By Kasha Patel and Mike Carlowicz 22 September 2018 (NASA) – The National Weather Service office in Raleigh offered a preliminary estimate that nearly 8 trillion gallons of rain fell on North Carolina from 13 to 17 September 2018. That led to catastrophic flooding across many parts of the state.Before and after Hurricane Florence swept […]
By Yuko Takeo and Kazumi Miura 29 September 2018 (Bloomberg) – A typhoon is bringing Tokyo to a standstill. East Japan Railway Co., which operates major rail lines in the Japanese capital, suspended all train services in the Tokyo area from 8 p.m. on Sunday in preparation for Typhoon Trami, which made landfall in the […]
By Linda Lam 28 September 2018 (The Weather Channel) – Hurricane Rosa rapidly intensified in the eastern Pacific, but its greatest impact will likely be as a weak tropical storm or depression bringing a threat of flash flooding to the southwestern United States early next week. Rosa became a hurricane Wednesday morning in the eastern […]
By Eric Leister 27 September 2018 (AccuWeather) – Trami will threaten lives and property as it slams the Ryukyu Islands and barrels into mainland Japan with destructive winds, flooding rain and an inundating storm surge Friday night into Monday. The powerful typhoon is currently equal to a Category 3 major hurricane in the Atlantic or […]
By Ari Natter and Jennifer A Dlouhy 21 September 2018 (Bloomberg) – The breach of a pond used to store coal ash in North Carolina has revived criticism of the Trump administration’s efforts to loosen restrictions on how power plants dispose of the toxic waste. The Environmental Protection Agency in July relaxed Obama administration requirements […]
By Eric Leister 26 September 2018 (AccuWeather) – Trami remains a powerful typhoon on Wednesday as it slowly meanders toward the Ryukyu Islands of Japan. The powerful cyclone is currently equal to a Category 3 major hurricane in the Atlantic or East Pacific oceans. Trami will remain over the open ocean in an ideal environment […]
Dr. Jeff Masters 21 September 2018 (Weather Underground) – In a stunning demonstration of the destructive potential of typhoon storm surge—and the human propensity to under-engineer infrastructure designed to withstand the worst nature has to offer—Japan’s third busiest airport, Kansai International Airport in Osaka Bay, was inundated by Category 2 Typhoon Jebi’s storm surge on […]
25 September 2018 (Desdemona Despair) – The first anniversary of the destruction of modern Puerto Rico and other Caribbean islands by Hurricanes Irma and Maria brought numerous retrospectives in the media. Not many focused on the actual cost to rebuild PR. Although there are stories of recovery, a picture of widespread infrastructure failure and poverty […]
By Bob Henson 24 September 2018 (Weather Underground) – Storms are being classified and declassified at a snappy pace in the Atlantic, as several weak systems have been fighting off dry air and wind shear. We may yet see one or more of these systems strengthening as the week unfolds—and there is no question about […]
24 September 2018 (WXII 12 News) – Trees and debris aren’t all Hurricane Florence left behind. Hundreds of fish were stranded on the roadway along a stretch of I-40 in Pender County near Wallace after floodwaters receded. Firefighters were called in to help clean up the fish. Officials believe the fish traveled from their natural […]
