Tag: Tropical Depression 9

Powerful storm scenes: Voices of fear, hope as Ian lashes Florida!

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Florida – One of the most powerful storms ever recorded in the United States, Hurricane Ian turned Florida streets into rivers, knocked out power for 1.8 million people, and caused catastrophic damage. Here are some stories and scenes: Sahel’s Sheriff’s Office reported that he was receiving numerous calls from people trapped in homes. The hurricane’s center hit near Cayo Costa, a sheltered barrier island west of densely populated Fort Myers. Mark Pritchett climbed outside his Venice home just as the hurricane was lapping ashore from the Gulf of Mexico, about…

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Hurricane Ian gets nasty quickly, turbocharged by climate change, warm water!

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Hurricane Ian is rapidly gaining massive strength as it moves over oceans that are partially warming due to climate change, just like 30 other tropical storms in the Atlantic since 2017 that have become more powerful in less than a day. Scientists say this turbocharging of storms is likely to become more frequent as the world warms. After getting 67% stronger in less than 22 hours Monday-Tuesday, Ian is receding as a potential Category 4 hurricane threatening to create a nightmare storm in Tampa Bay and areas of southwest Florida.…

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Hurricane Ian: Florida emergency declared as tropical storm strengthens!

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Tallahassee, Florida – Governor Ron DeSantis declared a state of emergency for all of Florida on Saturday as Tropical Storm Ian gained strength over the Caribbean and was expected to become a major hurricane soon on the path toward the state. DeSantis initially issued an emergency order to 20 counties on Friday. But he extended the warning to the entire state, urging residents to prepare for a storm that could hit large swathes of Florida. “This storm has the potential to strengthen into a major hurricane and we encourage all…

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Hurricane Ian: Tropical Storm strengthens in the Caribbean, tracks toward Florida!

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The ninth tropical storm of the 2022 Atlantic hurricane season formed across the central Caribbean, and is expected to turn into a hurricane before it hits Florida. If it does, it will be the first major hurricane to affect the state since 2018. Tropical Storm Ian is located about 270 miles southeast of Kingston, Jamaica, as of 11 a.m. Saturday and is moving west at 15 mph, according to the National Hurricane Center. The center said Friday that forecasts show Ian “as a major hurricane over the eastern Gulf as…

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