Weather

September 30, 2018 at 6:57 am

3 people missing after storm pounds Greece with heavy rain VIEW

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek authorities are looking for three missing people on a Greek island after a rare and powerful Mediterranean storm dumped heavy...

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September 30, 2018 at 5:35 am

Rosa weakens to tropical storm on way to Baja, Southwest US

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Hurricane Rosa weakened into a tropical storm Sunday as it headed toward northwest Mexico and parts of the U.S. Southwest, prompting...

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September 29, 2018 at 7:29 pm

Typhoon bears down on Japan, areas hit by previous storm

TOKYO (AP) — A powerful typhoon was ripping through Japan on Sunday and authorities were warning people to brace for heavy winds and rain in...

Business

September 29, 2018 at 2:24 am

Powerful storm in Mediterranean brings heavy rain to Greece VIEW

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — A rare and powerful Mediterranean storm brought torrential rain to southern Greece Saturday, reaching the capital Athens late in the night....

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Trinity Methodist Church on Long Avenue is surrounded by flood waters as the Waccamaw River crested at well over 21 feet, Conway, S.C., Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2018. (Jason Lee/The Sun News via AP) SCMYR201 SCMYR201

September 28, 2018 at 12:52 pm

Flooding in Florence’s final stand not as bad as feared

Hurricane Florence's floodwaters should reach their final peak before heading into the Atlantic Ocean on Saturday, and aren't as high as once feared in parts...

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September 28, 2018 at 6:19 am

TS Kirk causes power outages, heavy flooding in Caribbean

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Tropical Storm Kirk caused power outages and heavy flooding across the eastern Caribbean and forced flight cancellations, officials said...

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September 28, 2018 at 12:59 am

Storm Zorba bears down on Greece, Athens area also alerted

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek authorities have extended a severe weather warning to include greater Athens and most of southern Greece over the weekend as...

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FILE – This Nov. 6, 2015, file photo, shows a large section of land between the trees washed away due to continuing rising sea leaves on Majuro Atoll, Marshall Islands. Small island nations are using the weeklong gathering of world leaders at this year’s U.N. General Assembly to highlight the one issue that threatens all of their existence: global warming. On the map, their homes are tiny specks in a vast sea of blue, rarely in the headlines and far removed from the centers of power. But for a few days each year, the leaders of small island nations share the same podium as presidents and prime ministers from the world’s most powerful nations, and their message is clear: global warming is already changing our lives, and it will change yours too. (AP Photo/Rob Griffith, File) NY901 NY901

September 27, 2018 at 4:16 pm

Small islands use big platform to warn of climate change

At the U.N. this week, dozens of Small Island Developing States — SIDS for short — have been trying to draw attention to what they...

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September 27, 2018 at 10:26 am

Florence death toll increases; 1,500 still in NC shelters

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The death toll from Hurricane Florence has increased again, nearly two weeks after the eye of the storm reached the Carolinas....

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September 27, 2018 at 5:53 am

TS Kirk drops heavy rain across eastern Caribbean

ROSEAU, Dominica (AP) — Tropical Storm Kirk dropped heavy rain and unleashed flooding as it passed through the eastern Caribbean on Thursday. A tropical storm...

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