nytimes: In Houston, Anxiety and Frantic Rescues as Floodwaters Rise

What felt like an apocalyptic onslaught of pounding rains and rapidly rising floodwaters brought the nation’s fourth-largest city to its knees on Sunday, as highways and residential streets turned to rivers, waist-high waters choked off access to homes and hospitals, and officials begged boat owners to pitch in with an enormous and frantic rescue operation. [mehr…]

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ntv: Hurrikan über Atlantik überrascht Experten

Im Meer vor Europa bestaunen Meteorologen ein außergewöhnliches Wetterphänomen: Unerwartet früh braut sich dort der erste Atlantik-Hurrikan des Jahres zusammen. Schon jetzt verfügt der riesige Wolkenwirbel über bedrohliche Stärke. [mehr…]

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