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San Juan (AFP) Sept 21, 2017 - Hurricane Maria devastated Puerto Rico on Wednesday and left the entire island without power, bringing deadly winds and pounding rain that sent thousands scurrying to shelters.
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Berlin (AFP) Sept 13, 2017 - Windstorm Sebastian killed at least three people in Germany on Wednesday as hurricane-force winds of up to 130 kilometres (80 miles) per hour were recorded in the north of the country.
Jun 26, 2026
Hermosillo, Mexico (AFP) Sept 8, 2016 - The death toll from tropical storm Newton has climbed to five in Mexico, authorities said, with the downgraded hurricane weakening as it traveled over the US state of Arizona.
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Houston (AFP) Sept 14, 2021 - Tropical storm Nicholas weakened as it moved inland Tuesday, lashing Texas after flooding coastal towns with dangerous storm surges in the southern US state and leaving nearly half a million homes without power.
Jun 26, 2026
Yangon (AFP) Sept 15, 2024 - The death toll in Myanmar in the wake of Typhoon Yagi has jumped to 74, state media reported on Sunday, a day after its junta made a rare request for foreign aid.
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Miami (AFP) Sept 3, 2011 - Tropical Storm Lee lurched toward the US Gulf Coast on Saturday, dumping heavy rain on Louisiana and threatening extensive flooding that will put the New Orleans levee system to the test.
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Miami (AFP) Sept 13, 2012 - Tropical Storm Nadine shifted course to the northwest Thursday, still packing powerful winds near hurricane strength but posing no threat to land, the US National Hurricane Center said.
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La Paz, Mexico (AFP) Sept 10, 2021 - Tropical storm Olaf swept across Mexico's Baja California peninsula on Friday, bringing strong winds and heavy rain to the major beach resorts of Los Cabos before losing its hurricane force.
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Hobart - Feb. 7, 2001 - Ocean warming and thermal expansion will be the largest contributor to sea-level rise during the 21st century, says Dr John Church, a scientist at CSIRO Marine Research and the Antarctic Cooperative Research Centre.
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Miami (AFP) Sept 3, 2011 - Tropical Storm Lee strengthened Saturday as it inched toward Louisiana, threatening to dump heavy rains and trigger dangerous flash floods along the Gulf of Mexico coast of the United States.
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Miami (AFP) Sept 11, 2010 - Tropical Storm Igor, churning in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean, strengthened late Saturday and reached hurricane status, US government forecasters said.
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New York (AFP) Sept 2, 2021 - New Yorkers were inundated by heavy rain and flash flooding early Thursday as Storm Ida wreaked havoc on the northeast United States, forcing flight cancellations and state of emergency declarations.
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Miami (AFP) Sept 15, 2019 - Tropical storm Humberto gained strength Sunday and was expected to return to hurricane force by evening, but its track now puts it far from the Bahamas and the US coast, the US National Hurricane Center said.
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New Orleans, Louisiana (AFP) Sept 4, 2011 - Tropical Storm Lee on Sunday brought torrential rains and flash flooding to the US Gulf Coast after making landfall near New Orleans, the latest bad weather to batter the country.
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Warsaw (AFP) Sept 17, 2024 - The death toll in the extreme weather and flooding let loose by Storm Boris in central Europe has risen to 22, authorities said on Tuesday, after three more victims were reported in Poland and one in Austria.
Jun 26, 2026
Vienna (AFP) Sept 16, 2024 - Flooding sparked by Storm Boris in central Europe has burst dams, knocked out power and killed at least 18 people, authorities said on Monday, as more people were evacuated.
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