A massive landslide north of Campbell River, B.C., in November that propelled roughly 7.7 million cubic metres of debris into an ocean inlet has reshaped an enormous swath of coastal panorama. Scientists say the drive of the occasion was equal to a magnitude 4.9 earthquake — and was about one-sixth the dimensions of one of Canada’s greatest landslides in 1965. […]Read More
Boarded home windows and empty sidewalks made elements of Louisiana’s Acadiana area seem like empty film units as Hurricane Delta roared ever nearer to the U.S. Gulf coast, apparently on observe to smash into the identical southwestern a part of the state the place Hurricane Laura blasted ashore six weeks in the past. Forecasters stated Delta […]Read More
The military has called off the search for two male teens who were reported missing when their small boat capsized Wednesday night off the coast of Prince Edward Island. The Maritime Joint Rescue Co-ordination Centre in Halifax says based on the results of a search of over 20 hours and environmental factors, the search for […]Read More
Storm-weary Gulf Coast residents prepared for a new weather onslaught Monday as tropical storm Sally slowly churned toward them, with forecasters predicting landfall as a hurricane. Jeffrey Gagnard of Chalmette, La., was spending Sunday in Mississippi helping his parents prepare their home for Sally — and making sure they safely evacuated ahead of the storm. […]Read More
Hurricane Sally, one of four storms churning simultaneously in the Atlantic, closed in on the Gulf Coast on Monday with rapidly strengthening winds of at least 161 km/h and heavy rain as forecasters warned of “potentially historic” flooding and governors declared states of emergency. The slow-moving storm was forecast to brush the southeastern tip of […]Read More
Residents of Bermuda were urged to prepare to protect life and property ahead of Hurricane Paulette, while tropical storm Sally threatened to intensify into a hurricane as it approached the U.S. Gulf Coast. Paulette gained hurricane status late Saturday and was expected to bring storm surge, coastal flooding and high winds to Bermuda, according to […]Read More
Tropical Storm Sally formed Saturday off south Florida amid forecasts it would grow into a hurricane capable of striking the U.S. Gulf Coast in coming days with high winds and a life-threatening storm surge. The earliest 18th-named storm in an Atlantic tropical season, Sally quickly became better organized within hours of forming and was expected […]Read More
Deadly wildfires raging across Oregon kept half a million people under evacuation alert on Friday even as weary firefighters took advantage of improved weather to go on the offensive against the blazes. The fires have destroyed thousands of homes in days, making Oregon the latest epicentre in a larger summer outbreak of fires sweeping the […]Read More
The Indian Coast Guard Thursday said it has pressed into action its three ships and a Dornier aircraft after the Sri Lankan Navy sought assistance to control a fire onboard an oil tanker off the east coast of the island nation. In a swift sea and air coordinated Search and Rescue (SAR) operation, the Coast […]Read More
A shark trying out its best Jaws cosplay ended up getting shot at by the U.S. Coast Guard. The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Kimball’s crew had spent a number of days at sea and decided that they needed a good break in the ocean, which they refer to as a “swim call.” It’s a common […]Read More
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