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Hurricane Debby to bring heavy rains and catastropic flooding to Florida, Georgia and S. Carolina

The center of Hurricane Debby is expected to bring potential record-setting rains, catastropic flooding and life-threatening storm surge to the Big Bend coast of Florida before it moves slowly across the northern part of the state and stalls over the coastal regions of Georgia and South Carolina

The Independent UK

Debby Becomes Category 1 Hurricane, Heading Towards Florida

Debby, the second hurricane of the 2024 Atlantic season, intensifies to Category 1, heading towards Florida's Big Bend region with heavy rainfall expected.

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Unchecked growth around Big Bend sparks debate over water — a prelude for Texas

No one knows how much water sits beneath the desert of Terlingua. Residents worry their wells will run dry, as developers and local officials cheer the tourism boom.

The Texas Tribune

Hurricane Idalia looters arrested as residents worry about more burglaries

Two people have been charged with looting a home damaged by Hurricane Idalia in Florida’s Big Bend region

The Independent UK

Tropical Storm Idalia descends on North Carolina after pounding Florida, Georgia and South Carolina

Tropical Storm Idalia is barreling through the Carolinas on its way to the Atlantic Ocean after leaving a trail of flooding and devastation throughout the Southeast

The Independent UK

A blue supermoon and soaring ocean temperatures created a perfect storm for Hurricane Idalia

The storm intensified overnight and made landfall near Keaton Beach, Florida, on the morning of Aug. 30, supporting predictions that soaring sea temperatures would boost storms and hurricanes this year.

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Ron DeSantis hit by power outage in middle of Hurricane Idalia briefing

While thousands of Floridians have been plunged into darkness as a result of Hurricane Idalia, Governor Ron DeSantis’ briefing was disrupted by a power outage of its own

The Independent UK

Live updates | Hurricane Idalia set to hit Florida as Category 4 storm

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

The Independent UK

Georgia declares state of emergency as severe flooding and storm surges hit south-eastern US – as it happened

This blog is closed.Full story: Hurricane Idalia batters south-eastern US causing storm surges and power outages

The Guardian - US

Hurricane Idalia drone footage reveals whole neighbourhoods underwater in Florida: Live

Hurricane Idalia made landfall at Keaton Beach, Florida on Wednesday morning before charting path inland and slowly downgrading

The Independent UK

Hurricane Idalia menaces Florida’s Big Bend, the ‘Nature Coast’ far from tourist attractions

Millions brace for impact as Idalia is projected to come ashore, possibly as a Category 3 hurricane with winds of 129 mph. The area hasn’t had a hurricane since 1950.

Chicago Sun-Times

Hurricane Idalia menaces Florida's Big Bend, the 'Nature Coast' far from tourist attractions

Florida’s Big Bend is one of the last truly natural places in the state

The Independent UK

Ford Bronco Base Trim Is Dead For 2024, Cheapest Model Now Over $40K

Ford also raised prices on all models, except for the Big Bend which starts at $41,025.

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Man and teen stepson die after hiking in extreme heat at Big Bend in Texas

The boy died after falling ill during the hike, and his stepfather was killed in a car accident as he tried to find help, authorities said

Texas Observer

Strangest State: Where the Giant Crayfish Roam

Buffalo on the loose near Big Bend and UFOs spotted around Round Rock? Just another day in far-flung Texas.

The Guardian - UK

Lost and found: how police search and rescue tactics helped track down a rare oak

The last Quercus tardifolia was thought to have died in 2011 – until a team of researchers fanned out and combed through Big Bend national park in Texas

Miami Herald

Tropical Storm Ian primed to power up, hit Florida as hurricane

MIAMI — On Sunday morning, Tropical Storm Ian remained on track for a potential landfall somewhere along the Florida Gulf coast later this week — with the Big Bend area in the center of a forecast track that could still change.

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Texas Observer

Big Shock in Big Bend

No one alive has seen the Rio Grande as it looks today. A dry, cracking riverbed now snakes through Big Bend National Park.

Inverse

NASA images reveal a man-made scar in the Amazon so big you can see it from space

Thanks to sattelites, there is proof of the Belo Monte Dam project’s impact on the Big Bend, though — from above.

The Conversation

Satellites over the Amazon capture the choking of the ‘house of God’ by the Belo Monte Dam – they can help find solutions, too

The Xingu River is revered as the “house of God” by the Indigenous people living along its Volte Grande, or Big Bend, in the Brazilian Amazon. The river is essential to their culture and religion, and a crucial source of fish, transportation and water for trees and plants.

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