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For a more recent update regarding Typhoon Megi’s approach to China CLICK HERE The Philippines is making preparations ahead of a powerful Super Typhoon set to strike the island nation Monday morning with effects being felt on Sunday. The storm, known locally as Juan, is feared to have the same flooding potential as Typhoon Ketsana in [...]
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The people in Taiwan are anticipating the arrival of Typhoon Finapi. Among other things, it is disrupting the fishing season that just started at the beginning of the month. Perhaps more importantly, the Typhoon is packing winds that will cause concern for damage and a potentially devastaing surge. However, the actual surge is determined by [...]
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If you recall a few days ago I had talked about the challenges for Hurricane Earl maintaining its ferocity. One of the main concerns that I had was a huge amount of dry air that Earl was getting ready to move in to. I was a bit surprised that the NHC didn’t mention it [...]
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Click Here For The Most Recent Update Regarding Hurricane Earl’s Brush with the US East Coast If you recall, yesterday I mentioned that one aspect of the forecast regarding Hurricane Earl was the dry air in which Earl was moving into. I had thought that perhaps dry air might work its way into the circulation [...]
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CLICK HERE FOR MORE RECENT UPDATE CONCERNING HURRICANE EARL, HURRICANE WARNINGS AND WATCHES ALONG THE US EAST COAST AS FAR NORTH AS MASSACHUSETTS Hurricane Earl has been behaving like a well developed hurricane as during the day on Tuesday it has been going through an eyewall replacement cycle. Typically, the old eyewall collapses and a [...]
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CLICK HERE FOR MORE RECENT UPDATE Hurricane Earl will pose a threat to residents along much of the eastern coast of the United States later this week. If you recall, last week we had Hurricane Danielle that became a powerful hurricane but turned north from the tropical regions into the Central North Atlantic and really [...]
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On This Date in History: When a category 4 hurricane approached the Southeast Coast of Louisiana, residents who did not leave the city of New Orleans were urged to stock up on food that did not have to be cooked as well as plenty of water. They were urged to have an emergency radio and flashlights with fully charged batteries and [...]
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On This Date in History: The war of 1812 began June 18, 1812 when Congress declared war on Great Britain and President James Madison signed the measure into law. Why we call it the War of 1812 is lost on me because it wasn’t over until Christmas of 1814 and the biggest victory for the United States [...]
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On This Date in History: Hurricane is the name given for tropical cyclones in the North Atlantic. Tropical Cyclones form in various parts of the globe but are most frequent in the Western Pacific, where they gain the moniker of Typhoon. While the annual frequency in the North Atlantic is well below the number expected [...]
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Shaw Keeps His Eyes Forward On this date in 1715, the French ship Grifon survived a hurricane off the coast of Florida. “So what,” you ask?Well, first off when the Spanish came to the new world they were looking for booty and plunder. They wanted to exploit the region for its natural resources and send [...]
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