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Florida residents told to prepare to flee Hurricane Irma
It is still one of the most powerful Atlantic storms ever recorded. Now Hurricane Irma has turned north towards the United States, leaving devastation across the Caribbean in its wake. Tonight all residents in Florida have been warned they should be prepared to evacuate.
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‘Apocalyptic’ hurricane Irma hits the Caribbean
The destruction from one of the most powerful Atlantic storms ever recorded is still underway. The death toll, from category five Hurricane Irma, currently at 9, is likely to rise. Officials have described the damage as it swept across Caribbean islands as “apocalyptic” and buildings stood little chance as they were trashed by winds that…
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Houston residents evacuated after chemical plant explosions
Residents near a chemical plant on the edge of Houston had to be evacuated after two explosions sent noxious fumes into the sky.
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Tensions over North Korea’s missiles continue
Talking is not the answer when it comes to North Korea, Donald Trump warned today, claiming the US had been paying what he called ‘extortion money’ to Pyongyang for years.
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Sebastian Gorka: ‘It’s the left that have normalised violence’
He was part of President Trump’s inner circle – outspoken, controversial, on the fringes of the conservative right. But last week Sebastian Gorka was out of the White House – the latest in a slew of high profile departures.
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Former EPA boss: Trump’s ‘denial’ of climate change is ‘dangerous’
Former New Jersey governor Christine Todd Whitman – who was head of the US Environmental Protection Agency under President Bush – says President Trump’s ‘denial’ of climate change is ‘dangerous for our future’.
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Houston evacuee: ‘I got stuck in a van’
Arnecia Baker has been driven out of her home in downtown Texas by floodwater. She says she ‘got stuck in a van’ before being evacuated.
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Louisiana braces for Storm Harvey
First Texas and now Louisiana, more communities are now braced for flooding as the heavy rain brought by Tropical Storm Harvey keeps on shattering all the records.
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Brenda Ekwurzel interview – will Harvey change Trump’s thinking?
Dr Brenda Ekwurzel, director of climate science at the Union of Concerned Scientists, discusses climate change and extreme weather.
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Does climate change mean much more extreme weather?
Just days before this massive storm slammed into Texas, President Trump scrapped a raft of federal flood protection standards which Barack Obama had introduced: measures which would legally have to take into account the impact of climate change.
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Tropical Storm Harvey: Houston struggles to handle flood levels
This is – already – one of the most destructive storms in American history. President Trump has flown into Texas tonight as Tropical Storm Harvey pummels the region for the fourth day – with more torrential rain still to come.
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Storm Harvey: ‘30,000 people in Houston will need shelter’
Tens of thousands of people have been forced from their homes after Tropical Storm Harvey bought unprecedented flooding to Houston, Texas. But the situation over hundreds of miles of America’s southern coastline could worsen in the coming days as rainfall is expected to double by the end of the week. Texas has deployed its entire…
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Serious flooding in Texas following Hurricane Harvey
Southeastern Texas is dealing with serious floods in the wake of Tropical Storm Harvey. It has blocked roads, damaged homes and left tens of thousands of people without power. At least two people have been reported dead.
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Trump pardons controversial sheriff and signs order banning transgender soldiers
While US headlines were dominated by the hurricane, the White House took the opportunity for what’s known as a ‘Friday news dump’, as President Trump signed an order banning transgender people from joining the military and pardoned a highly controversial Arizona sheriff who’d been convincted of criminal contempt.
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Hurricane Harvey: US officials warn of ‘deadly inland event’
Texans living in the path of Hurricane Harvey are assessing the damage after the category 4 storm slammed into the coast. But US officials say the worst is yet to come, predicting high winds and flooding could leaving some areas uninhabitable for weeks – or even months.