Category 3 hurricane winds hit close to home A few days ago, our region of Portugal was hit by a Bomb Cyclone 1   ( explosive cyclogenesis ) that was accompanied by a S corpion’s Tail . 2   This extreme weather event brought winds up to 202 km/h (120 mph) in the early morning hours of January 29,  leaving a trail of destruction and heartache. Hurricane-force winds ripped off roofs, destroyed aircraft, downed power lines, ruined homes and cars, and ended lives. This video s

We were in a metro (subway) station in Paris recently. Our paper tickets were efficiently sucked up by the turnstile machine, but the...