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    Why we can’t stop watching natural disasters on TV

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  • How hurricanes get their names

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  • How to make an emergency go bag

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  • How 1 Florida family used social media to survive Hurricane Michael

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  • After Hurricane Michael, 1 couple offers help and hope to communities

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  • "They're almost all gone": Oyster farmers in the Florida Panhandle count their losses after Hurricane Michael

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  • In Hurricane Michael’s aftermath, residents concerned over safety and looting

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  • Hurricane Michael: Florida Panhandle on tough road to recovery

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  • Florida Panhandle works to recover from Michael

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  • Hurricane Michael death toll rises to at least 29

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  • Hurricane Michael destruction exposes weaker building codes in Florida Panhandle

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  • President Trump visits Florida towns destroyed by Hurricane Michael

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  • Florida CFO on Hurricane Michael recovery

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  • What is President Trump’s stance on climate change?

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  • Lynn Haven, Fla. comes together after being devastated by Hurricane Michael

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  • Meteorologist Paul Douglas: Hurricanes now supersized from additional warming

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  • Full Rubio Interview: ‘An atrocity’ if Saudis killed critical journalist Jamal Khashoggi

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  • Hurricane Michael aftermath: Crews continue search for survivors, bodies

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  • Days after Hurricane Michael, rescuers comb through the rubble

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  • Jonathan Capehart: People are tired of racial bullhorns in Florida race

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How Michael worsened into a catastrophic category 4 hurricane

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When Hurricane Michael slammed into the Florida panhandle early Wednesday afternoon, it became the most intense hurricane to hit the region in more than 150 years. But beyond its path and intensity, what makes Matthew a rarity is the speed at which it intensified.