Hurricane Irene closes in on Eastern Seaboard
Friday, August 26, 2011 - 00:30
in Earth & Climate
North Carolina is likely to take the first hit. Evacuations begin, and at least seven states declare emergencies.As massive Hurricane Irene advanced toward the Eastern Seaboard with 115-mph winds, officials issued a hurricane warning for the entire North Carolina coast to the Virginia border, New York ordered low-lying hospitals and nursing homes to evacuate, and at least seven states declared emergencies.