Florence was another 1,000-year rain event. Is this the new normal as the planet warms?
9/18/2018, 7:30:47 PMHuge hurricane rainfall keeps happening as storms slow down, grow larger, and draw in more water. ✔ First came Harvey, which dumped an unheard of 5 feet of rain in Texas last August ✔ Although it’s not certain how much of the change is due to global warming, a study published in June found storms have slowed down by about 10 percent since 1946 ✔ This latent warming is a dangerous reservoir of heat
Small fries! Drought shrinks Belgian chips
9/18/2018, 5:46:33 PMPotato crop yields have been reduced by 25% in Belgium, threatening the country's signature dish. ✔ It's the same thing across southern England, the Netherlands, France and western Germany, he said ✔ The frite is reputed to have originated in Namur in francophone Belgium, where the locals were particularly fond of fried fish ✔ When the River Meuse froze over one cold winter in 1680, people are said to have fried potatoes instead
Hokkaido quake reveals Japan is woefully unprepared to help foreign tourists in times of disaster
9/18/2018, 4:06:06 PMThe powerful earthquake that recently hit Hokkaido threw a strong spotlight on how unprepared Japan is to provide foreign visitors with information during ✔ As a part of this effort, the Japan Tourism Agency created a guideline on how to deal with foreign visitors in the initial stage of a disaster ✔ They must keep in mind that they should not exclude anyone and they should strengthen the ties with people who do not understand the same language, she said
Florence death toll rises to 32 as floodwaters linger in North Carolina
9/18/2018, 4:11:05 PMStorm has claimed lives in North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia, including a one-year-old boy ✔ The victims include a one-year-old boy who was swept away after his mother drove into floodwaters and lost her grip on him while trying to get back to dry land in North Carolina ✔ Rescuers have saved about 700 people in New Hanover county, where Wilmington is located, and 2,600 people across the state ✔ Four dams have been breached in North and South Carolina, CNN reported on Tuesday, as rivers continued to rise
Storm Ali path map: What time will Storm Ali hit the UK tomorrow?
9/18/2018, 4:53:28 PMSTORM ALI is on course to collide into the UK tomorrow with warnings of ‘life-threatening’ 80mph winds. What time will Storm Ali hit the UK tomorrow? ✔ Storm Ali is Britain’s first named storm of the season, with storm Helene which hit Wales on Tuesday having taken its name from a US hurricane ✔ Wet and windy weather is likely over the weekend as well, but from next week the weather conditions in the UK are expected to be quieter
Storm Ali tracker forecast map: Where will Storm Ali bring DANGEROUS winds this week?
9/18/2018, 7:39:39 PMSTORM Ali is set to smash into the UK tomorrow, triggering yellow and amber weather warnings across the country. Where will Storm Ali bring dangerous winds this week? ✔ The Met Office predicts winds will gradually ease on Wednesday, starting across Northern Ireland, northwest Wales and northern England, and then across Scotland ✔ Those close to the coast in the affected areas have also been told to expect high waves which could hit roads and properties
'Nightmare that won't end': Storm evacuees can't return yet
9/18/2018, 7:04:49 PMWILMINGTON, N.C. (AP) — Hundreds of people waited in long lines for water and other essentials in Wilmington, still mostly cut off by rising water days after Hurricane Florence un ✔ (AP Photo/Chuck Burton) Russell Maloy walks over a railway bridge near his home to check the level of the Cape Fear River which has been rising in the aftermath of Hurricane Florence in Fayetteville, N.C., Tuesday, Sept ✔ A state of emergency is in effect, and the town is observing a mandatory curfew from 8pm to 6am until further notice
Travel snarled by flooding as Carolinas size up Florence's damage
9/18/2018, 4:53:52 PMResidents of the Carolinas struggled to return to normalcy on Tuesday after taki... ✔ One person was killed when Florence spawned at least 16 tornadoes on Monday in Virginia, where dozens of buildings were destroyed, the National Weather Service reported ✔ Those figures do not include losses from continuing flooding ✔ President Donald Trump is expected to travel to the region on Wednesday, CNN and local news media reported ✔ Slideshow (30 Images) Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles
Chips will be an inch SHORTER next year after European drought
9/18/2018, 4:19:34 PMThe UK imports almost 750,000 tonnes of frozen chips per year from Belgium and the Netherlands where farmers have suffered a 20 per cent drop in crop yields due to lack of rain. ✔ Britons will be eating shorter chips next year because the dry summer has yielded smaller potatoes ✔ Drought and heatwaves since late spring have withered crops in northern Europe, fuelling concern about tightening grain supplies ✔ 'Disappointingly low yields are now confirmed in France, Italy, UK, and the central and southeast EU countries,' it added
Met Office alerts latest: Where are yellow and amber weather warnings in place?
9/18/2018, 6:14:25 PMSTORM Ali is set to unleash gale-force winds and heavy rain across the UK tomorrow as warnings are issued for parts of the country. Where are yellow and amber weather warnings in place? ✔ In the wake of previous the end of Hurricane Helene which struck parts of the UK on Tuesday, Storm Ali is set to threaten the British Isles on Wednesday ✔ Dangerous winds of up to 80mph are expected to bring flying debris and travel disruptions to parts of Britain throughout Wednesday ✔ STORM ALI PATH MAP: WHAT TIME WILL STORM ALI HIT THE UK TOMORROW
In a Florence flood, she tried to hold onto her baby. But the water ripped him away
9/18/2018, 4:34:51 PMShe'd been holding Kaiden to her chest. But now she was only holding onto his forearm. The waters whooshed by with surprising force, pulling him away. She had his wrist. Then his hand. Then his fingers. Then he was gone. ✔ When Dazia Lee tries to bring order to the disorder of that night, it helps her to think in numbers ✔ So on Sunday, when she strapped Kaiden into his car seat and went off into streets that had just been hit with six to eight inches of rain, no one in her family worried
Fayetteville flooding worse than Hurricane Matthew as Florence causes Cape Fear to surge
9/18/2018, 7:24:09 PMAfter Florence, flooding in and around the eastern North Carolina city of Fayetteville has surpassed that of Hurricane Matthew two years ago. ✔ A statement from a joint Cumberland County and Fayetteville emergency task force warned of a strong potential for flooding within a mile of the Cape Fear ✔ It is predicted to peak at 61.8 feet according to the National Weather Service ✔ Caitie McMekin/News Sentinel, Fullscreen Last SlideNext Slide
The Latest: Florence extends its rainy misery to Northeast
9/18/2018, 4:27:40 PMWILMINGTON, N.C. (AP) — The Latest on Florence's lingering impact (all times local): Noon Florence is spreading its misery. As the South ✔ (AP) The Latest on Florence's lingering impact (all times local): Noon Florence is spreading its misery ✔ Virginia Department of Emergency Management spokesman Jeff Caldwell said his agency considers the storms part of Hurricane Florence, and said the tornado still need to be confirmed by the National Weather Service
Deadly aftermath of Typhoon Mangkhut | Pictures | Reuters
9/18/2018, 4:17:24 PMPeople walk through a damaged path after Super Typhoon Mangkhut hit Hong Kong. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu ✔ REUTERS/Erik De Castro Reuters / Monday, September 17, 2018 A dog of a missing miner watches rescuers dig for people buried in a landslide, after super typhoon Mangkhut hit the country, at a mining camp in Itogon, Benguet, Philippines ✔ REUTERS/Stringer Close 24 / 24 Share this Slideshow View Again View Next South Korean president visits North Korea
Drone footage shot after Florence shows a massive river in North Carolina. It used to be a highway.
9/18/2018, 4:31:56 PM'This isn't a river ... it's Interstate 40,' tweeted the North Carolina transportation department, as it shared the stunning footage. ✔ Trogdon III, head of the Transportation Department, posted a photograph of the same stretch of highway, with what appeared to be two people aboard a skiff, surveying the storm damage while boating above what would have been a lane of oncoming traffic just days before
'Gotta take care of home': Michael Jordan gives US$2M for Florence aid
9/18/2018, 7:47:13 PMCharlotte Hornets owner Michael Jordan thought about all the spots that made Wilmington home growing up and was moved to dramatic action. ✔ And the deaths - it was so sad about the babies (that died, including one in Gaston County) ✔ The Foundation for the Carolinas directs funds to nonprofits in North and South Carolina ✔ Our new podcast series from the team behind Phoebe's Fall View episodes
'Fire whirl' sucked up crews' hose in British Columbia blazes, video shows
9/18/2018, 6:00:48 PMOfficials say the relatively rare phenomenon is caused when heat from the fire and ground temperature combine to create uplift ✔ It’s similar to a ‘dust devil’ that you see in parking lots, said Forrest Tower, a British Columbia fire service spokesman ✔ British Columbia has battled hundreds of blazes this summer following an unusually hot and dry stretch of weather, prompting the premier, John Horgan, to declare a state of emergency ✔ At one point, more than 600 fires burned across the province ✔ There are still more than 397 active fires, said Tower
Trump seeks to blunt future criticism of Florence response by Democrats
9/18/2018, 5:36:45 PMIn a pair of tweets, the president predicted there would soon be “ranting” about perceived shortcomings. ✔ By John Wagner and John Wagner National reporter leading The Post's breaking political news team Email Bio Follow Mark Berman Mark Berman National news reporter Email Bio Follow September 18 at 1:18 PM President Trump sought Tuesday to blunt future criticism from Democrats about his administration’s handling of Hurricane Florence, predicting in a pair of tweets that they would soon be ranting despite the great job underway ✔ South Carolina officials say six people were killed there, while Virginia authorities reported one death on Monday from an apparent tornado
Tragic photo of boy grieving over his dead sewer worker father’s body
9/18/2018, 5:20:04 PMFather Anil, a labourer in India, was lowered into a 20-foot deep sewer with a 'weak' rope, that was tied to his waist. But it snapped when he was about halfway down, and he died. ✔ Because they are so poor, they were initially unable to afford to cremate the dead man, who died six days after his four-month-old son died from pneumonia ✔ Their baby died of pnuemonia after Anil had asked neighbours to lend him cash for medicines, but they were not able to help
Hurricane Florence: Pet rescuer saves DOZENS of stranded cats and dogs as storm rages
9/18/2018, 5:15:09 PMA MODEST lorry driver has emerged from the storm waters of Hurricane Florence as a modern day Noah. ✔ Photographs posted by the rescuer on his Facebook page shows how the inside of the school bus has been cleared out and replaced with a stack of cages to transport the animals to safety ✔ Having earlier bought the old school bus to help out in animal evacuations in the wake of last year’s Hurricane Harvey, he now hopes to one day open his own shelter
FEMA Postpones Test Of Presidential Emergency Alert System
9/18/2018, 5:24:01 PMAlmost every American with a cell phone can expect a text from Donald Trump in early October. ✔ Americans should no longer expect to receive a text message from President Donald Trump on Sept ✔ Still, some have voiced concern about how such an unfiltered president may choose to use the system, which was in development before Trump entered the White House
Lawsuit filed against gas company after Massachusetts blasts
9/18/2018, 7:16:52 PMBOSTON (AP) — Lawyers filed a class action lawsuit Tuesday on behalf of people who were forced out of their homes for days when dozens of natural gas explosions and fires ripped t ✔ BOSTON (AP) Lawyers filed a class action lawsuit Tuesday on behalf of people who were forced out of their homes for days when dozens of natural gas explosions and fires ripped through three Massachusetts towns ✔ The explosions are under investigation by the National Transportation Safety Board
The Latest: Michael Jordan donating $2M to victims
9/18/2018, 6:34:25 PMWILMINGTON, N.C. (AP) — The Latest on Florence's lingering impact (all times local): 2:15 p.m. NBA legend Michael Jordan, who played high school basket ✔ (AP Photo/Steve Helber) Catherine Riggs, holds her grandson Luke Humphrey as she says bye to U.S. Coast Guard rescue swimmer Chris Hale, right, after they were rescued from their flooded Burgaw , N.C ✔ 17) The death toll from Hurricane Florence and its remnants has risen to 17 as officials say a 3-month-old died in North Carolina when a tree landed on a mobile home
Heartbreaking Coronation Street split to end in brutal KILLING?
9/18/2018, 5:01:33 PMCORONATION Street is about to turn seriously grisly. ✔ It looks like Peter could do the deed for him after Steve begs him to keep the betrayal from his sister ✔ After getting brutally dumped and discovering Steve's affairs, will Tracy be pushed over the edge ✔ Looks like this could be the end for Steve… Corrie continues tomorrow at 7.30pm on ITV
Bethenny Frankel Says She's 'Going Through an Emotional Storm' as She Mourns Dennis Shields
9/18/2018, 4:28:13 PMBethenny Frankel is pouring herself into Hurricane Florence relief efforts — all while mourning the loss of her on-off boyfriend ✔ Bethenny Frankel is pouring herself into Hurricane Florence relief efforts all while mourning the loss of her on-off boyfriend Dennis Shields ✔ RELATED VIDEO: Bethenny Frankel Talks Puerto Rico Relief & Her #BStrong Initiative Though the hurricane is over, flooding remains a threat, and Frankel says her volunteers are assessing which areas need the most help as they go
Anderson Cooper Schools Donald Trump Jr. on Hurricane Coverage After He Tells CNN 'Stop Lying'
9/18/2018, 6:04:41 PMDonald Trump Jr. asserted that he did not make the claims that Anderson Cooper refuted ✔ after President Donald Trump‘s son told CNN to stop lying ✔ What’s worse is there’s a simple solution that they refuse to accept ✔ But I at least thought that they and you should know the truth ✔ Tapper added, Of course one has to have character before one can show it, I suppose
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro blasted for dining on 'Salt Bae' steak as his country starves
9/18/2018, 4:59:52 PMVenezuelan President Nicolás Maduro is drawing worldwide condemnation for feasting on a steak," while his country's collapse has left people starving. ✔ A composite image shows Turkish chef and butcher Nusret Gokce (left) and Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro ✔ His flamboyant cooking style, which features gold steaks and elaborate gestures over the grill, has made him so popular that he also runs restaurants in New York City, Dubai, Abu Dhabi, and Istanbul, where he feted Maduro with a steak and a cigar
Bake Off viewers devastated after finding out what has happened to fan favourite
9/18/2018, 7:17:30 PMThe retired air steward, who won last week's naan bread technical challenge, withdrew from the contest this week ✔ Terry and his moustache are popular with viewers (Image: Supplied by WENN) Terry created this masterpiece in week one (Image: Supplied by WENN) Read More Bake Off 2018 Contestants Terry Ruby Antony Rahul Dan Karen Jon Kim Joy Briony Manon When is it on
Trump tasks HHS with ongoing review of biodefense
9/18/2018, 5:52:49 PMPresident Trump signed a memo Tuesday that tasks Health Secretary Alex Azar with scrutinizing and improving the entire government’s ability to respond to a potential biological attack by terrorists, the accidental release of lab pathogens or disease outbreaks such as Zika or Ebola. ✔ President Trump signed a memo Tuesday that tasks Health Secretary Alex Azar with scrutinizing and improving the entire government’s ability to respond to a potential biological attack by terrorists, the accidental release of lab pathogens or disease outbreaks such as Zika or Ebola ✔ It’s intended to be a living document that we can update and revise in light of the circumstances, said National Security Adviser John R
FEMA chief visits North Carolina inland areas flooded by Florence
9/18/2018, 4:12:05 PMThe storm has killed 32 people, 25 in North Carolina, including a 1-year-old boy whose body was found Monday after he was swept away by floodwaters near Charlotte. ✔ With FEMA registrations set to begin Tuesday for victims of Hurricane Florence, the pair were expected to speak publicly at a noon briefing in Raleigh, North Carolina’s capital ✔ That has led officials to direct residents to stay off the roads or to check state transportation websites for updates ✔ Officials expect to know in coming days when roads into the city will be cleared, she said
Doris Kearns Goodwin shares four pivotal moments in presidential 'Leadership'
9/18/2018, 4:18:15 PMIn 'Leadership: In Turbulent Times,' best-selling historian Doris Kearns Goodwin looks at four important presidents and their key accomplishments. ✔ Despite fears that it would cause race wars in the South and lead Union officers to resign, the proclamation reflected Lincoln’s gift for measuring diverse opinion and then acting decisively ✔ President Franklin Roosevelt at his home in Hyde Park, New York, in 1937 ✔ Starving people wandered the streets, Goodwin writes ✔ LBJ’s visionary drive Taking office amid the trauma of John F ✔ Put these new books on your wish list right now
Camp David created Oslo, which killed the Palestinian struggle
9/18/2018, 6:55:33 PMAfter Camp David and Oslo, the Palestinians are left with a political elite that no longer stands for their struggle. ✔ As of last year the number of settlers in the West Bank had reached 400,000, their settlements occupying 42 percent of its territory; by comparison in the early 1990s they were around 100,000 ✔ Al Jazeera World The Price of Oslo ABOUT THE AUTHOR Ahmed Abu Artema Ahmed Abu Artema is a Palestinian journalist and peace activist
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