An estimated 130,000 people — almost 4% of the population — left the island of Puerto Rico in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria, according to data released Wednesday by the US Census Bureau.
Hospitals’ crucial work continues amid hurricane
October 14, 2018By
Patients originally at hospitals in Panama City, Florida, woke up in other facilities Friday morning after Hurricane Michael made it impossible for some health care facilities to function fully.
All eyes on Hurricane Michael
October 11, 2018By
Hurricane Michael plowed into the Florida panhandle Wednesday, Oct. 10, as a major Category 4 storm — the strongest hurricane ever to hit that region. Many NASA instruments are keeping tabs on Michael from space.
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Hurricane power outages may increase risk of carbon monoxide poisoning
September 23, 2018By
(Reuters Health) – Homeowners in North Carolina and South Carolina who lost electricity in the wake of Hurricane Florence need to realize that backup generators and other temporary power sources can cause carbon monoxide poisoning, scientists warn.
Records suggest Puerto Rico saw a leptospirosis ‘outbreak’ after Hurricane Maria — but officials won’t call it that
July 3, 2018By
Puerto Rico’s own records list so many cases of the bacterial disease leptospirosis that officials should have declared an “epidemic” or an “outbreak” after Hurricane Maria instead of denying that one occurred, according to seven medical experts who reviewed previously unreleased data for CNN and the Centro de Periodismo Investigativo (CPI).
U.S. disaster-response force stretched thin as hurricane season starts
June 13, 2018By
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – As Hurricane Irma bore down on Florida last September, the top U.S. disaster-response official ordered all hands on deck.
U.S. Gulf Coast braces for Hurricane Nate
October 7, 2017By
Rain bands from fast-moving Hurricane Nate lashed southeast Louisiana on Saturday afternoon as the storm headed for an evening landfall and residents in vulnerable, low-lying areas fled.
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Hurricane Maria makes landfall on Puerto Rico
September 20, 2017By
One of the strongest hurricanes to ever hit Puerto Rico pummeled the island Wednesday as officials warned it would decimate the power company’s crumbling infrastructure and force the government to rebuild dozens of communities.
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Hurricane Earl makes landfall near Belize City
August 4, 2016By
Hurricane Earl made landfall early Thursday near Belize City, Belize, with maximum sustained winds near 80 mph, the U.S. National Hurricane Center says.
The hurricane is centered about 5 miles southwest of Belize City and is moving west near 14 mph.
A hurricane warning is in place for Belize…
