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Friday September 8, 2017

Millions In Florida Ordered To Evacuate As Irma Crashes Past Cuba

The Category 5 Hurricane Irma made landfall in Cuba on Friday before being downgraded to Category 4. A satellite image shows the storm at 3 a.m. Saturday. CIRA/CSU and NOAA/NESDIS/RAMMB hide caption

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Millions In Florida Ordered To Evacuate As Irma Crashes Past Cuba

September 8, 2017 • With 155-mph winds, Irma is headed for Florida. More than 5 million people have been ordered to evacuate.

Tuesday December 13, 2016

'Maybe I'm Just Being A Chicken Little'; Transcript Describes Ship's Final Hours

A map of Hurricane Joaquin showing where the ship El Faro sank early on Oct. 1, 2015. via NTSB hide caption

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'Maybe I'm Just Being A Chicken Little'; Transcript Describes Ship's Final Hours

December 13, 2016 • The National Transportation Safety Board has released a data recorder transcript from the cargo ship El Faro, which sank last year after it sailed into a hurricane. All 33 people on board died.

Thursday October 6, 2016

In Haiti, Slow Revelations About The Scale Of Hurricane Destruction

People help each other across the river La Digue in Petit Goave, Haiti, on Wednesday, a day after Hurricane Matthew raked the island nation. Hector Retamal/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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In Haiti, Slow Revelations About The Scale Of Hurricane Destruction

October 6, 2016 • Hurricane Matthew drowned and battered the island nation on Tuesday. At least 283 people died and, more than 48 hours after the storm made landfall, many of the worst hit areas are still inaccessible.

Sunday July 10, 2016

Bahamas Tells Young Men To Exercise Caution With U.S. Police

The Bahamas has issued an advisory for its citizens traveling to the United States. Leonora Giovanazzi/Flickr hide caption

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Bahamas Tells Young Men To Exercise Caution With U.S. Police

July 10, 2016 • The advisory from the Caribbean country comes after two recent high-profile police shootings of black men. And it's not the only one. Two Middle Eastern countries have issued similar alerts recently.

Thursday October 1, 2015

Growing Computer Consensus Leaves Category 4 Joaquin At Sea

Hurricane Joaquin is seen over the Bahamas in the western Atlantic Ocean in this NOAA GOES East satellite image taken at 7:45 a.m. ET on Thursday. Reuters/Landov hide caption

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Growing Computer Consensus Leaves Category 4 Joaquin At Sea

October 1, 2015 • The hurricane currently over the Bahamas has maximum sustained winds of 130 mph and could still cause some coastal flooding along the Atlantic Coast.