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Five dead as Hurricane Florence downgraded to tropical storm

So far, officials have attributed two deaths to the Category 1 storm: Someone in Lenoir County died as they plugged in a generator while a woman suffered a h...

At Least 5 Dead from Hurricane Florence

New Bern resident Dan Eudy said he and his brother were awakened on Thursday night by the sound of a boat ramming against his front porch. However, the main ris...

Ailing killer whale is declared dead off Northwest US coast

She appeared again on September 3 and was given an antibiotic dart by researchers. "We don't think she has long". Tahlequah , or J35, brought worldwide sympath...

14 killed as Florence delivers more drenching rains in eastern US

At least two people died from electrocution while attempting to connect their generators while one couple died of monoxide poisoning from running their generato...

In the U.S. there were the first victims of the hurricane "Florence"

Director of Emergency Management Kevin Johnson monitors the impact of Hurricane Florence from the county's Emergency Operations Center Friday, Sept. 14. "Hurric...

NASA posts incredible video of Hurricane Florence from space

Hurricane Florence , the Category 2 storm heading straight for my parents' SC house, has the country on high alert. The did astronaut Rick Arnold on Septemb...

Tropical Storm Isaac continues to weaken as it approaches the Caribbean

According to the NHC, maximum sustained winds remain near 60 miles per hour (95 km/h) with higher gusts and gradual weakening is forecast during the next few ...

NASA blasts off space laser satellite to track ice loss

A NASA satellite created to precisely measure changes in the earth's ice sheets, glaciers, sea ice and vegetation has been launched into polar orbit from Cali...

Wind and rain from Florence's leading edge lash Carolinas

Florence could threaten the largest rainfall event in US history, Hurricane Harvey , the 2017 whirlwind that settled over Texas and dropped more than 60 inches...

Florence disaster declared in North Carolina as flooding threat grows

The centre said the storm would dump as much as 40 inches (102 cm) of rain along coastal areas of the Carolinas, as well as up to 10 inches in southwestern Virg...

Toronto asking feds to top council cut bill

The province's council-cutting legislation would reduce the number of Toronto's wards to 25 from 47, with the city's election set to take place October 22. The ...

On Puerto Rico, Trump Is Right

Earlier this month, the governor of Puerto Rico raised the death toll to 2,975 from 64 following a study conducted by researchers from the Milken Institute ...

Over 1 million people evacuated from coast as Hurricane Florence bears down

Two other hurricanes are following in the wake of Florence. Even if Florence hits as "only" a Category 3 hurricane, it will still cause "devastating damage"...

Florence's rain bands lash Carolinas — WHAT'S HAPPENING

As of 5 a.m. EDT (0900g) it was centered about 205 miles (325 kilometers) east-southeast of Wilmington, North Carolina and about 250 miles (450 kilometers) ea...

Hurricane Florence begins soaking the Carolina coastline

Despite the downgrade, Florence is expected to produce catastrophic flooding throughout the Carolinas. The National Hurricane Center said Florence will even...

Insurers brace for another round of catastrophe losses from Hurricane Florence

Florence will weaken once it stops drawing energy from warm ocean waters, but it's still expected to make landfall late Thursday or early Friday as an extremely...

Firefighters pray at scene where mom, baby killed during Florence

Donald Trump has issued a disaster declaration for North Carolina as Tropical Storm Florence continues to dump an "epic" amount of rainfall on the U.S. The Na...

Ancient Bird Bones Put Humans On Madagascar Earlier Than Previously Thought

James Hansford from the Zoological Society of London's Institute of Zoology. Up to this point, the first settlers were thought to have touched base on the isl...

Lapse footage captured hurricane-hunting plane fly through Florence

As of Thursday at 5 a.m., forecasters with the National Hurricane Center said wind speeds have dropped from a high of 140 miles per hour (225 kph) to 110 mile...

Wind approaches outer banks of North Carolina

The city of Jacksonville's statement says people have been moved to the city's public safety center as officials work to find a more permanent shelter. The do...

Florence's onslaught could cue disaster in North Carolina

Steve Goldstein with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, said Florence's forward motion had slowed overnight, and it was not expected to make l...

First deaths from Hurricane Florence reported in North Carolina

As Americans in North and SC begin to feel the effects of Hurricane Florence, The Weather Channel has reminded viewers of how risky storm surges can be....

NASA revealed the extent of hurricane Florence from space

For now, that did not appear likely - though Florence's track has proved hard to pinpoint with precision. Dozens of airmen are assembling at a New York Air Na...

"Monster" Hurricane Florence nears Carolina coast

By Friday evening, the center of the storm had moved to eastern SC, about 15 miles northeast of Myrtle Beach, with maximum sustained winds of 70 mph. A satell...

Florence makes landfall in US

What the hurricane "has now lost in terms of maximum wind speeds near its centre, it has now gained in terms of sheer expansiveness", said Peter Mullinax, a m...

Hurricane Florence: Woman, baby die after tree falls on house

That is certainly not the case where I'm standing", he said, explaining that the storm is causing structural damage in the area and the wind gusts have not weak...

Hurricane Florence tracker: Map of North Carolina - where did Florence make landfall?

And cameras aboard the International Space Station managed to catch incredible footage just a few minutes after the storm's landfall. Government weather sat...

Tropical Storm Isaac expected to regain hurricane strength

Sustained winds remained at 90 miles per hour, but the storm - which was never expected to threaten the USA coast - should begin to weaken over the next day and...

The Weather Channel Goes All In With Apocalyptic Hurricane Florence Graphics

That's enough to fill the Chesapeake Bay or cover the entire state of Texas with almost 4 inches (10 centimeters) of water, he calculated. The storm's slowing f...

Near 440,000 without power as Florence batters Carolinas

Rainfall of up to 20 to 40 inches could fall over the next five days in some areas, forecasters say. An onlooker checks out the heavy surf at the Avalon Fishi...