Approach Of Hurricane Irma Prompts National Park Closures
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Hurricane Irma, a potent storm at the top of the classification scale with winds above 180 mph, was bearing down on the Caribbean on Tuesday, prompting national parks in its path to shutter their operations.
- By NPT Staff - September 5th, 2017 5:56pm