The National Hurricane Center gives the disturbance a 20 percent chance of becoming a tropical depression over the next two days. If it does develop, it probably would get a new name - Tropical Storm Nadine. The National Hurricane Center said keeping the name Isaac is out of the question, even though the storm is a close relative.
The area of disturbed weather is currently located along the northern coast of the Gulf of Mexico. The disturbance is likely to move generally south and hang around in the Gulf until Friday or Saturday, when a cold front should shunt it east or northeast. "That's the fingers-crossed, hope-the-front-comes down scenario. All indications are the front is strong enough to come through and shunt it off, if it develops, toward Florida. But it is September. Until we get a little closer to November there's always this hesitancy. Obviously we are watching it very closely."
Isaac came ashore in Louisiana the night of Aug. 28-29, with winds up to 80 mph, heavy rain and storm surges that flooded much of coastal southeast Louisiana and Mississippi. As it moved inland, it brought much-needed rain to the nation's interior. As Isaac lost tropical characteristics over the nation's heartland, it's energy split into two segments. One moved generally east, while the other headed south to emerge over the Gulf. The remnant had winds estimated at 30 mph on Wednesday.
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LARGEST QUAKES -
Live Seismograms - Worldwide (update every 30 minutes)
This morning -
5.2 KEPULAUAN TALAUD, INDONESIA
5.3 SOUTHERN IRAN
Yesterday -
In just over 3 weeks there have been 4 quakes over 7.0 magnitude.
Before that, the most recent 7.0 was in April.
9/5/12 -
7.6 COSTA RICA
6.0 SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS
5.2 PHILIPPINE ISLANDS REGION
5.0 VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
9/4/2012 -
5.2 SOUTH OF JAVA, INDONESIA
5.1 SOUTH OF JAVA, INDONESIA
5.0 SOUTH OF JAVA, INDONESIA
5.1 TAIWAN REGION
5.2 PHILIPPINE ISLANDS REGION
5.3 PHILIPPINE ISLANDS REGION
5.4 PHILIPPINE ISLANDS REGION
5.5 PHILIPPINE ISLANDS REGION
5.1 PHILIPPINE ISLANDS REGION
5.4 PHILIPPINE ISLANDS REGION
5.4 PHILIPPINE ISLANDS REGION
7.6 quake hits Costa Rica, two dead. A powerful 7.6-magnitude earthquake struck Costa Rica's Pacific coast Wednesday, killing two people, briefly knocking out power and phone lines, and triggering tsunami warnings. Trees fell, rooftops were damaged and roads split by the quake near the epicentre in the coastal province of Guanacaste. People rushed into the streets 150 kilometres away in the capital San Jose. Authorities said around 20 people were injured in the quake. A man and a woman died after suffering heart attacks in the town of Filadelfia, not far from Nicoya, which is roughly 10 kilometres from the epicentre. "Here in Nicoya, fortunately we have only seen very minor injuries, people with minor cuts - nothing significant given the magnitude of the storm."
The US Geological Survey initially said the quake, which struck on the Pacific coast of Costa Rica, measured 7.9 on the Moment Magnitude Scale, but revised both the intensity and location in a subsequent advisory. A tsunami warning was issued for Costa Rica, Panama and Nicaragua, but later cancelled. Initially, the warning had extended from Mexico to Peru. "We felt it very strongly, and ran, afraid that the house was going to come down. People are very alarmed."
There had been reports of the sea pulling away from the coast in San del Sur, and that high waves could hit that coastal region later in the day. In San Jose, some buildings and schools were evacuated. Many areas of the capital also lost power and mobile phone service for a brief period. The quake was felt strongly in neighbouring Nicaragua, Panama and El Salvador.
VOLCANOES -
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Video - Volcano erupts in Guatemala - The Fuego volcano, one of Central America's most-active volcanoes, resumed activity shooting lava and columns of ash into the air on Monday.
Indonesia warns of eruption on Anak Krakatau isle - Indonesia has warned tourists and fishermen to stay from Anak Krakatau after a minor eruption on the volcanic island over the weekend. The peak in the Sunda Strait shot volcanic materials and ash up to 400 meters (1,300 feet). Wind carried the dust about 80 kilometers (50 miles) west to Banda Lampung in southern Sumatra. By Tuesday, glowing material fell just around the slopes and volcanic activity decreased. Anak Krakatau, or "Child of Krakatau," rose from the sea in 1930 due to same tectonic forces that caused the 1883 Krakatau eruption that killed some 36,000 people.
TROPICAL STORMS -
In the Atlantic -
- Category 1 Hurricane Michael was located about 1060 mi [1705 km] WSW of the Azores. Additional strengthening is forcast over the next 48 hours. No threat to land.
- Category 1 Hurricane Leslie was located about 445 mi [715 km] SSE of Bermuda. Gradual strengthening is forecast during the next 48 hours. Swells generated by Leslie will continue to affect Bermuda, the U.S. East Coast from central Florida northward, the northern Leeward Islands, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands for the next several days.
Small Tropical Storm Michael, the seventh hurricane of the season, strengthened in the eastern Atlantic Ocean but does not pose a threat to land.
Tar Balls, Oily Pelicans Found in Isaac's Wake - Environmental officials in Louisiana are facing a pollution problem in the wake of Hurricane Isaac after they found tar balls on beaches and oil-covered birds along the coast.
