Tag: Hurricane Irma

2017’s top trending searches

Hurricane Irma, bitcoin, sex scandal and royal romance were some of the hot topics explored this year at internet giant Google. Irma, the devastating...

Hurricane Irma death toll rises to 72 in Florida

Hurricane Irma killed 72 people in Florida when it battered the southern state on September 10, according to an updated death toll that includes...

Floridians return to storm-battered homes as Irma flooding spreads

FLORIDA CITY/MARCO ISLAND: Storm-shocked Floridians returned to shattered homes on Monday as the remnants of Hurricane Irma pushed inland, leaving more than half of...

Walkie-talkie app Zello tops download charts on app stores ahead of...

WASHINGTON: As Floridians flee the path of Hurricane Irma, one app is proving to be a hurricane season essential: Zello walkie-talkie. Allowing users to communicate even...

Hurricane Irma heads to Florida, kills 14 across Caribbean

FLORIDA: Residents of the Turks and Caicos Islands on Thursday hunkered down for Hurricane Irma, which has smashed through a string of Caribbean islands...

At least 10 dead as Hurricane Irma rips through Caribbean

Powerful Hurricane Irma cut a swathe of deadly destruction as it roared through the Caribbean on Wednesday, claiming at least ten lives and turning...

How do mega storms get named?

PARIS: First there was Harvey, which put much of Houston under water. Now Hurricane Irma is rampaging across the Caribbean and closing in on Miami. Meanwhile,...

Caribbean islands, Florida brace for fierce Hurricane Irma

A Category 4 hurricane on the five-step Saffir-Simpson scale means sustained winds of 130-156 miles per hour (209-251 kph) with “catastrophic” outcomes, including uprooted trees and downed power lines, water and electricity outages, and significant property damage causing uninhabitable conditions.

US East Coast keeps wary eye on Irma, another powerful hurricane

For now, those fears are mostly speculative, as the Category 3 storm remains far out in the Atlantic.