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Evening StandardHurricane Milton latest LIVE: At least 10 dead but Florida spared 'worst case scenario' as storm moves into Atlantic
More than three million Florida homes and businesses without power and 1,900 flights have been cancelled
- HuffPost
Florida Democrat Shuts Down Marjorie Taylor Greene And Her Hurricane Conspiracy ‘Machine’
Jared Moskowitz slammed the Georgia Republican for her “very dangerous” misinformation.
- The Independent
Abandoned dog left tied to fence on side of I-75 hours before Hurricane Milton hits
‘Please don’t do this to your pets,’ police said after finding the dog
- The Independent
Hurricane Milton live updates: Florida surveys ‘tragic’ damage in wake of monster storm, dozens of tornadoes
Multiple fatalities have already been reported as Hurricane Milton continues to wreak havoc as it moves off Florida’s east coast
- People
Anderson Cooper Struck by Flying Debris from Hurricane Milton During Live News Report: 'That Wasn't Good'
Hurricane Milton hit Florida on Wednesday, Oct. 9 with heavy rain and strong winds
- The Daily Beast
Chaos as Hurricane Milton Makes Landfall in Florida as Category 3 Storm
Parts of the roof of Tropicana Field, the stadium where the Tampa Bay Rays play, were ripped to shreds after enduring extreme winds from Hurricane Milton, videos and photos from the area showed, as the death toll mounted in the wake of the storm.Hurricane Milton made landfall near Siesta Key, Florida, as a Category 3 storm, earlier Wednesday night, according to the National Hurricane Center. It weakened to a Category 1 early Thursday morning and was located 40 miles south-southwest of Orlando, a
- AccuWeather
Hurricane Milton leads to damaging tornadoes and storm surge hours before landfall
AccuWeather's Ali Reid reported live from the scene of storm surge flooding in Fort Myers, showcasing the powerful impacts of Milton even before the storm had made landfall.
- Associated Press
Cambodian fishermen turn to raising eels as Tonle Sap lake runs out of fish
Em Phat, 53, studies his eel tanks with the intensity of a man gambling with his livelihood. For millennia, fishermen like him have relied on the bounty of the Tonle Sap in Cambodia, Southeast Asia’s largest lake and the epicenter of the world’s most productive inland fishery. Phat hopes that raising eels — a delicacy in Asian markets like China, Japan and South Korea — will provide a way forward.
- AFP News
At least 10 dead in Florida but Hurricane Milton not as bad as feared
At least 10 people died as Hurricane Milton sent tornadoes spinning across Florida, officials said Thursday as the state grappled with flooding, power outages and other woes from a milder than expected storm that many had feared would be catastrophic.The southeastern US state was able to avoid the level of catastrophic devastation that officials had feared.
- Associated Press
Hurricane Milton spawned high number of destructive, deadly tornadoes
Dozens of tornadoes spawned by Hurricane Milton caught many Floridians by surprise as they braced for heavy rain, strong winds and storm surges. Violent twisters were seen crossing highways, ripping off roofs and downing trees and power lines. When Debbie Jones felt a drop in pressure and her ears popping in the Holiday Pines neighborhood of Ft. Pierce, she knew it was a tornado.
- The Independent
Milton is the fastest Atlantic storm to go from Tropical Storm to Category 5 EVER
Hurricane Milton doubled the requirements for rapid intensification when it grew from a Category 1 to a Category 5 storm
- The Independent
Public outcry as Australian zoo euthanises healthy lioness because her male partner died
Adelaide Zoo claims Amani was euthanised as negative impacts on her welfare ‘outweighed any benefits of keeping the lioness alive’
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'The Wind Is Bulls**t': Trump's Weird New Ramble Has To Be Seen To Be Believed
The former president launched into a strange word salad about windmills during a speech in Pennsylvania.
- BBC
Mama bear beats rival who killed her cub to win Fat Bear Week
The brown bear, named 128 Grazer, also defeated her rival, Chunk, last year to win the title.
- The Independent
Watch live view of Tampa as Florida braces for ‘catastrophic’ Hurricane Milton
Watch a live view of Tampa on Wednesday (9 October) as Florida braces for “catastrophic” Hurricane Milton. Millions of residents are racing to evacuate as the Category 5 storm approaches landfall on the state’s western coast. President Joe Biden warned that evacuation orders for Floridians were a matter of “life and death”, while the National Hurricane Center warned Milton could be “one of the most destructive hurricanes on record for west-central Florida.”
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Chilled-out hippo masters art of staying cool
An adorable hippopotamus delighted tourists after being spotted taking an afternoon nap in a pond at Shou Shan Zoo in Kaohsiung, Taiwan in late March. The relaxed animal was the very definition of chill.
- The Hill
Florida Republican suggests Greene have ‘head examined’ over hurricane claims
Florida Republican Rep. Carlos A. Gimenez suggested Wednesday that Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) should have her “head examined” after she claimed humans can control the weather. “Humans cannot create or control hurricanes,” Gimenez posted on the social platform X, as Hurricane Milton bore down on his home state. “Anyone who thinks they can, needs…
- AccuWeather
'Indescribable somberness:' Community struck by Ian, Debby and Helene faces yet another hurricane
Storm chaser Mike Scantlin provided an emotional look at a Florida community that's had to bounce back from hurricane after hurricane, with one that's potentially even worse on the way now.
- AFP News
China's solar goes from supremacy to oversupply
Strong state support and huge private investment have made China's solar industry a global powerhouse, but it faces new headwinds, from punitive tariffs abroad to a brutal price war at home.The sector's supersonic expansion has overleveraged the domestic industry, overloaded China's grid and sparked a brutal price war, experts say.