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Hurricane Ian forecast to strike west Florida earlier and harder as track moves south

MIAMI — Hurricane Ian’s projected path shifted to the south Tuesday and farther away from Tampa Bay, a heavily populated region highly vulnerable to storm surge flooding, but the storm was still shaping up as a potential wide-ranging disaster for Florida.

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Hurricane Ian sows destruction in Cuba, takes aim at Florida

Consolacion del Sur (Cuba) (AFP) - Powerful Hurricane Ian left a trail of destruction and caused a widespread blackout in Cuba on Tuesday, while Florida braced for a direct hit from the "extremely dangerous" storm that is already pumeling the US state with high winds.

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All of Cuba goes dark after Hurricane Ian ravages its fragile power grid

Hurricane Ian ripped through Cuba Tuesday and took out the island nation’s fragile power grid, leaving millions in the dark, just like Puerto Rico on Monday.

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A Whole SA Town Is Being Urged To Evacuate Bc A Privately-Owned Dam Is On The Verge Of Collapse

"[It] will threaten you and your family's safety."

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‘Hours of terror’: Hurricane Ian’s passing causes massive floods, destroys homes in Cuba

A damaged hospital, destroyed homes, downed trees and power poles, and towns where residents wade through waist-deep water. Those are some of the images coming out of Cuba in the aftermath of the destruction left by Category 3 Hurricane Ian, which battered the island’s westernmost provinces Tuesday.

Miami Herald

How an 'ancient landslide' keeps threatening a railroad, homes in San Clemente

LOS ANGELES — When heavy rains and high surf from Tropical Storm Kay battered much of Southern California's seaboard this month, the ground shifted — ever so slightly — under the railroad along San Clemente's coast.

Los Angeles Times

How to Keep Financial Documents Safe in a Hurricane

In a hurricane (or any other inclement weather), protecting vital financial docs is a priority

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How climate change supercharged Ian

As the coast braces for "historic" devastation, Ian likely won't be the last storm supercharged by a warming world

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Hurricane Ian forecast to strike west Florida earlier and harder as track moves south

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Typhoon Noru makes landfall in Vietnam

Danang (Vietnam) (AFP) - Typhoon Noru barrelled into Vietnam's central coast early Wednesday, the national forecaster said, bringing powerful winds and heavy rain as hundreds of thousands of people took refuge in shelters.

AFP

Alaska landslide damages 3 homes, 'squishes' pickup

A landslide triggered by record rainfall significantly damaged three homes, prompted the evacuation of about a dozen residents and caused power outages in downtown Juneau, Alaska’s capital city

The Independent UK

Echunga residents evacuated, emergency warning remains for failing dam wall

Residents from the small Adelaide Hills town of Echunga have evacuated to the local football club, where volunteers are cooking food and offering support, as authorities attempt to stop a private dam from bursting.

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Hurricane Ian sows 'destruction' in Cuba, takes aim at Florida

Havana (AFP) - Powerful Hurricane Ian left a trail of destruction after battering western Cuba on Tuesday, while Florida battened down in preparation for a dangerous direct hit as the strengthening storm churns north.

AFP

Northeast braces for Noru

Authorities are on high alert for rapidly intensifying Typhoon Noru which is expected to be downgraded to a tropical storm before reaching Thailand's Northeast on Thursday and exacerbate woes in already flooded areas that lie in its path.

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Tampa's Phoenix simulation anticipated Category 5 hurricane

A 2009 planning exercise dubbed Project Phoenix eerily anticipated the potential damage the Tampa Bay area is facing from Hurricane Ian

AFP

As Ian barrels toward Florida, residents brace for hurricane hell

Tampa (AFP) - Soon to be in the teeth of a monster storm, anxious Tampa residents were making final preparations Tuesday ahead of potentially catastrophic Hurricane Ian, which is forecast to slam Florida's west coast with a ferocity unseen here in decades.

Miami Herald

FEMA chief warns Ian could bring 25 inches of rain, lash Florida ‘for a very long time’

FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell warned Florida residents Tuesday that Hurricane Ian’s expected slow pace of movement will give it more time to wreak havoc across the state, urging people not to become complacent about the danger it poses even if they live in central or southern Florida.

Reuters

Millions in Florida urged to evacuate as Hurricane Ian nears

Residents of Florida's Gulf Coast on Tuesday boarded up homes, packed up their vehicles and headed for higher ground as Hurricane Ian drew near, threatening to bring a deadly storm surge and more than a foot of rain to some areas.

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Hurricane Ian now a fierce Category 3 as track shifts south and early rains sweep Florida

MIAMI — Hurricane Ian’s projected path shifted slightly Tuesday, on a track that would push the powerful storm to an earlier potential landfall south of the Tampa Bay area — a small but significant change for a Gulf Coast vulnerable to storm surge.

The Independent UK

Biden says federal government ‘on alert and in action’ to assist Florida as Hurricane Ian bears down

President has not yet spoken with Florida governor Ron DeSantis but has approved a disaster declaration at the governor’s request

AAP

NSW crisis committee meets amid floods

The disaster response committee formed after floods in NSW earlier this year has met for the first time, with the state's saturation to continue for months.

The Guardian - AU

I’ve moved back home to Lismore just in time for the third La Niña. The sound of rain brings dread

We’re holding off getting a couch till the wet season passes – I’ve lost far too much velvet to the Wilson River. Living in a flood plain means not ever fully resting

The Guardian - AU

NSW convenes first meeting of disaster taskforce ahead of more wet weather

Task Force Hawk formed to address issues raised in an independent inquiry into floods earlier this year

The Hindu

What ails our lakes: A tale of vanishing lakes and drains that bring the city to its knees during rain

A year ago, in its report on ‘Performance Audit of Management of stormwater in Bengaluru Urban Area’‘, the CAG had exposed how the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike and other civic agencies had played a role in the vanishing of lakes

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Could Hurricane Ian increase the chances of alligator attacks in South Carolina?

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Hurricane Ian is strengthening as it heads toward Florida and then South Carolina, bringing with it heavy rains, potential flooding — and possibly alligators.

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