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Satellite images show hurricane Irma heading towards Puerto Rico

Satellite images show hurricane Irma heading towards Puerto Rico

Still boasting 185mph winds, Hurricane Irma headed for Puerto Rico on Wednesday, September 6, after slamming the northern Leeward Islands with torrential rains and those howling winds. The center of the storm looked to be staying slightly to the north of Puerto Rico, along with Hispaniola and Cuba, but not far enough to spare the islands the destructive force of a Category 5 hurricane.
Sep 7, 2017
By Staff Reporter
Satellite images show hurricane Irma heading towards Puerto Rico

Satellite images show hurricane Irma heading towards Puerto Rico

Still boasting 185mph winds, Hurricane Irma headed for Puerto Rico on Wednesday, September 6, after slamming the northern Leeward Islands with torrential rains and those howling winds. The center of the storm looked to be staying slightly to the north of Puerto Rico, along with Hispaniola and Cuba, but not far enough to spare the islands the destructive force of a Category 5 hurricane.
Sep 7, 2017
By Staff Reporter
Satellite images show hurricane Irma heading towards Puerto Rico

Satellite images show hurricane Irma heading towards Puerto Rico

Still boasting 185mph winds, Hurricane Irma headed for Puerto Rico on Wednesday, September 6, after slamming the northern Leeward Islands with torrential rains and those howling winds. The center of the storm looked to be staying slightly to the north of Puerto Rico, along with Hispaniola and Cuba, but not far enough to spare the islands the destructive force of a Category 5 hurricane.
Sep 7, 2017
By Staff Reporter
Hydrogen bomb vs Atomic bomb: Whats the difference?

Hydrogen bomb vs Atomic bomb: Whats the difference?

Nuclear weapons are the single deadliest man-made weapons on the planet, capable of killing hundreds of thousands in an instant. Atomic bombs like Hiroshima and Nagasaki killed more than 200,000 people, but hydrogen bombs are 1,000 times more powerful.
Sep 6, 2017
By Staff Reporter
Why do hurricanes have names?

Why do hurricanes have names?

Arlene to Earl, even Gaston, hurricanes have been given an eclectic mix of names.Despite the myths you cant put forward names of ex partners, so who does choose them? And why are they named in the first place? 
Sep 6, 2017
By Staff Reporter
Who are the Rohingya and why are so many fleeing Myanmar?

Who are the Rohingya and why are so many fleeing Myanmar?

Recent weeks have seen over 120,000 Rohingya people leave Myanmar for Bangladesh due to violence against them in the country. In the past, they have been described as one of the most persecuted peoples on Earth.
Sep 6, 2017
By Staff Reporter
International Space Station captures view of Hurricane Irma

International Space Station captures view of Hurricane Irma

Cameras on board the International Space Station captured new footage of Hurricane Irma passing over the Atlantic Ocean towards the Caribbean on Tuesday, September 5.The Category 5 hurricane is expected to bring 185 mph winds as it passes the Leewards islands, the US Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico over the next two days.
Sep 6, 2017
By Staff Reporter
Driver runs down pedestrian and reverses away

Driver runs down pedestrian and reverses away

Police are appealing for more information after a hit and run incident in Clacton, Essex on September 2. Footage shared by Essex Police shows the moment a driver hit a 22-year-old man at a zebra crossing. The driver failed to stop and then reversed away.
Sep 6, 2017
By Staff Reporter
White van purposely drives head on into police car during high speed chase

White van purposely drives head on into police car during high speed chase

The van was being chased by police in Salford, UK on 5 September. Mid-pursuit the van turned around and drove towards the police car, crashing head-on in the vehicle and injuring two officers. A 21-year-old woman has since been arrested and charged with theft of a motor vehicle, and police are still searching for the driver.
Sep 6, 2017
By Staff Reporter