Tag: Hurricane Helene

U.S. faces shortage of IV fluids, India alerts domestic firms to chip in

October 30, 2024 admin

Image for representation purpose only. | Photo Credit: AP India’s drug exporters body Pharmexcil has alerted members to a shortage of intravenous (IV) fluids the U.S. is facing in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene damage to a facility and urged them to explore the opportunity to chip in with supplies. Manufacturers of intravenous fluids having…

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U.S. faces shortage of IV fluids, India alerts domestic firms to chip in

October 30, 2024 admin

Image for representation purpose only. | Photo Credit: AP India’s drug exporters body Pharmexcil has alerted members to a shortage of intravenous (IV) fluids that the United States is facing in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene damage to a manufacturing facility, and urged them to explore the opportunity to chip in with supplies. Manufacturers of…

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Ocean Heat Behind Helene Made 500 Times More Likely By Climate Change

October 9, 2024 admin

Climate change intensified Hurricane Helene’s rainfall and winds, amplifying its devastation, a new rapid analysis found. The Gulf of Mexico has been abnormally warm, which helped turn Helene into the deadliest hurricane to hit the US mainland in nearly two decades. Burning fossil fuels made that extra ocean heat up to 500 times more likely,…

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Hurricane Milton Nears Florida, Biden Warns Of “Worst” Natural Disaster In A Century

October 9, 2024 admin

Tampa: Storm-battered Florida braced for a direct hit from Hurricane Milton which strengthened back to a Category 5 storm Tuesday, as US President Joe Biden begged residents to flee what he warned could be the worst natural disaster to hit the state in a century. As the second huge hurricane in as many weeks rumbled…

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Florida braces for Hurricane Milton on the heels of Helene

October 7, 2024 admin

Debris and mud are seen in Whitson Furniture and General Store in Green Mountain, North Carolina, on October 6, 2024, after the passage of Hurricane Helene. Whitson Furniture and General Store is a 64-year-old small family business. | Photo Credit: AFP Florida prepared on Sunday (October 6, 2024) for its largest evacuation since 2017 as…

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US Officials Struggle To Quash Hurricane Helene Conspiracy Theories

October 5, 2024 admin

In the wake of the devastation of Hurricane Helene in the United States this week, a new storm emerged on social media – false rumours about how disaster funds have been used, and even claims that officials control the weather. Local and national government officials say they are trying to combat the rumours, including one…

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Hurricane Helene’s death toll reaches 200 as crews try to reach the most remote areas hit by the storm

October 3, 2024 admin

Hurricane Helene’s death toll reached 200 on Thursday and could rise higher still, as searchers made their way toward the hardest to reach places in the mountains of western North Carolina, where the storm washed out roads and knocked out electricity, water and cellular service. Officials in Georgia and North Carolina added to their states’…

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Biden lands in South Carolina to view Hurricane Helene damage, deploys 1,000 troops

October 2, 2024 admin

Marine One carrying U.S. President Joe Biden flies, as Biden visits North and South Carolina to survey storm damage and meet with officials in the wake of Hurricane Helene. | Photo Credit: Reuters U.S. President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris travelled on Wednesday (October 2, 2024) to South Carolina, North Carolina and Georgia…

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As toll crosses 100, Donald Trump puts Hurricane Helene at election center stage

September 30, 2024 admin

Donald Trump sought to turn a storm that killed more than 100 people and caused destructive flooding across the U.S. southeast into a major presidential election issue Monday, as he hurried to the impact zone and the White House refuted criticism of its emergency response. With the death toll rising and hundreds of people still…

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Hurricane Helene makes landfall in northwestern Florida as Category-4 storm

September 27, 2024 admin

Hurricane Helene made landfall on Thursday night (September 27, 2024) in northwestern Florida as Category-4 storm as forecasters warned that the enormous system could create a “nightmare” storm surge and bring dangerous winds and rain across much of the southeastern U.S. The National Hurricane Center in Miami said Helene roared ashore at around 11:10 p.m….

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