2 years ago
Northern lights *may* be very active over the entire Province tonight!
The northern lights may be active over much of the Province tonight due to a strong CME (Coronal Mass Ejection) associated with a solar flare that occurred yesterday. A CME is a large burst of solar wind and magnetic fields that comes from the Sun. It’s like the Sun shooting out a huge cloud of […]
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2 years ago
Weather improves today behind departing rain
Newfoundland’s Forecast Thursday Periods of rain on the Avalon Peninsula, with generally a mix of sun and cloud to the west. Skies will learn on the Avalon early this afternoon. There will be a few showers on and near the West Coast. Friday Scattered showers Island-wide, but most numerous on the West Coast. Mostly cloudy. […]
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2 years ago
What is storm surge, and why is it so dangerous?
I’ve been talking about Hurrican Milton for the last several days and have mentioned that storm surge is the most dangerous part of a hurricane. The first question you may ask yourself is, what is storm surge? A storm surge is when ocean water rises higher than normal because of a storm, especially during hurricanes […]
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2 years ago
NL residents in Florida hunker down as Hurricane Milton makes landfall
Hurricane Milton has officially made landfall in Florida. A group of powerline technicians from this province has hunkered down in Orlando, and will be helping with powerline storm restoration services the hurricane passes through. NTV’s Beth Penney has more in this report.
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