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Petty Officer Second Class David Kelley patrols a flooded neighborhood in Lumberton, North Carolina, September 16, 2018, following flooding from Hurricane Florence. (AP Photo/ Gerry Broome)

September 16, 2018, 11:06 pm

Flooding fears surge as rivers rise in Hurricane Florence’s wake

Officials brace for worst flooding in North Carolina’s history; 740,000 homes and businesses without power, some possibly for weeks

By CHUCK BURTON

US President Donald Trump gestures after arriving at the Luis Muñiz Air National Guard Base in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Tuesday, October 3, 2017. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

September 14, 2018, 9:09 am

Trump rejects Puerto Rico storm death toll of 3,000 as ploy by Democrats

Controversial remarks spark bipartisan backlash and calls for administration to invest more in island’s recovery

By James MANNION

An Israel Air Force F-16, December 31, 2015 (Photo by Ofer Zidon/Flash90)

July 9, 2018, 12:09 pm

Sortie not sortie: 7 things to know for July 9

Israel is popping up all over, from Syria (or is it) to Thailand to the Twitter police to Ukraine, and it’s not all for the best

By Joshua Davidovich

Brigadier General Gholam Reza Jalali of Iran's Civil Defense Organization (Screen capture: YouTube)

July 2, 2018, 9:01 pm

Iranian general blames water woes on Israeli ‘cloud theft’

But country’s chief meteorologist disputes claim, says clouds and snow can’t be stolen

By AFP and TOI staff

Australia's rider of team EF Education First - Drapac Mitchell Docker rides during the 1st stage of the 101st Giro d'Italia, Tour of Italy, on May 4, 2018, a 9,7 kilometers individual time-trial in Jerusalem. ( AFP PHOTO / Thomas COEX)

May 4, 2018, 3:01 pm

Giro d’Italia bike race starts with historic ride through Jerusalem

176 riders from 22 teams sweat through heat wave for first-ever major European cycling competition held outside Europe — in front of some 10,000 spectators

By Melanie Lidman and TOI staff

Riders being presented ahead of the 101st Giro d'Italia in Jerusalem on May 3, 2018. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

May 4, 2018, 6:13 am

Giro d’Italia bike race set for historic ride through hot and hilly Jerusalem

Friday time trial to see 176 riders from 22 teams sweat through heat wave for first ever major European cycling competition held outside Continent, seen as major coup for Israel

By Agencies and TOI staff

March 29, 2018, 4:47 am

Councilman got ‘butt whooping’ for saying Jews control weather

Jewish leaders say Trayon White Sr. was sincere in his apology for saying Rothchilds manipulate the climate to make money

By JTA

March 26, 2018, 11:12 pm

Washington councilman who said Jews control weather to attend Passover seder

Trayon White Sr. received numerous invitations to festive meal and will have public dialogue with Jewish community leaders

By JTA

March 19, 2018, 6:54 pm

Washington councilman accuses Jews of controlling weather

Following backlash, Trayon White Sr. apologizes for saying ‘Rothschilds’ created snowstorm to make money, says he didn’t mean to be anti-Semitic

By JTA

In this photo provided by Tasnim News Agency, family members of a feared plane crash victim weep in the village of Bideh, near the crash site, February 18, 2018. (Ali Khodaei/Tasnim News Agency via AP)

February 19, 2018, 8:32 am

All 65 passengers and crew feared dead in Iranian plane crash

Fog, winds and snow hinder rescue attempts in country’s southwest; plane had been grounded for 7 years for repairs; airline is banned in EU over safety concerns

By Nasser Karimi and Jon Gambrell

Emergency crews cut a tree blocking the road in the Israeli town of Netanya, north of Tel Aviv, after it fell due to heavy winds as a storm hit the country on January 18, 2018. (AFP Photo/Jack Guez)

January 19, 2018, 10:20 am

15 hurt, 4 seriously in accidents linked to stormy weather

10-year-old girl badly hurt near Modi’in, 70-year-old pedestrian hit near Rehovot and 24-year-old woman hospitalized after her car overturns in northern Galilee

By TOI staff

People hold umbrellas to protect themselves from the rain as they walk in the northern Israeli city of Safed on January 18, 2018, as heavy rains and winds hit Israel. (David Cohen/Flash90)

January 19, 2018, 8:38 am

Stormy weather brings power outages, road closures and flood warnings

120-kilometer per hour wind gusts recorded in Tel Aviv; coastal highway is closed near Netanya due to flooding

By TOI staff

Waves crash over a seawall at the mouth of the Miami River from Biscayne Bay, Florida., as Hurricane Irma passes by, Sempember 10, 2017, in Miami. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)

January 8, 2018, 8:42 pm

2017 the most costly year in US history for natural disasters

As annual temperatures rise, hurricanes, wildfires, freezes, and floods lead to at least 360 deaths, cause damage of $306 billion

By Kerry SHERIDAN

A British Airways airplane being de-iced on the tarmac of the airport in Duesseldorf, Germany, on December 10, 2017. (AFP Photo/dpa/David Young/ Germany OUT)

December 11, 2017, 2:07 am

Heavy snow causes travel mayhem in northern Europe

Sweeping storm leaves hundreds stranded at airports across continent and one dead when strong winds down tree on car in Portugal

By Martine PAUWELS

September 8, 2017, 12:10 pm

David Seidenberg

After the storm: How do we pray?

Praying for strength creates strength, and may help humanity confront the storm fatigue that’s on the horizon