Gil Barndollar: War with Iran would be foolish – Our relations will improve in the long run

Wed, 07 Aug 2019 11:20:00 +0200foxnews (en)

Despite increasingly bellicose rhetoric and a mounting tally of incidents, the United States and Iran have avoided war so far. Yet voices on both sides – many of them at the highest levels of government – are arguing that we should give war a chance. There are plenty of reasons why even a supposedly limited war with Iran is a bad idea.

Short-lived Tropical Storm Gil gives a kick on NASA imagery

Mon, 05 Aug 2019 19:50:00 +0200eurekalert (en)

IMAGE: On Aug. 5 at 2:20 a.m. EDT (0620 UTC), the MODIS instrument that flies aboard NASA's Terra satellite showed a couple of small area of strong storms remaining (yellow) in... Credit: Credit: NASA/NRL. Tropical Storm Gil was a two day tropical cyclone in the Eastern Pacific Ocean.

Flossie continues to weaken but brings threat of heavy rainfall and dangerous surf

Mon, 05 Aug 2019 10:45:00 +0200HonululuAdvertiser (en)

UPDATE: 10 p.m. A flash flood warning for Kauai expired this evening. 7 p.m. A flash flood warning is in effect until 10 p.m. today for Kauai. Radar this evening indicated heavy rain near Kilauea. Rain was falling at a rate of 2 to 4 inches per hour. Flash flooding is expected to begin shortly. 5 p.m.

Flash flood warning in effect for Kauai

Mon, 05 Aug 2019 07:09:00 +0200HonululuAdvertiser (en)

UPDATE: 7 p.m. A flash flood warning is in effect until 10 p.m. today for Kauai. Radar this evening indicated heavy rain near Kilauea. Rain was falling at a rate of 2 to 4 inches per hour. Flash flooding is expected to begin shortly. 5 p.m. Flossie weakened to a tropical depression this afternoon as....

Flossie continues to weaken with the threat of heavy rainfall, dangerous surf

Mon, 05 Aug 2019 05:31:00 +0200HonululuAdvertiser (en)

UPDATE: 5 p.m. Flossie weakened to a tropical depression this afternoon as it moves closer to Hawaii with the threat of dangerous surf and heavy rainfall. Flossie, with maximum sustained winds of 35 mph, is 350 miles east of Hilo and 425 miles east of Hana.

High-surf warning in effect as Tropical Storm Flossie approaches

Sun, 04 Aug 2019 05:26:00 +0200HonululuAdvertiser (en)

UPDATE: 5 p.m. Tropical Storm Flossie gradually weakened this afternoon as it continued its approach to the islands. Flossie, with maximum sustained winds near 45 mph, is 620 miles east of Hilo and 815 miles east of Honolulu. Flossie is moving toward the west near 13 mph and a continued motion....

Tropical Storm Erick moves away from Hawaiian Islands as Flossie approaches

Sun, 04 Aug 2019 00:12:00 +0200HonululuAdvertiser (en)

UPDATE: 11 a.m. Tropical Storm Erick is moving away from the main Hawaiian islands, while Flossie continues moving west-northwestward of Hawaii. Meanwhile, Tropical Storm Gil has formed over the Eastern North Pacific about 980 miles west-southwest of the southern tip of Baja, Calif.

News PAGASA: LPA may turn into tropical depression Hanna

Sat, 03 Aug 2019 01:36:00 +0200abs-cbnnews (en)

MANILA (UPDATE) A low-pressure area (LPA) monitored off Catanduanes may develop into a tropical cyclone in the next 48 hours, state weather bureau PAGASA said early Saturday. Weather specialist Gener Quitlong said the brewing storm will be named Hanna, the eight tropical cyclone to enter the country this year.

MIL-OSI USA: Rubio, Schatz, Scott, Hirono Introduce Bill to Restore and Conserve America’s Coral...

Fri, 02 Aug 2019 18:23:00 +0200foreignaffairs-nz (en)

SOTO, GONZÁLEZ-COLÓN LEAD COMPANION BILL IN HOUSE Miami, FL — This week, U.S. Senators Marco Rubio (R-FL), Brian Schatz (D-HI), Rick Scott (R-FL), and Mazie Hirono (D-HI) and Representatives Darren Soto (D-FL) and Jenniffer González-Colón (R-PR) introduced the Restoring Resilient Reefs Act of 2019,....