They're quite common in many parts of the world, including the central and southern U.S., sub-Saharan Africa, equatorial and mid-latitude South America, southeast Asia, Indonesia and northern Australia. Let's delve into the mystery of how these clusters form and the typical dangers asso...
If you’re heading to the south coast, perhaps toBodrum, Izmir, Marmaris, or Antalya, you can expect the temperature in the mid-20s through February and March with very little rain. However, December and January willrequire an umbrellaon hand for winter storms. Visiting Turkeyduring the wint...
And there have already been several storms this season, including Hurricane Beryl and Hurricane Ernesto. Right now, Hurricane Helene is heading toward the Gulf Coast of Florida and is expected to land as a Category 3 storm. The likelihood of harsh weather can affect the financial...
2. Aerosonde made history as the first unmanned vehicle to fly into the eye of a hurricane [source: WFC]. Eighty miles off the coast of the United States, Aerosonde explored the hurricane wall at altitudes as low as 300 feet (91 meters), sending real-time information about temperature, ...
Where do these storms come from? Irma is a classic Cape Verde storm, which begin near the islands off the west coast of Africa. Some of the worst hurricanes start as puffs of unstable air and storminess there and chug west, gaining strength over the warm open Atlantic. Another storm, Jose...
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Here, off the coast of Dubai, developers have been rebuilding the world. They have constructed artificial islands in the shape of all planet Earth’s land masses, and they plan to sell each continent off to be built on. There were rumours that the Beckhams would bid for Britain. But the...
For these Afro-Bedouins aredescendants of slaves, bought by Arab Bedouin traders travelling in Africa. The members of Rahat's black community trace their ancestry back to Zanzibar Island, off the coast of modern day Tanzania. Why do people in hot climates wear dark clothing?
Buffalo wings aren’t made from buffalo or bison. They actually do taste like chicken. TheBuffalo Bisonsis either a redundant or an oxymoronic name for a minor league baseball team. Bison once ranged from Alaska to the U.S. east coast, perhaps even in present day Buffalo NY. ...
Entire towns along the Gulf Coast have been swallowed up and swept away over the years by catastrophic storms like Camille (1969), Andrew (1994), and more recently Katrina (2005). Twelve years ago, my father and I found ourselves in the path of such a storm. According to the National ...