First Named Storm Forms Ahead Of Atlantic Hurricane Season

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National Hurricane Center Tropical Storm Wind Speed Probability image for Subtropical Storm Andrea.

by Staff Writers
Miami (AFP) May 09, 2007
Subtropical Storm Andrea formed off the southeastern US coast Wednesday, becoming the first named storm of the year three weeks before the Atlantic hurricane season officially starts.

On Wednesday morning, the storm was 240 kilometers (150 miles) northeast of Daytona Beach, Florida, and packed sustained winds of 75 kilometers (45 miles) per hour, according to the National Hurricane Center.

Forecasters have warned the six-month Atlantic hurricane season that starts on June 1 would be a very active one, and predicted 17 named storms would form of which nine could become hurricanes, highly likely to strike Caribbean and US coasts.

Source: Agence France-Presse

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Indonesia's Mud Volcano Bursts Dyke

Jakarta (AFP) May 08, 2007
Sludge has burst through an embankment built around Indonesia's disastrous "mud volcano", flooding a main road, an official said Tuesday. Officials said a large crack had formed in the dyke, which was designed to hold back the massive mud flow in East Java. "We have managed to repair the crack but the road is still impassable," said a government spokesman.

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