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Tuesday, April 21, 2026
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Topic: Hurricane

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ScientiFix, our weekly feature, offers you a summary of the top global science stories of the week, with links to their sources.  

Jamaica prepared for hurricane Melissa. It wasn’t enough

The hurricane underscored the financial and practical challenges of adapting to more frequent and destructive climate-driven Caribbean storms.

North Carolina gets community liaisons for Hurricane Helene recovery

The Biden-Harris administation diected the FEMA to deploy liaisons to assist with long-term rebuilding in affected areas.

Hurricane Milton marches across central Florida after making landfall on state’s west coast

The Category 3 hurricane made landfall Wednesday with maximum sustained winds of 120 miles per hour. Several homes have been destroyed and power to nearly 2 million people knocked out.

After Helene, Florida prepares itself for Hurricane Milton, largest evacuation since 2017

Authorities have warned of power outages, and may issue mandatory evacuations in lowest-lying areas.

Hurricane Helene kills at least 90 in US; homes and memories washed away

‘It’s tragic,’ says Biden as damage estimates ranged from $15 billion to more than $100 billion, as water systems, communications and critical transportation routes were affected.

Hurricane Helene slams into Florida, fears of widespread damage, deaths

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis told reporters late Thursday the hurricane had already caused one fatality. He gave no details.

Biden approves Alabama Emergency Declaration, sends federal aid to state reeling from Hurricane

The counties that are eligible for federal assistance include those that were directly impacted by the storm.

1 killed & thousands displaced as category 4 Hurricane Beryl hits Jamaica

A woman died in Jamaica’s Hanover parish after a tree fell on her home. Warning for hurricane is in effect for Jamaica, Cayman Islands & eastern coast of Mexico's Yucatan peninsula.

Mexico braces for Category 5 hurricane, risk of ‘catastrophic’ damage

By Javier Verdin ACAPULCO, Mexico (Reuters) - Mexico's southern coast braced for Hurricane Otis on Wednesday as the Category 5 storm barreled towards the beach resort of Acapulco, with the potential

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University townships — India’s chance to build its own version of what America got right

India’s university towns initiative is an opportunity to do something we have never managed at scale: build knowledge ecosystems rather than knowledge silos.

John Ternus set to take over as Apple CEO, Tim Cook to transition to executive chairman

Cook will hand over the reins to Ternus on 1 September, capping a 15-year tenure that turned the company into a $4 trillion business spanning watches, video streaming & financial services.

Japan overhauls post-World War II pacifist military approach, lifts restrictions on defence exports

Since October last year, Japan PM Sanae Takaichi has planned to increase defence spending target to 2 percent of GDP.

Trump, Netanyahu’s Iran gamble: The regime change rebound

American objectives are unmet. They neither have muscle nor motivation to resume the war. As for Iran, the regime didn’t just survive, it’s now led by more radical individuals.