Castform's Weather Report
Antarctic Island Heavily Trashed
There appears to be no limit to our polluting ways. At the multinational base at King George Island, in the South Shetland Islands just off the coast of the Antarctic Peninsula, tipping and unsafe storage practices have led to pollution — a new and damning report details these findings. Discovery News’ Kieran Mulvaney led an expedition to the island in 1995 — it seems little has changed.
Life-Saving Advances in Tornado Detection Since 1974 Outbreak
Today marks the anniversary of the devastating 1974 tornado outbreak that killed 315 people. How has meteorology changed to help save lives since then?
A warm front will battle a cold front for control in the mid-Atlantic and Northeast next week. Temperatures could differ from 20-40 degrees in a matter of miles.
Superstorm Sandy: The Road to Recovery
Mike Schwartz, Founder and President of 501©(3) non-profit Hometown Heroes, tells the story of the ongoing process of rebuilding post-Sandy.
A storm set on bringing chilly, drenching rain to the South is being watched for possible impact on the Northeast in the form of cold rain and inland snow for some areas Friday.
Sandy-Ravaged Businesses Reopen; Residents Fear Public Confusion
Nearly five months later, hotels, restaurants, shops and attractions are preparing to re-open and are in need of a heavy tourism season. Homeowners, however, have their reservations about what conflicting messages the public may be receiving.
Seaside Park resident Faith Ligouri said, “I don’t want to discourage people from coming and visiting, it’s important to our businesses and our economy but I would beg the world, honestly, to understand that we are not whole. And we will not be whole for years to come because we all have to face.”
AccuWeather long-range forecasters are predicting an active severe storm season during spring of 2013.
Road To Recovery: Rebuilding Since Sandy
As we near six months since Superstorm Sandy ransacked the Jersey Coast, our news team ventured to the Jersey Shore to see what progress has been made in rebuilding. What we found was that devastation remains rampant.
Mike Schwartz, Founder and President of Hometown Heroes, a 501©(3) non-profit spearheading the ‘Restore the Shore’ campaign, gave us a tour of the coastal towns struggling to recover, and insight into the mixed emotions felt from residents and local business owners.
While April will not be as cold as March, thanks to the strengthening sun, pockets of cold air will continue their invasion from the northern Plains to the Midwest and Northeast into the first half of the month.
