A disturbance the National Hurricane Center has been tracking for the last few days has enough of a tropical cyclone structure to be classified as a tropical storm. Named Chantal, this latest storm is spinning about over the central North Atlantic and is not expected to be a threat to any land. In the latest […]
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Wednesday Severe Weather Event Likely in the Northeast
A severe weather event is likely to unfold across much of the northeastern U.S. tomorrow, threatening the region with severe thunderstorms that could produce damaging wind gusts, large hail, and isolated tornadoes. The best chance for severe thunderstorms on Wednesday include parts of the northern Mid Atlantic Coast states into New England Wednesday. Additional strong […]
Atlantic Quiet ; Pacific Active
While the tropical Atlantic remains very quiet with no tropical cyclones anywhere in the basin nor any expected to form over the next 5 days, the same isn’t true in the Pacific basin where two new tropical cyclones are forecast to form. The first system is located closest to the Mexican coast but isn’t expected […]
Growing Concerns with Impending U.S. Nuclear Disaster
Environmentalists are raising the alarm of an imminent nuclear disaster in the Pacific Ocean: a dome designed to store radioactive waste from American nuclear weapons testing in the 1940s and 1950s is failing. The fear is that radioactive material will enter the Pacific Ocean without any restriction, contaminating the largest ocean on the planet in […]
NJ Child Dies in Hot Car
For the 34th time this year and the second time in New Jersey alone, a child has died after being left behind in a hot car. The Camden County, New Jersey Prosecutor’s Office says a 22 month old girl was found unresponsive in her car seat when Lindenwold police responded to a 911 call on […]
Tropical Storm Improbable, but Heavy Rain Likely
The National Hurricane Center is monitoring an area of disturbed weather along the southeast coast for possible development. It is very unlikely that a tropical storm or hurricane would from from this system, but it still bears watching because it will produce heavy rain. A surface trough is producing a band of cloudiness and showers […]