Japan’s Self Defense Force is working overtime on Monday, trying to clear mud and scour flooded regions to find missing people. At least 55 are dead in Southern and Eastern Japan following the massive Typhoon Hagibis. Over 100 are injured in Japan on Monday following the flooding, high winds and …
Read MoreTyphoon Hagibis is on a collision course with the island nation of Japan and is expected to arrive sometime Saturday. The impact is likely to be centered on Japan’s central Pacific coast, as Hagibis is rushing up from the south to impact the country. The typhoon is currently cruising over …
Read MorePacific Gas and Electric, a major power company in California, has shut off power to nearly a million customers in the Bay Area, as well as San Jose, Oakland and numerous other cities in the northern part of the state. The intentional outage comes as strong winds and dry conditions …
Read MoreSuper typhoon Hagibis in the Western Pacific Ocean rapidly intensified from a tropical storm to a Category 5 over the course of 24 hours from Sunday to Monday. The storm, which is currently centered 200 miles northeast of Guam, contains sustained windspeeds exceeding 160 miles per hour. Rapid Intensification from …
Read MoreSeveral parts of the country have been battling a Fall heat wave across the early part of October that has seen numerous records broken. While the Northwest has been under a blanket of snow, parts of the East Coast and the South have been sweltering in 90-degree heat. The good …
Read MoreA strange phenomenon is causing lakes in the Orlando region of Florida to rise and flow over adjacent properties. At least three residents have been forced out of their homes in Gotha, a small community about ten miles from Orlando’s downtown district. The nearby Lake Nally and Fischer Lake have …
Read MoreIn most parts of the US, the first weekend of Fall might as well still be Summer. The Southeast is experiencing highs in the low 90’s, while parts of the West Coast and Northeast have temperatures in the mid-70’s to mid-80’s. Montana, meanwhile, has seen up to 48 inches of …
Read MoreAlabama is ablaze, literally and figuratively. Several weeks in a row, the South has seen very little rainfall and very intense heat. Now, that weather is coming to a head, as numerous wildfires rip throughout the state of Alabama. In the last thirty days, Alabama firefighters have beaten back almost …
Read MoreAutumn’s arrival means it’s time for pumpkin spice, Halloween costumes and changing leaves, right? Wrong. Since 2004, the arrival of fall has meant the arrival of serious snowstorms. The last fifteen years have seen Fall in the US open with destructive early snowstorms. Long gone are the days when fall …
Read MoreHere’s what’s happening in national weather for today: The first week of Fall will remain warm for parts of the country; Tropical Storm Karen will strike Puerto Rico and could move towards the US; a tropical disturbance could bring rain to US by this weekend; and Puerto Rico was struck …
Read MoreTropical Storm Karen is centered in the Eastern Caribbean as of Monday morning, though it’s projected to track Northwest over the coming few days. At present, it appears that Karen will bring heavy rains and storm surge to the US Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico. Puerto Rico suffered greatly at …
Read MoreThe seasons, they are a-changing. At least, that’s the case for people living in the Northern Plains this week. The Dakotas and Nebraska are in store for a serious cooldown near the end of this week, though first, they’ll be seeing some serious rainfall. What’s to Come for the Northern …
Read MoreHere are your headlines in weather for today: New study: Earth will warm more rapidly; Wildfires prompt Colorado evacuation; Violent storms for Plains and Midwest; Tropical storm 10 forms in the Atlantic; Criminals driving Amazon deforestation; 1.1 million NYC students to skip school in climate protest. Earth will warm more …
Read MoreIt’s early to tell yet, but tropical disturbance Invest 97L could be the next Atlantic hurricane. The burgeoning storm system is currently rotating midway between the Lesser Antilles and Cabo Verde Islands. The system is expected to track along to the northwest, and it is likely to develop into a …
Read MoreBad news for coffee lovers! The coffee industry is starting to worry as a lack of rain in Brazil threatens coffee bean crops. The drought affects the Minas Gerais region in Brazil, which produces almost three-quarters of all Brazilian coffee beans. Brazil itself is responsible for around thirty percent of …
Read MoreThere’s still more than a week of summer left in the Northern Hemisphere before it gives way to Fall. However, that hasn’t stopped nature from coughing up a light snow in some high elevations in parts of Utah and Wyoming. According to weather services in the area, the snowfall is …
Read MoreThe worst impact from Dorian in North Carolina was on the island of Ocracoke. The island suffered massive amounts of damage from the storm, including storm surge flooding, downed trees, and torrential rainfall. Over 400,000 people in North Carolina were without power when Dorian hit on Friday. Dorian’s Devastation Storm’s …
Read MoreAfter a week spent all along the spectrum of hurricane strengths, Dorian is now clocking in at Category 1. While it might not be carrying the same wind speeds it was as a Category 5 or Category 3 hurricane, Dorian is still dropping buckets of rain and massive amounts of …
Read MoreThe outer bands of rain that encircle Dorian are now lapping at Florida and Georgia, reminding residents of coastal communities there of the storm to come. The slow-moving, massive hurricane has been dominating headlines recently after unloading a torrential and unprecedented downpour on the Bahamas. Now, it’s on track to …
Read MoreHere are the latest updates on Hurricane Dorian and what to expect… Currently: Hurricane Dorian is a slow-moving, Category 3, and still lingering over the northern Bahamas. Dorian is expected to slowly move toward Florida’s East Coast. However, landfall is less likely in Florida, but it is anticipated that the …
Read MoreTropical Storm Dorian has strengthened and is now considered a hurricane. The storm will move through the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico Wednesday with wind gusts over 90 mph. A hurricane warning has been issued for the U.S. and British Virgin Islands, while a Hurricane Watch is in effect for …
Read MoreTropical Storm Dorian, which is moving at a rapid clip through the Caribbean, will contact Puerto Rico on Wednesday, as well as the Virgin Islands. At present, the storm doesn’t seem to have nearly as much destructive power as Hurricane Maria did in 2017. This is some small comfort for …
Read MoreA tropical storm brewing off the coast of the Windward Islands in the Atlantic is likely to become a full-fledged hurricane by mid-week. The storm, named Dorian, threatens to hit the Windward islands by tonight as a tropical storm, bringing heavy rain, high sea levels, and high wind speeds. Tropical …
Read MoreA changing weather pattern on the horizon for the US is bringing falling temperatures in the Midwest, while above-average temperatures will be sticking around on the East Coast and the West Coast. As we go into next week, the jet stream that is normally situated over Canada will be dipping …
Read MoreHurricane season is in full swing, and Tropical Storm Chantal is evidence of this. Late last night, the storm formed over 445 miles from Cape Race in the Atlantic Ocean. Thankfully, the storm isn’t expected to be a threat to any land areas, as it will be moving eastward over …
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