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Post-tropical storm Fiona pummels East Coast, washing away houses and leaving hundreds of thousands without power
Post-tropical storm Fiona strikes Port aux Basque, Newfoundland on Saturday, Sept. 24. Courtesy of Wreckhouse Press.
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How climate change is fuelling hurricanes
Waves pound the shore in Eastern Passage, N.S. on Saturday, Sept. 24, 2022. Post-tropical storm Fiona hit Nova Scotia in the early hours, knocking out power and disrupting travel across the region. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan
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Post-tropical storm Fiona live updates: One woman missing after being swept away into ocean in Port aux Basques, N.L.
Post-tropical storm Fiona strikes Port aux Basque, Newfoundland on Saturday, Sept. 24. Courtesy of Wreckhouse Press.
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As Hurricane Fiona approaches Halifax, a city braces for the worst
Francis Bruhm, Project Manager for general contractor G&R Kelly, places sandbags around the doors of the Nova Scotia Power building before the arrival of Hurricane Fiona in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada September 23, 2022. REUTERS/Ingrid Bulmer
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China’s biggest lake declares ‘red alert’ as long drought lingers
(FILES) This file photo taken on August 23, 2022 shows caked mud before the usually half submerged Luoxing Dun, a small island with ancient temples on it, in China's largest freshwater Poyang Lake in Juijiang, China's central Jiangxi province. - China has logged its hottest August since records began, state media reported on September 6, 2022, following an unusually intense summer heat wave that parched rivers, scorched crops and triggered isolated blackouts. (Photo by Noel Celis / AFP) (Photo by NOEL CELIS/AFP via Getty Images)
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Hurricane Fiona to hit Nova Scotia Saturday as region prepares for widespread power outages
Onlookers watch as the Irish Patrol vessel LE James Joyce sails away from the Halifax Waterfront to seek shelter before the arrival of Hurricane Fiona in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada September 23, 2022. REUTERS/Ingrid Bulmer
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Bermuda hunkers down as Hurricane Fiona looms; powerless Puerto Rico swelters
A man boards up a store in Hamilton on September 22, 2022. - Hurricane Fiona churned toward Bermuda as a powerful Category 4 storm on Wednesday as Puerto Rico struggled to restore power and water after receving a crushing blow. (Photo by Sébastien VUAGNAT / AFP) (Photo by SEBASTIEN VUAGNAT/AFP via Getty Images)
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Hurricane Fiona could cause damage, power outages and flooding in East Coast
Fallen palm trees lay over the Ports of Call Resort entrance after the passage of Hurricane Fiona in Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands, Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2022. Residents of Atlantic Canada and the eastern edge of Quebec are being warned to brace for hurricane-force winds and intense rainfall as hurricane Fiona remains on track to slam into the East Coast late Friday. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP/Vivian Tyson
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How Alberta controls the weather to minimize hail damage
Residents survey the damage before begining cleanup in Calgary, Alta., Sunday, June 14, 2020, after a major hail storm damaged homes and flooded streets on Saturday.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
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Hurricane Fiona expected to impact Atlantic Canada this weekend
Homes are flooded on Salinas Beach after the passing of Hurricane Fiona in Salinas, Puerto Rico, Monday, Sept. 19, 2022. The Canadian Hurricane Centre says hurricane Fiona is expected to hit Atlantic Canada this weekend. THE  CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Alejandro Granadillo
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Hurricane Fiona hits Turks and Caicos as Category 3 storm
FILE PHOTO: People walk on a street affected by the passing of Hurricane Fiona in Penuelas, Puerto Rico September 19, 2022. REUTERS/Ricardo Arduengo/File Photo
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Typhoon batters Japan with record rain, killing one
A town is flooded due to a heavy rain brought by Typhoon Nanmadol, in Kunitomi, Miyazaki prefecture, southern Japan Monday, Sept. 19, 2022. The tropical storm slammed southwestern Japan with rainfall and winds Monday as it swerved north toward Tokyo. (Kyodo News via AP)
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Hurricane Fiona causes island-wide power blackout on Puerto Rico
A man stands in front of a beach before the arrival of Tropical Storm Fiona in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Saturday, Sept. 17, 2022. Fiona was expected to become a hurricane as it neared Puerto Rico on Saturday, threatening to dump up to 20 inches (51 centimeters) of rain as people braced for potential landslides, severe flooding and power outages. (AP Photo/Alejandro Granadillo)
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Typhoon floods parts of Japan, wipes out power, some 60 hurt
A woman makes her way through the strong wind and rain in Miyazaki, southern Japan, Sunday, Sept. 18, 2022, as a powerful typhoon pounded southern Japan. (Kyodo News via AP)
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Super typhoon Nanmadol bears down on Japan’s Kyushu island
This handout photo taken and released on September 17, 2022 by the Japan Meteorological Agency shows satellite imagery shows Typhoon Nanmadol located near the southern remote islands of Japan. (Photo by Handout / Japan Meteorological Agency / AFP) / - Japan OUT / XGTY - Japan OUT / -----EDITORS NOTE --- RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / Japan Meteorological Agency" - NO MARKETING - NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS (Photo by HANDOUT/Japan Meteorological Agency/AFP via Getty Images)
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Storm battering western Alaska causes widespread flooding
A home is seen floating in the Snake River near Nome, Alaska, on Saturday, Sept. 17, 2022. Much of Alaska's western coast could see flooding and high winds as the remnants of Typhoon Merbok moved into the Bering Sea region. The National Weather Service says some locations could experience the worst coastal flooding in 50 years. (AP Photo/Peggy Fagerstrom)
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Puerto Rico under hurricane warning as tropical storm Fiona approaches
This satellite image provided by NOAA shows Tropical Storm Fiona in the Caribbean on Saturday, Sept. 17, 2022. Fiona threatened to dump up to 16 inches (41 centimeters) of rain in parts of Puerto Rico on Saturday as forecasters placed the U.S. territory under a hurricane watch and people braced for potential landslides, severe flooding and power outages. (NOAA via AP)
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Alaska braces for huge storm, flooding, power outages feared
Windows have been boarded up on a motel and restaurant near the Bering Sea in Nome, Alaska, on Friday, Sept. 16, 2022. Much of Alaska's western coast could see flooding and high winds as the remnants of Typhoon Merbok moved into the Bering Sea region. The National Weather Service says some locations could experience the worst coastal flooding in 50 years. (AP Photo/Peggy Fagerstrom)
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B.C.’s five remaining ‘wildfires of note’ see rain, cooler temperatures
A helicopter with a water bucket battling the Flood Falls Trail wildfire picks up water from the Fraser River, in Hope, B.C., Monday, Sept. 12, 2022. Cool, showery weather is helping wildfire crews make progress on the five highly visible or potentially damaging wildfires currently burning in British Columbia. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
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Twelve die under collapsed structures amid heavy rains in India
Rescuers work at the site of a wall that collapsed following heavy rains in Lucknow, in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, Friday, April 16, 2022. The wall collapsed over huts where laborers were sleeping, killing more than 10 people. (AP Photo)