Hurricane Idalia Slams Into Florida

Hurricane Idalia Slams Into Florida

Handout - The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA’s Terra satellite acquired this image of Idalia around 11:35 a.m. Eastern Time on August 29. At this time, Idalia was moving north and the National Hurricane Center (NHC) reported wind speeds of about 85 miles (135 kilometers) per hour. As Hurricane Idalia made landfall in the Big Bend region, the Tampa Bay region was still seeing rising floodwaters from storm surge and rising tides. Hurricane Idalia tore into Florida on August 30, 2023 at the speed of a fast-moving train Wednesday, splitting trees in half, ripping roofs off hotels and turning small cars into boats before sweeping into Georgia and South Carolina as a still-powerful storm that flooded roadways and sent residents running for higher ground. Photo by Nasa via ABACAPRESS.COM

Canada Faces Worst Wildfire Season On Record

Canada Faces Worst Wildfire Season On Record

Handout - The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA’s Aqua satellite captured this image on August 8, 2023. Dense plumes of smoke streamed from dozens of large fires in the Northwest Territories, including several that raged around Yellowknife, the province’s capital and largest city. Firefighters are conducting controlled burns around the city’s perimeter as a cautionary measure. Canada is facing one of the worst fire years it has seen in decades, according to data published by the Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre. More than 13.7 million hectares (33.9 million acres) had burned as of August 17, seven times the 25-year average. Photo by NASA Earth Observatory image by Michala Garrison via ABACAPRESS.COM

Canada Faces Worst Wildfire Season On Record

Canada Faces Worst Wildfire Season On Record

Handout - The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA’s Aqua satellite acquired this image of smoke spreading across parts of British Columbia, Washington, Oregon, and Montana on August 16, 2023. Canada is facing one of the worst fire years it has seen in decades, according to data published by the Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre. More than 13.7 million hectares (33.9 million acres) had burned as of August 17, seven times the 25-year average. Photo by NASA Earth Observatory image by Lauren Dauphin via ABACAPRESS.COM