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  South Florida Still Lacks Plans for a Hurricane During COVID-19

  May 27 at 10:29 a.m.

  Emergency management agencies must contend with protecting people from the storm while isolating them from the virus.

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  Scientists Say Climate Change Will Bring More Storms Like Hurricane Dorian

  Wednesday, September 11, 2019 at 1:11 p.m.

  Miami dodged a bullet last week. Hurricane Dorian, just a wobble off South Florida's coast, was one of the strongest and longest-lasting Atlantic hurricanes on record.

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  Hurricane Dorian Brings Storm Surge and Cocaine to Florida Coast

  Friday, September 6, 2019 at 9:56 a.m.

  Dozens of kilos of cocaine are washing ashore on Florida's beaches as Hurricane Dorian moves toward the coast of Georgia and the Carolinas.

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  Bahamas Relief Efforts Spring to Life Across Broward, Palm Beach

  Thursday, September 5, 2019 at 1:19 p.m.

  Volunteers and organizations across South Florida got into gear quickly in their efforts to help the hurricane-ravaged Bahamas. Nonprofits both new and established are wasting no time pooling resources and gathering forces to head for the northern reaches of the island nation, where Hurricane Dorian laid waste to cities and...

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  Bahamians Crowdsource Social Media to Find Relatives After Hurricane Dorian

  Wednesday, September 4, 2019 at 2:57 p.m.

  Overnight, Hurricane Dorian has barely moved as it continues its assault on the Bahamas. Today the U.S. Coast Guard announced it will begin search-and-rescue missions in the Abacos. After confirming at least five dead so far, Bahamian officials report there are "a number of people in serious distress."

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  How You Can Help as Dorian Relief Efforts Begin for Bahamas

  Wednesday, September 4, 2019 at 12:33 p.m.

  Relief efforts by South Floridians to help the Bahama islands hit by Hurricane Dorian are underway across Broward and Palm Beach counties. Dorian intensified into a Category 5 hurricane over the weekend before making landfall in the Bahamas on Sunday. The National Hurricane Center says wind gusts reached up to...