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Tropical Storm Chris to avoid New England
A tropical watch remained in effect for Dominica Sunday evening, according to the NHC. Meteorologist Marshall Alexander told The Associated Press that officials were anxious about those still living with tarps on their roofs after Maria slammed into Dominica as a Category 5 storm previous year, killing dozens of people. [Full Article...]
TS Beryl disintegrates as heads for Caribbean
Chris was upgraded from a tropical depression to a tropical storm on Sunday. Meteorologist Marshall Alexander told The Associated Press that officials were anxious about those still living with tarps on their roofs after Maria slammed into Dominica as a Category 5 storm previous year, killing dozens of people. [Full Article...]
Storm Strengthening To Hurricane Off Carolinas As Puerto Rico Faces Storm Beryl
Buttrick said local impacts may include building seas and an increased risk for rip currents, but strong winds and rainfall won't be a concern. The tropical storm, now building near the Carolinas, is expected to strengthen into a hurricane Monday and will most likely remain offshore for two to three days, forecasters said. [Full Article...]
Tropical storm watch discontinued
Its maximum sustained wind speeds were at 45 miles per hour. The tropical storm , now building near the Carolinas, is expected to strengthen into a hurricane Monday and will most likely remain offshore for two to three days, forecasters said. [Full Article...]
Lions kill suspected rhino poachers on South African wildlife reserve
Although we will continue to be extremely vigilant we remain positive that this incident will not necessitate any changes to the status quo of our lions . "We lost three rhino in March 2016". This is not the first time lions have turned the tables on poachers. "The best estimate we have so far is that three of the gang were eaten". [Full Article...]
Ancient Human Babies Possessed Specific Toes To Climb Trees For Finding Protection
The study titled, "A almost complete foot from Dikika, Ethiopia and its implications for the ontogeny and function of Australopithecus afarensis ", was published July 4 in the journal Science Advances . Later, Selam was found just a few miles away from Lucy and was then given the nickname "baby Lucy", despite being alive around 200,000 years before Lucy. [Full Article...]
New predictions for hurricanes, storms in the Caribbean this season
Beryl became the first hurricane in the Atlantic this season Friday and is not expected to threaten the U.S. mainland. However, forecasters say it should degenerate into a trough of low pressure before it reaches the Lesser Antilles. Neither has Puerto Rico, where hundreds are still living under makeshift roofs and more than 1,000 customers remain without power more than nine months after the... [Full Article...]
Beryl becomes first hurricane of the 2018 Atlantic season
It was located 1,045 miles (1,685 kilometers) east-southeast of the Lesser Antilles on Friday morning and was moving west at 15 mph (24 kph). The storm is heading west-northwestward towards the Lesser Antilles at a fairly slow pace but is expected to gain forward momentum through the weekend. [Full Article...]