Category - Pacific Ocean

12
Sep

Hawaii: Molasses spill could draw sharks

(Reuters) – Health officials warned swimmers, surfers and snorkelers in Hawaii to stay out of the waters near Honolulu after a leak of 1,400 tons of molasses killed hundreds of fish, potentially attracting sharks. So many fish had died by Thursday that the Hawaii Department of Health tripled cleanup crews to three boats, which removed […]

27
Sep

Travel Update from Ottawa: Philippines: Typhoon Nesat

TRAVEL reports: Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada have issued the following updates on the travel.gc.ca website to the following countries: Philippines – Exercise high degree of caution Typhoon Nesat (or Pedring) is expected to make landfall on the northeast coast of Luzon Island on September 27. Heavy rains and strong winds may cause flooding […]

23
Sep

Weather: Tropical Trouble Looms for N. Philippines

Accuweather.com, Sep 23, 9:55 am Newly formed Tropical Depression 20W will take aim at the northern Philippines early next week. The depression formed Friday morning, EDT, approximately 1100 miles east of Manila and was tracking westward at about 9 mph. This westward motion is expected to continue through the weekend, bringing the storm near the […]

18
Aug

Pacific Weather Watch: Hurricane Greg, Tropical Storm Fernanda

Bloomberg: Aug 18, 2011 Hurricane Greg strengthened in the Pacific south of Baja California as it moved away from land, and a Caribbean system may become a tropical depression as early as today, the National Hurricane Center said. The showers 130 miles (209 kilometers) south of Jamaica have a 70 percent chance of forming into […]