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The first tropical storm of the Eastern Pacific hurricane season was short-lived. Satellite imagery revealed that Tropical Storm Alvin became a remnant low pressure area 36 hours after it was named. NASA's GOES Project created an image of Alvin's remnants using infrared data from NOAA's GOES-15 satellite on May 17 at 1200 UTC (8 a.m. EDT). NASA's GOES Project is located at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md. Alvin became a named tropical storm on May 15 at 5 p.m. EDT and...
Japanese communities devastated by the 2011 tsunami to benefit from a new library and public market gifted by Canadian wood sector VANCOUVER, May 3, 2013 /CNW/ - A Japanese community, devastated by the tsunami of March 2011, is welcoming a brand new public market, thanks to donations from the Canadian lumber industry and its partners. Officially opening on May 4(th) 2013, the Yuriage Public Market, is a result of the Canada-Tohoku Reconstruction Project, established after the...
OKLAHOMA CITY, March 13, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner John D. Doak welcomed National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) President and Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelan, Mississippi Insurance Commissioner Mike Chaney and North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin to the 2013 National Tornado Summit. "No state is immune to the devastating effects of severe weather," said Doak. "The best way to prepare and respond is to share...
Group home destroyed by 2011 Japan disaster reopens tomorrow STAMFORD, Conn., March 6, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Japan tsunami survivors separated since the 2011 disaster will be reunited tomorrow with the opening of a new group home built by AmeriCares. The opening ceremony for the Momiji group home in Ofunato City comes just days before the second anniversary of the disaster. Two years after the tragic earthquake and tsunami, an estimated 300,000 survivors are still living...
BELLEVUE, Wash., Feb. 5, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- PSP Children's Foundation (PSPCF) is honored to announce its establishment as a non-profit foundation with the help of Pacific Software Publishing, Inc. (PSPINC). PSP Children's Foundation was established to provide programs and opportunities for children who are the victims of disasters. Its mission is to support children who suffered great losses in catastrophic disasters, such as the Great Eastern Japan Earthquake of 2011, to rebuild...
LONDON, January 29, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Countless motorists have been caught out in the last few days because of the sudden return of very cold weather. Car parts retailer Euro Car Parts [http://www.eurocarparts.com ] is keen to do its bit to make sure that drivers are prepared for the possibility of a cold snap at any time. This winter has been unusually mild so far and motorists have seen little disruption in the form of difficult weather conditions. The roads have...
LONDON, January 29, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Motorists up and down the UK are currently experiencing major difficulties amid persistent snowfall and challenging conditions on the road. The recent bad weather follows a relatively mild Christmas period and the team at Car Parts 4 Less [http://www.carparts4less.co.uk ] are keen to stress that motorists can never be too well-prepared when it comes to winter driving. A lot of drivers may have thought they'd got off lightly this...
CORAL GABLES, Fla., Jan. 14, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Marine Exploration, Inc. (OTC: MEXP) recently joined 34 other companies that are members of a Private Sector Partnership (PSP) Working Group on disaster risk reduction that has been initiated by the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR). UNISDR is the UN's focal point for the coordination of the International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (ISDR) and the harmonization of activities among stakeholders. The...
redOrbit Meteorologist Joshua Kelly This afternoon we are now dealing with two tropical systems in the Atlantic -- Isaac and Joyce. Tropical Storm Isaac continues to track southward of Puerto Rico as it is slowly beginning to shift on a west-northwest track this afternoon. Winds are estimated around 40mph with a central pressure of 1003mb. Isaac is going to continue tracking west-northwestward and, as you can see from our models above, the track is set to put the storm over Cuba by...
There are now two active tropical cyclones in the Atlantic and NASA is generating satellite imagery to monitor their march westward. Tropical Storm Issac is already bringing rainfall to the Lesser Antilles today, Aug. 22, Tropical Depression 10 formed in the eastern Atlantic, and another low fizzled in the western Gulf of Mexico. Tropical Storm Isaac formed late on Aug. 21 from Tropical Depression 9 and immediately caused warnings and watches. Tropical Depression 10 formed during the...
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As of 2:30pm Friday afternoon an area of disturbed weather has intensified in coverage over the Northeast Gulf of Mexico. At this time the NHC has given the area a 0% of development. As it continues to track westward across the Gulf of Mexico it will bring increased winds/seas and heavy precipitation to the area. Severe weather also can’t be ruled out with this system as it continues westward over the next couple of days. Places that are going to be impacted with increased seas will be any...
GULF COAST UNITED STATES The weekend of June 8-10, 2012 was one of the wettest weekends in a very long time for this region. Thunderstorms and very heavy rain started in the middle of the afternoon on Friday and continued all the way through Sunday Night. An upper level feature began to slide through Eastern Texas towards the Gulf of Mexico and this interacted with a quasi-stationary front that was situated along the Northern Gulf Coast. The two features acted together to create a very...
