Hurricane Florence Is a Slow-Motion Disaster With Historic Rains, Deadly Storm Surge
Hurricane Florence is making a slow-motion landfall along the North Carolina coast this evening. The storm is moving painfully slow—just 5 MPH as of 11:00 PM Thursday. The storm’s creeping track toward North Carolina and South Carolina will expose…
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Hurricane Florence Set to Bring Intense Flooding and Storm Surge to Carolinas
Don’t let the headlines proclaiming that “Hurricane Florence has weakened” fool you. It’s still an intense storm tonight as it lumbers toward the Carolinas. Florence’s winds have dropped below major hurricane status as the…
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The Case for Preparing for Hurricane Florence Even If You’re Hundreds of Miles Inland
Hurricane warnings are in effect for the North Carolina and South Carolina coasts ahead of Hurricane Florence, a powerful category four storm that’s expected to make landfall on Friday. The hurricane will slow to a crawl near the coast, producing…
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From Guam to Africa, We’re Tracking Seven Different Tropical Systems Right Now
True to form, the tropics are wide awake as reach the much-dreaded peak of hurricane season. The world’s tropical tracking agencies have their hands full with seven systems right now that could all pose a threat to land over the next week or so.…
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