First giant pandas to enter US in 21 years make their debut at San Diego Zoo
Two giant pandas made their public debut Thursday at the San Diego Zoo, making them the first pandas to enter the U.S. from China in more than two decades.
Month: August 2024
Florida ER doctor uses paddleboard to commute to work during Debby
Emergency room Dr. Meghan Martin had to take an unconventional approach to reach her hospital when Debby flooded her home and left her stranded.
SPC Tornado Watch 615
WW 615 TORNADO DC MD NC VA WV CW 082235Z – 091100Z 
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Tornado Watch Number 615 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 635 PM EDT Thu Aug 8 2024 The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a * Tornado Watch for portions of District Of Columbia Maryland Eastern North Carolina Central and eastern Virginia The eastern West Virginia Panhandle Coastal Waters * Effective this Thursday night and Friday morning from 635 PM until 700 AM EDT. * Primary threats include... A few tornadoes possible SUMMARY...Convective bands with embedded supercells and the potential for a few tornadoes will persist overnight and spread northward from North Carolina into Virginia/Maryland with the remnants of tropical cyclone Debby. The tornado watch area is approximately along and 70 statute miles east and west of a line from 30 miles east northeast of Martinsburg WV to 35 miles east of Goldsboro NC. For a complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU5). PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... REMEMBER...A Tornado Watch means conditions are favorable for tornadoes and severe thunderstorms in and close to the watch area. Persons in these areas should be on the lookout for threatening weather conditions and listen for later statements and possible warnings. && OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...This tornado watch replaces tornado watch number 614. Watch number 614 will not be in effect after 635 PM EDT. AVIATION...Tornadoes and a few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to 0.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 50 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean storm motion vector 17035. ...Thompson
Could US be on track for record number of billion-dollar disasters in 2024?
The country faced a relentless barrage of extreme weather events during July, but only one rose to the level of a billion-dollar disaster.
Polaris Dawn, first private spacewalk mission, sets launch date with SpaceX
A first-of-its-kind mission is set to blast off from Florida in late August, embarking four private citizens on a journey that aims to make history on several fonts, including spacewalking outside a SpaceX craft.
Watch as rescuers save American flag from Debby’s fury
Floridians who were hit hard by Hurricane Debby, which wreaked havoc on the Sunshine State this week, received a helping hand from a team of fellow Floridians.
‘Pray for everyone’: Feet of water floods North Carolina town as Tropical Storm Debby charges inland
Heavy rainfall from Tropical Storm Debby has caused inland flooding, swamping the entire town of Bladenboro, North Carolina.
NOAA updates hurricane forecast as peak of Atlantic season approaches
Hot ocean temperatures continue to fuel an "extremely active" Atlantic hurricane season, according to NOAAâs latest outlook for the remaining of the 2024 season.
Texas warns of cicada-killing wasps that are paralyzing prey across the state
Cicadas beware. Wasps known as âCicada Killers" are out and about this summer â and theyâre hungry.