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Video Shows Shark-Infested Waters Off Florida Beach on Gulf Coast
A video released by a Florida sheriff’s department shows dozens of sharks swimming in water off a Florida beach on the Gulf Coast.
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Ida Aims to Hit Louisiana on Hurricane Katrina Anniversary
New Orleans Mayor Latoya Cantrell is calling for a voluntary evacuation of the city but says it’s too late to do a mandatory evacuation
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Major Damage to Alabama Mobile Home Park Amid Tropical Storm
Authorities in Alabama say a suspected tornado spurred by Tropical Storm Claudette demolished or badly damaged at least 50 homes in a small town just north of the Florida border
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Hurricanes Stay Stronger Longer After Landfall Than in Past
A new study finds that hurricanes are staying stronger longer after striking land than they did decades ago, and that means more destruction inland
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At Least 1 Dead as Hurricane Zeta Hammers Gulf Coast
At least one person has died as Hurricane Zeta pounds New Orleans and much of the Gulf Coast with heavy rains and howling winds before rapidly making its way through Mississippi and Alabama with strong gusty winds, heavy rains and dangerous storm surge
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At Least 3 Dead After Zeta Makes Landfall in U.S.
Zeta made landfall in southeast Louisiana on Wednesday as a strong Category 2 hurricane before moving into neighboring Mississippi, losing intensity on its trail of destruction. Now a tropical storm, Zeta continues to barrel northeast. Three deaths have been attributed to the storm.
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Hurricane Delta Makes Landfall As Category 2 in Louisiana
The hurricane is expected to make landfall near Lake Charles, La., Friday, just six weeks after Hurricane Laura pummeled the same area.
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Delta Makes Landfall in Louisiana as 2nd Major Storm in 6 Weeks
Hurricane Delta made landfall near Creole, La., as a Category 2 storm with 100 mph winds
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With Whipping Winds, Delta Drenches Louisiana, Mississippi
Hurricane Delta is inflicting new misery on storm-battered parts of Louisiana
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Tropical Storm Beta Expected to Make Landfall Monday Night
More than 10 million people on the Gulf Coast are under a storm warning as Tropical Storm Beta is expected to make landfall by Monday night, bringing rain and dangerous storm surges.
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‘Sigh of Relief': Sally Spares a Mississippi Gator Ranch
The owner of a Mississippi alligator ranch who lost all 250 gators in Hurricane Katrina says he is glad the latest storm to threaten his education facility slid east so that wouldn’t happen again
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‘Huge Rainmaker': Hurricane Sally Threatens Historic Floods
Heavy rain and high winds from Hurricane Sally’s outer storm bands are pounding the Florida and Alabama coasts.
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Sally Now Cat 1 Hurricane, One of 4 Named Systems in Atlantic Basin
Storm-weary Gulf Coast residents prepared for a new weather onslaught as Sally was downgraded to a Category 1 hurricane early Tuesday morning.
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Get Ready: Hurricane Laura Bearing Down on Texas With Winds to Exceed 110 MPH
Tropical Storms Marco and Laura were headed toward the Gulf Coast this week, affecting both Texas and Louisiana. Telemundo Houston’s Janet Bolivar says the time to prepare is right now as the intensity is going to increase rapidly over the next few days with winds exceeding 110 miles per hour by Thursday.
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Twin Storms Laura and Marco Takes Aim at Gulf Coast
The Gulf Coast is on edge with two tropical storms churning toward the shoreline. The first, Marco, is expected to make landfall Monday afternoon in south Louisiana. The second strike will come just a couple of days later, and forecasters warn Laura could be a major hurricane by the time it reaches the shore.
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2 Tropical Storms Heading for Double Blow to US Gulf Coast
Two tropical storms are posing potentially historic threats to the U.S. Gulf Coast, with one dumping rain on Puerto Rico and Hispaniola, while the other has swept into the gulf through the gap between Cuba and Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula
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Tropical Storm Cristobal Crashes Onto US Gulf Coast Amid Flood Threat
Rain pounded the U.S. Gulf Coast on Sunday ahead of the arrival of Tropical Storm Cristobal, which has already spawned a tornado in Florida.
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Tropical Storm Cristobal Advances Toward US Gulf Coast
A re-energized Tropical Storm Cristobal advanced toward the U.S. Gulf Coast on Saturday, spawning a tornado in Florida and bringing the heavy rains that already caused flooding and mudslides in Mexico and Central America
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Petition Filed With EPA Over Pollution Standards for Plastic Manufacturers
Members of several community and environmental organizations announced Tuesday they’re calling on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to adopt stricter air pollution standards for industrial plants that create plastic.
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Evacuation Order Lifted as Huge Texas Plant Fire ‘Contained'
Authorities in Texas say a massive chemical plant fire that rocked a Gulf Coast town with two major explosions is finally considered contained after three days.