Talk about a perfect storm. As the Atlantic hurricane season kicks off this month, some coastal communities are still recovering from last year's record-breaking extreme weather damage. Meanwhile, the National Flood Insurance ...
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Jun 27, 2018
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Hurricane season didn't officially start until June 1, but Subtropical Storm Alberto made an appearance early, causing more than $50 million in damage as it made its way inland and up the coast in late May. Twelve people—seven ...
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Jun 21, 2018
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Listen closely and you'll hear the groan of collective dread in Florida and the Caribbean: yes, it's already hurricane season again.
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Jun 1, 2018
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June 1 marks the start of the 2018 Atlantic hurricane season, with some communities still rebuilding after last year's largest storms.
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Jun 1, 2018
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Subtropical Storm Alberto formed in the Caribbean on Friday, giving an early kickoff to the Atlantic hurricane season one week ahead of schedule.
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May 25, 2018
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After the most expensive hurricane season on record last year, US officials said Thursday to expect a more normal Atlantic season in 2018 with five to nine hurricanes in total.
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May 24, 2018
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Puerto Rico lost electricity again on April 18, seven months after Hurricane Maria first knocked out the island's power grid. For people in some remote rural areas, the blackout was more of the same. Their power had yet to ...
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Apr 20, 2018
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Harvey, Irma, Maria and Nate are storm names that don't bear repeating.
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Apr 12, 2018
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Climate scientists at Columbia University have developed a new, global hurricane model for estimating the long-term hazard of rare, high impact storms under different climate scenarios. The model uses a novel approach to ...
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Jan 23, 2018
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For Americans who live along the east and Gulf of Mexico coasts, the end of the 2017 Atlantic hurricane season on Nov. 30 was a relief. This year forecasters recorded 17 named storms, 10 of which became hurricanes. Six were ...
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Jan 3, 2018
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