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Tropical problems are looming in the last month of the hurricane season

The Atlantic Basin is now devoid of any tropical development after Hurricane Oscar fizzled out on Tuesday, and the National Hurricane Center (NHC) says no further tropical development is expected over the next week.

Don’t let your guard down in the tropics just yet, though, as there are signs the break could be short-lived.

Tropical trouble looms in the final month of the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season.

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Wildfires turn deadly in Connecticut as flames rage across the Northeast

Officials in Connecticut say a firefighter died Tuesday while battling a wildfire that broke out as drought swept into the Northeast.

Wildfires have been reported in Connecticut and New Jersey, and fire warnings have been issued due to the high fire danger in the region. The NWS said a combination of strong winds, low relative humidity and dry fuels would create a “significantly increased fire growth potential” and that fires could spread quickly if one breaks out.

This dramatic image shows intense flames scorching the landscape on Lamentation Mountain in Berlin, Connecticut, on Monday, October 21, 2024.

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Watch: A man jumps into a North Carolina river to save a woman as her house is swept away by Helene

A man jumped headfirst into a raging North Carolina river to save the life of a woman swept into the water by deadly Hurricane Helene. The man said he was in town for his son’s wedding when the incident occurred, and the rescue was captured on video.

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