Employees at a National Weather Service office in Maryland were startled when a random message suddenly blared over the intercom in Chinese
By Bryan Logan From Business Insider Federal officials are trying to figure out how a random Chinese-language message suddenly blared over the intercom at a National Weather Service office in Maryland on Wednesday. Minutes before the voice of a Chinese…
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…
Houston braces for more flooding; RCI, Carnival cancel 4 sailings in Harvey’s wake
From Travelweek Posted by Travelweek Group HOUSTON — Hurricane Harvey, the fiercest hurricane to hit the U.S. in 13 years and the strongest to strike Texas since 1961’s Hurricane Carla, the most powerful Texas hurricane on record, has delivered torrential…
LIGHTNING: Preparing for all hazards in the Cayman Islands
From HAZARD MANAGEMENT CAYMAN ISLANDS THE LIGHTNING THREAT Lightning has been known to come into homes via the telephone line or the pipes in the plumbing. Deaths have occurred to persons on the phone or in the bathtub. It can…
Sea of clouds fills Grand Canyon
Sea of clouds fills Grand Canyon in spectacular weather phenomenon By Megan Specia From Mashable A breathtaking weather phenomenon turned the Grand Canyon into a cauldron of soupy cloud cover on Thursday (11) The rare scenes were caused by a…
US north-east snow storm causes travel chaos
From BBC Fire crew’s hose spray freezes in US winter weather A winter storm has caused travel chaos in the north-eastern US, bringing up to two feet (60cm) of snow to some places. Some 2,300 flights were cancelled as the…