A 5.9 magnitude earthquake, which lasted 45 seconds, rocked the US East Coast Tuesday afternoon, hitting areas from North Carolina to as far north as Ottawa, Canada. The earthquake, which hit at about 1:51 p.m. ET, measured a preliminary 5.9 and lasted up to 45 seconds, according to the US Geological Survey. It shook office buildings and homes and rattled residents. The US Geological Survey (US…
…rricane. Nor’easters usually bring massive amounts of precipitation, high winds and large waves and with a full moon, when tides are at their highest, the storm surge could reach as high as 6 to 11 feet. “The total is greater than the sum of the individual parts,” said Louis Uccellini, the environmental prediction chief of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration meteorologists ab…
The first deadly signs of Hurricane Sandy’s monstrous power were revealed as it barreled towards land on Monday – with snow falling, rivers breaching and floodwaters submerging cities across the East Coast. Hurricane Sandy, which forecasters said could be the largest in U.S. history, strengthened overnight to nearly 1,000 miles wide with winds in excess of 85 miles per hour as it acce…
…eed of 80 mph and has already been responsible for the death of one person in Haiti and two in Jamaica. Some have compared it to the so-called Perfect Storm that struck off the coast of New England in 1991, but Jim Cisco said that one didn’t hit as populated an area and is not comparable to what the East Coast may be facing. Nor is it like last year’s Halloween storm, which was merely…
…debris that has been drifting east since last year’s disaster hit Japan. The Ryou-Un Maru was first spotted off the coast of Canadian British Columbia on 23 March. The vessel was moving at about 1 km/h in a maritime transport corridor that separates US and Canadian waters. It was adrift about 195 miles from Sitka, Alaska, when it was sunk, officials said. The US Coast Guard has used cannon…
An unseasonable snowstorm warning has been issued for US East Coast on Halloween weekend, with forecasts of up to 10 inches (25 cm) of early snowfall. A winter storm warning has been issued by the US National Weather Service (NWS) starting with Saturday morning until Sunday. The NWS also says travel conditions may be hazardous. About 10,000 people in Pennsylvania, as well as in Maryland and West…
…which was expected to slowly weaken during the weekend, reported the NHC. American meteorologists expect a combination of high winds, heavy rain and extreme tides, as well as snow in some areas. Up to 10 in (25 cm) of rain, 2ft of snow and extreme storm surges are forecast. “It’s going to be a long-lasting event, two to three days of impact for a lot of people,” said James Frankl…
…lled were either hacked to death or burned alive when their huts were set alight. The attack is believed to have escalated from a dispute over grazing rights for cattle. The victims included 31 women, 11 children and six men, Joseph Kitur said. It is unclear whether any of the perpetrators have been arrested. Joseph Kitur said that, according to investigations, the attack had been carried out by t…
…up to 25 to 35 mph and gusts rising to 45 to 55 mph, with the highest winds occurring late Wednesday afternoon and Wednesday night,” he continued, adding that the strong winds will make it feel around 10 degrees colder than the listed temperature. The city will close all parks, playgrounds and beaches, given the threat of falling tree branches, he added. Nor’easter storm on Wednesday threatens to…
…Malloy as saying. New Jersey Governor Chris Christie’s house was one of the 600,000 suffering power cuts in the state. West Milford, New Jersey, about 45 miles (70km) north-west of New York, saw 19 inches of snowfall, and Hillsboro, New Hampshire, saw 21.5 inches. In New York City, a new record for October snowfall was set when 1.3 inches fell in Central Park. Most of the Occupy Wall Street…
Hurricane Irene: 10 deaths and millions of power outages. Hurricane names: how and why scientists named hurricanes? Kenny Chesney’s Foxboro Show rescheduled due to hurricane. Tourists on 16-mile-long Ocracoke Island off the coast of North Carolina have been evacuated ahead of Hurricane Irene. Residents were asked to leave their homes Thursday morning as Hurricane Irene strengthened t…
…the day. The US city shut its mass transit system, schools, the stock exchange and Broadway, and ordered hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers to leave home to get out of the way as Sandy zeroed in. A 13 ft wall of water caused by the storm surge and high tides resulted in severe flooding to subways and road tunnels. Torrents of water poured into building works at Ground Zero, cars were swept down…
Japan’s coast guard has detained a Chinese fishing boat for allegedly fishing inside Japanese waters, Chinese officials say. The boat was seized on Saturday near Japan’s Kagoshima Prefecture, China’s Xinhua news agency reported, citing the Chinese consulate in Fukuoka, Japan. The captain had admitted entering Japanese waters, Xinhua said. Japan’s coast guard has detained…
Jack Osbourne has married Lisa Stelly in an “emotional and fun-filled” Hawaiian ceremony. TV star Jack Osbourne, 26, wed the model-and-actress Lisa Stelly on the Kona-Kohala coast of West Hawaii yesterday. The nuptials were witnessed by 48 guests, including the couple’s six-month-old daughter Pearl, Jack’s famous parents Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne, sister Kelly Osbourne – who was…
…. There have been no immediate reports of deaths or injuries. Warnings of the tsunami height have varied between 50 cm and 2 m. Any such height would represent a far lower risk of devastation than the 10-11 metre tsunami that struck in 2011 but that since then the country has clearly become jittery about any shaking of the earth. At the moment, he says, the damage appears to be on a limited scale,…
Cyclone Mahasen has stricken Bangladesh’s southern coast, as people packed into evacuation shelters. The storm hit Patuakhali district on Thursday with winds of up to 100 km/h (60 mph), and was heading for the ports of Chittagong and Cox’s Bazar. Some two people have been killed, Bangladeshi officials say. Around one million people have been ordered to evacuate low-lying areas in Bang…
…Saturday possibly bringing significant amounts of the white stuff across the tri-state area, Pennsylvania and New England. New York has received measurable snow before Halloween only three times since 1869 – and never more than one inch, which is what some experts are predicting. It would be the earliest one-inch snowfall in New York since the Civil War. Forecasts for north eastern US have…
…state funds. Originally conceived, it is said, as a modest holiday house with a swimming pool, it now boasts a magnificent columned facade reminiscent of the country palaces Russian tsars built in the 18th Century. The massive wrought-iron gates into the courtyard are topped with a golden imperial eagle. Outside are formal gardens, a private theatre, a landing pad with bays for three helicopters,…
…was killed “instantly” according to police. Another death was in Colchester Connecticut, according to Governor Dannel Malloy who warned that some parts of the state could expect as much as 18 inches of snow. A third man in his 20s died in Springfield, Massachusetts, after he ignored police warnings and cross a barricade around a downed power line. The man was killed when he touched a m…
…everyone was accounted for, but that they did not have a definitive list of names. The huge ship, which was lying on its side in shallow water Saturday evening, was carrying about 3,200 passengers and 1,000 crew members when it ran aground at about dinner time. Costa Concordia, built in 2006, was on a Mediterranean cruise from Rome with stops in Savona, Marseille, Barcelona, Palma de Mallorca, Cag…
…llistic missile with an estimated 2,000-mile range had been fuelled and ready for launch, according to US and South Korean sources. A test launch would be a violation of UN Security Council Resolution 1718, passed in 2006, which states the North “must not conduct any further nuclear test or launch of a ballistic missile”. Pyongyang had issued a series of threats in apparent response to…
…ls, unification talks failed and separate regimes evolved In 1950, the Korean War saw Mao’s China back communist North Korea, while the US helped South Korea, fearing Asia would turn communist A 1953 armistice created a fragile peace, and border tensions have lasted ever since…
Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel has announced plans to boost missile defences on the United States West Coast to counter the threat from North Korea. Chuck Hagel said the US would add 14 interceptors, which can shoot down missiles in flight, to 30 already in place in California and Alaska by 2017. He cited a “series of irresponsible and reckless provocations” recently by North Korea. Te…
…Alabama after the storm downed power lines. Hundreds of flights have been grounded by snow and blizzards. More delays are expected as the storm moves towards New York state and Maine, where as much as 18 inches (46 cm) of snow is expected in the next 24 hours. The National Weather Service has warned of near-zero visibility in Buffalo, New York, where heavy snowfall is predicted to combine with hig…
…ace that I’m aware of,” the commodore of the Newport Sailing Association Chuck Iverson told the Associated Press news agency. “We’re all shocked by this whole event.” The 125-mile (202 km) race began at Newport on Friday, with boats arriving in Ensenada on Sunday. In March two sailors were injured off the North California coast in a round-the-world race when a huge wa…
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Lady Gaga is back in her favorite high heels after recovering from hip surgeryLady Gaga has been reunited with her favorite heels as she hit the town in New York in her trademark super high boots. Lady Gaga's re-emergence comes after she was seen…
Hilaria Baldwin joins husband Alec at Cannes Film Festival 2013 to promote his documentary Seduced and AbandonedAlec Baldwin famously lost his cool with film producer Harvey Weinstein at last year's Cannes film festival. But it appears that Alec Baldwin, 55, has managed to keep his…
Jennifer Lawrence wears blue body paint to portray X-Men's MystiqueJennifer Lawrence has hit the X-Men set like a bolt from the blue and her fans have been given a glimpse of the 22-year-old star in all her painted glory as she reprises her…
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