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Idalia predicted to hit Florida as Category 4 hurricane with 'catastrophic' storm surge

Authorities are warning of a “catastrophic storm surge and destructive winds” when Hurricane Idalia hits Florida

The Independent UK · Aug 30, 2023

Residents in Florida urged to evacuate as ‘unprecedented’ Hurricane Idalia approaches

Hurricane Idalia strengthened to a dangerous Category 4 storm Wednesday morning as it steams toward Florida’s Big Bend region and threatens to unleash life-threatening storm surges and rainfall.

France 24 · Aug 30, 2023

Florida braces for Hurricane Idalia as storm builds over warm Gulf waters

Idalia is expected to pummel the state as a Category 3 storm, crossing from the Gulf of Mexico to the Atlantic Ocean.

Al Jazeera · Aug 30, 2023

Bengaluru recorded hottest August day in 10 years on August 28, 2023

For almost a week now, people of Bengaluru have been complaining about the sweltering heat in the city as mercury levels continued to go up. On Monday, August 28, Bengaluru recorded its hottest August day in a decade as the temperature touched 32.6 degrees Celsius, which was 4.5 degrees away…

The Hindu · Aug 29, 2023

Hurricane Idalia closes in on Florida with warnings of 125mph winds

Rapidly strengthening hurricane nears Gulf coast as officials warn of significant storm surge and destructive winds

The Guardian - US · Aug 29, 2023

Machines can't always take the heat − two engineers explain the physics behind how heat waves threaten everything from cars to computers

Not only people need to stay cool, especially in a summer of record-breaking heat waves. Many machines, including cellphones, data centers, cars and airplanes, become less efficient and degrade more quickly in extreme heat. Machines generate their own heat, too, which can make hot temperatures around them even hotter.

The Conversation · Aug 29, 2023

Warming Pacific points to rise in cyclones over India: Study

Tropical cyclones near Equator subdued in recent decades due to Pacific Decadal Oscillation (PDO). Warming of Central Equatorial Pacific (El Nino) linked to reduced rainfall in India.

The Hindu · Aug 28, 2023

Hurricane Idalia forecast to intensify over extremely warm Gulf waters, on track for Florida landfall as a dangerous storm

Forecasters expected Hurricane Idalia to rapidly intensify into a major hurricane as it headed over exceptionally warm waters in the Gulf of Mexico, on track for landfall in Florida on Wednesday, Aug. 30. Hurricane warnings were posted along a wide stretch of Florida’s Gulf coast, from near Sarasota to the…

The Conversation · Aug 28, 2023

John Kezdy, punk singer and Illinois prosecutor, dead at 64 after bicycle crash in Glencoe

He rocked hard with the Effigies, oversaw grand juries for the attorney general’s office and survived the Highland Park Fourth of July parade massacre with a graze wound.

Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 28, 2023

Florida prays Idalia won't join long list of destructive storms with names starting with “I.”

Floridians pray that when Idalia hits the Gulf Coast it won’t join the long list of destructive Atlantic Ocean storms whose names started with “I.”

The Independent UK · Aug 28, 2023