Yes, your boss can order you to work in a hurricane or flood zone, so long as the government has not ordered a mandatory evacuation of that area. You have the right to refuse at the potential cost of your job and have to decide whether your job or safetyRead More →
Drilling rigs pull pipe and move out of the projected path of the storm, if possible, or anchor down, and supply vessels, commercial ships, and barges may be moved into a bayou where they have more protection from the storm. Can oil rigs survive hurricanes? o Though 113 platforms wereRead More →
One of the strongest hurricanes ever to strike the United States, Laura was blamed for six deaths as it barreled ashore near the Louisiana-Texas state line. ABC13 had reporters in Lake Charles, LA, Port Arthur, TX, and Orange, TX as Laura made landfall with powerful winds. Watch a compilation ofRead More →
Stunning high-resolution imagery snapped moments ago of Major Hurricane Felicia spinning about in the Pacific Ocean, less than 2,000 miles away from Hawaii. Maximum sustained winds are still at 145 mph. The more impressive storm of the two is Major Hurricane Felicia. Where is Hurricane Felicia expected to hit? FeliciaRead More →
On October 16, 2020, FEMA issued a Major Disaster Declaration for Louisiana due to the impact of Hurricane Delta. Federal disaster assistance has been made available to supplement state, tribal, and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by Hurricane Delta from October 6, 2020, through October 10, 2020. HasRead More →
Hurricane Catarina, or Cyclone Catarina (Portuguese pronunciation: ) was an extraordinarily rare South Atlantic tropical cyclone, the only recorded hurricane strength storm on record in the South Atlantic Ocean. Do hurricanes have eyes? The Eye: the center of the storm. The most recognizable feature found within a hurricane is theRead More →
HOUSTON – Four years ago, people up and down the Texas coast were bracing for what would become one of the worst natural disasters in the history of the United States. Hurricane Harvey made landfall about 10 p.m. on Aug. 25, 2017, on San Jose Island, as a Category 4Read More →
“Hurricane” is a true story, yet told cinematically. Jacques Levy said it was like a game he and Bob would play, both attempting to present a linear, coherent narrative, while also embracing the electricity of the music and mandate of rhymes. What is Luke Combs first song? Luke Combs’ debutRead More →
Hurricane Isaias (pronunciation: ees-ah-EE-ahs) was a category one hurricane that made landfall at Ocean Isle Beach, NC during the evening of August 3, 2020 with maximum sustained winds near 85 mph. Where is Tropical Storm Isaias headed? The storm is now headed toward the Carolinas. Tropical Storm Isaias skirted theRead More →
The eye of a storm is a roughly circular area, typically 30–65 kilometers (19–40 miles) in diameter. It is surrounded by the eyewall, a ring of towering thunderstorms where the most severe weather and highest winds occur. Why was Isaias so damaging? Isaias was so damaging because it took aRead More →