Superstorm getting stronger
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="Hurricane">Hurricane</span> <span word="Sandy">Sandy</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="monster">monster</span> <span word="storm">storm</span> <span word="bearing">bearing</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="East">East</span> <span word="Coast">Coast</span>, <span word="strengthened">strengthened</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="hundreds">hundreds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="thousands">thousands</span> <span word="moved">moved</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="higher">higher</span> <span word="ground">ground</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="transport">transport</span> <span word="shut">shut</span> <span word="down">down</span>.</p><p><span word="About">About</span> 50 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Mid">Mid</span>-<span word="Atlantic">Atlantic</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Canada">Canada</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="path">path</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nearly">nearly</span> 1,600-<span word="km">km</span>-<span word="wide">wide</span> <span word="storm">storm</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="forecasters">forecasters</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="largest">largest</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mainland">mainland</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="history">history</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="topple">topple</span> <span word="trees">trees</span>, <span word="damage">damage</span> <span word="buildings">buildings</span>, <span word="cause">cause</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="outages">outages</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="trigger">trigger</span> <span word="heavy">heavy</span> <span word="flooding">flooding</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Hurricane">Hurricane</span> <span word="Center">Center</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Category">Category</span> 1 <span word="storm">storm</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="strengthened">strengthened</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="turned">turned</span> <span word="toward">toward</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="coast">coast</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="moving">moving</span> <span word="at">at</span> 24 <span word="km">km</span>/<span word="h">h</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="bring">bring</span> <span word="a">a</span> "<span word="life">life</span>-<span word="threatening">threatening</span> <span word="storm">storm</span> <span word="surge">surge</span>", <span word="coastal">coastal</span> <span word="hurricane">hurricane</span> <span word="winds">winds</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="heavy">heavy</span> <span word="snow">snow</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Appalachian">Appalachian</span> <span word="Mountains">Mountains</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="NHC">NHC</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Nine">Nine</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="states">states</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="declared">declared</span> <span word="states">states</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="emergency">emergency</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Barack">Barack</span> <span word="Obama">Obama</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="warned">warned</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nation">nation</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="brace">brace</span> <span word="itself">itself</span>.</p><p>"<span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="serious">serious</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="storm">storm</span>," <span word="Obama">Obama</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="briefing">briefing</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="federal">federal</span> <span word="government">government</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="storm">storm</span> <span word="response">response</span> <span word="center">center</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Washington">Washington</span>. "<span word="We">We</span> <span word="don">don</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="yet">yet</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="it">it</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="hit">hit</span>, <span word="where">where</span> <span word="we">we</span>'<span word="re">re</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="biggest">biggest</span> <span word="impacts">impacts</span>."</p><p><span word="Sandy">Sandy</span> <span word="killed">killed</span> 66 <span word="people">people</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Caribbean">Caribbean</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="pounding">pounding</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="coastal">coastal</span> <span word="areas">areas</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="rain">rain</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="triggering">triggering</span> <span word="snow">snow</span> <span word="falls">falls</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="higher">higher</span> <span word="elevations">elevations</span>.</p><p><span word="Forecasting">Forecasting</span> <span word="services">services</span> <span word="indicated">indicated</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="storm">storm</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="strike">strike</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Jersey">Jersey</span> <span word="shore">shore</span> <span word="near">near</span> <span word="Atlantic">Atlantic</span> <span word="City">City</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span> <span word="night">night</span>. <span word="While">While</span> <span word="Sandy">Sandy</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="yet">yet</span> <span word="pack">pack</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="punch">punch</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Hurricane">Hurricane</span> <span word="Katrina">Katrina</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="devastated">devastated</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Orleans">Orleans</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2005, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="potent">potent</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="approaches">approaches</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="coast">coast</span>.</p>
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