Notes from an Environmentalist.
1.4 million people living along 23,000 miles of barrier beaches at risk from storms and sea level rise. Including rare November hurricane Rafael heading toward Florida and Louisiana.
Rare November hurricane set to hit the US – here’s the projected path
AccuWeather reported that the hurricane’s most probable US landfall will be the Louisiana coast
Graig Graziosi,Josh Marcus,Julia Musto
Wednesday 06 November 2024 14:40 GMT
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A rare November hurricane is expected to make landfall in the southern US this weekend, according to meteorologists.
Tropical Storm Rafael intensified into a Category 2 hurricane on Wednesday as it approached the Gulf of Mexico, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). The storm is expected to make landfall in the south-central US.
Rafael is expected to strengthen to near major hurricane intensity before it reaches western Cuba, according to the National Hurricane Center. The center said it would likely emerge into the southeastern Gulf of Mexico tonight as a hurricane.
Tropical storm conditions are anticipated in Florida Keys, but it remains too soon to determine impacts to portions of the northern Gulf Coast.
Island officials closed schools and government offices in anticipation, the Associated Press reports.
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