Hurricane Trudy intensifies to Category 3 and threatens Mexican Pacific states

 

Hurricane Trudy intensified into a Category 3 storm on the Saffir-Simpson scale this Friday off the Pacific coast of Mexico, according to the National Meteorological Service (SMN), which operates under the National Water Commission (Conagua).

Earthquake prediction: Chinese scientists anticipate seismic events with 83% effectiveness

 

A study published in the scientific journal NPJ Natural Hazards and reported by the South China Morning Post details that Chinese scientists can anticipate seismic events with an 83% success rate. The research was based on the analysis of 12 major earthquakes that occurred within China between 2022 and 2024.

Low water levels in the Rhine; Germany’s largest airport faces potential jet fuel shortages

 

Lufthansa has instructed its pilots to refuel their aircraft with an extra margin at other airports, so that they require less jet fuel upon arrival in Frankfurt. 

Isaias weakens, downgraded to post-tropical cyclone, after making landfall in US Gulf Coast as hurricane

 Hurricane Isaias has crashed into the United States Gulf Coast before losing speed and turning into a post-tropical storm as it moved over southern Alabama, threatening flash flooding and strong winds farther inland.

Tsunami threat following 7.7-magnitude earthquake in Panama

 

A tsunami threat was issued this Friday for the coasts of several Latin American countries following a magnitude 7.7 earthquake in Panama. 

Isaias threat from the Gulf of Mexico looms over U.S. oil production

Hurricane Isaias is disrupting oil production in the Gulf of Mexico and threatens to affect nearly 2.4% of U.S. refining capacity, amid tight fuel supplies in international markets, CNBC reports.