Thecategory 4 hurricanewas the largest to hit Florida's Big Bend region in more than 125 years. The storm left 12 dead and produced 5 to 10 inches of rain across Florida, Georgia and the Carolinas, leaving damages topping $3.6 billion, according to theNational Hurricane Center. HURRICANE...
The biggest city in the USA is New York City, New York, which has over 8 million people. The second-biggest city in the USA is Los Angeles, California, which has almost 4 million people. The third-biggest city in the USA is Chicago, Illinois, which has nearly 3 million people. Rank...
“By every measure, this makes it worse,” said University of Miami senior hurricane researcher Brian McNoldy. “Hurricane force winds are just going to plow their way into Georgia too. Places that are not used to experiencing hurricanes are going to experie...
Hurricane and storm surge warnings expanded Tuesday to include large sections of Florida's eastern coast, which could potentially see surges up to 4 feet above ground level as Milton tracks inland over the state after making landfall, on its route toward the Atlantic. Coastal places in Georgia a...
“By every measure this makes it worse,” University of Miami senior hurricane researcher Brian McNoldy said. “Places that are not used to experiencing hurricanes are going to experience one.’’ Areas 100 miles north of the Georgia-Florida line can expect hurri...
The Braves plan to leave Turner Field and move into a new stadium in Cobb County, Georgia, for the 2017 season. Under the preliminary architect’s plan, seats in the second and third tiers at the new stadium will be closer to the field than they are now, Marshall said. Seats in the ...
The number of tropical storms that have turned into hurricanes has tripled over the past 30 years,reported the Guardian. Experts believe the warming atmosphere is heating the oceans, which makes the storms more intense. The added moisture in the air also means the storms will dump more rain ...
As a result of Hurricane Ivan and three other hurricanes in 2004, more than one out of every five houses in Florida sustained some kind of damage. #11. Central/Eastern drought and heatwave (1980) USDAgov // Flickr #11. Central/Eastern drought and heatwave (1980) - Total cost (inflation...
Florida was struck in 2004 by four back-to-back major hurricanes within six weeks. An estimated depth of rainfall calculated following Hurricane Easy Sept. 5, 1950, revealed 38.7 inches fell in Yankeetown, Florida. The value is thought to be accurate, but being an estimate isn’t counted as...
and waves reached as high as 50 feet along the coasts of Mississippi, Alabama, and the Florida panhandle. Hurricane Ivan caused almost $28 billion in damage, and at least 57 people were killed. As a result of Hurricane Ivan and three other hurricanes in 2004, more than one out of every...