By Siegfrid Alegado and Yantoultra Ngui (Bloomberg) — Severe weather disruptions hit Malaysia and the Philippines, leaving a trail of destruction among nations most prone to natural disasters. Typhoon Rai, a…
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The U.S. Coast Guard is urging all mariners to prepare for Tropical Storm Henri before its predicted Sunday landfall. The NOAA NWS National Hurricane Center says Henri is now nearing…
When India’s weather office sent out cyclone warnings on May 13 and most vessels moved to safety, one barge working on Oil and Natural Gas Corp.’s field off the Mumbai…
In a nutshell, Doppler radar is a specialized tracking system that uses the Doppler effect (Doppler shift) to determine the location and velocity of storms and precipitation.
Now, let’s crack open that shell and get to the nuts and bolts of how it came to be and how it works.
Doppler vs. conventional radarDoppler radar has been one of the most important technological advances in hazardous weather prediction over the past 30-plus years. Forecasters using Doppler radar can issue more timely and...
When it comes to freight, bad weather can cause all kinds of shipping issues, from delays to increased costs — none of which are good for business. Understanding how weather can affect freight shipment can help everyone in the supply chain plan ahead. The following are five ways weather can affect freight flows, and how shippers can mitigate the potential impacts.
Road conditions
Trucking is an essential component of the American economy. But drivers can’t do their jobs efficiently if road...
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Severe thunderstorms slammed portions of the Northeast in the wee hours today, with dozens of wind damage reports from Ohio to West Virginia, Pennsylvania, Maryland and New York.
The cold front responsible for producing these storms has lost some steam, but it will linger across the Eastern Seaboard today and Friday.
Additional showers and thunderstorms could hit some areas with torrential downpours, from New...
By Brian K. Sullivan (Bloomberg) –A tropical storm may loom in the Gulf of Mexico late Wednesday or early on July 11 as a low pressure system moves off Georgia into warm waters, gaining strength and threatening offshore oil and natural gas production. The patch of low pressure currently over...