by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Sep 8, 2017 | World
Britain flew additional aid supplies to the Caribbean on Friday after Hurricane Irma flattened homes and schools and flooded hospitals, causing the British Virgin Islands to declare a state of emergency. The governor of the islands, Gus Jaspert, said in a message to...
by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Aug 31, 2017 | World
Monster hurricane Irma has formed in the eastern Atlantic as a Category Two storm, just days after the first major hurricane of the season, Harvey, unleashed massive rain and floods over Texas, US officials said Thursday. If Irma reaches Category Three as expected,...
by Wael Mahdi | Aug 31, 2017 | Business
Kuwait- Damages resulting from Harvey storm on the US refining sector mounted as Motiva Enterprises – owned by Aramco – announced that it would completely halt operating in Port Arthur refinery because of the flood. “At 5 a.m. on Wednesday, Motiva began a controlled...
by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Aug 30, 2017 | World
Scientists sent off a warning on “bigger and stronger” storms coming, as the devastating intensity of hurricanes such Harvey, a monster storm that swamped Huston, matched global warming trends. Among the many climate factors that play a role in hurricanes...
by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Aug 30, 2017 | World
President Donald Trump visited the Harvey disaster zone in Texas on Tuesday to survey damage from the first major natural disaster to test his leadership in a crisis, as the battered US Gulf Coast girded for another hit from the huge storm. Trump, speaking in Corpus...
