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Month: October 2016
South-Central Colorado: Junkins Fire
by Jorel Torres on October 18th, 2016
Another fire started in south-central Colorado, tabbed the ‘Junkins Fire’. According to the Denver Post, the cause of the fire is unknown however, it was first spotted at 0345 AM MDT in Custer County on 17 October 2016. The fire has spread rapidly over the past day and a half due to high winds and Continue Reading
Hurricane Matthew will be making landfall along the Florida coast later this evening, 6 October 2016. Matthew is currently (~5PM EDT) a Category 4 hurricane topping out at winds of 140 miles per hour. Figure 1 below show Matthew’s path headed toward the east coast of Florida, Georgia and the Carolinas producing significant storm surge Continue Reading