Miami zoo secures animals ahead of ferocious Hurricane Irma
MIAMI (Reuters) – The Miami zoo is taking no chances with Peanut, a critically endangered white-rumped vulture, or with its more common pink flamingos, for that matter.
Houston fire chief warns of risks from sewer bacteria, alligators
HOUSTON (Reuters) – Houston residents attempting to return to flooded homes after Hurricane Harvey should wear breathing masks against bacteria from the city’s sewers and watch for alligators and snakes, the city fire chief said on Saturday.
Utility crews stream into Florida for hurricane payday, adventure
ORLANDO, Fla. (Reuters) – Nick Chilelli had been driving his utility truck with a broken air conditioner for about 18 hours, all the way from Cincinnati, when his convoy got trapped behind a car wreck just outside Orlando, Florida, at about 2 a.m. Satu…
Hurricane Irma poses toughest test for U.S. nuclear industry since Fukushima
(Reuters) – Hurricane Irma will pose the toughest test yet for U.S. nuclear power plants since reactors strengthened their defenses against natural disasters following the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear accident in Japan in 2011.
Irma menaces Florida’s Gulf Coast after striking Cuba
REMEDIOS, Cuba (Reuters) – Hurricane Irma pounded Cuba’s northern coast on Saturday and barreled toward Florida’s Gulf Coast as authorities scrambled to complete an unprecedented evacuation of millions of residents hours before the storm lashes the sta…
Over 200 drinking water systems affected by Harvey still shut or impaired: U.S. regulators
(Reuters) – More than 200 drinking water systems out of 2,238 affected by Tropical Storm Harvey are still shut or have notices for customers to boil water, state and federal regulators said on Saturday.
Immigrants in Central Florida nervous about seeking shelter
APOPKA, Fla. (Reuters) – With Hurricane Irma barreling down on Central Florida, Apopka resident Carmen Nova had a decision to make.
Florida braces for Hurricane Irma as storm rips through Cuba
REMEDIOS, Cuba (Reuters) – Hurricane Irma pounded Cuba’s northern coast on Saturday and barreled toward Florida as authorities scrambled to complete an unprecedented evacuation of millions of residents hours before the storm would engulf the state.
Immigrants in Central Florida worry about seeking shelter
APOPKA, Fla. (Reuters) – With Hurricane Irma barreling down on Central Florida, Apopka resident Carmen Nova had a decision to make.
Exclusive: Flying into the eye of Hurricane Irma with U.S. ‘Hurricane Hunters’
THE EYE OF HURRICANE IRMA (Reuters) – The sky darkened, lightning flashed and a jolt of turbulence shook the cabin of the hulking Air Force turbo-prop aircraft as it plied its way toward the eye of Hurricane Irma, one of the strongest Atlantic storms e…
