2 w. ago Tropical storm leaves 4 dead in Vietnam and brings heavy rain to the region

HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Heavy rain fell Tuesday in parts of Southeast Asia after a tropical storm made landfall in Vietnam, causing at least four deaths, damage to homes and flooding in the capital and coastal areas. State television network VTV said the remnants of Typhoon Kajiki were moving over Laos on Tuesday. Heavy rain […]

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3 w. ago Firefighters battle wildfire in the Annapolis Valley amid winds from Hurricane Erin

The department says conditions look promising to continue to make progress on the Long Lake fire before winds are expected to pick up again from a large storm well offshore.

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3 w. ago Hurricane Erin won’t touch down in Atlantic Canada but could be an issue for wildfires

Environment Canada said Hurricane Erin should stay far offshore but will bring dangerous surf and gusty winds over coastal areas of Nova Scotia and the Avalon Peninsula.

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3 w. ago Hurricane Erin: Storm won’t make landfall in N.S., but will bring very high waves

While Hurricane Erin is not expected to come close to land in the Maritimes, it is still likely to play havoc on both land and sea in Nova Scotia.

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3 w. ago Nova Scotia firefighters wary of potential wind shifts as hurricane to pass Friday

WEST DALHOUSIE — Firefighting officials in Nova Scotia are keeping a wary eye on Hurricane Erin, which is expected to pass well offshore but bring strong wind gusts to parts of the province on Friday. In a briefing on Thursday, officials said there were three wildfires burning in the province, one of which remained out […]

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3 w. ago Hurricane Erin Is Disrupting Both Europe’s Weather and Forecasts

Hurricane Erin is muddling computer models and making forecasters, analysts and traders question the accuracy of the outlook for heat, wind and storms across Europe next week.

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3 w. ago Hurricane Erin to Menace Eastern US Beaches Into the Weekend

Hurricane Erin is triggering dangerous beach conditions across much of the US East Coast that will likely last into the weekend, as the storm pushes north in the waning days of the summer travel season.

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3 w. ago Hurricane Erin approaches U.S., prompting warnings from Florida to New York

Forecasters remain confident the storm's centre will remain far offshore, but the outer edges will bring tropical-force winds, large swells and dangerous rip currents into Friday.

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3 w. ago Hurricane Erin’s Violent Surf Forces East Coast Beach Closures

An expanding Hurricane Erin is poised to bring rough surf and life-threatening waves to beaches from Florida from Massachusetts this week, despite spinning hundreds of miles off the US East Coast.

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3 w. ago Hurricane Erin forces evacuations on North Carolina’s Outer Banks, threatens dangerous rip currents

Holly Andrzejewski hadn’t yet welcomed her and her family’s first guests to the Atlantic Inn on Hatteras Island when she had to start rescheduling them, as Hurricane Erin neared North Carolina’s Outer Banks on Tuesday and threatened to whip up wild waves and tropical force winds. Although the monster storm is expected to stay offshore, […]

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3 w. ago Hurricane Erin could bring dangerous surf to U.S. after pelting Caribbean

Hurricane Erin reintensified to a Category 4 storm with 130 mph (215 kph) maximum sustained winds early Monday and moved closer to the Southeast Bahamas.

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3 w. ago Hurricane Erin downgraded to Category 3, expected to turn northward: meteorologists

Maximum winds diminished, but the storm's overall size grew

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3 w. ago Hurricane Erin downgraded to Category 3, expected to turn northward and restrengthen

Maximum winds diminished, but the storm's overall size grew

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4 w. ago Hurricane Erin’s Winds to Pick Up as Storm Leaves Caribbean Area

Hurricane Erin’s winds are expected to intensify as the dangerous storm grows overnight while it moves past Puerto Rico, the US National Hurricane Center said.

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4 w. ago Hurricane Erin explodes in strength to a Category 5 storm in Caribbean

The U.S. government deployed more than 200 emergency workers to Puerto Rico as a precaution after a flood watch was issued for the entire U.S. territory.

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4 w. ago Erin becomes a Category 4 hurricane in the Caribbean as region braces for flooding

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Erin strengthened into a powerful Category 4 hurricane in the Caribbean on Saturday and continues to intensify, the National Hurricane Center said. The storm is currently 150 miles (240 kilometres) northeast of Anguilla with maximum sustained winds of 145 mph (230 kph). It is moving west-northwest at 20 mph […]

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