Northeast to see significant rain amid NYC drought warning and NJ wildfires
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Northeast to see significant rain amid NYC drought warning and NJ wildfires

ByNews Polite

Significant rain is forecast to arrive in the Northeast towards the end of the workweek amid what, for many cities in the area, has been the driest fall on record. A major storm system will develop over the Great Lakes starting Wednesday and track east that night, with rain expected over the Interstate 95…

132 structures destroyed in Southern California wildfire as fierce winds expected to subside
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132 structures destroyed in Southern California wildfire as fierce winds expected to subside

ByNews Polite

A Southern California wildfire has destroyed 132 structures, mostly homes, in less than two days, fire officials said Thursday as raging winds were forecast to ease. The fire started Wednesday morning in Ventura County and has grown to about 32 square miles at 5% containment. Its cause has not been determined. Ten…

NYC under drought watch after second driest October in recorded history — with residents being urged to ‘conserve every drop’
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NYC under drought watch after second driest October in recorded history — with residents being urged to ‘conserve every drop’

ByNews Polite

New York City agencies are being ordered to prepare water conservation plans and residents urged to “conserve every drop possible” amid a drought watch following a historically dry October. “By starting to save water now, we’re doing everything we can to make sure that we can water our parks and…

Death toll from Hurricane Milton rises as Florida picks up the pieces from the storm’s destruction
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Death toll from Hurricane Milton rises as Florida picks up the pieces from the storm’s destruction

ByNews Polite

Power and other utilities continue to slowly be restored across Florida after Hurricane Milton’s less than 12-hour trek across the state, leaving behind more than 4 million without electricity at its peak and neighborhoods flooded. Milton is being blamed for at least 17 deaths across eight counties in Florida. Hurricane Milton…

Republicans slam hurricane conspiracists — including MTG — for weather ‘control’ claims as ‘misinformation’ hampers NC relief efforts
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Republicans slam hurricane conspiracists — including MTG — for weather ‘control’ claims as ‘misinformation’ hampers NC relief efforts

ByNews Polite

Republican members of Congress are slamming conspiracists — including far-right Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene — for spreading claims that Hurricane Helene was “geoengineered by the government” or that federal aid workers are obstructing local relief efforts in North Carolina following the devastation. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), Rep. Chuck Edwards (R-NC)…

Heartbreaking final photo shows NC grandparents trapped on roof before swept away by floodwaters with grandson
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Heartbreaking final photo shows NC grandparents trapped on roof before swept away by floodwaters with grandson

ByNews Polite

A heartbreaking final photo of North Carolina grandparents waiting to be rescued on the roof of their home while surrounded by fierce floodwaters has emerged following the devastation left by Hurricane Helene. Jessica Drye Turner had begged for someone to save her family after they became stranded on top of…

Isaac strengthens into hurricane as Tropical Storm Joyce forms in the Atlantic
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Isaac strengthens into hurricane as Tropical Storm Joyce forms in the Atlantic

ByNews Polite

Isaac intensified into a hurricane early Friday morning over the central subtropical Atlantic, according to the National Hurricane Center (NHC). And it’s now got company in the Atlantic, with Tropical Storm Joyce forming hundreds of miles away. The NHC reports that Hurricane Isaac is now a Category 2 storm with…

New areas to watch emerge in Caribbean, Atlantic as Helene races across Southeast
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New areas to watch emerge in Caribbean, Atlantic as Helene races across Southeast

ByNews Polite

In the midst of Helene’s assault on the Southeast and the formation of Isaac and Joyce this week, the Atlantic is showing no signs of stopping.  The National Hurricane Center (NHC) is monitoring two additional areas across the basin for potential development – one in the Caribbean and another in the eastern Atlantic. Caribbean area The…

Florida to Louisiana braces for likely tropical storm or Hurricane Helene as weather threatens Gulf of Mexico
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Florida to Louisiana braces for likely tropical storm or Hurricane Helene as weather threatens Gulf of Mexico

ByNews Polite

Millions of people living along the Gulf Coast are being urged to make sure preparations are in place as the next tropical threat to the U.S. brews in the Caribbean, and there are increasing signs that the ingredients needed for a tropical storm or hurricane to form are coming together. A number of computer forecast models depict a strong tropical…

Hurricane Francine aftermath could lead to rise in bacterial infections in South, CDC warns
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Hurricane Francine aftermath could lead to rise in bacterial infections in South, CDC warns

ByNews Polite

The Center for Disease Control is warning those affected by Hurricane Francine of the possible risk of contracting Melioidosis after the storm passes.  Melioidosis is a bacterial infection caused by bacteria called Burkholderia pseudomallei, or B. pseudomallei, the CDC said. It develops after people or animals make contact with contaminated soil, air or water. The risk for infection increases after hurricanes, heavy…