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On Camera, Beach House Collapses Into Ocean As Sea Levels Rise
A beach house in North Carolina's Outer Banks recently collapsed from high water levels. A video shows the demise of the home as ocean waves caused the stilts supporting the house to teeter and fall.
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Two Dead, 20 Missing In Eastern US Flooding
Two people have died and 20 others are missing in the eastern US state of North Carolina after heavy rains led to massive flooding, officials said Thursday.
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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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Can Apps Like Google Maps Steer You Clear of a Disaster? Maybe Not
Amid heavy rain from Florence, some smartphone or in-car map directions in recent days have sent people in North Carolina onto flooded roads and others closed to traffic.
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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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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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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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'Historic' Hurricane Florence Lashing Carolinas With Heavy Rain, Flooding
The outer bands of Hurricane Florence lashed the Carolinas with wind and rain on Thursday, flooding roads and overflowing rivers in an ominous prelude of the damage the huge storm could inflict when it makes landfall on Friday with millions of people in its path.
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"Disaster At Doorstep": Hurricane Florence Rapidly Advances To US Coast
Hurricane Florence, a large and dangerous Category 2 storm, is about a day away from crashing into the coast of the Carolinas, where conditions will begin to rapidly deteriorate Thursday. It marks the beginning of a prolonged assault from wind and water, which - by the time its over - is likely to bring devastating damage and flooding to millions o...
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Washington Mayor Declares Emergency Ahead Of Hurricane Florence
Washington's mayor Tuesday declared a state of emergency as Hurricane Florence bears down on the US East Coast, threatening torrential rain and flooding in the capital region.
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Number Of Deaths From Hurricane Matthew Climbs To 26 In North Carolina
The number of people dead from Hurricane Matthew has risen to 26 in North Carolina, with two more bodies recovered as some flood waters recede, Governor Pat McCrory said on Saturday.
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Drownings Push Hurricane Number Of Deaths Rise To 19 In Flooded North Carolina
Officials in North Carolina said they would go door to door on Wednesday urging people to leave low-lying areas as rivers swollen by rainfall from Hurricane Matthew continue to rise, threatening homes and resulting in more drownings.
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North Carolina Braces For More Flooding In Downstream Towns
A state trooper shot and killed an armed man during a search for flood victims in a tense and dispirited North Carolina, and thousands more people were ordered to evacuate as high water from Hurricane Matthew pushed downstream on Tuesday, two days after the storm blew out to sea.
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Hundreds Stranded In North Carolina Floods After Hurricane Matthew
Hundreds of people were rescued by boat and helicopter as floodwaters inundated North Carolina towns on Monday in the wake of Hurricane Matthew, and officials warned that life-threatening flooding from swollen rivers would continue for days.
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Matthew Triggers Severe Flooding In North Carolina; Number Of Deaths Rise To 16
Hurricane Matthew's torrential rains triggered severe flooding in North Carolina on Sunday as the deteriorating storm made its exit to the sea, and thousands of people had to be rescued from their homes and cars. The death toll in the US climbed to at least 16, nearly half of them in North Carolina.
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On Camera, Beach House Collapses Into Ocean As Sea Levels Rise
A beach house in North Carolina's Outer Banks recently collapsed from high water levels. A video shows the demise of the home as ocean waves caused the stilts supporting the house to teeter and fall.
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Two Dead, 20 Missing In Eastern US Flooding
Two people have died and 20 others are missing in the eastern US state of North Carolina after heavy rains led to massive flooding, officials said Thursday.
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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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Can Apps Like Google Maps Steer You Clear of a Disaster? Maybe Not
Amid heavy rain from Florence, some smartphone or in-car map directions in recent days have sent people in North Carolina onto flooded roads and others closed to traffic.
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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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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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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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'Historic' Hurricane Florence Lashing Carolinas With Heavy Rain, Flooding
The outer bands of Hurricane Florence lashed the Carolinas with wind and rain on Thursday, flooding roads and overflowing rivers in an ominous prelude of the damage the huge storm could inflict when it makes landfall on Friday with millions of people in its path.
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"Disaster At Doorstep": Hurricane Florence Rapidly Advances To US Coast
Hurricane Florence, a large and dangerous Category 2 storm, is about a day away from crashing into the coast of the Carolinas, where conditions will begin to rapidly deteriorate Thursday. It marks the beginning of a prolonged assault from wind and water, which - by the time its over - is likely to bring devastating damage and flooding to millions o...
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Washington Mayor Declares Emergency Ahead Of Hurricane Florence
Washington's mayor Tuesday declared a state of emergency as Hurricane Florence bears down on the US East Coast, threatening torrential rain and flooding in the capital region.
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Number Of Deaths From Hurricane Matthew Climbs To 26 In North Carolina
The number of people dead from Hurricane Matthew has risen to 26 in North Carolina, with two more bodies recovered as some flood waters recede, Governor Pat McCrory said on Saturday.
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Drownings Push Hurricane Number Of Deaths Rise To 19 In Flooded North Carolina
Officials in North Carolina said they would go door to door on Wednesday urging people to leave low-lying areas as rivers swollen by rainfall from Hurricane Matthew continue to rise, threatening homes and resulting in more drownings.
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North Carolina Braces For More Flooding In Downstream Towns
A state trooper shot and killed an armed man during a search for flood victims in a tense and dispirited North Carolina, and thousands more people were ordered to evacuate as high water from Hurricane Matthew pushed downstream on Tuesday, two days after the storm blew out to sea.
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Hundreds Stranded In North Carolina Floods After Hurricane Matthew
Hundreds of people were rescued by boat and helicopter as floodwaters inundated North Carolina towns on Monday in the wake of Hurricane Matthew, and officials warned that life-threatening flooding from swollen rivers would continue for days.
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Matthew Triggers Severe Flooding In North Carolina; Number Of Deaths Rise To 16
Hurricane Matthew's torrential rains triggered severe flooding in North Carolina on Sunday as the deteriorating storm made its exit to the sea, and thousands of people had to be rescued from their homes and cars. The death toll in the US climbed to at least 16, nearly half of them in North Carolina.
