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Police patrol the area as Hurricane Irma makes landfall in San Juan, Puerto Rico. REUTERS/Alvin Baez

UK Declares Emergency in Storm-Hit Virgin Islands, Sends Aid

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Sep 8, 2017 | World

Britain flew additional aid supplies to the Caribbean on Friday after Hurricane Irma flattened homes and schools and flooded hospitals, causing the British Virgin Islands to declare a state of emergency. The governor of the islands, Gus Jaspert, said in a message to...

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Houses are seen submerged in flood waters caused by Tropical Storm Harvey in Northwest Houston, Texas, US August 30, 2017. REUTERS/Adrees Latif

Category Two Hurricane ‘Irma’ Forms in Eastern Atlantic

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Aug 31, 2017 | World

Monster hurricane Irma has formed in the eastern Atlantic as a Category Two storm, just days after the first major hurricane of the season, Harvey, unleashed massive rain and floods over Texas, US officials said Thursday. If Irma reaches Category Three as expected,...

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After Harvey, Aramco Shuts Down Biggest Refinery in US

by Wael Mahdi | Aug 31, 2017 | Business

Kuwait- Damages resulting from Harvey storm on the US refining sector mounted as Motiva Enterprises – owned by Aramco – announced that it would completely halt operating in Port Arthur refinery because of the flood. “At 5 a.m. on Wednesday, Motiva began a controlled...

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Hurricane Harvey is seen in the Texas Gulf Coast, US, in this NOAA GOES satellite image on August 24, 2017. NOAA/Handout via Reuters

Scientists Say Hurricane Harvey Consistent with Global Warming Trends

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Aug 30, 2017 | World

Scientists sent off a warning on “bigger and stronger” storms coming, as the devastating intensity of hurricanes such Harvey, a monster storm that swamped Huston, matched global warming trends. Among the many climate factors that play a role in hurricanes...

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US President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump (R) receive a briefing on Tropical Storm Harvey relief efforts. Reuters

Trump Surveys Harvey Disaster Zone

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Aug 30, 2017 | World

President Donald Trump visited the Harvey disaster zone in Texas on Tuesday to survey damage from the first major natural disaster to test his leadership in a crisis, as the battered US Gulf Coast girded for another hit from the huge storm. Trump, speaking in Corpus...