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Bermuda Prepares for 36 Hours of Life-Threatening Winds as Ernesto Closes In

The Category 2 hurricane bears down on Bermuda as authorities warn of serious dangers.
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Bermuda Prepares for 36 Hours of Life-Threatening Winds as Ernesto Closes In
Satellite imagery of Hurricane Ernesto as it closes in on Bermuda taken at 10:10 a.m. (EDT) on Aug. 16. Screenshot/NOAA/NESDIS/Star-Goes-East
T.J. Muscaro
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Bermuda began locking down on Aug. 16 in the final hours before Hurricane Ernesto’s arrival.

“This is not a storm to be taken lightly,” Bermuda’s Minister of National Security Michael Weeks said in an address to the island’s residents on Aug. 16.
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T.J. Muscaro
T.J. Muscaro
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T.J. Muscaro is an award-winning reporter and NASA Correspondent for The Epoch Times, covering the Artemis program, Space Force, and other public and private ambitions within the growing space industry. Based in Tampa, Florida, he also covers stories of extreme weather and disaster relief, as well as various matters of national and international politics.