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PublishedSeptember 11, 2023
Hurricane Lee regains ‘major’ status, trending closer to the East Coast
We are still several days away from any direct threat to Maine from Hurricane Lee, but all scenarios are still on the table for the storm.
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PublishedSeptember 9, 2023
Powerful quake in Morocco kills more than 2,000 people and damages historic buildings in Marrakech
The full toll was not yet clear, as rescuers struggled to get through boulder-strewn roads to the remote mountain villages hit hardest.
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PublishedSeptember 6, 2023
Lee likely to become major hurricane, threatening East Coast
A turn to the north is forecast next week that would keep the entire East Coast of the United States on guard.
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PublishedSeptember 1, 2023
In final hours before landfall, Hurricane Idalia stopped intensifying and turned from Tallahassee
Experts say the hurricane's eye experienced a phenomenon that kept it from getting stronger.
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PublishedAugust 29, 2023
Hurricane Idalia strengthens into a Category 2 storm with 100 mph winds
The National Weather Service in Tallahassee called Idalia 'an unprecedented event' since no major hurricanes on record have ever passed through the bay abutting the Big Bend region.
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PublishedAugust 22, 2023
Tropical Storm Franklin nears the Dominican Republic and Haiti bringing torrential rain
Heavy rainfall is of great concern to Haiti, where severe erosion in many places often leads to dangerous flooding.
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PublishedAugust 21, 2023
Haiti and Dominican Republic warn of floods and landslides as Tropical Storm Franklin nears
On Aug. 10, the National Ocean and Atmospheric Administration updated its forecast and warned that this year’s hurricane season would be above normal.
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PublishedAugust 21, 2023
Post-Tropical Storm Hilary pushes into Nevada after drenching California
Hilary dropped more than half an average year's worth of rain on some areas, including Palm Springs, which saw more than 3 inches of rain by Sunday evening.
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PublishedAugust 20, 2023
Maine to get early fall preview this week while rest of U.S. swelters in ‘ring of fire’
America's heartland will bake this week, but heat will be hard to find in the Northeast.
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PublishedAugust 19, 2023
UMaine professor’s computer model tells the story of Earth’s changing climate
Recent news coverage of the planet's record-breaking heat wave relied on the online climate visualization tool developed Sean Birkel, who is also the state climatologist.
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