- Hurricane Earl bears down on East Coast
(Reuters)
Reuters - Hurricane Earl took aim at North Carolina on Thursday and was on track to lash its barrier islands with dangerous winds and pounding surf before cutting a path up the U.S. East Coast to Canada.
- NHC Report: Gaston still a depression, headed to Caribbean
(Reuters)
Reuters - Recently-downgraded Gaston remained a tropical depression on Thursday as it churned west-northwest in the central Atlantic on a path that will likely take it into the Caribbean Sea, the National Hurricane Center said Thursday.
- Could New York City Handle a Hurricane?
(LiveScience.com)
LiveScience.com - The National Hurricane Center warns that Hurricane Earl may swing
by dangerously close to the U.S. East Coast before curving back out to
sea. While the odds are it won't strike New York City directly, such an
event is not unprecedented, and the city has plans in place to evacuate -
and to hunker down - if need be.
- Typhoon suspends SKorean flights, trains, kills 4
(AP)
AP - Typhoon Kompasu struck South Korea on Thursday, killing at least four people and toppling trees, streetlights and scaffolding in what was called the strongest storm to hit the Seoul area in 15 years.
- The nation's weather
(AP)
AP - Hurricane Earl was forecast to rapidly approach the East Coast on Thursday, bringing unsettled weather to the North Carolina coast.
- Tropical storm warning issued for Long Island
(AP)
AP - A tropical storm warning has been issued for New York's Long Island coast as Hurricane Earl barrels toward the Eastern Seaboard.
- NC National Guard activates 81 for Hurricane Earl
(AP)
AP - The North Carolina National Guard will deploy 81 troops to trouble spots from Hurricane Earl.
- Earl regains category four status as winds pick up
(AFP)
AFP - Hurricane Earl intensified in the Atlantic to become a category four hurricane again Wednesday as sustained winds rose to 135 miles (215 kilometers) per hour, the National Hurricane Center said.
- Big Alien Planet's Weather Forecast: Hot and Extra Cloudy
(SPACE.com)
SPACE.com - Astronomers
peering at a large alien planet have found it to be covered by an
atmosphere unlike that of any extrasolar planet yet seen.
- Hurricane Alley Heats Up with Stormy Threesome
(LiveScience.com)
LiveScience.com - Three swirling storms are roaring across the Atlantic with
nervous East Coast residents keeping a close eye on the conveyor belt of tropical
activity as hurricane season enters its busiest time.
- Hurricane Earl center seen keeping off U.S. coast: NHC
(Reuters)
Reuters - The head of the U.S. National Hurricane Center said on Wednesday he was highly confident Hurricane Earl would veer to the northeast starting late on Thursday, which should keep the worst of the storm from the U.S. East Coast.
- Why Do Hurricanes Often Curve Out to Sea?
(LiveScience.com)
LiveScience.com - The forecast path of Hurricane Earl, expected to run parallel to the
U.S. East Coast before heading offshore, is a typical one for Atlantic
storms to follow.
- Hurricane warning for NC coast as Earl approaches
(AP)
AP - A hurricane warning has been issued for the North Carolina coast as powerful Hurricane Earl approaches the East Coast.
- Blasts kill up to eight in Pakistan's Lahore, 100 hurt
(Reuters)
Reuters - At least two bombs exploded at a Shi'ite procession in the Pakistani city of Lahore on Wednesday, killing up to eight people and wounding 100, piling pressure on a government already overwhelmed by floods.
- How Are Hurricanes and Tropical Storms Named?
(Time.com)
Time.com - Hurricanes and other tropical storms are given names to make it easy for the public to know which particular storm warnings or news reports to follow. It's especially important in busy hurricane seasons that see multiple storms at the same time
- Hurricane Earl path prompts 'hurricane watch' for North Carolina coast
(The Christian Science Monitor)
The Christian Science Monitor - As hurricane Earl moves closer to the US, the National Hurricane Center issued a hurricane watch Tuesday for the area north of Surf City, N.C., to Duck, N.C.
- Hurricane Earl heads toward US East Coast
(AFP)
AFP - Powerful Hurricane Earl hurtled toward the US East Coast on Tuesday, amid warnings it may cause catastrophic damage after dumping heavy rain and wind on Caribbean islands.
- Web-surfing the tropical storm: Preparing for Hurricane Earl
(The Newsroom)
The Newsroom - Hurricane Earl and Tropical Storm Fiona have some people worried. Web searches on "hurricane earl tracker" have soared an astounding 1,505% in the past 24 hours. Related lookups on "hurricane earl path" are up 408% and "hurricane earl forecast" searches have spiked 725%.
- Hurricane Earl upped to powerful category four
(AFP)
AFP - US weather experts Monday raised Hurricane Earl to a category four storm, warning "catastrophic damage" will occur if it makes landfall as it barrels across the Caribbean towards the US.
- U.N. says 270,000 at risk as floods loom in Ethiopia
(Reuters)
Reuters - More than a quarter of a million Ethiopians are at risk from severe flooding next month when heavy rain is expected in the country, according to government estimates issued by the United Nations on Monday.