A dust storm lifts sand, dirt and other particles into the air over the Taklamakan Desert, in China. Most of the airborne dust appears concentrated along the northern rim of the Tarim Basin, where it is hemmed in by the tall Tian Shan Mountains. Partially veiled but
Michael became the first major hurricane of the season early this morning as it moved northeastward. Rapid intensification from a tropical storm to a Category 3 hurricane occurred in less than 12 hours as Michael entered a very favorable environment.Michael is the
A tropical disturbance associated in part with the remnants of Isaac, is lingering in the Gulf of Mexico along the Florida Panhandle. Very humid air, combined with the disturbance could unleash downpours and caused flash flooding from part of the Louisiana coast to
Leslie strengthens into the sixth hurricane of the Atlantic season and it’s aiming Bermuda as it moves northward. Leslie is a large tropical cyclone that is forecast to grow in size over the next several days. The wind field of the cyclone, combined with its expected
Severe storms swept across northeast Algeria this weekend. There was widespread damage as violent storms swept across the northeast of the country, killing 20 people and injuring 56. The worst conditions appeared in regions of Tebessa, Tlemcen and M’sila. Torrential
Several plumes of dust can be seen blowing off the coast of the African continent, over bodies of water, towards the Arabian Peninsula. The largest dust plume can be observed in the upper left quadrant, blowing northeastward over the Red Sea, off the coast of Sudan,
Hurricane Kirk downgraded to a Tropical Storm and is currently moving rapidly northeastward toward the North Atlantic and Tropical Storm Leslie is becoming less organized. Meanwhile, Tropical Depression Isaac has lost tropical characteristics while moving across
Four storms in the tropical Atlantic and Pacific are in various stages of development. Tropical Storm Isaac is slowly weakening over central Louisiana, but is still producing heavy rain, severe weather and high water levels along the northern Gulf coast. Hurricane
Slow-moving Isaac weakens to a depression over northern Louisiana but flooding rains continue across southeastern Louisiana and Mississippi. Isaac has officially been downgraded to a tropical rainstorm. All coastal warnings have been discontinued. Even though Isaac
Slow-moving Isaac is dumping heavy rains and still producing a significant storm surge across southeastern Louisiana.Strong bands of thunderstorms continue to develop over water in the eastern semicircle and also southwest of the center. They have occasionally
