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Environment
Storm Éowyn hits Ireland and UK, causing power outages and transport disruptions
Ireland and Scotland were put on high alert in the face of Storm Éowyn. Storm Éowyn struck Ireland, Northern Ireland and Scotland on Friday, causing havoc, leaving one person dead, hundreds of thousands of homes without power, planes grounded and schools closed, officials said. Millions of people in three countries were urged to shelter in place from the “devastating” storm…
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Storm wreaks havoc in Ireland, France and Britain
The storm disrupted transport in Ireland, the UK and France. A winter storm with strong winds, heavy rain, snow and ice battered northwestern Europe on Saturday, leaving Ireland, the UK and France with travel disruption and one person dead. Hampshire Police in southern England said a man was killed when a tree fell on his car on a highway near…
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Storm Helen causes flooding across southeastern U.S., killing 100 people
People wait in line to buy gas in the aftermath of Hurricane Helen in Fletcher, North Carolina, on September 29, 2024. At least 100 people have been killed in devastating floods across the southeastern United States, officials said Monday, and emergency response efforts are quickly becoming a political football in a region that could decide the presidential election. Rescue efforts…
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Science
Two killed in Mexico as Hurricane John weakens to tropical storm
A woman transports a table from the southern Mexican coast ahead of Hurricane John. Officials said Tuesday that Hurricane John struck Mexico’s southern Pacific coast overnight, killing at least two people. The cyclone has since weakened to a tropical storm and is expected to weaken further. However, forecasters warned that heavy rain and flash flooding would inundate coastal areas over…
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