Is extreme weather our most urgent challenge? Hundreds of thousands of people have been evacuated from Florida, where Hurricane Milton is due to make landfall today.
Forecaster’s tears over monster storm
Leave now: Floridians have been warned Milton could be the worst storm to hit the state in 100 years, with "unsurvivable" storm surges. Evacuation is a matter of life and death, urges President Joe Biden. Glossary
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Hurricane - A storm with violent winds that move in a circular direction.
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