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'Extremely dangerous' Hurricane Willa hits Mexico

10/24/2018, 2:03:05 AM
Hurricane Willa crashed ashore in western Mexico Tuesday, lashing the Pacific coast with powerful wind, heavy rain and what forecasters warned was "extremely dangerous" storm surge. ✔ You feel bad leaving everything behind, but what can you do ✔ Many residents had boarded up their windows with plywood ✔ The Mexican army deployed troops to roll out a disaster response operation in the area ✔ Last week, 11 more people died in Oaxaca, including seven children



Warming blamed for river blockage

10/24/2018, 12:22:12 AM
A global warming-induced avalanche of ice and glacial debris is to blame for the recent blockage on the Yarlung Zangbo River in the Tibet autonomous region, the headwater of India's Brahmaputra River and the longest plateau river in China, an expert said. ✔ Yao Tandong, a renowned glacial scientist and an academician at the Chinese Academy of Sciences, said in a news conference that the blockage was caused by an ice avalanche and moraines-unconsolidated glacial debris of soil and rock ✔ Therefore, the impact of global warming on the plateau is of intense interest to geologists and climatologists around the world



Hurricane Willa batters Mexico, sparking floods, outages

10/24/2018, 3:56:12 AM
Hurricane Willa slammed into Mexico's Pacific coast late on Tuesday, raking... ✔ Willa weakened as it moved inland but was still blowing winds of 115 mph (185 kph) more than an hour after it struck the coast and began advancing toward the state of Durango ✔ Speaking by telephone, Jose Garcia, another resident of the hardest-hit area, said he had hunkered down with others in an Escuinapa hotel waiting for the storm to pass, listening to it rattle buildings as it drove onwards ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles



The Atlantic and Pacific Ocean hurricane season is most powerful on record this year

10/24/2018, 1:56:46 AM
When all the hurricanes and tropical storms in the Atlantic and Pacific are added together, the 2018 hurricane season is the most active season ever. ✔ Drone aerial video from Mexico Beach, Florida shows a stretch of the town with almost every structure no longer standing ✔ However, it's been a record breaker for storms in the eastern Pacific Ocean: The current ACE in the eastern Pacific is 311, Klotzbach said



Trump threatens to cut federal aid to California over ‘lousy management’ of water & wildfires

10/24/2018, 1:34:02 AM
US President Donald Trump is taking California to task for the management of its forests and dams, blaming red tape for the devastating forest fires and drought plaguing the bluest of blue states, and threatening to withhold aid. ✔ the Delta smelt, an endangered fish scientists argue can only be saved if the dammed waters are allowed to flow into the ocean instead of being used to irrigate the farms and homes of California residents ✔ While she has worked for the department since 2013, environmentalists accuse her of gutting protections for migratory birds and endangered species



Hurricane Willa strikes Mexico's Pacific coast

10/24/2018, 1:30:08 AM
The center of Hurricane Willa slammed into Mexico's Pacific coastline on Tu... ✔ Slideshow (26 Images) The storm had reached rare Category 5 status on Monday with winds near 160 mph (260 kph) before it weakened ✔ Roads near Mazatlan’s historic city center were nearly deserted as rains grew stronger, bending palm trees ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles



Lisa Armstrong supported for liking message that says she's 'been through hell'

10/24/2018, 2:25:18 AM
Ant McPartlin's ex-wife has been praised on social media in the wake of their divorce ✔ x, as she appreciated the words that had been shared with her ✔ Read More Showbiz and TV editor's picks Ant McPartlin divorce 'latest' Harvey Weinstein's actual casting couch The GC 'drops a dress size' Kerry Katona 'splits' from Ryan



Man is charged with illegally excavating archaeological site containing Native American remains - Los Angeles Times

10/24/2018, 2:16:28 AM
Vance Franklin Myers was charged with possession of stolen government property and illegally removing, damaging or defacing archaeological artifacts from public land, the U.S. attorney’s office said Monday. ✔ Archaeologists believe members of the Mono tribe lived in the area as long as 1,500 years ago ✔ The looting continued, the complaint said, and video showed a man looking over the restored land ✔ Myers’ next scheduled court appearance is Jan. 28 ✔ If convicted on all charges, he faces up to two years in prison and a $100,000 fine



Britain could face another Black Wednesday if Brexit goes wrong

10/24/2018, 1:38:13 AM
BRITAIN could face another Black Wednesday meltdown if Brexit goes wrong, the Cabinet was yesterday warned during “an almighty row”. Theresa May’s top table endured a heated exchange of views durin… ✔ And there was also a row about Mrs May’s proposal to extend the transition period by a few more months ✔ Home Secretary Amber Rudd also rallied to Mrs May’s defence to dub a leadership election in the middle of the Brexit negotiations as a total indulgence and a huge mistake



Japan's Self-Defense Forces struggle to meet recruiting targets

10/24/2018, 3:12:25 AM
A shrinking population and stronger economy make filling the ranks harder ✔ The quota for the SDF as a whole is slightly less than 250,000 people, versus an actual head count of around 230,000 ✔ The Maritime and Air Self-Defense forces are unhappy about this, while a high-ranking GSDF officer defends the policy, arguing, The existence of ground forces across Japan plays a major role in our deterrence, adding, They are also the main forces that take on disaster relief missions



How the migrant caravan became so big and why it’s continuing to grow

10/24/2018, 12:26:45 AM
Many wanted to leave for months or years and acted as soon as they got word of the caravan. ✔ A week before the caravan started, Fuentes posted on his Facebook page a flier about the caravan that read, We aren’t going because we want to, violence and poverty is driving us out ✔ Gabriela Martinez in Mexico and Nick Miroff in Washington contributed to this report



An oil spill you've never heard of could become one of the biggest environmental disasters in the US

10/24/2018, 2:11:29 AM
A damaged oil platform has been spouting thousands of gallons of oil into the Gulf of Mexico for almost 15 years. ✔ MUST WATCH (CNN)In 2010, the Deepwater Horizon oil tragedy commanded the nation's attention for months ✔ CNN has reached out to Taylor Energy for comment and has not received a response ✔ At a time when the White House has expressed interest in expanding offshore drilling and various states have put forth strong plans of opposition -- such as Oregon, where Gov



Flight secrets: Pilot reveals this is the safest place to sit if a plane crashes

10/24/2018, 3:09:37 AM
FLIGHTS: Plane crashes are incredibly rare but they are not an impossibility. Certain areas of the plane can be safer than others in such a situation - and a pilot has revealed the safest place to be sitting in case of a crash. ✔ Experts say flying is one of the safest modes of transportation and you’re more likely to be involved in a crash while driving to the airport than you are up in the air ✔ A Boeing 727 carrying cameras, sensors and crash test dummies flew at 140 mph, descending at 1,500 feet per minute, and crashed land nose down in a remote and uninhabited area of Mexican desert



Bottled water: It's the greatest consumer con of all

10/24/2018, 1:32:52 AM
Last year in the UK we spent more than £3.1 billion buying nearly 4,000 million litres of bottled water. That’s 100 times more than we did in 1980. ✔ Sales in the U.S. increased from 2.5 million bottles to more than 75 million bottles by the end of the following year helped by the burgeoning craze for aerobics and healthy living followed by rising sales in Europe ✔ But be in no doubt, there is a long way to go before we kick this expensive, pointless and lethal habit



France 'will throw trade into chaos by blocking Calais after Brexit'

10/24/2018, 1:18:27 AM
French President Emmanuel Macron could introduce extra checks for lorries taking parts to British factories and trucks taking British food into Europe, causing major delays and disruption. ✔ 'If border controls include full customs procedures, with each truck taking potentially, 45 minutes to check, the number of HGVs caught up in the resulting tailbacks will be massive ✔ In her speech, Mrs May told MPs 'the shape of the deal across the vast majority of the Withdrawal Agreement is now clear.'



'This Is Us' recap: No good deed goes unpunished

10/24/2018, 2:10:05 AM
Spoiler alert! In this week's episode of 'This Is Us,' Randall tries his hand at politics, Kevin and Zoe take a very illuminating road trip and things start to look very dark for Toby. ✔ In Los Angeles, the stars of NBC family drama This is Us celebrate their eight Emmy nominations, including best drama series and best actor bids for actors Sterling K ✔ Beth was doing well, until the interviewer mentioned her old company ✔ CBS via Getty Images Fullscreen Set decades after the Evil Dead movie franchise, Ash Williams (Bruce Campbell) is once again called upon to save humanity in Starz' Ash vs



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