The arrival of El Niño could mean significant impacts worldwide, including a push toward levels of global warming that climate scientists have warned could be devastating.
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Julia drenches Central America, leaving 28 dead
The storm is expected to bring 15 inches of rain in isolated areas.
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Hurricane Ian swamps southwest Florida, trapping people in homes
The hurricane’s center came ashore with 150 mph winds near Cayo Costa, a protected barrier island just west of heavily populated Fort Myers.
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Hurricane Ian strikes Cuba, Florida braces for winds, floods
The storm is to get even stronger over the warm Gulf of Mexico, reaching top winds of 130 mph as it approaches the southwest coast of Florida.
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Hurricane Ian lashes Cuba, aims at Florida as possible Category 4
Tampa and St. Petersburg appear to be the most likely targets for their first direct hit by a major hurricane since 1921.
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Ian nears Cuba on path to strike Florida as a Category 4 hurricane
As of Monday, Tampa and St. Petersburg appeared to be the among the most likely targets for their first direct hit by a major hurricane since 1921.
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Fiona washes houses away, knocks out power in Canada
The post-tropical cyclone has the lowest pressure ever recorded for a storm making landfall in the nation.
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Biden vows U.S. won’t walk away from storm-ravaged Puerto Rico
Fiona is expected to pass near Bermuda as a Category 4 hurricane, then reach Canada’s Atlantic provinces late Friday as a post-tropical cyclone.
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Fiona threatens to become Category 4 storm headed to Bermuda
Hurricane Fiona is blamed for causing at least four direct deaths in its march through the Caribbean.
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Fiona dumps more rain on Puerto Rico; troops rescue hundreds
The storm stripped pavement from roads, tore off roofs and sent torrents pouring into homes. It also took out a bridge and flooded two airports.