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Daily Mail
2 days ago
- Climate
- Daily Mail
Hurricane Erin's shocking link to one of the darkest days in American history
Storm Erin became the first Atlantic hurricane of the 2025 season, but the name was previously used during one of the darkest days in American history. Satellites of the previous Erin have resurfaced, showing it was poised off the coast of New York City on the same morning as the 9/11 terrorist attacks. As terrorist attacks were unfolding in New York City, the Pentagon and near Shanksville, Pennsylvania on September 11, 2001, a high-pressure system dominated New York City's skies, leaving them bright and clear while Hurricane Erin churned off the eastern coast. Weather satellite images captured both the hurricane and the smoke rising from Ground Zero, where the Twin Towers once stood. Prevailing north-to-south winds carried the smoke downward, linking the two events in a haunting snapshot. Forecasters predict the current Hurricane Erin, which formed on Friday, will stay well offshore as it passes the Bahamas early next week, with South Florida expected to see no direct impact. Erin, which has been gathering strength in the Atlantic all week, is projected to become a Category 4 storm by Monday at the latest as it approaches Bermuda. The hurricane is expected to turn northward before approaching the US coastline. The current storm's path offers a striking echo of history, recalling how the original Hurricane Erin lingered offshore during one of the nation's darkest mornings. A trough in the upper atmosphere steered the previous Hurricane Erin, which was advancing toward the East Coast, out to sea. By 5:00am on September 11, the storm was located roughly 500 miles off the coast of New York City. With the storm so far out at sea, it was the perfect, cloudless sky over the East Coast. There were no weather delays at Boston, Newark and Dulles airports where the hijacked planes took off. September 11 is discussed in Dr Joel N. Myers' book 'Invisible Iceberg: When Climate and Weather Changed History,' where he writes: 'There was a hurricane out in the Atlantic and a cold front had just gone through, it forced the hurricane to not come into New York, but out to sea... it makes you wonder if the attackers... studied the weather pattern. 'The weather played a role... It was clear where all 4 planes took off... so there was nothing that would cause... hours of delays.' Hurricane Erin never posed a landfall threat to the East Coast, as a cold front and stronger westerly winds aloft pushed the storm east and then northeast. However, Erin did generate large swells that eventually reached the coastline, which is what meteorologists have predicted with the current hurricane. The current storm is set to reach a Category 4 by Monday at the latest as it approaches Bermuda, which is when the US East Coast should start feeling its effects. Meteorologists said the first states Erin would likely hit are North Carolina and Virginia, where beachfront properties could be at risk. Rough surf, rip currents, coastal flooding, and beach erosion are all expected to be issues for residents and vacationers in the area as soon as Monday or Tuesday. As the storm moves over cooler ocean waters and encounters stronger wind shears, Erin is expected to drop to Category 2 strength as it travels along the New England coast next Thursday and Friday, with winds between 96 and 110 mph. Cooler water provides less energy for hurricanes, and wind shear can disrupt their structure, reducing their overall strength. However, states like Maine, New Hampshire, and Massachusetts are still projected to see heavy rain and wind later next week. 'North Carolina's Outer Banks, Long Island, New York, and Cape Cod, Massachusetts face a higher risk of direct and potentially severe tropical storm or hurricane conditions than much of the southern Atlantic, mid-Atlantic and northern New England coasts,' AccuWeather meteorologists said.
LBCI
19-06-2025
- Politics
- LBCI
Israel's Netanyahu says Iran will 'pay heavy price' after hospital strike
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Thursday that Iran would "pay a heavy price" after a missile hit a hospital in Israel's south. "This morning, Iran's terrorist dictators fired missiles at Soroka Hospital in Beer Sheva and at civilians in the center of the country. We will make the tyrants in Tehran pay a heavy price," Netanyahu said in a post on X. AFP
Al Arabiya
19-06-2025
- Politics
- Al Arabiya
Netanyahu says Israel will exact full price from ‘tyrants' in Tehran after hospital attack
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Thursday that Iran would 'pay a heavy price' after a missile hit a hospital in Israel's south. 'This morning, Iran's terrorist dictators fired missiles at Soroka Hospital in Beer Sheva and at civilians in the center of the country. We will make the tyrants in Tehran pay a heavy price,' Netanyahu said in a post on X.
Saudi Gazette
28-02-2025
- Saudi Gazette
Mexico extradites notorious drug lord and dozens of cartel members to the US
WASHINGTON — Mexico has extradited notorious drug lord Rafael Caro Quintero and 28 other fugitive cartel members to the United States, according to the US Department of Justice. Caro Quintero, considered by Mexican authorities to be the founder of the Guadalajara cartel, was allegedly involved in the kidnapping, torture and murder of Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent Enrique Camarena Salazar in 1985. The DEA says Salazar's murder was in retaliation for a raid in 1984 of Caro Quintero's 2,500-acre marijuana farm by Mexican authorities. Caro Quintero spent 28 years in prison in Mexico for his role in the murder before he was released on a technicality in 2013. The Mexican Supreme Court later overturned the decision that freed him. The fugitive returned to drug trafficking as a senior leader of the Sinaloa cartel, according to the FBI. In July 2022, Caro Quintero was captured by the Mexican Navy during an operation that resulted in the deaths of 14 Marines in a helicopter crash. He was caught after a navy dog found him hiding in bushes. 'Caro Quintero, a cartel kingpin who unleashed violence, destruction, and death across the United States and Mexico, has spent four decades atop DEA's most wanted fugitives list, and today we can proudly say he has arrived in the United States where justice will be served,' DEA Acting Administrator Derek S. Maltz said Thursday. 'This moment is extremely personal for the men and women of DEA who believe Caro Quintero is responsible for the brutal torture and murder of DEA Special Agent Enrique 'Kiki' Camarena. It is also a victory for the Camarena family. Today sends a message to every cartel leader, every trafficker, every criminal poisoning our communities: You will be held accountable. No matter how long it takes, no matter how far you run, justice will find you.' Quintero is expected to appear in court in New York on Friday. Mexico's Attorney General's Office and the Secretariat of Security and Citizen Protection said 29 people who were held in different correctional facilities across the country were transferred to the US. They were wanted for their connections to criminal organizations involved in drug trafficking, among other crimes. The US Department of Justice said that those taken into custody Thursday include 'leaders and managers of drug cartels recently designated as Foreign Terrorist Organizations and Specially Designated Global Terrorists, such as the Sinaloa Cartel, Cártel de Jalisco Nueva Generación (CJNG), Cártel del Noreste (formerly Los Zetas), La Nueva Familia Michoacana, and Cártel de Golfo (Gulf Cartel).' The DOJ said they included Martin Sotelo – also known as Alder Marin-Sotelo – who allegedly participated in the 2022 murder of Deputy Sheriff Ned Byrd in Charlotte, North Carolina; Antonio Oseguera Cervantes, who allegedly helped lead CJNG; and two alleged high-ranking members of Los Zetas, Ramiro Perez Moreno and Lucio Hernandez Lechuga. 'These defendants are collectively alleged to have been responsible for the importation into the United States of massive quantities of poison, including cocaine, methamphetamine, fentanyl, and heroin, as well as associated acts of violence,' the DOJ statement added. US Attorney General Pam Bondi said the alleged cartel members would be prosecuted 'to the fullest extent of the law in honor of the brave law enforcement agents who have dedicated their careers — and in some cases, given their lives — to protect innocent people from the scourge of violent cartels.' 'As President (Donald) Trump has made clear, cartels are terrorist groups, and this Department of Justice is devoted to destroying cartels and transnational gangs,' she said. Acting deputy attorney general Emil Bove said the extraditions were 'a consequence of a White House that negotiates from a position of strength, and an Attorney General who is willing to lead the Department with courage and ferocity.' — CNN
