The tormenta tropical Epsilon was formed on Monday in the center of Atlantic, the most recent of a very active hurricane season. The storm had maximum sustained winds of nearly 65 kilometers per hour (40 miles). Additional strengthening is expected and that by Thursday it will be close to or have the strength of a … Read more
The Mediterranean hurricane Ianos has made landfall in Greece. The so-called ‘medicane’ currently affects the Ionian islands off the Greek coast, such as Corfu, Kefalonia and Zakynthos. – During the storm, wind speeds of more than 100 kilometers per hour were measured, according to the Greek authorities. Several flights to Kefalonia had to divert due … Read more
The powerful hurricane Laura, which hit the southern states of Louisiana and Texas, killed at least fourteen people in the American states. – Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards confirmed that at least ten people have died in his state. Half died of carbon monoxide poisoning after they turned on generators indoors in the aftermath of … Read more
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The University of Puerto Rico (UPR) reported that the campuses will resume classes and work from tomorrow, Monday, after the National Hurricane Center (NHC, for its acronym in English) yesterday discontinued the tropical storm warning for Puerto Rico after the close passage of the cyclone Laura. “At the moment, no significant damage has been reported … Read more
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He National Hurricane Center (NHC) issued this afternoon, Thursday, a tropical storm watch for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands before the possible near passage of tropical depression number 13. According to the 11:00 pm report, the atmospheric phenomenon maintains maximum winds of 35 miles per hour (mph) and is located at latitude 17.3 degrees … Read more
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He National Hurricane Center (NHC, in English) reported this morning that Tropical Storm Laura, formerly Tropical Depression 13, formed. A hurricane hunting plane found that the system has winds of 45 miles per hour and is at latitude 17.0 degrees North with longitude 59.8 degrees West. Also, The plane found that the system’s center of … Read more
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The Mayor of San Juan, Carmen Yulin Cruz Soto, activated this afternoon the Emergency Operations Center (COE) due to the possible passage of Storm Laura in the Puerto Rico area so activated 404 municipal employees to attend the emergency. “Given the possibility of storm Laura passing through the Puerto Rico area, I activated the Emergency … Read more
With over a thousand soldiers already activated across the island, the United States Army Reserve in Puerto Rico, the largest permanently established command of the United States Army at the federal level in the Caribbean, reported that is ready to provide assistance to the civil authorities if necessary, as a consequence of thetropical storm Laura. … Read more