hurricanes
Loaf-size mission to improve hurricane forecasting is ready to launch
Science
May 7, 2023
Loaf-size mission to improve hurricane forecasting is ready to launch
A new mission designed to improve hurricane forecasting is ready to launch, just ahead of the June 1 arrival of…
New Orleans levees pass Ida’s test while some suburbs flood
World
August 31, 2021
New Orleans levees pass Ida’s test while some suburbs flood
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The levees, floodwalls and floodgates that protect New Orleans held up against Hurricane Ida’s fury, passing…
Trump suggested nuking hurricanes: report
World
August 26, 2019
Trump suggested nuking hurricanes: report
US President Donald Trump suggested dropping nuclear bombs on hurricanes before they made landfall in the United States, Axios reported…
New Orleans’ levees face a hard test as storm bears down
World
July 12, 2019
New Orleans’ levees face a hard test as storm bears down
Even as Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans, the Mississippi River’s levees held up when those in other parts of the…
Hurricanes release energy of 10,000 nuclear bombs
Environment
September 25, 2017
Hurricanes release energy of 10,000 nuclear bombs
Those who have experienced a hurricane know the devastation one can wreak when mighty winds bear down, flattening homes, ripping…
Hurricane Matthew kills almost 900 in Haiti before hitting US
World
October 8, 2016
Hurricane Matthew kills almost 900 in Haiti before hitting US
Hurricane Matthew killed almost 900 people and displaced tens of thousands in Haiti before plowing northward on Saturday just off…
Philippines’ biggest typhoon kills at least 230, hundreds missing
World
December 5, 2012
Philippines’ biggest typhoon kills at least 230, hundreds missing
The death toll from the Philippines' strongest typhoon this year rose on Wednesday to around 230, with hundreds missing in…
Sandy strengthens as it nears coast; Wall Street closes
World
October 29, 2012
Sandy strengthens as it nears coast; Wall Street closes
Hurricane Sandy began battering the US East Coast Monday with fierce winds and driving rain, as the monster storm shut…
Hurricane Sandy forces EgyptAir to cancel New York flights
Egypt
October 29, 2012
Hurricane Sandy forces EgyptAir to cancel New York flights
EgyptAir canceled flight 985 heading to New York City and flight 986, coming from the same city to Cairo, due…