What did Donald Trump claim about climate and energy on 26 Sep 2017?
Donald Trump, President of the United States ·
I mean, the second one hit Puerto Rico as a category 5.
Maria hit Puerto Rico as a category 4. Forecasters called it an extremely dangerous category 4 at landfall, with winds just below category 5 strength.
The National Hurricane Center's Advisory 17 on Hurricane Maria, issued at 500 AM AST on September 20, 2017 as the eye was about to make landfall in Puerto Rico, gave maximum sustained winds near 155 mph and said 'Maria is an extremely dangerous category 4 hurricane'. NHC's later final report says Maria's winds when its center crossed the coast near Yabucoa were 'just below the threshold of category 5 intensity' (NOAA/NHC, Hurricane Maria Advisory 17; Tropical Cyclone Report AL152017).
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- Joint news conference with Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy at the White House.
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