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Natural Disasters Cost $155 Billion In 2018, Several Of Them Struck Hard
Natural disasters cost $155 billion this year, and several of them struck the U.S. particularly hard. Hurricanes Michael and Florence, the California wildfires and Hawaii's volcano eruption are all on the list of the most expensive global disasters of 2018, according to the Zurich-based reinsurance company Swiss Re
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US Mother Tried To Save Infant Son From Drowning In Hurricane, Charged
On Sept. 16, Dazia Lee of Charlotte, North Carolina, lost her son, Kaiden, during Hurricane Florence when floodwaters rushed her car.
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Flooding May Worsen As Hurricane Florence Passes Through The Carolinas
Flooding across the Carolinas in the aftermath of Hurricane Florence, which has killed 36 people, was expected to worsen over the next couple of days, forecasters said
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Florence Portends More Massive Hurricanes In Age Of Global Warming
Global warming has increased the likelihood of more massive, sluggish storms like Florence, capable of dropping record amounts of rain and causing the type of catastrophic flooding that crippled North and South Carolina this week, experts said
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US President Donald Trump To Visit North Carolina As Waterways Rise
U.S. President Donald Trump is expected on Wednesday to visit North Carolina, which is bearing the brunt of Florence's deadly deluge and where rivers are still rising while thousands of homes and roadways remain submerged.
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North Carolina Devastated As Floodwaters Rise From Deadly Storm Florence
Deadly storm Florence drenched North Carolina with more downpours on Sunday, cutting off the coastal city of Wilmington, damaging tens of thousands of homes and threatening worse flooding as rivers fill to the bursting point
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"Either He's Going To Leave Today Or...": Florence Rain Inundates US Town
The homes just off Alamac Road that Ryan Abshear visited Sunday, door to door, in the hard rain, are small, either one-story brick or clapboard, some tidy, others in disrepair. It is as varied as Florence's path and punishment.
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"We Face Walls Of Water": Communities Rally To Face Hurricane Florence
The call went out through Facebook at a little past noon on Friday: Volunteers needed immediately to fill sandbags and dam up a railway channel where floodwaters have emerged before.
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Florence "Unloading Epic Amounts Of Rainfall": North Carolina Governor
The governor of North Carolina on Saturday warned residents displaced by a killer storm against returning home because of the dangers posed by rising floodwaters.
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Hurricane Florence Leaves 5 Dead In US, Communities Flooded
Tropical storm Florence lumbered inland on Saturday, knocking down trees, flooding rivers, and dumping sheets of rain in the Carolinas where five people have died.
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Hurricane Florence: Reporter Struggles To Stand As People Walk By Calmly In Viral Clip
A hilarious video which has gone viral on Twitter with over 10 million views shows weatherman Mike Seidel seemingly struggling to stand in high winds during Hurricane Florence - even as two men walk calmly behind him, apparently unaffected.
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Weathermen Ditch Live Broadcast As Hurricane Florence Floods Station
A local television station in North Carolina was in the middle of its nightly broadcast Thursday when two of the station's anchors, chief meteorologist Donnie Cox and weatherman Shane Hinton, gave viewers an urgent update as an image of Hurricane Florence swirled over a map behind them.
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At Least 5 Deaths Linked To The "Powerful, Slow And Relentless" Florence
Hurricane Florence made landfall in North Carolina on Friday, battering the state with a powerful combination of wind and rain. At least five deaths have been linked to the storm, according to officials.
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In "Worst Case Scenario" Demo During Storm, A Calm Reporter And A Secret
This week - with storm surging warnings along the North Carolina coast proliferating - the Weather Channel used the tool to show viewers how that surge might affect a typical neighborhood in a "reasonable worst-case scenario."
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Hurricane Florence Makes Landfall In US' North Carolina: Official
Hurricane Florence made landfall near Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina at 7:15 am (1115 GMT) on Friday, the National Hurricane Center said.
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Natural Disasters Cost $155 Billion In 2018, Several Of Them Struck Hard
Natural disasters cost $155 billion this year, and several of them struck the U.S. particularly hard. Hurricanes Michael and Florence, the California wildfires and Hawaii's volcano eruption are all on the list of the most expensive global disasters of 2018, according to the Zurich-based reinsurance company Swiss Re
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US Mother Tried To Save Infant Son From Drowning In Hurricane, Charged
On Sept. 16, Dazia Lee of Charlotte, North Carolina, lost her son, Kaiden, during Hurricane Florence when floodwaters rushed her car.
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Flooding May Worsen As Hurricane Florence Passes Through The Carolinas
Flooding across the Carolinas in the aftermath of Hurricane Florence, which has killed 36 people, was expected to worsen over the next couple of days, forecasters said
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Florence Portends More Massive Hurricanes In Age Of Global Warming
Global warming has increased the likelihood of more massive, sluggish storms like Florence, capable of dropping record amounts of rain and causing the type of catastrophic flooding that crippled North and South Carolina this week, experts said
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US President Donald Trump To Visit North Carolina As Waterways Rise
U.S. President Donald Trump is expected on Wednesday to visit North Carolina, which is bearing the brunt of Florence's deadly deluge and where rivers are still rising while thousands of homes and roadways remain submerged.
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North Carolina Devastated As Floodwaters Rise From Deadly Storm Florence
Deadly storm Florence drenched North Carolina with more downpours on Sunday, cutting off the coastal city of Wilmington, damaging tens of thousands of homes and threatening worse flooding as rivers fill to the bursting point
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"Either He's Going To Leave Today Or...": Florence Rain Inundates US Town
The homes just off Alamac Road that Ryan Abshear visited Sunday, door to door, in the hard rain, are small, either one-story brick or clapboard, some tidy, others in disrepair. It is as varied as Florence's path and punishment.
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"We Face Walls Of Water": Communities Rally To Face Hurricane Florence
The call went out through Facebook at a little past noon on Friday: Volunteers needed immediately to fill sandbags and dam up a railway channel where floodwaters have emerged before.
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Florence "Unloading Epic Amounts Of Rainfall": North Carolina Governor
The governor of North Carolina on Saturday warned residents displaced by a killer storm against returning home because of the dangers posed by rising floodwaters.
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Hurricane Florence Leaves 5 Dead In US, Communities Flooded
Tropical storm Florence lumbered inland on Saturday, knocking down trees, flooding rivers, and dumping sheets of rain in the Carolinas where five people have died.
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Hurricane Florence: Reporter Struggles To Stand As People Walk By Calmly In Viral Clip
A hilarious video which has gone viral on Twitter with over 10 million views shows weatherman Mike Seidel seemingly struggling to stand in high winds during Hurricane Florence - even as two men walk calmly behind him, apparently unaffected.
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Weathermen Ditch Live Broadcast As Hurricane Florence Floods Station
A local television station in North Carolina was in the middle of its nightly broadcast Thursday when two of the station's anchors, chief meteorologist Donnie Cox and weatherman Shane Hinton, gave viewers an urgent update as an image of Hurricane Florence swirled over a map behind them.
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At Least 5 Deaths Linked To The "Powerful, Slow And Relentless" Florence
Hurricane Florence made landfall in North Carolina on Friday, battering the state with a powerful combination of wind and rain. At least five deaths have been linked to the storm, according to officials.
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In "Worst Case Scenario" Demo During Storm, A Calm Reporter And A Secret
This week - with storm surging warnings along the North Carolina coast proliferating - the Weather Channel used the tool to show viewers how that surge might affect a typical neighborhood in a "reasonable worst-case scenario."
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Hurricane Florence Makes Landfall In US' North Carolina: Official
Hurricane Florence made landfall near Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina at 7:15 am (1115 GMT) on Friday, the National Hurricane Center said.
