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- 2017: the year climate change spiraled out of control Fri, 5 Jan 18, 3:26amWith its extreme weather and unraveling public policy, 2017 provided the world with a glimpse of its climate-chaotic future if changes are not made immediately...
- $30M contract cancelled by FEMA after supplies to Puerto Rico fail to arrive Thu, 30 Nov 17, 1:41amA recently formed Florida-based company was granted a $30 million contract to provide vital supplies to Puerto Rico in its recovery from Hurricane Maria, only to have the contract cancelled by FEMA after Bronze Star LLC failed...
- "This is unprecedented": Irish Minister of State for Flood Relief on tropical storm Ophelia Mon, 16 Oct 17, 11:14pmWhen you hear the word 'hurricane,' you probably don't think about Ireland. But Tropical Storm Ophelia, which has been downgraded from its status as a hurricane, is on a path towards the country, with warnings of high seas,...
- New Orleans declares state of emergency in anticipation of Tropical Storm Nate Fri, 6 Oct 17, 11:03pmIn the midst of one of the most active hurricane seasons in modern United States history, New Orleans braces for impact as Tropical Storm Nate barrels through Central America en route to the American Gulf Coast...
- Tesla is shipping hundreds of Powerwall battery systems to Puerto Rico Fri, 29 Sep 17, 11:39pmTesla is stepping in to aid Puerto Rico in its recovery from Hurricane Maria by sending hundreds of Powerwall battery systems to the American Commonwealth, whose 3.5 million citizens still do not have access to electricity....
- Puerto Rico electricity crisis sparks interest in renewable energy Fri, 29 Sep 17, 8:30pmHurricane Maria has left swaths of Puerto Rico without power - and millions of people could have to go without electricity for months. The storm's devastation has stirred new interest in obtaining more energy from clean sources...
- Hurricane Maria ravaged the only tropical rainforest in the United States Thu, 28 Sep 17, 11:11pmEl Yunque National Forest, the only tropical rainforest managed by the United States Forest Service, suffered major damage as Hurricane Maria bore down on Puerto Rico as a Category 4 storm...
- VIDEO: 60,000-year-old preserved underwater forest discovered in the Gulf of Mexico Thu, 28 Sep 17, 4:40amWhen Hurricane Ivan formed in 2004, it did more than devastate regions of the Caribbean and the United States’ coast. According to the new documentary “The Underwater Forest,” it also unearthed a fossilized forest of...
- Strongest storm to hit Puerto Rico in over 80 years made landfall this morning Wed, 20 Sep 17, 11:31pmHurricane Maria hit Puerto Rico earlier today as a Category 4 storm. While it had weakened from a Category 5, officials still warned the hurricane is dangerous - forecasters said there could be life-threatening winds blowing...
- Rapidly strengthening Hurricane Maria bears down on Puerto Rico and the Caribbean Tue, 19 Sep 17, 4:40amHurricane Maria, which is forecasted to slam into Puerto Rico and neighboring islands within hours, has officially strengthened into a Category 3 storm...
- How hurricane Irma changed the colors of these Caribbean islands Wed, 13 Sep 17, 12:47amHurricane Irma recently hit islands in the Caribbean with the force of a Category 5 storm. And now, NASA satellite images reveal how the devastating storm turned formerly green islands into a dull brown.[...]
- Desperation and fear mount in Irma-ravaged Caribbean Tue, 12 Sep 17, 5:29amOver the past few days, Hurricane Irma has devastated islands in the Caribbean, Cuba, and parts of Florida. The Category 5 hurricane has since downgraded to a tropical storm, but the damage it caused will take years to recover...
- Hurricane Jose strengthens to an "extremely dangerous" Category 4 Sat, 9 Sep 17, 6:41amHot on the heels of Hurricanes Harvey and Irma is yet another natural disaster, Hurricane Jose. The “extremely dangerous” Category 4 hurricane is located east of the Leeward Islands and is forecasted to transit west-northwest...
- Three hurricanes form in the Atlantic for the first time since 2010 Thu, 7 Sep 17, 10:50pmWhile Hurricane Irma barrels through the Caribbean towards the United States mainland, another two potentially powerful storms are waiting in the wings...
- This image of Hurricane Irma from space will blow your mind Wed, 6 Sep 17, 11:34pmNASA captured an astonishing video of Hurricane Irma from space. Soon after the National Hurricane Center upgraded Irma to a Category 5 storm, the International Space Station's external cameras caught what NASA described...