Hurricane Laura To Bring ‘Unsurvivable’ Storm Surge To Gulf Coast As Category 4
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‘Extremely dangerous’: Hurricane Laura nears Category 5 strength as it approaches Gulf Coast
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RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) — Hurricane Laura is nearing Category 5 status Wednesday as it continues to creep closer toward the Texas-Louisiana border. The National Hurricane Center called the hurricane “extremely dangerous.” As of 10 p.m. EST, the National Hurricane Center says Laura … Read More
‘It’s in full beast mode’: Category 4 Hurricane Laura surges toward landfall near Texas-Louisiana border
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SABINE PASS, Texas — Hurricane Laura is expected to make landfall as an “extremely dangerous” Category 4 storm with “unsurvivable storm surge” on Wednesday night or early Thursday near the Texas-Louisiana border, the National Hurricane Center said. There are possible tornadoes approaching southeastern … Read More
Over 7,000 fires burn 1.5 mln acres of land in California
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Photo taken on Aug. 19, 2020 at the Windy Hill Open Space Preserve of San Mateo County shows a helicopter flying over the dense smoke of wildfires in San Francisco Bay Area, California, the United States. (Photo by Dong Xudong/Xinhua) … Read More
A 6.9 quake hits Banda Sea region
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The quake did not trigger a tsunami. No damages or casualties have been reported so far. On Wednesday, two other major quakes hit Sumatra. In 2004, a tsunami triggered by a 9.1 magnitude earthquake killed 220,000 people in the Indian … Read More
Wildfires raging through Northern California cause at least 5 deaths
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Thousands of residents have been evacuated and at least two people were missing. Dozens of wildfires raging through Northern California have reportedly killed at least 5 people this week, including a Pacific Gas & Electric worker who was helping first responders and a … Read More
6.4 magnitude quake hits Manila
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ANI–stock image Manila [Phillippines], Aug 18 (ANI): An earthquake of magnitude 6.4 on the Richter scale struck the Southeastern region of Manila, Phillippines, on Tuesday early morning. “Earthquake of Magnitude: 6.4, Occurred on 18-08-2020, 05:33:50 IST, Lat: 12.07 & Long: … Read More
California Governor Warns More Rolling Blackouts ‘Very Likely’; 3.3M Homes Statewide Brace For Power Outages
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SACRAMENTO (CBS SF/AP) -– With California in the grips of a historic heatwave, Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday signed an emergency proclamation aimed at freeing up energy capacity even as power executives warned of additional statewide rolling blackouts. Newsom warned … Read More
North Korea Most Certainly Has a Coronavirus Problem
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Can the impoverished country pull through the pandemic if widespread outbreaks occur? North Korean state media has publicly admitted the likely presence of coronavirus in the country, reversing Pyongyang’s longstanding and widely doubted claim of no coronavirus cases within its borders. … Read More