James R. Elliott (Rice University) Hundreds of industrial facilities with toxic pollutants are in Hurricane Milton’s path as it heads toward Florida, less than two weeks after Hurricane Helene flooded…
https://gcaptain.com/hurricane-milton-toxic-floods-threaten-floridas-ports-waterways-and-towns/
By Hatem Mohareb (Bloomberg) –Libya’s state oil company said there has been no disruption to crude output following a storm that unleashed deadly flooding and left at least 5,500 people dead…
https://gcaptain.com/libyas-oil-production-remains-unaffected-by-deadly-floods/
Major flooding this week has kept truckers and dockworkers from reaching the Port of Durban in South Africa. Increasing cargo backlogs are likely until roads leading to the port are repaired.
Heavy rain threatens cargo shipmentsSince Sunday, torrential rains and heavy flooding have swept across the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa, damaging infrastructure and disrupting port operations. Several areas recorded as much as 13 inches of rain in less than 24 hours, amounts typically associated...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/major-south-african-container-port-partly-reopens-after-flood
By Rozanna Latiff and Liz Lee, KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 18 (Reuters) – Torrential rains in Malaysia have caused flooding that has driven more than 11,000 people from their homes, closed…
https://gcaptain.com/shipping-operations-severely-disrupted-in-malaysia-floods/
Every Friday, FreightWaves takes a look at the past week or so in social media, highlighting images in trucking, transportation and weather. This week features an 18-wheeler hauling a weather satellite, a snow devil in Colorado, a rare waterspout in Canada and more.
Space trucking?The latest National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration weather satellite was recently shipped across the country on an 18-wheeler and a military plane. Lockheed Martin’s spacecraft team in Littleton, Colorado,...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/hot-shots-satellite-transport-snow-devil-water-spout-and-more
By Marianna Parraga and Stephanie Kelly(Reuters) – Widespread flooding from Hurricane Ida and power outages on Tuesday slowed efforts by energy companies to assess damages at oil production facilities, ports and refineries….
President Joe Biden said he has spoken to governors of states along the Gulf Coast and has coordinated with electric utilities in preparation for Hurricane Ida, which was a Category 4 hurricane as of 8 a.m. ET Sunday. The powerful storm is forecast to make landfall in Louisiana late Sunday morning or early afternoon, on the 16th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina’s devastating strike in the same area.
Related: Hurricane Ida nears Gulf Coast; evacuations underway
“We’ve pre-positioned food, water,...
Hurricane Elsa is cruising across the Caribbean, centered just 100 miles southeast of the Dominican Republic as of 8 a.m. ET Saturday. Elsa’s sustained winds were at 75 mph, making it a Category 1 hurricane, and it’s heading to the northwest with a forward speed of 31 mph.
The hurricane could hit the western end of Haiti Saturday afternoon or evening, followed by Cuba Sunday. Elsa still has a good chance of a southern Florida landfall late Monday or early Tuesday, probably as a strong tropical...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/hurricane-elsa-still-eyeing-us-landfall-next-week
Here are a few of the most devastating — and unforgettable — Memorial Day weekend storms.
Lake Park, Iowa, tornado (1942)On Memorial Day 1942, a tornado ripped through farmlands in northwestern Iowa near the Minnesota border. The storm stayed on the ground for about 11 miles, damaging or destroying buildings, trees and livestock on 15 farms. Barns, silos, chicken coops, machine sheds and windmills were blown down, with electricity and telephone services cut off almost immediately.
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/worst-memorial-day-storms-in-us-history
By Leslie Kaufman (Bloomberg) — Climate change is the main culprit behind nuisance flooding, but human alterations to coastal areas that deepen shipping channels or fill in wetlands may be exacerbating the problem…