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Author: Terry Spencer and Kate PayneTAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Hurricane Milton barreled across Florida as a Category 3 storm on Thursday, slamming into the Atlantic Ocean, pummeling cities with fierce winds and rain, launching a string of tornadoes and killing an unknown number of people. This intensified the pain caused by Helen while sparing Tampa a direct hit.The storm moved southward in the final hours and made landfall Wednesday night on Siesta Key, about 70 miles (112 kilometers) south of Tampa. The situation in the Tampa area remains under a severe emergency, and St. Petersburg recorded more than 16 inches…
Millions of Floridians from coast to coast are assessing the devastation caused by Hurricane Milton overnight. The Category 3 storm then moved across the state, leaving the East Coast near Cape Canaveral before dawn Thursday.At least 2.6 million homes and businesses were without power, St. Petersburg residents were without water, and the Tampa area suffered significant damage, where a flash flood warning remained in effect Thursday.St. Petersburg residents also can no longer get water from their taps in their homes because a water main break has shut down the city's water supply. More than 16 inches of rain fell in…
not many people know Paul Homewood h/t Philip Bratby This is what we need – a renewable energy lobbyist taking over the climate change committee: Supportive energy boss More transmission towers needed Will become chief executive of the government's net zero regulator. UK trade body Energy's Emma Pinchbeck to take over as CEO climate change committee (CCC) next month. The energy chief believes massive new infrastructure will be needed to transport renewable energy across the country to meet the government's net zero emissions targets. She also described the return of onshore wind as “enjoyable” Ed Miliband He ended the de…
Author: Terry Spencer and Kate PayneTAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Hurricane Milton slammed into Florida as a Category 3 storm, bringing misery to a coast still ravaged by Helen, after spawning a string of tornadoes that tore through 100 mph (160 kph) The wind speed hit the city but was not affected. The storm moved southward in the final hours and made landfall Wednesday night on Siesta Key near Sarasota, about 70 miles (112 kilometers) south of Tampa. The situation in the Tampa area remains under a severe emergency, and St. Petersburg recorded more than 16 inches (41 centimeters) of rain,…
British stone. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Hurricane Milton made landfall in Florida on Wednesday night, bringing wind gusts of more than 100 mph, flooding parts of the state and tearing the fabric roof to shreds at the home of the Tampa Bay Rays baseball team.It was unclear whether there was damage at Tropicana Stadium in St. Petersburg. Television images showed that the roof of the dome was completely in disrepair and the lights in the stadium were clearly visible.The Rays' stadium was not used as a shelter, but the Tampa Bay Times reported that it was used as a “staging area…
Author: Terry Spencer and Kate PayneTAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Hurricane Milton slammed into Florida as a Category 3 storm, bringing misery to a coast still ravaged by Helen, after spawning a string of tornadoes that tore through 100 mph (160 kph) The wind speed hit the city but was not affected. The storm moved southward in the final hours and made landfall Wednesday night on Siesta Key near Sarasota, about 70 miles (112 kilometers) south of Tampa. The situation in the Tampa area remains under a severe emergency, and St. Petersburg recorded more than 16 inches (41 centimeters) of rain,…
Author: Terry Spencer and Kate PayneTAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Hurricane Milton slammed into Florida as a Category 3 storm, bringing misery to a coast still ravaged by Helen, after spawning a string of tornadoes that tore through 100 mph (160 kph) The wind speed hit the city but was not affected.The storm moved southward in the final hours and made landfall Wednesday night on Siesta Key near Sarasota, about 70 miles (112 kilometers) south of Tampa. The situation in the Tampa area remains under a severe emergency, and St. Petersburg recorded more than 16 inches (41 centimeters) of rain, prompting…
From the Daily Skeptic Chris Morrison In June last year, the country-dependent BBC reported that man-made climate change had made heat waves “35 times more likely” in the United States and Mexico. There’s nothing out of the ordinary in the mainstream media, with everyone from climate comedian “Jim” Dyer to UN Secretary General “Boiling” Guterres making these bizarre attributions. But for those who follow climate science and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) assessments closely, “such headlines can be difficult to understand,” said Roger Pielke, a well-known science writer. In a blistering attack on the pseudoscientific industry of weather…
Author: Terry Spencer and Kate PayneTAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Hurricane Milton slammed into Florida as a Category 3 storm on Wednesday, bringing misery to a coast still ravaged by Helen, tornadoes with winds exceeding 100 mph after spawning a string of tornadoes. hour (160 km/h) winds battered the city but spared Tampa a direct hit. The storm moved southward in the final hours and made landfall on Siesta Key near Sarasota, about 70 miles (112 kilometers) south of Tampa. The situation in the Tampa area remains under a severe emergency, and St. Petersburg recorded more than 16 inches (41 centimeters)…
Author: Terry Spencer and Kate PayneTAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Hurricane Milton slammed into Florida as a Category 3 storm on Wednesday, bringing misery to a coast still ravaged by Helen, tornadoes with winds exceeding 100 mph after spawning a string of tornadoes. hour (160 km/h) winds battered the city but spared Tampa a direct hit. The storm moved southward in the final hours and made landfall on Siesta Key near Sarasota, about 70 miles (112 kilometers) south of Tampa. The situation in the Tampa area remains under a severe emergency, and St. Petersburg recorded more than 16 inches (41 centimeters)…