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Hurricane center dials back odds Caribbean system will develop

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A system in the Caribbean has a moderate chance of developing into the season’s next tropical depression or storm, according to the National Hurricane Center.

The trough of low pressure in the eastern Caribbean Sea has a large area of showers and thunderstorms that has diminished on Tuesday so the NHC dialed back its estimation the system ...Read more

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Hurricane center says high odds Caribbean system will develop into tropical depression or storm

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A system in the Caribbean has a high chance of developing into the season’s next tropical depression or storm, according to the National Hurricane Center.

The trough of low pressure in the eastern Caribbean Sea has a large area of showers and thunderstorms.

“Environmental conditions appear conducive for further development during the next ...Read more

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Extreme heat set to increase heart attack, stroke deaths in US

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Cardiovascular-related deaths due to extreme heat are expected to nearly triple in the U.S. by mid-century as climate change raises the frequency of very hot days, according to a new study. Older and Black adults are likely to be the most affected.

The study, supported by the National Institutes of Health and published Monday in the journal ...Read more

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Chances drop for tropical depression to form near Bahamas; odds spike for disturbance in Caribbean

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A tropical depression off the Bahamas looks unlikely to develop into a tropical storm, the National Hurricane Center said Monday in its 2 p.m. Eastern time update. The center is also tracking an area in the eastern Caribbean.

The system near the Bahamas, currently about 100 miles east of the northern Bahamas, was producing gale-force winds and ...Read more

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Window narrows for tropical depression or storm to form near Bahamas; odds spike for disturbance in Caribbean

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A short-lived tropical depression or potentially a short-lived Tropical Storm Vince could still develop near the Bahamas, but that window is narrowing, forecasters said Monday. The National Hurricane Center is also tracking an area in the eastern Caribbean.

The system near the Bahamas was producing gale-force winds and expected to move west-...Read more

Acapulco death toll rises as Mexico reels from hurricane

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The death toll from Hurricane Otis has risen to 43, while 36 people are still missing, Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said Sunday in a video posted on X.

Otis made landfall near Acapulco last week, packing 165 mile-per-hour (266 kilometer) winds that smashed shops, wrecked apartment buildings and hotels, and left a trail of ...Read more

Hurricane center ups odds for system near Bahamas, tracks 1 other as Tammy fizzles

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The National Hurricane Center increased the chances a system near the Bahamas could form into the season’s next tropical depression or storm while also tracking a system in the Caribbean and issuing its final advisory on what had been Tropical Storm Tammy.

The area of low pressure now located in the southwestern Atlantic moved north after ...Read more

Acapulco death toll rises as Mexico reels from Hurricane Otis

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The death toll from Hurricane Otis has risen to 39, Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said Saturday in a video posted on X.

Otis made landfall near Acapulco earlier this week, packing 165 mile-per-hour (266 kilometers) winds that smashed shops, wrecked apartment buildings and hotels, and left a trail of destruction valued at $15 ...Read more

Hurricane center tracks 2 systems as Tropical Storm Tammy churns in Atlantic

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ORLANDO, Fla. — The National Hurricane Center is tracking two systems with a chance to form into the season’s next tropical depression or storm as well as Tropical Storm Tammy.

At 2 p.m., the NHC began tracking odds for a small area of low pressure that had formed about 120 miles northeast of the coast of the Dominican Republic with ...Read more

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Tammy reforms while hurricane center tracks Caribbean system

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The National Hurricane Center said the extratropical cyclone that had been Hurricane Tammy reformed in the Atlantic as Tropical Storm Tammy, while also tracking a new system in the Caribbean with a chance to become the season’s next tropical depression or storm.

The NHC had given what it said would be its final advisory on what had been a ...Read more

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In Acapulco, survivors of Mexico's most powerful hurricane on record are growing desperate

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ACAPULCO, Mexico — Two days after an extraordinarily powerful hurricane lashed Acapulco, causing widespread damage and at least 27 deaths, residents and tourists here were growing increasingly desperate.

On the highway approaching the beleaguered city Friday, dozens of residents stood along the road with signs begging for aid.

“We’re ...Read more

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Survivors of Mexico's massive hurricane are desperate for aid

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ACAPULCO, Mexico — Two days after an extraordinarily powerful hurricane lashed Acapulco, causing widespread damage and killing at least 27 people, survivors here were growing increasingly desperate.

A quarter-million homes remained without electricity Friday and food, gasoline and clean water were in short supply. Many in the city of nearly 1...Read more

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Tammy reforms while hurricane center tracks Caribbean system

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The National Hurricane Center said the extratropical cyclone that had been Hurricane Tammy reformed in the Atlantic as Tropical Storm Tammy, while also tracking a new system in the Caribbean with a chance to become the season’s next tropical depression or storm.

The NHC had given what they said would be their final advisory on what had been a...Read more

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We're almost through the alphabet for storm names. A look at this year's hectic season

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The 2023 Atlantic hurricane season, which ends Nov. 30, has been so active we’ve almost run out of letters in the alphabet to name storms, hitting “T” last week when Tammy formed.

That means there have been 19 tropical storms or hurricanes this year, with V and W being the only letters left. (The National Hurricane Center skips the ...Read more

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'Two hours of hell': At least 27 are dead in Mexico after Hurricane Otis pounds Acapulco

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ACAPULCO, Mexico — At least 27 people were killed and others remained missing a day after Mexico’s strongest hurricane in memory slammed into the resort city of Acapulco, ravaging homes, hotels and hospitals and submerging entire neighborhoods in debris-strewn floodwaters.

Hurricane Otis made landfall as a Category 5 storm early Wednesday ...Read more

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Acapulco losses seen at $15 billion as Hurricane Otis death toll rises

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Hurricane Otis left a trail of destruction in Acapulco after tearing into the historic Mexican beach town with wind speeds of 165 miles per hour, smashing shops and wrecking apartment buildings and hotels.

State authorities have reported 27 deaths and four missing persons so far, Security Minister Rosa Icela Rodriguez said in a news conference ...Read more

AMLO visits Acapulco by car as Otis losses seen at $15 billion

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Hurricane Otis left a trail of destruction in Acapulco after tearing into the historic Mexican beach town with wind speeds of 165 miles (266 kilometers) per hour, smashing shops and wrecking apartment buildings and hotels.

In addition to the human toll, which could be high, Acapulco likely suffered an economic impact of $10 billion to $15 ...Read more

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Hurricane Tammy grows, forecast to become extratropical as it approaches Bermuda

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Hurricane Tammy gained back some steam since Tuesday as it heads into the Atlantic, but the National Hurricane Center expects it to shift to a powerful extratropical cyclone as its path bends toward Bermuda.

As of 5 p.m. Eastern time, the center of Tammy was located about 510 miles southeast of Bermuda heading northeast at 14 mph with maximum ...Read more

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Hurricane Tammy grows, forecast to become extratropical as it approaches Bermuda

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Hurricane Tammy gained back some steam since Tuesday as it heads into the Atlantic, but the National Hurricane Center expects it to shift to a powerful extratropical cyclone as its path bends toward Bermuda.

As of 11 a.m. Eastern time, the center of Tammy was located about 515 miles southeast of Bermuda heading northeast at 13 mph with maximum ...Read more