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Why is it that the city is at high risk of being affected by a storm?
Hurricane Milton has intensified into a hurricane and is expected to make landfall in Florida, US on Tuesday night or Wednesday morning, National Hurricane Center (NHC) said. Mandatory evacuations have been ordered from Bonita Beach to Middle of Milton Key, including Charlotte Harbor, NHC added. It further said that storm surge warnings have been issued…
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Here is how you can know if hurricanes are getting worse
Hurricane Milton is expected to make landfall in Florida on Wednesday, making it a Category 4 storm. The Florida Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection had earlier warned of a Category 4 hurricane before it was upgraded to a Category 4 storm on Tuesday. Milton is expected to be the fourth hurricane to make…
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Scientists wake up to the mental-health toll of climate change
A case study of a medical student’s Survival during Hurricane Dorian due to Hurricane-Induced Depression has been published in the journal Climate Health. The 28-year-old student, who saw the fury of Hurricane Dorian and fear for country’s future because of its vulnerability to sea-level rise, said that people with depression receive inadequate treatment in low-…
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Idalia has been extended along the U.S. coastline
Hurricane Idalia, which intensified into a Category 4 storm, has killed at least two men in separate crashes before it hit Florida. It is expected to come ashore on Thursday morning and is likely to cause “catastrophic” flooding and high winds, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) said. The NHC said that the storm’s winds have…