Storm disrupts Portugal as presidential run‑off election approaches
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Storm disrupts Portugal as presidential run‑off election approaches

Portugal has been thrown into turmoil after severe storms battered large parts of the country just days before the nation’s presidential run-off election. Torrential rain, flooding, damaging winds, and widespread infrastructure disruption have forced authorities to declare emergency measures in several municipalities as political tensions rise ahead of the decisive vote. The storms, identified as Storm Kristin and Storm Leonardo in different phases of the weather crisis, have caused fatalities, extensive property damage, transportation breakdowns, and power outages across central and southern Portugal. (The Guardian) Election Campaign Overshadowed by Natural Disaster Portugal’s presidential election campaign has effectively been overtaken by the national emergency. The run-off election pits centre-left candidate António José Seguro against far-right leader André Ventura following a first round in which no candidate secured the required majority. (Wikipedia) Political rallies were cancelled or scaled down as emergency...
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Milton was not the storm people feared
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Milton was not the storm people feared

Politics tamfitronics I've spent the day driving north along Florida's west coast from Fort Myers.The coastline from Fort Myers to Tampa and a little beyond was all part of an evacuation zone as the authorities warned of a once-in-a-generation storm and the meteorologists tried to determine where it would hit.Milton was, meteorologists said, behaving very unusually. That worried them. It also wobbled north and south as it approached the coastline overnight, compounding the concern.Latest - Biden tells Trump 'get a life' and help storm victims, as number killed risesThe only encouraging news overnight was that it reduced in intensity from a category 5 down to a category 3. That lessened the impact from wind but not the concerns over a storm surge of...
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Tropical Storm Helene delays SpaceX’s Crew-9 astronaut launch to Sept. 28
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Tropical Storm Helene delays SpaceX’s Crew-9 astronaut launch to Sept. 28

NASA Space Technology The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Crew Dragon capsule that will fly the Crew-9 astronaut mission stand on the pad at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. SpaceX posted this photo on X on Sept. 24, 2024.(Image credit: SpaceX)SpaceX's next astronaut mission has been delayed by a powerful storm.The company had been planning to launch the Crew-9 mission to the International Space Station (ISS) for NASA from Florida's Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on Thursday afternoon (Sept. 26).However, that target date has slipped by at least two days, thanks to a maelstrom named Helene. Helene is a tropical storm at the moment, but it's expected to slam into Florida's Gulf Coast on Thursday as a Category 3 hurricane. Thus, NASA and SpaceX now aim to launch Crew-9 on Saturday (Sept. 28)...
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