NASA sees Tropical Depression Felicia 'swallow' Socorro Island

Fri, 24 Jul 2015 20:20:00 +0200phys (en)

When NASA's Terra satellite flew over the Eastern Pacific Ocean on July 23 at 18:45 UTC (2:45 p.m. EDT) the MODIS instrument captured this image of Tropical Depression Felicia over Socorro Island. Credit: NASA Goddard/MODIS Rapid Response Team. NASA's Terra satellite passed over the Eastern Pacific....

Storms headed for Vero, Fort Pierce 1 min ago

Thu, 23 Jul 2015 23:33:00 +0200tcpalm (en)

SPECIAL ADVISORIES. 4:57 p.m. Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Pointe West, seven miles west of Vero Beach, moving east at 10 mph. Winds in excess of 30 mph will be possible with this storm. The storm is expected to affect Fort Pierce, Vero Beach, Indian River Shores, Vero Beach south and the Fort Pierce Inlet.

Storms likely on Treasure Coast till 5 p.m. 2 mins ago

Thu, 23 Jul 2015 21:20:00 +0200tcpalm (en)

2:33 p.m . Interactions between thunderstorm outflow boundaries and the east coast sea breeze will increase shower and thunderstorm coverage across coastal counties through 5 p.m., especially from Brevard County southward to Martin County. Brief heavy downpours and cloud-to-ground lightning strikes....

Storms expected along coast this afternoon 34 mins ago

Thu, 23 Jul 2015 18:18:00 +0200tcpalm (en)

11:09 a.m.: The highest coverage of showers and storms is expected this afternoon across coastal counties as storms coverage over the east coast. Storm motion will be toward the east-southeast at 10 to 15 mph. 10 a.m.: Westerly winds and atmospheric moisture will combine today to produce another....

Sunshine will turn to clouds and rain Thursday 12 mins ago

Thu, 23 Jul 2015 17:15:00 +0200tcpalm (en)

10 a.m.: Westerly winds and atmospheric moisture will combine today to produce another afternoon with high shower and thunderstorm coverage over east central Florida. Lightning storms will develop later this morning and early afternoon over the western half of the state and move toward the east by mid afternoon.

Millions displaced as a result of climate-related disasters, building in hazard-prone areas

Wed, 22 Jul 2015 14:07:00 +0200homelandsecuritynewswire (en)

In the last seven years, an estimated one person every second has been displaced by a disaster, with 19.3 million people forced to flee their homes in 2014 alone. In 2014, 17.5 million people were forced to flee their homes by disasters brought on by weather-related hazards such as floods and storms, and 1.