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Third tropical storm of 2006 brews near Leeward Islands
Miami, Aug 1, 2006 The third tropical storm of the 2006 hurricane season, Chris, formed Tuesday in the Atlantic near the Leeward Islands, the National Hurricane Center said. Several governments in the area, including Antigua, Barbuda and St. Kitts and Nevis, have put their territories under tropical storm warning, while Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands are under a tropical storm watch, the Miami-based center said. At 0900 GMT, the center of Chris was located 280 kilometers (174 miles) east of Antigua, packing winds near 65 kilometers (40 miles) per hour. It was tracking west-northwest at 15 kilometers (nine miles) per hour. Chris is the third Atlantic storm since last year's record-smashing season of 28 named storms, including 15 that became hurricanes. US weather experts forecast that between eight and 10 hurricanes -- as many as six of them major -- would form in the Atlantic basin during the six-month storm season that started on June 1. Community Email This Article Comment On This Article Related Links Dirt, rocks and all the stuff we stand on firmly
July set to be hottest month in Britain since 1914
London (AFP) Jul 31, 2006 Britain is "very likely" to have endured the hottest July ever recorded and the warmest month since 1914, the Met Office told AFP on Monday. |
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