Forecasters say Kenneth has strengthened into a rare late-season hurricane in the eastern Pacific, although there is no current threat to land.
The U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami said Monday that Kenneth had maximum sustained winds near 80 mph (130 kph). The storm was centered about 705 miles (1,135 kilometers) south of the southern tip of Baja California, Mexico, but was moving away from the coast. It could become a major hurricane in the next day or so.
It is moving west-northwest at 14 mph (22 kph)
Projections show Kenneth moving west out to sea, away from land. There are no coastal watches or warnings in effect.
The eastern Pacific hurricane season ends Nov. 30.
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Los Angeles - Residents of a coastal neighborhood were worried Monday about safety and property values after a large chunk of a street and the coastal bluff it sat on crumbled into the ocean amid heavy rains on Sunday.
A section of Paseo Del Mar in the San Pedro area that for months had been creeping toward the ocean collapsed as a storm struck, L.A. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa said in a statement. In recent weeks the section had been moving at about 4 inches a day.
"My greatest concern (is) that all these homes right here are going to end up in the water and that we're going to be separated and our own little island," said one resident interviewed by nbclosangeles.com just outside the closed-off area. "I have three kids and two grandkids and I want them to be able to have the ocean view and be able to stick their feet in the sand and not fall off a cliff."
Another resident said locals were talking about how the slide would undermine property values.
A section of Paseo Del Mar in the San Pedro area that for months had been creeping toward the ocean collapsed as a storm struck, L.A. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa said in a statement. In recent weeks the section had been moving at about 4 inches a day.
"My greatest concern (is) that all these homes right here are going to end up in the water and that we're going to be separated and our own little island," said one resident interviewed by nbclosangeles.com just outside the closed-off area. "I have three kids and two grandkids and I want them to be able to have the ocean view and be able to stick their feet in the sand and not fall off a cliff."
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A portion of Paseo Del Mar in San Pedro, Calif. slid into the ocean Sunday.
A portion of Paseo Del Mar in San Pedro, Calif. slid into the ocean Sunday.
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The floods began in late July, fed by heavy monsoon rains and a series of tropical storms. The floodwaters swamped entire towns as they moved south through the country's central heartland to Bangkok and the Gulf of Thailand. More than two-thirds of the country's 77 provinces have been affected.
The government said Sunday that the death toll has reached 602, the majority from drowning. It said the number of affected provinces is currently 17.
The situation has improved dramatically in recent days and cleanup has begun in many areas, though some still face weeks more under water.
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The images below were captured from August to October, 2011 from the deck of the International Space Station. The stunning sequences show the Aurora Borealis, night passes over cities, and crackling lightning storms. Images were taken with a special low-light 4K camera and they give some of the best perspectives yet on what it is like to travel aboard the space station.
A resident of Cochabamba, Bolivia caught this tornado as it moved through his town. It demolished buildings, uprooted trees and ripped metal sheeting from roofs. A Bolivian meteorologist says it is unusual for a tornado to hit a mountain city.
Since the publishing of my two books: Solar Rain: The Earth Changes Have Begun and Global Warming: A Convenient Disguise, the world's leading scientific bodies - such as NASA, NOAA and ESA have come on-board supporting my 1998 "Equation."
Beginning yesterday, six US states were hit with 'extreme weather' in the form of tornadoes, straight-line winds, micro-burst, and wind shears. The states of Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama S. Carolina, N. Carolina and Georgia suffered at least six deaths, numerous injuries, and severely damaged buildings.
The death toll from a storm system that spawned several possible tornadoes as it slammed the Southeast has risen to at least six, officials said Thursday as search crews went out to look for more victims and survivors.
Officials in central North Carolina said the deaths of a woman and a child in Davidson County were weather-related. However, Emergency Services director Jeff Smith did not have any other details early Thursday.
Suspected tornadoes were reported Wednesday in Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and South Carolina. Severe weather also hit Georgia.
Dozens of homes and buildings were damaged and thousands of people were without power as trees and power lines were downed.
In South Carolina, three people were killed and five injured when a likely tornado swept through a rural community near Rock Hill, about 20 miles south of Charlotte, N.C. One person died in northern Georgia when a tree fell on a car, the fire department in Forsyth, Ga., confirmed.
NBC station WCNC reported that search crews in York County, S.C., were to head back out Thursday morning to look for anyone who still might be unaccounted for and help cleaning up.
Officials in central North Carolina said the deaths of a woman and a child in Davidson County were weather-related. However, Emergency Services director Jeff Smith did not have any other details early Thursday.
Suspected tornadoes were reported Wednesday in Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and South Carolina. Severe weather also hit Georgia.
Dozens of homes and buildings were damaged and thousands of people were without power as trees and power lines were downed.
In South Carolina, three people were killed and five injured when a likely tornado swept through a rural community near Rock Hill, about 20 miles south of Charlotte, N.C. One person died in northern Georgia when a tree fell on a car, the fire department in Forsyth, Ga., confirmed.
NBC station WCNC reported that search crews in York County, S.C., were to head back out Thursday morning to look for anyone who still might be unaccounted for and help cleaning up.
It seems that this past year has been filled with all types of strange weather patterns all across the nation.Between droughts,flooding, tornadoes and rare earthquakes many located in regions not known for seismic activity for 50-150 years.This past week alone reports have been flowing in from worried residents throughout Oklahoma,Georgia,Tennessee,& Texas.The residents reported they heard loud booming sounds while the earth beneath them rattled around .Radar tracking captured birds or bugs fleeing on as the tremors occured.Are these tremors the result caused by seismic waves ? You ask what are seismic waves ?
Seismic waves are waves of energy that travel through the earth, and are a result of an earthquake, explosion, or a volcano that imparts low-frequency acoustic energy. Many other natural and anthropogenic sources create low amplitude waves commonly referred to as ambient vibrations. Seismic waves are studied by seismologists and geophysicists. Seismic wave fields are measured by a seismograph, geophone, hydrophone (in water), or accelerometer.
The propagation velocity of the waves depends on density and elasticity of the medium. Velocity tends to increase with depth, and ranges from approximately 2 to 8 km/s in the Earth's crust up to 13 km/s in the deep mantle.
Seismic waves are waves of energy that travel through the earth, and are a result of an earthquake, explosion, or a volcano that imparts low-frequency acoustic energy. Many other natural and anthropogenic sources create low amplitude waves commonly referred to as ambient vibrations. Seismic waves are studied by seismologists and geophysicists. Seismic wave fields are measured by a seismograph, geophone, hydrophone (in water), or accelerometer.
The propagation velocity of the waves depends on density and elasticity of the medium. Velocity tends to increase with depth, and ranges from approximately 2 to 8 km/s in the Earth's crust up to 13 km/s in the deep mantle.
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Snow piles up on top of a downtown business totem on Monday. The 10.7 inches of snow Monday exceeded the previous record of 5.6 inches for Nov. 14.
Snow piles up on top of a downtown business totem on Monday. The 10.7 inches of snow Monday exceeded the previous record of 5.6 inches for Nov. 14.
The National Weather Service issued a winter storm warning for Juneau and other parts of southeast Alaska until 5 a.m. today. Six to 10 inches of new snow are possible for Juneau, Petersburg and Wrangell, with slightly lesser amounts in places like Hoonah and Angoon.
Juneau public schools were closed Monday. Eaglecrest Ski Area reminded outdoor enthusiasts it is closed and had no ski patrol or avalanche control onsite.
Several city commission meetings were canceled, as was a lecture sponsored by the Sealaska Heritage Institute. City buses went on winter routes in areas where the city deems it unsafe to operate buses during heavy snow and ice.
Meteorologist Geri Swanson said Monday afternoon the 10.7 inches that had fallen at weather service offices since midnight broke a record for snow falling on Nov. 14. The previous record was 5.6 inches in 2006.
While D.C. is having a grand ol' weather day, a swatch of land stretching from Illinois through Indiana to Ohio to three other states has fallen under tornado watches and warnings. What's causing this discontent in the atmosphere? Blame it on a disturbed jet stream, a river of wind that can scream along at up to 450 m.p.h. several miles above in the sky.
The jet stream typically flows in a single thick band traveling west to east. But around this time during La Nina years, the stream can become split, with one vein coursing through the north part of the country and the other through the south. A split jet stream is a harbinger of severe weather; look above and you'll see why.
The blue in NOAA's map from today represents wind speed at a height of about 3.5 miles, with the darkest blue/purple areas indicating places where gusts top 100 m.p.h. The fast winds denote the location of the jet stream. The stream begins to split in the Pacific Northwest: One branch loops down into Mexico while the other stays the course at the top of the U.S. Where they rejoin is where the problems start. The northern stream is holding a load of frigid air that it carried in from Canada, whereas the southern one is damp and warm thanks to a nice vacation in the Gulf of Mexico. The combination of these disparate atmospheric conditions forms the recipe for severe storms, and is the reason that one tornado and quarter-sized hail have already been reported in Champaign County, Ill.
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Tornadic weather over the Midwest on Monday, Nov. 14, 2011, can be blamed on a seasonal split in the jet stream.
Tornadic weather over the Midwest on Monday, Nov. 14, 2011, can be blamed on a seasonal split in the jet stream.
The blue in NOAA's map from today represents wind speed at a height of about 3.5 miles, with the darkest blue/purple areas indicating places where gusts top 100 m.p.h. The fast winds denote the location of the jet stream. The stream begins to split in the Pacific Northwest: One branch loops down into Mexico while the other stays the course at the top of the U.S. Where they rejoin is where the problems start. The northern stream is holding a load of frigid air that it carried in from Canada, whereas the southern one is damp and warm thanks to a nice vacation in the Gulf of Mexico. The combination of these disparate atmospheric conditions forms the recipe for severe storms, and is the reason that one tornado and quarter-sized hail have already been reported in Champaign County, Ill.
