2 years after disastrous flood, Florence scares small town
9/14/2018, 5:19:24 AMNICHOLS, S.C. (AP) — One woman left town. Another prays her house might somehow be spared again. And one man will just wait and watch and hope the water doesn't rise. ✔ The residents of a tiny town in South Carolina who rebuilt after an inland flood from a hurricane destroyed 90 percent of the homes two years ago are uneasy as forecasters warn inland flooding from Hurricane Florence's rain could be one of the most dangerous and devastating parts of the storm
Honolulu dam's neighbors warned as storm raises water levels
9/14/2018, 6:29:18 AMHONOLULU (AP) — Heavy rains prompted a warning to 10,000 Honolulu residents that they might need to evacuate their homes as water levels in a dam rose to dangerously high levels, ✔ (AP Photo/Caleb Jones) Officials pump water from a reservoir where a dam came close to overflowing in Honolulu on Thursday, Sept ✔ 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
Man reported missing after 2011 Tohoku earthquake found alive and well
9/14/2018, 7:46:12 AMMore than 2,500 people who were reported missing by residents of the areas affected by Japan’s 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami are still unaccounted for. Morbid as it may be, most of their families have no doubt given up hope of any sort of reunion, and the only possible comfort… ✔ More than 2,500 people who were reported missing by residents of the areas affected by Japan’s 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami are still unaccounted for ✔ However, it turned out that Ishinomaki no longer had a juminhyo for the man either ✔ Sources: Kahoku Shinpo via Matome Matome, Kyodo via Livedoor News via Jin Read more stories from SoraNews24
Florence's onslaught could cue disaster in North Carolina
9/14/2018, 4:18:09 AMWILMINGTON, N.C. (AP) — Hurricane Florence already has inundated coastal streets with ocean water and left tens of thousands without power, and more is to come. Scre ✔ The storm's intensity diminished as it neared land, with winds dropping to 90 mph (135 kph) by nightfall ✔ (AP Photo/Gerry Broome) UPDATED THU 5 A.M. Map shows probable path of Hurricane Florence ✔ But the rough conditions failed to stop six fisherman from practicing a very old style of fishing in Virginia Beach
AP Explains: How hurricanes unleash lethal storm surges
9/14/2018, 4:53:25 AMWASHINGTON (AP) — Behold the awesome power of water. Already the ocean is swallowing beaches, roads and anything else in the way of Hurricane Florence's monstrous storm surge. Sto ✔ WASHINGTON (AP) Behold the awesome power of water ✔ It's just going to be an interesting ride, Needham said ✔ (Gray Whitley/Sun Journal via AP) Jamie Thompson and Ryan Thompson walk through flooded areas along the Neuse River near East Front Street in New Bern, N.C
Emperor, empress visit flood victims in Okayama
9/14/2018, 7:18:34 AMEmperor Akihito and Empress Michiko made a one-day trip to Okayama Prefecture on Friday and met victims of the deadly July downpours in western Japan. The imperial couple visited areas hard hit by torrential rains that caused widespread landslides and flooding, killing more than 200 people mainly in Okayama, Hiroshima… ✔ Their last visit to a disaster-affected area took place in June when they traveled to witness reconstruction in Fukushima from the March 2011 earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster ✔ Hoping to lessen the burden on local governments to provide security, the emperor and empress often choose to make day trips to disaster-hit areas, sometimes using helicopters
Philippines evacuates thousands ahead of Super Typhoon Mangkhut
9/14/2018, 5:42:10 AMThe Philippines is evacuating thousands of people, deploying soldiers and positioning emergency provisions as Super Typhoon Mangkhut threatens more than four million people in the country's north. ✔ WATCH: Heavy downpour in Catanduanes as of 3 p.m. #OmpongPH 📹: John Jay Tabo pic.twitter.com/BMBt6gc0kJ CNN Philippines (@cnnphilippines) September 13, 2018 In Legazpi city, an evacuee, Delaila Pasion, said: During the previous monsoon rains, half of our house was destroyed so I wanted to take my grandchildren to safety so they would not get hurt
When and where did the Hurricane Florence surge hit the US East Coast?
9/14/2018, 7:37:47 AMHURRICANE Florence inundated coastal streets with ocean water and left tens of thousands without power. Here’s how the wild tropical storm has being wreaking havoc as it made landfall. Where is the… ✔ Gov Roy Cooper asked for extra federal disaster help amid fears of historic major damage across the state ✔ Getty Images - Getty 4 Resident Michael Nelson floats in a boat made from a metal tub and fishing floats after the Neuse River went over its banks and flooded his street Will it hit the UK ✔ Instead they have warned of the uncertainty brought by Hurricane Helene
Hurricane Florence: What we know on Friday morning
9/14/2018, 7:28:57 AMDespite being downgraded again late Thursday night, this time to a Category 1 storm, Florence is projected to bring “hurricane-force winds and life-threatening storm surge” when it crashes ashore within hours, according to the National Weather Service. ✔ public safety officer informs beachgoers of the 7 p.m. curfew due to Hurricane Florence on, Sept ✔ Despite being downgraded again late Thursday night, this time to a Category 1 storm, Florence is projected to bring hurricane-force winds and life-threatening storm surge when it crashes ashore within hours, according to the National Weather Service
Hurricane Florence deluges Carolinas ahead of landfall
9/14/2018, 6:50:59 AMHeavy rain, wind gusts and rising floodwaters from Hurricane Florence swamped the Carolinas early on Friday as the massive storm crawled toward the coast, threatening millions of people in its path with record rainfall and punishing surf. ✔ Chip Somodevilla | Getty Images Waves crash around the Oceana Pier as the outer edges of Hurricane Florence being to affect the coast September 13, 2018 in Atlantic Beach, United States ✔ Florence 's top winds were clocked on Thursday evening at 90 mph (150 km/h) as it churned in the Atlantic Ocean, down from a peak of 140 mph (224 km/h) earlier this week when it was classified as a Category 4 storm
Hurricane Florence sweeps across Carolinas, bringing ‘life-threatening’ rainfall
9/14/2018, 4:27:17 AMHurricane Florence is expected to lash parts of North Carolina and South Carolina on Friday. ✔ By Antonia Noori Farzan and Antonia Noori Farzan Reporter for Morning Mix Email Bio Follow Kyle Swenson Kyle Swenson Reporter for Morning Mix Email Bio Follow September 14 at 12:01 AM Hurricane Florence continued sweeping across part of the southeastern United States on Friday, bringing powerful winds along with warnings of life-threatening storm surge and rainfall, according to the National Hurricane Center ✔ For context, based on our latest forecast, around 4.9 million people will be impacted by 10+ inches of precipitation over the next 5 days
Super Typhoon Mangkhut path latest: SHOCK graph shows terrifying direct hit on Hong Kong
9/14/2018, 7:35:11 AMSUPER Typhoon Mangkhut is on track to smash into southeast Asia threatening the Philippines and Hong Kong with 130 mph winds, fuelling fears of devastating floods and huge waves. ✔ A category five hurricane is the highest on the Saffir-Simpson scale and is described as a storm which causes complete roof failure on many residences and industrial buildings ✔ Mangkhut’s terrible power is multiplied by the threat of storm-surges the height of two double-decker buses sweeping inland like a tsunami
WHAT'S HAPPENING: Florence will pose fatal threat for days
9/14/2018, 5:29:04 AMMIAMI (AP) — Hurricane Florence's winds may have weakened, but this is still no "minor" storm . Water is a hurricane's deadliest threat, and forecasters say Florence packs a catas ✔ MIAMI (AP) Hurricane Florence's winds may have weakened, but this is still no minor storm ✔ Officials have been begging hold-outs in evacuation zones to seek shelter, including a police chief on a barrier island in Florence's bull's-eye who asked for next-of-kin contact information from the few residents who refused warnings to leave ✔ But she's even more worried about what would happen if she couldn't quickly get back to work at a Family Dollar store after the storm passes
Reliable Sources: Cable newsers stay live overnight for Florence coverage
9/14/2018, 5:20:48 AMHurricane Florence was a Category 4 hurricane two days ago. Now it has weakened to a Category 1 storm. The 11 p.m. ET report cited 90 mph sustained winds. ✔ In his own world with Trump was Fox Business host Lou Dobbs who called the Hurricane Maria death toll a farce and an amazing tortured inflation ✔ (THR) -- Rachel Maddow extends her winning streak ✔ (Mediaite) -- Facebook has expanded its fact-checking to allow partners to debunk photos and videos..
Elderly couple fleeing Florence hold hands in the back of ambulance
9/14/2018, 7:09:36 AMThe couple were rushed out of a nursing home in Beaufort County, South Carolina on Thursday, as the evacuation window for more than 1.7 million people under mandatory orders closed rapidly. ✔ A tender photo shows an elderly couple holding hands in the back of an ambulance as they are evacuated ahead of Hurricane Florence ✔ Unsure of what they might find when they return home, the couple went shopping for a recreational vehicle ✔ 'With the campus closed and the football game cancelled, there's a lot of anxiety at local businesses,' local chamber of commerce CEO Aaron Nelson told CBS
Factbox: More than 188,000 without power as Florence batters Carolinas
9/14/2018, 7:38:40 AMU.S. Southeast power companies said more than 188,000 homes and businesses in No... ✔ Duke said it had more than 20,000 personnel ready to start fixing outages as soon as conditions allowed, including over 8,000 from the Duke’s Carolinas utilities, 1,700 from the Midwest, 1,200 from Florida and 9,400 from other utilities ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles
Just wait. Trump will tell us how to judge his Hurricane Florence response.
9/14/2018, 6:18:46 AMIf history is a guide, it won't be long after Hurricane Florence's winds ease and floods ebb that President Donald Trump will award himself high marks for his handling of the latest natural disaster. ✔ In fact, the administration reacted to anger over Trump's tweet by doubling down with obfuscation ✔ There is no reason to doubt the validity of these studies ✔ Trump's ability and willingness to put the suffering of others above his self-absorption could be tested again in the days ahead
'Catastrophic' freshwater flooding expected over Carolinas
9/14/2018, 7:19:43 AMWILMINGTON, N.C. (AP) — Hurricane Florence already has inundated coastal streets with ocean water and left tens of thousands without power, and forecasters say that "catastrophic" ✔ (Matthew Fortner/The Post And Courier via AP) Police patrol past boarded up shops along the boardwalk in Myrtle Beach, S.C., Thursday, Sept ✔ 13) Fast response crews from California to Florida and New England converged on the Carolinas to be ready to move into the Hurricane Florence damage zone
Monster typhoon barrels toward north Philippines, China
9/14/2018, 5:05:26 AMMANILA, Philippines (AP) — Typhoon Mangkhut has retained its ferocious strength and slightly shifted toward more densely populated coastal provinces as it barrels closer to the no ✔ MANILA, Philippines (AP) Typhoon Mangkhut has retained its ferocious strength and slightly shifted toward more densely populated coastal provinces as it barrels closer to the northeastern Philippines, where a massive evacuation is underway ✔ The Philippine officials have begun evacuating thousands of people in the path of the most powerful typhoon this year, closing schools and readying bulldozers for landslides
IVF fertility blogger dies during emergency caesarian
9/14/2018, 7:41:30 AMVanessa Fernandez Arango, 30, from Bilbao, Spain, suffered a fatal heart attack during the surgery, leaving her husband Jonathan Garcia, 32, to share the sad news with her 2,700 followers. ✔ The picture posted by Vanessa Fernandez Arango's husband Jonathan Garcia as he revealed his wife had died during an emergency caesarian in Spain A fertility blogger's journey through IVF and pregnancy has ended in tragedy after her husband revealed she had died during an emergency caesarian ✔ Medics began an emergency caesarian to deliver the baby but she suffered a cardiac arrest and died just hours after going to hospital
Kansai airport reopens runway flooded in typhoon
9/14/2018, 7:18:28 AMA runway at western Japan's major international airport reopened Friday after being closed for 10 days due to flooding caused by a powerful typhoon earlier this month. Kansai International Airport, which sits on a manmade island in Osaka Bay, plans to resume around 40 domestic and 80 international services, equivalent… ✔ Typhoon Jebi passed through western Japan on Sept 4 bringing storm tides that flooded one of the airport's two runways and the No. 1 terminal building used by most airlines and typically servicing about 400 flights daily ✔ The airport operator expects to continue steadily increasing flights, restoring traffic to around 50 percent of normal by next Thursday ✔ The facility was used by around 80,000 passengers a day on average before the disaster
Teen killed by falling chimney as explosions rip through homes 'like Armageddon'
9/14/2018, 6:57:09 AMHundreds of people have been evacuated from three neighbourhoods near Boston - Lawrence, Andover and North Andover - following a natural gas pipeline rupture ✔ A teenager was killed by a falling chimney after dozens of natural gas pipeline explosions ripped through neighbourhoods, sparking fiery scenes like Armageddon ✔ I could see pillars of smoke in front of me from the town of Andover ✔ Mr McCown, who led PHMSA under President George W Bush, told Reuters: I can't think of a series of natural gas-related incidents like this
What is the Waffle House Index?
9/14/2018, 5:12:39 AMHow sausages, eggs and waffles help American officials understand hurricane damage ✔ If they’re open but have a limited menu, that’s yellow, he explained to NPR, America’s public radio network ✔ With countries shuffling their feet on emissions reductions, it is likely that these disasters will become only more costlyeven if every business were to become as hardy as America’s indomitable waffle chain
Breakingviews - AIG’s lost decade is not yet behind it
9/14/2018, 5:27:36 AM(Reuters Breakingviews) - Anyone who has held shares in American International G... ✔ NEW YORK (Reuters Breakingviews) - Anyone who has held shares in American International Group since the end of 2007 is still nursing a 95 percent stock-price loss ✔ Revenue shrank steadily under Benmosche, Peter Hancock and, since May last year, Brian Duperreault, as successive CEOs fought to bring both continuing businesses and problematic legacy lines under control
Techno fest in ship graveyard aims to revive vanished Aral Sea
9/14/2018, 6:53:35 AMUzbek electronica jamboree seeks to lure waters back to parched sea bed ✔ That may be a pipe dream, but locals including hotelier Mahmud Akbarov are excited anyway ✔ Now this is kind of normal, because our society is becoming more open ✔ This article is part of a series on possible solutions to some of the world’s most stubborn problems
First victim, 18, pictured after 'gas explosion' as girlfriend pays tribute
9/14/2018, 4:30:39 AMTRIBUTES have been paid to a teenager who died in a series of suspected gas explosions which tore through a community in the US. ✔ She added: He used to care about everyone so much especially the people around him ✔ Andover fire chief Michael Mansfield described the crisis as being like Armageddon and like a war zone ✔ Authorities haven't yet confirmed the cause of the blast, saying it was far too early to speculate
Trump on Twitter (Sept 13) - Jamie Dimon, Hurricane Florence,...
9/14/2018, 4:15:16 AMThe following statements were posted to the verified personal Twitter account of... ✔ The following statements were posted to the verified personal Twitter account of U.S. President Donald Trump (@realDonaldTrump) FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump holds an Oval Office meeting on preparations for hurricane Florence at the White House in Washington, U.S., September 11, 2018 ✔ Then, a long time later, they started to report really large numbers, like 3000..
Jeb Bush Rips Trump's 'Incredibly Disheartening' Puerto Rico Tweet
9/14/2018, 4:49:29 AMThe White House says the president was just responding to a "constant stream of misinformation." ✔ Jeb Bush (R) slammed President Donald Trump’s tweet earlier in the day, which falsely claimed the death toll of 3,000 in last year’s Puerto Rico hurricane was a fake number concocted by the Democrats, calling it incredibly disheartening ✔ When I left the Island, AFTER the storm had hit, they had anywhere from 6 to 18 deaths
Japan and climate change -- leader turned laggard
9/14/2018, 5:03:13 AMAbe government must refocus on carbon emissions, taking its cue from private sector pioneers ✔ Panasonic, Sony and Sekisui Chemical have already had their plans approved by the Science Based Targets initiative, a collaboration between CDP and global environmental organizations which champions science-based targets as a powerful way of boosting companies' competitive advantage in switching to the low-carbon economy
Dozens of gas blasts rock Boston suburbs, killing at least one,...
9/14/2018, 6:34:25 AMDozens of explosions, apparently triggered by a natural gas pipeline rupture, ro... ✔ ‘OVERWHELMING EVENT’ Lawrence General Hospital said on its Facebook page it treated 13 people for injuries ranging from smoke inhalation to blast trauma ✔ One of those patients, who was in critical condition, was transported to Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles
A frozen graveyard: The sad tales of Antarctica’s deaths
9/14/2018, 6:30:58 AMBeneath layers of snow and ice on the world’s coldest continent, there may be hundreds of people buried forever. Martha Henriques investigates their stories. ✔ Inland, temperatures can plummet to nearly -90C (-130F) ✔ The exchange, as he recorded it from memory soon after the event, was brief: Ross: Dai ✔ It is a physical symbol that spans the hemispheres, connecting home with the vast and wild continent that drew these scientists away for the last time
For my entire childhood, my mom convinced me I was dying
9/14/2018, 5:26:36 AMShe said I had cancer, and an eating disorder, and pneumonia. I didn’t realize it was abuse until years later ✔ She thought she could stop me, and the level of control she had over me disgusted me ✔ Here are some suggestions: These Fearless Females Are Drumming Their Way Into Music’s Biggest Boys’ Club The Gay Black American Who Stared Down Nazis in the Name of Love I’m Nonbinary
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