Posts Tagged ‘hurricanes’
Tuesday, January 8th, 2013 2:23pm MDT
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid’s comment last week that those who suffered the effects of Hurricane Katrina had it easy as compared to the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy has sparked a quick and vicious response. Sen. David Vitter called the Democrat leader ‘an idiot’ Monday and Reid was forced to issue an apology. Read the [...]
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Wednesday, August 29th, 2012 9:48am MDT
On the surface of the Earth hurricanes bring destruction and oftentimes death with a ferocity unlike any other type of weather. Viewed from above however hurricanes seem almost tranquil and in some ways beautiful as is seen in new video of Hurricane Isaac from the International Space Station. Check out the stunning video as well as [...]
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Friday, August 10th, 2012 2:03pm MDT
The 2012 Atlantic hurricane season has been a relatively active one although not particularly notable. NOAA forecasters have updated their outlook for the season though and are cautioning that hurricane activity may soon increase in the basin. Read the rest of this story on Examiner.com
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Monday, August 29th, 2011 4:23pm MDT
The Atlantic’s first major hurricane struck the United States over the weekend becoming the first hurricane to make landfall in the country since 2008. It adds to the nation’s tally of billion dollar disasters this year and leaves at least two dozen people dead in its wake. As reported by the Natural Disasters Examiner, initial [...]
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Monday, December 13th, 2010 12:25pm MDT
Every child should have a toy under the Christmas tree but the sad reality is that there are those that go without. In New Orleans, the city is still recovering from Hurricane Katrina and many children have been forced to grow up all too soon and face the reality of a natural disaster. The U.S. [...]
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Sunday, December 12th, 2010 4:18am MDT
Virtually every forecaster predicted an extremely active 2010 hurricane season and they were proven right. Mercifully however the United States was spared the worst as not one storm made landfall in the U.S. In all, there were 19 named storms in 2010 which ties 1887 and 1995 for the third most on record. Of those [...]
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Wednesday, September 1st, 2010 12:30pm MDT
A slightly weakened but still powerful Hurricane Earl continues on its path drawing nearer to the United States East Coast. In recent days, astronauts aboard the International Space Station have been afforded stunning views of the storm from their 220 mile high perch. According to the National Hurricane Center (NHC), Hurricane Earl’s forecast path will [...]
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Tuesday, May 25th, 2010 6:49am MDT
Hurricanes are a deadly and devastating annual ritual for much of the Gulf Coast and East Coast of the United States. With June 1st being the unofficial start of hurricane season, President Barack Obama proclaimed this week National Hurricane Preparedness Week. Throughout the week the National Hurricane Center (NHC) will be releasing information designed to [...]
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Saturday, March 20th, 2010 6:44am MDT
The eastern coast of Australia was on high alert as Tropical Cyclone Ului prepared to make landfall in Queensland. Packing winds approaching 75 mph (165 km/hr), the government has begun evacuations in advance of the powerful storm. The Australian Bureau of Meteorology said that Ului had shown intensification over the past six hours and was [...]
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Thursday, December 10th, 2009 3:50pm MDT
The hurricane forecasting team at Colorado State University (CSU) has issued its preliminary forecast for the Atlantic hurricane basin for next year. Generated by Dr. Phil Klotzbach and Dr. Bill Gray, the forecast calls for above normal levels of tropical cyclone activity. For the 2010 season, Klotzbach and Gray expect an “above-average Atlantic basin tropical [...]
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