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Coastal Carolina Gets 1,000-Year Rainfall Event From Storm System

Parts of North Carolina saw something Monday that has not been seen in hundreds, or perhaps 1,000 years – 18 inches of rain in half a day. That’s “once in every 1,000 years!” the National Weather Service said on social …

Francine Knocks Out Power to Hundreds of Thousands in South

Francine knocked out power to more than 400,000 homes and businesses and canceled hundreds of flights across the US South after coming ashore as a hurricane. The storm has weakened to a tropical depression with winds of 35 miles (55 …

Storm Forming in Gulf of Mexico Forecast to Hit U.S. as Hurricane

A tropical storm forming in the southwestern Gulf of Mexico is threatening to unleash powerful winds and heavy rain as it makes its way toward the US where it will likely hit Wednesday as a hurricane. The system already has …

Hong Kong Warns of Flight Disruptions as Super Typhoon Nears

Hong Kong raised its storm warning to the third-highest level as Super Typhoon Yagi skirts the city, with flights set to be disrupted throughout Friday as the storm tracks toward southern China. The Hong Kong Observatory issued a so-called Typhoon …

Climate Change Intensified Typhoon Shanshan, Study Says

Typhoon Shanshan, which struck southern Japan last week with heavy rain and strong winds, was likely intensified by climate change, according to a study from Imperial College London. Researchers with the university teased out the contribution of global warming to …

Typhoon Shanshan Churns Over Japan, Dumping Heavy Rain

Typhoon Shanshan weakened to a tropical storm after hitting Japan’s southwestern island of Kyushu, with the government continuing to warn that landslides could be triggered by heavy rain as the weather system beats its way slowly across the country in …

Conflicting Policies May Cost Residents More on Flood Insurance, and Leave Them at Risk

Conflicting federal policies may force thousands of residents in flood-prone areas to pay more for flood insurance or be left unaware of danger posed by dams built upstream from their homes and worksites, according to an Associated Press review of …

Frequency of Deadly Hurricanes Has Jumped 300%

New research indicates that what used to be the 100-year hurricane will now happen every 25 years, according to Deep Sky Research, a Montreal-based carbon removal project developer. The new report analyzes data within the U.S. via its Hurricane Rainfall …

Atlantic Enters Its Most Active Season for Storms: Weather Watch

The Atlantic has entered the most dangerous part of its six-month storm season — after months of heat building in the world’s oceans. From Aug. 20 to Oct. 10, the stretch of the Atlantic between the Caribbean and Africa becomes …

First Street Finds Most Debby-Damaged Homes Outside Flood Zone, Without Coverage

More than three-fourths of properties flooded by Hurricane Debby were outside a designated flood hazard area and were likely to be uninsured for the water loss. Many of those properties were concentrated in spots seemingly far away from where the …