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‘Bombogenesis’ replaces ‘Polar Vortex’ as global warming excuse for extreme cold
By P.J. Gladnick From Newsbusters Forget about polar vortex as an excuse for how global warming is causing extreme cold weather. A brave new word seems to have replaced it: “bombogenesis.” The most enthusiastic promoter of bombogenesis in the mainstream…
UPDATE: TD 9 – Chances for tropical development in Gulf, Atlantic
BY NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER TROPICAL DEPRESSION NINE DISCUSSION NUMBER 2 NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL092014 400 AM CDT WED OCT 22 2014 After the increase of deep convection noted earlier, thunderstorm activity associated with depression has leveled off,…
Bermuda: Roads blocked and serious damage Island-wide from Hurricane Gonzalo
By The Royal Gazette staff Published Oct 18, 2014 at 3:42 am (Updated Oct 18, 2014 at 9:48 am) Large areas of the Island’s roads are blocked by fallen trees and downed poles. Barely a road is passable and the…
Hudhud lashes India, Vongfong pounds Japan, Atlantic storms strengthen
UPDATE: Gonzalo is now a HURRICANE Hurricane Gonzalo has prompted hurricane warnings, watches and tropical storm warnings for Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands and the Leeward Islands as it sweeps in from the tropical Atlantic Ocean. Air Force Hurricane Hunters…
25th Anniversary: Hurricane Hugo left path of destruction in US, Caribbean
By Mark Leberfinger, AccuWeather.com Staff Writer Hurricane Hugo made landfall 25 years ago, leaving a path of death and destruction from the Caribbean to the southern and eastern United States. Hugo was responsible for 49 deaths in the U.S. and…
Hurricane strands tourists, sparks looting in Mexico
By Yemeli AFP From Yahoo News Cabo San Lucas (Mexico) (AFP) – Hurricane Odile destroyed homes and shut down airports in Mexico’s Baja California peninsula, sparking looting, marooning thousands of foreign tourists and injuring 135 people. The powerful storm caused…
A flood of rhetoric
By T. M. Krishna From The Hindu Why doesn’t a natural calamity move India and Pakistan beyond political posturing? On October 8, 2005, an earthquake of magnitude 7.6 shook Kashmir. The tragedy was of epic proportions. Most of the casualties…
Cayman Islands Government channels mark Hurricane Ivan Anniversary
Government Information Services (GIS) television and social media channels join Radio Cayman this month in showcasing memories of Hurricane Ivan, 10 years after the storm passed through the Cayman Islands. Hurricane Ivan was the tenth most intense Atlantic hurricane ever…
Labor Day hurricane/JW Marriott’s 1st Caribbean hotel
Caribbean convection & Labor Day Hurricane. History of the Bonus Army & the Vets washed out to Sea.. From BobbiStorm From Hurricane Harbor Friday, August 29, 2014 In the Gulf of Mexico there is a large area of convection that…
Vigorous tropical wave coming off Africa this weekend – will need watching closely
From Dr Jeff Masters Weather Underground Little change to 97L headed towards the Lesser Antilles A tropical wave (Invest 97L) was near 13°N, 47°W on Tuesday morning, about 900 miles east of the Lesser Antilles Islands, and was headed west…
