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Severe storm watches issued for Jamaica and Caymans, Patty becomes a tropical storm near Azores
Read full article: Severe storm watches issued for Jamaica and Caymans, Patty becomes a tropical storm near AzoresA hurricane watch for the Cayman Islands and a tropical storm warning for Jamaica have been issued as a weather system in the Caribbean is expected to strengthen.
An unusual hurricane season goes from ultra quiet to record busy and spawns Helene and Milton
Read full article: An unusual hurricane season goes from ultra quiet to record busy and spawns Helene and MiltonExplosively intensifying Hurricane Milton is the latest freaky system to come out of what veteran hurricane scientists call the weirdest storm season of their lives.
Wind, rain but no name as tropical disturbance approaches Carolinas coast
Read full article: Wind, rain but no name as tropical disturbance approaches Carolinas coastHeavy winds and rains from a storm in the Atlantic that wasn’t quite organized enough to get a name hit a stretch of the southeastern U.S. coast.
Forecasters still predict highly active Atlantic hurricane season in mid-season update
Read full article: Forecasters still predict highly active Atlantic hurricane season in mid-season updateFederal forecasters are still predicting a highly active Atlantic hurricane season thanks to near-record sea surface temperatures and the possibility of La Nina.
Here’s when storm chances return to Metro Detroit
Read full article: Here’s when storm chances return to Metro DetroitThe sunshine will continue for the end of the weekend on Sunday, but with a southerly flow starting to kick in, we will bring in a little more humidity as we work throughout the afternoon.
How the hot water that fueled Hurricane Beryl foretells a scary storm season
Read full article: How the hot water that fueled Hurricane Beryl foretells a scary storm seasonHurricane Beryl’s explosive growth into an unprecedented early storm shows the literal hot water the Atlantic and Caribbean are in right now and the kind of season ahead.
Animal rescuers try to keep dozens of dolphins away from Cape Cod shallows after mass stranding
Read full article: Animal rescuers try to keep dozens of dolphins away from Cape Cod shallows after mass strandingAnimal rescuers were trying to keep dozens of dolphins away from shallow waters around Cape Cod after 125 of the creatures earlier stranded themselves.
Beryl strengthens into hurricane in Atlantic, forecast to grow into major storm entering Caribbean
Read full article: Beryl strengthens into hurricane in Atlantic, forecast to grow into major storm entering CaribbeanBeryl has grown into a hurricane in the Atlantic and is forecast to strengthen into a major storm as it nears the Caribbean.
Bird flu is highly lethal to some animals, but not to others. Scientists want to know why
Read full article: Bird flu is highly lethal to some animals, but not to others. Scientists want to know whyScientists are trying to determine why bird flu kills some animals quickly but leads to mild illnesses in others.
Stock market today: Wall Street hangs around its records after European stocks slump
Read full article: Stock market today: Wall Street hangs around its records after European stocks slumpU.S. stocks hung around their record levels as Wall Street remained relatively quiet following another slide in Europe.
The UN says more aquatic animals were farmed than fished in 2022. That's the first time in history
Read full article: The UN says more aquatic animals were farmed than fished in 2022. That's the first time in historyThe total global volume of fish, shrimp, clams and other aquatic animals that are harvested by farming has topped the amount fished in the wild from the world’s waters for the first time ever.
Dangerous brew: Ocean heat and La Nina combo likely mean more Atlantic hurricanes this summer
Read full article: Dangerous brew: Ocean heat and La Nina combo likely mean more Atlantic hurricanes this summerGet ready for what nearly all the experts think will be one of the busiest Atlantic hurricane seasons on record thanks to unprecedented ocean heat and a brewing La Nina.
Experts say coral reef bleaching near record level globally because of 'crazy' ocean heat
Read full article: Experts say coral reef bleaching near record level globally because of 'crazy' ocean heatScientists say temperatures that have gone “crazy haywire” hot, especially in the Atlantic, are close to making the current global coral bleaching event the worst in history.
4 people die on Spain's coastlines after falling into sea during high winds
Read full article: 4 people die on Spain's coastlines after falling into sea during high windsEmergency services in Spain say four people have died in three separate incidents on Spain’s Atlantic and Mediterranean coastlines after falling into the sea.
Hurricanes are now twice as likely to zip from minor to whopper than decades ago, study says
Read full article: Hurricanes are now twice as likely to zip from minor to whopper than decades ago, study saysA study says Atlantic hurricanes are now more than twice as likely as before to rapidly intensify from wimpy minor hurricanes to powerful and catastrophic in just 24 hours.
Tropical Storm Philippe chugs toward Bermuda on a path to Atlantic Canada and New England
Read full article: Tropical Storm Philippe chugs toward Bermuda on a path to Atlantic Canada and New EnglandTropical Storm Philippe is aiming for Bermuda on a path that would eventually take it to Atlantic Canada and eastern New England.
Tropical Storm Philippe soaks northeast Caribbean on a path toward Bermuda, New England and Canada
Read full article: Tropical Storm Philippe soaks northeast Caribbean on a path toward Bermuda, New England and CanadaTropical Storm Philippe is drenching the U.S. and British Virgin Islands as it spins away from the northeast Caribbean on a path that would take it toward Bermuda and later New England and Atlantic Canada.
Tropical Storm Philippe makes landfall in Barbuda as heavy rains drench northeast Caribbean
Read full article: Tropical Storm Philippe makes landfall in Barbuda as heavy rains drench northeast CaribbeanTropical Storm Philippe has made landfall in the tiny island of Barbuda as it unleashes heavy rains and flash floods in the northeast Caribbean.
Atlantic nations commit to environmental, economic cooperation on sidelines of UN meeting
Read full article: Atlantic nations commit to environmental, economic cooperation on sidelines of UN meetingMore than 30 Atlantic countries on four continents have committed to bolster coordination on economic development, environmental protection, maritime issues and more.
Tropical Storm Lee strengthens into a hurricane as it churns across Atlantic toward Caribbean
Read full article: Tropical Storm Lee strengthens into a hurricane as it churns across Atlantic toward CaribbeanTropical Storm Lee has strengthened into a hurricane as it churns through the open waters of the Atlantic on a path that would take it near the northeast Caribbean.
NOAA doubles the chances for a nasty Atlantic hurricane season due to hot ocean, tardy El Nino
Read full article: NOAA doubles the chances for a nasty Atlantic hurricane season due to hot ocean, tardy El NinoFederal forecasters are doubling chances of a nasty Atlantic hurricane season this summer and fall.
Here comes El Nino: It's early, likely to be big, sloppy and add even more heat to a warming world
Read full article: Here comes El Nino: It's early, likely to be big, sloppy and add even more heat to a warming worldAfter months of gradually warming sea surface temperatures in the tropical Pacific Ocean, NOAA officially issued an El Nino advisory Thursday and stated that this one might be different than the others.
How busy will Atlantic hurricane season be? Depends on who wins unusual battle of climatic titans
Read full article: How busy will Atlantic hurricane season be? Depends on who wins unusual battle of climatic titansTwo clashing climatic behemoths, one natural and one with human fingerprints, will square off this summer to determine how quiet or chaotic the Atlantic hurricane season will be.
Fiona, Ian retired from list of tropical cyclone names
Read full article: Fiona, Ian retired from list of tropical cyclone namesWeather officials say they’re retiring the names Fiona and Ian from the rotating list of Atlantic tropical cyclone names because of the death and destruction caused by the most recent storms with those names.
Atlantic hurricane season ends with averge number of storms
Read full article: Atlantic hurricane season ends with averge number of stormsAn Atlantic hurricane season with 14 named storms has ended, leaving residents in the Florida Keys to celebrate even though others around Florida and Puerto Rico continue to deal with the damage caused by Hurricanes Ian, Nicole and Fiona.
Hurricane Ian gets nasty quickly, turbocharged by warm water
Read full article: Hurricane Ian gets nasty quickly, turbocharged by warm waterHurricane Ian is quickly gaining monstrous strength as it moves over oceans partly heated up by climate change, just like 30 other Atlantic tropical storms since 2017 that became much more powerful in less than a day.
Florida evacuation list for Hurricane Ian: Tracking orders by county, find your zone
Read full article: Florida evacuation list for Hurricane Ian: Tracking orders by county, find your zoneThe best way to be prepared for a hurricane storm surge is to know your evacuation zone and plan your destination and travel routes ahead of time.
Florida evacuation orders for Hurricane Ian: Track by county, how to find your zone
Read full article: Florida evacuation orders for Hurricane Ian: Track by county, how to find your zoneWe’re tracking live updates on Hurricane Ian as it nears Cuba and eventually Florida this week in the Atlantic. Here’s how to find your evacuation zone, as counties begin to issue orders.
Florida evacuation zones for Hurricane Ian: How to find your zone by county
Read full article: Florida evacuation zones for Hurricane Ian: How to find your zone by countyWe’re tracking live updates on Hurricane Ian as it nears Cuba and eventually Florida this week in the Atlantic. Here’s how to find your evacuation zone, in the case of an evacuation order.
World leaders at France summit mull ways to protect oceans
Read full article: World leaders at France summit mull ways to protect oceansWorld leaders are trying to save the planet’s oceans in talks on France’s Atlantic coast aimed at fighting overfishing and plastic pollution, and finding fairer ways to manage the seas.
La Palma: Hundreds more evacuate to flee volcano lava
Read full article: La Palma: Hundreds more evacuate to flee volcano lavaHundreds of people were evacuated during the night on the Spanish island of La Palma as a river of molten rock creeps deeper into a coastal town during a protracted volcanic eruption.
August proves deadliest month for migrants braving Atlantic
Read full article: August proves deadliest month for migrants braving AtlanticThe International Organization for Migration says migrant deaths along the Atlantic route from West Africa to Spain’s Canary Islands reached a record high last month with 379 lives lost at sea.
Elsa strengthens into season’s 1st hurricane in Caribbean
Read full article: Elsa strengthens into season’s 1st hurricane in CaribbeanElsa has strengthened into the first hurricane of the Atlantic season and it's blowing off roofs, snapping trees and destroying crops in the eastern Caribbean, where officials closed schools, businesses and airports under the threat of flash flooding and landslides.
Airbus-Boeing deal eases US-EU tensions but conflicts remain
Read full article: Airbus-Boeing deal eases US-EU tensions but conflicts remainThe deal the United States and the European Union reached Tuesday to end their long-running rift over subsidies to Boeing and Airbus will suspend billions in punitive tariffs.
As Russia tensions simmer, NATO conducts massive war games
Read full article: As Russia tensions simmer, NATO conducts massive war gamesThousands of NATO troops, several warships and dozens of aircraft are taking part in military exercises stretching across the Atlantic and into the Black Sea region as tensions with Russia simmer.
Forecast: 40% chance Earth to be hotter than Paris goal soon
Read full article: Forecast: 40% chance Earth to be hotter than Paris goal soonA new world weather agency forecast says it'll likely be so hot in the next five years that there's a 40% chance the globe will push past the temperature limit set by the Paris climate agreement.
General: China's Africa outreach poses threat from Atlantic
Read full article: General: China's Africa outreach poses threat from AtlanticThe top U.S. general for Africa says a growing military threat from China may well come from America’s east, as Beijing looks to establish a large navy port capable of hosting submarines or aircraft carriers on the Atlantic coast of Africa.
Metro Detroit weather: Still dealing with more raindrops
Read full article: Metro Detroit weather: Still dealing with more raindropsThe anticipated deep upper level low pressure area did exactly what it was expected to do, and currently sits right on the state line. This is bringing in a feed of moisture all the way from the Atlantic, which will manifest itself in the form of showers throughout the day (while a steady rain is falling across most of Sanilac County early this morning, even that should transition to showers). It won’t rain continuously today, but the potential is there all day long across southeast Michigan. And by the way, since that upper low is south of most of us, the rain will be coming in from the east!
Bye Alpha, Eta: Greek alphabet ditched for hurricane names
Read full article: Bye Alpha, Eta: Greek alphabet ditched for hurricane names(NOAA via AP)With named storms coming earlier and more often in warmer waters, the Atlantic hurricane season is going through some changes with meteorologists ditching the Greek alphabet during busy years. The Greek alphabet had only been used twice in 2005 and nine times last year in a record-shattering hurricane season. AdMeanwhile, the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration is recalculating just what constitutes an average hurricane season. STARTING EARLIERMIT hurricane researcher Kerry Emanuel said “this whole idea of hurricane season should be revisited." So a warming world means the new normal is busy hurricane seasons just like the last 30 years.
EU, US agree to suspend tariffs over Airbus-Boeing dispute
Read full article: EU, US agree to suspend tariffs over Airbus-Boeing disputeFILE - In this Thursday, Feb. 25, 2021 file photo, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen speaks during a media conference in Brussels. After U.S. President Joe Biden and EU Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen spoke, both sides decided to suspend tariffs used in the longstanding Airbus-Boeing dispute for the next four months. Von der Leyen called it “a very positive signal for our economic cooperation in the years to come.”Ad"This is excellent news for businesses and industries on both sides of the Atlantic,” she said. In the aircraft dispute, the U.S. was allowed to impose tariffs on $7.5 billion of EU exports to the U.S and as a result of the deal, EU tariffs will be suspended on $4 billion of U.S. exports. The move came only a few weeks after international arbitrators gave the EU the green light for such punitive action.
Tropical cyclones are nearing land more, except in Atlantic
Read full article: Tropical cyclones are nearing land more, except in AtlanticA study released on Thursday, Jan, 28, 2021, finds that tropical cyclones around the globe are getting closer to land than they used to, except for Atlantic hurricanes. (NASA/NOAA via AP)Tropical cyclones across the globe, except Atlantic hurricanes, are moving closer to land in recent decades, a new study found. Also called typhoons, tropical cyclones generally have been moving westward by about 18 miles per decade (30 kilometers) since 1982, putting them closer to land and making them more dangerous, a study in Thursday’s journal Science said. Storms that form just west of land, such as in the Pacific off the California and Mexican coasts, are usually moving away from land already, so this shift doesn’t spare more land. All these strange shifts are taking cyclones out of their preferred environment of warm tropical waters away from land, University of Miami hurricane researcher Brian McNoldy said.
EU invites Biden to usher in new era for trans-Atlantic ties
Read full article: EU invites Biden to usher in new era for trans-Atlantic tiesGerman Foreign Minister Heiko Maas speaks with the media as he arrives for a meeting of EU Foreign Ministers at the European Council building in Brussels, Monday Dec. 7, 2020. European Union foreign ministers were meeting to discuss making a fresh start to relations with the United States under President-elect Joe Biden, the fallout from weekend elections in Venezuela and tense ties with Turkey. At talks in Brussels, EU foreign ministers said that Europe’s shared interests and historic ties with America make up “the world’s foremost and closest relationship,” and are a solid foundation for cooperating on economic, foreign policy and human rights challenges. “A strong trans-Atlantic partnership is vital to ensure and to contribute to our common security, stability and prosperity,” the ministers said in a statement. There is no replacement for trans-Atlantic relations,” Linkevicius said.
30 named storms: Record hurricane season comes to a close
Read full article: 30 named storms: Record hurricane season comes to a closeMONTGOMERY, Ala. – A record-setting Atlantic hurricane season that saw the highest number of named storms officially came to a close Monday. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season set multiple records while producing a record 30 named storms. NOAA said an average season has 12 named storms, six hurricanes and three become major hurricanes. The prior record for named storms hitting Louisiana in a single hurricane season is 4 set in 2002,” Klotzbach said. NOAA said this was the fifth consecutive year with an above-normal Atlantic hurricane season, with 18 above-normal seasons out of the past 26.
EU invites Biden to patch up trans-Atlantic ties
Read full article: EU invites Biden to patch up trans-Atlantic tiesBRUSSELS – European Union chief Charles Michel is inviting Joe Biden once he is U.S. president to come visit and patch up trans-Atlantic relations that have suffered over the past four years under President Donald Trump. “The EU and the U.S. will always have more impact when taking steps together,” Michel said. The 27-nation bloc has often complained about a worsening relationship under Trump, and hope that with Biden, trans-Atlantic ties can be rekindled like they were under President Barack Obama. Over the past years, both sides disagreed over key topics from trade and security to the fight against climate change. Now, Michel said Biden should come over next year for a meeting with EU leaders.
Biden's beach hideaway has political sun shining on Rehoboth
Read full article: Biden's beach hideaway has political sun shining on RehobothPeople enjoy the boardwalk, Friday, Nov. 13, 2020, in Rehoboth Beach, Del. This resort town known for Atlantic waves that are sometimes surfable, fresh-cut French fries and a 1-mile wooden boardwalk that dates back to the 1870s has long prided itself on being the Nation's Summer Capital. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Hurricane Iota heads for already battered Central America
Read full article: Hurricane Iota heads for already battered Central AmericaIota became a Category 2 hurricane late Sunday afternoon, and the U.S. National Hurricane Center warned it would likely be an extremely dangerous Category 4 storm when it approached the Central America mainland late Monday. It was already a record-breaking system, being the 30th named storm of this year’s extraordinarily busy Atlantic hurricane season. It hit Nicaragua as a Category 4 hurricane, killing at least 120 people as torrential rains caused flash floods and mudslides in parts of Central America and Mexico. Eta was the 28th named storm of this year’s hurricane season, tying the 2005 record for named storms. The official end of hurricane season is Nov. 30.
Spain searches for answer to migrants eyeing Canary Islands
Read full article: Spain searches for answer to migrants eyeing Canary IslandsMADRID – Spain’s government is stepping up its response to a surge in the number of migrants crossing the Atlantic from Africa to the Canary Islands, though there was little new in the measures announced Friday. More than 16,000 migrants have arrived in the Spanish islands off northwest Africa this year, hoping to ensure a better life on European soil. In the whole of last year, around 1,500 arrived in the archipelago better known as a European vacation destination. The Spanish foreign ministry, meanwhile, is to spend an additional 500 million euros ($590 million) on cooperation programs with those countries. The new migrant focus on the perilous Canary Islands route, first seen in 2006, has come as authorities crack down on previously popular passages across the Mediterranean Sea from North Africa to European Union countries.
AP Interview: France wants Biden to calm trade disputes
Read full article: AP Interview: France wants Biden to calm trade disputesIn an interview Tuesday with The Associated Press, French Trade Minister Franck Riester accused the U.S. under Trump of threatening global commerce by blocking the appointment of the World Trade Organization’s next director, and urged Biden to break the logjam. “I hope we are going to be able to rebuild the trans-Atlantic relationship with the Biden administration,” Riester said. He said France is “optimistic” about the Biden presidency, and welcomed Biden’s pledges to re-join the 2015 Paris climate accord and other multilateral organizations that Trump snubbed. U.S. officials have argued that the French tax unfairly targets U.S. companies, though France says it is aimed at all big tech companies that make money online. Riester had another request of Biden: to approve the appointment of Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala of Nigeria as the WTO’s next director-general.
Theta Becomes A Remnant Low
Read full article: Theta Becomes A Remnant LowLocation 670 miles SE of The Azores Wind 30 mph Heading N at 2 mph Pressure 29.83 Coordinates 18.2W, 31.5NDiscussionAt 300 PM GMT (1500 UTC), the center of Post-Tropical Cyclone Theta was located near latitude 31.5 North, longitude 18.2 West. The post-tropical cyclone is moving toward the north near 2 mph (4 km/h) and a faster north or north-northeast motion is forecast for a day or two until the low dissipates. Maximum sustained winds are near 30 mph (45 km/h) with higher gusts. The low should gradually decay and dissipate by Tuesday. Tropics Satellite at 8:30 Sunday Morning, November 15thWatches and WarningsThere are no coastal watches or warnings in effect.
Gulf Coast braces, again, for hurricane as Zeta takes aim
Read full article: Gulf Coast braces, again, for hurricane as Zeta takes aimTourists walk on the beach as the tail end of Hurricane Zeta makes landfall in Playa del Carmen, Mexico, early Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2020. Zeta, the 27th named storm of a very busy Atlantic hurricane season, was a hurricane when it began raking across Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula early Tuesday. It emerged in the Gulf of Mexico as a tropical storm but was expected to regain hurricane strength before landfall south of New Orleans on Wednesday evening. Officials in two Mexican states hit by Zeta reported power outages and damage caused by downed trees, but no deaths. The extraordinarily busy hurricane season has focused attention on the role of climate change, which scientists say is causing wetter, stronger and more destructive storms.
Winds and rain whip Yucatan resorts as Hurricane Zeta nears
Read full article: Winds and rain whip Yucatan resorts as Hurricane Zeta nearsClouds gather over Playa Gaviota Azul as Tropical Storm Zeta approaches Cancun, Mexico, early Monday morning, Oct. 26, 2020. (AP Photo/Victor Ruiz Garcia)MIAMI – Hurricane Zeta lashed Mexico's Caribbean coast resorts around Tulum with high winds and rain Monday night as it headed toward the Yucatan Peninsula and then a possible landfall on the central U.S. Gulf Coast at midweek. It was the second time this month that boat captain Francisco Sosa Rosado had to perform the same maneuver, after Hurricane Delta hit the resort in early October. Trees felled by Hurricane Delta barely three weeks earlier still littered parts of Cancun, stacked along roadsides and in parks. There was also a Tropical Storm Zeta in 2005, but that year had 28 storms because meteorologists later went back and found they missed one, which then became an “unnamed named storm."
Zeta Zooming Offshore The Mid-Atlantic Coast Toward The Western Atlantic
Read full article: Zeta Zooming Offshore The Mid-Atlantic Coast Toward The Western AtlanticZeta is moving toward the east-northeast near 55 mph (89 km/h), and this general motion is expected to continue through tonight. On the forecast track, the center of Zeta will emerge over the western Atlantic this evening. Maximum sustained winds are near 50 mph (85 km/h) with higher gusts. A sustained wind of 39 mph (63 km/h) and a gust to 46 mph (74 km/h) were recently reported at Ocean City, Maryland. RAINFALL: The last of the heavy rainfall along the track of Zeta will impact the Mid-Atlantic through this evening.
Major Hurricane Epsilon: Tropical storm warning for Bermuda
Read full article: Major Hurricane Epsilon: Tropical storm warning for BermudaMIAMI – Epsilon rapidly gained major hurricane strength on Wednesday afternoon and is expected to skirt east of Bermuda in the coming day, the U.S. National Hurricane Center says. The Category 3 storm is packing top sustained winds of 115 mph (185 kph) and Bermuda remains under a tropical storm warning. Epsilon gained 50 mph (80 kph) in wind speed in just 24 hours, officially qualifying as a rapidly intensifying storm. Epsilon is expected to make its closest approach to the island on Thursday afternoon or evening, according to the U.S. National Hurricane Center. This year's hurricane season has had so many storms that the Hurricane Center has turned to the Greek alphabet for storm names after running out of official names.
LIVE TRACKING: Hurricane Delta approaches Gulf Coast
Read full article: LIVE TRACKING: Hurricane Delta approaches Gulf CoastWatch a live tracker of Hurricane Delta as it approaches the Gulf Coast of the United States. Forecasters said Delta — the 25th named storm of an unprecedented Atlantic hurricane season — would likely crash ashore Friday evening somewhere on southwest Louisiana’s coast. The question was whether it would remain at devastating Category 3 strength, with top winds of 120 mph (195 kph) early Friday, or drop just before landfall to a still extremely dangerous Category 2 storm. Either way, Delta is such a large hurricane that the storm surge risk remains high even if it becomes less intense just before striking land, the National Hurricane Center said. Live Hurricane Delta tracking below:
Metro Detroit weather: Above normal temperatures expected this week
Read full article: Metro Detroit weather: Above normal temperatures expected this weekBut don’t expect a fall feel going forward. There’s still plenty of above normal temperatures that lie ahead. High pressure is ‘stuck’ between us and Hurricane Teddy. Along with Teddy in the Atlantic, those are the only two organized systems we’re looking at right now. But there’s quite a bit of hurricane season left, which runs through November 30.
Tropical Storm Beta spurs hurricane worries for Texas
Read full article: Tropical Storm Beta spurs hurricane worries for TexasMIAMI – An exceptionally busy Atlantic hurricane season was churning along Saturday as the Texas coast prepared for a tropical storm that could strengthen into a hurricane before breaching its shores in the week ahead. Both the city of Galveston and Galveston County on Saturday issued voluntary evacuation orders ahead of Tropical Storm Beta, as did the city of Seabrook to the north of Galveston. Forecasters issued a tropical storm warning from Port Aransas, Texas, to Morgan City, Louisiana. Beta had maximum sustained winds at 60 mph (95 kph) and was moving north-northeast at 2 mph (4 kph) Saturday night. A tropical storm warning was in effect for Bermuda.
High-tech ship set for launch on 400th Mayflower anniversary
Read full article: High-tech ship set for launch on 400th Mayflower anniversaryTechnicians check the hull and interior of the Mayflower Autonomous Ship at its launch site for it's first outing on water since being built in Turnchapel, Plymouth south west England, Monday, Sept. 14, 2020. The ship aims to cross the Atlantic from Plymouth, England, to Plymouth, Ma, USA, in April 2021, to become be the first totally autonomous ship to cross the ocean without any help from the outside. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)PLYMOUTH – Dignitaries, seafarers and scientists were gathering in Plymouth, England, on Wednesday to mark the 400th anniversary of the departure of the Mayflower, the ship that carried a group of Puritan settlers to a new life in America. The Mayflower Autonomous Ship, which will get a snappier moniker at Wednesday’s naming ceremony, is set to follow in its forebearer’s wake by crossing the Atlantic from Plymouth, England, to Plymouth, Massachusetts, this time on a marine research trip — and without people aboard. The coronavirus pandemic has scaled back trans-Atlantic Mayflower commemorations, and delayed the ship’s voyage until 2021.
The Latest: Sally's rains pummel western Florida Panhandle
Read full article: The Latest: Sally's rains pummel western Florida PanhandleWaters from the Guld of Mexico poor onto a local road, Monday, Sept. 14, 2020, in Waveland, Miss. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbrt)Here are the latest developments on tropical weather (all times local):___The Florida Panhandle is being pummeled by heavy rains from Hurricane Sally’s outer bands. The powerful, plodding storm was crawling toward the northern Gulf Coast at 3 mph (4.8 kph) early Tuesday. Florida’s governor declared an emergency in two western Panhandle counties. President Donald Trump issued an emergency declaration for Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama.
New Orleans under hurricane watch from Tropical Storm Sally
Read full article: New Orleans under hurricane watch from Tropical Storm SallyMIAMI – Tropical Storm Sally formed Saturday off south Florida, becoming the earliest 18th-named storm on record in an Atlantic hurricane season as it enters the Gulf of Mexico amid signs of strengthening further. In the National Hurricane Center's 5 p.m. forecast, meteorologists said a hurricane watch is in effect for metropolitan New Orleans. A tropical storm watch has been extended westward from the Okaloosa/Walton County Line to the Alabama/Florida Border. Meanwhile, Tropical Storm Paulette had maximum sustained winds of 70 mph (110 kph) and was 460 miles (745 kilometers) southeast of Bermuda, where a hurricane watch and tropical storm warning are in effect. Tropical Storm Rene weakened in recent hours and was reclassified as a tropical depression.
2 tropical storms, Paulette and Rene, form in the Atlantic
Read full article: 2 tropical storms, Paulette and Rene, form in the AtlanticMIAMI Tropical Storm Rene was menacing the Cabo Verde islands on Tuesday after forming off the coast of West Africa. The Atlantics earliest known 17th named storm, Rene breaks the previous record of Rita, which formed Sept. 18, 2005. It was one of two storms that formed Monday; Tropical Storm Paulette took shape earlier in the day in the central Atlantic, far from land. Rene was centered about 40 miles (65 kilometers) south-southeast of Santo Antao with top sustained winds of 40 mph (65 kmh), and moving west at about 15 mph (24 kmh). Paulette, meanwhile, had maximum sustained winds were 50 mph (85 kph) with modest strengthening expected over the next few days.
5 Things to Know for Today
Read full article: 5 Things to Know for TodayYour daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today:1. MIGRANT ROUTE TAKES DEADLY TURN They are increasingly crossing a treacherous part of the Atlantic to reach the Canary Islands in what has become one of the most dangerous migration routes to European territory. STORIED POLITICAL NAME FALLS Sen. Edward Markey defeats Rep. Joe Kennedy III in a hard-fought Democratic primary for Senate the first time a Kennedy has lost a race for Congress in Massachusetts. NOTORIOUS KHMER ROUGE COMMANDER DIES Kaing Guek Eav, who admitted overseeing the torture and killings of as many as 16,000 Cambodians while running the regimes most notorious prison, was 77. FIRST LADYS EX-ADVISER SAYS SHE TAPED CALLS FOR PROTECTION Stephanie Winston Wolkoff, author of a new book about Melania Trump, says she needed evidence to protect herself amid questions about costs of the inauguration.
Damage from whopper hurricanes rising for many reasons
Read full article: Damage from whopper hurricanes rising for many reasonsThe Atlantic is increasingly spawning more major hurricanes, according to an Associated Press analysis of NOAA hurricane data since 1950. The Atlantic now averages three major hurricanes a year, based on a 30-year running average. A study by Kossin found that, once a storm formed, the chances of its attaining major storm status globally increased by 8% a decade since 1979. Such a busy period started in 1995 and might end soon as northern Atlantic waters shift to a cooler regime, he said. In addition, he said: Climate change will be a bigger driver of losses in the future.___Follow Seth Borenstein on Twitter at www.twitter.com/borenbears.
Thunberg, teen climate activist, leaves US aboard catamaran
Read full article: Thunberg, teen climate activist, leaves US aboard catamaranGreta Thunberg, a 16-year-old climate activist from Sweden, sits on a catamaran docked in Hampton, Va., on Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2019. Thunberg will leave North America and begin her return trip across the Atlantic on Wednesday aboard a 48-foot (15-meter) catamaran sailboat whose passengers include an 11-month-old baby. The boat leaves little to no carbon footprint, boasting solar panels and a hydro-generators for power. (AP Photo/Ben Finley)Swedish teen climate activist Greta Thunberg has left North America to begin her return trip across the Atlantic aboard a 48-foot (15-meter) catamaran sailboat whose passengers include an 11-month-old baby. Thunberg tweeted that she set sail Wednesday morning from Hampton, Virginia, where she hitched a ride with an Australian family aboard a catamaran named La Vagabonde.
Category 2 Hurricane Lorenzo will skirt past Azores later this week
Read full article: Category 2 Hurricane Lorenzo will skirt past Azores later this weekHurricane Lorenzo will pass near the Azores as a Category 2 storm and continue moving northeast. PONTA DELGADA, Azores - Multiple islands in the Atlantic were under a hurricane or tropical storm watch Monday morning as Hurricane Lorenzo inched closer. Early Monday, it was about 1,160 miles from the islands and packing 110 mph winds, the National Hurricane Center said. The hurricane center called the storm "large and powerful" and warned its wind fields would continue to expand in the next few days. The storm's winds may have weakened, the hurricane center said but emphasized the "area of the hurricane-force winds has more than doubled" since Saturday.
Hurricane Lorenzo is now a category 5
Read full article: Hurricane Lorenzo is now a category 5CNN image(CNN) - Hurricane Lorenzo strengthened into a Category 5 storm as it churned in the Atlantic on Saturday night. "Large and powerful Category 5 Lorenzo becomes the strongest hurricane this far north and east in the Atlantic basin," the National Hurricane Center said. But Lorenzo is still expected to be a large and potent hurricane as is approaches the Azores in a few days. By late Saturday night, Lorenzo was about 1,420 miles southwest of the Azores packing maximum sustained winds of 160 mph. Over the next few days, it's expected to spread westward to portions of the Greater Antilles, the Bahamas, Bermuda and the east coast of the United States.
British tobacco group says US vaping crackdown hurting its business
Read full article: British tobacco group says US vaping crackdown hurting its businessImperial Brands warned Thursday that sales growth will be lower than expected in the year ending September 30, following a regulatory crackdown on vaping products in the United States. According to the company's most recent annual report, sales of vaping products "grew substantially" to reach 200 million ($250 million) in 2018. Yet that translated to just 2.6% of its total revenue of 7.7 billion ($9.5 billion) from vaping products and traditional tobacco brands such as Salem and Kool. The crackdown on products that tobacco companies view as the future of the industry represents a rapid reversal. Last week, US retail giant Walmart announced that it would no longer sell vaping products.
3 tropical systems spinning in Atlantic
Read full article: 3 tropical systems spinning in AtlanticTropical storms Jerry, Karen and Lorenzo were spinning in the Atlantic on Sept. 24, 2019. (CNN) - Tropical Storms Jerry, Karen and Lorenzo are spinning across the Atlantic Basin and two of them are impacting land Tuesday. Jerry to turn towards BermudaTropical Storm Jerry is a strong tropical storm with sustained winds of 60 mph. Karen strengthens back to tropical storm statusKaren, lost strength Monday afternoon and dropped to a tropical depression. It will take a more northerly direction and tropical storm force winds could arrive in Puerto Rico by Tuesday afternoon.
Kentucky woman missing in Virgin Islands as storm approaches
Read full article: Kentucky woman missing in Virgin Islands as storm approachesLucy Schuhmann of Kentucky disappeared from a BNB in the Virgin Islands. ST JOHN, Virgin Islands - As three tropical systems gather in the Atlantic, the urgency is growing to find a Kentucky woman missing in the Virgin Islands. The multi-agency search, which includes resources from the Virgin Islands Police Department and St. John Rescue, will continue despite tropical storm warnings that have closed local marine ports, Kelly said. The storm will continue to impact the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico into Wednesday with heavy rains and potential flooding, an advisory from the agency released Monday night said. Facilities at the Virgin Islands National Park were closed Monday and Tuesday in anticipation of the storm and won't reopen until port and weather conditions permit, a statement from the agency said.