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US-WEATHER-HURRICANE EMILY
This National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) image received 15 July 2005, shows Hurricane Emily. Hurricane Emily, the Atlantic-s second big storm of the season, picked up strength and threatened more Caribbean islands 15 July, days after its predecessor Dennis carved a trail of death and destruction across the same region. Emily-s winds increased to 135 miles (215 kilometers) per hour as it headed toward Jamaica and the Cayman Islands, according to the US National Hurricane Center. The storm was upgraded to a Category Four hurricane on the five-level Saffir-Simpson intensity scale. Its strength could fluctuate in the next 24 hours, the center said. Jamaica was under a hurricane warning -- meaning hurricane conditions can be expected within 24 hours -- and the Cayman Islands under a hurricane watch.Emily was also expected to produce heavy rain that could trigged flash floods and mudslides in the Netherlands Antilles and Hispaniola, the large island which includes Haiti and the Dominican Republic, the center warned. In Grenada, where 30,000 people -- one-third of the permanent population -- remain homeless 10 months after Hurricane Ivan, there were widespread fears about the new storm. AFP PHOTO/NOAA/HO =GETTY OUT=
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- SPACE, 15 iul |
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15 Iulie 2005 |
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