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Disasters

Harvey, Irma, Maria: A hurricane's human fingerprints

Harvey, Irma, Maria: A hurricane's human fingerprints

After hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria, scientists are looking at the connection between warming oceans, rising sea levels and other factors that are contributing to the intensity of storms. Are there human fingerprints on the recent hurricanes?
by MPR News Staff

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Long after the hurricanes have passed, hard work -- and hazards -- remain

Long after the hurricanes have passed, hard work -- and hazards -- remain

During Harvey, Irma and Maria, rising floodwaters and high winds raised alarm. But afterward there are new risks -- standing water, mold, mosquitoes, deadly heat. Despair can linger, too.

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U.S. sends more aid to Puerto Rico, a week after Maria

U.S. sends more aid to Puerto Rico, a week after Maria

The shift, six days after the storm made landfall, came amid a growing chorus of criticism that the federal response so far had been insufficient and had fallen far short of the responses to hurricanes Harvey and Irma.
by The Associated Press

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Trump tweets about Puerto Rico problems, as feds rush aid

Trump tweets about Puerto Rico problems, as feds rush aid

The U.S. ramped up its response Monday to the humanitarian crisis in Puerto Rico, even as President Trump brought up the island's struggles before Hurricane Maria struck.
by The Associated Press

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'You have to try': Puerto Ricans, without power, find ways forward

Hurricane Maria knocked out power across the entire island, and many areas lack running water. Doing laundry, turning on the lights, eating dinner: Everyday life has become a constant challenge.
by Camila Domonoske

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Diver dies while exploring shipwreck in Lake Superior

Diver dies while exploring shipwreck in Lake Superior

The Lake County Sheriff's Office said 42-year-old Aaron Timmerman of New Hope was diving with a group Saturday afternoon at the Madeira Shipwreck at Split Rock Lighthouse State Park.
by Matt Sepic

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Searchers dig as Mexico City reopens just 1 percent of schools

Searchers dig as Mexico City reopens just 1 percent of schools

Search teams were still digging in dangerous piles of rubble Monday, hoping against the odds to find survivors at collapsed buildings in Mexico City, where the death toll from the Sept. 19 earthquake rose to 186, and 324 nationwide.
by The Associated Press

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Aid begins to flow to hurricane-hit Puerto Rico

The opening of the island's main port in the capital allowed 11 ships to bring in 1.6 million gallons of water, 23,000 cots, dozens of generators and food.
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