By Renee Duff, Meteorologist for AccuWeather.com AccuWeather-(ENEWSPF)- AccuWeather reports some of the worst flooding from Harvey may be yet to come even as rain diminishes in the next 24 to 48 hours over parts of Texas and Louisiana. There may be catastrophic levee failure if the rains continue. “This is[Read More…]
Environmental
Trump Administration Seeks to Allow Harley Davidson to Avoid Punishment for Clean Air Act Violations
Washington, DC –(ENEWSPF)—August 29, 2017. Today, the Sierra Club submitted comments on Donald Trump’s Department of Justice revision of Harley Davidson’s punishment for Clean Air Act violations. Last year, the Obama Environmental Protection Agency and Department of Justice reached the consent decree to settle claims that the Harley Davidson installed[Read More…]
Request Seeks Evidence That Trump’s Reversal of Coastal Flood Protections Is Driven by Climate Denial, Contempt for Obama
Decision Makes Coastal Communities More Vulnerable to Storms Like Harvey WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)–August 29, 2017. The Center for Biological Diversity filed a Freedom of Information Act request today seeking public records connected to President Trump’s rollback of an Obama executive order and federal flood-protection rule. Just 10 days before Harvey struck Texas,[Read More…]
NASA Sees Tropical Storm Harvey Moving Back into the Gulf, August 28, 2017
MARYLAND–(ENEWSPF)–August 28, 2017. On Monday, Aug. 28 at 7 a.m. CDT the National Hurricane Center said the center of Harvey is emerging into the Gulf of Mexico. A NASA animation of imagery from NOAA’s GOES East satellite shows Harvey as it lingered over southeastern Texas over the weekend of Aug.[Read More…]
Flooding Disaster To Continue In Texas As Harvey Lingers For Days
By Alex Sosnowski, Senior Meteorologist for AccuWeather.com AccuWeather-(ENEWSPF)- AccuWeather reports torrential rain, flooding and damaging winds will continue over a large part of southeastern Texas as Harvey stalls and meanders nearby into next week. Even though hurricane-force winds will cease in the coming hours, the worst impact from Harvey may[Read More…]
Red Cross Prepares For Most Deadly Hurricane In Over A Decade
Red Cross Deploying Local Volunteers to Massive Relief Effort for Hurricane Harvey in Texas and Louisiana Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- As Hurricane Harvey nears land, the American Red Cross is mounting a massive relief effort ahead of the most deadly and devastating hurricane forecast to strike the United States in over a[Read More…]
Downpours To Persist In Florida As Tropical System Lingers Near Southeastern US Coast
By Renee Duff, Meteorologist for AccuWeather AccuWeather-(ENEWSPF)- AccuWeather reports a tropical disturbance that will continue to douse Florida with downpours into the end of the week is being monitored for possible development along the southeastern United States coast. The feature of interest, designated 92L, is a disorganized cluster of enhanced[Read More…]
Hurricane Harvey Poised To Unleash Flooding Disaster On Texas Into Early Next Week
By Alex Sosnowski, Senior Meteorologist for AccuWeather AccuWeather-(ENEWSPF)- AccuWeather reports as hurricane Harvey continues to gather strength and moisture, the tumultuous storm is poised to stall over coastal Texas and unleash life-threatening and disastrous flooding into next week. Harvey will have major impact in terms of dangerous surf, beach erosion,[Read More…]
Study: Gaps Widen in the Intercity Bus and Rail System, Forcing More to Drive
Chaddick Institute for Metropolitan Development at DePaul University calls for steps to curb decline CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–August 25, 2017. For nearly a decade, the rollout of new express bus and train service made it easier for Americans to put down their car keys and hop on a bus or train for[Read More…]
NASA Analyzes Hurricane Harvey’s Rainfall, Sees Landfall, August 26, 2017
MARYLAND–(ENEWSPF)–August 26, 2017 Update Satellites have been providing forecasters with valuable information as Harvey intensified to a Category 4 hurricane before making landfall in southeastern Texas. NASA’s GPM satellite and NOAA’s GOES-East satellite provided a look at Harvey’s heavy rainfall, cloud heights, temperatures and extent of the storm. At 6[Read More…]
