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Tag: hurricane

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Record death toll in Florida as hurricane looms

by AT Contributor July 31, 2020July 31, 2020

Hurricane Isaias was barreling towards Florida on Friday, a day after the state registered a record 253 coronavirus deaths and authorities closed down some Covid-19 testing centers to prepare for the looming storm. Florida has emerged as a major new epicenter of the US battle against the disease, with confirmed cases recently surpassing New York […]

Super Typhoon Mangkhut barrels across the Philippines on Saturday. Photo: Taiwan's Central Weather Bureau
Posted inAT Finance, Israel, Middle East, Philippines, World

Climate change driving true ‘globalization’

by David Simmons September 17, 2018
The Neuse River floods the waterfront in New Bern, North Carolina, on September 14, 2018, during Tropical Storm Florence. Photo: AFP / Logan Cyrus
Posted inAT Finance, Middle East, Philippines, World

Florence turns deadly, inundates Carolinas with ‘historic’ rainfall

by Asia Times staff September 15, 2018February 18, 2020
Hurricane Maria hit Puerto Rico in September 2017. Graphic: Wikipedia
Posted inAT Finance, Australia, European Union, Italy, Mexico, Middle East, Oceania, Russia, Singapore, World

Puerto Rico becomes pilot for Trump’s $1.5tn P3 fund

by PK Semler July 2, 2018July 4, 2018
Houston residents clean up in the aftermath of tropical storm Harvey in west Houston. Photo: Reuters/Chris Aluka Berry
Posted inWorld

US service industry index soars to 12-year high after storms

by Asia Unhedged October 5, 2017February 18, 2020

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