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Hurricane Iota heads for battered Honduras, Nicaragua - Black News Channel
By CURT ANDERSON and FREIDA FRISARO Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Iota became the thirteenth hurricane of the Atlantic season early Sunday, threatening to bring another dangerous system to Nicaragua and Honduras — countries recently clobbered by a Category 4 Hurricane Eta. Iota was
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Wednesday weather warnings: 'Orange alert' for heavy rain in Cape Town
Level 6 weather warnings have now been issued for Cape Town on Wednesday, as conditions continue to deteriorate in the Western Cape.
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A storm in the midst of a storm –
Division of Emergency Management Director Jared Moskowitz said last week his agency is redeveloping plans about evacuations and shelters, while also adding facemasks to the state’s stockpile of storm
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Tropical Storm Omar forms as Nana approaches Central America
MIAMI, United States (AP) - Tropical Storm Omar formed off the US East Coast yesterday as Tropical Storm Nana approached the coast of Central America, the US National Hurricane Center reported.
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Storm of 1928
The hurricane that hit Palm Beach County Florida, on September 16, 1928, has been identified as the third largest death total, caused by a natural disastor, in the United States.
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DATA: Houston-area homeless population stays flat in 2020
The 2020 Point-in-Time Homeless Count & Survey found a total of 3,974 individuals experiencing homelessness—2,318 (58.3%) people living sheltered and 1,656 (41.7%) people living unsheltered—in Harris, Fort Bend and Montgomery
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Tropical Storm Eta making landfall in Cuba, heads toward southern Florida – National News – The Black Chronicle
ABC NewsBY: DANIEL MANZO, ABC NEWS (NEW YORK) - Tropical Storm Eta made landfall early Sunday morning along the south central coast of Cuba with winds of 65 mph. The…
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KSAMC to clean over 100 drains
Detailing the programme, Kingston Mayor Delroy Williams said that the exercise would be undertaken in phases, targeting 51 critical coastal drains in communities across 13
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Tanzania's 'Forgotten' Cyclones and Concerns for the Future
[The Conversation Africa] A cyclone, known as Jobo, made landfall near Dar es Salaam in late April. By this point it had weakened to a tropical depression and impacts were, thankfully, minimal.
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I AM Eugene H. McLin
Eugene H. McLin was city recreational director, football coach, baseball official, sports writer for the St. Petersburg Times, teacher and amateur actor and
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Passing Showers Possible Overnight and Early Morning
A seasonable weather pattern should prevail across the local area through Friday, with overnight and early morning passing showers. Daytime highs Thursday will average in the middle to upper 80s with easterly winds of 10-15 miles per hour and higher gusts at times. Weather conditions may turn more
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Source: St. Croix Source | online all the time since 1999
Tropical Wave Expected Late Wednesday Afternoon
A dry air mass will be observed Wednesday morning ahead of the leading edge of a tropical wave late in the afternoon. Hazy skies are also expected during the morning and early afternoon. As the wave approaches, showers and thunderstorms will develop late in the afternoon and into the evening
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'Mother of all storms' lashing informal settlements in Cape Town
The storm currently hammering Cape Town has led to localised flooding, with several people in informal settlements having become displaced.
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More Dry and Dusty Weather Tuesday
A drier air mass continues to move across the region resulting in fair weather conditions with hazy skies Monday. The hazy skies are due to Saharan dust which is also limiting visibility to between nine and fifteen miles. Daytime highs may reach the upper 80s today and winds remain from the
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Tropical Storm Warning remains in effect - Barbados Today
A tropical-storm warning is issued when sustained winds of 34 to 63 knots (39 – 73 mph; 63 – 118kmh) associated with a tropical storm are forecast to affect Barbados within 36 hours. **** Hazard Info **** At 11:00 AM the center of Hurricane Elsa was located near latitude 13.4N longitude 61.2W or
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Gentle Easterly Winds, Chance of Showers Monday
An area of surface high pressure across the north central Atlantic continues to yield a gentle to moderate easterly wind flow and an upper level trough continues to stream westward across the region, increasing the potential for scattered showers from time to time. Daytime high temperatures will
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Gentle Easterly Winds, Chance of Showers Monday
An area of surface high pressure across the north central Atlantic continues to yield a gentle to moderate easterly wind flow and an upper level trough continues to stream westward across the region, increasing the potential for scattered showers from time to time. Daytime high temperatures will
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FEMA, VITEMA, GVI Are Partners in Preparation for 2021 Hurricane Season
This five-day series of workshops and discussions served as one of the major milestones for the territory’s 2021 hurricane preparedness efforts.
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Source: St. Croix Source | online all the time since 1999
High chance of above-normal hurricane season - Barbados Today
There is a high chance that the 2021 hurricane season will be “above normal” in terms of its level of storm activity, therefore Sagicor General Insurance Inc (SGI) is encouraging its clients and the general public to put measures in place to ensure they are adequately prepared to manage the
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‘Elsa’ falls back to tropical storm as it batters Haiti
Hurricane Elsa fell back to tropical storm force as it brushed past Haiti and the Dominican Republic on Saturday and... View Article The post ‘Elsa’ falls back to tropical storm as it batters Haiti appeared first on TheGrio.
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Cape Town weather: Two days of torrential rain set to batter region
Snow, wind, thunder and an absolute barrage of rain hits the Mother City from Wednesday. Here's what the latest Cape Town weather forecast is saying.
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Earth Today | COVID-19: An opportunity to ‘build back better’ in the Caribbean
“I am concerned that efforts to rebuild economies and societies will be prioritised, without an understanding that the lack of concern for man’s interaction with nature caused this pandemic and some other outbreaks in recent years,” said Dr Lorna Inniss, coordinator for the Cartagena Convention
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Storm of '28 Heros
In an effort to pay honor where it is due, West Palm Beach, Florida, City Manager A.E. Parker yesterday paid tribute to two laborers who served throughout the trying period of intern here as volunteer workers. W.A. Watts, he said, worked 18 hours a day making coffins, and M.W. Stark supervised the
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Clean up, fix up, this Labour Day, says Grange
MINISTER of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport Olivia Grange is encouraging Jamaicans to use Labour Day to “clean up and fix up” their home environments and heighten preparations for the upcoming hurricane
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Bridgetown, Barbados (1828- )
Bridgetown is the capital and commercial center of Barbados.  It is also the islands only city. In 2014 more than 110,000 people called Bridgetown home.  It is the cultural, political, and economic heart of this Caribbean island nation of 284,664
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Some Rain Possible Sunday
Variably to partly cloudy skies will prevail across the local area today. The proximity of an upper level trough along with good low level moisture converging across the region in association with a cold front may lead to the development of showers from time to time. Winds today will remain
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Storm Eta pounds Cuba with torrential rain on track to Florida - Stabroek News
HAVANA, (Reuters) - Tropical storm Eta pounded central Cuba with torrential rain yesterday, bursting the banks of rivers and causing flash flooding in some towns before exiting via the island’s northern coast and churning on track to the Florida
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Hurricane Forecasters Monitoring Two Tropical Disturbances
The National Hurricane Center is monitoring two disturbances over the tropical Atlantic, including one that is expected to bring rain to the region late Wednesday afternoon, and another right behind it with a high chance of becoming a tropical storm over the next five days.
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Mostly Sunny Skies Expected Friday
Mostly sunny skies are expected Friday across the Virgin Islands as dry, hazy conditions prevail. Daytime high temperatures will reach the upper 80s to the low 90s with east […]
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Get ready, says DEM - Barbados Today
Residents across Barbados are being warned to leave nothing to chance as officials continue to monitor a “strong” tropical wave approaching the island chain. Director of the Department of Emergency Management (DEM), Kerry Hinds, today urged residents to pay close attention to weather advisories
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