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On Wednesday afternoon, the Florida panhandle was hit with Hurricane Michael. It began as a Category 4 hurricane, and was placed in Category 3 by the time it reached Georgia—unprecedented for the area. Powerful winds and rains are expected throughout Thursday and Friday through North Carolina. Related: How Hurricane Michael became catastrophically strong overnight One thing you can do to help in the long term is vote out climate change deniers this November. But for immediate aid, here are some places you can donate who are supporting people on the ground. Recommended: 100 Photos Taken Seconds Before Disaster - Decentralized Cuckoo Video Player cuckoo://QmZRt3EzqfL7cT5QxFvgg51VQhoxWqbBPZsvwQmWApNDhH.video GlobalGiving GlobalGiving supports local and grassroots that work to restore areas hit by disasters, and their Hurricane Michael Relief Fund can be found here. They have a current goal of two million dollars, some of which will be directed toward immediate needs, and they al...

After intensifying overnight, Hurricane Michael is now pummeling the Florida Panhandle as a Category 4 storm — the strongest hurricane on record to ever strike the region. Hundreds of thousands of people have been ordered to evacuate as Michael’s winds top speeds of 155 miles per hour, NBC News reports. Recommended: Seconds from Disaster 911 Full Documentary - Decentralized Cuckoo Video Player cuckoo://QmeXQofiuWVM3oHoDVJW86sZrpEoAEkinEYUCaoJ41DQ9Y.video Storm surge is expected to bring flood waters reaching 14 feet high — and the Panhandle is already experiencing “life threatening storm surge, hurricane force winds, and heavy rainfall,” the National Hurricane Center says. For those who stayed put, it’s time to seek shelter out of the way of waves and wind, Florida Governor Rick Scott warned on Twitter: “The time for evacuating along the coast has come and gone.” The storm is unusually strong because of a few things: warm water in the Gulf, favorable wind conditions, and humi...