Claims extracted
17
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
24%
4 of 17 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
not political
takes no side on a contested political question
Publisher signals
60/100
Al Jazeera's corrections and
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Outlets on this story
79
Environment
Same framing elsewhere
1
articles that frame the event the way this one does
Hurricane Isaias has intensified into the first hurricane of the Atlantic season as it barrels over record-warm water toward the northern shoreline of the United States Gulf Coast, prompting school closures and local government shutdowns.
asserted
it → intensify → closures
According to the Miami-based National Hurricane Center, the storm is forecast to make landfall in parts of the Florida Panhandle, southern Alabama and southern Mississippi late Friday or early Saturday.
uncertain
storm → accord → Panhandle
The low-lying areas are especially vulnerable to flooding and storm surges.
asserted
areas → lie → flooding
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Nolo → block → Hawaii
The center warned residents in likely impact zones on Thursday to complete all emergency life-safety and property protections without delay.
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center → warn → delay
It has also issued a hurricane watch from Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, through Indian Pass in the northwestern part of Florida in anticipation of torrential downpours and the substantial risk of localised flash and urban flooding.
asserted
It → issue → flash
A rainfall total of 3-6 inches is forecast with isolated peaks up to 10 inches.
asserted
peaks → forecast → inches
“We are expecting Isaias to be a dangerous hurricane when it makes landfall,” Michael Brennan, director of the National Hurricane Center, said in a Thursday morning update, adding that he expects “up to near-major hurricane strength” by Friday as the storm pounds north of Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula.
asserted
storm → expect → Peninsula
On Thursday morning, Isaias was packing maximum sustained winds of nearly 130km/h (80mph) with higher gusts.
asserted
Isaias → pack → gusts
Heavy rain and flash flooding also threaten the inland areas throughout the weekend, extending as far as the Tennessee Valley and potentially encompassing a broad stretch from the inland southeast up through the southern Appalachian Mountains.
asserted
rain → threaten → Mountains
Ahead of the storm, oil and gas producers shut down a significant share of offshore production in the US Gulf, which accounts for almost 15 percent of crude pumped annually in the US.
asserted
which → shut → US
As of Wednesday, about 25 percent of the oil production in the region had been temporarily halted, taking about 511,000 barrels a day off the market, according to the Marine Minerals Administration.
uncertain
percent → halt → Administration
It said eight of the Gulf’s 371 manned oil platforms had been evacuated.
asserted
eight → say → platforms
With oil prices already high, the production cuts are steep enough to affect markets, though other Gulf hurricanes have caused larger disruptions, said Jim Burkhard, global head of crude oil market research for S&P Global Energy.
asserted
Burkhard → affect → Energy
More concerning, he said, is whether Isaias strikes as a powerful storm near refineries.
asserted
strikes → say → refineries
When Isaias was first declared a hurricane on Wednesday, it marked the latest date for an Atlantic season’s first hurricane in 121 years, falling just short of the record set in 1905, according to data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
uncertain
it → declare → Oceanic
The season normally runs from June 1 through November 30.
asserted
season → run → November
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