Tropical storm Eta hits the Florida Keys after claiming dozens of lives in Central America

November 9, 2020

Storm Eta brought heavy rain and wind to Miami, Florida. On Monday morning, a tropical storm caused high winds, torrential rains and a “dangerous storm surge” over parts of the Florida Keys in the south, according to the National Hurricane Center. A hurricane warning has been issued for the Florida Keys and the state coast from Golden Beach to Bonita Beach. The wind force reached speeds of about 65 miles…

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Hurricane Zeta killed three and left hundreds of thousands without electricity

October 29, 2020

The eastern half of the country will face dangerous bad weather on Thursday. Tropical Storm Zeta headed northeast, leaving devastation in the south. The National Hurricane Center (NHC) warns that strong winds in Alabama and Georgia will move to east Tennessee, Carolina and southeast Virginia. Severe thunderstorms are possible, including intermittent tornadoes east of Zeta center. Zeta is the fifth storm to hit Louisiana this year. In 2020, the state…

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Hurricane Delta will strike the Louisiana area where Laura raged a few weeks ago

October 9, 2020

Hurricane Delta, a Category 3 storm, hits the Louisiana coast on Friday night. The Delta is expected to reach the coast about 10-30 miles east of where Hurricane 4 Laura raged in August. Delta is the 25th storm in an unprecedented hurricane season. Forecasters have already run out of names, which is why they had to switch to the Greek alphabet to designate the next element. Louisiana Governor John Bel…

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Hurricane Paulette is back to life as a tropical zombie storm

September 23, 2020

Hurricane Paulette came back to life more than a week after it hit Bermuda. According to the National Hurricane Center, Paulette, who reached land on September 14, «reborn» near the Azores this Monday, September 21 — this time as a tropical storm. “Since it is 2020, there are even tropical zombie storms in the world. — commented on the news of the National Weather Service on Twitter — «Welcome back…

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This year on Halloween, a rare phenomenon will appear in the sky: the «blue moon»

September 18, 2020

A rare natural phenomenon will be spotted overhead this Halloween, but don't worry — it's hardly more intimidating than themed holiday costumes. According to NASA, a so-called blue moon will appear in the sky. Despite the name, it is not blue at all and rather resembles an ordinary full moon — which, in essence, it is. So what's the catch? Blue moon is the term used for an extra full…

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Hurricane Sally hit the coast. Alabama faces a «catastrophic» flood

September 16, 2020

Hurricane Sally hit the Alabama coast as a Category 2 hurricane. Early Wednesday morning, it brought heavy rain, winds and floods. Hundreds of thousands of people were reportedly left without electricity due to the slow moving storm. The Governor of Alabama, Kay Ivey (R) warned that evacuation of local residents may be required. “My colleagues from Alabama, #HurricaneSally

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Weather forecasters predict storm Sally will turn into a hurricane

September 14, 2020

Residents of the Gulf Coast braced themselves for another blow of the elements on Monday. The 2020 hurricane season continues to build in power. The National Hurricane Center tracks about seven tropical storms, including Sally approaching the Gulf Coast, while Hurricane Paulette rages near Bermuda. A satellite image provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shows Tropical Storm Sally on September 13, 2020. Sally turned north on Sunday and…

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Video shows lightning strikes a tree in Florida on a sunny day

September 8, 2020

Curiouser and curiouser … A video from a security camera in front of a house in Tampa, Florida, captured the amazing sight: lightning striking a tree on a completely cloudless day. Jonathan Moore, whose Thinkware camera captured the thunder in broad daylight, admitted that the incident took him by surprise — primarily because the day was unusually sunny, and the nearest thunderstorm raged eight miles from his house. According to…

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Hurricane Isaiah Reaches Florida Saturday

September 8, 2020

Storm Isaiah was declared a hurricane by the National Hurricane Center Thursday night after it reached the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico, causing massive power outages. As of July 30, Isaiah's maximum wind force was 80 m / h. This makes it a Category 1 hurricane. According to the center, «there is a risk of high winds, heavy rains and storm surges» along the east coast of the United States:…

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Viral video captures the moment lightning struck near the Statue of Liberty

September 8, 2020

A spectacular eyewitness video filmed during a storm raging in New York captured the moment lightning struck near the Statue of Liberty. In a 21-second video taken from the dock on Alice Island and tweeted, dark gray clouds can be seen hovering over one of the main attractions of the Big Apple — and the very same lightning that slices through the sky and disappears behind the plinth. At the…

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