Category: US Weather
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What Would Happen If A Major Earthquake Hit The San Andreas Fault In The United States?
The almost 800-mile-long geological wonder on the Californian coast is famed for its seismic potential. Over the next 3 decades, there is a strong 70% possibility of suffering an earthquake with a magnitude of 6.7 or higher, according to scientists. The energy of large earthquakes has already been transferred to the San Andreas Fault. But…
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Winter Under an El Nino Is Coming
It’s not too late to start getting ready for winter, even if fall has just started. Especially considering this winter might be unique from others. The cause? El Niño. The repercussions of this phenomenon will be felt for the first time sometime this winter. El Nino significantly affects the climate during the winter months. Define El…
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Idalia grows into a hurricane, and Florida’s Gulf Coast is expected to see severe storm surges
After assaulting Cuba with heavy rainfall on Tuesday, Idalia intensified into a hurricane, posing a threat to send a fatal storm surge and hazardous winds on Florida’s Gulf Coast. Citizens of Florida moved their low-lying houses and gathered sandbags a day early to get ready for a hurricane that the National Hurricane Center said might…
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The following week, Florida may have the initial round of strong winds and rain
We haven’t experienced any major hurricanes yet this storm season in Florida. The fact that California had its initial tropical storm earlier than any of us on the East Coast is quite remarkable. A storm that is developing to our southwest is being monitored by ABC Action News’ Denis Phillips. On his Facebook page this morning, he…
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The Gulf of Mexico system is becoming stronger and is ready to land in Texas
Before making landfall in South Texas, a storm in the Gulf of Mexico has been named Potential Tropical Cyclone Nine, or what may develop into Tropical Storm Harold. Between Corpus Christi to Brownsville, the coastal bend has been under a tropical storm warning. Although storm and wind surges may be a concern, particularly if Nine becomes Harold,…
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Ojai is hit by a 5.1-magnitude earthquake as Hurricane Hilary approaches Southern California
There have been and will continue to be earthquakes with magnitudes of at least 3.0. On Sunday, an earthquake occurred in southern California when the area was experiencing a tropical storm brought on by Hurricane Hilary. The 5.1-magnitude earthquake’s epicenter, based on the United States Geological Survey (USGS), was situated roughly eighty miles northwest of…
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Southern California Coast To Be Affected by Tropical Storm Eugene, according to National Weather Service
The remnants of Tropical Storm Eugene are expected to affect the Southern California coast’s weather this week, bringing greater humidity and a risk of rain. The storm, which was located several hundred miles west of the Baja Peninsula early Monday, was moving north and west with maximum sustained winds of 45 miles per hour affecting the Southern…
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Orlando weather: Central Florida is under a heat alert
This Friday is dedicated to the heat. By this noon, highs will rise towards the mid to upper 90s inland and drop to the low to mid-90s around the coast. The temperatures for the Heat Index will be between 109 and 115. Up till this evening, the counties of Marion, Alachua, Sumter, Levy, Dixie, and…