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Hurricane Irma upgraded to Category 5 storm
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Hurricane Irma upgraded to Category 5 storm
Description
September 5, 2017
Hurricane Irma has just been upgraded to a Category 5 storm with 175 mile per hour winds. States of emergency have been declared in Florida, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands as she churns west over the northeastern Caribbean.
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Hurricane Irma upgraded to Category 5 storm01:18 | September 5, 2017 -
Three killed, thousands evacuated as Cyclone Arnab hits eastern India01:31 | October 28, 2026 -
Powerful Typhoon Champi nears Taiwan, causing flight cancellations01:28 | October 22, 2026 -
Hurricane Simon batters Mexico as Florida recovers from Isaias02:02 | October 11, 2026 -
Coastal residents feeling effects of Hurricane Simon as Category 4 storm sweeps in off Mexico Coast01:54 | October 11, 2026 -
Vivid Aurora Borealis storm illuminates Finnish Lapland00:32 | October 11, 2026 -
At least 4 dead after Hurricane Isaias makes landfall01:59 | October 10, 2026 -
Hurricane Isaias hits Florida as Category 2 storm, leaving thousands without power02:14 | October 10, 2026 -
Isaias becomes 1st hurricane of Atlantic hurricane season02:34 | October 8, 2026 -
Hurricane Polo pummels parts of Mexico01:52 | September 29, 2026 -
‘Don’t risk your life’: New York governor warns as nor’easter floods Long Island02:31 | September 27, 2026 -
What a historic ‘Super El Niño’ could mean for Canada06:15 | September 27, 2026 -
Climate Science: AI weather forecasting02:16 | September 27, 2026 -
Coastal communities in B.C. on alert as El Niño generates storms in Pacific02:05 | September 26, 2026 -
Bangkok declares disaster zone as floods hit Thai capital, more rain looms02:01 | September 26, 2026 -
How El Niño is producing Atlantic calm, Pacific turmoil amid hurricane season01:54 | September 23, 2026 -
Mexico urges vigilance after Hurricane Polo reaches category 5 strength04:31 | September 23, 2026 -
“Picking up the pieces”: Devastating wildfires, severe weather leave Canadian ranchers in tough spot01:49 | September 20, 2026 -
Astounding amount of glacial ice loss since the ‘70s, new study finds of Antarctica, Greenland02:06 | September 19, 2026 -
‘Everything has been destroyed’: Nepal-Tibet flood relief efforts continue02:35 | September 9, 2026 -
Cape Breton residents cut off from supplies after torrential storm causes road washouts02:09 | September 7, 2026 -
Cape Breton swamped by severe floods, more rain on the way02:17 | September 6, 2026 -
N.S. authorities warn of increased flooding in Cape Breton00:29 | September 6, 2026 -
Canada must prepare for a 5°C hotter future: federal report06:14 | September 5, 2026 -
Super El Niño could be strongest on record, UN warns01:48 | September 3, 2026 -
Summer storms seen across southern Ontario02:23 | September 2, 2026 -
Tornadoes touch down in Manitoba, Saskatchewan01:45 | August 31, 2026 -
2 dead, several missing after Grand Canyon flash floods01:41 | August 31, 2026 -
Major flash floods in Arizona’s Grand Canyon kill 2 people, dozens remain missing01:21 | August 31, 2026 -
“Nothing is left”: Nepal’s survivors confront ruins after catastrophic floods02:46 | August 30, 2026 -
30 Canadians among hundreds missing in Nepal01:39 | August 27, 2026 -
24 Canadians missing in deadly Nepal floods01:59 | August 26, 2026
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Hurricane Irma upgraded to Category 5 storm01:18 | September 5, 2017
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Three killed, thousands evacuated as Cyclone Arnab hits eastern India01:31 | October 28, 2026
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Powerful Typhoon Champi nears Taiwan, causing flight cancellations01:28 | October 22, 2026
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Hurricane Simon batters Mexico as Florida recovers from Isaias02:02 | October 11, 2026
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Coastal residents feeling effects of Hurricane Simon as Category 4 storm sweeps in off Mexico Coast01:54 | October 11, 2026
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Vivid Aurora Borealis storm illuminates Finnish Lapland00:32 | October 11, 2026
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At least 4 dead after Hurricane Isaias makes landfall01:59 | October 10, 2026
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Hurricane Isaias hits Florida as Category 2 storm, leaving thousands without power02:14 | October 10, 2026
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Isaias becomes 1st hurricane of Atlantic hurricane season02:34 | October 8, 2026
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Hurricane Polo pummels parts of Mexico01:52 | September 29, 2026
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What a historic ‘Super El Niño’ could mean for Canada06:15 | September 27, 2026
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Climate Science: AI weather forecasting02:16 | September 27, 2026
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Coastal communities in B.C. on alert as El Niño generates storms in Pacific02:05 | September 26, 2026
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Bangkok declares disaster zone as floods hit Thai capital, more rain looms02:01 | September 26, 2026
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How El Niño is producing Atlantic calm, Pacific turmoil amid hurricane season01:54 | September 23, 2026
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Mexico urges vigilance after Hurricane Polo reaches category 5 strength04:31 | September 23, 2026
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“Picking up the pieces”: Devastating wildfires, severe weather leave Canadian ranchers in tough spot01:49 | September 20, 2026
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Astounding amount of glacial ice loss since the ‘70s, new study finds of Antarctica, Greenland02:06 | September 19, 2026
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‘Everything has been destroyed’: Nepal-Tibet flood relief efforts continue02:35 | September 9, 2026
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Cape Breton residents cut off from supplies after torrential storm causes road washouts02:09 | September 7, 2026
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N.S. authorities warn of increased flooding in Cape Breton00:29 | September 6, 2026
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Canada must prepare for a 5°C hotter future: federal report06:14 | September 5, 2026
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Super El Niño could be strongest on record, UN warns01:48 | September 3, 2026
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Major flash floods in Arizona’s Grand Canyon kill 2 people, dozens remain missing01:21 | August 31, 2026
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“Nothing is left”: Nepal’s survivors confront ruins after catastrophic floods02:46 | August 30, 2026
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30 Canadians among hundreds missing in Nepal01:39 | August 27, 2026
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24 Canadians missing in deadly Nepal floods01:59 | August 26, 2026
Hurricane Irma upgraded to Category 5 storm
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Hurricane Irma has just been upgraded to a Category 5 storm with 175 mile per hour winds. States of emergency have been declared in Florida, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands as she churns west over the northeastern Caribbean.
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