Hurricane Irma

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Hurricane Telethon Gets 'Surprisingly Political'

'Anyone who believes ... there's no such thing as global warming must be blind'

(Newser) - "You must be blind" isn't exactly an insult you'd expect to hear Stevie Wonder tossing around, but that's exactly how the singer addressed climate change deniers at a benefit telethon for hurricane victims on Tuesday night. "Anyone who believes that there's no such thing...

4 Die in Post-Irma Generator Accidents

Parts of Florida could be without power for weeks

(Newser) - Millions of people in Florida are still without power after Hurricane Irma, and the outage has led to more than one deadly incident. Police say three people in Orlando died from carbon monoxide poisoning Tuesday after running a generator inside their home. Another four family members were hospitalized in serious...

'Bermuda High' May Have Cut Irma Damage by $150B

Mother Nature's built-in 'guardrail' helped mitigate effects of hurricane on Florida

(Newser) - A weather system that "acts like a sort of traffic cop" in the Atlantic may have saved the US $150 billion and change after it helped shift Hurricane Irma's path and mitigate the storm's damage in Florida. Bloomberg reports it was originally estimated the massive hurricane would...

Cruise Lines Come to the Rescue After Irma

Royal Caribbean and Norwegian are bringing in supplies and carrying out evacuees

(Newser) - In the wake of Hurricane Irma, several of the most badly damaged areas in the Caribbean are getting help from the luxury cruise ships that have long brought tourists to their shores. On Sunday, Royal Caribbean sent Adventure of the Seas to the storm-ravaged island of St. Martin with much-needed...

Florida Pizza Hut Under Fire for Pre-Irma Memo to Workers

Manager issued note with lots of restrictions on evacuating, missing work

(Newser) - "Pizza Hut is willing to kill people FOR PIZZA!!!!!" That was one of the big takeaways on Twitter over the weekend after an alleged in-store memo made the social media rounds. Consumerist reports that, in advance of Hurricane Irma barreling down on Florida, the memo was distributed to...

Irma Kills 4 in Southeast
Fading Irma Still Proves Deadly
THE RUNDOWN
Sep 12, 2017 5:47 AM CDT

Fading Irma Still Proves Deadly

4 killed in Southeast; Navy ships to help hard-hit Florida Keys

(Newser) - Irma moved into the Southeast on Monday as a tropical storm, not a hurricane, but it was still deadly: Authorities say there were at least three storm-related deaths in Georgia and one in South Carolina, along with flooding in cities including Jacksonville, Fla., and Charleston, SC. Police in Georgia say...

Photos: Floridians Get First Glimpse of Damage

It affected every part of Florida, some worse than others

(Newser) - Florida residents braced for days for Hurricane Irma, which encompassed nearly the entire peninsula as it marched north through the state. When day broke, many got their first glimpse of the storm's destruction. Some expressed relief that they'd appeared to have dodged a bullet. Others were clearly shaken...

Branson Shares Pics From 'Unforgiving' Irma

And asks for help in rebuilding British Virgin Islands after hurricane devastation

(Newser) - Richard Branson and his staff are OK after Hurricane Irma, but much of the Caribbean is not. Fortune reports on Branson's most recent blog post , titled "Recovering From Hurricane Irma," which he notes he penned from Puerto Rico, not from the private island where he rode out...

Tesla Drivers Fleeing Irma Got Unexpected Boost

Company temporarily extended battery capacity on vehicles in Florida

(Newser) - Tesla owners in Florida fleeing Hurricane Irma were surprised to find their cars able to go about 40 miles further than usual on a single charge. The reason? The company extended their battery power with a software maneuver, reports NBC News . The move affected owners of certain base-model Teslas. As...

'Stir Crazy' Floridians Help Save Stranded Manatees

Rescue 'shows what people can do when they come together'

(Newser) - As Hurricane Irma raged 100 miles away, people in Manatee County, Fla., put their lives on the line to save, well, manatees. A group of "stir crazy" friends ventured out of a shelter in Sarasota on Sunday to find Sarasota Bay emptied of water that was pulled into Irma'...

Irma No Longer a Hurricane
Irma No Longer a Hurricane
Sep 11, 2017 7:46 AM CDT

Irma No Longer a Hurricane

It's downgraded to a tropical storm but continues to batter Florida

(Newser) - Good riddance, Hurricane Irma. The storm was downgraded to a still-powerful tropical storm Monday morning in northern Florida as it moved toward Georgia and other southeastern states, reports USA Today . Irma still had winds of 70mph, along with pounding rain, and nearly 6 million people across Florida remained without power,...

Irma Hits Tampa as a Category 1 Storm
Irma Hits Tampa
as a Category 1 Storm
THE RUNDOWN
Sep 11, 2017 5:23 AM CDT

Irma Hits Tampa as a Category 1 Storm

Weakened storm still packs a punch

(Newser) - Hurricane Irma has been downgraded to a Category 1 storm and could lose hurricane status by the end of Monday—but authorities warn that it is still very dangerous and the true extent of its destruction is still unclear. The AP reports that the 400-mile wide storm, which hit the...

Trump's Social Media Chief Posts Wrong Irma Video

He thought it was of flooding in Miami

(Newser) - President Trump's social media chief had to post a retraction Sunday after sharing a video that he wrongly believed showed the impact of Hurricane Irma. "Here is Miami International Airport. STAY SAFE!!" tweeted White House social media director Dan Scavino, posting a video of flooding at an...

National Guard Couple Tie Knot During Irma

They missed original ceremony due to deployment

(Newser) - Lauren Durham had a poofy white dress and plans for an intimate beach wedding on the second weekend of September. Instead she got married in fatigues, sans makeup, in a vast hangar filled with rescue vehicles and paramedics just hours before she would rush into a hurricane to try to...

Irma Moves North After Pummeling Florida Keys
Irma Makes Second
Landfall in Florida
UPDATED
Sep 10, 2017 5:01 PM CDT

Irma Makes Second Landfall in Florida

Hurricane has weakened to Category 2, but winds are still 110mph

(Newser) - Hurricane Irma has made a second landfall in Florida as it moves up the state's west coast. No. 2 came at 3:35pm at Marco Island, about 15 miles from Naples, while Irma was a Category 3 storm, per the Guardian . As of 5pm, it had been downgraded to...

Images, Webcams Show Irma's Florida Fury

Hurricane moving north after hitting Keys

(Newser) - All kinds of ways are available to follow Hurricane Irma in Florida, including live webcams. The Washington Post has a four-camera stream going from different locations, including Miami and Fort Myers. Watch it here . And nola.com has a comprehensive list of webcams from all over the state. One of...

As Hurricane Irma Rages, Woman Delivers Own Baby

Doctors talked her through the delivery over the phone

(Newser) - Miami is getting hit with such strong winds from Hurricane Irma that fire and rescue crews are having to choose which calls are safe enough to respond to, and that left one local woman on her own when it came time to deliver her baby. The Miami Herald reports that...

Packing 130mph Winds, Irma Makes Landfall in Florida

Monster hurricane slams into Cudjoe Key; up to 1M are already without power

(Newser) - Hurricane Irma has made landfall in the Florida Keys, reports the AP . The US National Hurricane Center in Miami said the center of the massive hurricane made landfall on Cudjoe Key in the lower Florida Keys at 9:10am. Its top sustained winds are 130mph. Irma earlier began its assault...

Actual Fla. Sheriff's Tweet: Do Not Shoot the Hurricane

Your bullets won't make Irma go away, geniuses

(Newser) - If you're worried about the people in the path of Hurricane Irma, perhaps you should also worry about the segment of them that thinks shooting at the storm will make it go away. As the AP reports, the following is an actual tweet from the Pasco County Sheriff's...

People Fled Irma, Left Dogs Tied Up
People Fled Irma,
Left Dogs Tied Up
Sep 10, 2017 6:03 AM CDT

People Fled Irma, Left Dogs Tied Up

Scores of animals left behind, surrendered in Palm Beach County ahead of massive storm

(Newser) - As Floridians fled the wrath of Hurricane Irma, scores left behind man's best friend—some of them tied up, in pens, or in fenced yards, reports the Sun Sentinel . Authorities in Palm Beach County found 49 dogs in such circumstances, while shelters took in an influx of animals surrendered...

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