by Admin | Mar 30, 2016 | Natural Disasters
Experts at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration have predicted that El Niño, the tropical climate pattern that has been responsible for various storm systems, will be affecting California and areas further east this spring. The NOAA also predicted a...
by Admin | Nov 24, 2015 | Natural Disasters
Throughout 2016, about 1,000 homeowners across the state of California will get up to $3,000 from the government to retrofit and protect their homes from potential earthquake damage. This is a relatively new program brought to homeowners by state officials and the...
by Admin | Nov 16, 2015 | Natural Disasters, Residential
Charleston residents, many of whom were still cleaning up from floods earlier in October, found themselves dealing with additional coastal floods at the end of the month. Bo Peterson, Andrew Knapp and Prentiss Findlay of the Post and Courier reported flood levels...
by Admin | Nov 2, 2015 | Natural Disasters, Residential
Each fall, a higher than normal tide known as a "king tide" causes the sea level to rise in Miami Beach. Neighborhoods along the water face flooding during this period. This year, the king tide started sooner thanks to a September supermoon, according to...
by Admin | Sep 11, 2015 | Natural Disasters
Small changes in local climate can at times have a massive impact on worldwide weather patterns. For example, El Niño, a term used to refer to warm pools of water appearing in the Pacific Ocean, has been correlated with influencing weather on the other...
by Admin | Sep 9, 2015 | Natural Disasters
Tropical Depression Kilo has left the main Hawaiian islands, but only after dumping a large amount of rain across the state. Bob Burke of the National Weather Service says that "we knew this moisture was likely going to make it up over the state, but the...
