Hurricane Erick made landfall on Mexico’s Pacific coast Thursday morning, June 19, as a powerful Category 3 storm, according to the National Hurricane Center (NHC)145. The storm hit the western part of Oaxaca, near Punta Maldonado, with maximum sustained winds…
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How to Use GasBuddy’s Fuel Availability Tracker
Natural disasters and crisis situations can cause gas stations to close or run out of fuel and power. This Fuel Availability Tracker helps drivers in affected areas find fuel should stations run out. Tap below to read the article from…
Hurricane season still swirling: Rafael could threaten US later this week
As Americans focus their attention on Tuesday’s election, weather experts are keeping a close eye on a low-pressure system in the western Caribbean that figures to impact the U.S. later this week, though to what extent remains uncertain. Tap below…
How Hurricane Oscar fooled forecasters, became smallest on record
Hurricane Oscar, now downgraded to a tropical storm over Cuba, was the smallest hurricane ever recorded in the Atlantic basin, meteorologists said Monday. When the storm formed on Saturday, hurricane hunters found the extent of Oscar’s hurricane wind field was only…
Storm tracker: Why Hurricane Oscar could lead to ‘humanitarian crisis’
Hurricane Oscar is expected to make landfall in Cuba on Sunday as the island faces an existing power crisis, adding to fears that Oscar may prove to be especially dangerous. Tap below to read the report by Julia Gomez for USA…