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Hurricane Maria will be the most destructive storm in Puerto Rico's history
The theme of the 2017 hurricane season — dire, destructive, and deadly storms bordering on hyperbolically intensity — continues with Hurricane Maria.<p>The powerful storm is taking aim at the U.S. Virgin Islands, particularly St. Croix, as well as Puerto Rico.<p>It's difficult to overstate the danger …
U.S. Virgin IslandsWhy Hurricane Maria Surprised Forecasters By Getting So Strong So Fast
Hurricane Maria, currently headed for Puerto Rico, stunned forecasters by rapidly intensifying from a Category 1 storm to a Category 5 within a …
ScienceThe Worst Hurricane We've Seen in 85 Years Just Got Worse — This Is Terrifying
Just days after Hurricane Irma swept through the Atlantic moving north and narrowly missing Puerto Rico, a new hurricane is in town and this one is …
Puerto RicoFlesh-eating bacteria, cancer-causing chemicals, and mold: Harvey and Irma's lingering health threats
Doctors are on the lookout for health problems left over by the storm.<p>In the week following Hurricane Irma, parts of Florida have been awash in millions of gallons of sewage. Meanwhile, in Texas, oil refineries and chemical plants have dumped a year’s worth of cancer-causing pollutants into the …
Hurricane HarveyCaribbean islands leveled by back-to-back hurricanes
The Caribbean islands in the direct paths of Hurricanes Irma and Maria weathered two instances of Category 5-level winds and rain in just over a …
ScienceHow Big Is Hurricane Maria?
Hurricane Maria has devastated the Caribbean island of Dominica, just days after it was brushed by Hurricane Irma.<p>Maria, now a Category 5 storm, is …
HurricanesBankrupt Puerto Rico Faces Direct Hit From Hurricane Maria
Puerto Rico, already trying to dig itself out of a historic financial crisis, is now facing a direct hit by a major hurricane that could destroy any progress the U.S. territory has made under a year-old economic rehab plan ─ and set it back further.<p>Hurricane Maria is forecast to hit Puerto Rico …
CaribbeanHurricane José hits East Coast, causes flooding along NJ and Long Island
Hurricane José churned up the East Coast on Tuesday, creating dangerous rip currents and causing flooding along New Jersey and Long Island.<p>A …
New York CityHurricane Maria Path: Where Will the Storm Head Next?
After a brief drop in intensity, Hurricane Maria is back to a Category 5 storm and is roaring towards Puerto Rico after devastating the island of …
The 2017 Hurricane Season Really Is More Intense Than Normal
It was only 25 days ago that Hurricane Harvey made landfall.<p>You could be forgiven for thinking it’s been longer. After all, that was four hurricanes ago.<p>We crunched the numbers and talked to an expert, and it’s not your imagination: The 2017 Atlantic hurricane season has been unusually active.<p>“This …
Hurricane HarveyClimate Change Could Dampen Argentina’s Recovery
“It’s like being at war.” That’s how Luciano Pieruci, a 26-year-old farmer describes his battle against the floods that swamped a swath of the 1,200 …
AgricultureWhy are there so many hurricanes this year?
It’s hurricane season at this time every year – but why does it seem so catastrophic in 2017?<p>Atmospheric conditions this year were very …
Atlantic OceanHeavy rains lash Mumbai again, flight operations affected; water-logging in some areas
Bouts of heavy rain lashed the city on Tuesday, causing water-logging in some areas and leading to traffic snarls on arterial roads. Flight …
India NewsWhy This Hurricane Season Is So Intense
Warm ocean waters, weak winds and hot air are conspiring to feed frequent and ferocious storms<p>By<p>Robert Lee Hotz<p>Robert Lee Hotz<p>The Wall Street Journal<p>Biography<p>@LeHotz<p>[email protected]<p>The most severe hurricane season in almost a decade is stoked by warmer-than-average Atlantic Ocean currents, weak …
U.S. Virgin IslandsA Few Rides at Disney World Were Damaged During the Hurricane, and They Unfortunately Can't Reopen
<i>This article originally appeared on Hello Giggles</i><p>For the last two days, Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida has been closed. This was all due to …
Walt Disney CompanyMajor Earthquake for Mexico City Falls on Anniversary of Catastrophic 1985 Quake
The earthquake that struck Mexico City on Tuesday hit on the same exact calendar date on which the capital was hit by a violent earthquake in 1985. …
Mexico CityIn the paths of hurricanes Maria and Irma: The countries taking a double hit
The British Virgin Islands is expected to be among a number of territories to suffer a second hit by a category 5 hurricane in days.<p>The British overseas territory was left destroyed by Hurricane Irma earlier this month. Now, Hurricane Maria is set to inflict further carnage on the islands on …
US Virgin IslandsBreaking: While People Focus On Hurricane Maria, Look What Was Just Announced About Jose
Advertisement - story continues below<p>In the violent world of 2017’s hurricane season the one that destroyed the least will go into the record books …
Conservative ViewHurricane Maria Pummels Caribbean Islands
Islands to the north and south of Maria's main path were battered by winds and driving rain.
NYC is about to get soaked as José approaches the East Coast
Hurricane José is expected to weaken to a tropical storm as it turns toward the New York City region — but the area won’t be spared from steady rain …
New York CityHurricane Maria: Why are so many cyclones hitting the Caribbean and US?
Hurricane Maria has swiftly followed Hurricanes Harvey and Irma in wreaking devastation across the Caribbean. The category five storm is moving …
News (Ireland)Puerto Rico braces for potentially historic Maria
Hurricane Maria has strengthened to a Category 5 storm, and it made landfall in Dominica overnight and is moving toward Puerto Rico. Bill Karins has …
PoliticsWinter is coming: September snow falls in Edmonton
It’s raining, it’s pouring, it’s snowing!?<p>Edmontonians got their first dose of winter Tuesday afternoon after rain quickly turned to wet snow and …
Canadian NewsHow Hurricane Irma blew away the beach in Miami Beach
Hurricane Irma smacked Miami Beach’s shoreline with enough wind and rain to reshape some of the water’s edge, including washing away chunks of sand …
MiamiJose brings heavy winds, flooding to the Northeast
Officials are deploying heavy equipment to build protective dunes and banning swimming and surfing on some beaches as they prepare for conditions …
Floods'Rapid intensification' fuels major Atlantic hurricanes in 2017
<b>(CNN) —</b> It usually takes several days to a week for a tropical storm to grow into a hurricane. But if conditions are just right, a powerful major hurricane can develop in just hours.<p>The process, known as "rapid intensification," has happened four times in the last month with hurricanes Harvey, …
Climate ChangeMumbai rains LIVE updates: Heavy rains bring city to a standstill for second time this monsoon
Heavy rains lashed the city and its suburbs on Tuesday afternoon and the rains continued through the night till Wednesday morning. However, there was …
IndiaHow storm surges, landslides and tornadoes can make hurricanes even more dangerous
Climatologist David Phillips explains how hurricanes can trigger more natural disasters, which make recovery that much more difficult for devastated …
As Maria looms, US airlines cap fares out of storm's path
Major U.S. airlines said on Tuesday they would cap one-way air fares to aid evacuations out of Hurricane Maria's dangerous path, in the second such costly move in less than a month.<p>While fare caps can generate public goodwill, even brief flight cancellations and modest fare caps can have a negative …
AirlinesTracking the latest path of Hurricane Jose
ABC News' chief meteorologist Ginger Zee tracks where the Category 1 storm will hit and looks at the latest weather maps as it closes in on the …
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