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Hurricane Isaias Strengthens Into Major Category 3 Storm With 120 MPH Winds
- Hurricane Isaias strengthened to a Category 3 storm on Saturday with maximum winds reaching 120 mph, approaching the Gulf Coast for landfall between late Saturday and Sunday.
- A strong El Niño event is currently influencing weather patterns, while climate change has raised global temperatures by 1.5 degrees Celsius since preindustrial times, fueling hurricane formation.
- Meteorologists warn of life-threatening storm surges and devastating winds along the Florida, Alabama, and Georgia coasts, with localized rainfall totals reaching up to 14 inches in parts of the Southeast.
- The National Weather Service expects tropical-storm-force winds to extend 30 miles from the center, with significant rainfall focused along and east of Highway 1, creating high flooding risks.
- Reporter Ginger Bumgarner covers climate change in the Triad and Northwest North Carolina, with her environmental reporting funded by grants from the Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation and Journalism Funding Partners.
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Hurricane Isaiah became a category 3 hurricane this Friday, with sustained peak winds of 120 mph (195 km/h), the National Hurricane Center reported.
The National Hurricane Center of the country warns that there could be widespread power outages and the sudden appearance of tornadoes
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Total News Sources11
Leaning Left1Leaning Right1Center4Last UpdatedBias Distribution67% Center
Bias Distribution
- 67% of the sources are Center
67% Center
L 17%
C 67%
R 16%
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