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Flood and landslide warning as Hurricane Eta approaches Central America
By Associated Press | Posted by Karan Manral | Managua, Nicaragua
UPDATED ON NOV 03, 2020 08:50 AM IST
The US National Hurricane Center said Eta, a Category 4 hurricane, had maximum sustained winds of 150 mph (240 kph) and was centered about 70 miles (110 kilometers) east-southest of the Nicaragua-Honduras border in early evening.
Zeta likely to become hurricane before hitting Mexico’s Yucatan peninsula
By Associated Press | Posted by Srivatsan K C | Miami
PUBLISHED ON OCT 26, 2020 01:56 PM IST
Zeta, which on Sunday became the earliest ever 27th named storm of the Atlantic season, was centered about 260 miles (420 kilometers) southeast of Cozumel island late Sunday.
With whipping winds, Delta drenches Louisiana, Mississippi
By Press Trust of India | Posted by Kaleem Ullah Fasihi
UPDATED ON OCT 10, 2020 02:10 PM IST
Delta hit as a Category 2 hurricane, with top winds of 100 mph (155 kph) but rapidly grew weaker.
Delta grows into hurricane in Caribbean; eyes Yucatan, Cuba
By Associated Press | Posted by Jahnavi Gupta | Mexico City
UPDATED ON OCT 06, 2020 11:03 PM IST
Tropical Storm Delta rapidly strengthened into a hurricane in the Caribbean Monday, aiming to hit Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula potentially as a major storm before continuing on to strike the U.S. Gulf coast later in the week.
Oil jumps as hurricane hits US output while crude stocks decline
By Reuters | Posted by Kanishka Sarkar | London
UPDATED ON SEP 16, 2020 02:46 PM IST
Oil prices collapsed to historic lows as the coronavirus crisis hit demand. A record supply cut by OPEC and its allies, known as OPEC+, and an easing of lockdowns has helped Brent recover from a 21-year low below $16 in April.
Storm Marco becomes a hurricane over Gulf of Mexico
By Associated Press | Posted by Arpan Rai | Haiti
UPDATED ON AUG 23, 2020 11:37 PM IST
Marco was heading for a possible hit on the Louisiana coast. Tropical Storm Laura, another potential hurricane, battered the Dominican Republic and Haiti and headed to the same part of the U.S. coast.
Hurricane Hanna expected to hit southern Texas coast
By Associated Press | Posted by Shivani Kumar
UPDATED ON JUL 25, 2020 11:58 AM IST
Hanna was centered about 140 miles (225 kilometers) east-southeast of Corpus Christi, Texas, the US National Hurricane Center said early Saturday. The storm had maximum sustained winds around 65 mph (100 kph) and was moving west at 8 mph (13 kph).
Donald Trump suggests dropping nuclear bombs on hurricanes to stop them from hitting US : Report
By Agence France-Presse | Washington
UPDATED ON AUG 26, 2019 09:11 AM IST
Donald Trump, during a hurricane briefing, asked if it were possible to disrupt hurricanes forming off the coast of Africa by dropping a nuclear bomb in the eye of the storm, according to a report.
Hurricane Florence makes landfall in North Carolina, tears buildings apart
By Associated Press | Wilmington (North Carolina)
UPDATED ON SEP 14, 2018 08:31 PM IST
Forecasters said catastrophic freshwater flooding is expected well inland over the next few days as Florence crawls across the Carolinas.
Hurricane Florence: Heavy rains lash US East Coast as it braces for monster storm
By Agence France-Presse | Agence France-Presse
UPDATED ON SEP 14, 2018 11:42 AM IST
The US east coast girded for a battering from Hurricane Florence Thursday night as the monster storm’s outer edge began lashing the Carolinas with heavy wind and rain.