Month: August 2019

A destructive wildfire season in Alaska has only grown worse in recent weeks, as the Swan Lake Fire has spread rapidly. Located near Sterling on the Kenai Peninsula, the blaze has been fueled by an incredibly warm and dry summer. Since being ignited by lightning on June 5, the blaze has become the country’s largest wildfire at a total size of 158,042 acres, as of Aug. 28. Along with the Ethel Creek Fire near Koliganek,…

Several airlines are already offering travel waivers ahead of Hurricane Dorian. The storm is entering Atlantic waters and nearing the U.S. Southeast. Dorian was about 45 miles northwest of St. Thomas Wednesday afternoon. The U.S. National Hurricane Center said top sustained winds were being recorded at 80 mph while the storm was moving northwest at 14 mph. Dorian is expected to move away from the U.S. and British Virgin Islands and head out over the…

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Here’s the latest on Hurricane DorianAs of the 5 a.m. et update from the National Hurricane Center LOCATION: 150 MILES NNW OF SAN JUAN PUERTO RICOCATEGORY: ONEMAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS: 85 MPHMOVEMENT: NW AT 13 MPH Dorian is a Category one hurricane with sustained winds of 85 mph but is forecasted to strengthen into a major hurricane within the next few days, the National Hurricane Center predicts.  The storm is moving toward the…

Hurricane Dorian caused limited damage in the northern Caribbean Wednesday as it left the region. However, it’s setting its sights on the East Coast, and is growing in strength, with the possibility of becoming  a Category 3 storm by the time it hits.  Power outages and flooding were reported across the U.S. Virgin Islands, the British Virgin Islands and the Puerto Rican islands of Vieques and Culebra after Dorian hit St. Thomas as a Category 1 storm….