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Friday 25 September 1998 23:02 BST
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METEOROLOGISTS warned of further trouble in the Atlantic when Hurricane Ivan and Tropical Storm Karl collide - causing the "Fujiwhara effect".

The phenomenon, similar to when two spinning tops collide, will occur somewhere west of the Azores when 80mph winds from the hurricane tangle with those of the tropical storm, said to be moving at more than 75mph.

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