Isaias weakened to a tropical storm Saturday as it hit the Bahamas en route toward Florida. The storm could strengthen as it approaches the Sunshine State, and local authorities have warned residents to make preparations for a weather event amid the coronaviruspandemic.
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Tropical Storm Isaias is now a Category 1 hurricane projected to arrive on the Carolinas’ doorstep early next week. In the age of the coronavirus, how should residents prepare?
The storm will bring “potentially life-threatening flash flooding and mudslides” to Puerto Rico and elsewhere in the Caribbean, the National Hurricane Center.
The coronavirus continues to rage in the states most vulnerable to what is already an active hurricane season. Driving the news: Hurricane Hanna hit the Texas coast last weekend, testing the response effort in a state that hasn’t been able to get its outbreak…
Already dealing with nearly 10,000 coronavirus cases and more than 100 deaths, Nueces County is now preparing for Hurricane Hanna, headed for the Texas coast.
Nearly three years after Hurricane Maria tore through Puerto Rico, tens of thousands of homes remain badly damaged, many people face a hurricane season under fading blue tarp roofs and the island’s first major program to repair and rebuild houses hasn’t completed a single one.
With peak hurricane season yet to come, southeast communities are grappling with uncertainty over whether it’s possible to evacuate to shelters without risking coronavirus exposure.
The magnitude-7.8 earthquake was centered offshore, south of the Alaska Peninsula.
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