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Nicole is thrashing the Bahamas and is forecast to strike Florida

1:51pm November 09, 2022

Florida's Atlantic coast is preparing for a rare November hurricane. Tropical Storm Nicole is expected to be at or near hurricane strength when it comes ashore as soon as Thursday.

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Sandbags are distributed at Mills Pond Park in Fort Lauderdale on Tuesday ahead of subtropical storm Nicole.

Tropical Storm Nicole churns toward the Bahamas and Florida

5:51pm November 08, 2022

by The Associated Press

The storm is expected to strengthen into a hurricane. It's headed for parts of the Bahamas and Florida that are still feeling the effects of previous hurricanes.

Jimmy Driggers and his wife Shirley pose for a portrait on Oct. 28, 2022 in Pine Island, Fla., where their home was severely flooded by a storm surge from Hurricane Ian in September.

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Still reeling from Ian, Florida shrimpers are desperate to get back on the water

5:01am November 08, 2022

Fishers in southwest Florida are desperate to save their shrimping fleet, and their lifestyle, decimated by Hurricane Ian more than a month ago.

A satellite image of Subtropical Storm Nicole gathering strength east of the Bahamas.

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A hurricane watch is issued for Florida as Subtropical Storm Nicole gathers strength

1:37pm November 07, 2022

by Becky Sullivan

Officials urged Floridians to "not focus on the exact track" of the storm, which is hundreds of miles across. The unusual, late-season storm could reach Category 1 hurricane strength later this week.

Heavy rain caused floods in northeastern Thailand in October 2022. Millions of people around the world would benefit from more timely and accurate warnings about climate-driven extreme weather such as floods and heat waves. A new United Nations initiative plans to spend $3.1 billion on such early warning systems.

U.N. plan would help warn people in vulnerable countries about climate threats

11:44am November 07, 2022

About half the world isn't covered by early warning systems that send alerts for weather emergencies. The worst is in developing countries, which have been hit hardest by global warming.

Logan Johnson, 11, carries a sign that reads "Thankful" after he recovered it from his family's destroyed home on Saturday after a tornado hit in Powderly, Texas.

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Tornadoes hit Texas and Oklahoma, killing at least 2 people and injuring dozens

7:21pm November 05, 2022

by The Associated Press

Tornadoes hit hard in parts of Oklahoma and Texas, destroying homes and businesses. More than 100 buildings suffered damage in the rural Oklahoma town of Idabel.

A white tail deer fawn stands in the road, Sept. 10, 2021, in Freeport, Maine.

National

The end of daylight saving time means an uptick in vehicles crashing into deer

5:19am November 04, 2022

by Ayana Archie

In a new study, researchers found that deer-vehicle collisions peaked in October and November, partly due to both daylight saving time and deer mating season.

Yellowstone's North entrance reopens ahead of schedule

5:02am October 31, 2022

by Olivia Weitz

While most of Yellowstone National Park re-opened quickly after devastating floods in June, one major gateway town has remained cut off from the park. until this weekend.

A family goes trick or treating in Fort Greene, Brooklyn, in 2012.

National

Your Halloween plans may need to change thanks to scary weather predictions

7:29pm October 29, 2022

by Giulia Heyward

Forecasters predict that heavy rainfall this Halloweekend will make trick-or-treating a no go in drought-stricken parts of the country.

People walk near the remains of burned homes after Hurricane Sandy in the Breezy Point neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City on Oct. 31, 2012. Over 50 homes were reportedly destroyed in a fire during the storm.

Environment

A decade after Sandy, hurricane flood maps reveal New York's climate future

10:34am October 29, 2022

National Hurricane Center data for New York City shows development happening in at-risk areas, even as climate change brings more frequent and intense storms.