The price of oil is getting an extra boost as Hurricane Isaias threatens to knock out oil and gas facilities in the Gulf of Mexico. The price of North Sea crude (Brent) – which is also being pushed up by the uncertain situation in the Middle East – rises by 5 per cent to over $105 per barrel.
US President Donald Trump has put the axe to the US National Weather Service (NOAA). The hijacking affects both international climate research and local forecasts, experts and staff warn. - It will cost us many lives, a former senior manager told TT.
It blows up to a storm over the Atlantic. Record-warm ocean waters and a natural weather phenomenon have experts warning of what could be one of the worst hurricane seasons on record.
