If you are a regular cruise holiday-goer, then Channel 4 documentary ‘Cruises From Hell’ would have made horrifying viewing. The programme met with holidaymakers who had been caught up in horrifying experiences on their cruise trips. One couple detailed the moment their cruise liner was caught up in a bomb cyclone on their way back […]
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Powerful ‘bomb cyclone’ uncovers wreck of 18th century ship
The “bomb cyclone” that battered the north-east of the United States in the past week was not the proverbial ill wind. It blasted away enough sand to reveal the wreckage of a ship that dates back to the 1700s. Huge waves dredged up what remains of the historic ship at Short Sands Beach in York, […]
The winter storm slamming the East Coast is becoming a ‘bomb cyclone’ — and the National Weather Service says it could be a life-or-death situation
AP Photo/Matt Slocum Winter Storm Riley is hammering the East Coast with rain, sleet, and intense winds on Friday. The nor’easter is undergoing the rapid intensification process known as “bombogenesis,” a term meteorologists use to describe storms that become so-called bomb cyclones. This isn’t uncommon for nor’easters, but this one is expected to be particularly […]
Watch the Bomb Cyclone Blow the Roof off a LaGuardia Airport Hangar
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Cyclone Gita: Travel warning as category 5 tropical storm threatens New Zealand flights
Cyclone Gita is expected to cause huge travel disruptions in New Zealand according to latest reports. The category 5 tropical storm is due to hit the south island tomorrow morning. It has already caused damage in regions in Tonga and Samoa, with the MetService warning it was “expected to bring a period of high-impact severe […]
A category 4 cyclone flattened Tonga’s parliament
Flickr/Sarah Kelemen Garber Tonga is cleaning up after a category 4 cyclone tore through the island nation late Monday. Roofs were torn off buildings and Parliament was flattened. The full extent of damage is still being assessed. The cyclone was heading towards Fiji’s southern islands on Tuesday. Tonga is cleaning up after a category 4 […]
Sailing Through the Bomb Cyclone, AA’s Secret Passenger-Scoring System, JFK’s Disastrous Week and More
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How the Bomb Cyclone Nearly Broke JFK Airport
The bad weather was bad enough to trigger cascade of effects through a system that’s in delicate equilibrium at the best of times. https://media.wired.com/photos/5a540250d5e4f72fd89d66a7/master/pass/JFKDelays-FeatureArt-901278504.jpg
Alligators beat ‘bomb cyclone’ by freezing themselves in place (PHOTOS, VIDEOS)
Published time: 9 Jan, 2018 21:17 The ‘bomb cyclone’ that froze the eastern seaboard of the US last week forced many to take extreme measures to stay warm and stay alive, including a group of rather inventive alligators in North Carolina. Footage captured by the staff of the Shallotte River Swamp Park in Ocean Isle […]
Why Did New York’s JFK Airport Struggle to Cope With Its Flight Backlog After the Bomb Cyclone?
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