California Braces for 'Catastrophic' Impact of Hurricane Hilary | DW News

Aug 20, 2023 | Hurricane Hilary has brought flooding, high winds and at least one death to Mexico's Baja California. It's quickly advancing north toward heavily populated south-western states in the US. Authorities there warn of potentially life-threatening flooding.

La tempête tropicale Hilary touche terre au Mexique et menace les Etats-Unis : Rétrogradée d’ouragan à tempête tropicale, Hilary a déjà causé la mort d’une personne au Mexique, emportée avec son véhicule par une brutale montée des eaux. »

In California and Mexico, a Rare Hurricane Sends Disaster Prep into High Gear

THE NEW YORK TIMES: Hurricane Hilary, now a Category 4 storm, has prompted flood warnings in Southern California and temporary shelters in Baja California, Mexico.

As Hurricane Hilary heads north, Southern California and Mexico are bracing for a rare and powerful storm that could produce dangerous flash flooding and sustained winds that have not been seen for decades.

Residents are racing to fill sandbags and fuel up generators before extreme weather arrives, and emergency officials are warning that roads may be inundated and setting up evacuation centers.

The Category 4 hurricane is so unusual that it has prompted the National Hurricane Center to issue a tropical storm watch for California for the first time in its history. Hilary is currently projected to make landfall in Baja California on Sunday and move northward as a tropical storm near San Diego and across the deserts and mountains east of Los Angeles — though its path could still veer elsewhere. » | Corina Knoll and Aline Corpus, Corina Knoll reported from Los Angeles, and Aline Corpus from Tijuana, Mexico. | Friday, August 18, 2023

Aerial Footage Shows Destruction and Flooding Caused by Hurricane Ian

Drone footage from Florida, where Hurricane Ian has left a trail of destruction, shows widespread flooding of urban areas. The hurricane, considered one of the most powerful to have hit the US, made landfall on Wednesday and has left more than 2 million people without power. Joe Biden has approved a disaster declaration, which makes federal money available to help state, tribal and local recovery efforts.

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Hurricane Henri: Long Island and Southern New England Brace for Impact

THE GUARDIAN: Forecasters predict landfall in New York or Connecticut / New England has not been hit by hurricane since 1991

A National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration satellite handout image shows Hurricane Henri. Photograph: NOAA/GOES/AFP/Getty Images
Preparations for a monster storm forecast to hit parts of the US north-east were stepped up on Saturday, after Henri was promoted to a hurricane as it moved closer to land.

Forecasters said Henri would be at or near category one hurricane strength when it made landfall mid-afternoon Sunday over Long Island in New York and southern Connecticut. New England has not taken a direct hit from a hurricane since Bob, a category two storm, hit in 1991.

Forecasters also said a dangerous storm surge could also occur as early as late Saturday in portions of Rhode Island and south-eastern Massachusetts and high water could also be seen in coastal New England as Henri moves inland. Heavy rain and wind may also produce flooding, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) said. » | Lauren Aratani in New York and agencies | Saturday, August 21, 2021

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Trump Says Hurricanes Prove We Should “Speed Up” Tax Cuts For The Rich

During a cabinet meeting that took place on the eve of Hurricane Irma slamming into the state of Florida, President Trump said that the recent spate of hurricanes show that we desperately need to speed up cutting taxes for the wealthy. He offered no reasoning for linking this two completely separate issues, but he’s made it clear that giving the wealthy more money is his priority. Ring of Fire’s Farron Cousins discusses this.

Ann Coulter And Right Wing Fanatics Blame Gays For Hurricanes Irma & Harvey

It wouldn’t be a natural disaster if there weren’t members of the Republican Party waiting to blame the entire thing on gay people, and that’s exactly what’s starting to happen with Hurricanes Harvey and Irma. Right wing pundit Ann Coulter jumped into the fray, claiming that the storm being God’s wrath for homosexuality was more plausible than the storm being caused by climate change, and right wing evangelicals are right on board with her. Ring of Fire’s Farron Cousins explains how people like this are destroying progress in America.

Florida Prepares for Matthew's Wrath | DW News

After wreaking havoc in the Caribbean, Hurricane Matthew is raging toward Florida. Governor Rick Scott has declared a state of emergency, as people head for higher ground and those remaining batten down the hatches and stock up on what they need.

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Hurricane Sandy: New Jersey Residents Ordered to Evacuate Coast as Hurricane Approaches
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REUTERS.COM: Hurricane Sandy was downgraded on Saturday morning but remained highly menacing as it pulled away from the Bahamas, making a slow path toward the U.S. northeast coast where it threatens to become one of the worst storms in decades.

The late-season storm has been dubbed "Frankenstorm" by some weather watchers because it will combine elements of a tropical cyclone and a winter storm and is forecast to reach the U.S. coast close to Halloween.

Forecast models show it will have all the ingredients to morph into a so-called "super storm", stirring memories of the 1993 'Storm of the Century', whose impact in the United States was particularly destructive.

Governors in states along the U.S. East Coast declared emergencies on Friday, with officials urging residents to stock up on food, water and batteries. » | Kevin Gray | MIAMI | Saturday, October 27, 2012

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