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Hurricane Ian: Miami resident improvises beach cleanup and removes hundreds of pounds of trash

Andrew Otazo is a regular waste collector in Florida on the beaches but also in the mangroves, these ecosystems which protect the coast from erosion and slow down the rise of water during episodes of violent winds. He hopes to draw the attention of elected officials to the issue of waste reduction. After Hurricane Ian , there were several heroes: those who saved strangers stuck at home, others who saved animals, and then there is Andrew Otazo, 35, who is entitled to a full page in the Washington Post for cleaning up the Key Biscayne beach. It is a small island that is part of Miami County, at the very bottom of Florida, and was on the front line of receiving all the trash thrown on the shore by the storm. On his way home after the hurricane passed, Andrew Otazo came across hundreds of rubbish strewn on the sand. He went to get gloves and bags and embarked on an express cleaning, before the ocean took over with the rising tide. A friend joined him, then two strangers, and, in one hour, ...

Hurricane Ian: Devastated Florida, North Carolina and South Carolina fear the worst

After devastating Florida (United States), Hurricane Ian continues on its way and could cause damage in the states of North Carolina and South Carolina. After bruising Florida ( United States ) , Hurricane Ian  continues its destructive course and now threatens South Carolina and North Carolina, where the first damage is already visible, Friday, September 30. Strong winds and dark skies raise fears of the arrival of Hurricane Ian. " I arrived two weeks ago and my return flight was canceled yesterday, so I will have to drive out of the hurricane ," said Michael Wells, a Californian tourist.  A feared heavy human toll After the passage of Hurricane Ian, the search for victims continues in Florida, where the human toll could be heavy, according to the authorities. Entire cities have been devastated and nearly 2 million people remain without electricity. The city of Fort Myers is unrecognizable. Images of blown up houses and piles of boats flow in. The island of Sanibel, usually ...

Hurricane Ian makes landfall in Cuba and approaches Florida

Hurricane Ian, which strengthened into category 3 on Tuesday, is likely to cause "devastating" damage in the coming hours. U Uno threat that intensifies over the hours. Hurricane Ian, which became a major category 3 hurricane on Tuesday (September 27th), hit the locality of La Coloma, a fishing village in the province of Pinar del Rio, on the west coast of Cuba, announced the Institute of Meteorology. Cuban. "Hurricane Ian is now in Cuban territory," an institute meteorologist told state television. In  the United States , Florida should also be impacted in the coming hours according to forecasts. Diatea Recenzije: Što je i Kako Koristiti, Rezultat 2022, Cijena! Kupi Sada “Maximum sustained winds have increased to nearly 155 km/h with higher gusts. Rapid strengthening is expected over the next 24 hours and Ian is expected to become a major hurricane this (Monday) evening or early Tuesday when it approaches the west coast of Cuba,” the NHC warned in its last bulletin...

Tropical Storm Fiona forms in the Atlantic Ocean

(Miami) Tropical Storm Fiona , the sixth named storm of the season, formed in the Atlantic Ocean Wednesday night and the US National Hurricane Center issued tropical storm warnings for several islands. Tropical Storm Fiona has been located about 1046 kilometers east of the Leeward Islands in the northeast Caribbean Sea Tropical storm watches have been issued for the Dutch islands Saba and St. Eustatius, St. Maarten, Antigua, Barbuda, St. Kitts, Nevis, Montserrat and Anguilla, according to meteorologists. People in the Leeward Islands, Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico should monitor the progress of this system,” the agency said. As of 11 p.m. EDT on Wednesday, the low was moving at 26 km/h, with sustained winds and gusts of about 85 km/h, according to the National Hurricane Center in the United States. "The center of the system is forecast to move into the Leeward Islands on Friday or Friday evening and be near the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico this weekend," the National Hurri...

United States: no respite from the heat heading east

After having weighed down the center of the United States, a heat wave was heading east on Monday, according to the meteorological services, raising fears of potentially dangerous temperatures for the most fragile and devastating bad weather.  The “heat dome” led to early heat records in several western and central cities last week. In the Northwest regions, the heat collided with cool air masses, causing severe thunderstorms and flooding. “Dangerous heat will continue to dominate the headlines from the central United States to the southeast,” the National Weather Service (NWS) said. “The center of the heat wave will head east on Tuesday, towards the Great Lakes region,” explained the NWS, with temperatures sometimes exceeding 35°C, “5 to 12 degrees higher than the seasonal normals. Chicago, the country's third largest metropolis, is expected to experience 37°C on Tuesday.  Nights will bring no comfort with mercury above 20°C, forecasters say. The heat will descend towards the...