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Scores Feared Dead in Philippines After Massive Landslide Triggered by Typhoon Mangkhut

Rescue workers are searching for dozens of people feared dead

Warnings of 'Catastrophic and Historic' Flooding as Experts Say Worst of Hurricane Florence Yet to Come

Jake Johnson, staff writer

"For many (most?) places, the worst of Florence's flooding is still on the way. Still expecting record or near-record flooding across a large part of North Carolina in the days to come."

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Super Typhoon Mangkhut Rips Through Hong Kong After Pummeling Philippines

Common Dreams staff

Windows of commercial building damaged by typhoon on September 16, 2018 in Hong Kong, Hong Kong. City officials raised the storm alert to T10, it's highest level, as Typhoon Mangkhut landed on Hong Kong.

Cellphone videos show just how destructive the storm has been.

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Hurricane Florence Threatens Many Homes That Already Cost the Government Millions

Common Dreams staff

In this NOAA satellite handout image , shows Hurricane Florence as it made landfall near Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina on September 14, 2018. The National Hurricane Center reported Florence had sustained winds of 90 mph at landfall and was moving slowly westward at 6 mph. (Photo by NOAA via Getty Images)

The storm is pummeling coastal towns that are battling rising sea levels and...

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Super Typhoon Mangkhut

'Bigger, Stronger, and More Dangerous' Than Florence, Super Typhoon Mangkhut Strikes the Philippines

An emergency crew rescues a woman and her dog

As Florence Makes Landfall, Poorest Once More Likely to Suffer Most From Storm's Destruction

Waves crash underneath the Oceana Pier

As Florence Threatens 'Catastrophic' Destruction, A Reminder That North Carolina Passed Law Mandating Climate Warnings Be Ignored

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Nuclear Plants, Toxic Waste Sites Under Threat as Florence Readies 'Mike Tyson Punch to Carolina Coast'

President Donald Trump speaks while meeting with FEMA Administrator Brock Long and Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen in the Oval Office September 11, 2018 in Washington, D.C. (Photo: Win McNamee/Getty Images)

'This Is a Scandal': With Florence Barreling Toward US, Trump Moved $10 Million From FEMA to ICE

As 1.5 Million Flee Hurricane Florence, Worries Grow Over Half Dozen Nuclear Power Plants in Storm's Path

Hurricane Florence is now a Category 4 storm, NOAA's National Hurricane Center announced at noon on Monday. Data from a NOAA Hurricane Hunter indicate that Florence has continued to rapidly strengthen and has maximum sustained winds near 130 mph. (Photo: NOAA)

On Track to Hit Carolinas and Virginia, Warning of 'Historic Storm' as Hurricane Florence Becomes Category 4

'Incapable of Feeling Empathy,' Says San Juan Mayor After Trump Brags of His 'Fantastic Job' in Puerto Rico

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Warning of More Extreme Impacts, New Report Details 'Apocalyptic Threat' Climate Crisis Poses to California

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After Verizon Throttling During Wildfire, California Firefighters Endorse Bill to Defend Net Neutrality

Fossil Fuel Industry Evokes Fury for Seeking Taxpayer Funds for Protection Against Climate Crisis It Created

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As Arctic Warming Stalls Summer Weather, Study Warns of Intensifying 'Very-Extreme Extremes'

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Earthjustice

Earthjustice Statement on Devastating Hurricane Florence

350 Action

350 Action on Hurricane Florence: “We Must Vote Climate Denial Out of Public Office”

As You Sow

Trump Administration’s Plan to Roll Back Methane Rules ‘Demonstrates Profound Ignorance of Climate Change’

350.org

350.org on Big Oil Requesting Governments Protect Fossil Fuel Infrastructure From Climate Damage

Sierra Club

Big Oil Wants Taxpayer-Funded Protection From Climate Change Crisis of Its Own Making

350.org

One Month to Major International Climate Mobilisation

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Jim Naureckas

Climate Change Made Florence a Monster—But Media Failed to Tell That Story

Jim Warren

Duke Energy Leaders Carry Blame for Hurricane Florence Devastation

Andy Rowell

“Only A Matter of Time” Before Category 6 Hurricane Hits U.S.

Howard Friel

The New York Times Should Hire Climate Scientist Michael Mann as Op-Ed Columnist on Global Warming

Ryan Cooper

Politicize the Weather

Sonali Kolhatkar

Our Planet Is Angry

Barbara Gottlieb

Pipeline in Hurricane Florence’s Potential Path Poses Added Danger

Will Bunch

North Carolina Politicians Have Decried the Climate-Change Science That Makes Hurricane Florence so Dangerous

Lidy Nacpil, May Boeve, Patti Lynn

Writing a New Chapter, Not an Obituary, for the Planet

Ryan Cooper

Republicans Will Let Florida Drown

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