Starting as a tropical wave off the coast of Africa on August 22nd, Hurricane Kirk never presented a threat to land as it stayed well out over the Atlantic. As the storm weakened and began to dissipate yesterday, the National Hurricane chose to use a famous line from Star Trek to describe the storm’s fate. Read the rest of this story on Examiner.com
An extremely powerful magnitude 7.6 earthquake has occurred east of the Philippines and has the potential to generate a tsunami across the Pacific. Tsunami warnings and watches have been issued for parts of the Pacific Rim. Read the rest of this story on Examiner.com
Hyperbole from climate change alarmists is nothing new with many of the biggest purveyors of the theory seemingly wanting to one-up the comments of the others. Former vice president Al Gore has always been one to provide interesting quotes and this week equated extreme weather events to Biblical catastrophes. Read the rest of this story on Examiner.com including video of Gore’s commentary.
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 amazing photos of previous hurricanes as seen from space.
We now have the fourth hurricane of the 2012 Atlantic season as Isaac has strengthened prior to making landfall tonight. The National Hurricane Center says that Hurricane Isaac is packing Category 1 strength winds of 75mph. Landfall is expected tonight on the eve of the 7th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. Read the rest of this story on Examiner.com including the storm’s forecast track, satellite imagery and more.
Check out this impressive two-day time lapse video showing two days of Isaac’s evolution and track from tropical storm to hurricane.
Saying that the warming climate is a direct result of human activity, the American Meteorological Society released a revised statement on climate change today. The new statement, adopted by the organization without a vote by its members, puts the organization at odds with much of its membership. Is there a controversy brewing? Read the rest of this story on Examiner.com
A swarm of more than 70 earthquakes rocked southern California near the Mexico border Sunday. The most power quake measured 5.5 and damaged buildings in Brawley near the epicenter. Read the rest of this story on Examiner.com including details of the areas ‘shaky’ past and maps of the latest quakes.
To monitor earthquakes closer to Colorado, check out our earthquake activity page.
With an official high temperature in Denver today of 94 degrees, the Mile High City has tied the record for most 90 degree seasonal days. With weather forecasts calling for continued hot weather through the first part of this week, the record is sure to be broken. Read the rest of this story on Examiner.com
Rains from Tropical Storm Isaac have been lashing Puerto Rico and forecasters are expecting the storm to become a hurricane before hitting Hispaniola. Trailing Isaac is another storm system that has just been named Tropical Storm Joyce. Read the rest of this story on Examiner.com including the latest satellite imagery and forecast tracks.
Colorado’s central mountains experienced an earthquake Tuesday afternoon that rattled towns in the area. According to the US Geological Survey (USGS) the magnitude 3.3 temblor occurred at 3:21pm MDT. The epicenter was in Eagle County 10 miles north of Basalt or 16 miles east of Glenwood Springs. It occurred at a shallow depth of 3.1 miles. Read the rest of this story on Examiner.com including details on Colorado’s ‘shaky’ past.
