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

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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…

Francine gains strength and is expected to be a hurricane when it reaches US Gulf Coast
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Francine gains strength and is expected to be a hurricane when it reaches US Gulf Coast

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Tropical Storm Francine churned in the Gulf of Mexico with increasing strength and was expected to reach hurricane status on Tuesday before reaching landfall in Louisiana. A storm surge warning was in effect for an area stretching from just east of Houston to the mouth of the Mississippi River south of New…

Stranded woman, child, tortoise, and cat rescued in Hawaii
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Stranded woman, child, tortoise, and cat rescued in Hawaii

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The United States Coast Guard and Navy rescued a mother and her 7-year-old child alongside their pet tortoise and cat from a sailboat nearly 1,000 miles off the coast of Hawaii during Hurricane Gilma’s landfall last week after the boat’s captain died.  Watchstanders at the Joint Rescue Coordination Center Honolulu…

Hurricane Debby to bring heavy rains and catastropic flooding to Florida, Georgia and S. Carolina
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Hurricane Debby to bring heavy rains and catastropic flooding to Florida, Georgia and S. Carolina

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The center of Hurricane Debby is expected to reach the Big Bend coast of Florida early Monday bringing potential record-setting rains, catastrophic flooding and life-threatening storm surge as it moves slowly across the northern part of the state before stalling over the coastal regions of Georgia and South Carolina. Debby…

Florida under warnings as likely Tropical Storm Debby set to bring flooding rain
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Florida under warnings as likely Tropical Storm Debby set to bring flooding rain

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MIAMI – Tropical Storm Warnings have been issued for parts of the Florida coast as a disturbance, now designated as Potential Tropical Cyclone Four, takes aim at the Sunshine State. The storm system, which the National Hurricane Center forecasts will likely eventually become Tropical Storm Debby, threatens the state with…

Tropical disturbance over Atlantic worries hurricane experts
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Tropical disturbance over Atlantic worries hurricane experts

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After weeks of quiet, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) is watching a tropical disturbance in the Atlantic Ocean. Located east of the Lesser Antilles, this disturbance is expected to interact with an approaching tropical wave during the next several days, according to the NHC. There is a medium chance that…

12 dead as raging floods destroy highway bridge — sending cars into river
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12 dead as raging floods destroy highway bridge — sending cars into river

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Raging floods tore down part of a highway bridge in Taiwan on Friday, killing 12 people with at least 30 others still believed to be missing, according to authorities. A 130-foot section of the bridge in Yanping Village collapsed around 8:40 p.m. Friday, sending vehicles plunging into the Jinqian River…

Snowfall reported at Philadelphia International Airport as area hit by heat wave
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Snowfall reported at Philadelphia International Airport as area hit by heat wave

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This is snow joke. A record-breaking snowfall was reported at Philadelphia International Airport on Sunday as temperatures soared to 94 degrees Fahrenheit in a head-scratching contradiction. The Philadelphia/Mount Holly office of the National Weather Service logged the total daily snowfall over the Pennsylvania airport that afternoon — and noted that…

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott demands answers as customers remain without power after Hurricane Beryl
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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott demands answers as customers remain without power after Hurricane Beryl

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With around 270,000 homes and businesses still without power in the Houston area almost a week after Hurricane Beryl hit Texas, Gov. Greg Abbott on Sunday said he’s demanding an investigation into the response of the utility that serves the area as well as answers about its preparations for upcoming storms. “Power companies along…

Late season winter storm blasts Upper Midwest with blizzard conditions, heavy snow
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Late season winter storm blasts Upper Midwest with blizzard conditions, heavy snow

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A weather system that brought severe storms over the weekend is bringing blizzard conditions to parts of the Upper Midwest to start the workweek.  A cold front swept through the country’s eastern half and produced a plethora of weather events Sunday, including rain and severe storms.  Many communities that saw…