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Fiona, Ian retired from list of tropical cyclone names
Read full article: Fiona, Ian retired from list of tropical cyclone namesWeather officials say they’re retiring the names Fiona and Ian from the rotating list of Atlantic tropical cyclone names because of the death and destruction caused by the most recent storms with those names.
Puerto Rico struggles to recover after hurricane razed crops
Read full article: Puerto Rico struggles to recover after hurricane razed cropsPuerto Rico's agriculture minister says Hurricane Fiona destroyed $159 million worth of crops in Puerto Rico when it hit a month ago, decimating fields of plantains, bananas and other crops.
‘I’m committed to this island,’ Biden says during speech in Puerto Rico
Read full article: ‘I’m committed to this island,’ Biden says during speech in Puerto RicoPresident Joe Biden promises to “rebuild it all” after visiting Puerto Rico on Monday to survey damage from Hurricane Fiona, as tens of thousands of people remain without power two weeks after the storm hit.
Puerto Rico seeks U.S. waiver as diesel dwindles after storm
Read full article: Puerto Rico seeks U.S. waiver as diesel dwindles after stormPuerto Rico’s governor requested that the U.S. government waive a federal law to allow for more fuel shipments to the island amid concerns over a dwindling supply of diesel in the wake of Hurricane Fiona.
Puerto Ricans seething over lack of power days after Fiona
Read full article: Puerto Ricans seething over lack of power days after FionaHalf of Puerto Rico is without power more than five days after Hurricane Fiona struck the U.S. territory — including an entire town where not a single work crew has arrived.
Post-Fiona fuel disruptions spark fear in Puerto Rico
Read full article: Post-Fiona fuel disruptions spark fear in Puerto RicoA growing number of businesses including grocery stores and gas stations are temporarily closing across Puerto Rico as power outages caused by Hurricane Fiona drag on in the U.S. territory, sparking concern about the availability of fuel and basic goods.
President Biden briefed on Hurricane Fiona, set to speak in Fort Lauderdale
Read full article: President Biden briefed on Hurricane Fiona, set to speak in Fort LauderdaleHurricane Fiona’s impact was the focus of discussion with FEMA as President Joe Biden was briefed about the ongoing federal government response on Thursday.
All eyes to the western Caribbean and Gulf next week
Read full article: All eyes to the western Caribbean and Gulf next weekThe disturbance we’re tracking along the northern coast of Venezuela in the eastern Caribbean Thursday – coined Invest 98L – is expected to organize into a strengthening storm by next week and pose a potential threat to the U.S. while powerful Hurricane Fiona will bring hurricane conditions to Bermuda Thursday night into Friday before morphing into an extreme, historic, and potentially record-shattering hurricane-like storm for Nova Scotia and the Canadian Maritimes this weekend.
South Florida keeps eyes on the Atlantic as system has high chances of developing
Read full article: South Florida keeps eyes on the Atlantic as system has high chances of developingMeteorologists continue to monitor a tropical rainstorm northwest of Trinidad and Tobago. This tropical rainstorm will be in a favorable environment for strengthening as it moves through the southern Caribbean.
Fiona grows into Category 4 storm, heads toward Bermuda
Read full article: Fiona grows into Category 4 storm, heads toward BermudaHurricane Fiona strengthened into a Category 4 storm Wednesday after devastating Puerto Rico, then lashing the Dominican Republic and the Turks and Caicos Islands. It was forecast to squeeze past Bermuda later this week.
Troubling forecast ahead for Florida and the US Gulf Coast
Read full article: Troubling forecast ahead for Florida and the US Gulf CoastAs Hurricane Fiona pulls away from the Turks and Caicos as a powerful Category 4 hurricane and newly formed Tropical Storm Gaston nears hurricane status over the open waters of the north Atlantic, a strong tropical wave moving toward the Caribbean will command our attention in Florida as it takes shape in the coming days.
South Florida relief groups, residents set to aid Puerto Rico after Fiona devastation
Read full article: South Florida relief groups, residents set to aid Puerto Rico after Fiona devastationSouth Florida relief groups and residents have taken an around-the-clock effort to send emergency aid supplies to hard-hit Puerto Rico where rain from Hurricane Fiona continued to cause devastating flooding from Monday’s storm.
Formidable Fiona strengthens, closely monitoring a new Atlantic disturbance
Read full article: Formidable Fiona strengthens, closely monitoring a new Atlantic disturbanceHurricane Fiona was unencumbered after clipping the eastern shores of the Dominican Republic Monday morning, and steadily strengthened into the Atlantic’s first Category 3 hurricane of 2022 overnight.
Fiona swipes Turks and Caicos, Puerto Rico faces big cleanup
Read full article: Fiona swipes Turks and Caicos, Puerto Rico faces big cleanupHurricane Fiona is blasting the Turks and Caicos Islands as a Category 3 storm after devastating Puerto Rico, where most people remain without electricity or running water.
Fiona dumps more rain on Puerto Rico; troops rescue hundreds
Read full article: Fiona dumps more rain on Puerto Rico; troops rescue hundredsHurricane Fiona unleashed more rain on Puerto Rico on Monday, a day after the storm knocked out power and water to most of the island, and National Guard troops rescued hundreds of people who got stranded.
South Florida reaching out to help Puerto Rico as Fiona brings devastation
Read full article: South Florida reaching out to help Puerto Rico as Fiona brings devastationHurricane Fiona unleashed more rain on Puerto Rico on Monday, a day after the storm knocked out power and water to most of the island, and National Guard troops rescued hundreds of people who got stranded.
Fiona consumes Puerto Rico with catastrophic flooding
Read full article: Fiona consumes Puerto Rico with catastrophic floodingNearly five years to the day that Category 4 Hurricane Maria devastated Puerto Rico, Category 1 Hurricane Fiona consumed the U.S. island territory with catastrophic flooding, with rainfall surpassing over two feet and flash flood warnings at times enveloping practically all municipalities, while plunging the entire island into intermittent darkness.