C’bean braces for worsening drought as dry season nears

Wed, 23 Sep 2015 15:24:00 +0200jamaicaobserver (en)

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) The most severe drought to hit the Caribbean in recent years is expected to worsen despite rains from tropical storms that have replenished some reservoirs. Forecasters say El Nino phenomenon is gathering strength and will continue to warm the tropical Pacific until early....

Caribbean Braces for Worsening Drought as Dry Season Nears

Wed, 23 Sep 2015 02:35:00 +0200voanews (en)

SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO— The most severe drought to hit the Caribbean in recent years is expected to worsen despite rains from tropical storms that have replenished some reservoirs. Forecasters say the El Nino phenomenon is gathering strength and will continue to warm the tropical Pacific until early....

Caribbean braces for worsening drought as dry season nears

Wed, 23 Sep 2015 01:26:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The most severe drought to hit the Caribbean in recent years is expected to worsen despite rains from tropical storms that have replenished some reservoirs. Forecasters say El Nino phenomenon is gathering strength and will continue to warm the tropical Pacific until....

Caribbean braces for worsening drought as dry season nears

Tue, 22 Sep 2015 23:59:00 +0200therepublic (en)

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico The most severe drought to hit the Caribbean in recent years is expected to worsen despite rains from tropical storms that have replenished some reservoirs. Forecasters say El Nino phenomenon is gathering strength and will continue to warm the tropical Pacific until early next....

Caribbean Braces for Worsening Drought as Dry Season Nears

Tue, 22 Sep 2015 23:53:00 +0200ABCnews (en)

The most severe drought to hit the Caribbean in recent years is expected to worsen despite rains from tropical storms that have replenished some reservoirs. Forecasters say El Nino phenomenon is gathering strength and will continue to warm the tropical Pacific until early next year, which translates....

Caribbean braces for worsening drought as dry season nears

Tue, 22 Sep 2015 23:47:00 +0200chron (en)

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The most severe drought to hit the Caribbean in recent years is expected to worsen despite rains from tropical storms that have replenished some reservoirs. Forecasters say El Nino phenomenon is gathering strength and will continue to warm the tropical Pacific until....

Caribbean braces for worsening drought as dry season nears

Tue, 22 Sep 2015 21:35:00 +0200nzherald (en)

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) " The most severe drought to hit the Caribbean in recent years is expected to worsen despite rains from tropical storms that have replenished some reservoirs. Forecasters say El Nino phenomenon is gathering strength and will continue to warm the tropical Pacific until early next year.

Caribbean braces for worsening drought as dry season nears

Tue, 22 Sep 2015 21:23:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The most severe drought to hit the Caribbean in recent years is expected to worsen despite rains from tropical storms that have replenished some reservoirs. Forecasters say El Nino phenomenon is gathering strength and will continue to warm the tropical Pacific until early next year.

The Battle of Britain and the 2015 election

Tue, 22 Sep 2015 01:54:00 +0200torontosun (en)

OTTAWA - We mark the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Britain this fall and the unshakeable courage of those including more than 100 Canadians who fought from July 10 to October 31 in 1940 in the world’s first aerial battle. On Sunday, under sunny skies on Parliament Hill, a few thousand gathered....

Hurricane Igor, 5 years later: What one reporter saw

Mon, 21 Sep 2015 11:59:00 +0200CBC (en)

On Sept. 21, 2010, Hurricane Igor struck eastern Newfoundland. Lee Pitts hit the road for CBC News, and with videographer Eddy Kennedy documented the storm's intense destruction for nine days straight. Watch the videos below as he looks back at footage captured five years ago, and shares some the stories that stuck with him.

Tropical hurricane hits Long Island and New England in 1938

Sun, 20 Sep 2015 18:42:00 +0200nydailynews (en)

(Originally published by the Daily News on Sept. 22, 1938.) Along a fifty-mile stretch of Long Island’s South Shore, Coast Guardsmen and volunteer searchers hunted this morning for bodies of victims of a tropical hurricane that had swept that North Atlantic coast and taken a known toll of 116 lives.

Tropical Storm Ida poses no threat to land

Sat, 19 Sep 2015 20:58:00 +0200dominicantoday (en)

Miami.– Tropical Storm Ida formed Friday night in the central Atlantic Ocean, over 1,000 miles east of the Lesser Antilles. According to the U.S. National Hurricane Center forecast, Ida is expected to move to the northwest across the Atlantic, slowly intensifying to near hurricane strength by the middle of the week.

Tropical Storm Ida And Tropical Depression 9 Over The Atlantic

Sat, 19 Sep 2015 05:55:00 +0200caribseek (en)

WILLEMSTAD, Curaçao (CSN) – Tropical Storm Ida formed over the Atlantic Ocean tonight and Tropical Depression 9 should become a remnant low within the next 24 hours. El Niño could bring early end to Atlantic Hurricane Season. Tropical Storm Ida. At 1100 PM AST (0300 UTC), the center of Tropical Storm Ida was located near latitude 13.

Tropical Depression 10 to develop into a storm by Friday night: NHC

Sat, 19 Sep 2015 02:40:00 +0200news-yahoo-in (en)

(Reuters) - Tropical Depression 10 of the Atlantic hurricane season is likely to develop into a tropical storm by Friday night, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said on Friday. The system was located about 905 miles (1460 kilometers) of the Cape Verde Islands and with maximum sustained winds of 35....

Tropical Depression 10 to develop into a storm by Friday night: NHC

Fri, 18 Sep 2015 23:55:00 +0200reuters (en)

Tropical Depression 10 of the Atlantic hurricane season is likely to develop into a tropical storm by Friday night, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said on Friday. The system was located about 905 miles (1460 kilometers) of the Cape Verde Islands and with maximum sustained winds of 35 miles per....

Death toll from Southwest flooding continues to rise

Fri, 18 Sep 2015 21:57:00 +0200CBSnews (en)

ZION NATIONAL PARK, Utah -- Some in the group of seven hikers were new to climbing and swimming through narrow canyons when fast-moving floodwaters trapped them in a popular sandstone gorge in southern Utah's Zion National Park. CBS Evening News Search continues after major floods in Utah.

Death toll from Utah-Arizona border flooding rises to 20

Fri, 18 Sep 2015 20:31:00 +0200news-yahoo-in (en)

ZION NATIONAL PARK, Utah (AP) — Some in the group of seven hikers were new to climbing and swimming through narrow canyons when fast-moving floodwaters trapped them in a popular sandstone gorge in southern Utah's Zion National Park. The park named the men and women, six from California and one from....

Death toll from flash flooding this week on Utah-Arizona border rises to 20, with body found

Fri, 18 Sep 2015 19:56:00 +0200startribune (en)

The park named the men and women, six from California and one from Nevada, who died when a flash flood rushed through the canyon earlier this week. Their identities were released after rescuers traversed a 100-foot drop into a rugged terrain to find the last victim's body.

Zion Park names California, Nevada hikers killed in flood, death toll rises to 20

Fri, 18 Sep 2015 19:32:00 +0200foxnews (en)

ZION NATIONAL PARK, Utah – Some in the group of seven hikers were new to climbing and swimming through narrow canyons when fast-moving floodwaters trapped them in a popular sandstone gorge in southern Utah's Zion National Park. The park named the men and women, six from California and one from....

Zion National Park Region Floods Death Toll Rises to 20

Fri, 18 Sep 2015 19:27:00 +0200usnews (en)

ZION NATIONAL PARK, Utah (AP) — Some in the group of seven hikers were new to climbing and swimming through narrow canyons when fast-moving floodwaters trapped them in a popular sandstone gorge in southern Utah's Zion National Park. The park named the men and women, six from California and one from....

Death toll from Utah-Arizona border flooding rises to 20

Fri, 18 Sep 2015 18:53:00 +0200therepublic (en)

ZION NATIONAL PARK, Utah Some in the group of seven hikers were new to climbing and swimming through narrow canyons when fast-moving floodwaters trapped them in a popular sandstone gorge in southern Utah's Zion National Park. The park named the men and women, six from California and one from Nevada,....

Death toll from Utah-Arizona border flooding rises to 20

Fri, 18 Sep 2015 18:52:00 +0200seattletimes (en)

Utah's Zion National Park named the men and women, six from California and one from Nevada, who died when a flash flood rushed through a canyon earlier this week. Their identities were released after rescuers traversed a 100-foot drop into a rugged terrain to find the last victim's body.

Death Toll From Utah-Arizona Border Flooding Rises to 20

Fri, 18 Sep 2015 18:31:00 +0200ABCnews (en)

Some in the group of seven hikers were new to climbing and swimming through narrow canyons when fast-moving floodwaters trapped them in a popular sandstone gorge in southern Utah's The park named the men and women, six from California and one from Nevada , who died when a flash flood rushed through the canyon earlier this week.

Death toll from Utah-Arizona border flooding rises to 20

Fri, 18 Sep 2015 18:25:00 +0200usnews (en)

ZION NATIONAL PARK, Utah (AP) — Some in the group of seven hikers were new to climbing and swimming through narrow canyons when fast-moving floodwaters trapped them in a popular sandstone gorge in southern Utah's Zion National Park. The park named the men and women, six from California and one from....

Zion Park names California, Nevada hikers killed in flooding

Fri, 18 Sep 2015 18:19:00 +0200siouxcityjournal (en)

ZION NATIONAL PARK, Utah (AP) — Hours after rescuers traversed a 100-foot drop into a rugged Utah area to find the seventh victim of a flash flood, Zion National Park officials released the names of all those killed . The hikers — six from California and one from Nevada — died when fast-moving....

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 800 AM EDT FRI SEP 18 2015

Fri, 18 Sep 2015 17:20:00 +0200thedailyherald (en)

For the North Atlantic...Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico: The National Hurricane Center is issuing advisories on TropicalDepression Nine , located in the central tropical Atlantic. 1. A large area of disturbed weather extending from the eastern Gulf ofMexico across the Florida peninsula and into....

Tropical depression fizzles but another on the horizon

Fri, 18 Sep 2015 11:03:00 +0200caribbean360 (en)

FLORIDA, United States, Friday September 18, 2015 – Just about a day after forming, the tropical depression off the Leeward Islands is fizzling. And the National Hurricane Centre (NHC) says it should be nothing more than a remnant low later today. Tropical depression nine is about 1,070 miles east....

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 800 AM EDT THU SEP 17 2015

Thu, 17 Sep 2015 15:06:00 +0200thedailyherald (en)

For the North Atlantic...Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico: The National Hurricane Center is issuing advisories on TropicalDepression Nine , located in the central tropical Atlantic. 1. Shower activity associated with a broad area of low pressure locatedabout 600 miles southwest of the Cape Verde....

The Latest: California sheriff's sergeant among flood's dead

Thu, 17 Sep 2015 03:53:00 +0200therepublic (en)

HILDALE, Utah The latest on the deadly flash flooding to hit the Utah-Arizona border region (all times local): 7:27 p.m. A Southern California sheriff's department says one of six people killed in flash flooding that swept through Utah's Zion National Park is a sergeant with the department, and his wife was also on the hiking trip.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 200 PM

Wed, 16 Sep 2015 20:47:00 +0200thedailyherald (en)

200 PM EDT WED SEP 16 2015. For the North Atlantic...Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico: The National Hurricane Center is issuing advisories on newly formed Tropical Depression Nine , located in the central tropical Atlantic. 1. Shower activity has changed little in organization with a broad area....

Tropical Depression Nine forms in the Atlantic - NHC

Wed, 16 Sep 2015 19:49:00 +0200trust (en)

Sept 16 (Reuters) - Tropical Depression Nine of the 2015 Atlantic hurricane season has developed over the central tropical Atlantic, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said on Wednesday. The system was located about 1,215 miles (1,950 km) east of the Lesser Antilles with maximum sustained winds of....

Tropical Depression Nine forms in the Atlantic: NHC

Wed, 16 Sep 2015 17:11:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)

(Reuters) - Tropical Depression Nine of the 2015 Atlantic hurricane season has developed over the central tropical Atlantic, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said on Wednesday. The system was located about 1,215 miles (1,950 km) east of the Lesser Antilles with maximum sustained winds of 30 miles....

Tropical Depression Nine forms in the Atlantic: NHC

Wed, 16 Sep 2015 17:01:00 +0200reuters (en)

Tropical Depression Nine of the 2015 Atlantic hurricane season has developed over the central tropical Atlantic, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said on Wednesday. The system was located about 1,215 miles (1,950 km) east of the Lesser Antilles with maximum sustained winds of 30 miles per hour (45 kph), the Miami-based weather forecaster said.

The Day in History - September 16

Wed, 16 Sep 2015 11:08:00 +0200jamaicaobserver (en)

Today is the 259th day of 2015. There are 106 days left in the year. TODAY'S HIGHLIGHT. 1994: A federal court jury in Anchorage, Alaska, orders Exxon Corp to pay US$5 billion in punitive damages to Alaskan fishermen and natives for the March 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill. OTHER EVENTS.

The Battle of Britain: Fighting for Freedom

Tue, 15 Sep 2015 19:57:00 +0200gc (en)

September 15, 2015. Waged from July to October 1940, The Battle of Britain pitted a small group of Allied fighter pilots against a far larger German air force the Luftwaffe. Their victory gave hope to the people of Great Britain and to other freedom-loving nations.