At the peak of the storm, 450,000 people in Louisiana were without power.
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Francine becomes a hurricane as Louisiana residents brace for landfall
The freshly minted Category 1 hurricane packed top sustained winds of 75 mph and forecasters warned it was expected to crash ashore Wednesday in Louisiana.
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Louisiana residents prepare as Tropical Storm Francine is forecast to hit at hurricane strength
Francine, the 6th named storm of the hurricane season, is expected to make landfall Wednesday night in Louisiana.
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Feeling the heat as Earth breaks yet another record for hottest summer
The European climate service Copernicus says Earth just sweltered to its hottest summer on record.
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Snowstorms in summer? Here’s a look at a wild week of U.S. weather
The week of extreme weather across the nation includes a heat wave, tropical storm, landslide, flash flood and snow.
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British tech entrepreneur’s body is fifth found in yacht wreckage
Mike Lynch’s 18-year-old daughter is the only person still missing in the sinking.
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Weeks after floods, Vermont businesses struggling to get visitors to return
The loss is a domino effect in a state that relies on outdoor recreation as an economic driver.
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Ernesto lashes Bermuda as wealthy British territory closes down
Ernesto is forecast to be near or east of Newfoundland by Monday night.
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Ernesto aims for Bermuda after leaving many in Puerto Rico without power or water
The hurricane was forecast to become near Category 3 strength on Friday and then decrease in strength as it approaches Bermuda.
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Half of Puerto Rico has no electricity after Ernesto, utility reports
Tropical Storm Ernesto pounded Puerto Rico with rain, triggering major flooding and leaving hundreds of thousands of residents without power.