Hurricane

If your eyes were glued to the minute-by-minute tracking of Hurricane Dorian anytime during it's 11-day lifespan from Aug. 28 to Sept. 7, it's worth remembering: Meteorologists couldn't have done it without weather satellites.  Data from satellites, surface weather stations and radar make it...

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) said its 2,500 officers and other personnel across Florida are working with their counterparts at the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), as well as state and local government officials, in preparation of Hurricane Dorian. Diane J. Sabatino, CBP's...

Team Truck is back in Chattanooga just in time for FreightWaves global meet up. Today we're talking carrier shut downs, Hurricane Dorian, how the storm will impact your freight, Will Kerr of Edge Logistics jumps on the mic for added storm insights. Catch the live video show Monday's and Thursday's...

FreightWaves Radio is turning its entire two-hour show this weekend over to coverage of Hurricane Dorian and its impact on trucking and other supply chain issues. As the storm roars through Florida, there will be impacts on existing trucking flows as well as new flows needed to bring relief...

Ten southeastern states, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands are included in an emergency declaration issued by trucking regulators as Hurricane Dorian approaches the east coast of Florida. "This Emergency Declaration addresses anticipated emergency conditions creating a need for immediate...

Tropical Storm Dorian passed through the Windward Islands of Barbados, St. Lucia and Martinique in the past couple of days. The storm dumped heavy rain, knocked out power and blew down trees. A still uncertain long-term track has the storm near Florida this coming weekend, but right now it's moving...

El Niño is weakening, but this isn't good for those wanting an uneventful hurricane season. El Niño – warmer-than-normal sea surface temperatures (SSTs) in the central and eastern Pacific – is a primary atmospheric regulator of hurricane activity, and it typically suppresses the development of...

Major Australian miners BHP and Rio Tinto have both revealed that they were adversely affected by the recent category four Cyclone Veronica and that they have suffered iron ore production losses. Cyclone Veronica, a severe storm with very destructive winds and large volumes of rainfall, swept...

East Coast Americans are in deep hibernation during this week’s wild winter weather.  Thirteen states between Maine and South Carolina were under winter storm warning with hurricane-force winds and blinding snow. Five governors declared states of emergency, and most urged residents to...

Hurricane Patricia could be the strongest storm ever to make landfall. The storm’s projected path indicates that it will hit Mexico’s Pacific Coast sometime on Friday. A handful of companies could play major roles in the recovery efforts if the storm’s damage is severe. Category...