According to The Weather Channel, Tropical Storm Karen developed over the Yucatan Channel and the southern Gulf of Mexico Thursday morning, and is now tracking toward the U.S. Gulf Coast. With the last couple of updates from the National Hurricane Center, Karen has weakened a bit: Welcome news to folks living along the Gulf Coast. That said, hurricane watches continue in effect from Grand Isle, La., to Destin, Fla. These watches do not include metropolitan New Orleans. Read article
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Cleveland.com reports that the cars that normally clog Main Street in Lyons on the way to Rocky Mountain National Park have been replaced by military supply trucks. Shop owners in Estes Park hurriedly cleared their wares in fear that the Big Thompson River will rise again. A plywood sign encouraged residents mucking out their homes […]
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Trend.az reported that, some 64 people were infected with cholera in Iran, corresponding measures have been taken, the condition of the infected is satisfactory, the head of the Center for Disease Management of the Ministry of Health and Medical Education Mohammad Mehdi Gouya said, Fars news agency reported on Wednesday. He noted that, the infected […]
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The Shanghai Daily reports that about 300 tourists are being evacuated from two counties in southwest China’s Yunnan Province after earthquakes hit the province on Wednesday and Saturday, tourism officials said Sunday. Falling rocks injured seven tourists aboard four coach buses after a 5.9-magnitude quake struck the Yunnan-Sichuan border area in the counties of Shangri-La […]
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Reuters reports that Tropical Storm Juliette blew through the Pacific Mexican tourist resort of Cabo San Lucas early on Thursday, killing one man, knocking down trees and causing electricity blackouts, local emergency services said. By mid-morning, Juliette had weakened as it moved along the west coast of Mexico’s Baja California peninsula, about 80 miles northwest […]
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According to Thehimalayantimes.com, a flash flood swept through a construction site in the northwestern Chinese province of Qinghai, killing at least 21 workers, state media reported on Wednesday. Three workers are still missing. Rescuers are still searching for those unaccounted for in Tuesday’s disaster in Wulan county, the official Xinhua News Agency said. Read Article
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As reported by Toledoblade.com, about 600 homes have been evacuated in central Idaho ahead of a large, unpredictable wildfire burning toward the resort communities of Hailey, Ketchum and Sun Valley. Fire officials said today high, gusty winds, low humidity and tinder-dry vegetation created unstable conditions surrounding the 85-square-mile Beaver Creek Fire. One home was destroyed […]
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According to wtsp.com, the massive sinkhole that stretches 100 feet across may now have swallowed its fill. “It’s hard to believe this could happen,” said resort CEO Paul Caldwell as he stared into the hole that swallowed up 28 of his property’s 900 timeshare units. But Sunday night, it was chaos and confusion. “It was […]
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Latimes.com reported that, lava from an erupting volcano killed six people sleeping in a beach village on a small island in eastern Indonesia on Saturday, after ash and smoke from the volcano shot about a mile into the air, officials said. Mount Rokatenda in East Nusa Tenggara province erupted early Saturday morning, and nearly 3,000 […]
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Gov.uk reported that, the typhoon season runs from June to December with most activity between July and September. See Typhoons. See Typhoons. The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) advise against all travel to the exclusion zones around the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear facility identified by the Japanese authorities. Read Article
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