Marine Weather

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Monday, September 23, 2024
Future hurricane helena forecast cone and warning map
Marine Weather

Potential Major Hurricane Threatens Gulf Coast This Week

The National Hurricane Center (NHC) has issued a warning about a potentially dangerous weather system approaching the Gulf Coast. The disturbance, soon to be

September 23, 2024
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Sunday, September 15, 2024
MArine chart showing Typhoon Bebinca approaching Shanghai with current position and projected path.
Marine Weather

Shanghai Braces for Typhoon Bebinca: Ports Shut Down Amid Red Alert

By Samuel Shen and Ryan Woo (Reuters) Shanghai halted transportation links, recalled ships and shut tourism spots including Shanghai Disney Resort on Sunday

September 15, 2024
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Thursday, September 12, 2024
Tropical Storm Francine pictured September 9, 2024. Satellite image courtesy NOAA NHC
Marine Weather

Hurricane Disruption to Oil and Gas Output Grows, Some Energy Ports Reopen

HOUSTON, Sept 12 (Reuters) – U.S. energy producers on Thursday were assessing the extent of damage from Hurricane Francine to their U.S. Gulf of Mexico

September 12, 2024
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Wednesday, September 11, 2024
Forecast map courtesy NWS National Hurricane Center
Marine Weather

Louisiana Energy Hubs, Crop Exports Disrupted Ahead of Francine

By Marianna Parraga, Erwin Seba and Tom Polansek HOUSTON/CHICAGO, Sept 11 (Reuters) – Energy production and agricultural exports out of the

September 11, 2024
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Monday, September 9, 2024
Tropical Storm Francine pictured September 9, 2024. Satellite image courtesy NOAA NHC
Marine Weather

‘Francine’ Strengthens as GoM Oil Producers Evacuate Staff

By Georgina McCartney HOUSTON, Sept 9 (Reuters) – U.S. Gulf of Mexico offshore oil and gas producers on Monday were evacuating staff and curbing

September 9, 2024
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Hurricane Francine Threatens: U.S. Coast Guard Prepares for Impact on Louisiana and Texas Coasts
Marine Weather

Hurricane Francine Threatens: U.S. Coast Guard Prepares for Impact on Louisiana and Texas Coasts

The U.S. Coast Guard is gearing up for the arrival of Tropical Storm Francine, which is expected to intensify into a hurricane before making landfall on the

September 9, 2024
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Wednesday, July 10, 2024
A containership docking at the Port of Cape Town
Marine Weather

Severe Weather Halts Container Shipping at Cape of Good Hope

Severe weather conditions near the Cape of Good Hope have brought container traffic to a halt this week, according to analysis by LSEG Shipping Research.

July 10, 2024
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Tropical Storm Beryl approaches the Texas coast in the Gulf of Mexico in a composite satellite image July 7, 2024. NOAA/Handout via REUTERS
Marine Weather

Power Outages Hinder Hurricane Beryl Recovery, Delay Port, Infrastructure Restarts

HOUSTON, July 10 (Reuters) – About 1.7 million customers remained without power in Texas on Wednesday morning, two days after Hurricane Beryl made

July 10, 2024
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A photo of the Panama registered general cargo vessel reportedly in trouble at sea, and excessivly listing, on the Atlantic Ocean north west of Cape Town on Monday morning. Its crew of 18 seafarers rescued and currently being evacuated. Photo courtesy SAMSA
Marine Weather

Cargo Ship Evacuated as Waves Pound South African Coast

(Bloomberg) — Storms pounded South Africa’s coastline for a fourth day on Wednesday, disrupting shipping operations, with massive swells forcing the

July 10, 2024
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Monday, July 8, 2024
Tropical Storm Beryl approaches the Texas coast in the Gulf of Mexico in a composite satellite image July 7, 2024. NOAA/Handout via REUTERS
Marine Weather

Texas Energy Industry Braces for Beryl as Hurricane Makes Landfall

By Erwin Seba and Arathy Somasekhar HOUSTON, July 8 (Reuters) – The Texas energy industry braced for Hurricane Beryl’s impact on

July 8, 2024
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Sunday, July 7, 2024
Hurricane Beryl makes landfall in Trinidad and Tobago. REUTERS/Andrea De Silva
Marine Weather

Ports Along Texas Coast Close As Tropical Storm Beryl Approaches

By Arathy Somasekhar HOUSTON, July 7 (Reuters) – Ports along the Texas coast started to close or restrict vessel traffic on Sunday to prepare for

July 7, 2024
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Friday, July 5, 2024
Waves crash as Hurricane Beryl strikes, in Playa del Carmen, Mexico, July 5, 2024. REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez
Marine Weather

Beryl Rakes Mexico on Potential Path to Texas

By Brian K. Sullivan and Peter Millard (Bloomberg) — Tropical Storm Beryl’s winds weakened as it battered Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula after leaving a

July 5, 2024
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Wednesday, July 3, 2024
View of Hurricane Beryl in the Caribbean taken from the International Space Station on July 1, 2024, Matthew Dominick/NASA/Handout via REUTERS
Marine Weather

Record-Breaking Sea Temperatures Fuel Hurricane Beryl to Early Season Record

By Sarah Morland July 3 (Reuters) – Powerful Hurricane Beryl was the 2024 Atlantic season’s first hurricane and the earliest storm on record to

July 3, 2024
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Friday, May 31, 2024
Gulf Of Mexico Hurricane
Marine Weather

Gulf of Mexico is August-Level Hot as Hurricane Season Nears

(Bloomberg) — Water temperatures across the Gulf of Mexico have reached or exceeded levels usually found in August when the region is at its

May 31, 2024
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Wednesday, May 1, 2024
An LNG carrier transits through the Panama Canal. Photo credit: Flystock/Shutterstock
Marine Weather

El Nino, Water Management Issues Blamed for Snarling Panama Canal

SAO PAULO, May 1 (Reuters) – The El Nino climate phenomenon, not climate change, drove lower rainfall last year that reduced the Panama

May 1, 2024
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Monday, April 8, 2024
Hurricanes Idalia and Franklin captured by NOAA's GOES West satellite, August 29, 2023. Photo: NOAA
Marine Weather

Conditions Ripe for Extremely Active Atlantic Hurricane Season in 2024

The 2024 Atlantic hurricane season is expected to be exceptionally active, according to researchers at Colorado State University. In their initial forecast,

April 8, 2024
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Sunday, December 17, 2023
River at low levels because of drought
Marine Weather

Rivers Are Threatened By More Than Climate Change

by Murray Scown, Lund University and Frances Eleanor Dunn, Utrecht University (TheConversation) Perilously situated between rising sea levels and pressures

December 17, 2023
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Thursday, September 14, 2023
Heavy Seas with Hurricane Lee Pose Threat to Mariners
Marine Weather

Heavy Seas with Hurricane Lee Pose Threat to Mariners

A Hurricane Warning remains in effect for the Atlantic High Seas associated with Hurricane Lee with peak seas of around 47 feet near the center as the system

September 14, 2023
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Saturday, September 9, 2023
Summer heatwave hits Southern California. REUTERS/Mike Blake
Marine Weather

The Push To Identify Ocean Heat Waves Before They Happen

By Kendra Pierre-Louis (Bloomberg) –The world’s oceans are simmering. Some 48% of the ocean experienced marine heat waves in August, according to

September 9, 2023
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Thursday, September 7, 2023
Image of Hurricane Lee courtesy Suomi NPP satellite
Marine Weather

Lee Rapidly Intensifies into Major Category 5 Hurricane

Update: Hurricane Lee is now category 5 with sustained winds of 155 mph. Get the latest on Lee at Hurricanes.gov. Hurricane Lee has rapidly intensified into a

September 7, 2023
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