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Hurricane Irma

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    This Isn’t ‘the New Normal’ for Climate Change — That Will Be WorseThe wildfires raging in California, the hurricanes that battered the United States: they are only the beginning of what is to come.
  2. How Climate Change Is Creating More Powerful HurricanesThe looming threat of warming oceans is becoming hard to ignore.
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    Hot Irma Cop Turns Out to Be Anti-Semitic Milkshake DuckOfficer Hamill’s Facebook posts included several jokes about concentration camps.
  4. Why Are All These Reporters Standing Outside in the Middle of Hurricanes?Is it worth the ratings?
  5. In Florida, Trump Declares Rubber Gloves ‘Too Small’ for His Yuge HandsThis is the second time in two weeks that Trump has showed up in a disaster zone and bragged about his big hands.
  6. Trump Demands Congress Aid Storm Victims by Passing Tax Cuts for Rich PeopleNow that natural disasters have left thousands of Americans homeless, it’s never been more important to abolish the estate tax.
  7. Scenes From Irma’s Path of Destruction, From the Caribbean to FloridaStreets are still under water in parts of Florida, and millions are without power.
  8. Hurricane Irma Lashes Cuba on Its Way to FloridaExtensive flooding, but no deaths reported yet.
  9. Hurricane Jose Will Likely Spare Irma-Ravaged IslandsBarbuda, Saint Martin, and the U.S. and British Virgin Islands were devastated by Irma but may thankfully avoid Jose.
  10. Hurricane Irma Takes Aim at FloridaIts hurricane-force winds could span the entire state coast-to-coast.
  11. Hurricane Irma Is Headed Right Toward Trump’s Mar-a-Lago ClubThe resort on Palm Beach, like the rest of the island, has been evacuated.
  12. How Harvey and Irma Will Impact Our EconomyThe storms are humanitarian disasters — but (probably) not economic ones.
  13. How Bad Could Irma Be for Miami?One of the strongest Atlantic hurricanes ever is bearing down on one of America’s lowest-lying cities. Uh oh.
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    Hurricane Irma Continues Devastating March Across CaribbeanThe Category 5 storm is moving past the Dominican Republic. Turks and Caicos and the Bahamas are bracing for the hurricane’s next blow.
  15. Category 5 Irma Bears Down on Puerto RicoThe storm has killed at least two in the Caribbean so far, and “decimated” the housing stock in Barbuda.
  16. Category 5 Irma Becomes Most Powerful Hurricane to Form in the Atlantic OceanThe Category 5 storm is packing winds of 185 miles per hour.
  17. What Can We Expect From Hurricane Irma? A Q&A With a WeathermanThe incredibly powerful storm could pummel Florida and the Carolinas, but its path is still uncertain.