Hurricane Rick swirls to life, expected to strengthen and target Mexico.
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Rick continued to strengthen quickly, and by this morning, it became the eighth hurricane of the East Pacific season.
While the center of the forecast cone steers Rick near the coastal cities of Michoacán early next week, conditions will begin to go downhill late tonight and tomorrow as the outer bands begin to scrape the coast. bit.ly/3BbIq1w
Heavy rainfall of 8-12 inches with an AccuWeather Local StormMax of 20 inches will result in widespread flooding and mudslides across the region. bit.ly/3BbIq1w
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A diver exploring the floor of the Mediterranean Sea last weekend discovered an object that allows one’s imagination to travel back to a time of knights, armor and swords. bit.ly/30WgQsP
On Saturday, Oct. 16, an ordinary dive turned extraordinary for one Israeli scuba diver when he discovered a sword that experts believe has a lifespan that spans centuries.
Diver Shlomi Katzin was exploring a portion of the Mediterranean Sea just off Israel's Carmel beach. While on this expedition, Katzin came across a treasure trove of artifacts tucked into the seabed.
Tetsuya ‘Ted’ Fujita was born on Oct. 23, 1920, in Kitakyushu City, Japan. Fujita became fascinated by weather at an early age and eventually moved to the United States to further his research. bit.ly/2ZdJswX
Fujita is credited with several monumental meteorological advancements while working as a researcher and professor at the University of Chicago: bit.ly/2ZdJswX
In 1971, Fujita unveiled a six-point rating system for categorizing tornado damage. This would become known as the Fujita Scale and helped him earn the nickname "Mr. Tornado." The scale would be used to analyze the historic super tornado outbreak of April 1974:
The West Coast is in for a very stormy pattern over the next week that will result in a series of #storms that bring heavy precipitation, including snow in higher elevations. 🌧❄️ Check out our thread below for more details: ⬇️ accuweather.com/en/winter-weat…
2. The catalyst will be a #bombcyclone that forms hundreds of miles off the coast of western Canada and the northwestern U.S., which will result in a series of storms in the coming days: accuweather.com/en/winter-weat…
3. A ‘bomb cyclone’ or the process of bombogenesis, in weather parlance, occurs when a storm reaches certain meteorological benchmarks associated with rapid strengthening. Here’s a full explainer: accuweather.com/en/weather-new…
One hundred fifty years ago, on Oct. 8, 1871, a fire engulfed the small town of Peshtigo, Wisconsin, killing some 800 people in an hour. The words that begin that Biblical passage are haunting, given the fate so many met that terrible night. bit.ly/3mxQaG4
Meteorologists explain that a prolonged drought, fierce winds, and high temperatures created fuel for flames.
Strong, warm southwesterly winds of up to 50 mph fanned the fire, causing everything in its path to ignite.
In about one hour, the fire incinerated anything and everything in its track, including numerous settlements and villages, ravaging 2,400 square miles -- an area roughly the size of Delaware.