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- West coast wildfires continue to destroy property, kill and damage air quality
- Tropical Storm Sally is forecast to hit the Louisiana and Mississippi coastline
- 447 new coronavirus deaths and 36,836 new Covid-19 cases
- Israel, UAE and Bahrain to sign peace accords at White House at noon
- Ice detainees faced medical neglect and hysterectomies, whistleblower alleges
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11.14am BST
Hurricane Sally has been described as ‘powerful but plodding’ by the Associated Press this morning.
Hurricane warnings have been replaced by a tropical storm warning from the Mouth of the Pearl River westward to Grand Isle, Louisiana, including in New Orleans, the National Hurricane Center said. A tropical storm warning west of Grand Isle has been discontinued.
Related: Five cyclones churn in Atlantic Ocean for only second time in history
11.06am BST
Here’s a reminder of two of the key moments from yesterday, with both Joe Biden and Donald Trump addressing the issues of the west coast’s fires and climate change. In his speech, the Democratic presidential candidate said:
Donald Trump’s climate denial may not have caused these fires and record floods and record hurricanes. But if he gets a second term, these hellish events will continue to become more common, more devastating, and more deadly.
Continue reading…Biden calls Trump a ‘climate arsonist’ as president denies science on wildfire tourWest coast wildfires continue to destroy property, kill and damage air qualityTropical Storm Sally is forecast to hit the Louisiana and Mississippi coastline447 new coronavirus deaths and 36,836 new Covid-19 casesIsrael, UAE and Bahrain to sign peace accords at White House at noonIce detainees faced medical neglect and hysterectomies, whistleblower allegesSign up for our First Thing newsletter 11.14am BSTHurricane Sally has been described as ‘powerful but plodding’ by the Associated Press this morning. Hurricane warnings have been replaced by a tropical storm warning from the Mouth of the Pearl River westward to Grand Isle, Louisiana, including in New Orleans, the National Hurricane Center said. A tropical storm warning west of Grand Isle has been discontinued. Related: Five cyclones churn in Atlantic Ocean for only second time in history 11.06am BSTHere’s a reminder of two of the key moments from yesterday, with both Joe Biden and Donald Trump addressing the issues of the west coast’s fires and climate change. In his speech, the Democratic presidential candidate said:Donald Trump’s climate denial may not have caused these fires and record floods and record hurricanes. But if he gets a second term, these hellish events will continue to become more common, more devastating, and more deadly. Continue reading…