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Tipping Point: What does WWF’s 2024 Living Planet Report say? | Video Credit: The Hindu World Wildlife Fund’s 2024 Living Planet Report shows a decline in every indicator used to track nature globally. This report uses the Living Planet Index, which tracks sizes of animal populations and how they are changing. It can be used […]
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Hurricane Milton tears massive hole in Florida airport ceiling A large part of Melbourne Orlando International Airport’s ceiling came down due to Hurricane Milton. No one was injured in the incident. Video shows high winds from Hurricane Milton tore a hole the size of half a standard basketball court into a east coast Florida airport’s […]
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Florida residents slogged through flooded streets, gathered up scattered debris, and assessed damage to their homes on Friday after Hurricane Milton smashed through coastal communities and spawned a barrage of deadly tornadoes. At least 10 people were dead, and rescuers were still saving people from swollen rivers, but many expressed relief that Milton wasn’t worse. […]
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On Wednesday evening, Hurricane Milton made landfall in Florida as a Category 3 storm, leaving more than 3 million customers without power and bringing floodwaters and high winds to many communities just two weeks after Hurricane Helene hit the state. As Milton intensified at the start of the week, Annette Devlin and her daughter decided […]
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ORLANDO, Fla. — Florida theme parks including Walt Disney World, Universal Orlando and SeaWorld planned to reopen Friday after an assessment of the effects of Hurricane Milton. Some Halloween special events won’t be offered and they won’t necessarily be fully functioning Friday, but the public is welcome back, the parks said in statements. As Milton […]
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Clean-up continues at Clearwater Beach, Fla., after Hurricane Milton on Friday (October 11, 2024). | Photo Credit: AP Experts that human-induced climate change made Hurricane Milton, which lashed Florida this week, wetter and windier, said on Friday (October 11, 2024). “Heavy one-day rainfall events such as the one associated with Milton are 20-30% more intense […]
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The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has released dramatic satellite footage capturing Hurricane Milton’s landfall in Florida, showcasing the sheer power of the storm from a cosmic perspective. The footage, released Thursday, illustrates the hurricane’s spiralling mass over the southeasternmost US state, featuring intense lightning activity that illuminates its centre. Milton struck Florida’s west […]
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Florida: Hurricane Milton marched across central Florida on Thursday after making landfall on the state’s west coast hours earlier, whipping up deadly tornadoes, destroying homes and knocking out power to nearly 2 million customers. The storm made landfall around 8:30 p.m. EDT (0030 GMT) on Wednesday as a Category 3 hurricane with maximum sustained winds […]
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Hurricane Milton crashed into the U.S. State of Florida as a Category-3 storm Wednesday (October 9, 2024), pounding the coast with ferocious winds of over 100 mph (160 kph), heavy rain and producing a series of tornadoes around the state. Tampa avoided a direct hit. The cyclone had maximum sustained winds of 120 mph (205 […]
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Sarasota, United States: Hurricane Milton blasted ashore in Florida Wednesday night with furious winds, life-threatening rain and storm surge, as people who endured another hurricane just two weeks ago braced for a long, violent night. The “extremely dangerous” Category 3 storm made landfall near Siesta Key, in a densely populated area on the state’s western […]
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