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Paris, France | AFP | by Kelly MACNAMARA Climate change increased the rainfall from Hurricane Ian by more than 10 percent, according to a new quick-fire analysis, as one of the most powerful storms ever to hit the United States devastated parts of Florida. Ian “could be the deadliest hurricane in Florida history”, President Joe Biden said after the storm brought ferocious winds, turned streets into churning rivers that swept away homes and left an […]
Fort Myers, United States | AFP | by Gerard MARTINEZ Hurricane Ian, one of the worst storms ever to hit the United States, roared into South Carolina on Friday, delivering a powerful second punch after walloping Florida. The National Hurricane Center (NHC) said Ian made landfall near Georgetown, South Carolina, as a Category 1 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 85 miles (140 kilometers) per hour. It was later downgraded to a post-tropical cyclone but […]
Fort Myers, United States (AFP) Hurricane Ian unleashed “historic” devastation in Florida, flooding homes, washing out roads and bridges and leaving millions without power, officials said Thursday, as President Joe Biden warned of a potentially “substantial” death toll. The storm, one of the most powerful ever to hit the United States, churned towards South Carolina as a Category 1 hurricane after hammering Florida, where at least eight people died and many awaited rescue in […]
https://youtu.be/ZpppTbrN1I4 Punta Gorda, United States | AFP | by Gerard MARTINEZ Hurricane Ian slammed into the coast of southwest Florida as a monster Category 4 storm on Wednesday bringing “catastrophic” storm surges, wind and flooding as officials readied a huge emergency response. The US Border Patrol said 20 migrants were missing after their boat sank, with four Cubans swimming to shore in the Florida Keys islands and three rescued at sea by the […]
Hurricane #Ian Advisory 22: Air Force Hurricane Hunters Find Ian Has Strengthened Into An Extremely Dangerous Category 4 Hurricane. Expected to Cause Life-Threatening Storm Surge, Catastrophic Winds and Flooding in the Florida Peninsula. https://t.co/tW4KeFW0gB — National Hurricane Center (@NHC_Atlantic) September 28, 2022 Here are the 5 AM EDT 9/28 Key Messages for Category 4 Hurricane #Ian. More info: https://t.co/tW4KeGe9uJ pic.twitter.com/pfjRjEncLC — National Hurricane Center (@NHC_Atlantic) September 28, 2022 Tampa, United States | AFP | Hurricane […]
Havana, Cuba | AFP | Cuba was plunged into darkness on Tuesday by a widespread blackout due to damage to its power network caused by Hurricane Ian, state electricity company Union Electrica said. The country is “without electrical service,” the company tweeted, after the powerful Category 3 storm slammed into the island nation. © Agence France-Presse
Havana, Cuba (AFP) by Leticia PINEDA Powerful Hurricane Ian left a trail of destruction after battering western Cuba on Tuesday, while Florida battened down in preparation for a dangerous direct hit as the strengthening storm churns north. Ian pummeled Cuba’s western regions for more than five hours early Tuesday morning, before moving out over the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico, the Insmet meteorological institute said. In the western city of Pinar del Rio, AFP […]
2:30 AM EDT 9/27 Update: Hurricane #Ian strengthens into a major hurricane. A tropical cyclone update has been issued. More: https://t.co/tW4KeFW0gB pic.twitter.com/clUcNw5cBF — National Hurricane Center (@NHC_Atlantic) September 27, 2022 Havana, Cuba (AFP) by Leticia PINEDA Hurricane Ian strengthened into a Category 3 storm on Tuesday, the United States National Hurricane Center said, as Cuba and Florida — both in the storm’s likely path — ramped up preparations to deal with high winds and […]
9/26 5 AM- The latest NHC advisory is out with Ian officially upgraded to a hurricane. The center of the storm currently sits west of Jamaica and is forecast to strengthen further in the short term. Several watches and warnings are already out, mainly for Gulf coast areas. #flwx pic.twitter.com/FSOJ5z21NY — NWS Miami (@NWSMiami) September 26, 2022 Here are the 5 am Monday Key Messages for Hurricane #Ian. Latest information at https://t.co/tW4KeGdBFb pic.twitter.com/536aVhLwl5 — National […]
