Hurricane Helene is expected to bring life-threatening storm surges as high as 20ft. Plus, Eric Adams chargedGood morning.Hurricane Helene made landfall as a category 4 hurricane in the Florida Big Bend region around 11.10pm ET on Thursday, one of the strongest hurricanes on record to hit Florida. The storm weakened to a category 1 overnight.How dangerous is a storm surge? As a hurricane approaches a coast, the churning winds force ocean water up onto land; atmospheric pressure from the storm also helps squeeze the water ashore. The shallower the continental shelf, the higher the threat of a dangerous surge. Water is heavy, and it can move fast in a surge, sweeping people to their deaths, throwing about boats and vehicles, and pulverizing structures.Follow our live blog here.What did Netanyahu say? “We are continuing to strike Hezbollah with full force, and we will not stop until we reach all our goals – chief among them the return of the residents of the north securely to their homes.” He addresses the UN today.What is the scale of the war? Israeli airstrikes have killed about 700 people since Monday – with that day representing the highest death toll in a single day in Lebanon since the civil war of 1975-90 – and reports have suggested Israel is making plans for a ground offensive. Continue reading…
Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/sep/27/first-thing-at-least-3-killed-as-hurricane-helene-makes-landfall
Author : Jem Bartholomew
Publish date : 2024-09-27 09:54:30
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