Moisture from Polo and ex-hurricane Odalys is helping spawn heavy rain and potential flooding from northwest Mexico into the southwest and central U.S.
Tropical Storm Rachel grew stronger Monday evening as it moved along Mexico's southern Pacific coast Monday, roughly in the path of Hurricane Polo.
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Forecasters are calling for dangerous conditions at Southern California beaches, with high surf, erosion and possible coastal flooding, as a pair of storms roil warm Pacific waters.
States across the southwestern and central U.S. are bracing for severe weather from the remnants of this powerful cyclone.
Residents of Mexico’s Baja California Sur state boarded up homes and workers hauled dirt and rubble to shore up embankments as Hurricane Polo bore down on the peninsula on Monday, threatening high winds, floods and mudslides. Meanwhile, Hurricane Nolo could still bring torrential rain to parts of Hawaii even as the storm edged away from the state. In Mexico’s Puerto San Carlos, a fishing town of about 5,700 people, some feared high tides and pounding waves from Polo could breach barriers and...
The category-three storm is approaching the state of Baja California Sur, on Mexico's northern Pacific coast.
Hurricane warnings are in effect for parts of Mexico's Baja California Sur as Hurricane Polo, a Category 3 storm, heads toward the peninsula. Polo is expected to reach the west coast of Baja California Sur on Monday, cross the peninsula Monday night and move inland over southern Sonora by early Tuesday, according to the National Hurricane Center. Forecasters said it should still be near major hurricane strength when it hits Baja.In Hawaii, Hurricane Nolo has strengthened into a Category 4 storm with 155 mph winds and could reach Category 5 on Monday. Watches and warnings for the main Hawaiian Islands have been lifted, but a hurricane watch is now in effect for part of the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument, and large waves are expected to wash over some low-lying islands.A new tropical...
Heavy rain and storms have triggered floods and landslides that killed at least 56 people in India, while in Nepal, at least 14 have died and another 11 are missing, with authorities there warning on Sunday that more flash floods are possible. - REUTERS
Hurricane Polo, which has weakened to a Category 3 storm, is expected to make landfall on the Pacific coast of Baja California Sur on Monday night, forecasters said, bringing sustained winds of 100 to 130 kilometres per hour and heavy rain to the popular tourist destination.
Hurricane Nolo edged further away from the Hawaiian Islands on Sunday as major Hurricane Polo bore down on Mexico's Baja California peninsula with a threat of storm surge, high winds and heavy rains.
Hurricane Nolo is moving away from Hawaiian islands but threat of heavy rain, flash floods and strong winds persists Hurricane Nolo was moving away from the Hawaiian islands on Sunday, but the threat of heavy rain, flash flooding and strong winds persisted in areas of the island chain still recovering from previous storms. Nolo was about 365 miles (585km) south-south-west of Honolulu and moving away from the Big Island at about 12mph (19kph). But the Hawaii county civil defense agency said a high wind warning, wind advisory and high surf advisory remained in effect for parts of the island through Sunday evening as Nolo’s maximum sustained winds rose to 115mph (165kph). Continue reading...
Noteworthy storms, tropical and otherwise, continued to pepper the Eastern and Central Pacific and North Atlantic on Sunday. The big landfall threat is Hurricane Polo (see below), but several other systems were making news this weekend – including a lumbering coastal storm in the Northeast U.S. that’s been unusually prolonged. Former Category 5 Polo is still […]
Keys crops such as cereals, potatoes, sugar and oils grown in areas with moderate to very high risk The vast majority of the UK’s essential foods, including cereals, potatoes, sugar and oil, are grown in areas of England rated as having a moderate to very high risk of drought. A very high proportion – 81% – of England’s fresh produce is concentrated in parts of the country that are already experiencing water stress, according to the analysis by the nature-focused investment fund Rebalance Earth . Continue reading...
Hurricane Nolo strengthened Sunday morning as it moved westward south of the Hawaiian Islands, the National Hurricane Center said.
Hurricane Polo was a powerful Category 3 storm Sunday morning as it turned toward making landfall along Mexico's Baja California Peninsula.
Bangkok residents stranded by neck-deep floodwaters on Sunday appealed for clean water and food, as Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul cut short a diplomatic trip to the United Kingdom to monitor the response amid growing criticism online. In the worst floods to hit the Thai capital in 15 years, life has ground to a standstill in parts of the city since Friday evening, prompting the town hall to declare a disaster in all 50 districts. Days of incessant rains that overwhelmed Bangkok’s...
A powerful nor’easter is currently disrupting life on the US East Coast, delivering heavy rainfall and fierce winds. More than 100,000 households are without power due to downed trees and lines. Air travel has come to a standstill with numerous cancellations and delays across airports. Coastal regions are on alert for possible flooding from exceptionally high tides, while emergency teams remain on standby for further challenges as the storm unfolds.
Hurricanes near Hawaii. A nor’easter on the East Coast. The ocean phenomenon’s influence on storms around the country may just be getting started.
The City of Angels is bracing for monster Hurricane Polo as its effects reverberate across California's Golden Coast.
NAALEHU, Hawaii — Hurricane Nolo is forecast to strengthen into a major hurricane in the Pacific Ocean over the weekend and unleash intense rain, the possibility of life-threatening flash flooding and dangerous surf for Hawaii’s Big Island.Nolo was a Category 5 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 160 mph early Saturday, the National Hurricane Center said, as its outer rainbands hit the Big Island. Hurricane conditions are possible on the island, especially in areas with steep terrain, the weather service warned.The storm was moving north-northwest at 10 mph on Saturday morning, but was expected to turn northeast and head toward Baja California Sur on Monday.This marks the third hurricane in less than two months to whip past Hawaii (following Lala and Lowell). The active Pacific hurricane...
The monstrous Pacific hurricane has intensified to such an extreme that some meteorologists believe it belongs in a category that does not officially exist. Models show its remnants hitting the US.
Hurricane Nolo is predicted to pass well south of the Hawaiian Islands over the weekend but is still likely to cause "catastrophic" downpours.
Forecasters say storm will cause heavy rains and large waves along the coast, near communities still recovering from extreme weather Hurricane Nolo is expected to bring potentially life-threatening and catastrophic flooding to Hawaii on Friday, affecting communities that are still recovering from devastating storms earlier this summer. The state activated more than 230 Hawaii national guard members and closed schools ahead of the storm. Nolo is expected to move west on Saturday and not directly hit the islands, but forecasters say it will still cause heavy rainfall, as much as 25in, as well as large and damaging waves along the coast. Continue reading...
People on Hawaii's Big Island are preparing for another potentially life-threatening and catastrophic storm as Hurricane Nolo is expected to bring flash floods and extreme surf as it churns just south of the islands through the weekend.
Residents in Hawaii have been told to prepare for hurricane conditions as Nolo intensified into a hurricane on Thursday, threatening Hawaii's Big Island with potentially catastrophic flooding.Some areas of the Big Island are expected to see up to 35 inches of rain, with life-threatening flash flooding possible, according to the National Hurricane Center. Nolo is one of three storms currently brewing in the Pacific.A second, the Category 5 Hurricane Polo, is off Mexico's Pacific coast and is expected to approach Baja California Sur on Monday, according to the NHC. A third storm, Hurricane Odalys, strengthened into a Category 3 storm but is churning over open water far from land.Hurricane Nolo is expected to remain south of the Big Island through Saturday before turning west and moving away from...
Area’s second-most intense hurricane on record being fuelled by exceptionally warm Pacific waters Hurricane Polo is barreling towards the Baja California region of Mexico, the latest system in a Pacific hurricane season that has been notably active in recent months. On 22 September, a measurement of 892 millibars was registered for Hurricane Polo, making it the second-most intense hurricane on record in the east Pacific. It is fuelled by exceptionally warm waters across the Pacific Ocean, providing favourable conditions for the system to maintain its considerable strength. Polo is expected to turn towards the west-north-west, before taking a more north-westerly trajectory on Saturday. It has maximum sustained winds of around 150mph, with even stronger gusts occurring within the most intense...
Nolo threatens Hawaii with flooding rain and dangerous surf, while powerful Hurricane Polo could make another impact to México and more tropical systems take shape.
Millions along the US East Coast have been told to brace for a major Atlantic storm set to cause heavy downpours, flooding and power outages.
California's iconic coastal cities are bracing for another damaging hurricane this weekend as Hurricane Polo approaches, forcing at least one of them to declare an emergency.
Hawaii's Big Island was under a hurricane watch late Wednesday night after Tropical Storm Nolo formed in the Pacific Ocean earlier in the day, the National Hurricane Center said.Nolo is expected to become a hurricane by Thursday night and could become a major hurricane by the weekend, the center said. A storm is considered a major hurricane when it reaches Category 3 or higher on the hurricane scale, meaning it has maximum sustained winds of at least 111 mph. Maps show Tropical Storm Nolo's pathStorm Nolo had maximum sustained winds of 50 mph as of late Wednesday night local time. Its core was some 460 miles south-southeast of Honolulu and 285 miles south of South Point, which is on the Big Island.Nolo was crawling north at 2 mph, but a "general north to north-northeast motion is expected through...
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Southwestern Mexico braced for heavy rain and mudslides after Polo became a major hurricane. Forecasters warned another system headed for Hawaii could cause catastrophic flooding later in the week.
A major storm has erupted just miles off the US coast, bringing life-threatening conditions to over a million Americans.
The BBC's Courtney Sargent explains how El Niño could have rapidly turned Hurricane Polo into one of the Pacific season's most powerful storms.
The biggest flotation in five years was a bit of a shoo-in. Let’s see what happens when overseas competition is tougher Indian billionaire’s payments firm plots biggest London flotation in years A win is a win, but we should probably contain our excitement about the biggest flotation in London for five years . Airtel Money, a payments processor that operates in 13 African countries and should be worth between £6bn and £7bn, is a welcome addition to the stock market but it would be a stretch to say the event marks a definitive change in the weather to end the listings drought. Why? Because, in a sense, Airtel Money is already here. It is a 78%-owned subsidiary of Airtel Africa, an established FTSE 100 firm with a market value of £11.3bn ultimately controlled by Bharti Enterprises...
Hurricane Polo has grown into one of the most powerful Pacific cyclones in decades, and it was expected to skirt Mexico's southwestern coast as a Category 5 storm.
Hurricane Polo has exploded into a monstrous Category 5 storm with 180-mph winds, becoming the second-strongest hurricane ever recorded in the eastern Pacific as it threatens Mexico’s southwestern coast with life-threatening floods and mudslides. The National Hurricane Center said Polo was still strengthening after rapidly intensifying on Tuesday. The storm is expected to remain “extremely dangerous” for the next several days as it tracks northwestward over an ocean environment loaded with extremely warm water, abundant moisture and low wind shear. “Therefore even more strengthening is possible,” the hurricane center warned, raising the prospect of an even more powerful storm as Polo continues feeding on the overheated Pacific. Hurricane Polo threatens flash floods and mudslides. PBS The...
Polo, with sustained winds of 165mph, is churning 215 miles south of Zihuatanejo but is unlikely to directly hit Mexico A tropical storm off the south-west coast of Mexico has intensified into a category 5 monster in fewer than 24 hours, fueled by stronger than usual El Niño weather patterns in the Pacific Ocean. Hurricane Polo was sending out maximum sustained winds of 165mph (266km/h) on Tuesday as its center churned about 215 miles (346km) south of the coastal city of Zihuatanejo, in Guerrero state. Continue reading...
In less than 24 hours, a storm system just off Mexico's west coast increased from a tropical storm to a powerful Category 5 hurricane.
There have only been six named storms this Atlantic hurricane season so far, and most of them only lasted a couple of days. What’s going on? Where’s all the hurricane activity?
The Dome fire burning in Yosemite national park on 15 September.Photograph: National Parks Service/AP Two helicopter pilots died while fighting a fire in Yosemite national park on Sunday afternoon. The pilots were conducting water drops over the Dome fire, which had burned more than 3,000 acres since it ignited last week, when their helicopter crashed around 3pm, according to the Federal Aviation Administration. Related: ‘We’re near a breaking point:’ firefighters say US government is failing them amid intense wildfire season The pilots were employed by the aerospace company Precision and were working with a wildland firefighting crew that specializes in using ropes to descend from helicopters to reach otherwise inaccessible terrain, known as helitack rappelling. The helicopter went down...
Tropical Storm Polo is expected to become a "small but very dangerous" hurricane by Tuesday, according to the National Hurricane Center.
Two people died when a helicopter crashed while conducting water-bucket drops to fight a wildfire in Yosemite National Park in California.
Tropical Storm Fay reached near hurricane strength overnight but was forecast to weaken on Monday, forecasters said.
The glacial collapse that killed 1,400 people in Nepal in August highlighted one epicenter for such disasters — but there are other hotspots that experts are worried about.
On Sept. 20, 2017, Hurricane Maria made landfall in Puerto Rico as a Category 4 storm.
Flash floods inundated communities in Lom Sak district of Phetchabun province after heavy overnight rain caused the Pasak River to overflow its banks, forcing about 300 households to evacuate on Saturday.
[Nile Post] Residents of Kisoro District in southwestern Uganda have been warned to prepare for heavier rainfall, floods, landslides and lightning strikes expected to persist through 2027.
On Sept. 18, 2003, Hurricane Isabel slammed into the North Carolina coast, causing nearly 40 deaths and inflicting property damage estimated at $4 billion.
Not a single hurricane has formed in the Atlantic basin yet this year.
Bangladesh is rightly praised for saving lives during cyclones and floods. Early warning systems, cyclone shelters and community mobilisation have turned once-catastrophic disasters into emergencies in which evacuation is often possible. But behind that success lies a quieter national failure: millions of people are being uprooted inside the country, often more than once, without a […]
Hurricane und Southside geben die ersten 17 Acts für 2027 bekannt: Muse, mgk und Phoebe Bridgers führen das bisherige Line-up an. Die ersten Namen für Hurricane und Southside 2027 stehen fest. Insgesamt 17 Acts haben die beiden Schwesterfestivals für das Wochenende vom 18. bis 20. Juni angekündigt. Angeführt wird die erste Bandwelle von Muse, mgk und Phoebe Bridgers. Dazu kommen unter anderem I Prevail, Pierce The Veil, Dropkick Murphys, Feine Sahne Fischfilet und Giant Rooks. Mit... Der Beitrag Hurricane und Southside 2027: Muse, mgk und Phoebe Bridgers erschien zuerst auf Rolling Stone.
Trent Parke, 47, thought he was prepared for Hurricane Lowell, but when the river by his home in Wainiha, Hawaii, burst its banks it was just the beginning of his nightmare ordeal.
The reinstated federal BRIC program funds projects that make communities more resilient before fires, floods, and hurricanes strike.
A private group working with the Indian government is concerned that the Himalayan water cycle supplying south Asia’s rivers will dry up, but not before delivering apocalyptic flash floods.
Der Song erscheint auf „Heart of Gold: The Songs of Neil Young, Vol. 2 – Out of the Blue“, das diesen Herbst zusammen mit Vol. 3 erscheint. My Morning Jacket und die Preservation Hall Jazz Band haben Neil Youngs „Like a Hurricane“ für ein kommendes Tribute-Album neu interpretiert und dabei ganz neue Emotionen freigelegt. Ihre Version des Songs, der 1977 auf Youngs Album „American Stars 'n Bars“ erschien, wartet noch immer mit einem gewaltigen Gitarrensolo auf – doch Jim James singt die... Der Beitrag My Morning Jacket und die Preservation Hall Jazz Band covern Neil Youngs „Like a Hurricane“ erschien zuerst auf Rolling Stone.
Authorities warned that dry weather and heavy winds could contribute to the rapid spread of wildfire as a massive blaze scorched nearly 3,500 acres in Mendocino County.
Hurricane Polo made its first landfall around 11 p.m. Monday night in Mexico in Baja California Sur, bringing high winds and flash-flooding.
Three hurricanes in the past month have given Hawaii a taste of what a record-setting El Niño will bring to many states this year.
Hurricane Polo was to make landfall in Mexico's Baja California Peninsula within hours, the National Hurricane Center said Monday evening.
Polo aims for Baja California, Nolo flirts with Category 5 strength, and Rachel intensifies as the Pacific’s relentless late-September storm train rolls on. Meanwhile, Hanna is born in the Atlantic.
A major hurricane is expected to hit the coast of North America Monday night, triggering flood warnings for six million people in the US.
Tropical Storm Rachel formed along Mexico's southern Pacific coast and was expected to follow roughly the same track as Hurricane Polo.
The ocean phenomenon could raise sea levels by up to a foot as El Niño keeps warm water trapped along the coast Concerns are mounting about an ocean phenomenon known as a Kelvin wave that could raise sea levels along the California coastline by up to a foot, as scientists say El Niño is supercharging the threat of storm surges and flooding in the coming months. As an incredibly strong El Niño continues to develop in the Pacific, the phenomenon brings with it a strange shift in the ocean. The Kelvin wave phenomenon is created when trade winds that usually blow from South America towards Asia die down or reverse in El Niño years, setting off a massive, slow-moving slosh of water. Continue reading...
Millions across the Pacific coast of Mexico are bracing as a monster storm closes in.
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Hurricane Polo was moving toward a Baja California Peninsula landfall on Monday,and a second landfall in mainland Mexico late Monday or early Tuesday,
Hurricane Nolo strengthened Sunday afternoon as it moved westward south of the Hawaiian Islands, the National Hurricane Center said.
In Nepal, heavy rainfall has caused devastating floods and landslides, resulting in 21 lives lost and extensive damage. Authorities have evacuated around 3,000 residents from perilous areas to guarantee their safety. This deluge follows the earlier Bhotekoshi floods, which had a death toll of over 1,400. As rescue efforts continue, landslides have disrupted operations in several districts, and tourists in vulnerable areas are being advised to take precautions.
HILO, Hawaii (AP) — Hurricane Nolo edged further away from the Hawaiian Islands on Sunday as major Hurricane Polo bore down on Mexico's southern Baja California peninsula with a threat of storm surge, high winds and heavy rains. Nolo was well southwest of Hawaii and moving away from the Big Island as the weekend drew to a close. A high-wind warning, wind advisory and high surf advisory remained in effect for parts of the island through Sunday evening as Nolo’s maximum sustained winds increased to near 105 mph (165 kph). Meanwhile, residents of Mexico's Baja California braced for the expected arrival Monday of Category 3 Polo, which had top sustained winds of 125 mph (205 kph) Sunday evening, the U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami said. Heavy rainfall from Polo...
At least one person killed and nearly 150,000 households lost electricity from North Carolina to New England A strong, deadly storm known as a nor’easter battered the US’s east coast over the weekend, bringing power outages, flooding, damaging winds and hazardous ocean conditions. Trees and power lines were knocked down across the region, at least one person was killed and hundreds of thousands were left without electricity as officials cautioned that conditions could deteriorate further. Continue reading...
Heavy rain from Hurricane Nolo is ramping up in southern Hawaii, the islands’ third dangerous brush with a hurricane in just six weeks. Potentially life-threatening flooding and mudslides are again possible as the state contends with a Pacific tropical season supercharged by this year’s super El Niño. Nolo rapidly intensified into a Category 2 hurricane … The post Deluge begins in Hawaii as Hurricane Nolo continues to strengthen appeared first on Egypt Independent.
The 2026 hurricane season has been remarkable, from the potentially record-breaking calm in the Atlantic Ocean to the hyperactive eastern and central Pacific Ocean. Only seven tropical storms have formed in the Atlantic, while 18 tropical storms and hurricanes have formed in the Pacific. In a normal year, the Atlantic and the eastern Pacific hurricane basins see similar activity, with 14 to 15 named storms, including seven to eight hurricanes by the time the season ends on Nov. 30. This year, the Atlantic hasn't yet produced a single hurricane, while the eastern Pacific has already produced eight. What's interesting about this season is that a few of the storms that have occurred in the two basins originated in Africa and were influenced by the same powerful climate phenomenon, El Niño. But...
As Hurricane Polo approaches Mexico, parts of Southern California are forecasted to get heavy surf and high tides.
Residents across New Jersey, Massachusetts, Delaware and New York without electricity as storm hits A slow-moving, powerful storm known as a nor’easter crept along the coast of the US north-east on Saturday, producing high winds that knocked out electricity to thousands of people while whipping up big waves and heavy rains that created dangerous conditions in some places. Tens of millions of people were in the path of the storm, which was forecast to affect the mid-Atlantic area and New England throughout the weekend. About 100,000 customers in the region were without electricity Saturday. Continue reading...
Catastrophic flooding and winds are expected to threaten over one million Americans as a growing hurricane approaches the US.
Hurricane Polo is a Category 5 hurricane again Saturday after weakening to a Category 4 storm earlier in the week.
After sustaining extensive damage from waves brought on by Hurricane Marie in early September, the Long Beach peninsula will soon be threatened by Hurricane Polo.
In his maiden address to UN General Assembly, Shah, 36, said, “Glaciers and floods do not travel with a visa stamped on passports.” His address on Thursday came during his first foreign trip since taking office on March 27.
Polo is the 18th named storm of the hurricane season.
Hurricane Polo neared Category 5 intensity again Wednesday after weakening to a Category 4 storm earlier in the day.
The Pacific Ocean has had an unusual number of storms this year, while the Atlantic hasn't recorded a single full-blown hurricane. Scientists point to an exceptionally strong El Niño.
Forecasters say up to 40 million people in multiple US states could be affected by the early season northeasterly storm High winds and heavy rain were beginning to batter New England on Friday as a “significant” nor’easter, the first such storm of the fall, threatened to disrupt weekend plans for millions. In the Pacific Ocean, meanwhile, three separate hurricanes, one threatening “ catastrophic flooding ”, including life-threatening flash floods, in Hawaii, were churning as a record-setting El Niño continued to amplify severe weather events on a global scale. Continue reading...
Nolo will slow down as it nears Hawaii's Big Island and is expected to become a major hurricane this weekend, bringing torrential rain to areas that have been flooded by big storms this summer.
Two hurricanes in the Pacific could combine with high tides to cause flooding and erosion at Southern California beaches early next week.
The storm has already prompted Mexican authorities to close several Pacific ports.
Hurricane season is showing no signs of slowing down, with three storms brewing in the Pacific.Powerful Category 5 Hurricane Polo is sending bands of heavy rain and strong winds across Mexico's southwestern coast, while Tropical Storm Nolo is forecast to intensify into a hurricane late Thursday, threatening Hawaii's Big Island with potentially catastrophic flooding.Some areas of Hawaii are expected to see up to 35 inches of rain, according to the National Hurricane Center. A third storm, Hurricane Odalys, is churning over open water far from land.Polo is forecast to remain a powerful major hurricane for the next few days, with its core expected to stay offshore before moving farther out to sea, according to the NHC. Nonetheless, the storm could produce up to eight inches of rain in parts of...
Nor’easters are usually a winter phenomenon. But this week’s storm is arriving earlier than usual, and it could take on some characteristics more typical of tropical systems.
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Residents along Mexico’s west coast stacked sandbags to fortify beachfront shops and evacuated their homes, while Hawaii’s Big Island and Maui braced for potentially catastrophic flooding, as separate hurricanes swirled in the Pacific on Thursday. Nolo became a hurricane in the Pacific Ocean on Thursday night and was expected to strengthen while turning toward the Big Island, the National Hurricane Center said. Forecasters warned that the Big Island could see rainfall totals of 15 to 30 inches (38 to 76 centimeters), with higher amounts possible through Saturday. The island of Maui also could be hit with life-threatening floods, the hurricane center said. Meanwhile, heavy rains from powerful Hurricane Polo could cause torrential flooding and landslides...
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Nolo is the 14th named storm of the hurricane season in the central Pacific.
Hurricane Polo exploded from a tropical storm into a powerful Category 5 hurricane in less than 24 hours on Tuesday.
The full fury of a significant September nor'easter will target New England, where high winds lead to extensive power outages and heavy rain swamps outdoor activities this weekend. The storm and its effects are occurring through the full moon this weekend, which will raise tide levels and lead to major coastal flooding. Long-duration pounding surf will cause extensive beach erosion from North Carolina to southern Maine. "This storm may be remembered for its destructive coastal flooding and severe beach erosion, especially along eastern Long Island and the Massachusetts coast," AccuWeather Chief Meteorologist Jon Porter said. Storm surge, tidal flooding into Friday The pressure difference between high pressure over the interior Northeast and developing low pressure off the mid-Atlantic coast...
From drought to major floods and extreme heat, El Nino will have a huge impact on the world's weather. In the Atlantic, it could mean a season without hurricanes.
The storm's sudden intensification off the coast of Mexico is "truly remarkable", the US hurricane monitoring agency said.
Hurricane Polo, drifting slowly off Mexico's coast, remains an "extremely dangerous" Category 5 hurricane, the National Hurricane Center said Tuesday.
Hurricane Polo could bring heavy rains that will pommel parts of southwestern Mexico, according to the National Hurricane Center. Impacts to California are expected to be limited
Hurricane Polo developed into a monster Category 5 storm Tuesday morning. Forecasting models show potential paths of its remnants hitting several US states over the next few days.
Hurricane Polo grew into a Category 4 storm in the eastern Pacific late on Monday and was forecast to bring heavy rain to southwestern Mexico but remain offshore.
A strengthening hurricane in the Pacific Ocean is set to bring more humid and uncharacteristic weather straight toward Southern California.
In a rare expression of forecast confidence, NHC predicted Polo would become a Cat 5 at a time when it was still a tropical storm.
Fay is the 6th named storm of the hurricane season
Two people aboard a helicopter fighting a wildfire in Yosemite National Park were killed in a crash Sunday, authorities said.
Maps that account for rainfall and overwhelmed storm drains show greater risks than traditional flood plain maps.
A tropical depression southwest of the Azores strengthened Sunday into Tropical Storm Fay and could approach hurricane strength overnight.
While the Atlantic remains historically quiet with no hurricanes so far, several systems are stirring in the Pacific, including one that could strengthen near Mexico next week.
Last year, remnants of a typhoon damaged homes, infrastructure and an archaeological dig site. Now, archaeologists are trying to get as many objects out as possible before the next storm.
Some experts worry factors affecting wheat exports could push global food prices even higher than they are now Wheat prices are at their highest level in three years, which means farmer Merrill Nielsen should be getting more for his crops out of his 2,500-acre (1,010-hectare) Kansas farm. Yet even as future prices for bread-type wheat are up 39%, Nielsen is unsure whether increased prices will raise his bottom line. The price of diesel fuel, which he needs to run his tractor, has hit record highs. Then there’s the erratic weather that made him lose his entire wheat crop in the spring, and drought has overtaken the southern Great Plains. Continue reading...
Hurricane experts have never seen anything like what is happening in the Atlantic Ocean this year, and it is having a major impact on Americans in storm-prone areas.
An online forecasting tool translates complex glacier data into information that gives residents and officials more time to prepare and respond.
Potentially historic rainfall threatens millions this week in a region of the US that often struggles to see any rain at all.
Hiker Timothy Smith, 53, missing after late-August floods but officials decline to identify remains Human remains have been discovered near Arizona’s Crystal Rapids, over two weeks after a flash flood tore through the Grand Canyon, leaving two people dead and one person missing. National Park Service personnel recovered the remains, before transferring them to the Coconino county medical examiner’s office, the agency confirmed over email. Continue reading...
As the climate warms, changes in snowmelt, glacier retreat and water availability can cause untold hardship for Himalayan communities, including increased flooding risk. Understanding and modelling these changes can help avoid potential disasters, The post Himalayan floods: avoiding future disasters appeared first on British Antarctic Survey.
Latest daily reductions will further choke one of the world’s most important shipping lanes The Panama canal plans to again cut maritime traffic due to worsening drought caused by the El Niño climate phenomenon, further choking up one of the world’s most important shipping lanes. The canal handles 5% of global maritime trade and about 40% of US container traffic; it is favoured by shippers because it usually reduces cost and transit times, especially for companies trading between China, Asia and the US. Continue reading...
Flooding in West Bengal has led to three deaths, while severe beach erosion has been witnessed in Orange county Flooding around the city of Malda in the Indian state of West Bengal since Thursday has had a devastating effect. So far, three deaths have been recorded and many areas are still flooded, with numerous villages affected, along with the region of Bhutni. Erosion from the flooding, reported from Khaskol, led to a disruption in river flow which led to a more severe impact in Bhutni. More than 100 boats have been sent out for evacuation. At East Basudevpur, a 20ft (6-metre) embankment collapsed, reducing the channel from 550ft to under 150ft, which could lead to further flooding unless repaired. This flooding resulted after the Ganges River rose about 75cm above its “extreme danger”...
Richard Huye charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud in apparent scheme linked to 2021 storm aftermath The first defendant charged in connection with an alleged major property insurance fraud scheme in the aftermath of Hurricane Ida in 2021 in Louisiana appears poised to plead guilty, if federal criminal court records are any indication. Richard William Huye III, who faces a count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud while working as an attorney for Texas law firm McClenny Moseley and Associates (MMA), is scheduled to tentatively appear at a rearraignment hearing on 28 September, filings in New Orleans’s federal courthouse show. Continue reading...
On Saturday, the Atlantic set a record for the longest start to a season without a hurricane since the satellite era began. Experts say El Nino creates conditions that prevent storms from developing, despite warm ocean waters.