Extreme Weather
The hurricane is not expected to make landfall, but meteorologists warned it would generate dangerous waves of up to 15 feet across the northern coast of Puerto Rico.
An official from the Hong Kong observatory said the city had recorded over 600mm of rain so far — a quarter of the city’s average annual rainfall.
Around 70,000 people were stranded in the Nevada desert due to excessive rain during the Burning Man festival.
President Biden saw from the sky Hurricane Idalia’s impact across a swath of Florida before setting out on a walking tour of the city of Live Oak, which is recovering from the storm.
WHAT'S HAPPENING
Hurricane Idalia rapidly intensified before striking Florida — a phenomenon that’s become alarmingly common as the planet warms.
“People have a right to defend their property," he said. "This part of Florida, you got a lot of advocates and proponents of the Second Amendment."
The unprecedented storm made landfall in the Big Bend region of Florida on Wednesday as a Category 3 storm.
Maui County sued Hawaiian Electric Co. on Thursday, saying the utility negligently failed to shut off power despite exceptionally high winds and dry conditions.
Tropical Storm Franklin is roaring toward the island of Hispaniola and bringing fears of deadly landslides and heavy flooding.
The Texas senator inadvertently showed that trusting any image you see on the internet can get you into hot water.