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Hurricane Ida, a life-threatening storm, brought major disaster to Southern U.S.

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Hurricane Ida devastation Hurricane Ida has well and truly arrived now bringing 240 kilometer an hour winds and chaos to Louisiana.  President Biden warned the public this is a life threatening storm and the devastation is likely to be a mess. They were warned to prepare but how do you prepare for this?  Ida is the most powerful storm ever to hit the U.S.  Hurricane Ida will continue to bring high winds and rainfall to Mississippi and Louisiana after making landfall yesterday. The storm striking on the same date Hurricane Katrina ravaged Louisiana and Mississippi 16 years earlier killing more than 1800 people and causing billions of dollars worth of damage. However, Ida is even stronger, a category 4 storm at its peak. No one in New Orleans needs any reminder of the awesome power a hurricane can bring. The streets of the place they called The Big Easy battered by a storm that remained at category 4 over land for six hours. Several homes and businesses along the gulf coas...

Typhoon Rolly Approaching Bicol, strongest typhoon for 2020

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  Typhoon "Rolly" is expected to bring heavy rains and winds, and it will first be felt in the Bicol Region on Saturday night. According to the severe weather bulletin of Pagasa at 11 a.m., the typhoon was spotted 480 kilometers northeast of Virac, Catanduanes. On Sunday, it is expected to rain more heavily in Bicol Region, Aurora, Quezon and even in Cagayan Valley. Typhoon Rolly has wind speeds of 215 kilometers per hour near the eye of the storm, while its gusts reach 265 kph, and is moving west at a speed of 20 kph. Due to the strong storm, it is possible that up to signal number 4 will be declared in the areas that Rolly will pass through. In Metro Manila, Rolly's wind could reach 100 kph on Sunday night and that signal number 3 could be declared in the area. According to PAGASA, the typhoon could cause up to 2.0 meters in the coastal areas of Aurora, Quezon, Marinduque, Bicol Region, and Northern Samar. Aside from Rolly, PAGASA is also monitoring another possible typ...