Atlantic hurricane season in 2017 seen more active than normal

Mon, 24 Jul 2017 17:47:00 +0200reuters (en)

(Reuters) - Most meteorologists project the 2017 Atlantic hurricane season will have more named storms, hurricanes and major hurricanes than normal. The Weather Company, an International Business Machines Corp (IBM) business, said Monday it continues to expect a total of 15 named storms and eight hurricanes, three of which will be major hurricanes.

Another tropical depression and third storm of the year develop over East Sea

Sat, 22 Jul 2017 16:10:00 +0200vnexpress (en)

A tropical depression and the third storm of the year have formed over the East Sea, internationally known as the South China Sea, according to the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting (NCHMF). As of 1 p.m. on Saturday, the tropical depression was about 120 kilometers (75 miles)....

News Prepare to be on your own in a major Pacific Northwest disaster Prepare to be on your own in a major Pacific Northwest disaster Local disaster relief may not be ready for mass response to a major event. Here's how you can watch out for you. News 55 minutes ago

Sat, 22 Jul 2017 01:45:00 +0200krem (en)

If you're viewing this story in the KING 5 app, Are you ready to be on your own for days if not weeks in a major natural disaster? Experts say it’s not a matter of if but when. KING 5 is helping you and your family get ready with all day coverage on Monday, July 24. You're on your own. If a 9.

8 dead, 4 missing as Typhoon Talas hit C. Vietnam

Thu, 20 Jul 2017 11:44:00 +0200sinacom-en (en)

HANOI, July 20 (Xinhua) -- Typhoon Talas, which hit Vietnam's central provinces Monday, has left eight people dead and four others missing. Talas was the second tropical storm the country has faced so far this year. It has also caused 175 houses to collapse, ripped roofs off nearly 6,200 houses,....

Eight killed in Vietnam typhoon

Thu, 20 Jul 2017 11:00:00 +0200business-standard (en)

Eight people were killed and four others injured in Vietnam as typhoon Talas hit the country, officials said on Thursday. The typhoon also caused 175 houses to collapse, ripped roofs off nearly 6,200 houses, sank 57 fishing ships and boats and damaged roads and bridges, Xinhua news agency quoted the officials as saying.

8 dead, 4 missing as Typhoon Talas hit C. Vietnam

Thu, 20 Jul 2017 09:57:00 +0200xinhuanet_en (en)

HANOI, July 20 (Xinhua) -- Typhoon Talas, which hit Vietnam's central provinces Monday, has left eight people dead and four others missing. Talas was the second tropical storm the country has faced so far this year. It has also caused 175 houses to collapse, ripped roofs off nearly 6,200 houses,....

Storm Ready 2017: Recalling storms with major impacts on the Gulf Coast

Thu, 20 Jul 2017 01:43:00 +0200fox10tv (en)

MOBILE, AL (WALA) - FOX10 News Chief Meteorologist Jason Smith looks back on some of the most memorable hurricanes to have made impacts on Gulf Coast communities in the FOX10 viewing area. Hurricane Frederic. Landfall: Sept. 12, 1979. Hurricane Frederic was bearing down on the Gulf Coast in September 1979.

Lifelong surfer recalls being called ‘crazy’ for riding the waves during hurricanes

Thu, 20 Jul 2017 00:59:00 +0200miamiherald (en)

I’m Lance Scott O’Brian and I was born at North Miami General, which no longer exists. I grew up in Coconut Grove and South Miami. I’m a hippie baby who grew up with a hippie mom. Mom didn’t have it easy. Dad died when I was almost 5. I was the oldest so you can imagine what the other two brothers were like.

News 22 mins ago 1:41 p.m. Prepare to be on your own in a major Pacific Northwest disaster

Wed, 19 Jul 2017 23:15:00 +0200krem (en)

Are you ready to be on your own for days if not weeks in a major natural disaster? Experts say it’s not a matter of if but when. KING 5 is helping you and your family get ready with all day coverage on Monday, July 24. You're on your own. If a 9.0 earthquake or a tsunami wipes out homes, roads,....

Hurricane season: Better safe than sorry in the River Region

Wed, 19 Jul 2017 18:24:00 +0200montgomeryadvertiser (en)

HURRICANE SEASON 2017 Skip NASA mission could breathe new life into hurricane prediction | 0:44. Christopher Ruf, CYGNSS principal investigator, tinkers with a microsatellite. Hurricanes are loath to give up their secrets. Cloaked in thick rain that scatters light, the storms’ interiors defy the gaze of weather satellites.

Tropical storm Don bites the dust in Atlantic. It's not yet Hilary's time in the Pacific

Wed, 19 Jul 2017 17:22:00 +0200WashingtonPost (en)

The storm once known as Don perished in the tropical Atlantic Ocean on Tuesday evening, while the tropical depression that was on the verge of being named Hilary has seemingly come up short. In its 11 p.m. discussion Tuesday, the National Hurricane Center said Don’s pressure had risen and that the storm had degenerated.

Tropical Storm Don Triggers Flood...of Memes

Wed, 19 Jul 2017 05:22:00 +0200newsweek (en)

Tropical Storm Don, 'Disturbed' and 'Not Particularly Well-Organized,' Inspires Trump Jokes. A storm may be churning in the Atlantic Ocean, but the internet just can't help itself. Tropical Storm Don formed Monday in the Caribbean, bringing with it watches and warnings for places like Grenada, St. Lucia and Barbados.

What are the odds? Tropical storm Don and Hilary could spin at the same time

Tue, 18 Jul 2017 22:08:00 +0200wate (en)

KNOXVILLE (WATE) – Eight months has passed since the 2016 presidential election, but a new battle is brewing among forecasters. WATE 6 Storm Team Meteorologist Ken Weathers says Tropical Storm Don has formed in the Atlantic Ocean while tropical depression #8 has formed in the Pacific Ocean.

Yes, Don and Hilary really are the names of two tropical storms that exist right now

Tue, 18 Jul 2017 19:15:00 +0200washingtonexaminer (en)

It seems they might be doomed to do this forever. Eight months have passed since the 2016 presidential election concluded, but a new battle is brewing between Don and Hilary — at least among forecasters. Tropical Storm Don is moving up and around the northern shore of South America, while a tropical depression in the Pacific Ocean develops.

Fernanda is lurking

Tue, 18 Jul 2017 14:32:00 +0200thegardenisland (en)

It’s the first hurricane of the season set to cross into the Central Pacific basin, which is expected to happen Thursday. The storm is forecasted to gradually weaken over the next few days, bringing some extra rainfall to the islands over the weekend. “This is our reminder that it’s hurricane season through Nov.

Psychologist weighs in on development in deadly shooting at gender reveal party

Tue, 18 Jul 2017 04:00:00 +0200fox19 (en)

COLERAIN TOWNSHIP, OH (FOX19) - A Northern Kentucky psychologist is providing perspective after police announced that the Colerain Township woman who said she lost her unborn child during a mass shooting that left eight injured and one dead was not even pregnant.

Woah! Watch these two waterspouts spin off the coast of Hilton Head

Mon, 17 Jul 2017 16:40:00 +0200islandpacket (en)

The storm did $15 million in damage to the Hilton Head Plantation club's grounds and facilities. On Tuesday, July 4, the club will celebrate the completion of repairs with a relaunch party. Brent Fisher, owner of Falcon Fireworks in Guyton, Ga. the pyrotechnics company hired for two of the displays....