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Hurricane Erin
In this NOAA image taken by the GOES satellite, Hurricane Erin crosses the Atlantic Ocean as it moves west on August 16, 2025. According to the National Hurricane Center, Erin has strengthened to a Category 5 storm as the first major hurricane of the 2025 season. (Getty Images)

Researchers propose a more holistic way of classifying hurricanes

University researchers from Florida and the Netherlands tested a new hurricane classification system that goes beyond wind speed.
food bank line
People wait in line as free food is distributed to residents in need at a weekly food bank at Our Lady of Refuge Church in Brooklyn on February 28, 2024 in New York City.(Spencer Platt / Getty Images)

Proposed SNAP cuts would push food banks toward ‘breaking point’

Proposed cuts to food assistance threaten not only to harm food-insecure people, but deprive food banks of valuable data they need to serve their communities.
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