Deadly fires on rampage in Southern California; Subtropical Storm Melissa forms off Northeast U.S. Coast
By Bob Henson From Weather Underground A major fire emergency—the highest possible alert level—has been declared by the Los Angeles Fire Department for the Saddleridge Fire, which was raging uncontained across 4700 acres at the north end of the San…
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Dorian brushes Florida; serious impacts ahead for the Carolinas
By Dr Jeff Masters From Weather Underground Hurricane Dorian steamed north-northwestward about 80 – 100 miles from the Florida coast Tuesday night into Wednesday morning. The hurricane brought sustained tropical storm-force winds and damaging storm surge flooding to several locations…
Caribbean migration of humpback, right whales brings them off Florida’s east coast
By Tyler Treadway From Daily American There’s a whale of a show going on in the waters off Florida’s east coast, and Capt. Glenn Cameron had a front-row seat New Year’s Day. Cameron and two clients aboard his charter boat The Floridian saw a…
The Editor Speaks: “The Day After Tomorrow”
“The Day After Tomorrow” was a disaster film that depicted catastrophic climatic effects following the disruption of the North Atlantic Ocean circulation in a series of extreme weather events that usher in global cooling and lead to a new ice…
