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In Forecasting Hurricane Dorian, Models Fell Short

7:00am April 30, 2020

by Greg Allen

When Hurricane Dorian hit the Bahamas last year, it was the strongest ever to devastate the Caribbean country. Now, meteorologists are trying to learn why some of their forecast models fell short.

A month after Hurricane Dorian devastated the Bahamas, Sherrine Petit Homme LaFrance gets a hug from husband Ferrier Petit Homme. The storm destroyed their home on Grand Abaco Island. They are now living with China Laguerre in Nassau.

PHOTOS: After The Storm, Haitians In The Bahamas Depend On The Kindness Of Strangers

2:52pm October 12, 2019

One woman turned her home into an ad hoc shelter for Haitians displaced by the storm and facing discrimination.

Left: Volunteers take part in a "mapathon" organized by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team. Right: OpenStreetMap contributors pinpoint dump sites along rivers and waterways in Dar es Salaam in an effort to predict and prevent flooding in the Tanzanian ci

After Hurricane Dorian, The 'Wikipedia Of Maps' Came To The Rescue

2:42pm October 03, 2019

by Joanne Lu

Humanitarians are using crowdsourcing software to fill in blank spots on maps of disaster-prone countries.

Kendieth Russell Roberts and her 5-year-old son Malachai are living with her sister in Florida.

Bahamians Who Fled Dorian Face An Uncertain Future In U.S.

1:05pm September 19, 2019

by Greg Allen

Customs and Border Protection says some 4,000 Bahamians relocated to the U.S. after Hurricane Dorian — many of them to South Florida. They're wondering if the U.S. will allow them to stay.

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"The number of people registered missing with the Bahamas government is going down daily," a spokesman for the Bahamian National Emergency Management Agency assured the public.

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Bahamian Government Revises Number Of Missing After Dorian, Down To 1,300

9:59pm September 13, 2019

by Vanessa Romo

"The number of people registered missing with the Bahamas government is going down daily," a spokesman for NEMA told reporters, adding that many could be unaccounted for in shelters.

Philip "P.J." Thomas was a captain and harbor pilot who along with his three children died when Hurricane Dorian roared through Grand Bahama island on Sept. 1.

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Friends Remember One Of Dorian's Victims On Grand Bahama

8:05pm September 12, 2019

by Greg Allen

P.J. Thomas was an experienced boat captain and harbor pilot who guided some of the world's largest cruise ships to the dock. During the hurricane, he died saving his wife.

Reknowned chef José Andrés (right) is interviewed by ABC News last week in the Bahamian capital, Nassau, before heading to the Abaco Islands to deliver food to people stranded left by Hurricane Dorian.

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How To Help Hurricane Dorian Survivors In The Bahamas

5:09pm September 11, 2019

by Bill Chappell

"Cash is king. For us to rebuild these communities, we need funds," the president of Rotary International says. The Bahamas' government has also posted a list of desperately needed items.

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Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross is under the microscope for reportedly pressuring government scientists to back President Trump over a misleading tweet about Hurricane Dorian.

Wilbur Ross At The Center Of Another Political Storm, This Time About The Weather

9:35am September 11, 2019

by Scott Horsley

Ross is under the microscope again — this time for reportedly pressuring government scientists to back President Trump over a misleading tweet about Hurricane Dorian.

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Several hundred Haitians and Bahamians wait at the port of Marsh Harbour in hopes of boarding a boat to Nassau on Friday.

Getting Aid To Bahamas Is A Logistical Nightmare As Support Systems 'Do Not Exist'

8:27pm September 10, 2019

"Anywhere we could put a warehouse has been destroyed by floodwaters and may not be safe for storing supplies," one aid group says of the widespread destruction brought by Hurricane Dorian.

Acting NOAA head Neil Jacobs, seen here at far right as President Trump watches a briefing on Hurricane Dorian, is defending his agency's response to Trump's claim that Dorian had been predicted to hit Alabama hard.

NOAA Head: 'No One's Job Is Under Threat' Over Trump's Disputed Tweets About Alabama

5:50pm September 10, 2019

"There is no pressure to change the way we communicate forecast risk in the future," acting NOAA Administrator Neil Jacobs said at the National Weather Association's annual meeting in Huntsville, Ala.

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