Virginia ✔ In an 11:00 pm Eastern Time advisory, the NHC said: While Florence has weakened below major hurricane intensity, the wind field of the hurricane continues to grow in size ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles
Hurricane Florence dos and don'ts: Ways to keep yourself and your property safe
9/13/2018, 9:30:41 AMExperts say that there are myths and misconceptions out there when it comes to hurricane safety. ✔ When the government declares an emergency, it’s called a mandatory evacuation because people are in denial, Mitchell said ✔ The list includes temperature tips such as keeping an appliance thermometer in the fridge and freezer to ensure that items remain safe to consume during power outages ✔ The East Coast knows all too well how much devastation hurricanes can cause
'Monster' storm: Hurricane Florence is a rare threat in an unusual location
9/13/2018, 10:24:49 AMStorms of Florence’s scope, with winds of upwards of 130mph, are rare so far north in the US – and its origins are unusual, too ✔ The primary fuel for hurricanes is a warm sea surface, which is getting warmer with climate change, said Dr Kelly McCusker, a climate scientist at the independent economic research firm Rhodium Group ✔ Florence may well have occurred without rising global temperatures but in any case it is an archetypal representation of climate change – a damaging, jolting shock to communities that haven’t experienced such an event before
Hurricane Florence's path and threats
9/13/2018, 11:40:29 AMTime is running out for the Carolinas ahead of Hurricane Florence. The storm threatens to bring a deadly storm surge and record amounts of rain. States of emergency are in place from Georgia to Maryland. Lonnie Quinn, CBS New York's chief weathercaster, reports.
Hurricane Florence drops to a Category 2 storm but remains dangerous for Southeastern coast
9/13/2018, 10:44:14 AMTime is running short to get out of the way of Hurricane Florence, a monster of a storm that has a region of more than 10 million people in its potentially devastating sights as it zeroes in on the Southeastern coast. ✔ Workers are being brought in from the Midwest and Florida to help in the storm’s aftermath, it said ✔ ___ Associated Press writers Seth Borenstein in Washington; Jonathan Drew in Wilmington, North Carolina; Jennifer Kay in Miami; Gary Robertson in Raleigh, North Carolina; Sarah Rankin and Denise Lavoie in Richmond, Virginia; Meg Kinnard in Columbia, South Carolina; Skip Foreman in Charlotte, North Carolina; Jeff Martin in Hampton, Georgia; David Koeing in Dallas; and Jay Reeves in Atlanta contributed to this report ✔ ___ For the latest on Hurricane Florence, visit https://www.apnews.com/tag/Hurricanes
Prince Charles’s historic Hong Kong handover was close to DISASTER, new book reveals
9/13/2018, 8:13:16 AMBRITAIN’S historic handover of Hong Kong was very nearly plunged into chaos when a cleaner threw Prince Charles’s speech in the bin, it has emerged. ✔ The book adds: The proceedings were not helped by a tropical downpour, which, in the absence of covered grandstands, drenched all those without an umbrella – including the Prince himself ✔ He also ridiculed the People's Liberation Army's goose-steps in the ceremony and claimed Britannia was closely watched by Chinese warships as it sailed out of Hong Kong harbour
Typhoon Mangkhut spaghetti model: Latest path update - typhoon bears down on Hong Kong
9/13/2018, 10:37:27 AMTYPHOON Mangkhut is barrelling towards Hong Kong and other parts of southeast Asia with winds of 166 mph. Here are the latest spaghetti models showing the storm’s path. ✔ In its latest weather warning at 8.30am BST (3.30pm HKT), HKO said: Although there are still uncertainties in the subsequent track of Mangkhut and its distance from Hong Kong, Mangkhut’s extensive circulation will bring significantly deteriorating weather to Hong Kong on Sunday with frequent heavy squally showers
UK weather forecast: When and where Hurricane Helene remains will batter Britain REVEALED
9/13/2018, 10:05:28 AMTHE remnants of a powerful hurricane surging through the Atlantic Ocean are forecast to pummel the UK with torrential rain and powerful winds in the coming days. ✔ Hurricane Helene is currently churning northeast through the Atlantic around 1,170 miles (1,885 km) south-west of the Portuguese Azores with maximum sustained winds of 75mph ✔ So Helene will make winds a bit stronger and rain a bit heavier when it impacts on Tuesday as expected
'Extreme weather' possible as Hurricane Helene turns towards Britain
9/13/2018, 11:37:47 AMHurricane Helene (pictured here to the right of Hurricane Florence and Tropical Storm Isaac) could bring 'extreme weather' to Britain early next week, according to forecasters. ✔ It is expected to cause 'catastrophic flooding' and bring 'damaging hurricane-force winds' The impact of Hurricane Florence is expected to cause widespread devastation across parts of the Carolina coast when it hits later this week The expected trajectory of Hurricane Florence which is headed towards the Carolina coast and could also hit parts of Georgia Hurricane Florence became a dangerous Category 3 hurricane yesterday with winds of 130mph
Hurricane Helene on collision course with UK - but it could make it WARMER
9/13/2018, 9:09:30 AMBRITS may have to batten down the hatches as Hurricane Helene is heading to the UK next week — but it is at least set to get warm. The storm is currently sitting in the mid-Atlantic on the heels of… ✔ It looks as though about 30mm-40mm of rain will fall in places ✔ If the system tracks a bit further south it could also bring some warmer weather for southern parts ✔ Conditions will be cooler with highs of 19C in the Midlands and lows of 13C in northern Scotland ✔ selecting names that reflect the nations, culture and diversity
Rebel MPs must back Theresa May or face Brexit disaster, Dominic Raab warns as he reveals No Deal plans
9/13/2018, 11:15:43 AMREBEL MPs will have no choice but to back Theresa May – or risk Brexit chaos, Dominic Raab warned today. The Brexit Secretary delivered his message to colleagues as he prepared to unveil new … ✔ During the interview he also hit out at firms such as John Lewis which blame their economic troubles on Brexit ✔ Today's documents cover topics including mobile phone roaming charges, British holidaymakers in Europe and the recognition of driving licences across borders
Hurricane Florence sparks FOUR-YEAR oil price high as storm prompts shortage fears
9/13/2018, 9:38:00 AMHURRICANE Florence has seen oil prices rise to a four year high sparking fears of a global shortfall in supply. ✔ Oil prices broke the $80 a barrel barrier yesterday as the storm, along with Donald Trump’s sanctions on Iran, bumped prices ✔ Meanwhile, Storm Isaac, a second hurricane hurtling across the mid-Atlantic, could pose an even bigger threat to oil supplies if it makes landfall on the Gulf of Mexico - a main hub for US refinery and production
Hurricane Florence has weakened but it will still be devastating
9/13/2018, 8:33:52 AMThe fierce winds of Hurricane Florence are weakening as it creeps closer to North Carolina but the impact of the immense storm will still be catastrophic for millions of people. ✔ Photos: Hurricane Florence closing in Workers take boats out of the water in Wanchese Harbor in Wanchese, North Carolina, on September 12 as the Outer Banks prepares for Florence ✔ CNN's Kaylee Hartung, Jason Hanna and Steve Almasy contributed to this report
10 Things to Know for Today
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Defense minister says Turkey working to stabilize Syria's Idlib:...
9/13/2018, 9:23:08 AMAny military operation in Syria's Idlib would bring disaster to the region, Turkey's Defence Minister Hulusi Akar was quoted as saying on Thursday by state-run news agency Anadolu. ✔ ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Any military operation in Syria’s Idlib would bring disaster to the region, Turkey’s Defence Minister Hulusi Akar was quoted as saying on Thursday by state-run news agency Anadolu ✔ Akar said Turkey was working with Russia, Iran and allies to stabilize Idlib and to prevent a humanitarian tragedy there, Anadolu said ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles
Hurricane Florence disrupts deliveries, threatens U.S. supply chain
9/13/2018, 9:16:43 AMTransportation companies in Georgia and the Carolinas sprinted to secure property and employees in the path of Hurricane Florence on Wednesday as disruptions to the U.S. supply chain were already being felt. ✔ Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Justin Wolpert/US Navy/Handout via REUTERS BMW of North America has a plant in Spartanburg, South Carolina, nearly 300 miles (483 km) inland from the life-threatening hurricane’s projected point of landfall on Friday, and automobile shipments were diverted ✔ Port of Wilmington, North Carolina, extended operating hours for trains and trucks to clear cargo containers from the complex ✔ It will bar all access starting at midnight on Thursday ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles
Hurricane tracker: NINE dangerous storms currently circle the globe
9/13/2018, 11:31:24 AMA HURRICANE tracker map shows nine potentially dangerous storms are brewing across the world with all sides of the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans in harms way. ✔ What makes the image more unusual is weather experts say it is extremely rare that powerful storms form in both the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans at the same time ✔ A recent study from the National Center for Atmospheric Research, read: While hurricanes occur naturally, human‐caused climate change is supercharging them and exacerbating the risk of major damage
The Latest: Mayor says Myrtle Beach has done what it can
9/13/2018, 11:54:31 AMMYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (AP) — The Latest on Hurricane Florence (all times local): 7:30 a.m. The mayor of Myrtle Beach says her city has done as much as it ✔ (AP Photo/David Goldman) Bobby Suggs, 69, checks his medications while waiting in a shelter for Hurricane Florence to pass after evacuating from his Myrtle Beach home, in Conway, S.C., Wednesday, Sept ✔ North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper has told coastal residents of his state to move inland
Overrated/Underrated shows of fall TV: The return of 'Big Mouth,' the nightmare of 'Camping' and more
9/13/2018, 10:14:39 AMWhat's up and what's down in the fall season on television, including Alec Baldwin's talk show, the animated joys of 'Big Mouth,' "Camping" and "Flight of the Conchords" ✔ Flight of the Conchords : It was such a simpler time when this droll New Zealand duo arrived on HBO over 10 years ago ✔ This odd yet influential series launched the catchiest song parodies this side of Weird Al Yankovic ✔ FULL COVERAGE: 2018 fall TV preview » OVERRATED ‘Camping’: First impressions aren’t everything, but this upcoming HBO comedy (Oct
UK's Prince William extends sympathy to Japan over natural disasters
9/13/2018, 11:26:48 AMBritain's Prince William offered his sympathy to victims of recent disasters in Japan as he officially opened a new Japanese cultural center in London on Thursday. ✔ Ian Forsyth/Pool via REUTERS Western Japan was hit last week by the strongest typhoon to strike the country in 25 years, and then just days later by an earthquake that paralyzed the northernmost main island of Hokkaido and left more than 40 dead ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles
Sonny's roadshow: How Trump's Ag chief sells a trade war to farmers
9/13/2018, 11:26:47 AMBreaking off from a tour of dairy operations on a farm in upstate New York, U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue tramps across a muddy path to take a sample of sweet corn from an adjacent field. ✔ REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton With a wide smile, he shucks the ear and takes a bite, then passes it around to others in the crowd before getting back to his mission: selling farmers on the merits of President Donald Trump’s trade war ✔ We are just getting taken advantage of way too much ✔ Some farm industry advocates have long railed against the North American Free Trade Agreement, which Trump has relentlessly targeted ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles
The best spa hotels in the north of England
9/13/2018, 9:31:01 AMAn insider's guide to the best spa hotels in the north of England, including the top places to stay for swimming pools, hydrotherapy pools, saunas, steam rooms, hammams, Rasul mud baths, hot tubs, beauty centres, nail bars and cutting-edge therapies, including ESPA treatments, in the Lake District, York, Cheshire, Yorkshire, Manchester and County Durham. ✔ Other facilities include an aroma room, amethyst crystal cave steam room, 'rain dance' (yup) shower and makeup and manicure zone ✔ There’s plenty on offer for couples too, including the Mud Rasul Ritual, involving earthy handfuls of mud and your own private steam chamber.Read expert review From£89per night Check availability Rates provided by Booking.com
Kansai Airport to reopen runway flooded in powerful typhoon
9/13/2018, 10:12:51 AMDomestic and international flights to begin as soon as Monday ✔ 4, one of the airport's two runways and a terminal building were flooded, while a tanker smashed into the sole bridge connecting the airport on a man-made island with Japan's main island and severed half of its lanes, stranding an estimated 8,000 people at the airport at one point ✔ It was used by around 80,000 passengers a day on average before the disaster ✔ Get unique insights on Asia, the most dynamic market in the world ✔ Try 3 months for $9 Offer ends September 30th
Hurricane tracker: Florence puts EIGHT nuclear plants in face of US ‘MONSTER’ storm
9/13/2018, 11:02:50 AMHURRICANE tracker analysts fear Florence’s path could smash into up to eight nuclear power plants across South Carolina, North Carolina and Virginia. ✔ A map showing the hurricane's current path (Image: NHC) Edwin Lyman, a senior scientist in the UCS Global Security Program and an expert in nuclear plant design, said: Nuclear plants are safe from flooding if plant operators properly install protective measures and designers accurately forecast flooding hazards
Have the 17 years we've fought an expensive war on terror been worth it?
9/13/2018, 11:17:02 AMIf the threat from Al Qaeda is just as dangerous as it was in 2001, perhaps our money would be better spent on programs that do not try to fight terrorism. ✔ After this length of time, is trying to protect ourselves from terrorist attacks a futile attempt at a false sense of security ✔ Another good question: What has President Trump done that has been more effective than the actions of his predecessors ✔ Nevell, Los Angeles Follow the Opinion section on Twitter @latimesopinion and Facebook
People reveal their shocking plots used to save money
9/13/2018, 8:13:21 AMCash-strapped people from around the world have revealed the resourceful schemes they've used to cut costs in a fascinating thread on secret-sharing app Whisper. ✔ Speaking anonymously, many of the contributors confessed they had stolen from unlikely places in order to get things for free ✔ One woman admitted she goes on Tinder dates to get free food when low on groceries at home ✔ Others recalled lying about their age to get discounts at restaurants and on trips to the cinema
'We're getting out!' John McDonnell hilariously HECKLED in street for demanding election
9/13/2018, 11:31:28 AMLABOUR chancellor John McDonnell got heckled in the street after suggesting Theresa May should call for a general election if Parliament rejects the Brexit deal she reaches with the European Union. ✔ Labour frontbencher John McDonnell suggested Britons should return to the polls to select a new Government if Theresa May fails to have Parliament accept her Brexit deal ✔ Labour's Anna McMorrin said the Cabinet Office was preparing for the very real threat of no deal by undertaking civil contingency planning and holding Cobra meetings
Thousands of Homes in Hurricane Florence’s Path Lack Flood Insurance
9/13/2018, 9:35:14 AMFewer homeowners in North and South Carolina own flood insurance than five years ago, signaling many won’t have access to ready cash if they need to rebuild after Hurricane Florence. ✔ In one recent example, the owner of a large, elevated and expensive home in Ocean Isle Beach, N.C., faced a $9,071 annual flood-insurance premium ✔ More and more are coming into the market to try to help with the problem, said Mark Anquillare, chief operating officer of Verisk Analytics ✔ The government caps coverage at $250,000 for the home and $100,000 for contents
Brexit worries from the Irish border – a photo essay
9/13/2018, 11:14:49 AMAs tensions over Brexit negotiations and the implications for the future functioning of the physical Irish border, photojournalist Charles McQuillan met people whose work takes them across the border to discuss their concerns ✔ In the EU referendum 51.9% of British people voted to leave ✔ Betty Holmes Cancer Support Worker Holmes is a member of Donegal Action for Cancer Care and the group is based in the Republic of Ireland but has access to nearby health facilities in the North
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