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Julia: Spotty power outages have been reported along the Georgia coastline

ABC News

 


A satellite view of Meranti and Malakas


Malakas: On course for Taiwan, China, and Japan


Meranti: Tens of thousands of homes lost power across Taiwan on Wednesday as Super Typhoon Meranti hit the island


Orlene meandering in the Pacific

At 200 AM PDT (0900 UTC), the center of Hurricane Orlene was located
near latitude 20.2 North, longitude 118.8 West. Orlene is moving
toward the west near 1 mph (2 km/h).  The hurricane is expected to
move westward or west-southwestward at a faster forward speed later
today.  A westward or west-southwestward motion should continue
through Thursday night.

Maximum sustained winds have decreased to near 80 mph (130 km/h)
with higher gusts.  Gradual weakening is forecast during the next
48 hours, and Orlene is expected to become a tropical storm by late
today or early Thursday.

Hurricane-force winds extend outward up to 25 miles (35 km) from the
center and tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 90 miles
(150 km).

The estimated minimum central pressure is 984 mb (29.06 inches).

[Image of 5-day forecast and coastal areas under a warning or a watch]


Julia and Ian: Who are they and where are they going?

[Image of 5-day forecast and coastal areas under a warning or a watch]


Countries in South and East Asia agree to establish an emergency fund to strengthen their health services to better respond to outbreaks of diseases.

Medscape:  Enhance Preparedness

India,

Bangladesh,

Bhutan,

South Korea,

Indonesia,

Maldives,

Myanmar,

Nepal,

Sri Lanka,

Thailand

Timor-Leste,


Turkey: Was it Kurdish militants who detonated a car bomb that wounded 50 people in the eastern city of Van?

NY Times

 


A 5.9M earthquake hit northwestern Tanzania, killing 11 people and leaving nearly 200 injured

CNN

ShakeMap Intensity image


The Pentagon: 9/11

On the 15th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, the Defense Department honors the memories of those who died at the World Trade Center, the Pentagon and in Shanksville, Pa.

 


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