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☆ In the Bahamas, a Constant Race to Adapt to Climate Change
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-24 | by ( David Gelles | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

At the United Nations climate summit in Egypt last year, Prime Minister Philip Davis of the Bahamas emerged as one of the most impassioned speakers among the more than 100 heads of state in attendance. “We have to believe that a safer, better future is possible,” he told the gathering. Nicole slammed into what Mr. Davis called “the most beautiful country on earth,” as a Category 1 hurricane before moving on to the United States. The storm ended up inflicting more than $1 billion in damage on vulnerable communities. It was yet another reminder that the Bahamas is uniquely threatened by the effects of climate change.

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☆ NASA left its $50 billion moon rocket exposed to Hurricane Nicole's powerful winds
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-12 | by ( Morgan Mcfall-Johnsen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

NASA left its Space Launch System (SLS) rocket on the launchpad during Hurricane Nicole. The rocket sustained minor damage, and NASA still plans to launch it for the first time Wednesday. But it's unusual for NASA to leave such a valuable rocket out on the launchpad in the middle of a hurricane. NASA rolled the rocket out with a storm on the horizonSatellite imagery shows Tropical Storm Nicole on November 10, 2022. People walk by a closed down damaged boardwalk following the passage of Hurricane Nicole in Vero Beach, Florida, November 10, 2022.

☆ Here's what Donald Trump's late ex-wife Ivana Trump thought about him as a husband, father, and former president
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-12 | by ( Taiyler Simone Mitchell | Hannah Getahun | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Donald Trump's first wife, Ivana Trump, died on Thursday. "She was a wonderful, beautiful, and amazing woman, who led a great and inspirational life," Donald Trump said in a post on Truth Social. "We speak before and after the appearances and he asks me what I thought," Ivana Trump said in the interview with The Post. In 1993, following his divorce from Ivana, Trump married his now ex-wife Marla Maples, with whom he had his fourth child, Tiffany Trump, with. Ivanka and her husband, Jared Kushner, became advisors in the White House, while Donald Trump Jr. and Eric worked for the Trump Organization.

[1/2] A street sign lies on the ground following the passage of Hurricane Nicole in Merritt Island, Florida, U.S. November 10, 2022. “The structural damage along our coastline is unprecedented,” Volusia County Manager George Recktenwald said in a statement. Nicole's storm surge also caused the collapse of parts of the scenic A1A highway, which runs along the Atlantic coast in Volusia County, sheriff's officials said. Hurricane Kate came ashore near Mexico Beach, Florida, on Nov. 21, 1985, said Philip Klotzbach, a hurricane expert at Colorado State University, on Twitter. The Atlantic hurricane season officially runs from June 1 to Nov. 30.

☆ Tropical Storm Nicole Leaves Two Dead, 200,000 Without Power in Florida
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-10 | by ( Arian Campo-Flores | Alyssa Lukpat | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Nicole made landfall as a Category 1 hurricane in eastern Florida early Thursday, causing at least two deaths, knocking down some homes and cutting off power for hundreds of thousands of customers around the state. Two people died in Conway, near Orlando, after they were electrocuted by a downed power line Thursday morning, according to the Orange County Sheriff’s Office.

☆ U.S. airlines cancel 1,220 flights as tropical storm Nicole makes landfall in Florida
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-10 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Nov 10 (Reuters) - Airlines in the United States canceled 1,220 flights on early Thursday as tropical storm Nicole made landfall in the east coast of Florida, disrupting flight schedules and forcing airports in the region to shut. Delta Air Lines (DAL.N), American Airlines Group (AAL.O) and Southwest Airlines (LUV.N) canceled more than 100 flights each, while United Airlines (UAL.O) called off 73 trips, according to flight-tracking website Flightaware.com. Nearly 990 flights were canceled on Wednesday. The Federal Aviation Administration had earlier this week warned travelers that it expected the tropical storm to strengthen and impact travel in Florida and along the southeast coast. Airports within the affected region including Orlando International, Daytona Beach International and Palm Beach International ceased operations, while Jacksonville International Airport remained open.

☆ Tropical Storm Nicole traverses Florida, putting Mar-a-Lago under mandatory evacuation orders just ahead of wedding for Trump's daughter Tiffany
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-10 | by ( Kimberly Leonard | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Tiffany Trump is set to get married at Mar-a-Lago on Saturday, soon after a tropical storm hit the state. Tiffany Trump will marry fiancé Michael Boulos on Saturday at her father's Mar-a-Lago oceanfront estate in Palm Beach. Tropical Storm Nicole made landfall near Vero Beach on Wednesday morning, putting it north of Palm Beach. Tiffany Trump, 29, is the fourth child to former President Donald Trump and daughter to his ex-wife Marla Maples. Tiffany Trump works as a legal research assistant at Georgetown University Law Center.

☆ Orlando, Palm Beach Airports Close Ahead of Tropical Storm Nicole’s Expected Hit on Florida
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-09 | by ( Arian Campo-Flores | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Tropical Storm Nicole neared the Bahamas on Wednesday morning and was projected to become a hurricane later in the day before striking the eastern coast of Florida in the night, according to the National Hurricane Center. The storm will likely snarl travel in the Sunshine State, with at least two airports canceling flights ahead of the expected hit.

NASA has delayed the launch of its next-generation megarocket and space capsule to the moon as Florida braces for an approaching storm. Tropical Storm Nicole, which is expected to strengthen into a hurricane Wednesday, is projected to batter Florida's eastern coast, forcing the space agency to reschedule its planned launch on Nov. 14. NASA is now aiming to launch its uncrewed Space Launch System rocket Nov. 16, during a two-hour window that opens at 1:04 a.m. The rocket is sitting at launch pad 39B at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida. NASA said the SLS booster is designed to withstand 85 mph winds and will remain at the launch pad during the storm.

☆ NASA moon rocket launch delayed again as storm approaches Florida coast
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-09 | by ( The Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +1 min

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla — NASA is again postponing the launch of its new moon rocket because of a storm threatening the Florida coast. Then Hurricane Ian forced the rocket back to the hangar at Kennedy Space Center at the end of September. The rocket was moved back to the launch pad last week, and NASA was aiming for a launch attempt early Monday. The space center is under a hurricane warning but NASA is keeping the rocket at the launch pad. The space agency is nearing the 50th anniversary of its last human moon landing: Apollo 17 in December 1972.

Tropical Storm Nicole neared hurricane strength early Wednesday as it aimed for Florida's Atlantic coast and the Southeast U.S. Previously a subtropical storm, Nicole has worked its way up to a tropical storm and was all but assured to become a hurricane overnight, the National Hurricane Center said. The hurricane center warned the entire state to be prepared for heavy weather. "Preparations to protect life and property should be rushed to completion," the National Hurricane Center said in a late-night public advisory. Storm surf is likely to affect a long stretch of U.S. coastline, from the east coast of Florida to the Southeastern U.S., the hurricane center said.

☆ Midterm elections live updates: Pennsylvania races, New Hampshire Senate race too early to call
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-09 | by ( Brandy Zadrozny | Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Sahil-Kapur-Headshot.Jpg | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +109 min

Share this -Link copiedWisconsin Senate and governor's races too early to call It is too early to call the Senate and gubernatorial races in Wisconsin, according to NBC News. Share this -Link copiedNew Hampshire Senate race too early to call The Senate race in New Hampshire is too early to call, according to NBC News. Share this -Link copiedPennsylvania Senate and governor races are too early to call After polls closed at 8 p.m. While Maricopa County election officials initially categorized the problem as a “hiccup,” it took hours before a solution was identified early Tuesday afternoon. In Columbus County, election officials allegedly were harassed by an “observer following one-stop workers” and photographing or filming the workers, it said.

While Maricopa County election officials initially categorized the problem as a “hiccup,” it took hours before a solution was identified early Tuesday afternoon. According to the poll, 46% of voters said their family’s financial situation is worse than it was two years ago. Civil rights groups, including the American Civil Liberties Union and the NAACP, filed a similar complaint Friday against state election officials. The app and portal had been down for part of the morning and the state's election hotline also briefly experienced issues. In Columbus County, election officials allegedly were harassed by an “observer following one-stop workers” and photographing or filming the workers, it said.

☆ Tropical Storm Nicole snarls travel in Florida, Orlando airport to suspend flights
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-09 | by ( Leslie Josephs | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

This GOES-East GoeColor satellite image taken at 2:36 p.m. EST and provided by NOAA shows Tropical Storm Nicole approaching toward the northwestern Bahamas and Florida's Atlantic coastline on Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2022. Tropical Storm Nicole snarled Florida travel on Wednesday, prompting at least one airport to suspend operations as forecasters warned of "hurricane conditions" for the state's east coast. Orlando International Airport said it would suspend operations from 4 p.m. Miramar, Florida-based Spirit Airlines , said it would waive change fees and fare differences for Fort Lauderdale and Miami flights through Nov. 14 and Orlando flights through Nov. 16. Other airlines including JetBlue , which has a large operation in Fort Lauderdale, and Southwest , American and Delta, also waived fees for travelers affected by the storm.

☆ Trump lunges at DeSantis after historic Florida win: 'I got 1.1 million more votes'
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-09 | by ( Kimberly Leonard | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Trump took a dig at DeSantis on his social media platform, Truth Social, a day after the election. Trump won Florida in 2020 by a 3.4-percentage point margin. In this election, Trump did not endorse DeSantis, but the governor made huge inroads in the state. The weekend before the election Trump mocked DeSantis publicly as "Ron DeSanctimonious" and then did not invite the governor to campaign alongside him in Miami. He didn't all-out endorse the governor at the event, instead telling the crowd only to "reelect Ron DeSantis as your governor."

Nicole, newly classified as a hurricane, was packing sustained winds of up 75 miles per hour (120 km per hour) as it made landfall on Grand Bahama Island, the Miami-based National Hurricane Center reported. Grand Bahama, Bimini and the Berry Islands in the northwest corner of the island nation remained under a hurricane warning. As the storm closed in earlier in the day, some Bahamas residents fled their homes amid fierce winds and flooding. Storm surge caused widespread devastation to Florida's Gulf Coast when the last major storm, Hurricane Ian, crashed ashore there on Sept. 28, causing an estimated $60 billion in damage and claiming more than 140 lives. Several counties along the Florida coast issued mandatory orders and voluntary evacuation advisories for homes near the shore and on barrier islands.

By the end of Election Day, approximately 21,000 total interviews will be conducted. Civil rights groups, including the American Civil Liberties Union and the NAACP, filed a similar complaint Friday against state election officials. The app and portal had been down for part of the morning and the state's election hotline also briefly experienced issues. In Columbus County, election officials allegedly were harassed by an “observer following one-stop workers” and photographing or filming the workers, it said. Share this -Link copiedSunny weather in most battleground states on Election Day It’s a bright and sunny Election Day in many battleground states!

☆ Nicole Strengthens to Tropical Storm, Expected to Hit Florida on Wednesday Night
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-08 | by ( Arian Campo-Flores | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Tropical storm Nicole strengthened Tuesday morning over the Atlantic Ocean as it approached the Bahamas and is projected to reach hurricane strength before bearing down on the eastern coast of Florida on Wednesday, according to the National Hurricane Center. Forecasters said the storm is likely to generate heavy rainfall, storm surge and flooding. A hurricane warning—meaning hurricane conditions are expected within about 36 hours—was in effect for a roughly 225-mile stretch of Florida’s coast from Boca Raton in the southeast to the border of Volusia and Flagler counties in the northeast.

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☆ Hurricane warning is issued for parts of Florida's east coast as Tropical Storm Nicole expected to strengthen
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-08 | by ( Mirna Alsharif | Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Kathryn-Prociv.Jpg | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

Nicole on Tuesday was upgraded to a tropical storm and is expected to strengthen, prompting a hurricane warning for parts of east central Florida and the southeast coast, according to the National Hurricane Center. Hurricane conditions including strong winds, rainfall and storm surge are expected in the northwestern Bahamas and along Florida's east coast on Wednesday, with tropical storm conditions possible in Georgia along the east coast as well. "Dangerous storm surge" anywhere from 3 to 5 feet is also expected along Florida and Georgia's east coast from North Palm Beach to the Altamaha Sound including. The northwest Bahamas can also expect storm surge of 4 to 6 feet above normal tide along the coast. Ron DeSantis declared a state of emergency on Monday for 34 counties in the path of the storm, including Miami-Dade, Palm Beach, Orange and Sarasota counties.

“We implore voters and members of the media to allow election officials to do their work.” The process is painstaking. In New Hanover, students allegedly were harassed while walking to class from a voting site, and an observer allegedly “angrily” confronted an election official, the board reported. “There are 8,800 election jurisdictions and we see issues pop up every election day,” the official said, citing low-level cyberattacks against election websites or accidental website outages as potential examples. Share this -Link copiedSunny weather in most battleground states on Election Day It’s a bright and sunny Election Day in many battleground states! Karamo sued Detroit City Clerk Janice Winfrey last week to toss absentee ballots unless voters present identification, alleging election law violations regarding the counting of the ballots.

☆ Tropical Storm Nicole Poised to Become Hurricane as Path Points Toward Florida
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-08 | by ( Arian Campo-Flores | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Tropical storm Nicole strengthened Tuesday over the Atlantic Ocean and is projected to become a hurricane as it nears the Bahamas on Wednesday and then bears down on the eastern coast of Florida later that night or early Thursday, according to the National Hurricane Center. Forecasters said the storm is likely to generate heavy rainfall, storm surge and flooding. A hurricane warning—meaning hurricane conditions are expected within about 36 hours—was in effect for a roughly 225-mile stretch of Florida’s coast from Boca Raton in the southeast to the border of Volusia and Flagler counties in the northeast.

☆ Storm Nicole churns toward Bahamas en route to Florida and hurricane status
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-08 | by ( Brian Ellsworth | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

[1/2] Beachgoers are shown as tropical storm Nicole approaches the state in Miami Beach, Florida, U.S., November 8, 2022. A hurricane warning was posted for Grand Bahama Island, Bimini, the Berry Islands and the Abacos in the northwestern corner of the West Indies archipelago nation, the Miami-based National Hurricane Center (NHC) said. A 240-mile expanse of Florida's Atlantic shoreline from Boca Raton north to around Flagler Beach was likewise placed under a hurricane warning. "It's going to take more than a Category 1 hurricane or so to really move stuff and have them flying around." Forecasters said Nicole would likely sweep across central and northern Florida into southern Georgia on Thursday.

☆ Florida’s East Coast Braces for Possible Hurricane
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-07 | by ( Arian Campo-Flores | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Subtropical storm Nicole formed early Monday over the Atlantic Ocean and is projected to reach hurricane strength before striking somewhere along the eastern coast of Florida later this week, according to the National Hurricane Center. The center said the storm could produce heavy rainfall, storm surge and flooding. It issued a hurricane watch—meaning hurricane conditions are possible within about 48 hours—for a roughly 200-mile stretch of the state’s southeastern and central-eastern coast from Hallandale Beach to the border of Volusia and Brevard counties, as well as Lake Okeechobee. It declared a storm surge watch from Hallandale Beach to Altamaha Sound in Georgia.

Florida's east coast was placed under hurricane watch Monday as Subtropical Storm Nicole moved in its direction with maximum sustained winds of 45 mph. The storm, currently 520 miles east of the northwestern Bahamas, is expected to approach Florida's east coast by Wednesday night. A hurricane watch has been issued for Florida's east coast along Volusia and Brevard counties all the way south to Hallandale Beach near Miami, according to the National Hurricane Center. There's a storm surge watch for the east coast of Georgia and Florida from the Altamaha Sound to Hallandale Beach. A tropical storm watch for the northwestern Bahamas was upgraded to a hurricane watch Monday.

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