Maine prepares as Hurricane Lee approaches
Much of Maine is under a tropical storm warning and Lee is expected to bring high seas, heavy rain and strong winds. The governor has declared a state of emergency.
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Preparing homes for wildfires is big business that's only getting started
Climate change, technological leaps, panicked insurers, the shifting sense of responsibility: All are powering the still-nascent, but fast-growing industry of preparing homes for wildfires.
Hurricane Lee puts parts of Massachusetts under a tropical storm warning
Winds on Cape Cod could gust as high as 50-60 mph, forecasters said on Thursday. The area is now under a tropical storm warning.
Death toll soars to 11,300 from flooding in Libyan coastal city of Derna
Another 10,100 are reported missing from flooding caused by Mediterranean storm Daniel, the Libyan Red Crescent says.
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Senator Mitt Romney says he won't seek re-election. The Northeast prepares for Hurricane Lee. A corruption trial in Chicago revealed a #MeToo ethics entanglement for top Biden adviser Anita Dunn.
Forecasters warn residents of New England and Atlantic Canada to prepare for Lee
Forecasters say to expect potentially heavy rains, flooding and high winds Friday and Saturday — as Hurricane Lee churns through the northern Caribbean and takes aim at the Northeast.
A psychiatrist's view from Libya as the storm death toll reaches 5,000
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Dr. Huda Akram, who is based in Benghazi, about the devastating storm that collapsed two dams and killed at least 5,000 people in Libya.
As Hurricane Lee churns off the eastern U.S., another danger lurks: rip currents
Over the last ten years, rip currents have killed more people in the United States than tornadoes or hurricanes. This year has already been particularly bad with 76 deaths reported through August.
Libya fears a spiraling death toll from powerful storm floods
At least hundreds of people have died and thousands are feared missing in eastern Libya after Storm Daniel swept in, destroying dams and unleashing a torrent of muddy water that carried homes away.
Hurricane Lee, now very large, is raising wind and surf dangers along the East Coast
As of early Tuesday afternoon, Lee was packing 115 mph winds and moving west-northwest at a virtual crawl of just 6 mph.