hurricanes
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‘ClusterDuck’ Is IBM’s Rubber Duck-Inspired Wifi System For Emergency Relief
A new concept for providing emergency wifi to areas struck by natural disasters has completed a successful test in Puerto Rico. The system uses rubber duck-inspired devices to create what the developers are calling a “ClusterDuck” network for disaster victims to connect to.
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How Hurricane Michael Revealed The Forgotten Victims Of Climate Change
Jose Herrada, an inmate at Florida’s Gulf Correctional Institution, first heard news about Hurricane Michael on the radio. Initially, Herrada thought little of it. Although the state of Florida had issued a mandatory evacuation order for nearby Panama City and surrounding areas, officials at Gulf CI hadn’t brought up the possibility of evacuating the prison’s…
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Hurricane Michael’s Storm Surge Dredged Up 119-Year-Old Vessels
Hurricane Michael, an unprecedented storm that slammed into the Florida Panhandle at Category 4 strength, may well be an such devastating hurricanes all the more likely. But it also gave us a look at the past in the form of destroyed vessels from 119 years ago that Michael’s terrifying storm surge unearthed.
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South Carolina Coast Braces For Worst Flooding Yet More Than A Week After Florence
South Carolina has been dealing with flooding since Florence arrived at the coast on September 13. More than a week later, the situation is only worsening for some coastal residents. Potentially record-breaking flood waters are set to inundate areas that didn’t see much flooding last week along the northeastern coast of South Carolina, home to…