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Search for 7 seamen missing in Atlantic to be scaled down

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 05 07:30 PM

The Luxembourg-flagged Bourbon Rhode ran into difficulty some from Martinique on September 26 as it sailed into hurricane Lorenzo, and was later confirmed to have sunk. Read more »

Bermuda braces for Hurricane Humberto

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 19 04:04 AM

Residents of the tiny British archipelago of Bermuda battened down the hatches on Wednesday ahead of the arrival of Hurricane Humberto, a major category 3 storm packing fierce winds and punishing rain. Read more »

Tropical storm Humberto lashes Bahamas, seen becoming hurricane

Zachary Fagenson, Reuters
Posted at Sep 14 10:18 PM

Tropical Storm Humberto lashed already devastated parts of the Bahamas with heavy rain and strong winds on Saturday, and forecasters said it was likely to become a hurricane before the end of the weekend.   Read more »

Tropical storm warning issued for hurricane-hit Bahamas

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 14 01:30 AM

A tropical storm warning was issued on Friday for the northern Bahamas, where thousands of residents are struggling to get back on track after Hurricane Dorian left them homeless. Read more »

New storm hits hurricane-ravaged Bahamas, could become tropical storm

Zach Fagenson, Reuters
Posted at Sep 13 07:54 PM

A new storm brought rain and wind to the hurricane-ravaged Bahamas early Friday, with the Miami-based National Hurricane Center (NHC) warning it could turn into a tropical storm. Read more »

Dorian's toll: Bahamas officials say 2,500 missing in storm's wake

Zachary Fagenson, Reuters
Posted at Sep 12 08:23 AM

Around 2,500 people are feared missing in the Bahamas in the wake of devastating Hurricane Dorian, a number that may include people who fled to shelters around the Caribbean island chain, authorities said on Wednesday.   Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: September 10, 2019

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 10 11:35 PM

Here are the big stories today in photos Read more »

Filipinos mobilize relief efforts for Dorian victims

Paul Garilao, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 10 11:30 AM

Filipinos have come together to help those affected by Hurricane Dorian in the Bahamas, a community leader said. Read more »

Retrieval operations after Hurricane Dorian

Loren Elliott, Reuters
Posted at Sep 10 09:01 AM

Personnel from the Royal Bahamas Police Force remove a body recovered in a destroyed neighborhood in the wake of Hurricane Dorian in Marsh Harbour, Great Abaco, Bahamas, on Monday.  Read more »

Bahamas hurricane toll up to 45, many more missing

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 09 10:35 PM

Authorities in the Bahamas have updated the death toll from Hurricane Dorian to 45, with police calling for the public to register details of the many people still missing. Read more »

Hurricane Dorian floods island as it swipes North Carolina then heads north

Amanda Becker, Reuters
Posted at Sep 07 01:33 PM

KITTY HAWK, N.C. - Hurricane Dorian briefly made landfall on the Outer Banks of North Carolina on Friday, hitting the beach-fringed barrier islands with powerful winds and battering waves days after reducing parts of the Bahamas to rubble. Read more »

Hurricane Dorian's death toll in Bahamas rises to 43: media

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 07 12:51 PM

MARSH HARBOUR, Bahamas - The death toll from Hurricane Dorian in the Bahamas has risen to 43, media outlets said late Friday, and was expected to grow "significantly."   Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: September 4, 2019

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 05 01:28 AM

Here are the day's big stories in photos. Read more »

Pope Francis urges prayers for victims of Hurricane Dorian

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 04 11:13 PM

Pope Francis on Wednesday urged prayers for the victims of Hurricane Dorian in the Bahamas who "lost everything", as he set off to Mozambique on a three-nation African tour.  Read more »

Hurricane Dorian leaves Bahamas in ruins

Michelle Cove, Trans Island Airways via Reuters
Posted at Sep 04 11:37 AM

An aerial view shows devastation after Hurricane Dorian hit the Abaco Islands in the Bahamas on Tuesday in this image obtained via social media. Dorian left at least 7 people killed and destroyed 13,000 homes, according to the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies. Read more »

How has climate change affected Hurricane Dorian?

John Schwartz, The New York Times
Posted at Sep 04 07:45 AM

Recent research suggests that climate change has made stalled Atlantic storms more common since the mid-20th century and that they are more dangerous because they stay in one place for a longer period of time, potentially concentrating their destruction. Read more »

Hurricane Dorian grows in size, heads toward Florida

Dante Carrer, Reuters
Posted at Sep 04 01:05 AM

MARSH HARBOUR, Bahamas - Hurricane Dorian grew in size and picked up speed on Tuesday, and was forecast to come "dangerously close" to Florida's coast after pounding Grand Bahama Island for about a day, killing at least five people. Read more »

'Monster' Hurricane Dorian pummels Bahamas, forecast to threaten Florida

Gabriella Borter, Reuters
Updated as of Sep 02 05:23 PM

TITUSVILLE, Florida - Hurricane Dorian, the second-strongest Atlantic storm on record, pounded the Bahamian islands of Great Abaco and Grand Bahama on Sunday night and was forecast to move dangerously close to Florida in the next two days, U.S. forecasters said. Read more »

Dorian makes landfall in Bahamas with gusts up to 354 kph

Gabriella Borter, Reuters
Posted at Sep 02 02:11 AM

Hurricane Dorian became the strongest storm in modern records to hit the northwestern Bahamas. Read more »

Fil-Am Floridians brace for hurricane Dorian

Lenn Almadin-Thornhill, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 31 10:20 AM

Filipino-Americans in Florida are among the many residents preparing early before hurricane Dorian hits their area over the weekend.  Read more »