Storms and Floods

Tropical Storms

Hurricane Cosme was located about 410 mi (660 km) SSW of Cabo San Lucas Mexico. Cosme has strengthened into a Hurricane and is moving away from land. The storm's projected path will now steer the system away from Mexico, while fierce winds and extremely rough surf threaten shipping interests in the region. The storm's maximum sustained winds early Tuesday were near 65 mph (100 kph).

Cosme has claimed the lives of two people in Mexico and injured 19.

Tourists stranded on Arctic Ice

Twenty people are stranded on an ice floe in the Canadian Arctic, with the 50km long slab of ice breaking away from an island and floating several kilometres out to sea. The group, which includes foreign tourists, were stranded when the chunk of ice separated from Baffin Island sometime between Monday night and early Tuesday.

They aren't likely to be rescued until early Wednesday morning local time. The group includes local guides as well as Canadian and foreign tourists. They have a camp, shelter and supplies. 10 hunters who were also trapped managed to cross over onto land after the ice split and their end floated close to shore Tuesday afternoon. The floe the tourists are on remains afloat.

Tsunami hits US East Coast

A tsunami was observed on June 13, 2013 on the US East Coast, Bermuda and Puerto Rico, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has reported.

At Newport, Rhode Island the tsunami wave reached just under 25cm above sea level.

According to the NOAA, Gages in Kiptopeke, Virginia, and Atlantic City and New Jersey also recorded similar peaks.

At least two divers were injured in Barnegat Inlet in Ocean County, New Jersey. Minor tsunami damage was reported at the yacht club to the dock and two boats.

Scientists are still trying to determine the cause of Tsunami. A so called meteotsunami has been related to a strong storm that moved through the region and offshore that day. Some believe that the continental shelf landslide, a rare event, could also have caused the Tsunami.

Other News:

Four bodies were recovered by IAF commandos near Gaurikund in Uttarakhand, India where an IAF Mi-17 helicopter carrying 20 people had crashed during a relief rescue mission and all onboard are feared killed.

Evacuation orders were issued to towns north and east of Calgary, Canada, with a flood-warning zone stretching some 250 miles (402 kilometers) north from the US Montana border.