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Scott Bessent is the person that Trump picked for Treasury Secretary
US President Donald Trump’s nominee for the secretary of transportation Sean Duffy has pledged to work to reduce the red tape that slows critical infrastructure projects, ensuring funds are spent efficiently. He said his first trip as the transportation secretary would be to the Appalachian mountain regions of Tennessee and North Carolina, where flooding from…
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Why is it so high risk for Hurricane damage
The Tampa Bay area of Florida, which could take a direct hit from Milton, has been forecast to experience storm surge of up to 15 feet. This comes less than two weeks after Hurricane Helene flooded the area. Governor Ron DeSantis said, “If the dunes are high enough, they might prevent the flooding from storm…
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The evacuee’s window narrows when Hurricane Milton approaches Florida
Hurricane Milton is set to hit the west coast of Florida, US, on Wednesday night and its landfall is expected as early as Wednesday night, the US National Weather Service said. It added that Milton will make landfall as a Category 4 storm, with winds of up to 135 kmph. Earlier, Hurricane Helene had made…
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Is hurricanes getting worse?
Climate change could have enabled Hurricane Helene’s intensity to be more intense, a World Weather study said. It added that climate change could have made heavy rainfall up to 70% more likely in central and southern areas of the US where catastrophic flooding washed away roads and destroyed homes and businesses. The Atlantic Ocean has…
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The FEMA adds misinformation to the list of disasters
After Hurricane Helene struck the US, US President Donald Trump said “they stole the FEMA money…so they could give it to their illegal immigrants that they want to have vote for them this season”. Meanwhile, Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson said he has no plans to bring lawmakers back from recess before the election to…
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Is hurricanes getting worse?
A tropical storm watch has been issued for Florida’s west coast as Hurricane Milton is expected to strengthen into a category four storm before making landfall on Tuesday. Earlier, Hurricane Helene had hit Florida’s Gulf Coast with winds of up to 185 km per hour. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has already declared an emergency for…
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As millions are without power, the death toll has risen to over 90
At least 30 people have died after Hurricane Helene made landfall in the US’ Florida state, the state Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) said on Monday. The states of North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee have been hit by the storm, which has killed over 100 people in the US. Over 20 lakh people are without…
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Rescue crews are responding to the damage from Hurricane Helene
The death toll from Hurricane Helene has risen to at least 89 in the US, emergency management officials said. Over 20 lakh people are without power in North Carolina, where the death toll stood at 30 on Sunday. The storm made landfall in the state on Friday as a category 1 hurricane. It also triggered…