Typhoon Jebi death toll latest: How many people have been killed by Typhoon Jebi in Japan?
9/4/2018, 7:37:17 PMTYPHOON Jebi has battered Japan in the latest extreme weather event to hit the country - but how many people have been killed by the tropical cyclone? ✔ Huge tides sent waves cascading over sea boats and bridges, while Kansai International Airport’s runways were submerged by flood water ✔ Elsewhere, more than 1.6 million households lost power in Osaka ✔ The brutal cold is a contributor to heavy rainfall, NASA added
Japan slammed by most powerful storm in decades
9/4/2018, 4:52:01 PMTyphoon Jebi made landfall on Shikoku island before storming west, killing at least 8 people. ✔ Typhoon Jebi is the latest extreme weather event to besiege Japan this summer following heavy rains, landslides, floods and a record-breaking heatwave that cumulatively killed hundreds of people ✔ The typhoon inundated the region's international airport and blew a tanker into a bridge, disrupting land and air travel and leaving thousands stranded
Tropical Storm Gordon brings hurricane warning to central Gulf Coast
9/4/2018, 7:50:04 PMStorm could bring up to 8 inches of rain and "life threatening storm surge"; tropical storm intensifying as it moves over Gulf ✔ Still, the southeastern part of the state remains under a tropical storm warning and residents need to be prepared for the storm to shift west, Edwards said ✔ Forecasters say little change in strength is expected in coming days and no coastal watches or warnings are in effect.
Review: In Circle X's 'Hole in the Sky,' one disaster gets averted while another unfolds onstage
9/4/2018, 4:24:04 PMOctavio Solis' new play centers on a community torn apart by drought. But before it can unfold on Circle X's outdoor stage, cast and crew have to overcome an unexpected disaster of their own when lighting equipment breaks before curtain. ✔ (Jeff Galfer) Connor (Lola Kelly) has survived her own twin disasters: cancer and divorce ✔ Connor is dogged by a long-ago tragedy for which neighboring rancher Gordon (Cliff Weissman) still bitterly blames her, one subplot among Solis’ somewhat hectic story that doesn’t really bear close scrutiny ✔ In this drought-ravaged locale, a single spark is all that’s needed to destroy a way of life ✔ Tickets: $35-$50 Information: circlextheatre.org
Strong typhoon slams western Japan; 8 dead, airport flooded
9/4/2018, 4:15:05 PMTOKYO (AP) — A powerful typhoon slammed into western Japan on Tuesday, inundating the region's main international airport and blowing a tanker into a bridge, disrupting land and a ✔ (Kentaro Ikushima/Mainichi Newspaper via AP) A couple watches waves hitting a coast of Shirahara town, Wakayama prefecture, central Japan, Monday, Sept ✔ Powerful Typhoon Jebi is approaching Japan's Pacific coast and forecast to bring heavy rain and high winds to much of the country
Japan Ravaged By Deadly Typhoon: See the Most Shocking Photos of Worst Storm in 25 Years
9/4/2018, 7:13:45 PMTyphoon Jebi is ravaging Japan, forcing evacuations, causing major destruction and claiming 7 lives ✔ When the airport closed, 2,600 people stranded inside, according to the New York Times ✔ The current system has recorded wind gusts of 102 miles per hour, which is the equivalent of a Category 1 hurricane, and has so far dropped 20 inches of rain, says CNN ✔ In July, the country was hit by deadly landslides and flooding, which left more than 200 dead
Typhoon Jebi spaghetti models: Typhoon Jebi path REVEALED - where will storm head next?
9/4/2018, 4:00:49 PMJAPAN has been hit with its worst storm in 25 years after at least six people have died and 160 have been injured as Typhoon Jebi made landfall today. But where will the storm head next? ✔ Japan's authorities issued evacuation advisories for more than 1 million people today and cancelled more than 700 flights ✔ Typhoon Jebi will continue to slam southern and central Honshu through Tuesday before racing toward Hokkaido into Wednesday ✔ The last, which was named Cimaron, pummelled Japan only two weeks ago
UK weather forecast: Storm Florence to deliver 65mph wind – and it may become HURRICANE
9/4/2018, 7:50:32 PMSTORM Florence could slam Britain with winds as strong as 65 miles per hour as it tears across the Atlantic - before possibly turning into a hurricane. ✔ Meanwhile, the Met Office has predicted a warm autumn ahead, following the UK basking in a heatwave this summer, with temperatures set to become cooler and weather becoming more unsettled ✔ But the other scenario steers the storm straight towards Britain and western Europe
Hurricane Gordon: Prepare for FLASH FLOODING and powerful rainfall warns NOAA
9/4/2018, 7:50:34 PMTROPICAL Storm Gordon is set to become a hurricane as it continues its path towards the Gulf Coast. Residents have been told to expect flash flooding and heavy rain from the director of the National Hurricane Centre. ✔ The massive storm is packing maximum sustained winds of 65mph (100km/h), just 9mph from hurricane-strength, and is heading northwest at 15mph (24km/h) ✔ The storm’s path is likely to head north over Jackson and Vicksburg in Mississippi, before crossing over into parts of Louisiana and then onto Arkansas
Hurricane Gordon path and tracking: Where is Hurricane Gordon RIGHT NOW? Path MAPPED
9/4/2018, 6:04:53 PMTROPICAL Storm Gordon is hurtling toward the Gulf Coast and is set to hit the United States as a Category 1 hurricane. Here is the latest path and warnings. ✔ At 10am Central Time (4pm BST) on Tuesday, Gordon was churning about 145 miles (235km) east-southeast from the mouth of the Mississippi River ✔ The latest from the NOAA has discontinued a tropical storm warning for west of Grand Isle, Louisiana ✔ Preparations to protect life and property should be rushed to completion
Hurricane Gordon path LIVE updates: Gordon to SMASH Mississippi and Gulf TONIGHT
9/4/2018, 6:33:29 PMTROPICAL Storm Gordon is hurtling toward Mississippi and the Gulf Coast and is set to become a Category 1 hurricane as it smashes into land. Here are all the latest LIVE updates. ✔ Tropical Storm Gordon is set to become a Category 1 hurricane as it ploughs into land on Tuesday night ✔ Gordon is forecast to uneash a torrent of hazards when it hits, including torrential rain, powerful winds, life-threatening strom surges and tornadoes ✔ Gordon is expected to make landfall tonight as a hurricane
Gordon aims to hit Gulf Coast as hurricane after nightfall
9/4/2018, 4:31:41 PMGULFPORT, Miss. (AP) — Boaters evacuated to safe harbors, and motorists fled barrier islands Tuesday as the Gulf Coast hustled to get ready for Tropical Storm Gordon, which was on ✔ (AP) Boaters evacuated to safe harbors, and motorists fled barrier islands Tuesday as the Gulf Coast hustled to get ready for Tropical Storm Gordon, which was on track to hit Mississippi as a Category 1 hurricane sometime after nightfall ✔ Grand Isle Mayor David Campardelle called for a voluntary evacuation of his barrier island in Louisiana, about 50 miles (80 kilometers) south of New Orleans
Hurricane Gordon spaghetti models: Where will Gordon make landfall in Mississippi TONIGHT?
9/4/2018, 5:56:20 PMTROPICAL Storm Gordon is projected to become a hurricane as it makes landfall in Mississippi along the US Gulf Coast tonight - but where will it strike exactly? ✔ A storm surge warning, meaning there is also a threat posed to life, is in effect for Shell Beach, located near to New Orleans, up to Dauphin Island Hurricane Gordon spaghetti models: Gordon is expected to hit the border of Louisiana and Mississippi (Image: South Florida Water Management District) The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency is preparing to open an emergency shelter at 7pm BST (1pm local time)
Hurricane season 2018: Which hurricane names will never be used again?
9/4/2018, 4:19:44 PMHURRICANE season 2018 is well underway in the USA and is wreaking havoc with storm surges, catastrophic flooding and destructive winds. But with Hurricane Gordon next on the agenda, which names will never be used again? ✔ Each Atlantic storm that reaches a sustained wind speed of 39mph are given a name - if it tops 74mph, is keeps its name but becomes a hurricane ✔ Hurricane season 2018: Hurricanes Katrina holds many awful memories for residents (Image: Getty ) Here is the full list of retired hurricane names, in alphabetical order: Agnes - 1972 Alicia - 1983 Allen - 1980 Allison - 2001 Andrew - 1992 Anita - 1977 Audrey - 1957 Betsy - 1965 Beulah - 1967 Bob - 1991 Camille - 1969 Carla - 1961 Carmen - 1974 Carol - 1954 Celia - 1970 Cesar - 1996 Charley - 2004 Cleo - 1964 Connie - 1955 David - 1979 Dean - 2007 Dennis - 2005 Diana - 1990 Diane - 1955 Donna - 1960 Dora - 1964 Edna - 1954 Elena - 1985 Eloise - 1975 Erika - 2015 Fabian - 2003 Felix - 2007 Fifi - 1974 Flora - 1963 Floyd - 1999 Fran - 1996 Frances - 2004 Frederic - 1979 Georges - 1998 Gilbert - 1988 Gloria - 1985 Greta - 1978 Gustav - 2008 Harvey - 2017 Hattie - 1961 Hazel - 1954 Hilda - 1964 Hortense - 1996 Hugo - 1989 Igor - 2010 Ike - 2008 Inez - 1966 Ingrid - 2013 Ione - 1955 Irene - 2011 Iris - 2001 Irma - 2017 Isabel - 2003 Isidore - 2002 Ivan - 2004 Janet - 1955 Jeanne - 2004 Joan - 1988 Joaquin - 2015 Juan - 2003 Katrina - 2005 Keith - 2000 Klaus - 1990 Lenny - 1999 Lili - 2002 Luis - 1995 Maria - 2017 Marilyn - 1995 Matthew - 2016 Michelle - 2001 Mitch - 1998 Nate - 2017 Noel - 2007 Opal - 1995 Otto - 2016 Paloma - 2008 Rita - 2005 Roxanne - 1995 Sandy - 2012 Stan - 2005 Tomas - 2010 Wilma - 2005
Hurricanes and wildfires overwhelmed FEMA in 2017, according to new GAO report
9/4/2018, 7:40:07 PMPerformance audit shows FEMA struggled with Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico because staffing was thin, underprepared and lacked necessary skills. ✔ Hernández September 4 at 11:30 AM The Federal Emergency Management Agency was stretched thin and overwhelmed in 2017 by the sequence of major hurricanes and wildfires that caused disasters across the country, according to a massive Government Accountability Office performance audit released Tuesday ✔ Homes and other buildings destroyed by Hurricane Maria lie in ruins in Toa Alta, Puerto Rico, as seen in this photo from Sept
Russia Launches Strikes Ahead of Offensive on Syrian Rebel Bastion
9/4/2018, 5:28:36 PMRussian warplanes struck Syria’s Idlib province on Tuesday as residents and rebels in the country’s last major opposition stronghold steeled for a regime offensive that the U.S. has warned could trigger a humanitarian disaster. ✔ Firefighters sprayed a building Tuesday that was hit by reported Russian airstrikes in a rebel-hold town southwest of the city of Idlib ✔ I think the Americans have arrived at the position that Idlib is not a core interest for them in Syria, said Mr. Heller
Syrian and Russian warplanes pound Idlib before talks: monitor
9/4/2018, 4:48:52 PMRussian and Syrian jets hammered a major rebel stronghold on Tuesday, a war monitor said, days before leaders of Russia, Iran and Turkey meet to discuss an expected Syrian government offensive that could spark a humanitarian disaster. ✔ He said he had heard reports that Damascus had set a Sept ✔ It has staged two major incursions into Syria, creating a buffer zone along its border in an area north of Aleppo that adjoins Idlib, where it has set up a local administration alongside Syrian rebel groups ✔ 7 summit meeting between Russia’s Vladimir Putin, Turkey’s Tayyip Erdogan and Iran’s Hassan Rouhani ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles
U.N. Security Council to discuss Syria's Idlib on Friday: U.S.'s Haley
9/4/2018, 7:55:31 PMThe U.N. Security Council will hold a meeting on Friday on the situation in Syria's Idlib province, where an expected government offensive could cause a humanitarian disaster, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley said on Tuesday. ✔ REUTERS/Carlo Allegri In a news conference, Haley also said U.S. President Donald Trump plans to host a high-level meeting of the Security Council about Iran during September, when the United States holds the rotating presidency of the 15-nation body ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles
What on earth! Photograph of mystery ‘SQUARE AIRCRAFT’ sends UFO enthusiasts into frenzy
9/4/2018, 5:56:18 PMUFO experts have gone wild over a mysterious square aircraft photographed hovering in the air. ✔ UFO conspiracy theorists have claimed that the US military is working on a secret anti-gravity spy plane that hovers, called a TR-3B ✔ Rain finally stopped so we went to pick up a boat from Lake Norman ✔ North Carolina is in the top ten US states for ‘UFO sightings’
UK heatwave to send food prices SOARING - ‘Financial impact now evident’
9/4/2018, 5:38:01 PMSOARING temperatures across Britain will see food prices sky rocket as farmers scramble to repair the devastating damage the summer-long heatwave has had on their dried out crops. ✔ Farmers are price takers, not price makers, and input prices have gone up under other pressures ✔ The NFU said the price of fertiliser has soared by 23 percent this year, followed closely by motor fuel costs, up 16 percent, and feed such as barley which has gone up 16 percent ✔ Though today, Moscow announced the plan was not necessary
The moment a sky-crane makes a spot on water drop on a burning tree
9/4/2018, 5:23:13 PMThe brief clip, posted on Saturday, shows the helicopter flying through the air as it makes its way toward a burning tree in British Columbia. ✔ Precision is key when trying to qualm wildfires as seen in a nifty video of a sky-crane dropping water in what appears to be Lake Shovel ✔ A hose can be seen swinging from the bottom of the aircraft as it rushes towards the flames ✔ The clip ends the aircraft flying off after successfully putting out the blaze
Trillion ton iceberg five times size of London spins out of control
9/4/2018, 4:52:47 PMA TRILLION ton iceberg that’s five times the size of London has begun spinning after coming loose in unusually warm weather in the Antarctic. The massive chunk of ice, known as A-68, broke off from… ✔ Professor Brandon, who works at the Open University, predicted the iceberg will continue to spin ✔ The 100-metre-high (330ft) iceberg has drifted close to the tiny Innaarsuit island settlement on Greenland's west coast, prompting fears it will break up and cause a tsunami
Arizona Gov. Ducey to Pick Ex-Sen. Kyl to Fill John McCain’s Seat
9/4/2018, 5:06:49 PMArizona Gov. Doug Ducey picked former Sen. Jon Kyl to fill the Senate seat that opened up with the death of Sen. John McCain, according a spokesman for the governor. ✔ Former U.S. Senator Jon Kyl is expected to be named to fill the Senate seat left vacant by John McCain’s death ✔ John McCain, according a spokesman for the governor ✔ Mr. Kyl, 76 years old, served in the U.S. Senate from 1995 to 2013, rising to Republican whip, the No. 2 spot in the Senate GOP leadership
Football club build £3,500 WALL after travellers repeatedly TAKE OVER home pitch
9/4/2018, 5:14:46 PMA FOOTBALL club has ditched plans for a new clubhouse and instead spent the cash on defending their home ground against travellers. Everett Rovers Football Club had been plagued by travellers who moved onto the team's field and "ruined it", before moving on. ✔ The following month, Watford Borough Council and the police held crunch talks to find a way to keep them out ✔ House building company Taylor Wimpey, which owns the land the club operates on, said it offered up some of the cash towards the new barrier ✔ This offer was declined, but we have made a financial contribution towards its cost
Brazil National Museum: as much as 90% of collection destroyed in fire
9/4/2018, 5:33:43 PMBuilding was also not insured, according to the museum’s deputy director, but some pieces survived including the Bendegó meteorite ✔ On Tuesday morning, there was a scuffle of excitement around Felipe da Silva, 29, a security guard who had found a burnt page of a book near the museum ✔ Meanwhile, Serejo confirmed that two fire hydrants had run out of water as firefighters battled the fire
A museum is gone and might never return
9/4/2018, 5:04:47 PMAcross the country, Brazilians mourn the history lost in the National Museum blaze. ✔ It went on until the early hours of Monday, when firemen on their Magirus ladders sent enough water gushing out into what seemed to be a sacrificial bonfire to control the last of the flames ✔ They demanded punitive action against those responsible for what they see as disgraceful political and administrative neglect ✔ It is this sorrow that has penetrated our souls and may leave Brazilians feeling empty and forlorn for a long time to come
U.S. arbitration court can rule on Vattenfall's German nuclear...
9/4/2018, 5:35:43 PMA U.S. arbitration court has rejected a petition filed by the German government arguing that the U.S. court had no right to rule on a damages claim by Sweden's Vattenfall over a decision to pull out of nuclear power, a newspaper reported. ✔ Utilities E.ON (EONGn.DE), RWE (RWEG.DE) and Vattenfall sued the German government, arguing that the decision to close all nuclear plants by 2022 amounted to expropriation ✔ Germany sought in a letter to the arbitration panel in April to have the case thrown out ✔ ($1 = 0.8639 euros) Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles
Argentine peso falls on doubts over plan as officials hold IMF talks
9/4/2018, 4:48:49 PMArgentina's peso slid on Tuesday as investors reacted with skepticism to President Mauricio Macri's plans to cut the budget deficit, while a government delegation arrived in Washington for talks with the IMF about accelerating its standby finance deal. ✔ IMF officials in Washington, who asked not to be identified, said they expected talks with the Argentine delegation to last a few days ✔ New terms would have to be approved by the IMF’s board of directors, which can be convened at any time ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles
Trump backs Argentina's Macri, encourages efforts with IMF
9/4/2018, 7:23:11 PMU.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday backed Argentine President Mauricio Macri's handling of a worsening economic crisis and encouraged his efforts to quickly win financing from the International Monetary Fund. ✔ WASHINGTON/BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday backed Argentine President Mauricio Macri’s handling of a worsening economic crisis and encouraged his efforts to quickly win financing from the International Monetary Fund ✔ The U.S. president and Macri have known each other since before either became leader of their country ✔ Real estate magnet Trump had business dealings with the Macri family ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles
These charity shop paintings prove not all art belongs in a gallery
9/4/2018, 4:39:19 PMWHETHER it’s a rare record you’re on the lookout for or some retro fashion, charity shops seem to have everything covered. But when it comes to artwork some of the paintings at these ch… ✔ They may say beauty is in the eye of the beholder but this awful collection of artwork shows some pieces should never see the inside of a gallery ✔ From disastrous drawings of Princess Dianna to shocking sketches of sharks, these are the worst paintings the public have found
Exclusive: Nigerians at risk of starvation as U.N. fails to secure...
9/4/2018, 6:18:31 PMEuropean states warned the United Nations that more than 800,000 people are cut off from aid and may be starving in northeast Nigeria, contradicting government assertions that a crisis has abated and rebuking the world body for failing to secure access. ✔ ABUJA (Reuters) - European states warned the United Nations that more than 800,000 people are cut off from aid and may be starving in northeast Nigeria, contradicting government assertions that a crisis has abated and rebuking the world body for failing to secure access ✔ The letter was sent to directors of emergency programs through a body called the U.N ✔ The IASC referred queries about the letter to the U.N ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles
EastEnders residents left reeling over brutal shooting
9/4/2018, 4:53:02 PMA gunshot rang out in the the pub after the creepy psychopath began speaking to himself in the dark ✔ Advertiser content from Drama on UKTV PLAY The Carters had tried to get back to normal after their ordeal with Stuart, but were horrified when he called the Queen Vic and let slip that Halfway has visited him ✔ EastEnders airs Mondays and Fridays at 8pm and Tuesdays and Thursdays at 7.30pm on BBC1
Trump Twitter attack on Sessions and Justice is most serious impeachment fodder yet
9/4/2018, 4:12:43 PMTrump's attack on Jeff Sessions for not politicizing the Justice Department is the single most serious, potentially impeachable thing he has ever done. ✔ Despite what was supposedly a safe seat his Chicago constituents had not elected a Republican for 35 years Rostenkowski lost the general election and eventually went to prison ✔ Chris Truax, an appellate lawer in San Diego, is on the legal advisory board of Republicans for the Rule of Law
City of Joy: the powerful Netflix documentary where 'everything is about love'
9/4/2018, 4:03:37 PMThe team involved with a centre in the eastern Congo that acts as a refuge for women who have survived violence discuss the impact of their work ✔ While well-intentioned, regulating the minerals did not successfully snuff out the violence or existence of various militia groups ✔ And there’s hope that the film will inspire more to join the movement ✔ City of Joy will be available on Netflix on 7 September
Sheryl Sandberg Leans Into a Gale of Bad News at Facebook
9/4/2018, 6:34:20 PMAmid questions about her influence at the social network, the high-profile executive has been asked to fix safety and security issues. But can the deliberative Ms. Sandberg ride herd on a free-wheeling engineering culture? ✔ As she steered Facebook’s torrid growthits 2017 net income was more than $15 billionshe raised two children, wrote two best-selling books, gave commencement speeches and TED Talks, and was a regular at Davos and Allen & Co.’s Sun Valley Conference
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