Dec 27 2010

Blizzard Brings East Coast Travel to a Halt

Tag: Air Travel,Christmas,Driving,Holidays,Storms,Transportation,Wind,WinterDiscovery News - Top Stories @ 3:30 pm
A massive blizzard brought chaos to air, road and train transit.

Dec 05 2010

Colombia Rains Leave 174 Dead, 1.5 Million Homeless

Tag: Disasters and Accidents,Floods,Pacific Ocean,StormsDiscovery News - Top Stories @ 8:32 am
The storms are being blamed on La Nina, a phenomenon in which cooler-than-normal water circulates in the Pacific Ocean.

Oct 14 2010

Tornado Tourism on the Rise

A new sub-genre of adventure tourism puts vacationers in a front row seat for one of the most deadly natural forces on the planet.

Oct 14 2010

Tornado Tourism on the Rise

A new sub-genre of adventure tourism puts vacationers in a front row seat for one of the most deadly natural forces on the planet.

Sep 17 2010

What’s in a Hurricane’s Name?

Tag: Hurricanes,StormsLarry O'Hanlon @ 11:00 am
Naming hurricanes is a complicated process that's taken decades to evolve.

Sep 08 2010

Rogue Wave Prediction Spares Ships, Sailors

Tag: Oceans,Ship,Storms,WavesEric Bland @ 11:00 am
Lighthouses may safeguard ships from the shore, but light waves could keep them out of harm's way in the open ocean.

Sep 07 2010

Hurricanes Like Earl Throw Birds Off Course

Tag: Animals,Birds,Cyclones,Hurricanes,Seabirds,StormsLarry O'Hanlon @ 12:51 pm
Hurricanes that swirl in the north can pick up seabirds and trap them inland, delighting birders, but often spelling death for the birds.

Sep 03 2010

Hurricane Earl Brushes North Carolina

Hurricane Earl pounded North Carolina on Friday as it sped up the U.S. East Coast, threatening dangerous waves and riptides across the eastern seaboard.

Sep 02 2010

East Coast Braces for Hurricane Earl

Tag: Atlantic Ocean,Disasters and Accidents,Hurricanes,StormsDiscovery News - Top Stories @ 2:40 pm
Hurricane Earl is forcing evacuations along North Carolina's barrier islands as officials prepare for the worst.

Sep 01 2010

Hurricane Earl Looms Over East Coast

Tag: Hurricanes,StormsDiscovery News - Top Stories @ 2:35 pm
Earl, currently a Category 3 hurricane, could make landfall later this week.

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