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☆ China tightens restrictions as rise in Covid cases reported
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-12 | by ( Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

Everyone in a district of 1.8 million people in China’s southern metropolis of Guangzhou was ordered to stay home Saturday to undergo virus testing and a major city in the southwest closed schools as another rise in Covid infections was reported. Guangzhou, 75 miles north of Hong Kong, has shut down schools and bus and subway service across much of the city as case numbers rise. In the southwest, the industrial city of Chongqing closed schools in its Beibei district, which has 840,000 people. Economists and public health experts say “zero Covid” might stay in place for as much as another year. They say millions of elderly people have to be vaccinated before the ruling party can consider lifting controls that keep most foreign visitors out of China.

☆ China eases Covid rules, shortening quarantine for inbound travelers
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-11 | by ( ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +5 min

BEIJING — China on Friday eased some of its draconian Covid rules, including shortening quarantines by two days for close contacts of infected people and for inbound travelers, and removing a penalty for airlines for bringing in too many cases. Under the new rules, centralized quarantine times for close contacts and travelers from abroad were shortened from seven days to five days. The requirement for three further days in home isolation after centralized quarantine remains. Inbound passengers are transported by bus to their quarantine hotels after arriving at Pudong International Airport in Shanghai in January. “This meeting further illustrates policymakers have started to focus more on optimizing the Covid control policies,” Goldman Sachs said in a note following Thursday’s Politburo Standing Committee meeting but before Friday’s announcement.

☆ China shortens COVID quarantine times, eases flight curbs
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-11 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

BEIJING, Nov 11 (Reuters) - China on Friday eased some of its COVID curbs, including shortening by two days quarantine times for close contacts of cases and for inbound travellers and scrapping a penalty on airlines that bring in infected passengers. Under the new rules, quarantine for close contacts will be cut to five days at a centralised location plus three days at home, from seven days centralised and three days at home. A similar shortening of quarantine rules was made for inbound travellers, according to the revised rules, which the National Health Commission (NHC) published on its website. The NHC said the number of people affected by COVID measures should be minimised. Secondary close contacts would no longer have to be identified although close contacts would still be, the health authority said.

Hurricane Nicole weakened into a tropical storm shortly after making landfall on Florida’s Atlantic coast just south of Vero Beach early Thursday, officials said. Just under an hour later, the hurricane center said Nicole had weakened into a tropical storm as it made its way over east-central Florida, bringing strong winds, heavy rains and dangerous storm surge. Hurricane Nicole approaches the Florida coast on Nov. 10, 2022. After striking Florida, Nicole is expected to move over central and northern Florida and into southern Georgia on Thursday and Thursday night, forecasters said, before moving into the Carolinas. Nicole struck Florida as a hurricane about six weeks after Hurricane Ian hit the state as a Category 4 hurricane.

☆ Hurricane Nicole Makes Landfall in Florida Before Weakening
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-10 | by ( Joanna Sugden | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Nicole made landfall as a Category 1 hurricane in eastern Florida early Thursday before weakening to a tropical storm, according to the National Hurricane Center. The storm, with maximum winds of 75 miles an hour, barreled across Florida’s peninsula on North Hutchinson Island, just south of Vero Beach, the NHC said. Its winds later slowed to 70 miles an hour as it moved over central and eastern parts of the state.

☆ Hurricane Nicole weakens to a tropical storm, U.S. NHC says
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-10 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

Nov 10 (Reuters) - Hurricane Nicole has weakened into a tropical storm and is expected to weaken further into a depression over Georgia late on Thursday or early Friday, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) said in its latest advisory. The storm is about 60 miles (95 km) southeast of Orlando, Florida, and packing maximum sustained winds of 70 miles per hour (110 km per hour), the Miami-based weather forecaster saidReporting by Brijesh Patel in Bengaluru. Editing by Jane MerrimanOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ 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.

☆ Nicole making landfall as a hurricane over the Bahamas, U.S. NHC says
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-09 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

Nov 9 (Reuters) - Nicole has become a hurricane while making landfall on Grand Bahama island, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said on Wednesday. Nicole is located about 105 miles (170 km) east of West Palm Beach, Florida, and is bringing maximum sustained winds of 75 miles per hour (120 km per hour), the Miami-based forecaster said. Reporting by Bharat Govind Gautam in Bengaluru; Editing by Leslie AdlerOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ 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.

☆ Hurricane Lisa strikes coast near top Belize port
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-02 | by ( Jose Sanchez | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

BELIZE CITY, Nov 2 (Reuters) - Hurricane Lisa bore down on Belize on Wednesday, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) reported in a bulletin, predicting it will later move across the jungles of northern Guatemala and southeastern Mexico. Weather models show Lisa's heavy rainfall and powerful winds will likely target tourist destinations in Belize, Guatemala and Mexico's Caribbean-facing Yucatan Peninsula, dotted by beach resorts, pristine coral reefs and Mayan ruins. The eye of Lisa, now at Category 1 strength, is currently located about 5 miles (8 km) south of Belize City, the tiny Caribbean country's commercial hub, as it churns westward. Palm trees buckled as winds picked up in the Caribbean port city, as residents reported water and power outages plus some flooding. The Belize government's emergency services announced on Wednesday afternoon a state of emergency including a curfew across two districts covering large swathes of its Caribbean coast through Thursday.

☆ Hurricane Lisa makes landfall in Belize, U.S. NHC says
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-02 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

Nov 2 (Reuters) - Hurricane Lisa has made landfall along the coast of Belize, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) said on Wednesday. The hurricane is about 10 miles (15 km) southwest of Belize city, and is carrying maximum sustained winds of 85 miles per hour (140 km per hour), the Miami-based weather forecaster said. Reporting by Bharat Govind Gautam and Swati Verma in Bengaluru; Editing by Chris ReeseOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Hurricane Lisa edges close to Belize barrier reef, major port
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-02 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Nov 2 (Reuters) - Hurricane Lisa will strike coastal Belize Wednesday afternoon, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) predicted, edging very close to the country's barrier reef before it moves across northern Guatemala and southeastern Mexico. Weather models show Lisa's heavy rains and dangerous winds likely targeting some top tourist destinations in Belize, Guatemala and Mexico's Caribbean-facing Yucatan Peninsula, dotted by beach resorts, pristine coral reefs and Mayan ruins. The Category 1 hurricane was about 35 miles (60 km) east-southeast of Belize City, a major port, packing maximum sustained winds of 80 miles per hour (130 km per hour), the Miami-based NHC said in a bulletin. Belize's national emergency organization said borders would close at 2 p.m. (2000 GMT), with ports and airports shuttering. President Alejandro Giammattei of neighboring Guatemala told a news conference food rations were being sent to vulnerable areas.

☆ Hurricane Roslyn batters Mexico's Pacific coast with damaging winds, major rainfall
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-23 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Fishermen upload an outboard motor to a pickup as Hurricane Roslyn approaches tourist zones along Mexico's Pacific coast, in San Blas in Nayarit state, Mexico October 22, 2022. REUTERS/Hugo CervantesMEXICO CITY, Oct 23 (Reuters) - Roslyn, a powerful Category 3 hurricane, made landfall in Mexico's Nayarit state on the Pacific coast Sunday morning, dumping a life-threatening storm surge with damaging winds in its path, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterA hurricane warning was in effect for the coast from Playa Perula to Escuinapa and Las Islas Marias. Up to 8 to 10 inches of rainfall was expected in Jalisco, the upper coast of Colima, western Nayarit and southeastern Sinaloa. A video posted by Mexico's civil protection agency showed trees swaying in strong winds and gusts of rainfall as Roslyn touched down in Nayarit.

☆ Tropical Storm Roslyn to strengthen to hurricane near Mexican resorts
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-22 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

MEXICO CITY, Oct 21 (Reuters) - Tropical Storm Roslyn is expected to strengthen into a hurricane on Friday as it crawls toward tourist resorts on Mexico's Pacific coast, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said. Roslyn is expected to be a hurricane when it makes landfall by Saturday night or Sunday morning, the NHC said in its latest report. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterThe slow-moving storm is recording maximum sustained winds near 70 mph (110 kph) with higher gusts, the NHC said. A Category 1 hurricane packs winds of at least 74 miles per hour (119 kph). The NHC also expects Roslyn to cause a dangerous storm surge, producing "significant coastal flooding" near and to the east of where the storm makes landfall, bringing with it "large, destructive waves."

☆ Hurricane Roslyn forecast to near major strength as it hits Mexican coast
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-22 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

MEXICO CITY, Oct 21 (Reuters) - Hurricane Roslyn is expected to hit Mexico's Pacific coast at near major hurricane strength bringing dangerous storm surges and flooding, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said, as authorities urged residents in some areas to move to safety. Roslyn had strengthened into a Category 1 hurricane by late on Friday, the Miami-based forecaster said, as it approached resort towns in central Mexico. Hurricane conditions are expected to reach the coast by late Saturday or early Sunday, it said. "Winds are expected to first reach tropical storm strength by midday Saturday, making outside preparations difficult or dangerous," the NHC said. The NHC expects Roslyn to bring a dangerous storm surge with "large, destructive waves" and "significant coastal flooding".

☆ Hurricane Roslyn strengthens to Category 3 as it barrels towards Mexico's Pacific coast
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-22 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

MEXICO CITY, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Hurricane Roslyn intensified to a powerful Category 3 storm on Saturday as it churned towards tourist zones along Mexico's Pacific coast and is expected to make landfall by Sunday, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterAlthough some weakening was possible beginning Saturday night, Roslyn was expected to still be near or at major hurricane strength when it makes landfall, the Miami-based forecaster said. Maximum sustained winds were near 120 mph (195 km), and rainfall of 4 to 8 inches was expected on the upper coast of Colima, Jalisco and western Nayarit. "Heavy rainfall could lead to flash flooding and possible landslides in areas of rugged terrain over coastal southwestern and west-central Mexico," the NHC said. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by Cassandra Garrison; editing by Diane CraftOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Hurricane Roslyn strengthens to Category 4 as it barrels toward Mexico's Pacific coast
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-22 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

MEXICO CITY, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Hurricane Roslyn intensified to a powerful Category 4 storm on Saturday and was expected to keep strengthening as it churned toward tourist zones along Mexico's Pacific coast with expected landfall by Sunday, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said. Roslyn was forecast to pick up strength as it moves parallel to the southwestern coast of Mexico through midday Saturday before making landfall along the coast of Nayarit state Sunday morning, bringing damaging winds and a major storm surge, the NHC said. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterAlthough some weakening was possible beginning on Saturday night, Roslyn was expected to still be near or at major hurricane strength when it makes landfall, the Miami-based forecaster said. Maximum sustained winds increased to near 130 mph (215 km), and rainfall of 4 to 8 inches was expected on the upper coast of Colima, Jalisco and western Nayarit. "Heavy rainfall could lead to flash flooding and possible landslides in areas of rugged terrain over coastal southwestern and west-central Mexico," the NHC said.

☆ Storm Roslyn likely to strengthen to hurricane near Mexican tourism spots
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-21 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

MEXICO CITY, Oct 20 (Reuters) - Tropical storm Roslyn is forecast to strengthen into a hurricane by late on Friday, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said, as it moves up central Mexico towards tourist resorts on its Pacific coast. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterThe NHC said tropical storm conditions could hit the coast down from Perula to Manzanilla, a port city in Colima state. This would make Roslyn a Category 2 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson scale. It said the storm could bring strong winds and a dangerous storm surge, while heavy rains could cause flash-flooding and landslides. The NHC expects Roslyn will also bring heavy rain to Nayarit, the Islas Marias archipelago and parts of southern Sinaloa.

☆ Water risk powers fear-then-greed coal trade
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-19 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

MELBOURNE, Oct 19 (Reuters Breakingviews) - Shareholders have found a distressing silver lining to the floods that have been pounding eastern Australia. Investors immediately sent stock in both the company and rival New Hope (NHC.AX) sinking 6% or more. Such indifference to water risk in the energy sector is common, with scarcity causing problems with hydropower, and few paying attention to green hydrogen’s H2O needs. While good news for miners, it’s yet more bad news for a world in the middle of an energy crisis. They do not reflect the views of Reuters News, which, under the Trust Principles, is committed to integrity, independence, and freedom from bias.

Oct 19 (Reuters) - Australian miner New Hope (NHC.AX) said on Wednesday it was not part of a consortium with private-equity firms Oaktree Capital Management and Brookfield (BAMa.TO), which according to a report was bidding for Aurizon's (AZJ.AX) East Coast Rail business. read moreAurizon declined to comment on the media report on Wednesday, but pointed to its annual general meeting held last week at which it said the divestment process was "well advanced" and that it would announce a decision next month. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterBrookfield declined to comment on the media report. Shares in coal miner New Hope fell 7% after rival Whitehaven Coal's (WHC.AX) weak quarterly production update. ($1 = 1.5820 Australian dollars)Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by Shashwat Awasthi and Upasana Singh; Editing by Vinay Dwivedi and Sherry Jacob-PhillipsOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Whitehaven Coal output slumps 23% as floods sweep New South Wales
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-18 | by ( Upasana Singh | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Severe wet weather including floods in Australia's most populous state, New South Wales, disrupted mining operations as the country suffered for a third straight year from the La Nina induced adverse weather. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterManaged run-of-mine coal production was 4 Mt for the quarter ended Sept. 30, compared with 5.2 Mt a year ago and brokerage Barrenjoey's estimate of 5 Mt. Whitehaven said its annual output at Maules Creek was on track to be at the lower end of its 11.7 million tonnes to 12.6 million tonnes (Mt) forecast. Its shares fell as much as 7.1% to A$9.67, underperforming the broader market (.AXJO), which rose 0.4%. "Looking locally, a number of weather events impacted coal producers during the September quarter, which together with the forecasted La Niña weather patterns, has further bolstered support for strong coal prices out of East Coast Australia," Whitehaven said.

☆ Julia kills 14 in Central America as it churns toward Mexico
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-10 | by ( Nelson Renteria | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Residents clean a mudslide in a road while Tropical Storm Julia hits with wind and rain, in San Salvador, El Salvador, October 10, 2022. REUTERS/Jose CabezasSAN SALVADOR, Oct 10 (Reuters) - The death toll from Tropical storm Julia rose to at least 14 on Monday, officials said, with victims confirmed in El Salvador and Honduras, as the weakening storm dumped heavy rainfall on a swath of Central America and southern Mexico. Authorities in both El Salvador and Guatemala also canceled classes on Monday. In Nicaragua, Julia left a million people without power and heavy rains and floods forced the evacuations of more than 13,000 families. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by Nelson Renteria in San Salvador; Additional reporting by Gustavo Palencia in Tegucigalpa and Brendan O'Boyle in Mexico City; Editing by Richard ChangOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Hurricane Ian live updates: Florida residents trapped by floods as millions without power
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-29 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Phil-Helsel-Circle-Byline-Template.Jpg | Nbc News | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +1 min

More than two million people across Florida were without power Thursday morning after Hurricane Ian walloped the state as one of the most powerful storms to ever hit the U.S., causing widespread devastation and flooding that trapped residents in their homes. Ian was downgraded to a Category 1 storm hours after slamming into Florida’s southwest coast as a major Category 4 hurricane Wednesday afternoon, bringing 150 mph winds and life-threatening storm surge. Further weakening is expected over the next day or so, but it continued to cause destruction as it moved northeast. Maximum sustained winds had dropped to near 75 mph with higher gusts as of early Thursday morning, the NHC said. Meanwhile, in Cuba power is slowly being restored for residents across the country following sweeping outages in Ian's wake.

A flooded street is seen in downtown as Hurricane Ian makes landfall in southwestern Florida, in Fort Myers, Florida, U.S. September 28, 2022. REUTERS/Marco BelloVENICE, Fla., Sept 29 (Reuters) - A weakened but still formidable Hurricane Ian chugged across Florida toward the Atlantic seaboard on Thursday after thrashing the state's Gulf Coast with fierce winds, torrential downpours and raging surf that flooded oceanside communities. Separately, U.S. border authorities said 20 Cuban migrants were missing after their boat sank off the Florida coast as Ian neared the coast on Wednesday. Up to 30 inches (76 cm) of rain was forecast to fall on parts of central Florida, the NHC said. DeSantis said Ian had generated life-threatening storm surges - waves of wind-driven seawater rushing in along the coast - of up to 12 feet (3.7 meters) in some places.

☆ U.S. NHC says Ian now a Category 3 hurricane
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-29 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

Sept 28 (Reuters) - Ian is a Category 3 hurricane and further weakening is expected in the next few days the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said in its latest advisory on Wednesday. Ian is located about 95 miles (150 km) south-southwest of Orlando, Florida, packing maximum sustained winds of 115 miles per hour (185 km/h) the Miami-based weather forecaster said. "Ian could be near hurricane strength when it moves over the Florida East coast tomorrow, and when it approaches the northeastern Florida, Georgia and South Carolina coasts on Friday," the NHC added. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by Rahul Paswan in Bengaluru; Editing by Jacqueline WongOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

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