extreme weather
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PublishedSeptember 7, 2023
Hot twist to a cool, wet summer brings blast of heat and advisories to Maine
Augusta set high-temperature records twice this week. Several schools closed early due to a lack of air conditioning.
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PublishedSeptember 6, 2023
Lee likely to become major hurricane, threatening East Coast
A turn to the north is forecast next week that would keep the entire East Coast of the United States on guard.
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PublishedSeptember 5, 2023
Lee now a tropical storm, expected to become ‘extremely dangerous’ hurricane, forecasters say
Its trajectory has it headed in the general direction of the Bahamas and potentially Florida.
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PublishedSeptember 5, 2023
Where dangerous heat is surging
By 2050, more than 5 billion people could face at least a month of extreme heat each year.
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PublishedSeptember 1, 2023
In final hours before landfall, Hurricane Idalia stopped intensifying and turned from Tallahassee
Experts say the hurricane's eye experienced a phenomenon that kept it from getting stronger.
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PublishedSeptember 1, 2023
No power and nowhere to stay as rural Florida starts recovering from Hurricane Idalia
Hurricane Idalia's fast track over a sparsely populated region means Florida's insurance industry isn't expected to take nearly the hit it has with previous storms like last year's Ian.
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PublishedAugust 31, 2023
Hurricane Idalia exposes Florida’s dangerous flood insurance gap
The vast majority of Gulf Coast properties lack flood insurance in a state that's the nation's fastest growing and also one of the most vulnerable to impacts of climate change, and where the insurance industry is already under strain.
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PublishedAugust 29, 2023
Hurricane Idalia strengthens into a Category 2 storm with 100 mph winds
The National Weather Service in Tallahassee called Idalia 'an unprecedented event' since no major hurricanes on record have ever passed through the bay abutting the Big Bend region.
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PublishedAugust 22, 2023
The massive central U.S. heat wave is expanding and could set hundreds of records
Heat indexes – what the temperature feels like – in these areas are expected to rise as high as 110 or 120 degrees, with some locations approaching a 130-degree heat index Tuesday and Wednesday afternoon.
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PublishedAugust 22, 2023
Tropical Storm Franklin nears the Dominican Republic and Haiti bringing torrential rain
Heavy rainfall is of great concern to Haiti, where severe erosion in many places often leads to dangerous flooding.
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