Hurricane force Atlantic low sending swell to Caribbean, East Coast, Europe
By Charlie Hutcherson From Surfline Over the weekend, low pressure rapidly intensified as it moved off the US East Coast and through the Western Atlantic. The storm developed and maintained hurricane force winds as it moved east underneath the Canadian…
False tsunami warning sent to the East Coast, Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean
By KALHAN ROSENBLATT From NBC News Some residents along the East Coast received a false tsunami warning on Tuesday morning after a private company sent out an alert following a monthly test by the National Weather Service. A tweet from…
How to see the very special ‘super blue blood moon’ rising this week
BY MIRIAM KRAMER From Mashable A very special total lunar eclipse will grace skies above the Western United States on January 31.That evening, a “super blue blood” moon will rise, giving millions along the West Coast of the United States…
We’ve never seen an East Coast winter storm intensify as fast as the ‘bomb cyclone’
BY ANDREW FREEDMAN From Mashable The “bomb cyclone” that slammed the East Coast on Wednesday and Thursday exceeded weather forecasters’ expectations in nearly every way. It dumped more than a foot of snow on the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast, including 16…
Why the bomb cyclone hitting the [US] East Coast is so unusual
By DAVID GOLDMAN/AP From Wired NOW, THE FIRST thing you should know about a bomb cyclone is it’s just a name—and unlike a sharknado, it’s not a literal one. The very real scientific term describes a storm that suddenly intensifies…
Bomb cyclone
US: Bomb cyclone blasts East Coast, threatens hurricane-force winds By Holly Yan, Judson Jones and Nicole Chavez, CNN (CNN)A dreaded “bomb cyclone” is pummeling the East Coast, hurling blinding snow and wind gusts akin to a Category 1 hurricane. More…
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Mission critical: Return to the Caribbean
From Scuttlebutt Sailing News The Salty Dawg Sailing Association (SDSA) unites, educates, and empowers people interested in blue water sailing or long distance cruising. Their annual rallies handle details and logistics, but the organization had a conundrum this fall for…
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Tropical wave formation chances jump to 40 percent [now 70%] : NHC
BY BEAU EVANS From Nola.com The Times-Picayune A tropical wave in the eastern Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Africa has a 40 percent* [update shows 70%] chance of developing into a tropical storm or depression over the next five…
Feds delay endangered bumblebee’s protection
By Mariella Moon From engadget The rusty patched bumblebee would’ve been the first endangered bumblebee species. The rusty patched bumblebee was supposed to be officially added to the endangered species list on February 10th. Unfortunately, the insect’s fate is now…
US: Record setting hurricanes at an all time low
By Paul McGowan From The Carbon Wars There’s perhaps some good news on weather, for a change—hopefully it is not the calm before…. The U.S. is experiencing a remarkable, record drought from hurricane hits, with only four strikes in the…
