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Hurricane Sally hits US south coast bringing damage and flooding

Hundreds of people have been rescued as the hurricane pushed inland for what could be a slow and disastrous drenching across the Deep South.

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Hurricane Hanna lashes Texas's COVID-19 hit coast

Hurricane Hanna roared ashore onto the Texas Gulf Coast, bringing winds that lashed the shoreline with rain and storm surge and even threatening to bring possible tornadoes to a part of the country trying to cope with a spike in coronavirus cases.

USA

Hurricane Hanna: Disaster declaration issued as storm hammers Texas

Winds are hitting the coast at 140km/hr. It's the first of the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season. #Hanna

USA

Tropical storm Hanna expected to hit southern Texas as a hurricane

Tropical storm Hanna could become the first hurricane of the 2020 season, which usually starts in mid-August, say experts.

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Death toll rises after Storm Gloria batters Catalonia's coast

The storm, which has wrought havoc on huge swathes of Spain's eastern and southern coastline, has killed at least 13 people.

Ireland

Weather warnings as remnants of Hurricane Lorenzo hit Ireland and UK

Weather warnings are in place across Ireland and the UK for the parts of the weekend as the remnants of a former Category 5 hurricane make landfall.

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Azores residents face Hurricane Lorenzo damage

As daylight set in, Azores residents began to take toll of the damage caused by Hurricane Lorenzo. The central island of Faial has been one of the most affected in the archipelago of nine islands with high winds and massive waves destroying seaside houses.

Portugal

'Possibly the strongest hurricane in 20 years' rips through Azores

A hurricane with winds of up to 100 mph has reached the Azores and is expected to cause life-threatening surf and rip-current conditions.

Bahamas

New storm threatens hurricane-ravaged Bahamas

A tropical cyclone carrying heavy rain and strong winds is threatening the already devastated Bahamas, potentially complicating ongoing recovery efforts. The new weather system, known as Tropical Cyclone Nine, has strengthened into Tropical Storm Humberto.

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Luca Parmitano observes the impact of the Amazon forest fires from the International Space Station

These fires are deliberately started to clear space for the planting of crops. Sometimes this is done without realising we are possibly in the process of destroying mankind’s only chance of survival

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Weather alert for Alicante & Valencia after Majorca hit by severe rain

Spain’s forecaster has issued a red weather alert for the Costa Blanca around Alicante and Valencia after Majorca was hit by severe rain, hail and a tornado.

Canada

Hurricane Dorian hits Canada

Hurricane Dorian makes landfall in Canada damaging parts of the east coast. The Bahamas have now started to evacuate as the real damage of Dorian starts to become apparent.

USA

Hurricane Dorian death toll hits 50: health minister

Dr. Duane Sands, health minister of The Bahamas told NBC News the official number of deceased in The Bahamas following Hurricane Dorian is 50.

USA

Hundreds stranded, 'catastrophic' flooding as Dorian moves off coast

"We went from almost no water to 4 to 6 feet in a matter of minutes," said Steve Harris, who lives on Ocracoke Island, North Carolina.

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Hurricanes likely to become more intense with climate change

Experts say that warming oceans and rising sea levels will likely make hurricanes more intense and their impact more devastating.

USA

Hurricane Dorian lashes US coast after devastating the Bahamas

The storm has been downgraded but has already left 156,000 homes and businesses without power.

USA

North Carolina coast told to shelter in place as Hurricane Dorian hits

"It has only started. We have a long night ahead of us," Gov. Roy Cooper said as Dorian promised life-threatening floods.

Bahamas

Hurricane Dorian lashes US east coast after bashing Bahamas

The streets of Charleston, South Carolina, vanished beneath water on Thursday as Hurricane Dorian skirted the US coast after reducing parts of the Bahamas to rubble.

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Dorian leaves devastating trail of destruction in the Bahamas

Hurricane Dorian ripped through the northwestern Bahamas over the weekend, killing at least seven people and leaving a path of destruction across the island

Bahamas

Hurricane Dorian: Before-and-after images show flooding of Bahamas

These are the satellite images that show how flooding from Hurricane Dorian has ravaged the Bahamas.

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