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Hurricane Michael leaves uncertainty for loggerhead sea turtles in Florida

October 18, 2018 4:37 pmLeave a Comment
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The full extent of the damage from Hurricane Michael is still not known. But, when the storm hit Florida’s panhandle, it definitely did more than destroy property and accumulate a human death toll close to 30. Part of the hurricane’s devastation included sweeping away the nests of threatened baby loggerhead sea turtles that were hatching on Florida beaches after damage from previous storms.

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State of emergency in effect as Hurricane Lane barrels toward Hawaiian coastline

August 24, 2018 7:17 amLeave a Comment

Hurricane Lane is swiftly moving along its course towards Hawaii where hurricane warnings are in effect for Maui and Hawaii, also called the Big Island. A hurricane watch has also bee issued for Kauai and Honolulu’s island of Oahu that are said to be hit by the hurricane as well. According to the National Weather Service the storm has now been downgraded to a Category 4 hurricane and is making landfall today.

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2018 hurricane season may be worse than last year

May 16, 2018 4:56 pmLeave a Comment

In 2017, Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Puerto Rico devastated communities in the American South and Puerto Rico; those three storms resulted in around $265 billion in damage, according to The Guardian. Will the United States and Caribbean face another brutal season this year? Forecasts of 2018′s looming hurricane season say it could be more active than normal — and you can start getting ready now. View full post on Inhabitat – Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building

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Florida residents prohibited from using solar energy after Hurricane Irma

September 21, 2017 3:03 amLeave a Comment

Millions of Florida residents lost power after Hurricane Irma. But homeowners with solar energy installations couldn’t use them – or they’d be breaking the law. Florida’s electricity board made it illegal for people to power their houses with solar panels.

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Garbage from Hurricane Irma will now help power Florida

September 18, 2017 4:45 pmLeave a Comment

Hurricane Irma left a mess of destruction in its wake. But in Florida, some of that trash will be put to good use: as electricity. Garbage will be burned in waste-to-energy plants; one such plant in Hillsborough County, where Tampa is located, can power around 30,000 homes.

Related: How Hurricane Irma changed the colors of these Caribbean islands

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Hurricane Jose strengthens to an “extremely dangerous” Category 4

September 8, 2017 11:36 pmLeave a Comment

Hot on the heels of Hurricanes Harvey and Irma is another natural disaster, Hurricane Jose. The “extremely dangerous” Category 4 hurricane is located east of the Leeward Islands and is forecasted to transit west-northwest into the Atlantic Ocean in the coming days. This is the first time in history two hurricanes with 150-plus mph winds have been recorded at the same time.

According to the National Hurricane Center, Jose has sustained winds near 150 mph.  As a result, Antigua,… View full post on Inhabitat – Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building

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Category 5 Hurricane Irma is one of the most powerful Atlantic hurricanes ever

September 6, 2017 1:37 amLeave a Comment

With the United States still reeling after Tropical Storm Harvey, Hurricane Irma is on its way. It’s been upgraded to a Category 5 storm, and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) described Irma as potentially catastrophic. The hurricane winds are whirling at 180 miles per hour, and NOAA said there’s an increasing chance Florida could see impacts from the hurricane.

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