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Earl weakens but still powerful as it scoots by NC
1 hour, 29 minutes ago
Residents and officials of North Carolina's barrier islands were waiting for daybreak to see how much damage the storm's winds and waves had left behind.
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Earl weakens, still powerful, headed to NC
Yesterday at 8:20 PM
The National Hurricane Center says Earl's winds are now at about 110 mph and could weaken further.
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Earl rains begin to hit NC's Outer Banks
Yesterday at 7:42 PM
The downpours started Thursday night in several bursts as the storm's so-called rain shield whirled into the southernmost tip of the barrier islands.
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Thanks to high-tech, storm track easier to predict
Yesterday at 3:45 PM
Sophisticated computer models that replaced instinct with cold, hard math have helped forecasters predict where a storm like Hurricane Earl is going about twice as accurately as 20 years ago.
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Greenpeace wants Facebook center off coal fuel
Yesterday at 3:37 PM
Greenpeace said about 500,000 Facebook users have urged the world's largest online social network to abandon plans to buy electricity from a coal-based energy company for its new data center in the U.S.
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More high surf, rip currents as Earl passes SC
Yesterday at 1:25 PM
Hurricane Earl is expected to pass by well off the South Carolina coast, but its effects will evident as the storm passes.
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Report: Climate science panel needs change at top
Yesterday at 12:54 PM
Scientists reviewing the acclaimed but beleaguered international climate change panel called Monday for a major overhaul in the way it's run, but stopped short of calling for the ouster of the current leader.
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Some bunker down, some flee as Earl approaches US
Yesterday at 10:00 AM
The National Hurricane Center in Miami issued a tropical storm warning early Thursday for the coast of Long Island in New York and a hurricane watch was issued for areas of Massachusetts.
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