'Historic storm' lashes Carolinas with heavy rain, floods
9/14/2018, 2:20:55 AMThe outer bands of Hurricane Florence drenched the Carolinas on Thursday, floodi... ✔ At least 12,000 people had taken refuge in 126 emergency shelters, Cooper said, with more facilities being opened ✔ In the tiny community of Sea Breeze near Wilmington, Roslyn Fleming, 56, made a video of the inlet where her granddaughter was baptized because I just don’t think a lot of this is going to be here later ✔ Hurricane Florence graphics: tmsnrt.rs/2p5XM5i Slideshow (26 Images) Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles
Honolulu warns residents after storm swells dam water levels
9/14/2018, 1:00:38 AMHONOLULU (AP) — Honolulu officials said a dam holding 21 million gallons (80 million liters) of water was not in danger of collapsing Thursday, but still warned nearly 10,000 resi ✔ Honolulu officials say they may need to evacuate 10,000 people from a residential neighborhood if water in the reservoir continues to rise after heavy rains from a tropical storm ✔ 13) Forecasters said Tropical Storm Olivia could dump 5 to 10 inches of rain on Hawaii, with some places getting as much as 15 inches
Many Homeowners Underinsured for Hurricane Florence Damage
9/14/2018, 12:19:27 AMForecasters warned that Hurricane Florence is likely to be devastating due to the storm’s large size and slow speed, concerns that are magnified by the Carolina region’s coastal development and homeowners’ lack of adequate insurance. ✔ Duke Energy , a large utility serving the Carolinas, estimated that nearly three million of its customers could lose power ✔ This is a situation where it’s not days but possibly weeks to get the lights back on, said Howard Fowler, Duke’s incident commander for Florence ✔ Appeared in the September 14, 2018, print edition as 'Florence Threatens Heavy Floods.'
Hurricane Florence lashing Carolinas with heavy rain, flooding
9/14/2018, 12:10:42 AMThe outer bands of Hurricane Florence lashed the Carolinas with wind and rain on Thursday, flooding roads and overflowing rivers in an ominous prelude of the damage the huge storm could inflict when it makes landfall on Friday with millions of people in its path. ✔ [Photo/Agencies] TORNADOES, STORM SURGES PREDICTED The National Hurricane Center warned the threat of tornadoes was increasing as Florence neared shore and South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster said the heavy rains could trigger landslides in the western part of his state
For Chesapeake watermen, storm is another challenge in a tough year
9/14/2018, 12:56:08 AMAs Florence churns toward the East Coast, watermen are preparing for yet another hurdle in a year that has brought frequent flooding and surges of fresh water and debris. ✔ By Scott Dance September 13 at 8:27 PM Pasadena waterman C.J ✔ Rainstorms are problematic for the industry because they can prevent watermen from venturing out on the bay on some days and because they reduce the water’s salinity, which can affect crab growth and migration patterns
'Life-threatening' storm starts to lash US
9/14/2018, 2:18:09 AMOfficials warn Hurricane Florence could kill "a lot of people" as it nears the US East Coast. ✔ Hurricanes A guide to the world's deadliest storms Hurricanes are violent storms that can bring devastation to coastal areas, threatening lives, homes and businesses ✔ You can also contact us in the following ways: WhatsApp: +447555 173285 Tweet: @BBC_HaveYourSay Send pictures/video to yourpics@bbc.co.uk Upload your pictures/video here Send an SMS or MMS to 61124 or +44 7624 800 100 Please read our and
North Carolina Towns Still Recovering From Hurricane Matthew Brace For Florence
9/14/2018, 2:13:51 AMHurricane Florence my cause devastating inland flooding in places like Fair Bluff and nearby Lumberton. ✔ For nearly two centuries, a historic home sat along a quiet stretch of Main Street here overlooking the Lumber River ✔ Lisa Hardin’s house stands out among the flood-damaged homes on the south end of Lumberton, also located on the bank of the Lumber River ✔ Joseph Rushmore for HuffPostAnne and Jeff Wade loaded their pickup with supplies early Thursday in Lumberton
Hurricane Florence PHOTOS: Flooding wreaks havoc in North Carolina ahead of landfall
9/14/2018, 2:29:17 AMHURRICANE Florence is set to be one of the most destructive storms to hit the east coast of the United States in decades when it makes landfall on Friday afternoon, but the outer bands of the storm have already caused extensive flooding across isolated coastal communities. ✔ The storm has weakened to a category two hurricane, and its progression has slowed to crawl, moving at around five miles per hour as it approaches the eastern seaboard ✔ Streets in the centre of the town were also closed on Thursday after they were submerged by rising water
Hurricane Helene could hit UK in days unleashing strong winds and heavy rain
9/14/2018, 2:40:44 AMThe Met Office says Helene could be heading east towards the south-western corners of the UK, with the tip of Ireland among the worst affected ✔ (Image: PA Graphics) Hurricane Helene's probable windspeeds Read More Hurricane facts: From the largest hurricane on record to the huge one on Jupiter The storm would be expected to die out by Wednesday, Ms Smith said ✔ Rain will then spread south and east on Sunday, though turning light and patchy as it does so
Deluge begins as Hurricane Florence hits US east coast
9/14/2018, 3:21:42 AMHeavy rain, gusting winds and rising floodwaters from Hurricane Florence deluged the Carolinas on Thursday as the massive, slow-moving storm crept toward the coast, threatening millions of people in its path with record rainfall and punishing surf. ✔ North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper told a news conference that the historic hurricane would unleash rains and floods that would inundate almost the entire state in several feet of water ✔ Millions of people were expected to lose power from the storm and restoration could take weeks ✔ I've never been one to leave for a storm but this one kind of had me spooked, Epperson said
US braces for Hurricane Florence IMPACT as more than a MILLION flee
9/14/2018, 3:23:26 AMAS Hurricane Florence barrels towards the US east coast more than one million have fled their homes in hopes of surviving the potentially deadly storm. ✔ GETTY HURRICANE FLORENCE: The storm will bash the US LATER TODAY (Pic: GETTY) Keith Acre of North Carolina’s Department of Emergency Management said: This has been a really large evacuation and sheltering operation, probably the largest we’ve done, so that has not been an east lift
Hurricane Florence: Tesla implements emergency car ‘EVACUATION MODE’ ahead of landfall
9/14/2018, 3:51:30 AMCAR MANUFACTURER Tesla has implemented precaution measures for its customers ahead of Hurricane Florence striking the east coast of the United States on Friday in one of the worst storms to affect the region in decades. ✔ Tesla has implemented an evacuation mode, allowing customers in affected areas to use superchargers (Image: GETTY) The evacuation mode will give vehicles an additional 30 to 50 miles of range (Image: GETTY) Tesla implemented a similar strategy in 2017 ahead of Hurricane Irma, which affected Florida
‘Basically just a sand bar’: Outer Banks might narrowly escape Florence, but what about the next hurricane?
9/14/2018, 2:38:13 AMNorth Carolina’s heralded barrier islands are reshaped with every storm; residents and visitors debate the best course for its future — nature or nurture? ✔ Vacationers packed up and heeded government warnings to flee ✔ Sand dunes help dissipate the waves that would otherwise crash down upon buildings ✔ The value to the tourist economy is worth the money ✔ Kirk Ross, in Chapel Hill, N.C., contributed to this report
Trump claims Puerto Rico hurricane death toll was inflated to make him look bad
9/14/2018, 1:45:02 AMTrump bristled at criticism of his administration's handling of the Puerto Rico disaster as Hurricane Florence approached the coast of North Carolina ✔ Donald Trump sparked another angry backlash on Thursday after disputing Puerto Rico's official death toll of 3,000 from hurricanes last year ✔ That number was produced by public health experts at George Washington University in Washington, D.C., in a report commissioned by the US territory's governor, Ricardo Rossello
‘It’s looking a little grim’: As hurricane bears down on Carolinas, the waiting is over
9/14/2018, 1:02:46 AMPowerful first surges of Hurricane Florence hit the beaches on Thursday as residents in a large area await potentially catastrophic rains. ✔ it will be virtually impossible for the rescuers to get in to rescue you ✔ We are truly pre-positioned as best we can be, based on what we know, FEMA Administrator William Brock Long said during a briefing Thursday ✔ Joel Achenbach and Missy Ryan in Washington and James Folker in Edgefield, S.C., contributed to this report
Hurricane Florence: What we know and what to expect
9/14/2018, 1:15:58 AMWhat we know about Hurricane Florence, which has the potential to cause catastrophic damage across the southeastern United States. ✔ The hurricane center described the storm surge as life-threatening.'' The deepest water will occur along the immediate coast in areas of onshore winds, where the surge will be accompanied by large and destructive waves,'' it said ✔ While inland areas may be spared the strongest winds, they could be vulnerable to flooding, especially if close to overflowing rivers
Give me shelter: North Carolinians take refuge from Florence's fury
9/14/2018, 12:49:38 AMJunia MacDaniel just wants to get home to her Chihuahuas. ✔ In shelters on Thursday, people crowded on cots, inflatable mattresses and blankets on the floors and in hallways of gymnasiums, clustering in corners to talk and outside to smoke ✔ We have never flooded before but we didn’t really want to take no chances ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles
Mandatory evacuation gives governments little control
9/14/2018, 12:11:23 AM“Mandatory” evacuations in coastal Virginia and the Carolinas have been underway for days in advance of Hurricane Florence, but some residents have chosen to remain in their homes. So what does “mandatory” mean? ✔ The county is also offering free shuttles to shelters to encourage people to leave and weighing a curfew to deter people from going out on roads until weather conditions improve ✔ I end up hearing more negative stories about leaving than staying, Mrs. Mramer said
The Latest: North Carolina TV news station evacuates studio
9/14/2018, 2:32:16 AMMYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (AP) — The Latest on Hurricane Florence (all times local): 10:15 p.m. A North Carolina TV news station has evacuated its building du ✔ Schmelter/Chattanooga Times Free Press via AP) Ocean water breeches to the dunes in Avon, N.C., as the first effects of Hurricane Florence reach Hatteras Island on Thursday, Sept ✔ 13) Officials say Hurricane Florence could bring not only flooding but also landslides to South Carolina
The Latest: Florence downgraded to a Category 1 hurricane
9/14/2018, 3:21:46 AMMYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (AP) — The Latest on Hurricane Florence (all times local): 11 p.m. Florence has been downgraded to a Category 1 hurricane with top s ✔ Shepard will travel with a volunteer to South Carolina to help free up shelter spaces for local animals as Hurricane Florence approaches the area ✔ 13) Officials say Hurricane Florence could bring not only flooding but also landslides to South Carolina
The Latest: Thousands of North Carolina inmates evacuated
9/14/2018, 12:19:15 AMMYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (AP) — The Latest on Hurricane Florence (all times local): 8 p.m. The North Carolina Division of Adult Correction and Juvenile Justi ✔ Four county jails have also been evacuated with more than 300 offenders housed temporarily in state facilities ✔ (AP Photo/Mic Smith) Deborah Covington walks his dog past Front Street Brewery in downtown Wilmington, N.C., Thursday, Sept ✔ It's expected to hit the Carolina coastline late Thursday or early Friday
The Latest: Utility crews from across US arrive to help
9/14/2018, 1:14:21 AMMYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (AP) — The Latest on Hurricane Florence (all times local): 9:10 p.m. Utility crews from as far away as California and Canada have be ✔ Shepard will travel with a volunteer to South Carolina to help free up shelter spaces for local animals as Hurricane Florence approaches the area ✔ 13) Officials say Hurricane Florence could bring not only flooding but also landslides to South Carolina
Review: Fear the walking undead of studio castoff 'Patient Zero'
9/14/2018, 12:00:48 AMMatt Smith and Natalie Dormer star in a goofy post-apocalyptic thriller downgraded from major theatrical release to video-on-demand fodder. ✔ Against the government, the rich, the poor, foreigners, intellectuals, conservatives, feminists, intellectuals, freaks, name it ✔ A near future where a divided humankind is so full of anger at people different from themselves that they literally turn into monsters
Evacuation underway as huge typhoon nears Philippines, China
9/14/2018, 2:57:04 AMMANILA, Philippines (AP) — Philippine authorities were evacuating thousands of people from the path of the most powerful typhoon this year, closing schools, readying bulldozers fo ✔ MANILA, Philippines (AP) Philippine authorities were evacuating thousands of people from the path of the most powerful typhoon this year, closing schools, readying bulldozers for landslides and placing rescuers and troops on full alert in the country's north ✔ The typhoon is approaching at the start of the rice and corn harvesting season in Cagayan, a major agricultural producer, and farmers were scrambling to save what they could of their crops, Mamba said
Prince William extends sympathy to Japan over natural disasters
9/14/2018, 3:26:18 AMLONDON--Britain's Prince William offered his sympathy to victims of recent disasters in Japan as he ✔ Western Japan was hit last week by the strongest typhoon to strike the country in 25 years, and then just days later an earthquake that paralyzed the northernmost main island of Hokkaido left more than 40 dead ✔ The cultural center, which opened to the public in June, brings together food, art, design and technology, with items such as 100 pound ($135 or 15,117 yen) handcrafted nail clippers, traditional tea cups and Japanese whisky on display
Evacuations underway as Typhoon Mangkhut nears Philippines
9/14/2018, 1:39:09 AMPhilippine authorities were on Thursday evacuating thousands of people from the path of Typhoon Mangkhut — the most powerful storm this year. ✔ NOEL CELIS | AFP | Getty Images Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte (4th L, arm upraised) gestures while visiting the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council Operations Center at Camp Aguinaldo in Manila on September 13, 2018, as Typhoon Mangkhut barrels toward the Philippines ✔ A change in the typhoon's track prompted authorities to rapidly reassess where to redeploy emergency teams and supplies, Mamba said
Typhoon Mangkhut: thousands evacuated as Philippines braces for super storm
9/14/2018, 2:39:56 AMWeather system could bring gusts up to 255km/h and wreak havoc in densely populated agricultural regions ✔ READ: https://t.co/8QBEv5bg7f pic.twitter.com/osuRF2ZhZw September 14, 2018 The weather here is still good but we’re moving them now because it’s very important that when it comes, people will be away from peril, Mamba said ✔ Typhoon Haiyan left more than 7,300 people dead or missing and displaced more than five million in the central Philippines in 2013
‘It totally belittled the moment’: Many look back in dismay at Trump’s tossing of paper towels in Puerto Rico
9/14/2018, 12:18:58 AMThe president’s lighthearted visit to San Juan in the wake of Hurricane Maria now reminds some of Bush’s ‘mission accomplished’ and Katrina moments. ✔ In this June 1, 2018, file photo, a child shines a light on hundreds of shoes at a memorial for those killed by Hurricane Maria in front of the Puerto Rico Capitol in San Juan ✔ Asked if he’d received any constructive criticism, the president replied: None ✔ No, we only heard thank yous from the people of Puerto Rico
Patricia Espinosa: UN Climate-change action is ‘changing the weather’
9/14/2018, 2:25:56 AMThe UN’s top climate official declared Wednesday that climate-change action is “changing the weather.” ✔ Thank you for participating in #Talanoa4Ambition and contributing to address #climatechange, the biggest challenge of our time #ParisAgreement#GCAS2018pic.twitter.com/oVoFFv1Jis Patricia Espinosa C ✔ Ms. Espinosa serves along with Mr. Brown as a co-chair of the summit, a massive climate-change event that runs through Friday at the Moscone Center in San Francisco
Don't doubt Dubbo, it's ready for royal magic
9/14/2018, 2:08:00 AMMany were incredulous as to why Dubbo got the royal tap for the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s visit next month. But why not? ✔ Opinion National NSW Prince Harry Don't doubt Dubbo, it's ready for royal magic By Jillian McClelland13 September 2018 8:47pm Normal text sizeLarger text sizeVery large text size An unsophisticated or unintelligent person; a bumpkin ✔ For 20 or so years we have met annually for a girlie weekend with laughs and liquor
Designing our bodies for the future
9/14/2018, 2:17:37 AMAdvances in prosthetics, implants and bioengineering are allowing us to alter ourselves in new and unprecedented ways -- not only to beautify or overcome deficiencies, but to enhance and exceed our current capabilities. ✔ From tribal piercings to the figurative tattoos of prehistory, humans have been modifying their bodies for millennia ✔ Now, experiences that I normally wouldn't have found stimulating -- like walking down a supermarket aisle -- are ✔ The constant struggle to enhance our capabilities is the very definition of humanity
Their homes were damaged in a 2016 hurricane. Now Florence could do it again.
9/14/2018, 1:41:48 AMNorth and South Carolinians who suffered damages in Matthew are wearily eyeing Florence ✔ By Sarah Kaplan , Sarah Kaplan Reporter for Speaking of Science Email Bio Follow Frances Stead Sellers and Frances Stead Sellers Senior writer covering national politics Email Bio Follow Katie Zezima Katie Zezima National reporter covering vice Email Bio Follow September 13 at 8:18 PM LUMBERTON, N.C ✔ Recovery from any flood event in a town like ours will take years, he said
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