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August 29, 2019

Trump cancels trip to Poland so he can monitor Hurricane Dorian

President Trump said Thursday he is canceling his planned trip to Poland this weekend and instead will send Vice President Mike Pence so he can stay in the United States to monitor the strengthening Hurricane Dorian.

August 29, 2019

Kennedy Space Center braces for Hurricane Dorian as NASA protects launch infrastructure

As Hurricane Dorian makes its way toward Florida NASA is working to secure key launch infrastructure at Kennedy Space Center.

August 29, 2019

Hurricane Dorian will be 'very big' storm, Trump says, as Floridians prepare for potential Category 4

A strengthening Hurricane Dorian is churning over the warm, open waters of the Atlantic on Thursday as forecasts show the storm becoming more dangerous in its path to Florida's east coast — a track that's prompted President Trump to warn Dorian "will be BIG!"

August 29, 2019

Hurricane Dorian roars toward Florida as state of emergency declared

Hurricane Dorian is moving through the Caribbean and is expected to bring heavy rains to the Bahamas, Florida and the southeast U.S. by this coming weekend, the National Weather Service said, urging people in its potential path to start preparing.

August 29, 2019

Hurricane Dorian wreaks havoc on travel, forces cruise ships to reroute, airlines to waive fees

American Airlines, Southwest, Delta, Disney Cruise Lines and more are changing their plans.

August 28, 2019

Amazon fires are not exactly burning 'Earth's lungs,' experts say

The Earth's lungs are on fire.

August 28, 2019

Dorian becomes hurricane near US Virgin Islands, may threaten Florida as Category 3 storm

The fourth named storm of the hurricane season, Tropical Storm Dorian, strengthened overnight Wednesday as it continues to spin toward the Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico and the Bahamas — and by the weekend it may lurk off Florida's coast as a Category 3 hurricane.

August 27, 2019

Amazon fires: By the numbers

The raging fires in Brazil's Amazon rainforest have captured the public's imagination worldwide for the last few weeks and recently prompted the country to declare a state of emergency in the region.

August 27, 2019

Tropical Storm Dorian spurs Puerto Rico to declare state of emergency, as Florida under possible threat

The fourth named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season was churning in the eastern Caribbean Sea on Tuesday after passing by Barbados and St. Lucia on a track that will take it extremely close to Puerto Rico's southwest coast, spurring the island's governor to declare a state of emergency ahead of the storm.

August 27, 2019

Satellite imagery of Amazon rainforest fire shows massive carbon monoxide pollution plume

As the Amazon rainforest burns at unprecedented levels, new satellite imagery from NASA shows an enormous cloud of poisonous carbon monoxide rising from the devastation.