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In 1917, Hawaii planted albizia to restore slopes; after 2014's Hurricane Iselle, the brittle invader helped drive $13 million in utility repairs

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Albizia was planted in Hawaiʻi to help eroding hillsides. More than a century later, it is a costly invader. (Unsplash)

Hawaii once planted a tree to protect its hillsides. Today, that same tree is associated with damaged homes and costly power repairs. The Big Island Invasive Species Committee, a group based on Hawaii Island, says foresters brought albizia to Hawaii because they wanted trees that grew quickly on eroding slopes. But the plan backfired over … Read more

How much damage did Hurricane Isaias cause in Florida and Alabama? Four dead, hundreds of thousands without power

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Hurricane Isaias killed four people, damaged buildings, triggered widespread power outages and raised flooding concerns across the Southeast. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert) (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

Hurricane Isaias left at least four people dead, damaged homes and businesses, and knocked out electricity across parts of the southern United States after making landfall in Florida. Hurricane Isaias killed four people, damaged buildings, triggered widespread power outages and raised flooding concerns across the Southeast. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert) (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert) The storm weakened … Read more

Hurricane Isaias: Storm damage in Pensacola, Florida today; watch scary photos and videos

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Hurricane Isaias makes landfall near Florida’s Destin; Pensacola hit by strong winds. (AFP)

Hurricane Isaias battered Florida’s Gulf Coast with powerful winds, heavy rain and dangerous flooding on Friday, October 9, after making landfall near Destin as a Category 2 hurricane. The storm later weakened to Category 1 as it moved inland, but forecasters warned that life-threatening storm surge, flash flooding and damaging winds remained a threat, according … Read more

Hurricane Isaias makes landfall in Florida as Category 2 storm, leaves 6 lakh without power

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Hurricane Isaias makes landfall in Florida as Category 2 storm, leaves 6 lakh without power

People fill up gas containers at a gas station ahead of the arrival of Hurricane Isaias, in Navarre, Florida, US. (Reuters Photo) Hurricane Isaias made landfall near Destin, Florida, on Friday as a Category 2 storm, bringing heavy rain, damaging winds and flooding to parts of the Florida Panhandle and Alabama. More than 664,000 customers … Read more

When does Hurricane Isaias make landfall today? Latest updates as Florida faces power outages and extreme wind warnings

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Hurricane Isaias threatens Florida with destructive winds, power outages, storm surge and evacuation orders ahead of expected landfall Friday night.. REUTERS/Marco Bello/File Photo (REUTERS)

Hurricane Isaias is expected to make landfall along Florida’s western Panhandle on Friday night, October 9, as the Category 3 storm brings dangerous winds, heavy rain and the threat of life-threatening flooding. Forecasts place the likely landfall window between 8 p.m. and 11 p.m. ET, with the area near Pensacola among the locations being watched … Read more

Florida Hurricane Isaias: Fort Walton, 30A, Destin, Navarre, Miramar and Pensacola beaches battered; videos emerge

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Videos from Destin, Pensacola Beach, Fort Walton Beach and 30A showed rough seas, flooded roads (Representative) (Unsplash)

Hurricane Isaias battered Florida’s Panhandle on Friday as dangerous surf, hurricane-force winds and heavy rain swept across popular beach communities. These include Pensacola Beach, Destin, Fort Walton Beach, Navarre Beach, Miramar Beach and Scenic Highway 30A. Videos from Destin, Pensacola Beach, Fort Walton Beach and 30A showed rough seas, flooded roads (Representative) (Unsplash) Videos shared … Read more

Where did Hurricane Isaias make landfall? Scary visuals show damage in Perdido Key, Milton, Santa Rosa Beach in Florida

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A drone view shows the Pensacola Beach Boardwalk area amid Hurricane Isaias' approach. (REUTERS)

Hurricane Isaias has made landfall in Floridathe National Hurricane Center confirmed. It made landfall as a Category 2 hurricane at around 8:30pm local time with maximum sustained wind speeds of 105 mph. A drone view shows the Pensacola Beach Boardwalk area amid Hurricane Isaias’ approach. (REUTERS) The landfall was near Destin in Florida. Scary visuals … Read more

Florida power outage updates amid Hurricane Isaias: When will power be back in Escambia, Walton counties?

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More than 300,000 customers were without electricity across Florida as Hurricane Isaias battered the Panhandle. (Unsplash )

Hundreds of thousands of Florida residents remained without electricity on Friday after Hurricane Isaias brought destructive winds, heavy rain and storm surge to the Panhandle. The hurricane knocked down the power lines as the rain poured down. More than 300,000 customers were without electricity across Florida as Hurricane Isaias battered the Panhandle. (Unsplash ) According … Read more

Why are oil prices surging above $104? Hormuz attacks and Hurricane Isaias raise supply fears

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Oil prices rise above $104 as Hormuz attacks and Hurricane Isaias fuel supply fears. (Pexel/Representative image) (Pexel)

Oil prices jumped sharply on Thursday as fears grew about global oil supplies. The main concern is that attacks on oil tankers in the Strait of Hormuz are reducing the number of ships using the important waterway. The rise in attacks has increased worries about whether enough oil can reach global markets. Oil prices rise … Read more

Oil price today: Why Brent is above $100 as US hurricane threatens oil supply

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Oil prices stay above $100 as war and a US storm raise supply concerns. (Pexel/Representative image) (Pexel)

Oil prices remained above $100 a barrel on Wednesday, as investors worried about possible disruptions to global oil supplies from the Middle East conflict and a storm moving toward major US oil-producing areas. Oil prices stay above $100 as war and a US storm raise supply concerns. (Pexel/Representative image) (Pexel) Brent crude futures rose 35 … Read more