Hurricane Season Starts Up Today
Unfortunately it’s that time of year again for residents of the Gulf Coast and the eastern seaboard to prepare themselves for the worst case scenario. Today is June 1st, and it marks the official start of the hurricane season, and according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association (NOAA), it’s going to be a busy [...]
NOAA Expecting Active Hurricane Season
Listen up Gulf Coast and eastern seaboard reef keepers. Hurricane season is just around the corner, June 1st in fact, and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is predicting it’s going to be an active one. Meteorologists, with the help of long-range weather patterns, expect between 12 and 18 named storms to develop in [...]
Hurricanes and Oil Rig Explosions
The last few days have been a very busy for news anchors and meteorologists. Another explosion has occurred on a Gulf of Mexico residing oil platform and the southeastern portion of the US is bracing for a hurricane. On top of all that, there’s another tropical depression just east of the Caribbean that might just [...]
Hurricane Season Ramping Up, Eyes Gulf of Mexico
There’s another storm heading toward the Gulf Coast, and this time it will hit US soil. We were fortunate to miss the last storm, which hit in Mexico, but the states bordering the Gulf of Mexico must brace for a direct hit. All of the forecast maps are predicting that Tropical Storm Bonnie will hit [...]
First Hurricane of the Season, Prepare for Alex
The first hurricane of the season is here. Hurricane Alex, which became a hurricane Tuesday, made landfall yesterday just south of the Texas-Mexico border. While this storm doesn’t affect us directly, it surely reminds many of storms from recent years. During Hurricane Ike, the Texas-Louisiana coast was pounded hard, costing billions of dollars in damage [...]
Hurricane Season is Back…Are You Ready?
It’s that time of year again to break out the hurricane tracking charts, stockpile gasoline, buy a generator, get the plywood ready, and prepare for the worst case scenario. That’s right, Hurricane Season starts today and will last for the next six months. We can all remember the last major hurricane to wreak havoc on [...]
Hurricane Season is Here…Be Prepared
Last September the Texas Gulf Coast was hammered by Hurricane Ike, the third most destructive hurricane to every hit the United States (according to Wikipedia). This vicious storm took a tremendous toll on aquarium keepers all over southeast Texas and Louisiana…and not just in the immediate gulf region. Aquarium keepers all over the state lost [...]
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